Show #6499 2012-12-13 (taped 2012-09-04) Regular

Contestants

John McGee — a training specialist from Dallas, Texas

Judy Strong — a social worker from Bellevue, Washington

Alistair Bell — a computer chip designer from Berlin, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alistair	$0	$4,200	$19,000	$15,999 2-day champion: $29,199	$17,800 19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Judy	$400	$400	$4,800	$2,000 2nd place: $2,000	$5,800 13 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
John	$1,400	$6,200	$11,000	$1,999 3rd place: $1,000	$11,000 18 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY RELATIONS	HODGEPODGE	ORDINAL NUMBER PHRASES	I'M GAME	PORT	STAR BOARDS
$200 [2] Alfred Doolittle has this teenage daughter Eliza Doolittle Judy	$200 [7] True Blue is this airline's rewards program JetBlue John	$200 [1] If the cops are questioning you intensively, they're giving you this numeric phrase the third degree Judy	$200 [26] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew draws a box in the air with his fingers.) In charades, I'm telling the other players the answer will be one of these a TV show Alistair	$200 [8] No trip to this port on the Mexican Riviera would be complete without seeing the cliff divers of La Quebrada Acapulco John	$200 [9] Thisactor/director looks as if he's about to shanghai a lady--Rita Hayworth Orson Welles Judy John
$400 [3] She's Laertes' sister Ophelia Judy	$400 [10] Many of this country's diplomats were expelled after its Houla massacre in 2012 Syria	$400 [17] The U.S. Army rank just below captain first lieutenant Alistair	$400 [27] 2-word game in which you can't move once "It" touches you; it's also a maker of online family-friendly games freeze tag John	$400 [13] England's chief cruise port, this city was the embarkation point of the Titanic Southampton John	$400 [15] John Bonham, drummer of this rock group, is on the stairway to Starship, their tour plane Led Zeppelin John
$600 [4] At 5, orphaned Heidi is sent to live with a person who's this relation to her grandfather Judy	$600 [11] Since 1924 this alliterative item has been used as a daily time signal by the BBC Big Ben	$600 [18] When he tried to join Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Fred was the proverbial one of these on a car fifth wheel John	$600 [28] ACIS, American Collegiate Intramural Sports, sponsors this type of football named for an item in players' belts flag football Judy	$600 [14] In 1980 thousands seeking freedom in the good ol' U.S.A. fled the port of Mariel in this country Cuba Judy	$600 [20] It's Pepsi CEOAlfred Steele&this actress; the plane will surely not be housed in a wire "hangar" Joan Crawford Judy John
$800 [5] Gertrude is Paul Morel's mom in this D.H. Lawrence novel Sons and Lovers Judy	$800 [12] Achilles' mom Thetis was the sea type of this minor deity a nymph John	$800 [24] You play this musical role in a subsidiary capacity to one immediately your superior second fiddle Alistair	$800 [29] The genesis of this game was when a writer suggested the adjectives clumsy & naked, having no idea of the context Mad Libs John	$800 [16] Papeete on this island is the chief port of French Polynesia Tahiti Alistair Judy	$800 [21] Here's Vivien Leigh alongside this husband, a British stage & screen star Laurence Olivier Judy
DD $1,000 [6] Last name of Biff & Happy, brothers in a stage play Loman Judy	$1,000 [23] The bacterial byproduct rapamycin, first found in this island's soil, may help Alzheimer patients Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) Alistair	$1,000 [25] The NBA substitute player of the year wins this award sixth man award John	$1,000 [30] In England the board game "Clue" goes by this slightly longer name Cluedo Alistair	$1,000 [19] The name of this port, joined with Tokyo in a metropolitan area, means "side beach" Yokohama John	$1,000 [22] No way, Jose; that's this Cuban-American actor with his wife, Ms. Hepburn Mel Ferrer

Double Jeopardy! Round

COMPOSERS	GERMAN "E"	GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES	18th CENTURY TECHNOLOGY	POLITICAL MEMOIRS	MARVEL NOW!
$400 [1] This "Rhapsody In Blue" composer was just 38 when he died in 1937 following brain surgery Gershwin John	$400 [2] This scientist's name can be literally translated as "one stone" Einstein John	$400 [3] This phrase for the ocean follows "the devil and" the deep blue sea Alistair	$400 [16] In 1764 weaver James Hargreaves developed this improved spinning machine that has a girl's name a spinning jenny Alistair	$400 [21] "What I Saw at the Revolution" is Peggy Noonan's journey as a speechwriter for this president Reagan Judy	$400 [26] Hewas once the incredible, but now he's the indestructible this the Hulk John
$800 [4] In honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth, Poland proclaimed 2010 "the year of" this composer Chopin John	$800 [10] In German, it's 5 plus 6, not just a pointy-eared "Lord of the Rings" creature elf Alistair	$800 [6] Big decision? "we are at" this plural-named intersection crossroads Judy	$800 [17] In 1784 this American wrote in praise of bifocals, "serving for distant objects as well as near ones" Ben Franklin John	$800 [22] This couple linked with opposing parties wrote "All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President" James Carville and Mary Matalin Alistair	$800 [30] Sue and Reed's kids are part of the fun when this alliterative group embarks on its epic journey The Fantastic Four Alistair
$1,200 [5] One encyclopedia says of this Bach contemporary, "in 1715, he was the most famous composer alive" (George Frideric) Handel	$1,200 [11] This Alpine flower, this Alpine flower, has a name meaning "noble white" edelweiss John	$1,200 [7] In tennis it's an awkward spot partway to net; in war it's between opposing armies no man's land Alistair	$1,200 [18] In 1785, 16 years after his patent for an improved steam engine, he developed a fuel-efficient furnace James Watt Alistair	$1,600 [24] This Secretary of State wrote "The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War and Peace, 1989-1992" James Baker Alistair John	$1,200 [29] Iron Manis this billionaire crime fighter who sports a new suit of armor in each of the first five new issues Tony Stark Alistair
$1,600 [14] As a young unknown, this "Lullaby" composer insulted Liszt by falling asleep during a performance Brahms Judy	$1,600 [12] This 5-letter word meaning "to eat" is also the name of the Ruhr region's main industrial city Essen Judy	$1,600 [8] The "great" one of these can refer to death or form part of the Montana-Idaho border the great divide	DD $2,000 [19] Musicians can thank John Shore, who invented this in 1711; it vibrated at 423.5 cycles a second a tuning fork Alistair	DD $2,000 [23] Going from the White House to ABC News, he wrote "All Too Human: A Political Education" about his Clinton years George Stephanopoulos Alistair	$1,600 [28] Trailing a god killer, Thorvisits not only Viking times, but this realm of the Norse gods Asgard Alistair
$2,000 [15] Sadly, this Czech composer of "The Bartered Bride" died in an insane asylum in 1884 Smetana Alistair	$2,000 [13] German for "replacement", in English it refers to an inferior substitute ersatz John	$2,000 [9] John Winthrop's 1630 sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" said "we shall be as a city upon" this a hill Judy	$2,000 [20] John Bird made the first of these navigating instruments with an arc of 60 degrees, or 1/6 of a circle sextant Alistair	$2,000 [25] Working with presidents from Nixon to Clinton, this commentator wrote "Eyewitness to Power" (David) Gergen Judy John	$2,000 [27] Marvel promises all-new chimichangas for this mercenary, also known as Wade Wilson Deadpool

Final Jeopardy!

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS

Before Michael Phelps in 2008, he was the last American to win 5 individual golds in one Olympics; he did it at Lake Placid

Eric Heiden

Judy "Who is Eric Hansen" — wagered $2,800

John "Who was Smith?" — wagered $9,001

Alistair "Who is ?" — wagered $3,001

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