Show #6302 2012-01-31 (taped 2011-11-16) Regular

Contestants

Ellen Ciompi — a surgical nurse from Durham, North Carolina

Patrick Morrison — a student of Slavic studies from Northville, Michigan

Danny Parra — a sportscaster from Miami, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Danny	$2,200	$4,600	$14,800	$24,001 2nd place: $2,000	$11,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Patrick	$3,000	$6,600	$15,500	$29,601 New champion: $29,601	$14,800 19 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Ellen	$-200	$3,600	$10,000	$15,000 3rd place: $1,000	$10,000 15 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICANA	BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS	SCIENCE	DEJA VIEW	GIANTS	GANG OF "FOR"
$200 [4] In 1939 Superman made his first appearance as a balloon in this beloved parade the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Danny	$200 [1] He made ends meet by working as a carpenter before catapulting to fame as Han Solo Harrison Ford Ellen	$200 [2] This transparent structure behind the iris focuses light entering the eye the lens Danny Ellen	$200 [17] Tim Daly was on the run searching for the one-armed man in the updated version of this series The Fugitive Patrick	$200 [13] I Samuel says the metal head of his spear weighed 600 shekels, or about 15 pounds Goliath Ellen	$200 [14] 2 weeks, to a Brit a fortnight Danny
$400 [5] One fifth of the about 400 species at this Washington, D.C. attraction are endangered or threatened the National Zoo Ellen	$400 [8] Before that whole telegraph thing, he helped found the National Academy of Design & was its first president Samuel Morse Patrick Ellen	$400 [3] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us diagrams from the Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian.) Comparing MRI scans of a chimp's brain & a human's shows that the human's is not merely larger; it also contains vastly more white matter connecting these cells vital to the transmission & processing of information nerves Danny Ellen	$400 [19] Just the facts--in 2003 Ed O'Neill was on the beat as Joe Friday in the revival of this series Dragnet Danny	$400 [15] In "Jack and the Beanstalk", Jack stole from the giant a little brown hen that laid these golden eggs Patrick	$400 [24] This fashion adjective refers to an outfit that hugs the body, for example the one seen here form-fitting Patrick
$600 [6] In 1877 the Philadelphia Univ. named for this 3rd president opened one of the first teaching hospitals in the United States Jefferson Danny	$600 [10] He worked in a bank & a fur-cap store; working on a whaler in the South Seas gave him those great plot lines Melville Patrick	$600 [28] By definition, this adjective describes certain organisms that can or must live in the absence of oxygen anaerobic Patrick	$600 [20] As in the original, Heather Locklear played Amanda Woodward on the new version of this show Melrose Place Patrick	$600 [16] It's said that this Minnesotan's first bed was a lumber wagon pulled by a team of oxen Paul Bunyan Danny	$600 [25] A brief raid or excursion foray Danny
$800 [7] "Oklahoma!" is a musical by Richard Rodgers & this lyricist Hammerstein Patrick	$800 [11] She taught law at the University of Chicago & Harvard before the Supreme Court called in 2010 (Elena) Kagan Patrick Ellen	$800 [29] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us molecular models in the lab.) We're using models of ethanol to show the 2 basic types of molecular models; 1 clarifies the bonds between these particles, while the other shows better what the molecule looks like in actual space atoms Patrick Ellen	$800 [21] Before "Twilight" & "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", there was this Gothic series & its 1991 remake about Barnabas Collins Dark Shadows Ellen	$800 [18] This Ted Hughes kids' book creation loves eating barbed wire & rusty chains the Iron Giant Danny	$800 [26] This 2-word term used in many a contract is French for "superior strength" force majeure Ellen
$1,000 [9] The Transylvania Co. hired Daniel Boone to blaze a trail through this gap to establish Kentucky as a 14th colony the Cumberland Gap Danny	DD $800 [12] In 1902 he got fired as a tutor, but family friend Marcel Grossman helped him get a job as a Swiss patent clerk Einstein Patrick	$1,000 [30] This name of the infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus comes from words meaning "one" & "kernel" mononucleosis Ellen	$1,000 [22] In 2009 an alien species invaded Earth, claiming to be "of peace, always" in the remake of this sci-fi series V Patrick	$1,000 [23] After Hermes slew this 100-eyed giant, the 100 eyes were placed on the tail of the peacock Argus Ellen	$1,000 [27] Adjective meaning pertaining to courts of law forensic Ellen

Double Jeopardy! Round

ARCHAEOLOGY	BUSINESS & FINANCE NEWS	EDITORS	ENDANGERED LANGUAGES	ADVERBS	GANG OF FORE
$400 [10] In August 2011 this 17th c. pirate captain's flagship was found in waters off Panama; as yet, no rum has been found Henry Morgan Danny	$400 [26] Brazilian private equity firm 3G made a whopper of a deal when it paid over $3 billion to acquire this restaurant chain Burger King Danny	$400 [21] Maria Guarnaschelli brought some work home as editor of "The Splendid Table" & "Joy of" this Cooking Ellen	$400 [2] Basque Spain Danny	$400 [12] It's the way the crew of the Enterprise "go where no man has gone before" boldly Danny	$400 [1] Swinging lefty, he won his third Masters title in 2010; he's righ than ded in everything else Phil Mickelson Danny
$800 [11] In 1995 the body of Han dynasty king Liu Wu was found buried with a shroud made of this green gemstone jade Danny Ellen	$800 [27] In 2011 Fitch Agency downgraded this European country's credit rating to CCC, one grade above default Greece Danny	$800 [22] In November 2010 Tina Brown was announced as the editor-in-chief of this current events magazine founded in 1933 Newsweek Patrick	$800 [3] Walloon Belgium Danny	$800 [16] Though it appears to mean "angrily", this adverb can mean "extremely", as when it precedes "in love" madly Danny	$800 [7] Golf's 2010 & 2011 U.S. Opens were won by gentlemen named McDowell & Mc Il Mc Il Mc Il Mc Il Mc Il Mc Il Mc IlMcIlroymstthetedgdom Northern Ireland Patrick
$1,200 [13] Diego de Landa, bishop of Yucatan, helped decipher hieroglyphics of this culture & published his work in a 1566 book the Maya(ns) Danny Ellen	$1,200 [28] We're not being redundant when we say that United united with this airline in 2010 Continental Danny	$1,200 [23] The long of it is that he has been the editor of the crossword puzzles for The New York Times since 1993 (Will) Shortz Patrick	$1,200 [4] Zapotec Mexico Danny	$1,200 [18] Yea, in truth, really, this archaic 6-letter word doth mean indeed verily Ellen	$1,200 [8] The LPGA's all-time money winner, this Swede dueled it out with the boys at a 2003 PGA event Annika Sörenstam Patrick
$1,600 [14] Recent excavations on the site of this 1607 Virginia colony have discovered the walls & buildings of its fort Jamestown Patrick	$1,600 [29] Amid the phone-hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for this biggest British broadcaster BSkyB Danny Patrick	$2,000 [25] As fiction editor at Esquire from 1969 to 1976, Gordon Lish promoted this "scaled-down" style of writing minimalism Danny	$1,600 [5] Lombard& Piedmontese Italy Patrick Ellen	$1,600 [19] Othello said, "Then must you speak of one that loved not" this "but too well" wisely Ellen	$1,600 [9] This "Super Mex" was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open but recovered & won the 1984 PGA Championship Lee Trevino Danny
DD $5,000 [17] In 1902 German archaeologist Robert Koldewey unearthed the fabled Ishtar Gate in the ruins of this ancient city Babylon Danny	—	DD $2,500 [24] John Updike said, "A lot of nice touches in my stories" in this magazine "belong to" editor William Maxwell The New Yorker Patrick	$2,000 [6] Yakut Russia Patrick	$2,000 [20] Completes the Tom Swifty "Which way is the cemetery?" Tom asked in this serious manner gravely Patrick	$2,000 [15] From 1947 to 1954, she won 10 major championships, the last while batfling inoperable cancer Babe Didrikson Ellen

Final Jeopardy!

1870s PEOPLE

Preserved in the West Point library, his last message reads, "Benteen. Come on. Big village. Be quick. Bring packs"

General Custer

Ellen "Who was General Custer?" — wagered $5,000

Danny "Who is Custer?" — wagered $9,201

Patrick "Who is Custaer?" — wagered $14,101

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