Show #6401 2012-06-18 (taped 2012-02-14) Regular

David Menchaca game 3.

Contestants

Karen Griffin — a physician's assistant from Stoughton, Wisconsin

Neil Ashar — an attorney from Washington, D.C.

David Menchaca — a law student originally from Long Beach, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,301)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$3,200	$6,600	$17,300	$28,801 3-day champion: $69,102	$17,000 22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Neil	$2,000	$2,400	$14,400	$28,800 2nd place: $2,000	$14,400 19 R, 2 W
Karen	$-600	$1,200	$7,000	$6,000 3rd place: $1,000	$5,600 8 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN ISLANDS	THE HAULS OF CONGRESS	PLAYWRIGHTS	DOUBLE MEANINGS	FLUID SITUATIONS	A HARRISON FORD FIESTA
$200 [14] Nassau & Suffolk Counties are on this New York island Long Island David Neil Karen	$200 [26] Illinois Rep. Dan Rostenkowski pled guilty to this kind of fraud in 1996; he'd traded free postage stamps for cash mail fraud David	$200 [11] This "Odd Couple" writer said, "if he did not take a big chance, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor" Neil Simon Karen	$200 [3] As a noun, this 5-letter word can be slang for the throat; as a verb, it means to break out of an egg hatch David	$200 [20] Lady Macbeth:"Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full of the ____ of human kindness" milk Karen	$200 [1] Harrison Ford joined forces with Daniel Craig in this 2011 western/sci-fi mashup Cowboys & Aliens Neil
$400 [17] Shemya Island in this group was a refueling stop for military aircraft flying the great circle route to the Far East the Aleutian Islands David Neil	$400 [27] La. Rep. William Jefferson was convicted after $90,000 in very cold cash was found inside this in his home his fridge (freezer, specifically) Neil	$400 [12] Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical for penning this show The Book of Mormon Neil	$400 [4] Swift, or the largest organized unit of naval ships fleet Neil	$400 [21] Patton:"A pint of sweat will save a gallon of ____" blood David	$400 [2] 19 years after he last played the film role, Ford was back for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of" this the Crystal Skull Neil
$600 [18] Most U.S. Marine Corps recruits east of the Mississippi train on this island off the coast of South Carolina Parris Island Neil	$600 [28] Bob Ney, convicted of taking bribes, led the 2003 move to rename the congressional cafeteria's French fries this freedom fries Neil	$600 [13] His "The Crucible" was produced in 1953; in 1956 he was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee Arthur Miller David	$600 [8] Shenanigans, or the buds seen here capers Neil	$600 [23] Emily Dickinson:"The pedigree of ____ does not concern the bee--a clover, any time, to him, is aristocracy" honey	$600 [5] Passionate about this hobby, Ford says, "it elevates the spirit and it's an exhilarating freedom" flying airplanes David
$800 [19] The Spaniards gave this Calif. island, one of the Channel Islands, a name meaning "sacred cross" Santa Cruz Karen	—	$800 [15] Okay, you bleepin' bleepity bleep contestants! "Boston Marriage" is a 1999 comedy by this bleepin' playwright! Bleep! David Mamet David	$800 [9] This word can mean "to play in as if in water" or "to work at in a superficial manner" dabble Karen	$800 [24] "The Godfather Part III":"Friendship & money--____ & water" oil David	DD $800 [6] In 2010, for the 25th anniversary of this movie, fans retraced Ford's footsteps in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Witness David
$1,000 [22] This Michigan island where no passenger cars are allowed was once a focal point of John Jacob Astor's fur trade Mackinac Island Karen	—	$1,000 [16] "You Never Can Tell", the initial literary work of this "Pygmalion" author, earned him less than 10 shillings a year George Bernard Shaw David	$1,000 [10] Everyone knows the word "ballerina," but may not know her male counterpart is sometimes called this, meaning a rider, or someone who gallantly escorts a lady a cavalier	$1,000 [25] T.S. Eliot:"I have measured out my life with ____ spoons" coffee Neil	$1,000 [7] Ford began his collaboration with George Lucas when he appeared as a hot rodder in this cruising film set in 1962 American Grafitti David

Double Jeopardy! Round

LANGUAGES IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE	EVERYONE'S AN ART CRITIC	2 BY 4	TERMS OF ENDANGERMENT	A "LA" CARTE	THE WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL
$400 [13] Dansk, taught in school on the Faroe Islands Danish Neil	$400 [21] An 1890 critique said "Sunflowers" is "powerful in color" but "the value of" his "other canvases... escapes us" van Gogh Neil	$400 [26] "I Can See For Miles" & "Won't Get Fooled Again" The Who David	$400 [9] It precedes "to society" but is found shortly after "Dennis" menace David	$400 [1] The musical "Rent" was loosely based on this Puccini opera La boheme Neil	$400 [2] The flag seenherein a less dramatic setting was waving over this fort on September 14, 1814 Fort McHenry David
$800 [14] Magyar, at the crossroads of Europe Hungarian David	$800 [22] This Spaniard "enjoys making repulsive works out of beautiful subjects" Picasso David	$800 [27] "We Are The Champions" &"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen David	$800 [11] A foreseeable but unavoidable danger; it also describes a sand trap a hazard Neil Karen	$800 [4] It's the administrative capital of Bolivia La Paz David	$800 [3] The U.S. Navy won several famous duels between these warships bigger than sloops but smaller than ships of the line frigates Karen
DD $1,500 [15] Eesti, with dialects including southern & northern or Tallinn Estonian David	$1,200 [23] Her "hesitating smile which held my youth in tether has come to seem but a grimace" the Mona Lisa Karen	—	$1,200 [12] This 4-letter word is insurance-speak for the chance of loss (perhaps in a certain board game) risk David	$1,200 [5] Stick around after visiting the L.A. County Museum of Art & you can see this gooey attraction right next door the La Brea Tar Pits Neil	$1,200 [8] One of the major causes of the war was this British practice of forcing U.S. merchant sailors into the Royal Navy press ganging Neil
$1,600 [16] Cestina, a west Slavic national language Czech	$2,000 [25] A critic, shocked by the "orgy of pure colors", called Matisse & others "wild beasts", giving this art -ism its name fauvism David	—	$1,600 [19] The Latin medical maxim primum non nocere is usually translated as "above all, do no" this 4-letter word harm David	$1,600 [6] In 1682 he led the first European expedition to follow the Mississippi to its mouth La Salle Karen	$1,600 [10] Though fighting continued for several weeks, the Dec. 1814 Treaty of this Belgian city officially ended the war Ghent Neil
$2,000 [17] Ivrit--the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption teaches it Hebrew	DD $3,000 [24] "Multi-mages of Marilyn are now... dated...where does that leave" his "art? on the wall, is the unfortunate answer" (Andy) Warhol Karen	—	$2,000 [20] Right now, you really can't avoid this word, from the Old French for "divided game"; it's all around you! jeopardy Neil	$2,000 [7] It's the celebrated region in Spain that's shown here La Mancha Neil	$2,000 [18] The name of this ship sunk by the USS Constitution in 1812 is French for "warrior" Guerriere Neil

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL PAIRS

These 2 men first meet after one of them tells a friend, Stamford, of needing new lodgings in London

Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson

Karen "Who are Marley & Scrooge" — wagered $1,000

Neil "Who are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" — wagered $14,400

David "Who are Holmes & Watson?" — wagered $11,501

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