Show #6799 2014-03-20 (taped 2013-12-03) Regular

Contestants

Diane Levinson — a book publicist from Astoria, New York

Brendan Getzell — a tutor and musician from San Francisco, California

Gabor Revy — an aerospace engineer from West Chester, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gabor	$200	$1,800	$14,400	$8,799 2nd place: $2,000	$14,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Brendan	$1,800	$6,800	$12,800	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$13,200 17 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Diane	$4,000	$7,200	$10,800	$16,800 New champion: $16,800	$10,800 18 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD OF MUSIC	FRUIT & VEGETABLE VENDORS?	REWRITING THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH	I AM THE DANGER	THE ONE WHO KNOCKS	SAY MY NAME
$200 [13] In 1948 the Palestine Orchestra was renamed the Philharmonic Orchestra of this country Israel Diane	$200 [12] For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, this tech company posted revenue of $35.3 billion Apple Gabor	$200 [2] I do seriously swear... solemnly Brendan	$200 [1] The E.U. specifically prohibits from airplane cabins this weapon made of a forked stick & a rubber band a slingshot Diane	$200 [26] Movie critic Richard Roeper, on "The Hottie & the Nottie" with this hotel heiress: "excruciatingly... terribly awful" Paris Hilton Diane	$200 [7] In 1930 this Michigan businessman wrote a book, "Edison as I Know Him" (Henry) Ford Diane
$400 [16] A symbol of hopeto its people, an orchestra of mostly self-taught musicians in Kinshasaplaysthis composer Beethoven Brendan	$400 [14] This Italian restaurant chain boasts a "never ending pasta bowl" Olive Garden Diane	$400 [3] ...that I will faithfully put to death... execute Diane	$400 [20] In August 2013 one of these heavy sugar-cane-cutting knives was used to rob an Australian convenience store a machete Gabor	$400 [27] This was Leonard Maltin's complete, 1-word response to 1948's "Isn't It Romantic?" No Gabor	$400 [8] "Breaking Bad" fans know this last name of 1932 Nobel physics prize winner Werner Heisenberg Gabor
$800 [18] Guitars, violins & trumpets typically make up this type of Mexican ensemble heard here a mariachi band Gabor	$600 [15] HQ'd somewhat ominously in Waterloo, Canada, the company now known as this debuted its first smartphone in 2003 BlackBerry Gabor	$600 [4] ...the place of business of president of the United States... office Brendan	$600 [21] Shooting out long wires & stunning a target with electric current, this weapon can hit an unfortunate person 35' away a Taser Diane	$600 [28] The Atlantic said "around the hour-and-a-half mark", this masked-man Western makes the "fateful decision not to end" The Lone Ranger Diane	$600 [9] He's been president of Afghanistan since 2004 Hamid Karzai Gabor
DD $1,000 [17] In 1993 Yanni returned to his homeland for a series of concerts & a live album recorded atop this ancient hill the Acropolis Brendan	$800 [24] This yoga clothing company was founded in Vancouver in 1998--watch your step! The first one's a lulu! Lululemon Brendan	$800 [5] ...and will to the best of my ability jam, protect... preserve Diane	$800 [22] The Consumer Product Safety Commission warns, "Houses built between 1930 and 1950 may have" this "as insulation" asbestos Brendan	$800 [29] The N.Y. Daily News' review of "Glitter" told this singer, "Don't quit your day job"; the headline? "A Star Is Boring" Mariah Carey Diane	$800 [10] This prince, Rainier's son, has competed in the Olympics 5 times on Monaco's bobsleigh team Prince Albert Gabor Diane
$1,000 [19] Celebrating its 15th year in 2014, the Exit Music Festival began as a protest against this nation's president Slobodan Milosevic Serbia (Yugoslavia accepted) Gabor	$1,000 [25] This clothing company wasn't monkeying around when it was founded in 1978 in Mill Valley Banana Republic Brendan	$1,000 [6] ...and shield the Constitution of the United States defend Brendan	$1,000 [23] In 1991 it took 7 minutes for these missiles to fly from southern Iraq to Riyadh, if Patriot missiles didn't stop them Scud missiles Brendan	$1,000 [30] The Orlando Sentinel didn't like "Gigli": these 2 stars "flunk chemistry 101; a potato produces more electricity" Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo) Gabor Diane	$1,000 [11] Born Josephine Esther Mentzer, she died in her mid-90s, but due to her own products, probably looked a mere 88 Estée Lauder Diane

Double Jeopardy! Round

IMAGINE DRAGONS	LABOR UNIONS	PUT A "CAP" ON IT	THE 2nd CENTURY	THE MERCURY ASTRONAUTS	MOVIE & TV COMPANIES
$400 [9] In an epic poem written around the 700s, this title guy is fatally wounded by a fire-breathing dragon Beowulf Diane	$400 [1] The blue on theemblemof the largest national union of these is for "the thin blue line protecting those we serve" police officers Brendan	$400 [3] A faint constellation of the Southern Hemisphere Capricorn Gabor	$400 [25] After more than 600 years, the temple of this Olympian ruler of the gods was finally completed in Athens Zeus Gabor	$400 [10] Born in Cambridge, Ohio, he served in the Korean War & went on to be a U.S. senator John Glenn Gabor	$400 [15] Oscorp Industries was part of the saga of this "Amazing" movie superhero Spider-Man Brendan
$800 [20] This medieval German hero killed a dragon & bathed in its blood to gain invulnerability--but what of the legend of Roy? Siegfried Gabor	$800 [2] When the N.A.L.C., the National Association of these, went on strike in NYC in 1970, soldiers delivered the mail letter carriers Diane	$800 [4] Combining the names of two other pill types, they'recoated & intended to be tamper-resistant caplet Brendan	DD $1,000 [26] This Roman emperor visited Britain in 122 A.D. & had some ideas for military construction Hadrian Gabor	$800 [11] Scott Carpenter, a Little Rascal as a kid, married Maria Roach, whose dad produced these film shorts about little rascals Our Gang Diane	$800 [16] Strickland Propane was Hank's employer on this show King of the Hill Gabor
$1,200 [21] Drogon, Viserion & Rhaegal are 3 dragons with a mother; their true "father" is this author George R.R. Martin Brendan	DD $800 [22] Robert Montgomery & Ronald Reagan each served 2 stints as president of this the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Brendan	$1,200 [5] When Johnny was dealt 4 aces last night, I was ready to do this, to surrender under agreed conditions capitulate Brendan	$1,200 [27] A half-mile bridge over this river in what's now Romania had the longest span built for the next 1,000 years the Danube Diane	$1,200 [12] Alan Shepard's many accolades included a Medal of Honor for space & a Langley medal from this institution the Smithsonian Gabor Brendan Diane	$1,200 [17] The Bluth Company was seen on network TV & Netflix on this show Arrested Development Gabor
$1,600 [23] His 1898 story "The Reluctant Dragon" was reissued in 1953 to coincide with a "Wind in the Willows" reissue Kenneth Grahame	$1,200 [8] Soon after the United Rubber Workers was founded in this city in 1935, it went on strike against Goodyear Akron Gabor Brendan	$1,600 [6] To issue stock to raise money for a company, or to take advantage of an opportunity capitalize Brendan	—	$1,600 [13] Gus Grissom died in a 1967 fire during a simulation of the first launch in this program the Apollo program Gabor	$1,600 [18] On this TV drama, the Hanso Foundation did work on a crazy island Lost Diane
$2,000 [24] "My teeth are swords, my claws spears... and my breath death!" claims this dragon in "The Hobbit" Smaug Gabor	$2,000 [14] The N.E.A. is the USA's largest labor union; No. 2 is the S.E.I.U., short for this "International Union" Service Employees Brendan	$2,000 [7] Consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator, it's used to store an electric charge capacitor Gabor	—	$2,000 [28] Usual nickname of Donald Slayton, who was one of the original 7 named in 1959 but didn't make a space flight until 1975 "Deke"	$2,000 [19] A Quick Stop convenience store was central to this Kevin Smith movie franchise Clerks Gabor

Final Jeopardy!

OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES

In 1908 this animal appropriately became the mascot of the Prohibition Party

the camel

Diane "What is the camel?" — wagered $6,000

Brendan "What is the bull?" — wagered $12,700

Gabor "What is a tiger?" — wagered $5,601

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