Show #4638 2004-11-04 (taped 2004-08-18) Regular

Ken Jennings game 66.

Contestants

Jennifer Knapp — a documentation manager from Norfolk, Virginia

Jerry Taggart — a billing administrator from Holiday, Florida

Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 65-day cash winnings total $2,197,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ken	$5,800	$10,000	$40,000	$50,000 66-day champion: $2,247,000	$27,200 36 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Jerry	$1,600	$1,800	$9,800	$1 2nd place: $2,000	$9,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Jennifer	$0	$-200	$-2,200	$-2,200 3rd place: $1,000	$-2,200 2 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GUNSMOKE	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER	YOU BET YOUR "LIFE"	WHAT'S MY LINE?	FATHER KNOWS BEST	'50s TV
$200 [23] Horace Smith produced the first cartridge revolver pistol with this business partner Wesson Jennifer	$200 [21] Reportedly, the largest of these beaver constructions was over 2,000 feet long & 12 feet high a dam Ken	$200 [6] A beach or pool attendant trained in rescue techniques a lifeguard Ken	$200 [1] "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" (Ebenezer) Scrooge Ken	$200 [16] In 1894 Nicholas II succeeded his father, Alexander III, as the ruler of this country Russia Ken	$200 [11] In 1953 Edward R. Murrow gave a TV tour of this network's new West Coast facility, Television City CBS Ken
$400 [24] At noon on July 4, U.S. Army posts fire a salute of this many guns 50 Jerry Jennifer	$400 [22] It should gnaw at you that beavers are members of this largest order of mammals rodents Jerry	$400 [7] This TV cable network for women celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2004 Lifetime Ken	$400 [2] "I want to be a lady in a flower shop stead of sellin at the corner of Tottenham Court Road" Eliza Doolittle Jerry	$400 [17] During this Jewish ceremony, a father thanks God for being freed of legal responsibility for his son's actions a bar mitzvah Jerry	$400 [12] A building here at Sony Pictures Studios is named for this actor, Jim Anderson on "Father Knows Best" Robert Young Jerry
$600 [25] The pistol used to kill this man is displayed by the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society William McKinley Ken	$600 [26] In April 1999 several beavers were captured after munching on this city's prized cherry trees Washington, D.C. Ken	$600 [8] It's paid to your beneficiaries after your death life insurance Jerry	$600 [3] "Chief among these motives was the overwhelming idea of the great whale himself" Ishmael Ken Jerry	$600 [18] The Encarta Dictionary defines this as "one of the members of the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution" a Founding Father Jerry	$600 [13] During the 1955-56 season, its episodes included "Alice and the Blonde" & "Bensonhurst Bomber" The Honeymooners Ken
$800 [29] This U.S. state's official seal shows a man holding a gun & standing on a peninsula Michigan Jerry Jennifer	$800 [27] This country put a beaver on its coat of arms & on its 5-cent piece Canada Ken	$800 [9] One-word term for your manner of living your lifestyle Ken	$800 [4] "How all occasions do inform against me and spur my dull revenge!" Hamlet Jerry	$800 [19] The anthem of this country between France & Spain begins, "The great Charlemagne, my father" Andorra Ken	$800 [14] In 1950 this comedian brought his radio program to TV along with Rochester & announcer Don Wilson Jack Benny Ken
$1,000 [30] In 1974 this man told the U.N. General Assembly he bore "an olive branch and a freedom fighter's gun" Yasser Arafat Ken	$1,000 [28] Like baby foxes, the offspring of beavers are known by this term kits Ken	$1,000 [10] A plaster cast made of a person's face a life mask Ken Jerry	DD $1,000 [5] "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" Sherlock Holmes Jerry	$1,000 [20] Soren Kierkegaard is considered "the father of" this philosophical movement existentialism Ken	$1,000 [15] A few years before playing John Robinson in "Lost in Space", Guy Williams played this swashbuckler Zorro Ken

Double Jeopardy! Round

KNIGHTS & KNIGHTHOOD	TOP OF THE CHARTS, MA!	"I" LADS	COUNTRY MATTERS	BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME	5-LETTER WORDS
$400 [9] A well-equipped knight had several of these, including a palfrey for travel & a fast courser for battle a horse Ken	$400 [1] This singer of the No. 1 hit "Let's Get It On" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 Marvin Gaye Ken	$400 [13] It was the name of 13 popes & one antipope Innocent Ken Jerry	$400 [19] On April 25, 1898 the U.S. declared war on this country Spain Ken	$400 [2] West, Smith, Sandler Adam Ken	$400 [7] Samuel Johnson defined it as "the unctuous or oily part of milk" cream Ken
$1,600 [28] From the French col, meaning "neck", it was a tap on the shoulder during the knighthood ceremony an accolade	$800 [18] A No. 1 song says, "Did you ever know that you're my hero... I can fly higher than an eagle, for you are" this "The Wind Beneath My Wings" Ken	$800 [14] Popular "Peer Gynt" playwright Ibsen Jerry	$800 [20] Formed by the Nan, Ping, Wang & Yom, the Chao Phraya is this country's main river Thailand Jerry	$800 [3] Prudhomme, Gauguin, Klee Paul Ken	$800 [8] You give a "wide" one to something you're afraid of, or to a fat man in a sleeping car berth Jerry
$2,000 [27] The last grand master of the Knights Templar, he was burned as a heretic by Philip IV in March 1314 Jacques de Molay	$1,200 [24] Soloists on this 1985 song include Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan & Cyndi Lauper "We Are The World" Jerry	$1,200 [15] Born in Romania in 1912, this absurdist playwright died in 1994 Ionesco Ken	$1,200 [21] This African nation is made up of one big island & several smaller ones including Sainte Marie Madagascar Ken	$1,200 [4] Stewart, Graham, Grimes Martha Ken Jerry	$1,600 [11] Because a false one is used as a disguise, it came to mean someone who's a decoy to divert suspicion beard Ken
—	$1,600 [25] In a No. 1 R&B hit this group wondered, "Say, do you remember... dancing in September" Earth, Wind & Fire Jerry	$1,600 [16] His pen names included Launcelot Wagstaffe, Geoffrey Crayon & Diedrich Knickerbocker Washington Irving Ken	$2,000 [23] Less than 12,000 square miles, this country is completely surrounded by South Africa Lesotho Ken	$1,600 [5] Baker,LeBon, Wiesenthal Simon Ken	$2,000 [12] A hidden provision in a deal, or an attractive marital partner catch Jennifer
—	$2,000 [26] This Eagles song promises, "Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through" "Heartache Tonight" Ken	$2,000 [17] In his teens this Neoclassical French artist joined the studio of Jacques-Louis David Ingres Jerry	DD $7,800 [22] When the War of the Pacific ended in 1884, this now landlocked country lost its only coastal territory to Chile Bolivia Ken	$2,000 [6] Meeker, Cornell, Pound Ezra Ken	DD $7,800 [10] It means in a particular area; put a hyphen in the middle & it helps you lose weight local Ken

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Souvenirs sold at this attraction include 1962 World's Fair glassware & mugs boasting "I made it to the top"

the Space Needle

Jerry "What is the ?" — wagered $9,799

Ken "What is the Space Needle?" — wagered $10,000

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