Show #6506 2012-12-24 (taped 2012-09-18) Regular

Contestants

Gina Armstrong — a web designer from Anniston, Alabama

Kris Hamilton — a computer technician from Dublin, Ohio

Mike Wallace — a real estate agent from Sunnyside, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $48,800)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Mike $-200 $800 $7,600 $0
2nd place: $2,000
$6,800
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Kris $5,400 $11,000 $19,200 $16,200
New champion: $16,200
$21,200
29 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Gina $1,000 $1,200 $-2,800 $-2,800
3rd place: $1,000
$-2,800
4 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

lifescript.com THE OLD TESTAMENT ON CABLE ADD A LETTER IT'S A GAMBLE THE "B"-GINNING & END OF THE COUNTRY
$200 [7]
Devin Alexander, a chef for this NBC weight-trimming show, offers low-cal dessert recipes
The Biggest Loser
Kris
$200 [6]
The son of Lamech & grandson of Methuselah, he was 600 years old "when the flood of waters was upon the earth"
Noah
Kris
$200 [1]
In summer 2012 the Ewings, including J.R., were back in an updated version of this show on TNT
Dallas
Kris
$200 [12]
Add a letter to a unit for measuring the fineness of gold to get this martial art
karate (karat)
Kris
$200 [17]
An opening dice throw of 2, 3 or 12 is a loser in this game
craps
Kris
$200 [22]
A Central American country:Ends with E
Belize
Kris
$400 [8]
Online you can "choose your condition"; maybe osteoarthritis, which inflames the lining of these, such as the knee
joints
Mike
$400 [27]
Exodus 37 describes this chest as being made of wood overlaid with gold
the Ark of the Covenant
Mike
$400 [2]
The Time Bandit & the Cornelia Marie are 2 of the fishing vessels that have been featured on this series
Deadliest Catch
Kris
$400 [13]
Add a letter to an organic material to get this fold in a skirt
pleat (peat)
Kris
$400 [18]
A joker is added to the 52-card deck in this Asian version of poker where you make both 5- & 2-card hands
pai gow
Kris
$400 [23]
The equator crosses it:Ends with L
Brazil
Gina
$600 [9]
Cynthia Nixon told lifescript readers how she beat rosacea, which causes these under the skin to swell
capillaries
Kris
$600 [30]
1 Kings tells us that Solomon had 700 wives & 300 of these not-quite-wives
concubines
Kris
$600 [3]
On HBO she plays "Veep" Selina Meyer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Mike Kris
$600 [14]
Add a letter to a female parent to get this synonym for "stifle"
smother (mother)
Kris
$600 [19]
The game's afoot, Mr. Bond! 9 is the magic number in this card game that features a banker
baccarat
Mike
$600 [24]
Bordering Croatia:Ends with A
Bosnia
Gina
$800 [10]
Lifescript has an online test to gauge your BMR, which measures this fat-burning rate
your base metabolic rate (metabolism accepted)
Kris
$800 [28]
In Ezra 6 the Persian king Cyrus orders the rebuilding of this
the Temple of Solomon (the Second Temple of Jerusalem)
Kris
$800 [4]
One of the most-watched programs in cable history was the 2012 miniseries about these feuding families
The Hatfields & McCoys
Kris
$800 [15]
Add a letter to a meal to get this verb meaning "to catapult"
launch (lunch)
Kris
$800 [20]
It's the bet in which you select just the 1st & 2nd place horses in specific finishing order
the exacta
Kris
$800 [25]
A Mideast island kingdom:Ends with N
Bahrain
Kris Gina
$1,000 [11]
It's important for women to have a healthy ratio of waist to this area of the body; pear-shaped is better than apple
the hips
Kris
$1,000 [29]
Martini, anyone? Zechariah says this mount is "before Jerusalem on the east"
the Mount of Olives
$1,000 [5]
This Oscar nominee won a Golden Globe for her starring role on Showtime's "The Big C"
Laura Linney
Gina
$1,000 [16]
Add a letter to a word meaning "extra" to get this word meaning "scanty"
sparse (spare)
$1,000 [21]
A wager on the jersey number of the player to score the first touchdown in the Super Bowl is this 4-letter bet
a prop bet
DD $2,000 [26]
Average elevation about 8,000 feet:Ends with N
Bhutan
Kris

Double Jeopardy! Round

TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS SOUNDS LIKE A SANDWICH SCIENCE & NATURE AUTHORS AT WAR "DED" ENDS A PLETHORA OF PICTURE PLOTS
$400 [22]
This capital of the "Rocky Mountain State" was named for the territorial governor of Kansas
Denver
Mike
$400 [15]
The main male character in a story, especially if brave & admirable
a hero
Mike
$400 [7]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Norway.) Antlers are grown & shed annually, so they're classified as this, just like certain trees that lose their leaves every year
deciduous
Gina
$400 [1]
In 1575 this "Don Quixote" author's ship was overtaken by pirates; he spent 5 years as a captive in Algiers
Cervantes
Kris
$400 [6]
"Chilly" term for a fish or a callous killer
cold-blooded
Mike
$1,200 [26]
1995: Sins send Spacey on series of senseless slayings
Seven
Mike
$800 [21]
This governor of Missouri named his son after Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Mike
$800 [16]
A playing card suit, or a cudgel
a club
Kris
$800 [12]
Going backwards, the 4 stages of a bee's life are adult, pupa, larva & this stage
egg
Mike
$800 [2]
This author of "The Winds of War" served on 2 minesweepers
Herman Wouk
Mike
$800 [8]
Someone you plan to marry is your this
intended
Gina
$1,600 [25]
2001:Fantasy-fraught French femme feels for friends
Amélie
Kris
$1,200 [23]
In 1861 Lincoln made his doctor, William Jayne, the first governor of this territory later split into a "South" & "North"
the Dakotas
Mike
$1,200 [17]
An unkempt Biden or Pesci
a sloppy joe
Mike
$1,600 [14]
An appliance marked 1,000 watts & 250 volts requires a current of this many amps
4
Kris Gina
$1,200 [3]
This Russian count's "Sevastopol Sketches" were based on his army experiences during the Crimean War
Leo Tolstoy
$1,200 [9]
You don't like me without my mustache? I am deeply this, from the Latin for "to be displeased"
offended
Kris
$2,000 [27]
1998: Norton's neo-Nazi ne'er-do-well needs new notions
American History X
Kris
$1,600 [28]
In 1881 this New Mexico governor & novelist rejected Billy the Kid's pleas for a pardon
Lew Wallace
$1,600 [18]
Edmond Dantes found a fortune there
Monte Cristo
Kris
DD $2,000 [13]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Saturn's moons range from boulder-sized moonlets to this enormous moon that's larger than Mercury
Titan
Mike
$1,600 [4]
During WWII, this Tarzan creator was the oldest war correspondent to serve in the Pacific Theater
(Edgar Rice) Burroughs
Kris
$1,600 [10]
The unfortunately hairy Julia Pastrana gained fame in the 19th century as this type of sideshow lady
the bearded lady
Kris
$2,000 [24]
J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day, served as governor of this territory from 1858 to 1861
Nebraska
Gina
$2,000 [19]
Government funds handed out to constituents--now taken away!
pulled pork
$2,000 [20]
Born in 1996, a sheep named this introduced the world to reproductive cloning
Dolly
Kris
DD $3,000 [5]
Auctioned in 2011, a letter by this author who satirized the military said, "In truth I enjoyed" fighting in WWII
Joseph Heller
Kris
$2,000 [11]
Songs, titles & deeds are this
recorded

Final Jeopardy!

1960s ROCK MUSIC

This 1967 No. 1 hit contains snippets of "In The Mood", "Greensleeves" & "She Loves You"

"All You Need Is Love"

Mike "What is Sgt. Pepper's" — wagered $7,600
Kris "What is A Day in the Life" — wagered $3,000

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