Show #6726 2013-12-09 (taped 2013-09-30) Regular

Contestants

Reem Fattouh — a web editor from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Murray Weiss — a literary manager from Woodmere, New York

Craig Cornish, Jr. — a graduate student of history from Welcome, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Craig	$3,600	$9,000	$26,400	$27,800 2-day champion: $46,800	$23,200 29 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Murray	$400	$200	$-1,800	$-1,800 3rd place: $1,000	$-1,800 4 R, 5 W
Reem	$3,400	$5,400	$11,400	$7,800 2nd place: $2,000	$13,400 18 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE ____ OF ____	WHICH DIRECTION?	WE'RE HAVING A BARBECUE	PLEASE, NOT CHAPTER 11	YOU'RE SO VAGUE	YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU
$200 [1] He was the less than legal lawman trying to keep the peace around Sherwood Forest the Sheriff of Nottingham Murray Reem	$200 [2] Pet Shop Boys No. 1 hit:"____ End Girls" West Reem	$200 [16] Grilling this barbecue mainstay without its husk will intensify its flavor corn Craig	$200 [5] Book 4, Chapter 3:"Now, by 1482, Quasimodo was grown up" The Hunchback of Notre Dame Craig	$200 [17] Type of soldier in an Arlington tomb completed in 1932 unknown Craig	$200 [4] The Knack's biggest hit was about "My" girl named this; she went on to be a successful L.A. realtor Sharona Craig
$400 [14] Fabled weapon precariously suspended over a leader in Greek literature the Sword of Damocles Reem	$400 [3] Region in the U.K. where Norwich is:____ Anglia East Craig Reem	$400 [24] Soak skewers in water to prevent charring, impale meat or veggies, grill & you have these Mideastern-named items shish kabobs Murray	$400 [6] Chapter 6:"'You have heard then, comrades,' he said, 'that we pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse?'" Animal Farm Reem	$400 [18] Golf's Mr. Zoeller Fuzzy Reem	$400 [10] Eric Clapton's song about this woman who's "got me on my knees" was for a Beatle's wife, Pattie Boyd Layla Reem
$600 [15] In Virginia & Mississippi this state body approves textbooks for classroom use the Board of Education (the Department of Education accepted) Murray	$600 [28] "The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition":"____" South Craig Murray	$600 [25] It's the 1-word equivalent of a spit roast, which rotates food while it cooks over a fire a rotisserie Craig Reem	$600 [7] Spoiler alert! Chapter 3:"'Mistah Kurtz--he dead'" Heart of Darkness Craig	$600 [19] Title word describing literature's "Jude" obscure Craig	$600 [11] "Full House" star Dave Coulier is said to be the target... uh, inspiration... for "You Oughta Know" by this songstress Alanis Morrisette Reem
$800 [22] It's the "illuminating" alternate name for Hanukkah the Festival of Lights Craig	$800 [29] British P.M. 1770-1782:Lord ____ North Craig	$800 [26] The name of these alliterative ribs refers to size, not age baby back ribs	DD $1,000 [8] Chapter 4:"Clarence Endive was from East Egg, as I remember. He came only once, in white knickerbockers" The Great Gatsby Craig	$800 [20] A person who's ambivalent has 2 opposite feelings; a statement that's this ambi- word has 2 opposite interpretations ambiguous Craig	$800 [12] The light, the heat... this singer reportedly wrote "In Your Eyes" for girlfriend Rosanna Arquette Peter Gabriel Reem
$1,000 [23] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Most Americans had never even heard of this body of water in August 1964, but that was all about to change the Gulf of Tonkin Craig	$1,000 [30] Set the rules for becoming a state:The ____ Ordinance of 1787 Northwest Craig	$1,000 [27] Using a charcoal grill?Thisstarter is efficient & reliable a chimney starter	$1,000 [9] Chapter 17:"So Humbert the cubus schemed and dreamed--and the red sun of desire and decision... rose higher and higher" Lolita Craig	$1,000 [21] Woo hoo! Damon Albarn's '90s band Blur Reem	$1,000 [13] This band wasn't in Kansas anymore in coming up with "Rosanna" for Ms. Arquette Toto Craig

Double Jeopardy! Round

PERIODIC TABLE FOR 5	MYTHING PERSONS	NOW THAT'S COMEDY	A TIP O' THE "HUN"	MILITARY GOVERNORS	NATIONALITEASE
$400 [10] This noble gas lights up the periodic table in between helium & argon neon Murray	$400 [2] Syrinx & Echo were among the nymphs pursued by this pipe player who possessed the horns & feet of a goat Pan Craig	$400 [1] Eddie Murphy was box-office gold in this 1984 film about a Detroit police officer out West Beverly Hills Cop Craig	$400 [13] Call it a premonition; or you can call it this a hunch Craig	$400 [20] This Allied Supreme Commander became military governor of the U.S. occupied zone in Germany in May 1945 Eisenhower Reem	$400 [18] A batter's swing with no contact in Lucerne? a Swiss miss Murray
$800 [11] Group 1B of the periodic table goes copper, silver, then this valuable metal gold Craig	$800 [3] If he hadn't stolen fire from heaven, he wouldn't have been bound by chains to a rock in the Caucasus Prometheus Craig	$800 [7] In 2013 2 sitcoms starring TV veterans debuted head-to-head: "The Michael J. Fox Show" & "The Crazy Ones" starring him Robin Williams Reem	$800 [14] It's a 2-word outlaw-capturing job for pay, dog a bounty hunter Reem	$800 [21] In 1821 this future president was appointed military governor of Florida (Andrew) Jackson Craig	$800 [19] A lot of wall writing right here in the United States? American graffiti
$1,200 [28] This nonmetallic element is found in all organic compounds as well as in all known forms of life carbon Reem	$1,200 [4] Early sources have only 1 Gorgon, but that became 3: Stheno, Euryale & her Medusa Reem	$1,200 [8] When the Miami Dolphins mascot goes missing, this goofy title detective takes up the case in a 1994 film Ace Ventura Craig	$1,200 [15] Thick or stout, like a certain line of soups chunky Craig	$1,200 [22] As military governor of this "Crescent City", Benjamin Franklin Butler allegedly looted its local banks New Orleans	$1,200 [23] Paris' young fish? a French fry Craig
$1,600 [29] Atomic number 20 belongs to this element found in limestone & eggshells calcium Reem	$1,600 [5] Seth, the Egyptian god of chaos, was a jealous adversary of this brother, the god of the underworld Osiris Craig	$1,600 [9] Marlo Thomas played aspiring New York actress Ann Marie on this '60s sitcom That Girl Murray	$1,600 [16] Seen here, they've become a favorite of fans at sporting events thundersticks Murray	$1,600 [24] In 1904 engineer George Whitefield Davis became the first military governor of this Central American "Zone" the Panama (Canal) Zone Craig	$1,600 [26] An Ottawa shillelagh? a Canadian club
DD $2,000 [30] This metal's name is derived from a word for a demon or little devil nickel Reem	DD $5,000 [6] When presiding over the new year, this Roman god holds the numbers 300 & 65 in his hands Janus Craig	$2,000 [12] Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character struggles to live in an industrial society in this 1936 film Modern Times Craig	$2,000 [17] In 2013 more than half the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay were reportedly part of this type of protest a hunger strike Reem	$2,000 [25] This "Pathfinder" served as military governor of California for 6 weeks in 1847 before being replaced (John C.) Fremont Craig	$2,000 [27] Volleyball player lofting the ball so his Dublin teammates can spike it? an Irish setter Craig Murray

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Although born in the United States, he was the only president who spoke English as a second language

Martin Van Buren

Reem "Who is Truman" — wagered $3,600

Craig "Who was Van Buren?" — wagered $1,400

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