Show #6448 2012-10-03 (taped 2012-07-31) Regular

Contestants

Erik Dresner — an Internet marketer from Elmhurst, New York

Michelle Princi — a government analyst from Silver Spring, Maryland

Sara Lehmann — a retail sales associate from Albuquerque, New Mexico (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sara	$3,800	$12,000	$17,600	$12,000 2nd place: $2,000	$12,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Michelle	$2,200	$4,000	$11,200	$1,200 3rd place: $1,000	$8,400 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Erik	$2,000	$4,600	$12,200	$22,401 New champion: $22,401	$11,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

WOOD	LITERARY SEQUELS	THE 19th CENTURY	TOON TOWN	STARTS WITH "GH"	MONTH, PLEASE
$200 [20] The knotty type of this wood is often used for paneling & making furniture pine Sara	$200 [6] "The Girl Who Played with Fire" is the first sequel to this bestseller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Erik	$200 [26] Chester Arthur's legacy includes starting the tradition of adding these 4 words to the end of the presidential oath "So help me God" Michelle	$200 [1] "The Simpsons" Springfield Erik	$200 [7] One who pens a book but lets the official credit of authorship go to another a ghostwriter Erik	$200 [15] The Supreme Court begins its new term October
$400 [22] This traditional wood for cricket bats even has a cricket bat species, though there's no weeping... willow Michelle	$400 [9] Nearly 25 years later, John Updike followed up "The Witches of" this place with "The Widows of" it Eastwick Michelle	$400 [27] In 1853 Sir Richard Burton made a dangerous journey in disguise to this city, now in Saudi Arabia Mecca Sara Erik	$400 [2] "The Flintstones" Bedrock Michelle	$400 [8] You're in this small pickle now a gherkin Sara	$400 [16] The end of World War I November Michelle
$600 [23] Andrew Jackson & James K. Polk were both nicknamed after this tree known for its tough wood hickory Erik	$600 [13] His "Women in Love" was a sequel to "The Rainbow" D.H. Lawrence Sara	$600 [28] Captured & hanged in 1880, Ned Kelly was a legendary bushranger outlaw of this country Australia Sara	$600 [3] "SpongeBob Square Pants" Bikini Bottom Michelle	$600 [10] A thickly populated slum section of a city a ghetto Erik	$600 [17] Major League Baseball's annual All-Star Game July Erik
$800 [24] The aspen is a species of this genus of trees that one could say is very well liked a poplar Michelle	$800 [14] Also set at the Devon School, "Peace Breaks Out" was John Knowles follow-up to this 1959 classic A Separate Peace Erik	$800 [29] Shaka reigned as the paramount chief of this people only to be killed by his own brothers in 1828 the Zulus Sara	$800 [4] "Family Guy" Quahog Michelle	$800 [11] This adjective meaning "horrible" rhymes with the singer of "Never Gonna Give You Up" ghastly Sara	$800 [18] The electoral college votes for president December Sara Erik
$1,000 [25] Crooked trees no good for timber can still be kindling; they become this word often found after "stacked like" cordwood (or firewood) Erik	$1,000 [21] "Petals on the Wind" was V.C. Andrews' first sequel to this novel Flowers in the Attic Sara	DD $6,000 [30] A 20th century Italian dictator was named for this 1860s president of Mexico Benito Juárez Sara	$1,000 [5] "King of the Hill" Arlen, Texas Sara	$1,000 [12] English is the official language of this African country Ghana Sara	$1,000 [19] When the harvest moon was seen in the Northern Hemisphere in 2010, '11 & '12 September

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE COURT OF ELIZABETH I	MOVIE BY OSCAR-WINNING SONG	ARCHIPELAGOS	ROCKET TO ME	13-LETTER WORDS	GRAB A "B"ITE
$400 [6] John Dee used this, no longer seen as a true science, to determine Elizabeth's coronation day astrology Michelle Erik	$400 [1] 1964: "Chim Chim Cher-ee" Mary Poppins Michelle	$400 [26] Russia's Commander Islands are the westernmost part of this Alaskan archipelago the Aleutian Islands Erik	$400 [18] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a space shuttle launch on the monitor.) The stage in a vehicle launch called "separation" occurs when these are jettisoned once their fuel is exhausted the boosters Erik	$400 [13] Shakespeare is credited with the first use of this term for political murder assassination Michelle	$400 [7] It's just side pork that's been cured & smoked bacon Erik
$800 [9] Henry Lee represented the Queen in tournaments of tilting, a form of this competition jousting Erik	$800 [2] 1987: "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" Dirty Dancing Erik	$800 [27] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) I'm on Bartolome, one of the volcanic isles in the Galapagos; the younger, more volcanic ones are in the northwest as the whole archipelago moves southeast on the Nazca one of these a tectonic plate Sara Michelle	$800 [19] Space shuttles' engines burned the liquid type of this no. 1 element: NASA calls it "the fuel of choice for space exploration" hydrogen Michelle	$800 [14] A fighter between 122 & 126 pounds is in this boxing class featherweight Sara Erik	$800 [8] Pears available in winter include the Bosc & this one a Bartlett Sara
$1,200 [21] Elizabeth gave this courtier a 42,000-acre estate, trade privileges & the right to colonize in America Sir Walter Raleigh	$1,200 [3] 2002: "Lose Yourself" 8 Mile Erik	$1,600 [29] The Babuyan Islands, which lie in this country's Luzon Strait, are a breeding area for humpback whales the Philippines Sara	$1,200 [20] Used to gain safe access, it's the vacuum-tight chamber with regulated pressure in a rocket's hull an airlock Sara	$1,200 [15] Advertisers use this word to indicate that their yummy product will make you drool mouthwatering Michelle	$1,200 [10] Try some borscht, traditionally made with these root vegetables beets Sara
$1,600 [22] Rodrigo Lopez, accused of being a poisoner & later executed, served the Queen in this job doctor Sara	$1,600 [4] 1982: "Up Where We Belong" An Officer and a Gentleman Sara	$2,000 [30] With a population of about 90,000, this island nation northeast of Madagascar is Africa's smallest country the Seychelles Erik	$1,600 [24] Kaena Point is this type of ground station that monitors the flights of rockets & spacecraft a tracking station Sara Erik	$1,600 [16] It's the kind of race Chris Christie won in 2009 gubernatorial Erik	$1,600 [11] How about a Caprese salad: fresh mozzarella, tomatoes & this herb basil Michelle
$2,000 [23] Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of this, lost his head & called the Queen an old woman; he really lost his head in 1601 Essex	$2,000 [5] 1940: "When You Wish Upon A Star" Pinocchio Sara	DD $4,000 [28] Rising to only 206 feet, Mount Alvernia on Cat Island is the highest point in this nation off Florida's SE coast the Bahamas Michelle	$2,000 [25] This series of rockets whose no. V version sent us to the Moon began with a concept by Wernher von Braun in 1957 a Saturn Sara	DD $3,200 [17] The process of treating rubber with sulfur & heat to improve its elasticity & strength vulcanization Erik	$2,000 [12] You can bake, steam, or simmer this winter squash; its flesh is sweet butternut squash Erik

Final Jeopardy!

MODERN OPERA

This opera begins with Air Force One landing at Beijing

Nixon in China

Michelle "What is Miss Saigon?" — wagered $10,000

Erik "What is Nixon in China" — wagered $10,201

Sara "What is ?" — wagered $5,600

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