Show #6788 2014-03-05 (taped 2014-01-21) Battle of the Decades

Battle of the Decades: The 1990s game 3.

Contestants

Shane Whitlock — a radiologist from Little Rock, Arkansas

Bob Harris — a writer from Los Angeles, California

Robin Carroll — an instructional designer and curriculum developer from Atlanta, Georgia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robin	$3,200	$2,000	$5,600	$11,200 Quarterfinalist	$5,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Bob	$-800	$1,200	$6,000	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$7,000 14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Shane	$-400	$400	$10,000	$7,999 2nd place: $5,000	$12,800 16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BILL CLINTON	HOLIDAYS	"HANG" FIVE	LOGOS	THE FIRST INSTRUMENT HEARD	CARSON, DAILY
$200 [11] His birthplace; it's where he lived the first 7 years of his life Hope, Arkansas Robin	$200 [1] 2013 brought the very rare coincidence of Thanksgiving & this religious holiday Hanukkah Bob	$200 [16] Hyphenated term for any sycophant or toady hanger-on Shane	$200 [6] The arrow seenhereis part of the logo of this retailer Amazon Robin	$200 [21] On "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" a guitar Bob	$200 [26] On July 29, 1981 Johnny said these 2 had "a fairy-tale romance. Too bad they had to spoil it & get married" Diana & Charles Robin Shane
$400 [12] The foreign school he attended from 1968 to 1970 Oxford Robin	$600 [3] March 2 is a holiday in this state, celebrating its 1836 independence Texas Shane	$400 [17] 2-word nickname of 19th century Arkansas arbiter Isaac Parker, who favored capital punishment the "Hanging Judge" Shane	$400 [7] This slender Russian dog is the logo of publisher Alfred A. Knopf a borzoi Robin	$400 [22] In Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" a clarinet Bob	$400 [27] Can we talk? No! After this "Tonight Show" fixture got her own gig on Fox in 1986, Johnny never spoke to her again Joan Rivers Robin
$600 [13] The first statewide office to which he was elected, in 1976 3 years out of law school attorney general Robin Bob	$800 [4] There's a day of the week in this word, a synonym for Pentecost Whitsunday Robin	$600 [18] As we all learned in 2000, these dangle off incompletely punched paper ballots hanging chads Bob	$600 [8] The game is afoot at this company, begun in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860 Milton Bradley Bob	$600 [23] In "Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun" the flute Robin Bob	$600 [28] Johnny's "Tonight Show" debuted on Oct. 1, 1962; guests included Groucho & this "Mildred Pierce" actress Joan Crawford Bob
$800 [14] In 1994 this ex-solicitor general was named independent counsel & became Bill's nemesis (Kenneth) Starr Robin	DD $1,000 [2] In 2011 the 250th edition of a real oldie hit parade marched up New York's 5th Avenue on this date St. Patrick's Day (March 17) Bob	$800 [19] Ray Guy's punts inspired the NFL to create a statistic for this hang time Bob	$800 [9] The Dunkin' Donuts logo has a picture not of a donut but of this a cup of coffee Robin	$800 [24] On "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes the drums Robin	$800 [29] On Carson in 1982 he said, "I'm from a predominantly black family, & I have yet to run into a relative named Buckwheat" Eddie Murphy
$1,000 [15] The act Bill signed in his first month in office granting workers time off the Family and Medical Leave Act Shane	$1,000 [5] It's believed that Imhotep helped create this calendar in which new year is usually September 11 the Coptic calendar Robin Shane	$1,000 [20] Slang for one who passes bad checks a paper hanger Robin	$1,000 [10] Seen here is the logo for this cloud computing service that stores your photos, videos, & documents Dropbox Shane	$1,000 [25] In "Pictures at an Exhibition"; it takes a bit longer in "Thus Spake Zarathustra" the trumpet	$1,000 [30] In his last monologue, Johnny said this huge corp. "named me employee of the month...that was a dream come true" G.E. Robin

Double Jeopardy! Round

IN A FRENCH KITCHEN	THAT MOVIE'S GENIUS	AT "LAS" OF THE WORLD	NATURE	BRITISH AUTHORS	MAKE A FAMOUS PHRASE
$400 [20] Stand back, mon ami; brandy or rum can be used when serving something this way, meaning "on fire" flambé Shane	$400 [21] Doc Brown created the flux capacitor, which is what makes time travel possible, in this film Back to the Future Shane	$400 [26] Seat of Clark County, Nevada Las Vegas Bob	$400 [1] The whelk is a gastropod with a shell described as this shape, like some staircases spiral Bob	$400 [9] On occasion he humorously signed autographs "Dr. John Watson" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Shane	$400 [14] OMG! The latest Mars rover landed on that feline Curiosity killed the cat Bob
$800 [2] This French stew is made with eggplant, zucchini, tomato, peppers & onions--& hopefully no rodents ratatouille Bob	$800 [22] Dr. Ryan Stone is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission in this 2013 film Gravity Shane	$800 [27] Yee-ha! This city's convention center has a larger-than-life 49-head bronze cattle drive Dallas Robin	$800 [5] The green or "giant" species of this water boa is found in the tropical rivers of South America anaconda Shane	$800 [10] She's depictedin the portrait seen here Jane Austen Robin	$800 [15] A fighter pilot with at least 5 kills who's carrying heavy debts ace in the hole Shane
$1,200 [3] French kitchens use a lot of batter on Candlemas, also known as this day due to the consumption of a specific food Crêpe Day	$1,200 [23] An un-Gandhi-like Ben Kingsley takes a child chess prodigy under his wing in this 1993 film Searching for Bobby Fischer Shane	$1,200 [28] California peak--centerpiece of a national park seen in1923&today Lassen Peak Bob	$1,200 [6] The soft underfur of this animal is known as qiviut & is prized as one of the lightest & warmest wools in the world the muskox Robin Bob	$1,200 [11] Sadly, the daughter for whom he wrote the "Just So Stories" died at age 6 Rudyard Kipling Robin	$1,200 [16] Surrender Casper or Slimer give up the ghost Bob
$1,600 [4] Dishes made a la normande often include this apple brandy, a Normandy specialty calvados Shane	$1,600 [24] Hugh Jackman is super-hacker Stanley Jobson in this 2001 film; give us the password Swordfish	$1,600 [29] Let's give a hand to this largest city in the Canary Islands Las Palmas	$2,000 [8] Jellyfish aren't fish but these, part of a phylum of creatures with one saclike body cavity coelenterates	DD $2,000 [12] In an 1890 letter, he called himself "a Polish nobleman, cased in British tar" Joseph Conrad Robin	$1,600 [17] Mick Jagger fails in his attempt to pick up supermodel Kate a Rolling Stone will gather no Moss Bob
$2,000 [19] From cooking shows, you might know it's French for a seasoning mixture of minced onions, carrots & celery mirepoix Shane	$2,000 [25] Coal miner's son Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes up rocketry in this film October Sky Shane	$2,000 [30] It's the capital of the Isle of Man Douglas Shane	DD $2,800 [7] A type of warship, or a soaring bird with a nearly 8-foot wingspan that might follow it a frigate Shane	$2,000 [13] His novel "Atonement" was turned into a 2007 movie with Keira Knightley Ian McEwan	$2,000 [18] Result when a player at each poker table has raised an opponent one fowl there's a chicken in every pot

Final Jeopardy!

4-LETTER WORDS

New research says this word that has become ubiquitous dates back to young men also called "macaronis"

dude

Robin "What is dude?" — wagered $5,600

Bob "What is stud?" — wagered $6,000

Shane "What is" — wagered $2,001

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