Show #6611 2013-05-20 (taped 2013-01-09) Regular

Contestants

Paul Curcio — a web designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robyn Nelson — a bookseller and writer from Staten Island, New York

John Anneken — a postdoctoral researcher from Cincinnati, Ohio (whose 3-day cash winnings total $60,112)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$3,000	$8,000	$14,400	$2 3rd place: $1,000	$13,800 22 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Robyn	$800	$2,400	$6,000	$3,979 2nd place: $2,000	$6,000 7 R, 1 W
Paul	$3,200	$5,600	$24,000	$19,103 New champion: $19,103	$23,200 24 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

15 MINUTES OF FAME	MOVIES: WHO PLAYED 'EM?	SOUTHERNMOST POINTS	RELIGIOUS LEADERS	11-LETTER WORDS	I GOT NO BEEF WITH TOFU
$200 [20] In 2010 Steven Slater was the man in this job who was fed up with passengers, took a beer & slid down an inflatable chute flight attendant Paul	$200 [15] Tony Stark &"Tropic Thunder"'s Kirk Lazarus Robert Downey, Jr. John	$200 [26] Cape Tainaron on the Peloponnesus is the southernmost mainland point of this country Greece John	$200 [1] John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the U.S., founded this Washington, D.C. school in 1789 Georgetown John	$200 [6] This dashboard instrument tells you how fast your car is moving a speedometer John	$200 [11] Tofu is believed to have originated 2,000 years ago with the Han dynasty of this country China Paul
$400 [21] Romeo & Juliet, Abelard & Heloise, him & Bristol (Palin) (Levi) Johnston John	$400 [16] Mrs. Lincoln &Mrs. Gump Sally Field Paul	$400 [27] South America's southernmost mainland point, cape froward on the Brunswick Peninsula, lies in this country Chile John	$400 [2] Rapper Wyclef Jean is named for this 14th century man responsible for the first complete English Bible John Wycliffe	$400 [7] Intense fan frenzy toward John, Paul, George & Ringo, or a 1977 Broadway musical about them Beatlemania John	$400 [12] Tofu is made from dried these that are soaked, crushed & boiled soy beans John
$600 [22] Maybe 16 minutes--Omarosa, fired on Season 1 of this reality show, was engaged to late actor Michael Clarke Duncan The Apprentice John	$600 [17] Norman Bates in the first 4 "Psycho" movies Anthony Perkins Robyn	$600 [28] The nude statue at Smygehuk, the most southern point of Sweden, was based on the grandma of this "Kill Bill" actress Uma Thurman John	$600 [3] 56 times this North Carolinian has been rated by Gallup as one of the 10 most admired men in the world Billy Graham John	$600 [8] Another name for mercury, it can also mean unpredictable or mercurial quicksilver Paul	$600 [13] Tofu is 6 to 8% this, one of the 3 main classes of food providing energy to the body, along with carbs & fats protein Paul
$800 [23] Cuban cashier Juan Gonzalez never thought this son of his would make U.S. headlines in 2000 at age 6 Elian Paul	$800 [18] Achilles &Benjamin Button Brad Pitt John	$800 [29] Germany's is in this state bordering Austria Bavaria	DD $1,000 [4] In the 1880s she taught her healing methods to students at her Massachusetts Metaphysical College Mary Baker Eddy John	$800 [9] From the French, it's a low neckline on a dress decolletage Paul	$800 [14] As in making cheese, curds are drained & pressed & the firmness of the tofu then depends on how much of this was extracted water Robyn
$1,000 [24] In 2012 this man's Five Thirty Eight blog correctly predicted the election results in all 50 states Nate Silver Paul	$1,000 [19] Warren Schmidt &J.J. "Jake" Gittes Jack Nicholson Robyn	$1,000 [30] Cape Sarych, Ukraine's southernmost point, lies on this peninsula that juts into the Black Sea the Crimean Peninsula John	$1,000 [5] This great Jewish thinker aka Moses Ben Maimon is honored with a statue in his birthplace of Cordoba, Spain Maimonides	$1,000 [10] It's the fried Mexican entree seen here a chimichanga Paul	$1,000 [25] This brand known for its Holiday Feasts bills itself as "America's leading turkey alternative since 1995" Tofurkey John

Double Jeopardy! Round

CLASSICAL MUSIC	UNREAL TV NEWSPEOPLE	CHEMISTRY	IT "IZ" WHAT IT IS	'60s BOOKS & AUTHORS	IN THE TOOL CHEST
$400 [21] This 1742 Handel work was based on biblical verses collected by librettist Charles Jennen the Messiah Robyn	$400 [1] This title "Teenage Witch" interned at the Boston Citizen newspaper Sabrina Paul	$400 [2] As a liquid, this element, symbol Cl, is amber-colored & used as a bleaching agent chlorine Paul	$400 [11] A fine, gentle misty rain a drizzle Paul	$400 [24] His "You Only Live Twice" was the last James Bond novel published in his lifetime (Ian) Fleming John	$400 [16] To paint with something broader than a brush, use this & its accompanying sloped pan a paint roller John
$800 [22] Dvorak's 9th symphony, written in America, is called "Z noveho sveta" in Czech & "From" here in English the New World	$800 [7] Michael McKean was newspaper boss Perry White on this drama; Michael's wife Annette O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'Tooleasarthaent Smallville John Robyn	$800 [3] On the periodic table, the halogens are located to the left of this group of gases that includes krypton the noble gases Paul	$800 [12] Albus Dumbledore is a famous one a wizard John	$800 [25] A contaminated space capsule wipes out the people of a small town in this early novel by Michael Crichton The Andromeda Strain Paul	$800 [17] Alliterative term for a lubricant-applying device that may be pneumatic or battery-powered a grease gun Robyn Paul
$1,200 [23] This Russian pianist wrote "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" in 1934 while in exile Rachmaninoff	$1,200 [8] This anchor on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show": "I've just been handed a bulletin: 'You have something on your front tooth!'" Ted Baxter Robyn	$1,200 [4] A calorimeter measures the amount of this released or absorbed in a chemical reaction heat Paul	$1,200 [13] This 7-letter adjective means odd or unconventional in style bizarre Paul	$1,200 [26] Perry Smith & Dick Hickock commit multiple Kansas homicides in this 1966 bestseller In Cold Blood John	$1,200 [18] Type of nail with a tiny head that won't show; your "final" answer, please a finishing nail Paul
DD $2,000 [28] This haunting Mussorgsky work was inspired by a Nikolai Gogol story about witches gathering to hold a Sabbath Night on Bald Mountain John	$1,600 [9] Oldtime newsman Charlie skinner (Sam Waterston) is unafraid of the occasional potent potable on this HBO drama The Newsroom Paul	$2,000 [6] In this process, a solid such as dry ice converts directly into a gas without going through the liquid stage sublimation John	$1,600 [14] A gadget, or a character in "Gremlins" gizmo Paul	$1,600 [27] In 1960 John Updike published this first novel about Harry Angstrom Rabbit, Run	$1,600 [19] A deft ability at using tools, or the company that claims it invented the portable circular saw skill (Skil) John Paul
$2,000 [29] Last name of Domenico, the composer whose work is heard here; he learned a lot from his dad Alessandro Scarlatti	$2,000 [10] On this '70s show radio reporter Les Nessman said turkeys dropped from a chopper fell "like sacks of wet cement" WKRP in Cincinnati John	DD $2,400 [5] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) On TV, these two symbols play a part on "Breaking Bad", but in chemistry, they represent these two elements--one a toxic liquid, the other a metal bromine & barium Paul	$2,000 [15] This fore-&-aft sail is set on the third mast of a ship the mizzen Paul	$2,000 [30] Before taking off with "Airport", he checked in with "Hotel" (Arthur) Hailey Robyn	$2,000 [20] A medical tool to hold back the edge of an incision; on film, there's one named for the Mantle brothers a retractor Paul

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY PEOPLE

In a PS to an April 12, 1945 letter, he wrote, "This was dictated before the world fell in on me... what a blow it was, but--I must meet it"

Harry Truman

Robyn "Who was Hitler?" — wagered $2,021

John "Who is Hitler?" — wagered $14,398

Paul "Who is Hitler?" — wagered $4,897

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