Show #6703 2013-11-06 (taped 2013-09-17) Regular

Rani Peffer game 2.

Contestants

Evan Voorn — a student teacher from Fort Worth, Texas

Kellie Herson — a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Rani Peffer — a corporate finance manager from Crittenden, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,311)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rani	$-1,400	$1,600	$9,600	$14,401 2-day champion: $28,712	$11,600 13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Kellie	$800	$2,600	$6,600	$13,200 3rd place: $1,000	$8,600 14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Evan	$1,000	$2,800	$7,200	$14,400 2nd place: $2,000	$8,200 19 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY	GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT	THE NEW YORK TIMESFOOD	IN THE WORLD CAPITAL	MYSTERY FOLKS	BEASTLY WORDS & PHRASES
$200 [1] The idea for this holiday is credited to Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter & union leader Labor Day Evan	$200 [16] Van Heflin was in "Shane" & "3:10 to Yuma"; this group gave us songs like "Hot For Teacher" Van Halen Kellie	$200 [26] (Mark Bittman delivers the clue.) In one of my Opinionator pieces, I talked about the dangers of pesticide exposure & a move toward this type of food grown without the use of chemicals organic Rani	$200 [6] Communist Party HQ in the Plaza de la Revolucion Havana Evan	$200 [21] Found dead on Sept. 8, 1888, Annie Chapman is said to be one of this unidentified man's London victims Jack the Ripper Evan	$200 [11] Slang for a dice throw of double ones snake eyes Kellie
$400 [2] According to the feds, that Monday you get off in February is for this man's birthday George Washington Kellie	$400 [17] Ram Jam is a '70s rock group & the trademark move Mickey Rourke's character performed in this 2008 film The Wrestler Kellie	$400 [27] (Mark Bittman delivers the clue.) At nytimes.com you'll find videos on how to cook a variety of dishes, American & international, like dal tarka, a lentil dish from this country India Kellie	$400 [7] The Festival Franco-Ontarien Ottawa Evan	$400 [22] We don't know the name of the man who on June 5, 1989 confronted a line of tanks in this area & even crawled atop one Tiananmen Square Evan	$400 [12] This alliterative 2-word term means a haughty attitude; to become less arrogant, you've got to get off it high horse Evan
$600 [3] It originated when citizens placed flowers on the graves of Civil War soldiers Memorial Day Evan	$600 [18] Kelly Clarkson was an "American Idol"; in 2002 Kelly Clark went all the way to Olympic gold in this snowboarding event the half-pipe	$600 [28] (Mark Bittman delivers the clue.) In the Diner's Journal blog, I shared a recipe for this meat "under a brick", a favorite in Italy chicken Evan	$600 [8] Plaza de Garibaldi, near the Avenida Juarez Mexico City Rani Kellie Evan	$600 [23] "Immortal Beloved" is the only I.D. we have on the woman whom this 19th c. composer called "my angel, my all, my very self" Ludwig van Beethoven	$600 [13] Dipole antennas, also called these, were mostly made obsolete when TV stations began broadcasting in digital rabbit ears Kellie
$800 [4] Of the 10 U.S. federal holidays, this one honors the oldest event historically Christmas Day Rani Kellie	$800 [19] Tippecanoe was an 1811 battle; she starred in "Marnie" & "The Birds" Tippi Hedren Kellie	—	$800 [9] Tivoli Gardens amusement park Copenhagen Evan	$800 [24] On Nov. 24, 1971 the man known as this hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight, parachuting out with 200 grand D.B. Cooper Rani	$800 [14] George Orwell called it, used by certain armies in military parades, "one of the most horrible sights in the world" goose-stepping Evan
DD $1,000 [5] The first presidential proclamation of this day mentions "the favorable interpositions of" God's providence Thanksgiving Evan	$1,000 [20] Frankie Muniz played agent Cody Banks; Diablo Cody wrote the screenplay of this 2007 film about a pregnant teen Juno Rani	—	$1,000 [10] The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, near a noted gate Berlin Kellie	$1,000 [25] Some say Louis de Bourbon, son of Louis XIV, was the prisoner in the Bastille known as this man the Man in the Iron Mask Rani	$1,000 [15] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows some clouds on the monitor.) Long, wispy cirrus clouds are sometimes referred to by this name from their resemblance to a certain equine body part mares' tails Evan

Double Jeopardy! Round

PLYMOUTH COLONY	LIT-TREE-TURE	MEDICAL TALK	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	READJUSTED	BEATLE-Y WORDS & PHRASES
$400 [19] Today a national shrine, it has the year "1620" carved on it & is preserved under a granite canopy Plymouth Rock Rani	$400 [14] Treebeard, created by this author, says, "Nobody cares for the woods as I care for them, not even elves nowadays" Tolkien Evan	$400 [24] During pregnancy, insulin resistance may result in the gestational type of this condition diabetes Evan	$400 [11] Since Georgetown had students who served on both sides in the Civil War, these became the school's colors in 1876 blue & gray Kellie	$400 [1] Like Yorick, you may be "a fellow of infinite" this synonym for "joke" jest Rani	$400 [6] "I don't care too much for money, money can't" do this buy me love Evan
$800 [20] The colonists had intended to settle near the mouth of this New York river but were blown off course due to stormy weather the Hudson Evan	$800 [15] Wow! The boy in this Shel Silverstein classic tale never even says thanks for the branches, the apples...anything! The Giving Tree Evan	$1,600 [26] This condition that causes pain, stiffness & tenderness in the muscles & joints is known as FM for short fibromyalgia Kellie	$800 [12] This Rhode Island school's Van Wickle Gatesopen twice a year--inward for incoming freshman and outward for commencement Brown Rani	$800 [2] A mammary gland on a cow an udder Rani	$800 [7] This "road that leads to your door will never disappear" the long and winding road Rani Evan
$1,200 [21] "Miles" from his birthplace in Lancashire, he helped found the town of Duxbury & in 1656 died there Myles Standish Rani	$1,200 [16] This book begins, "serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York, especially in the summer of 1912" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Kellie	$2,000 [25] A little bird told us smoking or dentures can cause this most common fungal infection of the mouth & throat thrush Kellie	$1,600 [28] The undergrad school at this Northampton, Mass. college admits only women, but its grad school is coed Smith Kellie	$1,200 [3] Protrudes, like a strip of land into a bay juts Kellie	$1,200 [8] This song includes the line "a thousand pages give or take a few, I'll be writing more in a week or two" "Paperback Writer" Evan
$1,600 [22] Plymouth was part of the Dominion of New England, an entity that collapsed when this couple took the throne in 1689 William & Mary Evan	DD $2,000 [17] This self-described "fool" wrote, "a tree that looks at God all day / and lifts her leafy arms to pray" Joyce Kilmer Kellie	—	DD $2,000 [13] Truman the Tiger has been this school's mascot since 1984 the University of Missouri Rani	$1,600 [4] A cleaning brush, or a long, lightweight coat a duster Rani	$1,600 [9] "Now somewhere in the Black Mountain hills of Dakota there lived a young boy named" this Rocky Raccoon Evan
$2,000 [23] This chief of the Wampanoag Indians signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims & became a loyal friend Massasoit Evan	$2,000 [18] In "Paradise Lost" it stood in the Garden of Eden "high eminent, blooming ambrosial fruit" the Tree of Life Rani Evan	—	$2,000 [27] Somewhat oddly, USF, this school, also has Pleasanton & Santa Rosa campuses the University of San Francisco Kellie	$2,000 [5] A deceptive 4-letter ploy a ruse Rani	$2,000 [10] About her, Lennon & McCartney wrote, "nothing can come between us, when it gets dark I tow your heart away" Lovely Rita Evan

Final Jeopardy!

ON THE GLOBE

Of the 5 named circles of latitude on a standard Earth globe, it's the one with the longest name

the Tropic of Capricorn

Kellie "What is the Tropic of Capricorn?" — wagered $6,600

Evan "What is the Tropic of Capricorn" — wagered $7,200

Rani "What is the Tropic of Capricorn?" — wagered $4,801

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