Show #6624 2013-06-06 (taped 2013-01-30) Regular

Contestants

Lauren Hopkins Karcz — a language test developer from Atlanta, Georgia

Greg Draves — an MBA student from New York, New York

Jonathan Van Balen — an international marketing specialist from Lexington, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonathan	$4,600	$7,200	$6,800	$12,583 2nd place: $2,000	$8,000 20 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Greg	$1,200	$3,200	$17,600	$22,800 New champion: $22,800	$17,600 18 R, 0 W
Lauren	$2,000	$4,800	$11,400	$4,400 3rd place: $1,000	$14,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

GEORGE WASHINGTON	CLIPS	LISTED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE	BODY QUOTES	WATCH THOSE RATS & MICE	THEY'RE AFTER THE "CHEE"s
$200 [6] His occupation starting with his first known efforts at age 15 surveyor Lauren	$200 [21] If you encounter opposition you can't overcome, you've run into this seven-letter item a buzzsaw Greg	$200 [14] It owns theme parks & water parks:SIX Six Flags Greg	$200 [11] "O, Susanna! O, don't you cry for me, I've come from Alabama with my" this banjo on my knee Jonathan	$200 [22] His role as a mischievous deckhand in "Steamboat Willie" launched his career Mickey Mouse Greg	$200 [1] A puffed cornmeal snack created in 1948 Cheetos Lauren
$400 [7] The city where he was sworn in as president in 1789 (don't say Washington, D.C., it wasn't built yet) New York City Jonathan	$400 [30] Yep, China's got the bomb; check out this cloud that could go in a food category mushroom Jonathan	$400 [15] Company with armored cars for CIT (cash in transit):BCO Brink's Greg	$400 [12] Rudy Giuliani after 9/11: these "are broken, but they continue to beat, and the spirit of our city has never been stronger" hearts Jonathan	$400 [23] "Quiet Please!", starring this feline & mouse duo, won the 1945 Oscar for best cartoon short subject Tom & Jerry Lauren	$400 [2] "Up in Smoke" comedy duo Cheech & Chong Jonathan
$600 [8] Henry Knox succeeded George as army commander & was George's secretary of this war Jonathan	$600 [29] Graceful bird seenhereonce hunted by sailors albatross Jonathan Greg	$600 [16] A retailer of casual apparel:ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Jonathan	$600 [13] Pontius Pilate "took water, and washed" these "before the multitude", saying he was innocent of the blood of Jesus hands Greg	$600 [24] Remy is a frustrated chef in this kitchen caper from Pixar Ratatouille Lauren	$600 [3] Hip hip oh no!It's been called the most dangerous female sport in high school & college cheerleading Jonathan
$800 [9] Not knowing this European language was a problem when George parleyed with speakers of it on the Ohio River French Lauren	$800 [28] Borrowed from the theater, it's the term for the type of stunt-flying exhibition seen here barnstorming Jonathan	$800 [17] The name didn't die with the telegraph:WU Western Union Jonathan	$800 [19] A World War II slogan said these "sink ships" loose lips Jonathan	$800 [25] The mice Bernard & Bianca travel to save a rare eagle in the sequel titled "The Rescuers" here Down Under Lauren	$800 [4] Wapshot chronicler who published his first short story at age 18 John Cheever Lauren
$1,000 [10] It's where George is at rest Mount Vernon Jonathan	$1,000 [27] During the 2010 State of the Union address, lip-readers caught this Supreme Court justice saying, "Simply not true" (Samuel) Alito Jonathan	$1,000 [18] Providing antivirus & firewall technology:MFE McAfee Lauren	DD $1,200 [20] This 1897 work includes the line "a great nose indicates a great man" Cyrano de Bergerac Jonathan	$1,000 [26] This rat had his own movie in the sequel to "Willard", which featured a hit Michael Jackson tune Ben Greg	$1,000 [5] How close were we? This body part "by jowl" cheek Jonathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER	SCIENCE IN SPORTS	POLITICAL JARGON	POP HIT MISSING LINKS	AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS	"GR"8 WORDS
$400 [11] Look out below; they're the group seenherein a satellite photo the Great Lakes Jonathan	$400 [26] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) The force required for a 220-pound running back to stop & turn upfield is about 450 pounds, per this man's third law of motion Newton Jonathan	$400 [16] Wolf Blitzer's show title refers to this place where activities are coordinated during a crisis The Situation Room Lauren	$400 [6] I Kissed A ____ You Know It's True Girl Greg	$400 [20] In 2010 this city gave landmark status to the homes of Lorraine Hansberry, Gwendolyn Brooks & Richard Wright Chicago Jonathan	$400 [1] A football field, or a flat framework of parallel metal bars used for broiling meat gridiron Lauren
$800 [12] To remember the names of the world's 3 longest rivers, just say "nay", for the Nile, Amazon & this one Yangtze Lauren	$800 [27] Hockey pucks are frozen before a game to reduce this motion-resisting force friction Jonathan	$800 [17] Middle-class suburban women with kids kicking the ball around fall into this demographic soccer moms Lauren	$800 [7] Empire State Of ____ Games Mind Greg	$800 [21] Set 15 years later, Terry McMillan's "Getting to Happy" checks back in on the ladies we last met "Waiting to" do this exhale Lauren	$800 [2] This steel-gray mineral is often used to make electrodes & crucibles graphite Greg
$1,200 [13] Until it made the news in 1961, most Americans were unfamiliar with this body of water the Bay of Pigs Greg	$1,200 [28] Golf's hottest controversy is over a type of this club with a longer shaft to stabilize your swing & nerves putter Greg	$1,200 [18] "FLOTUS" is an acronym for this title; its holder is not elected but has to serve anyway First Lady of the United States Jonathan	$1,200 [8] On The ____ Ga-Ga Radio Lauren	$1,600 [23] Set in Georgia, her first novel was 1970's "The Third Life of Grange Copeland" Alice Walker Jonathan Lauren	$1,200 [3] A wrestler grappler Greg
$1,600 [14] The Cyclades Islands lie in this sea Aegean Sea Jonathan Greg	$1,600 [30] A curveball curves because this is unequal on different sides where the ball's surface meets the air pressure (or wind resistance) Jonathan Greg	$1,600 [19] This last name of a judge denied a Supreme Court spot in 1987 is now a verb meaning to attack someone's character Bork Lauren	$1,600 [9] Locked Out Of ____ Is A Place on Earth Heaven Lauren	$2,000 [24] (Professor Henry Louis Gates delivers the clue.) This prolific social critic & author of "Race Matters" was my co-author on the 1996 book "The Future of the Race" Cornel West	$1,600 [4] Magnificence, or nobility & greatness of character grandeur Greg Lauren
$2,000 [15] This serene-sounding river of western Canada is named for the site of a territorial settlement between Indians Peace River Jonathan	$2,000 [29] Geometric arch that's the natural path of a projectile; a narrower one helps free throws, Dwight Howard parabola Greg	DD $2,000 [25] A state like Texas whose composition is less than 50% Caucasian is said to be this alliterative oxymoronic term majority minority Lauren	$2,000 [10] One Sweet ____ Tripper Day Jonathan	DD $3,000 [22] Kristin Hunter took the title for her novel "God Bless the Child" from this singer Billie Holiday Lauren	$2,000 [5] We use this Latin word to mean appropriate seriousness or solemnity gravitas Jonathan Greg

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

A bo'sun whistle was once a prize in boxes of this alliterative product introduced in 1963

Cap'n Crunch

Jonathan "What isCracker Jack?Cap'n Crunch" — wagered $5,783

Lauren "What is Cracker Jack?" — wagered $7,000

Greg "What is Cap'n Crunch?" — wagered $5,200

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