Show #6485 2012-11-23 (taped 2012-08-22) Regular

Paul Nelson game 6.

Contestants

Amanda Lanyon-Lesage — a blogger from Madison, Wisconsin

Jake Ayres — a law student from San Diego, California

Paul Nelson — a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa (whose 5-day cash winnings total $54,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$3,400	$3,200	$14,100	$14,100 2nd place: $2,000	$13,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jake	$2,800	$7,300	$18,900	$28,201 New champion: $28,201	$18,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Amanda	$400	$1,800	$600	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$600 4 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NFL	MAGAZINES	RAISE THE BRITANNIC!	COLOR ME GOOD	FRENCH EPONYMS	USING YOUR JEOP-PS
$200 [8] In 2001 Giants defensive player Michael Strahan did this to opposing quarterbacks a record 22.5 times sack Jake	$200 [23] Her name precedes "Living" & "Weddings" in the titles of 2 of her media empire's magazines Martha Stewart Paul	$200 [1] Now lying in 400' of Mediterranean water, the mighty Britannic was the largest ship sunk during this 20th century war World War I	$200 [4] Jet or raven black Amanda	$200 [13] This process for sterilizing food & beverages by heating & rapid cooling is named for the chemist who created it pasteurization Jake	$200 [24] (Sarah's voice reads the clue in a monotone fashion.) You have arrived at 6925 Hollywood Bl. at this theater; now go see if your hands are bigger than that dreamy Denzel's the Chinese Theatre Paul
$400 [18] This ex-player was in the booth for ABC's "Monday Night Football" from 1971 to 1997 Frank Gifford	$400 [9] A magazine for active women says, "Be fit. Be fabulous. Be in" this, its 5-letter title shape Paul Amanda	$400 [2] Higher bulkheads for flotation were one lesson the Britannic took from this doomed sister ship; didn't help the Titanic Paul	$400 [5] Charcoal or battleship gray Paul	$400 [14] This addictive substance in tobacco was named for a French ambassador who sent leaves back home nicotine Paul	$400 [25] (Sarah's voice reads the clue in a monotone fashion.) Turn right... you have arrived at 400 Broad St., this Seattle landmark; hit its 848 steps, if you think you can the Space Needle Paul
$600 [22] In 2011 this NFC North team won more games (10) than in the prior 3 seasons combined (0, 2, 6) the (Detroit) Lions Jake	$600 [19] The name of this men's magazine is a synonym for "adage" Maxim	$600 [3] Some survivors & war propaganda said the ship was sunk by a torpedo, but a German field of these was the real culprit mines Jake	$600 [12] Cobalt or Prussian blue Amanda	$600 [16] These shadow portraits are named for a French finance minister known for his frugal economics silhouettes Jake	$600 [28] (Sarah's voice reads the clue in a monotone fashion.) You have arrived at 50 West North Temple St. in Salt Lake City, home to this 3-word singing group the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Amanda
$800 [29] In 33 seasons he won 347 games coaching the Colts & then the Dolphins, an average of 10.5 wins a season Don Shula	$800 [20] The Bark magazine, about canine culture, uses the slogan this "is my co-pilot" dog Amanda	$800 [10] The ship sank in 55 minutes partly due to an ill-fated dash to try to make Kea, an island of this country Greece	$800 [7] Eggplant or lavender purple Jake	$800 [15] Mississippians say merci to the French botanist whose name is on this, their state tree the magnolia tree Paul	$800 [27] (Sarah's voice reads the clue in a monotone fashion.) From Boylston St., turn right; you have arrived at 4 Yawkey Way at this site; say hi to Big Papi & have a wicked good time Fenway Park Jake
$1,000 [30] Billy Johnson, a great kick returner of the 1970s & 1980s, was known by this footwear nickname Billy "White Shoes" Johnson Paul	$1,000 [21] "Project Runway" judge Nina Garcia is fashion director of this magazine, MC for short Marie Claire Jake	$1,000 [11] This Frenchman found the wreck in 1975 (Jacques) Cousteau Jake	$1,000 [6] Myrtle or absinthe green Paul	DD $1,500 [17] In 1839 this Frenchman showed a way to create an image on a copper plate coated with silver; the process is named for him (Louis) Daguerre Jake	$1,000 [26] (Sarah's voice reads the clue in a monotone fashion.) You have arrived at 89 E. 42nd St., this NYC landmark viewed by 150,000 at its 1913 opening; why are you here? You have a car! the Grand Central Terminal

Double Jeopardy! Round

AN "FL"	KNOWEST THOU THE OLD TESTAMENT?	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	DISTINCTIVE CREATURES	ALLITERATION FOR THE PEOPLE	PAUL SIMON SAYS
$400 [12] A cliché says this "will get you no where" flattery Paul	$400 [7] In the King James version, the Lord tells Adam, this "thou art and unto" this "shalt thou return" dust Paul Amanda	$400 [20] In 2012 there was controversy Bruin when Justin Combs, son of Diddy, got a fat scholarship to this school UCLA Jake	$400 [1] I'm a cackapo--cackapo! I'mthistype of bird even though I can't talk or even fly a parrot Paul	$400 [26] Spanish superstar, cultivated cubismglorious "guitar" Pablo Picasso Jake	$400 [27] "Still crazy after ____ ____ ____" all these years Paul
$800 [11] They're the fashionable women of the Roaring '20s seen here--& don't say "floozies" flappers Paul	$800 [6] This man sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven Joshua Paul	$800 [21] Ordained in 1943, Theodore M. Hesburgh was president of this university from 1952 to 1987 Notre Dame Paul Amanda	$800 [3] On a swine called the Babirusa, these grow up & back, almost touching the forehead tusks Paul	$800 [25] Dublin dude, nifty novelist, famous Finnigans James Joyce Jake	$800 [22] "What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson? ____ ____ has left and gone away" Joltin' Joe
$1,200 [9] While it has pinkish plumage, the Andean species of this bird is the only one with yellow legs & feet the flamingo Jake	$1,200 [4] The weight of his "coat of Maal... was five thousand shekels of brass", not that it did him much good in the end Goliath Paul	$1,200 [13] In 1865 geologist William Barton Rogers founded this Bay State school specializing in the sciences MIT	$1,200 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue underwater at Maui Ocean Center.) The hammerhead's unique look gives it room for more sense organs that detect biopotentials, tiny changes in this type of field given off by other organisms electrical Paul	DD $1,000 [19] Missouri miscreant, bank bandit, Ford finished Jesse James Paul	—
$1,600 [8] The official flag of New Orleans features one red & one blue stripe & 3 of these floral symbols on a white field fleurs de lis Paul	$1,600 [2] He "put forth his hand and caught" a serpent, which "became a rod in his hand" Moses Jake	$1,600 [14] Southern Adventist University is in Tennessee; Southern this University is in Dallas Methodist Jake	$1,600 [17] A fact often noted about the jerboa, a rodent, is that despite its desert habitat it doesn't do this in the wild drink water Jake	$1,200 [23] Austrian Archduke, awful assassination, didn't duck Franz Ferdinand Paul	—
$2,000 [10] This word that means perplex also ends in "x" flummox Jake	DD $3,500 [5] This woman is promised "eleven hundred pieces of silver" if she can uncover the secret of a certain gentleman Delilah Paul	$2,000 [15] The sports teams of ECU, this school, inspire the saying "You can't spell parties without pirates" East Carolina University	$2,000 [18] The nudibranch is also called the sea type of this, basically, a shell-less snail a slug Paul	$2,000 [24] Magnificent mime, silent sort,"Bip" bopped Marcel Marceau Paul Jake	—

Final Jeopardy!

BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT AUTHORS

Chapters in a biography on this author include "Declaring His Genius" and "A Late Victorian Love Affair"

Oscar Wilde

Amanda "Who is HP Lovecraft" — wagered $600

Paul "Who is Dolly Parton" — wagered $0

Jake "Who is Oscar Wilde?" — wagered $9,301

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