Show #6509 2012-12-27 (taped 2012-09-18) Regular

Contestants

Allen Park — a refugee affairs officer from Washington, D.C.

Nichole Mancone — a college registrar from Providence, Rhode Island

Kris Hamilton — a computer technician from Dublin, Ohio (whose 3-day cash winnings total $60,301)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kris	$5,800	$8,000	$19,100	$16,989 2nd place: $2,000	$16,000 20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Nichole	$0	$600	$10,600	$21,100 New champion: $21,100	$10,600 16 R, 3 W
Allen	$800	$3,800	$10,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$10,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANAGRAMMED AMERICA	SCHOOLING AROUND	YOUR CHOICE OF 3	HIGH SCORERS	IRAN	ENDS IN "Y"
$200 [26] The city of Arcane Hog, Alaska Anchorage Allen	$200 [16] More familiar term for the mortarboard & full-length garment worn at commencement cap & gown Kris	$200 [7] This kids' story tells of a familial trio dealing with a home invasion by a possibly narcoleptic blonde "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" Allen	$200 [22] In 2001 this base-stealing wizard broke Ty Cobb's career runs scored record, which had stood since 1928 Rickey Henderson Allen	$200 [1] Between 1960 & 1980, the population of this Iranian capital increased by 4 million Tehran Nichole	$200 [2] This gallery projects over the main floor of a theater or auditorium balcony Nichole
$400 [27] The border waterway Go Drainer Rio Grande Kris	$400 [17] Towel-snapping skills declined as from about 2000 to 2010, U.S. high schoolers with this daily class dropped by 1/3 Phys. Ed. Allen	$400 [9] The jointed shell of the southern 3-banded this animal lets it curl up into a hard, tight ball for safety armadillo Nichole	$400 [21] His 717 NHL goals included a few against his brother, goalie Tony Esposito Phil Esposito Kris Allen	$400 [8] In 1979 this man became the first ruling Faqih of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Khomeini Nichole	$400 [3] It can be the building housing an ambassador & his staff or the staff itself embassy Kris
$600 [28] The Surfer Croon, where Colorado meets 3 friends Four Corners Kris	$600 [18] Meaning to hold back a college athlete, it's now used to mean keeping kids out of kindergarten until age 6 or after redshirt Nichole	$600 [10] In an 1844 novel Cardinal Richelieu goes up against this title trio as well as a pal who kinda screws up the title The Three Musketeers Allen	$600 [23] In this sport Alan Shearer is the Premier League's all-time leader with 260 goals soccer Kris	$600 [11] Iran's lowest elevation is 92 feet below sea level along this "sea" on the country's northern border the Caspian Sea Kris Nichole	$600 [4] Pretty-faced is one species of this small kangaroo relative wallaby Nichole
$800 [29] South Dakota's Bill Chalks the Black Hills Allen	$800 [19] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a rainbow on a monitor.) Used to remember the order of the colors in the visible spectrum, "Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain" is one of these devices that aids memory a mnemonic device Kris	$800 [14] In 2011 Craig Alexander won this athletic event in 8:03:56; Craig also won it in 2008 & 2009 a triathlon Kris	$800 [24] On Feb. 20, 2002 Michael Redd of the Milwaukee Bucks set a record with 8 of these scores in 1 quarter three-pointers Allen	$1,000 [13] The stuxnet computer worm targeted & disabled these Iranian machines that spin uranium to concentrate it a centrifuge Kris	$800 [5] Several presidents have used the "Wilson desk" made from this rich wood mahogany Nichole
$1,000 [30] The state of Not Racial Horn North Carolina	$1,000 [20] Along with "A" levels, these alphabetic tests were once common for British teens but were phased out in the 1980s O-levels	$1,000 [15] In myth Orpheus used music to charm this 3-headed hound into submission Cerberus Nichole	$1,000 [25] This Viking back led the NFL in 2009 with 18 rushing touchdowns Adrian Peterson Allen	DD $2,000 [12] These 3 English words translate the phrase written 11 times on both the green & red stripes on Iran's flag "God Is Great" Kris	$1,000 [6] From the Greek for "discourse", it's an inspirational saying or a tedious moralizing lecture homily Kris Nichole

Double Jeopardy! Round

SPEED WRITING	BEVERAGE BRANDS	THEIR ALBUM ROCKS!	FAMILIAR PHRASES	"OF" MEN	& MICE
$400 [14] Called the "queen of" these novels, Barbara Cartland wrote 26 of them in 1983 alone romance Kris	$400 [11] Sleepytime & Lemon Zinger are teas from the brand called this type of seasonings Celestial Nichole	$400 [26] "Some Girls" (1978) The Rolling Stones Nichole	$400 [1] As a variation of this phrase about resemblance, some just say "he's the spit of" his father, mother, whomever spitting image Kris	$400 [6] Robin Hood's implacable foe the Sheriff of Nottingham Allen	$400 [21] This mouse part may be as long as the head & body, or much shorter--especially after an encounter with a farmer's wife tail Allen
$800 [15] This Russian playwright claimed he wrote his one-act play "Swan Song" in about one hour Chekov Nichole	$800 [12] Rihanna has appeared in ads for Vita Coco, a brand that calls itself "100% pure" this coconut water Kris	$800 [27] "1984" (1984) Van Halen Nichole	$800 [2] Completes the line in the poem "the children's hour", "I hear in the chamber above me the patter of..." little feet Kris	$800 [7] There's no truth to the rumor that this saintly Society of Jesus founder was "iggy" to his friends Ignatius of Loyola Nichole	$800 [22] Mus musculus is this rhyming domestic creature house mouse Allen
$1,200 [18] Upset at the sight of this structure, John le Carre wrote "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" in 5 weeks the Berlin Wall Kris	$1,600 [16] The tropical character seenhereoffers up this brand Hawaiian Punch Allen	$1,200 [28] "All That You Can't Leave Behind" (2000) U2 Kris	$1,200 [3] Up late partying? you're burning the candle at both ends; up late working? you're "burning" this fluid midnight oil Kris	$1,200 [8] Title Shakespearean misanthrope & cave-dweller Timon of Athens	DD $1,000 [23] Perhaps the smallest mouse is this one of sub-Saharan Africa, also a term for small peoples in the region pygmies Allen
$1,600 [19] This "Perry Mason" author wrote "The Case of the Velvet Claws" in 3 1/2 days while working as a lawyer Erle Stanley Gardner	$2,000 [17] You get the "made from scratch taste" with the Bloody Mary mix from this brand that sounds like a married couple Mr and Mrs T Nichole	$1,600 [29] "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (1991) Red Hot Chili Peppers Nichole	$1,600 [4] This 3-word phrase meaning "outside acceptable limits" comes partly from palus, Latin for a stake beyond the pale Nichole	$1,600 [9] No ordinary Joe, he buried Jesus' body in his own tomb Joseph of Arimathea Nichole	$1,600 [24] This kind of mouse gets its name from cheek pouches in which it stores food pocket mouse
$2,000 [20] During one stretch in his career, this Scotsman who lived from 1771 to 1832 wrote 14 novels in 7 years Sir Walter Scott	DD $3,100 [13] Drops of good is a community project of this coffee brand Maxwell House Kris	$2,000 [30] "The Black Parade" (2006) My Chemical Romance	$2,000 [5] Proverbially, these 2 things "wait for no man" time and tide Kris	$2,000 [10] This Dutchman landed in England November 5, 1688 William of Orange	$2,000 [25] The H in the illness HPS, which had a 2012 outbreak in Yosemite, is for this virus carried by the deer mouse Hantavirus Allen

Final Jeopardy!

FIGHTING MONARCHS

Seen here is a suit of armor worn by this monarch at the siege of Boulogne in 1544 when he was 53

Henry VIII

Allen "Who is Charles I?" — wagered $10,000

Nichole "Who is Henry VIII" — wagered $10,500

Kris "Who is Louis 14" — wagered $2,111

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