Show #6507 2012-12-25 (taped 2012-09-18) Regular

Contestants

Tom McGrath — an actor and photographer from Chicago, Illinois

Beth Copenhaver — a software consultant from Johns Creek, Georgia

Kris Hamilton — a computer technician from Dublin, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kris	$1,800	$4,800	$12,400	$20,801 2-day champion: $37,001	$14,400 17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Beth	$0	$2,000	$2,800	$3,801 3rd place: $1,000	$2,800 7 R, 3 W
Tom	$2,400	$5,400	$10,400	$20,791 2nd place: $2,000	$13,400 21 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

UNLIKELY PRESIDENTIAL SIBLINGS	THAT'S "CORN"Y	RELIGION & FLAGS	LET'S DUET	I'D LIKE A DRINK	IT'S THE COCKATIEL HOUR
$200 [12] "Father of his Country" & "American Gangster" actor George Washington & Denzel Washington	$200 [14] Pipe type used by MacArthur & Frosty the Snowman a corncob pipe Tom	$200 [7] Bearing a symbol reaching back to antiquity, this nation's flag is seen here Israel Tom	$200 [19] "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)":George Michael & this Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Kris	$200 [2] On your Kentucky veranda, you'll sip this bourbon, sugar & crushed ice drink that's garnished with an aromatic herb a mint julep Tom	$200 [1] Cockatiels are members of this large & raucous bird order a parrot Beth
$400 [13] Monticello man & sitcom dry-cleaning magnate Tom Jefferson & George Jefferson Beth	$400 [15] An oak tree wannabe an acorn Beth	$400 [8] The sun on Japan's flag represents Amaterasu, a deity of this religion Shinto Kris	$400 [20] "I'm Your Angel":R. Kelly & this woman from Quebec Celine Dion Tom	$400 [3] This "worldly" drink consists of vodka, orange-flavored liqueur, cranberry juice & lime juice a cosmopolitan	$400 [27] Discovered there around 1770, cockatiels are native to this continent Australia Kris Beth Tom
$600 [24] Man who was president for the passing of the 19th Amendment & Beach Boy who composed "Good Vibrations" Woodrow & Brian Wilson Tom	$600 [16] This Earth sign is ruled by Saturn Capricorn Tom	$600 [9] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a flag on the monitor.) Emblems on the Mongolian flag include the yin-yang symbol, seen as animageof two of these creatures that represent watchfulness because they never close their eyes fish	$600 [21] "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me":George Michael & this man who co-wrote it Elton John Kris	$600 [4] Served in a glass, not a bowl, a planter's punch is made with this main liquor rum Kris	$600 [28] The cockatiel has a distinctive erectile one of these on the top of its head the crest Beth
$800 [25] PT 109 POTUS & "Cool Hand Luke" Oscar honoree John & George Kennedy Kris	$800 [17] John with this last name means booze personified Barleycorn Beth	$800 [10] The flag of Vatican City depicts a papal tiara & the crossed keys of this saint St. Peter Tom	$800 [22] "I Know What You Want":Busta Rhymes & this superstar known for her vocal range Mariah Carey Kris	$800 [5] This cocktail of whiskey, sweet vermouth & a cherry sounds like Peter Minuit paid $24 for it & at a fancy bar, he might the Manhattan Kris	$800 [29] The difference between male & females becomes apparent after the first of these shedding periods at 6 months molting Tom
$1,000 [26] Battle of New Orleans bigwig & Mace Windu portrayer Andrew & Samuel L. Jackson Tom	$1,000 [18] Despite that whole Yorktown debacle, he later fought in Asia & Ireland with great success Cornwallis Beth	DD $1,000 [11] A wheel of moral law, or Dharma, is seenhereon this country's flag India Tom	$1,000 [23] "Body and Soul":Tony Bennett & this late soulful singer Amy Winehouse Kris	$1,000 [6] Bourbon, bitters, Pernod, sugar & a twist gets you this Crescent City cocktail a Sazerac Beth	$1,000 [30] Though cockatiels are mainly seed eaters, the hard internal shells of these squid relatives provide needed calcium cuttlefish

Double Jeopardy! Round

THAT'S SO LAST WEEK!	THE PILGRIMS	NOVEL "T"s	FILL IN THE FILM FRUIT	U.S. MOUNTAINS	SON OF...
$400 [16] When something's not coming back, it's this "& done with" over Tom	$400 [11] A few years before he headed to Plymouth, Stephen Hopkins spent time in this earlier American colony Jamestown (Virginia accepted) Kris	$400 [21] Don't overthink this--it's James Michener's historical novel about the "Lone Star State" Texas Tom	$400 [1] "Trading Places":"Here in N.Y. they trade everything: gold, silver... & of course, frozen concentrated ____ juice" orange Tom	$400 [26] Larry Ellison can survey his domain from 3,370-foot Mount Lanaihale, the highest on this state's island of Lanai Hawaii Tom	$400 [2] It's a Gaelic prefix meaning "son of", or a short word for a raincoat Mac Kris
$800 [17] Logically "proquated" should mean in fashion, as this word means "out of fashion" antiquated Kris	$800 [12] His "Courtship" with wife Rose ended soon after arrival in America; she died that first winter Miles Standish Kris	$800 [22] In "Gone with the Wind", it's the O'Haras' beloved plantation Tara Tom	$800 [7] "Beverly Hills Cop":"We're not gonna fall for a ____ in the tailpipe" banana Tom	$800 [27] This state's highest point is Mount Marcy just south of Lake Placid New York Tom	$800 [3] The suffix -wicz means "son of" in this language, as with its great writer Witold Gombrowicz Polish Tom
$1,200 [18] The University of Bristol has a Department of Classics & this, a 2-word phrase for the distant past Ancient History Kris Tom	$1,200 [13] Edward Leister & Edward Doty fought a duel, but both signed this on November 11, 1620 the Mayflower Compact Kris	$1,200 [23] Part I of this 1883 classic is titled "The Old Buccaneer" Treasure Island Tom	$1,200 [8] "The Caine Mutiny":"Ahh, but the ____. That's--that's where I had them. They laughed at me & made jokes" strawberries Beth	$1,200 [28] On August 18, 1873 this mountain near Death Valley was first ascended Mount Whitney	$1,200 [4] In Arabic names "son of" can be ibn or this, as in the name of a bad man born in 1957 bin Tom
$1,600 [19] Something that's not quite obsolete but well on its way is described with this adjective also starting with "obs" obsolescent	$1,600 [14] The Mayflower's cooper (who made & repaired barrels); his descendants with wife Priscilla include Dan Quayle & John Adams John Alden	$1,600 [24] The town of Haven begins to act strangely after an alien spacecraft is discovered in this Stephen King novel The Tommyknockers Kris	$1,600 [9] "Good Will Hunting":"Do you like ____? Well, I got her number. How do you like them ____?" apples Kris	$1,600 [29] (Alex gives the clue from the tracks of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.) On our trip on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, we're about to go through the U.S.A.'s first gateway to the West--a passage in the Allegheny Mountains, which are part of this longer chain the Appalachians Kris	$2,000 [6] Spelling out this common Spanish patronymic suffix shouldn't be hard; just the opposite ez
$2,000 [20] Last year's trend is said to be this, also a French grammatical tense passé Beth	$2,000 [15] William & Susanna White gave the first English child born in New England this first name that can mean "pilgrim" Peregrine	DD $2,000 [25] The preface to this mega-bestseller begins, "I'd never given much thought to how I would die" Twilight Kris	$2,000 [10] "Sideways":"It's a hard ____ to grow" a grape Tom	—	DD $3,000 [5] This common Irish prefix comes from the French for "son" Fitz Tom

Final Jeopardy!

ART & ACTIVISM

Though being added to much more slowly than 20 years ago, it's now 1.3 million square feet, too big to display in one place

the AIDS Quilt

Beth "What is the AIDS quilt?" — wagered $1,001

Tom "What is the AIDS Quilt?" — wagered $10,391

Kris "What is the AIDS Quilt." — wagered $8,401

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