Show #4639 2004-11-05 (taped 2004-08-18) Regular

Ken Jennings game 67.

Contestants

Elizabeth Costello — an attorney and media sales rep originally from Mahopac, New York

John Murray — an aspiring playwright from Jersey City, New Jersey

Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 66-day cash winnings total $2,247,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ken	$6,400	$9,600	$42,800	$25,600 67-day champion: $2,272,600	$36,000 41 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W
John	$400	$1,400	$2,200	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$2,200 4 R, 0 W
Elizabeth	$1,600	$1,600	$4,800	$5,100 2nd place: $2,000	$4,800 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

CREAM	SUNSHINE	OF YOUR "LOVE"	STRANGE BREW	CROSSROADS	TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES
$200 [26] Your basic all-American baked potato often comes with this "cream" & chives sour Elizabeth	$200 [6] Of 8, 18 or 28, the approximate time it takes in minutes for the Sun's rays to reach the Earth 8 Elizabeth	$200 [9] With Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Derek & the Dominos released the hit album "Layla & Other Assorted" these Love Songs Ken	$200 [21] On an episode of this show, Samantha gives Darrin a potion she says will fill him with confidence Bewitched John	$200 [16] This state capital is "the Crossroads of the Pacific" Honolulu Ken	$200 [1] Ulysses is the Latin name of Odysseus, the Greek hero that this poet portrayed in "The Odyssey" Homer Ken
$400 [27] One type is made with chocolate & cream; another with damp soil, mostly by children a mud pie Elizabeth	$400 [7] Green plants use the Sun's rays to turn water & this gas into carbohydrates carbon dioxide Ken	$400 [12] A small sofa for 2 people a loveseat John	$400 [22] The "Macbeth" witches' brew contains an entire toad but only the toe of this fellow amphibian a frog Ken	$400 [17] This Neb. city on the Missouri River calls itself "the Crossroads of the Nation" & "the Gateway to the West" Omaha Ken	$400 [2] Ulysses devised this trick to induce the soldiers of Troy to open the city gates the Trojan horse Ken
$600 [28] Captain Parker's in Yarmouth is a 2-time winner of Boston Harborfest's competition in this creamy soup clam chowder Ken	$600 [8] UVA, UVB & UVC are the 3 types of this radiation contained in sunshine ultraviolet Elizabeth	$600 [13] Small green African avian of the genus agapornis a lovebird Ken	$600 [23] On a 2001 season opener, Willow had to brew up a potion to bring this heroine back from the dead Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ken	$600 [18] This "Prairie State" calls itself "the Heart of the Nation", "the Hub of the Nation" & "the Crossroads of America" Illinois Ken Elizabeth	$800 [4] In the Strait of Messina, Ulysses lost 6 of his men to the sea monster Scylla while avoiding this whirlpool Charybdis Ken
$800 [29] This Kraft Foods dessert topping comes in an extra creamy version Cool Whip Ken	$800 [10] The energy we call sunshine is initially generated by the Sun's fusion of hydrogen into this helium Ken	$800 [14] This N.Y. region was declared a disaster area due to toxic waste Love Canal Elizabeth	$800 [24] Harry Potter's potions professor, he's as loathsome as his shrinking solution Snape Ken	$800 [19] Sioux Falls in this state calls itself "the Crossroads of the Nation" South Dakota John	DD $1,000 [3] Ulysses was bound to his ship's mast to avoid the lure of the sounds of these demons, half women, half birds the sirens Ken
$1,000 [30] Teutonic name for a mousse made with whipped cream & set in a towering mold Bavarian cream Ken	$1,000 [11] The radiation that becomes our sunshine leaves the Sun's surface at this "sphere", the visible surface of the sun the photosphere	$1,000 [15] His literary output includes "The Thing on the Doorstep" & "The Dunwich Horror" H.P. Lovecraft Ken	$1,000 [25] Film in which a magic potion keeps Meryl Streep & Goldie Hawn alive after they're both murdered Death Becomes Her Ken	$1,000 [20] This Midwestern capital city has a great "track" record as "the Crossroads of America", also the motto of its state Indianapolis	$1,000 [5] Ulysses spent a year on the island of Aeaea in the company of this witch who turned men into pigs Circe Ken

Double Jeopardy! Round

LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES	EVENTS IN THE OLYMPIC DECATHLON	WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL CATHEDRAL	IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME	AWARDS & HONORS	LETTER PERFECT
$400 [26] Jacob Schick came up with this device while mining way up north where hot water was scarce an electric razor Ken	$400 [16] It's the running event that includes a series of obstacles the hurdles Ken	$400 [21] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.) In 1968 he gave his last Sunday sermon from the Canterbury pulpit; a memorial service for him was heldhere5 days later Dr. King Ken	$400 [11] Before you "coin" one of these, know it's from the Greek for "to speak" a phrase Ken	$400 [1] This "Arthur" star must have been a perfect "10"--the Queen made him a Commander of the British Empire in 2001 Dudley Moore Elizabeth	$400 [2] Crossword puzzle competitors save time by using the lower-case version of this most common English letter E Ken
$800 [27] This wireless handheld brand lets you access e-mail on the go & also makes a great pie filling a BlackBerry John	$800 [17] It's the throwing event that uses the heaviest item the shotput Ken	$800 [22] The National Cathedral's official name is the Cathedral Church of St. Peter & him St. Paul Elizabeth	$800 [12] From the Greek for "flow", this type of arthritis is characterized by painful swelling of the joints rheumatoid Ken	$800 [7] (Hi. I'm Gretchen Carlson of the CBSSaturday Early Show.) As a journalist I've been honored with 3 of these awards named for this TV legend, George Burns' famous partner Gracie Allen Ken	$800 [3] In Roman numerals, if you get a hit every time up, you're said to be batting this M Ken
$1,200 [28] A device you can use to spiff up clothes, or the type of trunk where they got all their wrinkles a steamer Ken	$1,200 [18] It's the shortest of the running events 100 meters Ken	$1,200 [23] Over 150 people are interred at the Cathedral, including this woman who lost her hearing and her sight at age 1 1/2 Helen Keller Ken	$1,200 [13] This word is from the Greek for "wanderer"; the fact that the Earth was one wasn't figured out till later planet Ken	$1,600 [9] In 1953 the Lenin Peace Prize went to this Chilean poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda Ken	$1,200 [4] Alphabetically, the first letter that stands alone as the symbol of a chemical element B Ken
$1,600 [29] Iraq administrator Paul Bremner's line "You cannot wand a million people" referred to a hand-held one a metal detector Ken	$1,600 [19] The 2 events with "jump" in their names long jump & high jump Ken	$1,600 [24] This Episcopal minister, ex-Missouri senator & U.N. Ambassador led the Reagan funeral service June 11, 2004 John Danforth Elizabeth	$2,000 [15] From the Greek for "tongue", it's the opening in the larynx where consonants stop the glottis Ken	$2,000 [10] In 2004, Zaha Hadid became the first woman to receive this prize, often called architecture's highest honor the Pritzker Ken	$1,600 [5] A clever basketball coach is said to be good with these two letters X's & O's Elizabeth
—	$2,000 [20] The 2 events in which you use a long rod the pole vault & the javelin Ken	$2,000 [25] The only president buried in Washington, D.C., his tomb was dedicated in 1956, the centennial of his birth Woodrow Wilson	DD $4,000 [14] From the Greek for "to strike on one side", it's paralysis of both legs due to a spinal cord injury paraplegia Ken	DD $5,200 [8] When this man won the Peace Prize, the Nobel chairman didn't expect "gratitude from the Polish authorities" Lech Walesa Ken	$2,000 [6] To reverse direction in a car, hang a U-turn or this type of turn, also called a 3-point turn K-turn Ken Elizabeth

Final Jeopardy!

LITERATURE

In early drafts, the heroine of this novel was named Pansy & her family home was called Fontenoy Hall

Gone with the Wind

John "What is Wuthering Heights" — wagered $2,100

Elizabeth "What is Gone With the Wind?" — wagered $300

Ken "What is Wuthering Heights" — wagered $17,200

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