Show #6385 2012-05-25 (taped 2012-01-17) Regular

Joel Pool game 5.

Contestants

Jennifer Arceneaux — a grant writer from Los Angeles, California

Jim Virtel — a graduate student of philosophy from Lemont, Illinois

Joel Pool — a real estate developer from Oakland, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $86,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joel	$3,200	$9,000	$11,800	$8,700 5-day champion: $95,300	$11,800 20 R, 2 W
Jim	$1,400	$600	$14,800	$5,999 3rd place: $1,000	$14,000 21 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Jennifer	$800	$1,600	$5,200	$7,000 2nd place: $2,000	$5,200 8 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE AIR	NEW WORDS & PHRASES	SOUTHPAWS	CAPITAL & COUNTRY: SAME FIRST LETTER	HISTORY	SPELLING WITH THE STARS
$200 [21] This airline says it's got the "Spirit of Australia" (but still no U in its name) Qantas Jennifer	$200 [8] It means a vacation that is spent at or near home a staycation Joel	$200 [22] British lefties include Prime Minister David Cameron, Prince William & this man, his dad Prince Charles Jennifer	$200 [3] City & country that hosted the 2011 NAFTA Free Trade Commission meeting Mexico City, Mexico Joel	$200 [1] The German Empire had this "Iron Chancellor" from 1871 to 1890 Bismarck Joel	$200 [10] 1967 No. 1 for Aretha--give her some! R-E-S-P-E-C-T Jim
$400 [27] & then Wham-O! We ask about a trademarked disc used to play ultimate this or this golf Frisbee Jim	$400 [9] Change 1 letter in "blog" to get this if the blog includes footage a vlog Jennifer	$400 [23] This U.S. marine, Iran-Contra figure & onetime Virginia Senate candidate is a lefty (but not in politics) Oliver North Jennifer	$400 [4] A capital & country of Scandinavia Stockholm, Sweden Jim	$400 [2] Napoleon & his troops captured Cairo in the 1798 battle of these landmarks the Pyramids Jennifer	$400 [11] 1978 title place where the Village People said it was fun to stay Y.M.C.A. Jim
$600 [28] The giant type of this bird species known for its wing speed is about 8 inches long & weighs about 0.7 ounces a hummingbird Joel	$600 [16] "Pulley attached to cable" doesn't capture the sensation like this term that includes a synonym for "zero" a zip line Joel	$600 [24] This lefty won baseball's Cy Young award in 1963, 1965 & 1966 (Sandy) Koufax Jim	$800 [6] An east Asian peninsular city & country Seoul, South Korea Jim	$600 [15] Decisions of this tribunal were made public, as in the auto-da-fe in Spain the Inquisition Joel	$600 [12] The Kinks met this title gal at a club down in old Soho L-O-L-A Jim
$800 [29] Middle clouds 6,500 to 23,000 feet, are altostratus & alto-this cumulus Joel	$800 [17] 10-letter word for a person who has an abnormal fear of bacterial or viral infection a germophobe Joel	$800 [25] Perhaps he used his left hand when, as legend says, he cut the Gordian Knot in 333 B.C. Alexander the Great Jim	DD $1,000 [5] City & country where NATO is headquartered Brussels, Belgium Jim	$800 [19] Clause 39 of this influenced Britain's Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 the Magna Carta	$800 [13] The Doors & Patti Smith have both recorded the Van Morrison song shouting this gal's name G-L-O-R-I-A
$1,000 [30] In 1793 North America's first successful flight by this means took off from Philadelphia (hot air) balloon Joel	$1,000 [18] A group of people emailed or texted to show up at a particular spot for a group performance a flash mob Joel	$1,000 [26] This late British author of "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish" had a huge collection of lefty guitars Douglas Adams Joel	$1,000 [7] This capital & the African country where the 2011 Arab Spring first sprung Tunis, Tunisia Joel	$1,000 [20] This conference Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 1943 guaranteed Iran's postwar independence the Tehran Conference Jim	$1,000 [14] It's the night the Bay City Rollers planned to rock it up, roll it up, do it all & have a ball S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night Joel

Double Jeopardy! Round

THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE AIR	BUSINESS SCHOOLS	FILL IN THE BLANK CANVAS	"CAMP" FOLLOWERS	VIRGIL	FUN WITH ELEMENTS
$400 [16] The reappearance of 302 notorious inmates & guards is the subject of this 2012 Fox show Alcatraz Jim	$400 [6] In 1921 Rev. John O'Hara founded what became the Mendoza College of Business at this university near South Bend Notre Dame Jim	$400 [1] A fresco by Michelangelo: "The ___ Judgement" Last Jim	$400 [11] Supermodel Naomi Campbell Joel	$400 [26] Virgil wanted this epic poem destroyed upon his death, but Augustus ignored this request The Aeneid Jim	$400 [21] The USA's first sign using this gaseous element was over a Packard dealership in Los Angeles neon Joel Jim
$800 [17] In 2011 this NBC "Late Night" host not only played beer pong with John McEnroe but sumo wrestled Glenn Close Jimmy Fallon Jennifer	$800 [7] Deserving students at this university's Anderson School of Management may be awarded John Wooden fellowships UCLA Jim	$800 [2] A religious image from Gauguin: "The Vision After The Sermon (___ Wrestling With The Angel)" Jacob Jim	$800 [12] A connected series of actions toward a desired result a campaign Joel	$800 [27] During the Middle Ages, some theologians believed that Virgil's 4th eclogue foretold his birth Jesus Jim Jennifer	$800 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) Trick candles relight after being snuffed because this element, Mg, has a low ignition temperature; you can see flecks of it going off & igniting the paraffin vapor magnesium Joel
$1,200 [18] Jessica Lange makes her debut as an episodic TV regular on this creepy "Story" American Horror Story Jim	$1,600 [9] In 2006 & 2007 this prestigious school at the University of Pennsylvania celebrated its 125th anniversary Wharton Joel	$1,200 [3] Full of Bosch's powerful images: "The Garden of Earthly ___" Delights Joel	$1,200 [13] We hope there are some good scary ones in "The Boy Scouts Book of" these "Stories" campfire Jim	$1,200 [28] In his 10th eclogue, Virgil wrote, "omnia vincit amor", or this "conquers all things love Jim	$1,200 [23] It occurs in more different forms than any other element on the periodic table--more than 10 million carbon Joel
$1,600 [19] Sucker punch & fence flapper are qualifiers on this ABC stunt show Wipeout Jennifer	$2,000 [10] Goizueta Business School at this university is named for a former president of Coca-Cola Emory Jim	$1,600 [4] Vermeer had the home-court advantage: "View of ___" Delft	$1,600 [14] Enjoy the sunrise over this Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy Campobello	$1,600 [29] In this poem Dante used Virgil as a guide through hell & purgatory The Divine Comedy Jim	$1,600 [24] A cesium-beam type of this has given us the most accurate realization of a unit man has achieved a clock Joel Jim
$2,000 [20] Graham Elliot & Joe Bastianich judge amateur cooks to see who will live up to this TV title MasterChef Joel	DD $3,000 [8] The Kenan-Flagler business school occupies a 191,000 sq.-ft. building on the Chapel Hill campus of this university the University of North Carolina Jim	$2,000 [5] Parmigianino's masterpiece: "Madonna of the Long ___" Neck	$2,000 [15] A farmhand in Latin America campesino Jennifer	$2,000 [30] On the Great Seal, this word ends the phrase adapted from Virgil meaning "a new order of the ages": "novus ordo..." seclorum	DD $2,000 [25] Bauxite is where you'll find this element, the most abundant metal in the earth's crust aluminum Jim

Final Jeopardy!

MILITARY MATTERS

In 1934 the lease for this place was increased to $4,085 per year; since 1959 the checks haven't been cashed

Guantanamo

Jennifer "What is Guantanamo?" — wagered $1,800

Joel "What is ?" — wagered $3,100

Jim "What is Fort Knox?" — wagered $8,801

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