Show #6870 2014-06-27 (taped 2014-03-11) Regular

Contestants

Sunil Hari — a Navy flight surgeon originally from West Chester, Ohio

Jill Rowley — a flight attendant from Baltimore, Maryland

Jennifer Blanton — an attorney from San Diego, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $57,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jennifer	$1,800	$2,200	$6,600	$3,399 3rd place: $1,000	$6,600 18 R, 5 W
Jill	$2,400	$3,400	$7,200	$12,201 New champion: $12,201	$7,800 11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Sunil	$4,200	$6,200	$9,800	$8,800 2nd place: $2,000	$14,000 23 R, 8 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT ROME	THE BAND THAT MADE ME FAMOUS	ON THE CORPORATE WEBPAGE	FINISH THE SEUSS LINE	THE FEMALE PERSUASION	THE "OOD" LIFE
$200 [19] The last emperor of Rome, who was overthrown in 476, shared his name with this legendary founder of the city Romulus Jennifer	$200 [15] Slash Guns N' Roses Jennifer	$200 [16] The messenger of the gods knows the website of this company has a "putting your teen behind the wheel" section Mercury Jennifer	$200 [2] "I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them..." Sam-I-am Jennifer	$200 [1] On Oct. 15, 1860 young Grace Bedell wrote to this politician "let your whiskers grow"; he did Lincoln Sunil	$200 [20] It was always a beautiful day in Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Sunil
$400 [27] Carved on stone or metal, the acta diurna was an early newspaper posted this often in a public area daily Jill	$400 [14] Flea Red Hot Chili Peppers Jennifer	$400 [17] Deals discussed in 2014 on this cable giant's website included offers for new customers & its merger with Time Warner Comcast Sunil	$400 [5] "I'll just have to save him, because, after all, a person's a person, no matter..." how small Jennifer	$400 [3] Why, why, why, this Biblical woman who bugged a guy so much he gave up a tonsorial secret (& it cost the guy both eyes!) Delilah Jennifer	$400 [23] Comprehended understood Sunil
$600 [28] Roman roads were built with concrete made from pozzolana, ash from these; the roads by Pompeii must've been good volcanoes Sunil	$600 [13] Morrissey The Smiths Sunil	$600 [18] The page of one of the airlines bearing this name says they have "more experience than our name suggests" Virgin Jill	$600 [10] "And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he... he himself...! The Grinch carved..." the roast beast Jennifer Sunil	$600 [4] Basically, this Shakespeare character tells her husband, kill the king as he sleeps; we'll set up his staff for it! Lady Macbeth Jill	$600 [24] A disposition to kindness & compassion, or a place to donate clothes goodwill Sunil
$800 [29] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew points to a map on the monitor.) In ancient Rome, triumphant generals paraded into the city through the Campus Martius, which lay between Capitoline Hill &this river the Tiber Jennifer Sunil	$800 [12] Bobby Brown New Edition Sunil	$1,000 [22] A giant company! With Colonel Sanders on its front page, or what some exclaim when eating KFC Yum! Jennifer	$800 [9] "Say! That makes a story that no one can beat, when I say that I saw it on..." Mulberry Street Jill	$800 [6] Her unrelenting belief in Rasputin ended up being bad news for her & her royal hubby Alexandra Jennifer	$800 [25] I've spotted a great spotted one of these a woodpecker Jennifer
$1,000 [30] Latin for "father of the family", he was the oldest living male of the family & had total control of his household pater familias Sunil	$1,000 [11] Questlove The Roots Sunil	DD $3,000 [21] Bank of America's website offers investment options with this subsidiary whose logo is a bull Merrill Lynch Sunil	$1,000 [8] "'Yes... that's what I'd do,' said young Gerald McGrew. 'I'd make a few changes if..." I ran the zoo Jill	$1,000 [7] In an opera, her dance of the 7 veils is enough to persuade Herod to remove a guy's head Salome Sunil	$1,000 [26] Cinematically speaking, it's Mumbai Bollywood Jennifer Sunil

Double Jeopardy! Round

IT'S AN EXPERIMENT	IN THE "ZONE"	DUAL BIOGRAPHIES	FILMS OF THE 1920s	FURNITURE	ALTERED STATES
$400 [9] "Experiment Eleven" is a book on the discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic to work against this lung disease tuberculosis Sunil	$400 [6] This 10-mile-wide strip of land in Central America was under U.S. jurisdiction from 1903 to 1979 the Panama Canal Zone Jill	$400 [14] In a biography by James Flexner, "The Traitor And The Spy" are this American & John Andre Benedict Arnold Jennifer	$400 [17] This comedy team made their feature film debut in 1929's "The Cocoanuts", which was based on their stage play the Marx Brothers Jill Sunil	$400 [20] A jardiniere is a large decorative stand or receptacle for these flowers/plants (trees accepted) Jennifer	$400 [1] Ah I do Idaho Jill
$800 [12] Recent experiments show lasers can make water condense--shoot 'em into the sky & maybe we can make it do this rain Jennifer	$800 [7] An MTV show is titled this, where you don't want to be if you're trying to start a romance The Friend Zone Sunil	$800 [15] In his book on "The Parallel Lives Of Two American Warriors", Stephen Ambrose took on Custer & this Sioux chief Crazy Horse Sunil	$800 [18] The first synchronized voice heard in this 1927 film was not by Al Jolson but by young Bobby Gordon The Jazz Singer Jennifer	$800 [21] The pembroke, a light, drop-leaf type of this, was probably named for the Earl of Pembroke, an amateur architect a table Jill	$800 [2] Eel award Delaware Sunil
DD $1,000 [27] In the 1940s John Draize did eye irritancy tests of these cute animals; we don't like scientists to do that anymore rabbits Jill	$1,200 [8] This neutral area of ground between hostile forces serves to prevent conflict a demilitarized zone Jennifer	$1,200 [16] Maybe the 2012 bio of Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman & this political movement has randomly numbered pages & no cover Anarchy Jennifer	$1,200 [19] This swashbuckler starred in 1924's "The Thief Of Bagdad" & provided the story using the name Elton Thomas Douglas Fairbanks Jennifer Sunil	$1,200 [24] Many dens have recliners from this 12-letter brand founded in 1940 Barcalounger Sunil	$1,200 [3] A hen whimpers New Hampshire Jennifer
$1,200 [13] In 1876 this inventor reproduced sound using a tuning fork, a crude relay & a conductive solution (Alexander Graham) Bell Jill Sunil	$1,600 [10] Martin Landau had 3 hours to find a hidden bomb in "The Jeopardy Room", a 1964 episode of this series The Twilight Zone Sunil	DD $1,200 [23] Sharing part of their names, these 2 sons of slaves, one a scientist & one an educator, are the subject of "Unshakable Faith" George Washington Carver & Booker T. Washington Sunil	$1,600 [29] "The Kid", co-starring Jackie Coogan, was the first feature-length film written & directed by him Charlie Chaplin Sunil	$1,600 [25] Mies Van Der Rohe designed tubular types of these & said it's almost harder than designing a building chairs Jill Sunil	$1,600 [4] In the Northeast:Casts same tush Massachusetts Jennifer
$2,000 [28] This university's 1971 experiment simulating prison life was ended as it got too real for students playing inmates & guards Stanford University	$2,000 [11] This zone is between 23 1/2 degrees north & south latitude; is it hot out here? the tropical zone Sunil	$1,600 [22] "Greek Fire" tells of the lives & love affair of singer Maria Callas & this shipping tycoon (Aristotle) Onassis Sunil	$2,000 [30] Brigitte Helm played a dual role in this 1927 futuristic Fritz Lang film: Maria & a robot lookalike Metropolis Sunil	$2,000 [26] In his will, Shakespeare left "my wife my second best" this "with the furniture" bed Jill	$2,000 [5] In Dixie:Orca Harlot Inn North Carolina Jennifer Sunil

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH AUTHORS

The Pharmaceutical Journal praised her 1920 first novel, saying it dealt "with poisons in a knowledgeable way"

Agatha Christie

Jennifer "Who is Virginia Woolf?" — wagered $3,201

Jill "Who is Agatha Christie?" — wagered $5,001

Sunil "Who is Sylvia Plath?" — wagered $1,000

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