Show #6490 2012-11-30 (taped 2012-08-28) Regular

Jason Shore game 3.

Contestants

Tim Norris — an assistant district attorney from Knoxville, Tennessee

Karen Poole — a graduate student of paleontology from Washington, D.C.

Jason Shore — a medical student from Plano, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $45,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$6,200	$10,000	$25,100	$22,600 3-day champion: $67,800	$25,200 30 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Karen	$0	$6,200	$8,400	$1 2nd place: $2,000	$9,200 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Tim	$200	$0	$0	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$0 7 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE CDC SAYS	THEIR ORIGINAL NAMES	BEER ME!	42	TURN UP THE HEAT	IT'S CHILE IN HERE
$200 [16] "In housing built before 1978 assume that the paint has" this toxic element "unless tests show otherwise" lead Karen	$200 [11] Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Coppola Nicolas Cage Tim	$200 [17] A red kangaroo is on the so-called "oil cans" of this brand of beer Foster's Tim	$200 [1] The Dodgers retired his no. 42 jersey number in 1972 & all of MLB did in 1997 Jackie Robinson Jason	$200 [6] When materials reach ignition temperature, you get this fiery reaction that can be "spontaneous" combustion Jason	$200 [24] About a third of all Chileans live in this capital city Santiago Tim
$400 [20] This is scary--"almost every type of bacteria has become stronger & less responsive to" treatment with these drugs antibiotics Jason	$400 [12] Illusionist David Kotkin David Copperfield Tim	$400 [18] This brand was the first to put a widget in cans of its draught beer to create the creamy head on a pint served in a pub Guinness Karen	$400 [2] Claudius, emperor in 42 A.D., would have written 42 this way XLII Jason	$400 [7] As a noun, it means a flame carried on a stick; as a verb, it means to burn down torch Jason	$400 [27] This cape, the southernmost point of Chile & of South America, is only about 600 miles from Antarctica Cape Horn Karen
$600 [21] Beware--this injury caused by "a bump, blow, or jolt to the head...can occur in any sport or recreational activity" a concussion Karen	$600 [13] Basketball great Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Tim	$600 [19] (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis.) In the mid-19th century, Americans drank mainly heavy, top-fermented ales; the new, lighter lagers pioneered by Adolphus Busch were made possible by the new, European, bottom-fermenting types of this ingredient yeast Jason Tim	$600 [3] Just west of Heinz Chapel is the 42-story Cathedral of Learning, the central building of this university University of Pittsburgh	$600 [8] To stir up & feed a furnace stoke Jason	$600 [28] One of Chile's national dishes is this single-serving folded meat pie an empanada Karen
$800 [26] Women should have these "every 2 years from age 50 to 74" as they "are the best tests...to find breast cancer early" mammograms Jason	$800 [14] "Tha Carter" rapper Dwayne Carter Jr. Lil Wayne Jason	$800 [22] Its label calls it (her?) "Belgium's original beer" Stella Artois Karen	$800 [4] This silvery metal used to strengthen steel has the atomic number 42 & the symbol Mo molybdenum Jason	$800 [9] A hellish, raging fire, or the Italian word for hell inferno Jason	$1,000 [30] In 2011 a forensic investigation concluded that this president's 1973 death was a suicide (Salvador) Allende Jason
$1,000 [25] To prevent this type of poisoning, don't use "gasoline or charcoal-burning" devices "inside your home" carbon monoxide Jason	$1,000 [15] Actress/comedian/TV talker Caryn Johnson Whoopi Goldberg	$1,000 [23] You get to taste the malts & smell the hops on a tour of this brand's brewery on Germania Street in Boston Sam Adams Karen	$1,000 [5] In the Bible, 42 children who teased this prophet & disciple of Elijah were attacked by bears Elisha Jason	$1,000 [10] Rising updrafts of warm air; birds ride them to stay aloft while expending less energy thermals Jason Tim	DD $3,000 [29] Chile is the world's leading producer of this metal that has been called "the salary of Chile" copper Karen

Double Jeopardy! Round

DANCE COMPANIES	LETTER PERFECT	THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N.	CLASSIFICATION IS IN	AT THE MOVIES	END OF THE LINE
$400 [21] Women auditioning for this leggy New York City dance troupe must between 5'6" & 5'10 1/2" in height the Rockettes Jason	$400 [4] This complex of vitamins includes pyridoxine, cobalamin & thiamine B Karen	$400 [22] After Eisenhower defeated this man twice, he went on to serve as U.N. Ambassador for 4 years, until his death (Adlai) Stevenson Jason	$400 [15] Classes of these ships include Kitty Hawk, Enterprise & Nimitz aircraft carriers Jason	$400 [1] In Men In Black III, now on Blu Ray, Will Smith's partner, a young Agent K, is played by this actor Josh Brolin	$400 [10] Benjamin Franklin in his "Advice to a Young Tradesman":"Remember that time is ____" money Karen
$800 [27] In 1992 Joaquin Cortes formed his own company that featured this gypsy dance flamenco Karen	$800 [6] Although not found in "ounce", this letter does appear in its abbreviation Z Jason	$800 [23] In 1997 this Hispanic American from New Mexico fit the bill Richardson Jason	$800 [16] This device used in making fabrics comes in high warp & low warp varieties a loom Jason	$800 [2] Aaron Cross, not our old pal Jason, is the hero of this film, the fourth in a spy franchise The Bourne Legacy Tim	$800 [11] Ella Wheeler Wilcox:"Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you ____ ____" weep alone Tim
$1,200 [28] The building housing this dance company opened August 20, 1856, in time for Czar Alexander II's coronation the Bolshoi Karen	$1,200 [7] In male Burmese names, this letter is an honorific prefix similar to Mister U	$1,200 [24] On August 1st, 2005, the President named this man to the job in a recess appointment (John) Bolton Jason	$1,200 [17] This type of auto got its name from the old method of taking passengers to & from train stops the station wagon	$1,200 [3] "The Expendables 2" adds the thespian talents of this former TV Texas Ranger to those of Stallone & Schwarzenegger Chuck Norris Jason	$1,200 [14] Joni Mitchell:"They paved paradise and put up a ____ ____" parking lot Jason
$1,600 [29] This company's present artistic director is, fittingly, Kevin McKenzie from the good old United States the American Ballet Theater	$1,600 [8] In chess notation this single letter stands for the piece with a horse's head N Jason	DD $1,500 [25] This man got the assignment in 1971; he'd get to appoint 2 other men to the job himself George H.W. Bush Jason	$1,600 [18] This type of column named for a Greek city is usually decorated with acanthus leaves Corinthian Jason Tim	$1,600 [5] In "Hope Springs" Tommy Lee Jones & this actress try to reignite their marital sparks Meryl Streep Jason	$1,600 [13] Martin Luther King Jr.: "He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the ____ ____" promised land Jason
DD $3,000 [30] During foreign tours, the Mariinsky Ballet Company is known by this name the Kirov Karen	$2,000 [9] Director Fritz Lang's first sound film was this 1931 classic starring Peter Lorre M Jason	$2,000 [26] Despite being a longtime Democrat, this woman was named to the post by Ronald Reagan Jeane Kirkpatrick	$2,000 [19] The difference between white & brown rice is that white has had this fibrous & nutritious part removed germ (or the bran) Jason Karen	$2,000 [20] The '70s brought us "Beneath" this & "Escape From" it; in 2011 we got The "Rise Of" it The Planet Of The Apes Karen	$2,000 [12] Longfellow:"This is the forest ____" primeval

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY AMERICAN WRITERS

A publisher's note on one of his books called him "The terror of typesetters" & "an enigma to book reviewers"

E.E. Cummings

Karen "Who is Kerouac?" — wagered $8,399

Jason "Who is Cormac McCarthy" — wagered $2,500

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