Show #6299 2012-01-26 (taped 2011-11-15) Regular

Contestants

Brendan Graham — a soldier and a physician from San Antonio, Texas

Rhonda Hammons — a former video store owner from Winnsboro, Louisiana

Taylor Cope — a financial analyst from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Taylor	$2,400	$5,600	$11,600	$20,001 2nd place: $2,000	$11,600 18 R, 1 W
Rhonda	$4,600	$6,200	$5,800	$8,600 3rd place: $1,000	$5,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Brendan	$1,200	$3,800	$14,800	$26,401 New champion: $26,401	$13,800 20 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS FIRSTS	APPLIANCES	BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY	RETRONYMS	SPORTS BY MOVIE	USS IWO JIMA
$200 [1] Starting an annual tradition, Calvin Coolidge lit the first national one of these in 1923 south of the White House a Christmas tree Rhonda	$200 [4] Keep this home appliance running efficiently by cleaning the lint filter after each use a dryer Brendan	$200 [7] When Joseph died he was embalmed & "put in a coffin in" this country where his father Jacob was also buried Egypt Brendan	$200 [23] Typewriter keyboards had only one kind of slash; on computer keyboards, it's now called this "slash" the fore-slash (forward slash) Taylor Brendan	$200 [8] "Mr. 3000" baseball Taylor	$200 [18] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the deck of the USSIwo Jimain New York.) The tiltrotor Osprey carried Barack Obama during his 2008 tour of Iraq & was later used in relief efforts in this Caribbean nation after the January 2010 earthquake Haiti Brendan
$600 [3] In 1963, for the 1st network use of this technology, Lindsey Nelson cautioned that "Army did not score again" instant replay Rhonda Brendan	$400 [13] Women once blew their hair dry by using the exhaust function on this cleaning appliance a vacuum cleaner Rhonda	$400 [17] The King James Bible refers to it as the Salt Sea the Dead Sea Brendan	$400 [24] This rhyming term refers to the letters the postal carrier brings to your house snail mail Taylor	$400 [9] "Like Mike" basketball Taylor	$400 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the deck of USSIwo Jimain New York.) The Harrier jet, a British-American hybrid that can take off & land vertically, has been used by the Marines all over the world & by the British in this 1982 war in the South Atlantic the Falklands Brendan
$800 [5] Frank McNamara created this first multipurpose charge card in 1950 after finding his wallet missing at a restaurant Diners Club Rhonda	$600 [14] starwars.com has offered one of these appliances that burns Darth Vader's image onto your food a toaster Rhonda	$600 [28] Only Rahab & her family, who had cared for Joshua's spies, survived the destruction of this city Jericho Rhonda	$600 [25] Sometimes we have this, as opposed to daylight saving standard time Brendan	$600 [10] "Days of Thunder" NASCAR auto racing Brendan	$600 [20] (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the deck of USSIwo Jimain New York.) The backbone of the Marines' attack helicopter fleet, the Cobra helped provide air support in the 1990 evacuation of the U.S. embassy in this Liberian capital Monrovia Brendan
DD $1,000 [2] In March 1841 the U.S. Senate experienced its first continuous one of these; it lasted 6 days a filibuster Rhonda	$800 [15] A blender liquifies whole fruits put into it; this appliance extracts fluids from the fibers & separates the pulp a juicer Taylor	$800 [29] This city is also called Zion, referring to one of the hills on which it stood Jerusalem Taylor	$800 [26] PBS' Jay Jay the jet plane has a friend in Big Jake, this type of plane a propeller aircraft Brendan	$800 [11] "Remember the Titans" high school football Brendan	$800 [21] (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the USSIwo Jimain New York.) The LCAC amphibious landing craft rides on a cushion of air, deliveringtroops&equipmentto beaches around the world; in 1991, a record 11 LCACs were used in the Persian Gulf during Operation this Operation Desert Storm Taylor
$1,000 [6] On July 28, 1933 Western Union operator Lucille Lipps delivered the first one of these to Rudy Vallee on his birthday a singing telegram Rhonda	$1,000 [16] In the 1930s this trademarked coolant replaced ammonia, methyl chloride & sulfur dioxide in U.S. refrigerators Freon Rhonda	—	$1,000 [27] It's what the white rabbit consulted when Alice heard him remark that he would be late a pocket watch Brendan	$1,000 [12] "Miracle" ice hockey Taylor	$1,000 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clues from the deck of USSIwo Jimain New York.) The Iwo Jima'smotto"Uncommon valor"comes from this commanderof the Pacific Fleet in World War II, who said, "For those who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue" (Chester) Nimitz Taylor

Double Jeopardy! Round

A REAL RHODES SCHOLAR	MARVEL-OUS	AUTHORS' RHYME TIME	ANIMALS IN THE NEWS	BAVARIA	SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE
$400 [26] George Stephanopoulos was a Rhodes scholar in theology before becoming a senior aide to this Rhodie Bill Clinton Brendan	$400 [6] He became editor-in-chief of Timely (later Marvel) comics in 1942 at age 18 & stayed in that role until 1972 Stan Lee Taylor	$400 [21] Ms. Morrison's friends & followers Toni's cronies Taylor	$400 [15] In Chicago there was a 2010 summit regarding these bloodsucking insects that once took over U.N. headquarters bedbugs Rhonda	$400 [1] Every spring Bavarians have a 2-week celebration of doppelbock & other strong types of this beer Taylor	$400 [11] Like shiny metal dulled by oxidation, I like to damage reputations; you could say I speak this verb tarnish Taylor
$800 [27] First in his class at West Point, this Rhodes scholar later ran for president Clark Brendan	$800 [7] In Neil Gaiman's graphic novel "1602", Marvel kills off this British ruler Queen Elizabeth I Rhonda Brendan	$800 [22] Cussler's itchy skin eruptions Clive's hives Brendan	$800 [16] In 2011 New Yorkers followed the saga of a cobra missing from this zoo (& found right there 6 days later) the Bronx Zoo Taylor	$800 [2] In gratitude for supporting him in his conquest of Europe, this leader made Bavaria a kingdom in 1805 Napoleon Brendan	$800 [12] I have labored to learn this ancient tongue, which happens when the end of a race is too close for the naked eye photo-finish
$1,600 [29] Thiscable TV newswoman received a doctorate in politics from Oxford Rachel Maddow	$1,200 [8] While studying at Columbia, Elektra Natchios dated blind Matt Murdock, later known as this superhero Daredevil Taylor	$1,200 [23] Ian's migratory rodents Fleming's lemmings	$1,200 [17] Paul the "psychic" this sea creature intrigued World Cup fans in 2010 with his spot-on picks an octopus Taylor	$1,200 [3] In the 1870s this composer built a theater, Festspielhaus, in Bayreuth to perform his operas (Richard) Wagner Brendan	$1,200 [13] I speak a little this, a scar or birthmark or a stain on your record blemish Taylor
DD $2,400 [28] This Arkansas senator for whom an international scholarship is named was a Rhodes scholar Fulbright Brendan	$1,600 [9] "She-devil with a sword", she made her first appearance in Marvel's Conan the Barbarian No. 23 Red Sonja Rhonda	$1,600 [24] Eudora's Scottish sheepdogs Welty's shelties Brendan	$1,600 [18] Tumors infecting these marsupials of an Australian island-state were found to be a contagious cancer Tasmanian devils Brendan	$1,600 [4] The aircraft businesses of Gustav Otto & Karl Rapp merged to form this Munich company now known for cars Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) Brendan	$1,600 [14] I'm fluent in this, the type of Islamic worshiper seenherein the specific garb of his order a whirling dervish Rhonda
—	$2,000 [10] His surgical career was cut short after an accident, so now he's "Master of the Mystic Arts" Doctor Strange	$2,000 [25] Tolstoy's Prizms & Metros Leo's Geos Taylor	$2,000 [19] In Sept. 2010 the FDA held hearings over approving genetically altered these fish for human consumption salmon Brendan	DD $2,600 [5] Every 10 years the villagers of Oberammergau stage about 100 performances of this type of Easter drama a passion play Brendan	$2,000 [20] I get by in this, a verb meaning to reduce someone to a state of dire want impoverish Taylor

Final Jeopardy!

HEALTH MATTERS

This term for sudden severe head pain that typically lasts only a few minutes was trademarked by 7-Eleven in 1994

brain freeze

Rhonda "What is a brain freeze?" — wagered $2,800

Taylor "What is "Brain Freeze"" — wagered $8,401

Brendan "What is a brain Freeze" — wagered $11,601

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