Show #6427 2012-07-24 (taped 2012-03-14) Regular

Contestants

Prudence Plunkett — a high school librarian from Wasilla, Alaska

Zack Knowles — a secretary from Baltimore, Maryland

Andy Baggarly — a journalist and author from Palo Alto, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Andy	$2,600	$3,200	$10,600	$20,401 3-day champion: $60,402	$8,000 15 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Zack	$2,000	$4,600	$10,200	$0 2nd place: $2,000	$10,200 16 R, 3 W
Prudence	$1,200	$2,800	$3,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$4,000 8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SPACE FIRSTS	THE RISE OF THE MOVIES	WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?	DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS	BABY NAMES	ANAGRAMMED 21st CENTURY LEADERS
$200 [1] On May 20, 1990 its first image, a star cluster in the constellation Carina, was received from space the Hubble telescope Andy	$200 [9] A teenage cannibal-in-the-making is featured in the prequel called him "Rising" Hannibal Lecter Andy	$200 [6] Arachnophobia spiders Zack	$200 [19] For centuries Indian rajahs trained this swift cat to hunt gazelles cheetahs Andy Zack	$200 [23] Names that work for either a boy or a girl include Payton, Dylan, Skyler & this. like actress Diaz Cameron Prudence	$200 [5] Germany:MEANER GAL ELK Angela Merkel Andy Prudence
$400 [2] In June 1965 Edward White on Gemini 4 became the first American to do this: it lasted 23 minutes a spacewalk Andy	$400 [17] "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" shows the origins of a feud between vampires & these. aka lycans or lycanthropes wolfmen (or werewolves) Andy	$400 [7] Pharmacophobia drugs Prudence	$400 [20] This James Bond villain, Goldfinger's henchman, used a razor-sharp bowler hat as a weapon Oddjob Zack	$400 [24] Among the most popular twin names for girls are these 2 that form a trio with Charity Faith and Hope	$400 [13] Venezuela:EZ HAVOC HUG Hugo Chavez Zack
$600 [3] On Nov. 14, 1971 Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to go into orbit around another planet, this one Mars Zack	$600 [18] The chimps only get as far as crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in this 2011 film, so maybe the title implies a sequel is in store Rise of the Planet of the Apes Prudence	$600 [8] Chronophobia time Prudence	$600 [21] In physics, it means empty space; when you feel like you're working in one, you feel isolated a vacuum Prudence	$600 [25] We're not sure why but this name of a New York City borough recently ranked among the top 10 girl's names in Arkansas Brooklyn Zack	$600 [14] Italy:BILLION SOUR VICES Silvio Berlusconi
$800 [4] Launched on April 12, 1981, this Space Shuttle was the first reusable manned spacecraft the Columbia Zack	$800 [29] The third movie in this series was subtitled "Rise of the Machines" Terminator Andy Zack	$800 [10] Nyctophobia darkness (or the night)	DD $800 [22] The Germans call Brussels sprouts "Rosenkohl", literally "rose" this cabbage Prudence	$800 [27] For a "first daughter" you might consider this name, a Hawaiian form of Mary Malia Andy	$800 [15] The United Kingdom:WRONG ORB NOD Gordon Brown
$1,000 [12] On April 12, 1961 this Russian, the first man in space, said the earth had a "beautiful blue halo" Gagarin Andy	—	$1,000 [11] Kinesophobia movement (or motion) Andy	$1,000 [26] These electromagnetic rays have a higher energy & shorter wavelength than X-rays gamma rays Prudence	$1,000 [28] "Hey" this 4-letter masculine name meaning one who praises God--you aren't so obscure anymore Jude Zack	$1,000 [16] Canada:SHARPEN THE REP Stephen Harper

Double Jeopardy! Round

OLD WEST LITERATURE	ALBUM COVER ART	NAUTICAL TALK	ARGENTINA	NOTABLE NAMES	SPELLED LIKE A PLACE
$400 [8] Larry McMurtry's second novel was "Leaving" this Wyoming city Cheyenne Andy Prudence	$400 [6] Andy Warhol's cover for this group's 1971 album "Sticky Fingers" had a zipper attached to it The Rolling Stones Zack	$400 [1] A warning is sometimes referred to as a "shot across" this the bow Andy	$400 [12] This city's Avenida 9 de Julio is one of the widest city streets in the world Buenos Aires Andy	$400 [23] British reformer known as the "Lady with the Lamp" Florence Nightingale	$400 [18] Describing a climate that's more damp, it's spelled like a peak in Washington Rainier Zack
$800 [9] When the legend becomes fact, reprint Dorothy M. Johnson's "The Man who Shot" this bad guy Liberty Valance Zack	$800 [7] Among her photographs is the one on Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" album showing the Boss' rear end Annie Leibovitz Prudence	$800 [2] Ship cooks saved & later sold the fat from the meat they cooked--hence this "fund" slush fund	$800 [13] In 1985 Argentina settled a more than 100-year-old dispute with this neighbor over islands in the Beagle Channel Chile Zack	$800 [24] Later our fifth president, he helped secure Thomas Paine's release from a French prison in November 1794 Monroe Andy	$800 [19] On the page, these annelids look just like a German city Worms Andy
—	$1,200 [10] A talented artist in his own right, this bassist provided the coverartfor "The Who by Numbers" John Entwistle Andy	DD $1,400 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us pictures of two large sailing ships.) In the Age of Sail, each country had its own cut, or style, of these triangular sails that enhanced the steering abilities of large ships. the jib Andy	$1,200 [14] Jose Hernandez wrote the epic poem "Martin Fierro", a tale about the life of these cowboys gauchos Zack	$1,200 [27] This happily married "Rob Roy" author wrote the "Romance" article for the 4th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica Sir Walter Scott	$1,200 [20] Pleasant, like the same-spelled city on the Cote d'Azur Nice Andy
—	$1,600 [11] Known for his movie posters, Drew Struzan illustrated this performer's 1975 album "Welcome to my Nightmare" Alice Cooper	$1,600 [4] This term for an unpredictable person referred to a shipboard weapon that had rolled free of its restraints a loose cannon Zack	$1,600 [15] In 1974 not Evita but this widow of Juan Peron became the first female president in the western hemisphere Isabel Zack	$2,000 [25] Later a human rights advocate, he helped create the USSR's H-bomb with his "layer cake" design Andrei Sakharov	$1,600 [21] Information from a gauge, spelled like a Pennsylvania city Reading
—	$2,000 [17] This band's "Viva la Vida" featured Delacroix' 1830 painting "Liberty Leading the People" Coldplay Zack	$2,000 [5] If the front surface of a sail was suddenly exposed to the wind, a ship was this 2-word term meaning surprised taken aback	$2,000 [16] Greek for "between the rivers", this region lying between the Parana & Uruguay rivers is known for its waterfalls Mesopotamia Zack	DD $4,000 [26] Mark Twain published this man's memoirs in 1885 & called them "the best of any general's since Caesar" (Ulysses) Grant Andy	$2,000 [22] 4-letter adjective for XY chromo somers, looking just like the capital of the Maldives Male Zack

Final Jeopardy!

'80s SITCOM CHARACTERS

Creator Gary David Goldberg wrote this Republican character as unsympathetic, but the actor made him lovable

Alex Keaton

Prudence "Who Alex from Family Ties" — wagered $3,200

Zack "Who is Michael J. Fox" — wagered $10,200

Andy "Who is Alex Keaton?" — wagered $9,801

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