Show #6903 2014-09-24 (taped 2014-07-16) Regular

Catherine Hardee game 2.

Contestants

Irv Murray — a software developer from Hartsdale, New York

Laura Dziorny — a lawyer and school district administrator from Charlestown, Massachusetts

Catherine Hardee — a hotel front desk clerk and recent college graduate from Kinston, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Catherine	$2,600	$7,400	$17,600	$15,599 2-day champion: $28,000	$16,200 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Laura	$4,800	$6,000	$9,600	$2,600 2nd place: $2,000	$9,600 16 R, 1 W
Irv	$1,600	$4,400	$9,800	$800 3rd place: $1,000	$8,200 13 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

UNTRUE DETECTIVE	2 PRESIDENTS, SAME LAST NAME	FORESTS	UNDER RHYMES	THAT OLD ____ MAGIC	WHAT GOOGLE IS DOING
$200 [16] This '80s title P.I. referred to McGarrett & the Five-O unit as if they were still working Magnum Catherine	$200 [1] They were both born in the 18th century the Adams Irv	$200 [6] The Potomac River has its headwaters in this state's Potomac State Forest Maryland Irv	$200 [23] A goofy mistake blunder Laura	$200 [7] Traditional nocturnal gathering of coven members, not always on the 7th day:witches' ____ sabbath Catherine	$200 [21] In 2004 Google acquired Keyhole, a digital mapping company that would later become Google this Earth Catherine Irv
$400 [17] Step back outside yourself & you'll see, now & always, he was Rust Cohle in "True Detective"; you want more, get a warrant Matthew McConaughey Laura	$600 [3] Both became president unexpectedly (the) Johnson(s) Laura Irv	$400 [12] This European country's Sonian Forest is flanked by the towns of Tervuren & Waterloo Belgium Laura	$400 [24] OKC in the NBA the Thunder Catherine	$400 [8] An Ancient Egyptian collection of mortuary spells:The Book of the ____ Dead Catherine	$400 [22] No longer in the back pocket, this Google feature that helps in-store or online purchases was unveiled in 2011 Wallet Catherine
$600 [18] Pre-007, this actor was a figment of Stephanie Zimbalist's imagination as Remington Steele Pierce Brosnan Laura	$800 [4] Grandfather & grandson (the) Harrisons Laura	$600 [13] The forest around this Ukrainian nuclear plant is still unsafe for humans, but teems with possibly mutantwild boars Chernobyl Laura	$600 [25] The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was an ancient one wonder Catherine	$600 [9] Conjurer's invocation perhaps derived from the sacramental blessing "hoc est corpus meum":____ ____ hocus pocus Laura	$600 [28] Just say "OK" to this wearable product & it'll send a message, give directions or record your neighbor Glass Catherine
$800 [19] BBC America describes this Idris Elba character as "passionate, committed and just on the right side of ruthless" (John) Luther Catherine	DD $1,000 [2] They were separated by only one other president the Bushes Irv	$800 [14] A 2-foot species of giant earthworm is native to this forest in southwest Germany the Black Forest Irv	$800 [26] A needy cause's bankroller funder Catherine	$800 [10] "Starry" term for an out-of-body experience:____ projection astral Laura	$800 [29] This browser introduced in 2008 was given a name associated with shiny, fast cars Chrome Catherine
$1,000 [20] Vic Mackey on this FX show could be described as passionate, committed & just on the wrong side of ruthless The Shield Irv	$1,000 [5] They were fifth cousins the Roosevelts Laura	$1,000 [15] The Dixie National Forest is not in the Deep South but in this western state, between St. George & Teasdale Utah Catherine	$1,000 [27] To be "torn" this way is to be pulled apart asunder Irv	$1,000 [11] 19th century New Orleans voodoo queen:Marie ____ Laveau Catherine	$1,000 [30] In 2013 Time put Google on the cover for the company's new effort to extend this... indefinitely? your life Irv

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FLAGS	PLAY BILL	ART ROCKERS	CROSSWORD CLUES "X"	AMERICAN LITERATURE	WHAT GOOGLE COULD BE DOING
$400 [2] The 2 triangles of Nepal's flag symbolize these mountains the Himalayas Laura	$400 [1] In 2014 this science guy held a live broadcast debate with a creationism guy Bill Nye Catherine	$400 [26] His paintings include "John's Room" & "Yellow Linda with Piano" Paul McCartney	$400 [7] Document management company, formerly Haloid(5) Xerox Irv	$400 [16] A poem of his says grass is "the beautiful uncut hair of graves" (Walt) Whitman Irv	$400 [21] How about earthquake prediction? FYI, Mountain View is on the Monte Vista one of these fault Catherine
$800 [3] The design in the center of Iran's flag can be read as a rendition of this Arabic name Allah Catherine	$800 [12] If Barack Obama wanted a ringer on his basketball team, he'd choose this former Knick who also played in the Senate Bill Bradley Laura	$800 [27] The artsy side of Dee Dee from this punk quartet includes aportraitof his bandmate Johnny the Ramones Laura	$800 [8] Gas used in headlights(5) xenon Laura	$800 [17] This Poe story tells of a prisoner's torture during the Spanish Inquisition "The Pit and the Pendulum" Laura	$800 [22] This virus named for a river in the Congo Basin has up to 90% mortality & there's--hint hint--no vaccine Ebola Catherine
$1,200 [4] Aka the Crux, this constellation is depicted on Brazil's flag the Southern Cross Laura	$1,200 [13] This folklore cowboy rode a cyclone that created the Grand Canyon & his fall created Death Valley Pecos Bill Laura Irv	$1,200 [28] A sketch by this brilliant but troubled '60s singer is inscribed "a girl who looks ...like me (she has a fat face)" Janis Joplin Irv	$1,200 [9] Founder of the extra-ability X-Men(6) (Charles) Xavier Irv	$1,200 [18] The "winner" of the title event of this Shirley Jackson story is stoned to death "The Lottery" Catherine	$1,200 [23] Gov. Snyder of this Midwest state where Larry Page was born is trying to reverse a trend of population loss Michigan Irv
$1,600 [5] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows three flags on the monitor.) Not knowing flags can cause a diplomatic flap. Invert Poland's flag, & it looks not only like that of Monaco, but also like the flag of this Asian island country Indonesia Catherine	$1,600 [14] This journalist is not "now" on PBS, but you can see him "& company" on New York's WNET Bill Moyers Irv	$1,600 [29] A painting by Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley is titled this "Power"--he often has one painted on his face a star	$1,600 [10] Palindromic pharmaceutical(5) Xanax Catherine	$2,000 [20] This 1882 story by Frank Stockton leaves its title question unanswered "The Lady, or the Tiger?"	$1,600 [24] This 7-letter "easily split" type of material needs to be secured from nuclear terrorists, like, now fissile Catherine
$2,000 [6] The flag of Albania depicts this bird, double-headed an eagle Catherine	DD $3,000 [15] This former education secretary & drug czar often speaks out for traditional values Bill Bennett Irv	$2,000 [30] This female singer's works include a white rabbit seated at a red piano Grace Slick	$2,000 [11] Chinese chief Jinping(2) Xi Catherine	DD $3,000 [19] In 1830 he had 5 tales & sketches published in the Salem Gazette (Nathaniel) Hawthorne Catherine	$2,000 [25] This food made from the flint variety is always getting stuck between teeth, & Google has no fix popcorn Catherine

Final Jeopardy!

ALLITERATION

This metaphor used by Shakespeare & Coleridge to denote an ending is based on a legend that never really happens in nature

swan song

Laura "What is a happy h" — wagered $7,000

Irv "What is" — wagered $9,000

Catherine "What is ?" — wagered $2,001

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