Show #6588 2013-04-17 (taped 2012-12-04) Regular

Contestants

Michelle Martin — a journalist from Chicago, Illinois

Shawn Selby — an adjunct history professor from Canton, Ohio

Gary Roberts — a defense consultant from Suffolk, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gary	$2,200	$5,400	$12,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$15,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Shawn	$3,000	$2,400	$12,400	$18,901 2nd place: $2,000	$12,400 17 R, 2 W
Michelle	$200	$5,600	$14,400	$24,800 New champion: $24,800	$14,400 16 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

DR. SEUSS ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS	BANKRUPT!	ON "EDGE"	POP CULTURE	INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS	BLENDER SETTINGS
$200 [3] A town of Whos is saved from certain death by beezle-nut juice due to the heroics--& keen hearing--of this title elephant Horton Shawn	$200 [26] December 2, 2002:this infamous Texas company Enron Gary	$200 [12] Intrepid insectivore seen here a hedgehog Gary	$200 [2] Good evening... in a 2012 film Anthony Hopkins portrayed this rotund director at the height of his scary powers Alfred Hitchcock Michelle	$200 [1] 2-word term for international commerce without restrictive tariffs free trade Shawn	$200 [22] Pork or karate chop Michelle
$400 [18] "A train! A train! Could you, would you, on a train?" he screamed about green eggs & ham; today, he gets a restraining order Sam-I-Am Michelle	$400 [27] January 11, 2012:this maker of Twinkies & Wonder Bread Hostess Gary	$400 [13] A book in which financial accounts are recorded a ledger Gary	$400 [4] In 2012 this rapper turned to reggae & changed his name from canine to feline Snoop Dogg Shawn	$400 [6] In 1946 this was described as having descended "from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic" an Iron Curtain Shawn	$400 [23] A cat-o'-nine-tails, for example whip Shawn Michelle
$600 [19] A home invasion by this title animal traumatizes 2 kids & a fish, left alone by a mom who may be facing neglect charges herself the Cat in the Hat Michelle	$600 [28] September 26, 2008:this savings & loan nicknamed Wa Mu Washington Mutual Shawn	$600 [14] This pounding tool takes 2 hands to operate a sledgehammer Gary	$600 [5] Ty Burrell plays Phil, goofy dad of the Dunphy clan, on this ABC sitcom Modern Family Gary	$600 [9] This successor to David Petraeus leading intl. forces in Afghanistan is an admired general & skilled e-mailer (John) Allen Gary	$600 [17] To keep the band in time, it's what a good drummer tries to "keep" the beat
$800 [20] A big scare "on the far-away island of Sala-ma-Sond" today, as this "king of the pond" fell & nearly became a shell of himself Yertle the Turtle Michelle	$800 [29] June 21, 1970:Penn Central, this type of company a railroad Gary	$800 [15] In conversation with a Gabby Gus, it may be hard to "get a word in" this way edgewise Gary	$800 [7] TV personality seen here with one of his good friends the Dog Whisperer (Cesar Millan) Shawn	$800 [10] Abbreviated O.A.S., it promotes cooperation & commerce between American nations the Organization of American States Gary	$800 [24] To get on another's nerves persistently grate Shawn
$1,000 [21] The witness, a boy named Marco, initially claimed to have seen a zebra pulling a cart on this title street but later recanted Mulberry Street Michelle	$1,000 [30] April 6, 2001:this utility commonly known as PG&E Pacific Gas & Electric Gary	$1,000 [16] A grasslike plant that grows in wet areas sedge Michelle	$1,000 [8] In 1987 Nikki Sixx of this band was declared dead, got 2 adrenaline shots & hitchhiked home from the hospital Mötley Crüe Shawn	DD $1,000 [11] 3-word term for international equilibrium in which no single nation or alliance predominates balance of power Gary	$1,000 [25] To be "in" here means to be in prison stir Michelle

Double Jeopardy! Round

AVIATION PIONEERS	BOOKS THAT CHANGED AMERICA	ON LEAD VOCALS	WHAT ARE YA...YELLOW?	BEFORE & AFTER	SWITZERLAND
$400 [1] In 1901 they built a wind tunnel in their Dayton bicycle shop using a wooden starch box & a fan the Wright Brothers Gary	$400 [16] Bill McKibben got us hot & bothered with "The End of Nature", the first book for general readers about this type of "change" climate change Gary Michelle	$400 [23] 1987:"Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" Steven Tyler Shawn	$400 [9] Tony Orlando wanted a yellow one tied "round the ole oak tree" a ribbon Shawn	$400 [19] Pat Sajak's show joins an after-Chinese dinner treat Wheel of Fortune cookie Gary	$400 [6] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew travels the Toblerone Trail in Switzerland.) The Toblerone Trail of antitank barriers was created in case Nazi Germany failed to respect this Swiss policy that dates back to the war-torn Europe of the 17th century neutrality Shawn
$800 [2] In 1910 Jorge Chavez became the first to fly over these mountains; he made it to the Italian side but fatally crashed the Alps Shawn	DD $600 [18] His 1849 "Resistance to Civil Government" outlined his belief in nonviolent protest Thoreau Gary	$800 [24] 1977:"Hotel California" Don Henley Michelle	$800 [12] In warmer regions, nests of this wasp species named for the coloring on its abdomen may weigh half a ton a yellowjacket Michelle	$800 [20] I'll score 3 goals in a game if you don't give me some Halloween candy hat trick-or-treat Shawn	$800 [7] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands outside the Palace of Nations in Switzerland.) Geneva's Palace of Nations, a center for international diplomacy & cooperation for over 75 years, is about 6 soccer fields long & this organization's biggest center outside New York the United Nations Shawn
$1,200 [3] In 1910 this man, the first name in a British auto firm, became the first to fly nonstop across the English Channel & back Charles Rolls	$800 [17] His "Baby and Child Care" has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide (Dr.) Spock Gary	$1,200 [25] 1981:"Don't Stop Believin'" Steve Perry Shawn	$1,200 [13] Paella gets that special yellow tinge from this spice saffron Shawn	$1,200 [28] One of the Twin Cities puts out a single, singing "Loves Me Like A Rock" Saint Paul Simon Gary	$1,200 [8] (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands on a balcony overlooking the city of Lausanne, Switzerland.) Switzerland is divided into 26 of these political units; though, the one we're in now didn't join until 1803, 500 years after the founding of the Confederation cantons Michelle
$1,600 [4] Sikorsky Aircraft, named for a pioneer in this type of aircraft, still makes them, including the Seahawk a helicopter Gary	$1,600 [21] Jane Addams recounted her community activism in "Twenty Years at" this location Hull House Michelle	$1,600 [26] 2005:"Best Of You" Dave Grohl	$1,600 [14] Part of yellow fever is the buildup of yellow bile pigments in the skin, this condition jaundice Gary	$1,600 [29] A type of sports overtime becomes more serious as a document that sets an execution date sudden death warrant Michelle	$1,600 [10] (Kelly of the Clue Crew visits a cheese stand in Switzerland.) Emmental, which is basically synonymous with Swiss cheese, gets its recognizable look from these microorganisms; they ferment lactic acid into the carbon dioxide that make the holes bacteria
DD $1,600 [5] On June 15, 1916 in Washington state, this American flight-tested his first plane, a seaplane called the Bluebill William Boeing Gary	$2,000 [22] This Frenchman had good things to say about us in his 1835-40 work "Democracy in America" (de) Tocqueville Shawn	$2,000 [27] 1984:"Panama" David Lee Roth Shawn	$2,000 [15] U3O8, what do we appreciate? This solid form of uranium oxide yellowcake Michelle	$2,000 [30] Legendary 19th c. Missouri outlaw who went straight into politics & married Mary Matalin Jesse James Carville Michelle	$2,000 [11] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Switzerland.) Switzerland is a scientific hub, with the particle physics facility founded in 1954 as Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire but now known by this 4-letter name CERN Gary

Final Jeopardy!

1960s TELEVISION

Jackie Gleason considered, but then decided against, suing this show that premiered September 30, 1960

The Flintstones

Gary "What is The Beverly Hillbillies" — wagered $12,000

Shawn "What is The Flintstones" — wagered $6,501

Michelle "What is The Flintstones?" — wagered $10,400

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