Show #6399 2012-06-14 (taped 2012-02-08) Regular

David Menchaca game 1.

Contestants

David Menchaca — a law student originally from Long Beach, California

Stu Weaver — a singer/songwriter from St. Augustine, Florida

Kathy Wright — a bookseller from Seattle, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $59,198)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kathy	$2,800	$6,400	$20,000	$3,200 2nd place: $2,000	$17,600 21 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Stu	$2,200	$3,600	$10,800	$1 3rd place: $1,000	$9,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
David	$4,000	$6,000	$18,400	$15,900 New champion: $15,900	$18,400 23 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HOLLYWOOD'S MIDDLE INITIALS	CRADLES	BRIT SPEAK	WEBSITES FROM A TO Z	WAR POETRY	ALMOST HEAVEN: WEST VIRGINIA
$200 [1] Michael Fox J. David	$200 [21] This mission chapel has been called the "Cradle of Texas Liberty" the Alamo David	$200 [16] This British name of a letter means kids there have to learn the alphabet without the song ending in a rhyme zed David	$200 [3] A: It started as an online bookstore run from Jeff Bezos' garage Amazon.com Kathy	$200 [8] Herman Melville's "Shiloh: a Requiem" the Civil War Stu	$200 [26] West Virginia's major mineral product, it can be found under 2/3 of the state coal Kathy
$400 [2] William Macy H. David	$400 [22] Long Island, with the east coast's only prairie, was a hub of early flying & is home to the Cradle of this museum Aviation Kathy	$400 [17] We fill our cars with gasoline; Brits fill theirs with this petrol David	$400 [4] B: Microsoft's search engine Bing David	$400 [9] William Cullen Bryant's "The Green Mountain Boys" the Revolutionary War Kathy	$400 [27] West Virginia's state animal is ursus americanus, the black species of this a bear David
$600 [10] Craig Nelson T. Stu	$600 [23] In mythology this baby strangled 2 serpents placed in his cradle Hercules Kathy	$600 [18] A Londoner goes to a cash point; a New Yorker would hit this 3-letter place an ATM Kathy	$600 [5] F: Tag your pics on this photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo! Flickr Stu	DD $600 [11] Robert Bly's "At a March Against" this war Vietnam Kathy	$600 [28] The city of Weirton in the narrow northern panhandle borders Ohio on the west & this state on the east Pennsylvania Stu
$800 [14] David Kelley E. Kathy	$800 [24] In the 19th century William Ross Wallace wrote, "the hand that" does this "is the hand that rules the world" "rocks the cradle" Kathy	$800 [19] Pedestrian crossings like one on Abbey Road are named for this animal a zebra David	$800 [6] M: It says it has pioneered online dating since its launch in April 1995 Match.com Stu	$800 [12] Dylan Thomas' "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London" World War II Kathy	$800 [29] On October 1, 1896 West Virginia became the first state to use RFD service, which stands for this Rural Free Delivery Stu
$1,000 [15] David Selznick O. David	$1,000 [25] This Boston Hall got its nickname "Cradle of Liberty" from a 1763 dedication speech delivered by James Otis Jr. Faneuil Hall David	$1,000 [20] If you need one of these tools to work on your car, ask a Brit for a spanner a wrench Kathy	$1,000 [7] Z: Let there be shoes from this website whose logo is seen here Zappos David	$1,000 [13] Quintus Smyrnaeus' "Posthomerica" the Trojan War David	$1,000 [30] West Virginia University was founded in this city in 1867 Morgantown David

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD OF FOOD	RECENT NONFICTION	WHERE YA OF?	GOLDEN BOYS & GIRLS	-ESQUE	A POP QUIZ
$400 [12] Polish off the dish seen here& you can boast that you ate the whole one of these, a Mexican specialty an enchilada Kathy	$400 [7] "The Yankee Years", by this ex-manager & co-writer Tom Verducci Joe Torre Kathy	$400 [16] Henry VIII's fourth wife was Anne of this city, today with about 50,000 people Cleves Kathy	$400 [18] In August 2008 he appeared on a Sports Illustrated cover with his 8 gold medals hanging from his neck Michael Phelps David	$400 [1] The Pussycat Dolls were conceived as this type of troupe burlesque David	$400 [2] In August 1974 his younger daughter Julie left him a note: "Dear daddy, I love you. Whatever you do I will support" Richard Nixon Stu
$800 [13] In the mood for Chinese? Start off your meal with won ton, wor won ton or hot & sour this soup Kathy	$800 [8] "True Compass: A Memoir", by this late Democratic senator & scion Ted Kennedy David	$800 [27] Saint Francis didn't live to see thebasilicain this Italian city of his birth Assisi Kathy	$800 [19] In a 1972 issue of Sports Illustrated, he posed with his 7 gold medals hanging from his neck Mark Spitz David	$800 [23] It's the fundamental position seen here arabesque Stu	$800 [3] In Genesis he built an altar, laid the wood & then laid his son upon the wood Abraham David
$1,200 [14] Aubergine is the French name for this an eggplant David	$1,200 [9] "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man", by this "Family Feud" host (Steve) Harvey David	$1,200 [28] 14th century philosophy was enriched by William of this village in Surrey Ockham	$1,200 [20] (Hannah Storm of ESPN gives the clue) She won 3 track & field gold medals at the 1960 Olympics; I bet Fred Flintstone was a fan Wilma Rudolph Stu	$1,200 [24] Visually charming or quaint, like a pretty little village picturesque Kathy	$1,200 [4] Carrying on the family name, his sons Damian, Stephen & Ziggy have all won Grammys for Best Reggae Album Bob Marley David
$1,600 [15] Feijoada, a hearty stew of smoked meats & beans, is a national dish of this South American country Brazil Stu	$1,600 [10] The "super" version of this pop culture/ business analysis hybrid from Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Kathy	$2,000 [30] Monk & chronicler Gervase of here might have wished his first name was "archbishop" Canterbury Kathy	$2,000 [22] In 2011 she & Kerri Walsh said they'll go for a third straight beach volleyball gold in 2012 Misty May David	$1,600 [25] In the shaping & combination of forms, like gargoyles, this adjective means fantastic grotesque David	$1,600 [5] Harper Lee reportedly based this much-admired fictional dad on her own lawyer father Atticus Finch David
$2,000 [17] Traditionally, in the British dish bubble & squeak, the 2 key ingredients are mashed potatoes & this vegetable cabbage David	$2,000 [11] "Stones into Schools", by this man whose tales of Afghan adventure have been called into question Greg Mortenson	DD $4,000 [29] A power in Richard II's court, John of this was so-called for his birthplace of Ghent, not because he was skinny John of Gaunt Kathy	DD $3,200 [21] In 1995 he published a candid memoir called "Breaking the Surface" Greg Louganis Stu	$2,000 [26] Adjective for a tale in which the adventures of a roguish hero are described in humorous episodes picaresque Kathy	$2,000 [6] His son crown Prince Naruhito is heir to the Japanese throne Akihito

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. TOP-SELLING ALBUMS

The bestselling album of all time by a female is a 20 million seller by this woman who started singing at age 8 in Ontario

Shania Twain

Stu "Who is Celine Dion?" — wagered $10,799

David "Who is Celine Dion?" — wagered $2,500

Kathy "Who is Celine Dion?" — wagered $16,800

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