Show #6901 2014-09-22 (taped 2014-07-16) Regular

Contestants

Heather Jarvis — an editor at the United Nations from Trinidad and Tobago and now in New York

Dave Childs — a government contractor from Washington, D.C.

Matthew Price — a higher education administrator from East Providence, Rhode Island (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,400)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Matthew $-800 $600 $10,200 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$9,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Dave $3,200 $4,800 $4,600 $9,200
2nd place: $2,000
$7,600
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Heather $1,600 $4,400 $16,400 $11,800
New champion: $11,800
$17,200
17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES WORD PUZZLES HERALDRY AT THE DRUGSTORE AVIATION FIRSTS ONE SHORT OF AN EGOT
$200 [1]
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary offers a "trail" of these, like of the Adelaide Baker & the Benwood
shipwrecks
Dave
$200 [4]
You'll need them for Wimbledon
tennis shoes
Matthew
$200 [20]
A coat of arms maybe found on an escutcheon, an ornamental one of these defensive aids
a shield
Dave
$200 [15]
This brand of petroleum jelly dates back to 1870
Vaseline
Heather
$200 [3]
In 1917 Eugene Bullard became the first black combat pilot while flying for this country, receiving the Legion of Honor
France
Heather
$200 [10]
Cyndi Lauper
an Oscar
Dave
$400 [2]
Come out to the coast and take it easy with these big seals at the Sanctuary at Monterey Bay
elephant seals
Matthew Heather
$400 [5]
I loved Will Smith in this one
"Men in Black"
Heather
$600 [25]
When this part of a knight's armor is displayed, an open visor denotes nobility
the helmet
$400 [16]
Varieties of this antacid include smoothies & Ultra 1000
Tums
Heather
$400 [9]
Lieutenant Harold Harris bailed out in 1922 & became the first person in the U.S. whose life was saved using one of these
a parachute
Dave
$400 [11]
Maggie Smith
a Grammy
Dave
$600 [6]
Carpal tunnel syndrome is one example of this 3-word problem
repetitive motion injury
Heather
DD $800 [26]
Battles have been used in heraldry since at least the 18th century; this admiral's coat of arms depicted the Battle of the Nile
Lord Nelson
Heather
$600 [17]
Let's be clear--this brand's white beauty bar contains 1/4 moisturizing cream & mild cleansers, but not soap
Dove
Dave
$600 [21]
The first successful all-metal U.S. transport plane was this auto pioneer's 1926 tri-motor
(Henry) Ford
Matthew
$600 [12]
Martin Scorsese
a Tony
Dave
$800 [7]
An aid in spelling
"I before E, except after C"
Matthew Heather
$1,000 [24]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video on the monitor.) The more than 400 varieties of crosses used in heraldry includethe Greek cross, the Saltare, and this one
the Maltese cross
Heather
$800 [18]
www.takemeaway.com is the website for this brand of bubble bath
Calgon
Matthew
$800 [22]
On January 22, 1970 this first jumbo jet took flight with 324 passengers from New York City to London
a 747
Dave
$800 [13]
Cher
a Tony
Matthew Dave
$1,000 [8]
A gymnastics skill
a backward somersault
Matthew
$1,000 [19]
This brand's Great Lash mascara is packaged in an iconic pink & green tube
Maybelline
Heather
$1,000 [23]
In 1929 Swiss aviator Walter Mittelholzer became the first to fly over this peak in northeast Tanzania
(Mount) Kilimanjaro
Heather
$1,000 [14]
Stephen Sondheim
an Emmy
Dave

Double Jeopardy! Round

A PLACE FIT FOR A KING EDUCATION YOU'VE GOT CHARACTER! CANADIANS ON TV "D.C."ING YOU OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
$400 [11]
In Pennsylvania you'll find the city called "King of" this former German state
Prussia
Dave
$400 [16]
Presidents of this esteemed university have included Increase Mather & Drew Gilpin Faust, who took office in 2007
Harvard
Matthew
$400 [19]
Lewis Carroll had young Alice frolic through her "Adventures in Wonderland" & this sequel
"Through the Looking Glass"
Matthew
$400 [1]
A doctor (with hair) on "St. Elsewhere", he later offered "Deal or No Deal"
(Howie) Mandel
Matthew
$400 [6]
One of these at a school might include solid colors & the banning of short skirts & sagging pants
a dress code
Dave
$1,200 [28]
In 1718 Lieutenant Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy killed this pirate & hung his head, which had a handy grip, off a ship's bow
Blackbeard
Heather
$800 [12]
West of Seward Peninsula, King Island is a rocky isle in this strait
the Bering Strait
Matthew
$800 [17]
In 1901 Stanley Brown & William Harper established the first of these 2-year community colleges, in Joliet, Illinois
junior colleges
Dave
$800 [22]
In a Dickens tale, Bob Cratchit is this character's father
Tiny Tim
Matthew
$800 [2]
Fellow Canadians Stana Katic and Nathan Fillionsolve murder-mysteries in New York on this series
"Castle"
Heather
$800 [7]
SOS or Mayday, for example
a distress call
Matthew
$1,600 [27]
This 5th wife of Henry VIII practiced laying her head on a block in her jail cell so as not to do the wrong thing on the scaffold
Catherine Howard
Heather
$1,200 [13]
Kings Canyon National Park in this mountain range is adjacent to Sequoia National Park
the Sierra Nevada
Matthew
$1,200 [18]
In 2009 Arizona passed a law eliminating this as a factor in teacher retention decisions, to the unions' dismay
long service (or seniority)
Heather
$1,200 [23]
Whenever life gets too mundane, this author's Walter Mitty creates his own fantasy
James Thurber
$1,200 [3]
In 2014 Cristina Yang fans bid goodbye to the good doctor played by Canadian actress Sandra Oh on this series
"Grey's Anatomy"
Matthew
$1,200 [8]
They were the Super Bowl champs in 1993, 1994 & 1996
the Dallas Cowboys
Dave
$2,000 [26]
In 1970 author Yukio Mishima committed this act of ritual suicide accompanied by beheading, aka hara-kiri
seppuku
Heather
DD $2,000 [14]
This Theban area includes Luxor & Karnak
the Valley of the Kings
Matthew
$1,600 [20]
This 2-word term for the study of household management was chosen at an 1899 conference at Lake Placid, New York
home economics
Matthew
$1,600 [24]
Being sewn into a shroud & tossed into the sea doesn't stop this Dumas title character from having his revenge
the Count of Monte Cristo
Heather
$1,600 [4]
Tatiana Maslany plays Sarah, Cosima, Alison & Rachel, all members of the Clone Club on this BBC America series
Orphan Black
Heather
$2,000 [10]
Even today, Hot Wheels metal carsare made by this method
die-casting
$2,000 [15]
The seat of Ulster County, it was New York's first state capital
Kingston
Dave
$2,000 [21]
Set up by the office of economic opportunity under Sargent Shriver, this government program teaches vocational skills to youth
the Job Corps
Dave
$2,000 [25]
Characters in this Edna Ferber novel set in the Mississippi include Captain Hawks & Gaylord Ravenal, a handsome gambler
Show Boat
$2,000 [5]
He's best remembered for playing Perry Mason and TV's original Ironside
Raymond Burr
Heather
DD $3,000 [9]
It's the only capital-&-state combo that fits the category
Denver, Colorado
Dave

Final Jeopardy!

THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHARTS

11 movie soundtrack albums by this performer hit the Billboard Top 10, with 4 hitting No. 1

Elvis Presley

Dave "Who is Elvis Presley" — wagered $4,600
Matthew "Who is Barbra Streisand?" — wagered $10,200
Heather "Who is Marvin Hamlisch?" — wagered $4,600

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