Show #6912 2014-10-07 (taped 2014-07-30) Regular

Contestants

Carol McGhee — a police officer from Chicago, Illinois

Brendan McParland — a lawyer from Rockville, Maryland

Terri Pous — a social media editor from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Terri	$4,200	$5,200	$11,200	$13,200 2-day champion: $36,801	$11,200 16 R, 3 W
Brendan	$600	$1,200	$4,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$6,000 20 R (including 2 DDs), 7 W (including 1 DD)
Carol	$1,600	$2,400	$3,600	$100 2nd place: $2,000	$3,600 8 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

MEN OF FEW WORDS	HUMMINGBIRDS	WHOSE MOVIE TITLE?	"IST" GOOD, "IST" GOOD	BIG STUFF	MAKE ROOM
$200 [11] "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few", he said about the RAF in 1940 Churchill Terri	$200 [21] You can feed hummingbirds with a homemade version of this syrup; start with 1 part sugar to 4 parts water nectar Terri	$200 [1] From Tyler Perry:her "Big Happy Family" Madea Terri	$200 [6] The International Association of this demon-fighting job was recognized by the Catholic Church in 2014 an exorcist Brendan	$200 [15] This continent covers about 30% of the world's land area & has about 60% of its people Asia Brendan	$200 [22] In England, loft & garret are terms for this room in a house an attic Brendan
$400 [12] The admen at J. Walter Thompson came up with the slogan these 4 words. "The Marines" "The Few. The Proud." Terri	$600 [29] When migrating, the ruby-throated hummingbird flies more than 500 miles nonstop over this body of water to reach the Yucatan the Gulf of Mexico Terri	$400 [2] A weepy classic TV movie with James Caan:his "Song" Brian Terri	$400 [7] If you've got this, any grain ready for grinding, I've got the mill grist Brendan	$400 [16] The USA's longest thermometer stretches 134 feet high, matching the record 134 degrees set in this California location Death Valley Brendan	$400 [23] A formal audience chamber containing a monarch's chair a throne room Brendan
$600 [13] Completes the words in the King James Version of Matthew's gospel, "For many are called, but..." few are chosen Brendan	$800 [28] Hummingbird feathers adorned the ceremonial robes of this early 16th century Aztec emperor Montezuma	$600 [3] A dark fairy tale:his "Labyrinth" Pan Terri	$600 [8] Type of old school scientist of the Middle Ages who sought the elixir of life an alchemist Terri	$600 [17] This huge museum made up of 5 buildings, including the Czars' Winter Palace, became public property after 1917 the Hermitage Terri	$600 [24] In a monastery or convent, a refectory is the room communally used for this eating (or dining) Brendan
$800 [14] In a sci-fi film these 2 men (well, a man & a 1/2 man) combine to say "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" Kirk and Spock Brendan Carol	$1,000 [27] Part of a male's courtship is this maneuver in which he reaches 50 mph & experiences 9G forces when pulling out of it a mating dive	$800 [4] Starring Al Pacino as a Puerto Rican ex-con:his "Way" Carlito Carol	$800 [9] Someone who takes advantage of a chance when it knocks an opportunist Terri	$800 [18] Oklahoma's Winstar World this establishment has 500,000 square feet & 88 tables Casino Brendan Carol	$800 [25] In ancient Rome, the hospitalia were these rooms in a villa guest rooms Brendan
$1,000 [20] In Shakespeare this phrase follows "We few, we happy few, we..." band of brothers Brendan	—	$1,000 [5] An Oscar-winning foreign film:her "Feast" Babette	$1,000 [10] This English card game popular in the 18th century is an ancestor of modern bridge whist Terri	$1,000 [19] 2024 is the target date to complete the Square Kilometer Array, which will be the world's largest of these a radio telescope	DD $2,000 [26] This French room completes the title of a book by the Marquis de Sade, "La Philopsophie dans le..." boudoir Brendan

Double Jeopardy! Round

STRAITS	A VERY "GRAPHIC" CATEGORY	LEAD SINGER OF THE BAND	SHORT STORIES	ORDINAL NUMBER PHRASES	AMERICAN WAR HEROES
$400 [16] This U.K. country's Pentland Firth flows between Caithness County & the Orkney Islands Scotland Brendan	$400 [1] It precedes "symbol" &, of coruse, "error" typographic Brendan	$400 [6] Chris Martin Coldplay Terri	$400 [11] In a Herman Melville story, this scrivener works for a Wall Street lawyer Bartleby Brendan	$400 [21] Designation used for underdeveloped nations, especially those with widespread poverty third-world Carol	$800 [29] Zachary Taylor's victory in the Battle of Buena Vista during this war made him a national hero the Mexican-American War Terri
$800 [17] For olden sailors this 1520 discovery was a safer route than the Drake Passage between the Atlantic & Pacific the Straits of Magellan Terri Brendan Carol	$800 [2] In "American Born Chinese", the first of these nominated for a Natl. Book Award, Gene Luen Yang "drew" on his own heritage a graphic novel Terri Brendan Carol	$800 [7] Gwen Stefani No Doubt Carol	$800 [12] "The Hypnotist" & "The Stranger" are among the many stories penned by this author of "The Devil's Dictionary" (Ambrose) Bierce Brendan	$800 [22] An inventory plan, FIFO is short for this first in, first out Carol	$1,200 [28] Hewas frequently seen with his corn-cob pipe, but no button nose (Douglas) MacArthur Brendan Carol
DD $1,000 [18] Cities lying on this strait include Tarifa, Spain & Ksar Es Seghir, Morocco the Strait of Gibraltar Brendan	$1,200 [3] 2014 is the 50th birthday of Alvin, a research vessel that has made 4,600 dives for Woods Hole this Institution Oceanographic	$1,200 [8] Rob Thomas Matchbox 20 Terri	$1,200 [13] Her "On the Gull's Road" is set not in Nebraska, but aboard a ship cruising the Mediterranean Willa Cather	$1,200 [23] The Statue of Liberty & Machu Picchu have each been heralded as this phenomenon the "Eighth Wonder of the World" Brendan	$1,600 [27] During the first Persian Gulf War, he commanded more than 540,000 U.S. troops & 200,000 allied troops (Norman) Schwarzkopf Terri
$1,600 [19] The McClure Strait, an arm of the Beaufort Sea, forms part of this sailing route through the Canadian Arctic the Northwest Passage Carol	$1,600 [4] We'd all love to have this, where you can recall every word on a page, but scientists say there's no such thing photographic memory Brendan	$1,600 [9] For much of the '80s & '90s, Michael McDonald The Doobie Brothers Carol	DD $2,000 [14] In this Edgar Allan Poe story, a fatal & hideous pestilence causes scarlet stains upon the body & "face of the victim" "The Masque of the Red Death" Brendan	$1,600 [24] This term plays off France's designations for the nobility, the clergy & the common people the Fourth Estate Terri	$2,000 [26] He's the highly decorated hero-turned-actor who played himself in the movie seen here Audie Murphy Terri Brendan
$2,000 [20] Also known as Formosa Strait, it was once called Black Ditch Taiwan Strait	$2,000 [5] Interested in Bulgarian folk crafts & shepherd pipes? Head for this museum in Plovdiv the Ethnographical Museum	$2,000 [10] Pat Monahan Train Carol	$2,000 [15] The Kristen Wiig movie "Hateship Loveship" is based on a story with 2 more "ships" in the title by this Canadian woman Alice Munro Brendan	$2,000 [25] This term originally referred to fascist sympathizers during the Spanish Civil War the Fifth Column Brendan	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAUXBITUARIES

He received a real obituary in the Albuquerque Journal in 2013 noting his "long battle with lung cancer"

Walter White

Carol "Who is _____?" — wagered $3,500

Brendan "Who is Mark Twain?" — wagered $4,200

Terri "Who is Walter White?" — wagered $2,000

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