Show #6428 2012-07-25 (taped 2012-03-14) Regular

Contestants

Sue Meloy — a retired software engineer from Lincoln, California

Doug Thornton — an information technology manager from Chesterfield, Virginia

Andy Baggarly — a journalist and author from Palo Alto, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $60,402)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Andy	$2,200	$5,800	$12,200	$399 3rd place: $1,000	$12,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Doug	$2,000	$5,200	$12,000	$22,000 New champion: $22,000	$10,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Sue	$800	$3,400	$15,200	$5,999 2nd place: $2,000	$18,200 17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES	THE 1870s	I'VE GOT A 6-PACK	ON BASS & DRUMS	"GAS" UP	ODE TRIP
$200 [24] For the true outdoorsman: F&S Field & Stream Sue	$200 [13] In 1873 this gunmaker's company introduced its most popular revolver, the Peacemaker (Samuel) Colt Doug Sue	$200 [1] During Prohibition this Budweiser maker brewed non-alcoholic beer & also made Bevo, a non-alcoholic cereal beverage Anheuser-Busch Andy	$200 [7] In the '60s:Brian Wilson &Dennis Wilson The Beach Boys Andy	$200 [6] These protective devices typically feature a filter like charcoal to capture or alter potential poisons a gas mask Doug	$200 [21] Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" asks, "if winter comes, can" this "be far behind?" spring Andy
$400 [25] Featuring pricing guides & reviews of the latest cars & trucks: MT Motor Trend Andy	$400 [14] On October 2, 1871 this Mormon leader was arrested for practicing polygamy Brigham Young Andy Doug	$400 [2] The light beer from this brand is known as "The Silver Bullet" Coors Doug	$400 [9] Beginning in 1977:Timothy B. Schmit &Don Henley the Eagles Doug	$400 [8] It's a piece between machine parts to prevent fluid from escaping a gasket Doug	$400 [22] Lord Byron sadly oded to this Italian city, "when thy marble walls are level with the waters..." Venice Sue
$600 [26] Hey, y'all, for food, home & travel from Texas to Florida & the states in between: SL Southern Living Andy	$600 [18] In November 1873 this Tammany Hall politician was convicted on 204 charges of fraud Boss Tweed Doug	$600 [3] "La Cerveza Mas Fina" is written on this Mexican brand's "Extra" bottles Corona Andy	$600 [10] Punk rockers with a "Longview":Mike Dirnt &Tre Cool Green Day	$600 [15] To manipulate events, as Charles Boyer does to Ingrid Bergman to make her think she's crazy gaslight	$600 [23] Thomas Gray penned an "Ode on the Death of a Favourite" one of these, "Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes" a cat Doug
$800 [27] Eat, drink & be merry: F&W Food & Wine Andy	$1,000 [20] On June 21, 1877 10 alleged members of this Irish secret society were hanged in Penn.'s largest mass execution the Molly Maguires Sue	$800 [4] In 1784 this Irish brewery was granted water rights to its nearby channel for 8,975 years; is that a record? Guinness Andy	$800 [11] Livin' in "Paradise City" in the '80s:Duff McKagan &Steven Adler Guns N' Roses Doug	$800 [16] Whelks are these animals whose name is from the Greek for "stomach foot" gastropods Andy	$800 [29] This lord protector's "Return from Ireland" occasioned an ode by Andrew Marvell Cromwell Andy
$1,000 [28] For exciting things parents & children can do together: Disney's FF FamilyFun	DD $2,000 [19] On June 16, 1870 this was dedicated in Atlantic City; at the end of the summer season, it was taken apart & stored the Boardwalk Doug	$1,000 [5] "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer" this brand Dos Equis Sue	$1,000 [12] True rock royalty:Jared &Nathan Followill the Kings of Leon	$1,000 [17] The Romans called this historical French region Novempopulana Gascony Sue	$1,000 [30] John Keats' odes include one "to" this season autumn

Double Jeopardy! Round

NASHVILLE, GEOGRAPHIC	LONG-RUNNING BROADWAY PLAY TITLES	BIOGRAPHIES	____ OF ____	FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA	WORDS FROM ARABIC
$400 [2] There must be a "gap" in your memory if you don't know that Nashville lies on this river the Cumberland Doug Sue	$400 [10] "Arsenic and" this Old Lace Sue	$400 [18] Marquis James' 1929 biography "The Raven" was the story of this president of Texas, not Edgar Allan Poe Sam Houston Doug	$400 [1] In football it's the boundary between the teams prior to the snap of the ball the line of scrimmage Andy	$400 [3] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica.) Mangroves are widely used in coastal reclamation; with their tolerance of salt water & arching roots that trap soil, they're ideal for helping shoreline resist this process, from Latin for "to gnaw" erosion Andy	$400 [8] Derived from the Arabic sawahil, meaning "of the coasts", it's a language on the African continent Swahili Andy
$800 [4] This name of 22,500-acre lake near Nashville is also Andrew Jackson's nickname Old Hickory Andy	$800 [14] "Barefoot" here in the Park Doug	$800 [19] Norman Mailer wrote a biography of this screen goddess, & the 2 of them shared the July 16, 1973 cover of Time Marilyn Monroe Sue	$800 [27] Had Julius Caesar heeded the warning about this day, he might have survived it the Ides of March Sue	$800 [6] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Barro Colorado Reserve in Panama.) Because the majestic saba tree connected the earth & the heavens in the mythology of this Central American people, the saba is still sacred to their descendants the Mayans Andy	$800 [11] If you don't know that this popular beverage comes from the Arabic qahwah, you get 2 lumps, not one coffee Sue
$1,200 [5] Quit monkee-ing around if you want to catch the last train to this Tennessee city 40 miles from Nashville Clarksville Sue	$1,200 [15] His "Cafe" Smokey Joe's	DD $1,200 [21] Hertha Pauli's 1942 biography of this man was subtitled "Dynamite King, Architect of Peace" (Alfred) Nobel Andy	$1,200 [28] Similes, metaphors & personification, for example figures of speech Andy Doug	$1,600 [24] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Barro Colorado Reserve in Panama.) In damp tropical soils huge spreading root systems help trees resist toppling; such roots are called these, like exterior projecting supports of a building buttresses Sue	$1,200 [12] This "maternal" term comes from the Arabic for "resin" & might be heard when talking about King Tut mummy Andy
$1,600 [7] Nashville's Centennial Park on West End Ave. sports a full-size replica of this Athenian temple the Parthenon Sue	$1,600 [16] These "Are Free" Butterflies Doug	$1,600 [22] 1987's "Cory: Profile of a President" is a biography of this leader of the Philippines Corazon Aquino Sue	$1,600 [29] Made from gypsum, this white powder mixed with water is used in sculpture to make molds & casts plaster of Paris Sue	$2,000 [25] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Barro Colorado Reserve in Panama.) Some species of tropical fig start as a seed that lands atop another tree; the fig sends its roots downward, enveloping & choking the host tree, giving the fig this deadly name a strangler fig Sue	$1,600 [13] The fragrant name of this "Aladdin" princess comes from an Arabic word Jasmine Doug
$2,000 [9] Juniper trees mistaken for cedars led to the biblical name of this state park, east of Nashville Cedars of Lebanon State Park Doug	$2,000 [17] "Sugar" these Babies	$2,000 [26] Einhard served this ruler for 23 years & wrote a 9th century biography of him, "Vita Karoli Magni" Charlemagne Sue	$2,000 [30] As seen on the map, this island lies between England & Ireland & about 20 miles south of Scotland the Isle of Man Andy Doug	DD $3,000 [23] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Casa Orquideas in Costa Rica.) The aristolochia vine's foul odor attracts insects that are then trapped alive inside the flower & later released with a coating of this substance vital to the plant's reproduction pollen Sue	$2,000 [20] We've hit bottom with this 5-letter word from the Arabic for "opposite the zenith" nadir Andy

Final Jeopardy!

NEW OLYMPIC SPORTS

This sport introduced in Summer 2000 plays out over a raised area 16 1/2 feet long & 9 1/2 feet wide

trampoline

Doug "What is trampoline?" — wagered $10,000

Andy "What is sumo wrestling?" — wagered $11,801

Sue "What isffencing?" — wagered $9,201

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