Show #6323 2012-02-29 (taped 2011-11-16) Regular

Contestants

Michael McCall — a political consultant from Pompano Beach, Florida

Sarah Edwards — an attorney from Oakland, California

Patrick Morrison — a student of Slavic studies from Northville, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Patrick	$5,200	$8,200	$19,000	$21,500 2-day champion: $51,101	$20,400 27 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Sarah	$1,000	$1,600	$4,800	$5,800 2nd place: $2,000	$4,800 7 R, 1 W
Michael	$1,400	$5,200	$1,000	$1,500 3rd place: $1,000	$4,000 15 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ABOLITIONISTS	HERE COMES THE WEDDING MOVIE	GOING DUTCH	COLLEGE TOWNS	HAI KARATE!	SCIENCE "L"AB
$200 [6] On October 16, 1859 he & his followers slashed telegraph wires at Harpers Ferry to cut the town off from the outside world John Brown Patrick	$200 [9] Newly engaged Maya Rudolph asks Kristen Wiig to be her maid of honor in this 2011 comedy Bridesmaids Michael	$200 [23] The Dutch gave us this word for the little finger pinky Michael	$200 [1] Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Patrick Sarah	$200 [21] Reflecting its roots as a form of unarmed combat, "karate" comes from the Japanese words "kara", empty, & "te", this hand Michael	$200 [13] Milk production in mammals is called this lactation Sarah
$400 [7] Elijah P. Lovejoy was killed by a mob even after moving his anti-slavery newspaper from this Missouri city to Illinois St. Louis Patrick	$400 [10] A hasty plan to get married spins out of control, making Carrie a Bridezilla; Mr. Big jilts her on their wedding day in this film Sex and the City Patrick	$400 [27] This most populous of New York City's boroughs derives its name from a village in the Netherlands Brooklyn Patrick	$400 [2] Southern Methodist University Dallas Patrick Michael	$400 [22] World Karate Federation rules require sparring competitors to do this to each other at the start & end of a bout bow Patrick	$400 [16] The anopleura, or "sucking" these, are insects that feed only on blood lice Patrick
$600 [8] Levi Coffin & his wife, members of this "trembling" religious sect, helped more than 2,000 slaves escape to freedom the Quakers Patrick Sarah	$800 [12] Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson aren't invited but make the best guests anyway in this 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers Michael	$600 [28] Gurk, a Dutch word for this garden vegetable, gives us the English word gherkin a cucumber Sarah	$600 [3] DePaul University Chicago Patrick	$600 [24] WKF fighters score 1 point for landing a punch, 2 points for a kick to the chest & 3 points for a kick to this body part the head Michael	$600 [18] Whether spelled with an "er" or an "re", it refers to a mineral's ability to reflect light luster/lustre Patrick
$800 [15] One of his 3 autobiographies is 1855's "My Bondage and My Freedom" Frederick Douglass Michael	$1,000 [14] Katherine Heigl always serves the bride with a closet full of these, the title of a 2008 chick flick 27 Dresses Patrick	$800 [29] To pass off as genuine; it comes from a Dutch word meaning "fist" (just add a letter) foist	$800 [4] Oklahoma State University Stillwater Patrick	$800 [25] It's the 2-letter term for the usually white uniform worn by karate practitioners gi	$800 [19] This tincture of opium was wildly popular during the Victorian era laudanum Michael
$1,000 [17] He construed a February 1831 solar eclipse as a sign & began a slave revolt in Virginia a few months later Nat Turner Patrick	DD $1,200 [11] Spencer Tracy played the title role in this 1950 film with Liz Taylor as his affianced daughter Kay Father of the Bride Patrick	$1,000 [30] It's an internal tax placed on the production, sale or consumption of a commodity excise Patrick	$1,000 [5] The University of Idaho Moscow Patrick	$1,000 [26] Many historians trace karate's origins to this big Japanese island invaded by the U.S. in the waning days of World War II Okinawa Michael	$1,000 [20] 2-word time frame for a craft to get spaceborne so it can achieve a desired orbit launch window Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

WHO'S YOUR MYTHOLOGICAL DADDY?	COFFEE KLATCH	THE MIDDLE EAST	A BOOKISH CATEGORY	ROBBING PETER	TO PAY PAUL
$400 [11] Thor Odin Michael	$400 [26] This drink, such as Jameson, puts the "Irish" into an Irish coffee whiskey Michael	$400 [6] Ra's Nasrani or Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (Hebrew name Mifraz Shlomo) is at the tip of this peninsula the Sinai Patrick	$400 [1] "If you please, draw me a sheep" requests the title kid in this 1943 Saint-Exupery fable The Little Prince Patrick	$400 [16] A fossil of this prehistoric creature isseen here a pterodactyl Michael	$400 [21] Pay Paul Shaffer: buy "We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives", a memoir with tales of life as this late night host's sidekick David Letterman Michael
$800 [12] Aphrodite Zeus Patrick	$800 [28] Its name is from the Italian for "pressed out" espresso Michael	$800 [7] According to the State Department, the Middle East or "Near East" extends west to this African monarchy Morocco	$800 [2] This 1982 novel by Alice Walker traces Celie's growth from self-hatred to independence The Color Purple Patrick	$800 [17] Ancient & hopefully permanent, Rome is known as this city the Eternal City Sarah	$800 [23] Pay Paul McCartney: shell out for this band "over America", a 28-track documentary of a 1970s U.S. tour Wings Patrick Michael
$1,200 [13] Horus & Anubis Osiris Michael	$1,600 [30] A seaport in Yemen gave its name to this chocolate-y coffee drink a mocha Sarah Michael	$1,200 [8] Hereare World Trade Center towers that overlook the Persian Gulf & Manama in this country Bahrain Patrick Sarah	$1,200 [3] Mrs. Robinson does not have a first name in this 1963 Charles Webb novel, not that Benjamin would use it The Graduate Patrick	$1,200 [18] To strive to win a contest to compete	$1,200 [24] Pay Paul Hewson (who works under another name): buy this band's 1984 album "'The Unforgettable Fire" U2 Patrick
$1,600 [14] Cupid, Romulus & Remus Mars Patrick	$2,000 [27] Called a cezve or ibrik, the long-handled pot seenhereis used to make this type of coffee Turkish coffee Sarah	$1,600 [9] Among Arab countries, this one on the Mediterranean has the highest percentage of Christians Lebanon Patrick Michael	$1,600 [4] In 2011 this author continued his fantasy series with the bestseller "A Dance with Dragons" George R. R. Martin Michael	$1,600 [19] Some members of the House of Lords don't have hereditary titles but are "life" these peers Patrick	$1,600 [22] Pay Paul Stanley: buy "Dressed to Kill" by this band, rocking & rolling all night & partying ev-er-y day since 1973 Kiss Patrick
$2,000 [15] Orion & Polyphemus Poseidon Patrick	DD $3,000 [29] The cup seenherehas this French name that can also refer to the coffee served in that type of cup demitasse Michael	$2,000 [10] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The cities of Ramadi & Fallujah have given nightmares to U.S. troops engaged in this Sunni-majority province, Iraq's biggest in area Al Anbar	$2,000 [5] Sylvia Plath committed suicide one month after the publication of this novel of hers The Bell Jar Patrick	DD $2,000 [20] Seen here is some of the rock art that gives a New Mexico national monument this name Petroglyph Patrick	$2,000 [25] Pay Paul Pierce: buy a replica of the No. 34 jersey he wears as captain of this NBA team the Boston Celtics Patrick

Final Jeopardy!

THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

The Catholic & Eastern churches separated in 1054, when the Pope & Patriarch did this to each other; it was undone in 1965

excommunicated

Michael "What is excommunicated" — wagered $500

Sarah "What is excommunicated?" — wagered $1,000

Patrick "What is excommunicate?" — wagered $2,500

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