Show #6445 2012-09-28 (taped 2012-07-25) Regular

Contestants

Brendan DuBois — a mystery and suspense writer from Exeter, New Hampshire

Stephanie Kelleher — a controller from North Hollywood, California

Erica Mines — a high school English teacher originally from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Erica $3,200 $5,800 $10,000 $20,000
2nd place: $2,000
$10,600
17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Stephanie $400 $3,800 $11,400 $16,599
3rd place: $1,000
$11,400
15 R, 0 W
Brendan $2,200 $4,500 $14,500 $23,000
New champion: $23,000
$14,400
18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

NORTH DAKOTA 2-WORD RESPONSES RUSSIAN FIRST NAME'S THE SAME BEAUTY & MAKEUP "B"4 AFTRA
$200 [14]
This is the official state beverage; got it?
milk
Erica
$200 [1]
According to Monopoly's rules, nothing special happens on this corner space; it's a resting spot, as its name implies
Free Parking
Erica
$200 [26]
Pavlov, Turgenev & "the Terrible"
Ivan
Stephanie
$200 [12]
To relieve puffy eyes, many people use black, green or herbal these as a cold compress
tea bags
Stephanie
$200 [6]
It's the cry of a donkey
a bray
Stephanie
$200 [11]
Bruno Tonioli & Carrie Ann Inaba are judges on this reality competition covered by AFTRA from its 2005 debut
Dancing with the Stars
Erica
$400 [15]
Jamestown, North Dakota boasts a 46-foot-long, 26-foot-high statue of this roaming animal
a buffalo
Brendan
$400 [2]
These little guys make the cookies & crackers at the Hollow Tree Bakery
the Keebler Elves
Brendan
$400 [27]
Andropov & Gagarin
Yuri
Stephanie
$400 [13]
Pink sugar and raspberry are colors in Revlon's Colorburst line of this
lipstick
Brendan
$400 [7]
In 1 Kings, Yahweh beats this god of the Canaanites in a contest to burn an offering
Baal
Erica
$400 [20]
In 2012 AFTRA voted to merge with this other performers' union also formed in the 1930s
SAG
Erica
$600 [16]
(Sarah delivers the clue from North Dakota.) I'm in this state capital, that was named for a Prussian statesman in hopes of attracting German investors to the city
Bismarck
Erica
$600 [3]
This 2-word term originally referred to the branch of the East India Co. run by staff not belonging to the military
civil service
$600 [28]
Sikorsky & Stravinsky
Igor
Stephanie
$600 [17]
Add some color & pizzazz to your life with OPI's Shatter or China Glaze's Crackle brands of this
nail polish
Erica
$600 [8]
A stain caused by a discoloring substance, or a stain on one's character
a blot
Erica
$600 [21]
AFTRA's first national strike was settled April 10, 1967, just in time for this star-studded show to go on
the Oscars
Stephanie
$800 [24]
One of the state's nicknames honors this regiment led by favorite adopted son Theodore Roosevelt
the Rough Riders
Brendan
$800 [4]
This euphemism for genocide or forced emigration is associated with the 1990s wars of Yugoslav secession
ethnic cleansing
Erica
$800 [29]
Eisenstein & Diaghilev
Sergei
Stephanie
$800 [18]
12-letter word for a procedure that removes tattoos, fine wrinkles & acne scars by scraping away the top layers of skin
dermabrasion
Stephanie Brendan
$800 [9]
Myrrh is this type of aromatic resin used as a healing salve
a balm
Erica
$800 [22]
Can you tell me how to get to this children's show that AFTRA honored for its positive portrayal of diversity
Sesame Street
Brendan
DD $1,500 [25]
This largest city of North Dakota was named for a pioneer in the shipment of goods by express
Fargo
Brendan
$1,000 [5]
Jane Austen dedicated "Emma" to the future George IV, not by name but under this title
prince regent
$1,000 [30]
Gogol & Bulganin
Nikolai
Brendan
$1,000 [19]
The name of this cosmetics store chain comes partly from the name of Moses' wife
Sephora
Erica
$1,000 [10]
Tarry or wait
bide
Brendan
$1,000 [23]
In 1938 stars like Edgar Bergen supported a big deal with CBS & NBC; back then "AFTRA" was missing this letter
T
Brendan

Double Jeopardy! Round

FILL IN THE BLANK CANVAS BAND NAME ORIGINS GARDENS NONFICTION BRITISH KINGS NAMED EDWARD LAST "DANCE"
$400 [12]
An iconic 1930 image:"_____ Gothic"
American
Stephanie
$400 [6]
This band that was "Hungry Like The Wolf" adapted its name from that of a villain in the film "Barbarella"
Duran Duran
Brendan
$400 [17]
You'll find the USA's oldest public Japanese garden in this city's Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Stephanie
$400 [7]
Stephen Ambrose's "D-Day" was published in 1994 to mark the 50th anniversary of this invasion
Normandy
Erica
$400 [22]
In 1340 British King Edward III took this additional title; Philip VI must have said, "I thought that was moi"
the King of France
Erica Brendan
$400 [1]
If you never miss a day of school, you have perfect this
attendance
Erica
$800 [13]
A group portrait by Rembrandt:"The ____ ____ (The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq)"
Night Watch
Brendan
$800 [8]
This Dave Grohl band is named for a WWII term for UFOs
Foo Fighters
Brendan
$800 [18]
Kirstenbosch, the first of this African country's 9 national botanical gardens, was founded in 1913
South Africa
Brendan
DD $600 [29]
It's John Krakauer's epic personal account of disaster on Mount Everest in 1996
Into Thin Air
Erica
$800 [23]
King Edward I was known as this carpentry tool "Of The Scots"
Hammer
Stephanie
$800 [2]
I bid that jar of mayonnaise from 2005 good this act of disposal
riddance
Erica
$1,200 [14]
Picasso cubed it:"Les Demoiselles d'____"
Avignon
$1,200 [9]
This band featuring will.i.am is so named because its music is "food for the soul"
The Black Eyed Peas
Brendan
$1,200 [19]
Horticulture at Penn.'s Longwood Gardens began when Pierre Du Pont wanted this citrus fruit all winter long
oranges
Brendan
$800 [27]
I'm Chris Matthews.In my new book "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" I relate that Jack Kennedy devoured this Prime Minister's writings, & sought to model himself after him
Churchill
Erica
$1,200 [24]
This king's only surviving son, King Edward VI, died at age 15 in 1553
Henry VIII
Brendan
$1,200 [3]
The act of keeping away from someone or something
avoidance
Stephanie
$1,600 [15]
From 1912, more mechanical than nude:"Nude Descending A _____, No. 2"
a staircase
Erica
$1,600 [10]
The name of this alt-metal band heardhereis a misspelling of a public space in Santa Monica, California
Linkin Park
Stephanie
$1,600 [20]
As well as offering gambling & a gallery of fine art, this Las Vegas hotel also boasts a conservatory & botanical gardens
the Bellagio
Stephanie
$1,200 [28]
In 1940, a year after his death, his "Outline Of Psychoanalysis" was published
Freud
Erica
DD $1,200 [25]
King Edward IV, a participant in the Wars of the Roses, was the son of Richard, Duke of this side in the wars
York
Brendan
$1,600 [4]
A listing of the principal words of a book such as the Bible
concordance
Stephanie
$2,000 [16]
Jacques-Louis David went stoic:"The Oath Of The _____"
Horatii
$2,000 [11]
This "Like A G6" pop-rap outfit wanted its name to reflect the members' Asian backgrounds
Far East Movement
$2,000 [21]
A national historic site of Canada, these gardens on Vancouver Island included the beautiful Sunken Garden seen here
the Butchart Gardens
$2,000 [26]
In 1936 King Edward VIII gave it all up for the woman he loved, this twice-divorced American
Wallis Simpson
Brendan
$2,000 [5]
A rocket's 4 main systems are structural, payload, propulsion & this
guidance

Final Jeopardy!

TOYS & GAMES

When Milton Bradley released this home game in 1966, competitors accused it of selling "sex in a box"

Twister

Erica "What is Twister?" — wagered $10,000
Stephanie "What is Twister?" — wagered $5,199
Brendan "What is twister" — wagered $8,500

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