Show #6918 2014-10-15 Regular

Contestants

Regina Cabrera — a nonprofit communications director from Monrovia, California

John Campbell — a romance novelist from Weymouth, Massachusetts

Shane Curtis — an assistant professor from Lansing, Kansas (whose 3-day cash winnings total $42,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Shane	$3,400	$7,000	$12,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$12,200 18 R, 1 W
John	$2,600	$4,000	$20,400	$16,400 New champion: $16,400	$22,000 24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Regina	$200	$-400	$4,800	$4,800 2nd place: $2,000	$4,000 10 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

DECADES OF ASIAN HISTORY	WHICH SANDWICH?	SURROUNDED BY WATER	TV GUIDESAYS	NO RUSH	JUST "MBLE" ALONG
$200 [24] Hong Kong is returned to China the 1990s John	$200 [1] Elvis' favorite was a fried sammy of peanut butter with mashed these bananas John	$200 [2] Northern islands surrounded by this ocean include Franz Josef Land & Severnaya Zemlya the Arctic Ocean John	$200 [16] "An abandoned building is rigged to explode with McGarrett and Danny trapped inside" Hawaii Five-0	$200 [19] In 2012 he lost some advertisers after criticizing Sandra Fluke's statements about birth control Rush Limbaugh Shane	$200 [7] To mumble discontentedly under your breath on & on because no one really cares what I think anyway grumble Shane
$400 [25] The last Soviet forces leave Afghanistan the 1980s Shane	$400 [12] A croque monsieur is a grilled ham & cheese sandwich; to make a croque madame, add a fried one of these an egg Shane	DD $400 [3] In 1869 Africa became completely surrounded by water with the opening of this the Suez Canal John	$400 [17] "Molly makes a career decision" Mike & Molly Regina	$400 [20] The black bog rush became scarcer when these lands, which include bogs, marshes & fens, began to vanish in Britain wetlands Shane Regina	$400 [8] Wear it to prevent needle pokes thimble Regina
$600 [26] India & Pakistan gain independence the 1940s John	$600 [13] James Beard said the inventor of this "horror should be forced to eat 3-deckers 3 times a day the rest of his life" a club sandwich Regina	$600 [4] The Laguna Madre Estuaryseparatesthis130-mile-long island named for a Spanish priest from the South Texas coast Padre Island Shane	$600 [18] On CBS, "Holmes and Watson track a lethal toxin's origin when a pickpocket dies of anthrax poison" Elementary John	$600 [21] Starting in 2012 Yale & Princeton banned fraternity rush for these students freshmen Shane Regina	$600 [9] Let's get ready to...make this deep, long rolling sound that's also slang for a gang fight a rumble Shane
$800 [27] Mao Zedong dies the 1970s	$800 [14] A traditional Reuben has this cabbage dish inside it, not on the side sauerkraut Shane	$800 [5] This peninsula that makes up over 15% of Greece's area is separated from the Greek mainland by a canal the Peloponnesus John Regina	$800 [29] "Coulson goes on the attack to save Skye's life" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Regina	$800 [22] If you arrived in Dawson in 1899, you were too late for the gold rush named for this Yukon river the Klondike River Regina	$800 [10] He & William Procter married 2 sisters, & the rest is history (James) Gamble Shane
$1,000 [28] Tokyo hosts Asia's first Olympic games the 1960s Shane	$1,000 [15] Philippe's in L.A. claims to have invented this dunky sandwich the French dip Regina	$1,000 [6] More than 30 islands make up this small Arab nation surrounded by the waters of the Persian Gulf Bahrain Shane John Regina	$1,000 [30] "A deadly foe attacks Wesen in Portland" Grimm John	$1,000 [23] Declaration signer Dr. Benjamin Rush quit this army led by Washington over its hospital management the Continental Army Shane John	$1,000 [11] The Screen Actors Guild gives an award for best one of these, as opposed to a single performer ensemble Shane

Double Jeopardy! Round

WHEN IN ROME...	HEALTH & MEDICINE	THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY	PULITZER PRIZE DRAMA WINNERS	NICKNAMES	THE SOUND OF MONEY
$400 [16] See this amphitheater measuring about 1/3 mile around & having an approximately 160-foot facade the Coliseum John	$400 [21] Ketosis occurs when this sugar is unavailable as a source of energy, causing the body to use fats instead glucose John	$400 [11] The registry includes a 1924 recording of "Rhapsody In Blue" with this composer at the piano George Gershwin John	$400 [1] 1999's winner, Margaret Edson's "Wit", chronicles a female university professor's losing battle against this cancer Shane	$400 [25] John Barrymore's good looks, viewed from the right or left side, earned him the nickname "The Great" this "Profile" Shane	$400 [2] It can mean strange as well as amusing funny
$800 [17] Visit this country the city surrounds completely Vatican City John	$800 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) When you're fighting an infection, you may notice the glands get swollen, as the ones in the neck do with strep throat. They belong to this system that helps provide immunity the lymphatic system John Regina	$800 [12] "You'll never know, dear, how much I love" this official state song of Louisiana "You Are My Sunshine" John	$800 [5] Mary Coyle Chase wrote this 1945 play involving an imaginary giant rabbit Harvey Regina	$800 [27] This nickname of Harald I, unifier of Denmark, was given to technology that enables wireless connectivity "Bluetooth" Regina	$800 [3] An infant angora bunny Regina
$1,200 [18] Bust out your Barnum & Bailey, combine that with some Latin & hit this chariot-racing arena said to hold 250,000 Circus Maximus Shane	DD $1,600 [23] In 1911 a Swiss psychiatrist coined this term for a withdrawal into one's inner world in patients with schizophrenia autism John	$1,200 [13] Jeff Buckley's haunting cover of this Leonard Cohen song has been heard on many TV & movie soundtracks "Hallelujah" John	$1,200 [6] Zoe Akins won in 1935 for an adaptation of "The Old Maid" by this Pulitzer-winning female novelist of NYC (Edith) Wharton John	$1,600 [29] It was Sitting Bull who gave Annie Oakley the nickname "Little" this "Sure Shot" Shane	$1,200 [4] Vegans fight (caringly) over whether they can eat this food honey John
$1,600 [19] Enjoy this landmark completed in 1762. Rumor has it, if you throw a coin in, you'll return to the city the Trevi Fountain Shane	$1,600 [24] In 2013 a Lasker Award, one of medicine's great honors, went to developers of this type of implant that helps the deaf a cochlear implant John	$1,600 [14] Said to have launched an entire genre of music, "Rapper's Delight" is by this "gang" the Sugarhill Gang John	$1,600 [9] Beth Henley won in 1981 for this "heart"y play that centered on 3 maladjusted Mississippi sisters Crimes of the Heart Regina	DD $2,000 [28] Once known as the Napoleon of the West, hedid mess with Texas General (Antonio López de) Santa Anna Regina	$1,600 [7] Tenor sax great Rollins Sonny John
$2,000 [20] Get an "E" for effort pointing out this ancient hill of Rome where you can see the Santa Maria Maggiore church the Esquiline Hill	$2,000 [26] First isolated in 1910, this chemical released by the immune system can cause itching & swelling in an allergic reaction histamine John	$2,000 [15] This pianist's trio introduced jazz to millions of new fans with the soundtrack to "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Vince Guaraldi John	$2,000 [10] Ketti Frings won in 1958 for her adaptation of this Thomas Wolfe novel Look Homeward, Angel	$2,000 [30] This "old" nickname for Winfield Scott came from his being a stickler for army dress & etiquette (& from his plumed hat) "Old Fuss and Feathers" John	$2,000 [8] A coarse jute fabric gunny

Final Jeopardy!

WORDPLAY

Subtract a letter from the name of a keystroke found in computer commands & you get this violent reaction to social change

backlash (from "backslash")

Regina "What" — wagered $0

Shane "What is upheaval?" — wagered $12,200

John "What control" — wagered $4,000

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