Show #6293 2012-01-18 (taped 2011-11-09) Regular

Contestants

Zach May — a software engineer from West Liberty, Kentucky

Debra McGuire — a homemaker and micro farmer from Princeton, Texas

Amy Stephenson — a writer and editor from Sunnyside, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$1,400	$3,000	$17,600	$14,399 2-day champion: $32,799	$16,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Debra	$0	$1,200	$4,400	$6,401 2nd place: $2,000	$6,600 11 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Zach	$3,600	$7,400	$10,400	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$13,800 25 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC DATES	SPORTS SHORTS	ONE LETTER DIFFERENT	THE LAND	OF MILK	& HONEY
$200 [26] He was shot on Sept. 6, 1901 while shaking hands with a crowd of well-wishers at the Pan-American Exposition McKinley Amy	$200 [21] In 2008 he swam 200 meters freestyle in a record 1 minute, 42.96 seconds Michael Phelps Debra	$200 [1] A large sack a big bag Zach	$200 [16] This country is "The Land of the Shamrock" Ireland Zach	$200 [6] In mammals, milk is secreted by these glands mammary glands Zach	$200 [11] & Honey, could you pick up some of the Huggies brand of these on the way home? diapers Zach
$400 [27] On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled on this case, unanimously outlawing public school segregation Brown v. the Board of Education Zach	$400 [22] This manager went out on top when he called it quits Oct. 31, 2011 La Russa Zach	$400 [2] Excellent eats good food Zach	$400 [17] Victoria Land, one of its regions, lies north of the Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica Zach	$400 [7] Many countries have laws requiring that milk undergo this process that guards against pathogens pasteurization Zach	$400 [12] & Honey, if you get a chance, could you wash my favoritepants? You know, the ones named for that 19th century woman bloomers Amy
$600 [28] The Egyptian government opened his mummy case on March 6, 1924 Tutankhamun Amy	$600 [23] In 2011 this QB was a first-round draft pick by Carolina (Cam) Newton Zach	$600 [3] Humorous wordplay about a quill a pen pun (a pun about a pen accepted) Zach	$600 [18] Look east! Japan has long been known by this dawning nickname the Land of the Rising Sun Zach	$600 [8] This sugar makes up almost all the carbohydrates in milk lactose Debra	$600 [13] & Honey, it's May--we gotta call your mom in London for Mother's Day; don't forget it's this many hours ahead of N.Y. time five Zach
$800 [29] He dissolved England's Rump Parliament on April 20, 1653 Cromwell Debra	$800 [24] He split 2 1980 title fights with Roberto Duran Sugar Ray Leonard Debra Zach	$800 [4] A hole in the ground for your baked pastry a pie pit Debra	$800 [19] After killing Abel, Cain was banished to the sleepy-sounding land of this place, east of Eden Nod Amy	$800 [9] Canned milk that has 60% of the water removed is known by this 10-letter term evaporated Amy Debra	$800 [14] & Honey, could you take the minivan to the mechanic? It's still making noise here, also called the gearbox the transmission Amy
$1,000 [30] The accident of April 25-26, 1986 at this facility was caused by a poorly designed experiment at its reactor unit 4 Chernobyl Zach	$1,000 [25] Since 2009 the Mercury, Storm & Lynx have been championship teams in this league the WNBA Zach	$1,000 [5] A speechless minute arachnid a mute mite Amy	$1,000 [20] The name of this state is from Choctaw & means it's the land of the "red people" Oklahoma Debra	DD $2,200 [10] Mongolians cool off with airag, a slightly fermented version of this alliterative liquid mare's milk Debra	$1,000 [15] & Honey, while you're up, can you grab my copy of "Caligula" by this French-Algerian author? He's so existential (Albert) Camus Zach

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANY FIRST WORDS?	SYMBOLOGY	POP CULTURE	MISCELLAN"IUM"	OLD VIRGINIA	BARTLETT'SPAIRS
$400 [1] Meaning "first", it can precede color, election or health care primary Amy	$400 [18] On a map a capital Zach	$400 [12] He's the transatlantic TV, film & stand-up comic seen here Ricky Gervais Debra	$400 [6] Not just women but men over 50 also need at least 1,200 mg of this bone-building element daily calcium Zach	$400 [30] He was cornered & fatally wounded by federal troops on a farm near Port Royal, Virginia on April 26, 1865 John Wilkes Booth Amy	$400 [11] Ernest L. Thayer is represented by a pair of quotations, both from this baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" Zach
$800 [2] Aussies are familiar with this term for native inhabitants that once referred to pre-Roman Italians aborigines Zach	$800 [19] In math, this set the null set (or empty set) Zach	$800 [13] Snow White & Prince Charming are characters on this TV show set in the town of Storybrooke Once Upon a Time Amy	$800 [7] For many centuries this drug derived from a poppy was the main painkiller used in medicine opium Debra	$800 [29] President Jefferson sent this fellow Virginian, later our 5th president, to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase (James) Monroe Debra	$800 [17] Fred Allen gets 2 zingers, including "California's a wonderful place to live--if you happen to be" this fruit orange Zach
$1,200 [3] An adjective meaning "first", or a letter like "F" in F. Murray Abraham an initial Zach	$1,200 [20] In a weather report(keep your response P.C.) partly cloudy Debra	$1,200 [14] This man who died in 1918 was Snoopy's cursed nemesis in "Peanuts" the Red Baron Amy	$1,200 [8] Once the open main court of a Roman house, it's now a skylit central court in an office building or hotel atrium Amy	$1,600 [27] In 1763 this gifted orator & lawyer presented the "Parson's Cause", an early test case of royal authority Patrick Henry	$1,200 [23] Kenneth Grahame's 2 quotes both come from this children's book The Wind in the Willows Amy
$1,600 [4] Something that's leading in every respect is "first &" this superlative adjective foremost Amy	$1,600 [21] In astrology Venus Amy	$1,600 [15] In a 2011 movie comedy, the 3 title "horrible" these were summarized as psycho, maneater & tool bosses Amy	$1,600 [9] The Latin name for ancient Troy, it's also a broad flat hipbone Ilium Amy	$2,000 [28] In 1716 Virginia's governor claimed possession of this scenic valley for England the Shenandoah Valley Debra	$1,600 [24] The 2 quotes by Charles Evans Hughes, the USA's 11th this, include "The Constitution is what the judges say it is" Chief Justice Zach
$2,000 [5] Jung was fond of this word, an original pattern from which all similar things are based an archetype Amy Debra	$2,000 [22] In particle physics an alpha particle Zach	DD $3,000 [16] This late country singer called his autobiography "Thirty Years of Sausage, Fifty Years of Ham" Jimmy Dean Amy	$2,000 [10] It's the muscle tissue that forms the middle layer of the heart's walls myocardium Amy Zach	DD $3,400 [26] In 1699 the capital of Virginia was moved from Jamestown to this city Williamsburg Zach	$2,000 [25] The first of this French playwright's 2 quotes begins, "A great nose indicates a great man" Edmond Rostand

Final Jeopardy!

FATHERS & SONS

The island where this man's son washed ashore was later named Ikaria

Daedalus

Debra "Who was Daedalus?" — wagered $2,001

Zach "Who is Cook?" — wagered $10,400

Amy "Who isPhilePhilemon" — wagered $3,201

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