Show #6935 2014-11-07 (taped 2014-08-13) Regular

Contestants

Jennifer Healy — a training system manager from Hilliard, Ohio

Cyle Anderson — a school service assistant from Detroit, Michigan

Charles Brower — a senior managing editor from Durham, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,400)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Charles $2,800 $3,200 $12,400 $7,500
2nd place: $2,000
$16,400
23 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Cyle $400 $4,600 $4,200 $1,200
3rd place: $1,000
$5,000
13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Jennifer $400 $2,600 $8,600 $17,001
New champion: $17,001
$8,600
13 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY BY THE BOOK ANNUAL EVENTS THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS WHAT DO YOU MEASURE? A TOP 10 HIT TWICE THE REAGAN LIBRARY
$200 [6]
Set on a coffee plantation:"Out of ____"
Africa
Cyle
$200 [11]
You're looking at the word"month"as in the phrase "January is National"this"Literacy Month"
Braille
Charles
$200 [22]
You do this delicate word to your resignation as you offer it
tender
Charles
$200 [13]
Protractor
angles
Charles
$200 [1]
"Star Wars Theme":Meco & this composer of the theme, both in 1977
John Williams
Jennifer
$200 [21]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.)Thisfine china was among the White House dinnerware used in the formal state dinners hosted by the Reagans; the first, in 1981, & the last, in 1988, both honored this world leader, who was accompanied by her husband Denis
(Margaret) Thatcher
Charles
$400 [7]
A classic:"A Tree Grows in ____"
Brooklyn
Charles
$400 [12]
Bow to yer partner, & to yer corner... allemande left into Sept., now I'll bet yer gonna remember... Sept. is Intl. this month
square dance
Cyle
$400 [23]
Meaning courteous, it's a bit oxymoronic when it refers to a type of "war"
civil
$400 [16]
Roentgenometer:the intensity of these
X-rays
Jennifer
$400 [2]
"California Girls":The Beach Boys in 1965 & this lead singer of Van Halen in 1985
David Lee Roth
Jennifer
DD $200 [30]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.) On August 19, 1981, an international incident occurred when two U.S. Navy F-14sflying patrol over the Gulf of Sidra were attacked by two fighter jets flown by this country; the Tomcats returned fire, downing both enemy aircraft
Libya
Cyle
$600 [8]
Forster told of a culture clash:"A Passage to ____"
India
Jennifer
$600 [14]
Feb. 6 is this "fowl" day feting the adoption of the 20th Amendment shortening the time from election to inauguration
lame duck
Charles
$600 [24]
This 8-letter word meaning friendly & agreeable often precedes "divorce"
amicable
Cyle
$600 [17]
Spirometer:the capacity of these in the body
the lungs
Cyle
$600 [3]
"Always On My Mind":Willie Nelson in 1982 & this British synth-pop dance duo in 1988
Pet Shop Boys
Charles
$400 [27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA..)Thisbriefcase that goes everywhere the president goes, including here on Air Force One, contains the codes needed to order the Pentagon to launch atomic weapons; known as the president's emergency satchel, it's been nicknamed this sports term
the nuclear football
Charles
$800 [9]
Michael Chabon:"The Mysteries of ____"
Pittsburgh
Charles
$800 [15]
Frankenstein Day is celebrated on August 30 in honor of her birthday
Mary Shelley
Cyle
$800 [25]
Meaning merciful, it describes good weather; in a kind words category, we need it without the "in" at the start
clement
Cyle Jennifer
$800 [18]
Anemometer:the speed of this
the wind
Cyle
$800 [4]
"Emotion":Samantha Sang in 1978 & this female R&B group in 2001
Destiny's Child
Jennifer
$600 [28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.) Ronald Reagan held four major summit meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev that led to the signing of the INF Treaty; it was during the1986 Reykjavik Summitthat Reagan began using the old Russian proverb "trust, but..." do this
verify
Charles
$1,000 [10]
A thriller by Le Carre:"The Tailor of ____"
Panama
Charles
$1,000 [20]
As far as piday.org is concerned, that event falls on this date, of course
March 14th
Jennifer
$1,000 [26]
Before "society", it denotes sympathy for animals & their treatment
humane
Charles Cyle
$1,000 [19]
Pluviometer(not getting much use in California)
rain
Cyle
$1,000 [5]
"Lady Marmalade":LaBelle in 1975 & this lady with Lil' Kim, Maya & Pink in 2001
Christina Aguilera
Charles Cyle
$800 [29]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.) The stateroom on Air Force One allowed Reagan towork in privatewhile traveling, like in 1982, en route to a meeting of this economic group that in 2014 went back to its original alphanumeric name
G7
Cyle

Double Jeopardy! Round

A GAMBOL THROUGH THE GAMBIA IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD 4-LETTER TV SHOW TITLES AGES & ERAS WINE GRAPES 3 "D"
$400 [22]
Gambia's capital, Banjul, was established in 1816 as a military post to suppress this trade
the slave trade
Charles
$400 [1]
The CPF, or Cleft this Foundation, works to aid those affected by craniofacial birth defects
palate
Jennifer
$400 [4]
Since 2009 dozens of songs from this TV show have made the Top 40
Glee
Jennifer
$400 [3]
Kodiak bears were isolated from the brown bears of the mainland since the last of these about 12,000 years ago
an ice age
Charles
$400 [21]
In the names of 3 common grapes it can be found in front of "gris", "noir", or "blanc"
pinot
Cyle
$400 [14]
Ectothermic, like reptiles (& murderers)
cold-blooded
Charles
$800 [27]
Some 90% of Gambians practice this religion
Islam
Charles
$800 [2]
If I had a malleus, a bone in the middle ear (& I do!), I'd know its name is Latin for this
a hammer
Cyle
$800 [5]
All's fare in taking a ride with Alex, Elaine & the gang on this show
Taxi
Charles
$800 [11]
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "Tales of" this age, basically synonymous with the Roaring Twenties
the Jazz Age
Charles
$800 [23]
Robert Mondavi found a new lease on life for this varietal when he started calling it fume blanc instead of this
Sauvignon blanc
Jennifer
$800 [15]
AAA encourages motorists to pick one of these sober people to get the others home
a designated driver
Jennifer
$1,200 [9]
In your first set of teeth, these puppies are between your lateral incisors & first molars
the canines
Jennifer
$1,200 [6]
Hey, "Bad boys! Whatcha gonna do when" these title TV guys come for you?
Cops
Charles
$1,200 [12]
The 1890s were the start of this U.S. era whose names signifies moving forward
the Progressive Era
Charles
$1,200 [24]
Spelled with an "I" or a "Y", this word follows "petite" in the name of a red wine
sirah
Jennifer
$1,200 [16]
A supplement or appendix at the back of a book
an addendum
Cyle Jennifer
$1,600 [10]
Lying below the occipital lobe of the cerebrum, it makes up about 10% of the human brain's total volume
the cerebellum
Cyle
$1,600 [7]
In 2014 this PBS series covered the topics "Why Sharks Attack" & "Ghosts of Murdered Kings"
Nova
Charles
$1,600 [13]
The Paleozoic era was immediately followed by this era
the Mesozoic era
Charles
$1,600 [25]
The 2nd most planted red grape in California is this, most of which is made into a blush wine
Zinfandel
Jennifer
$1,600 [17]
It's the 5-syllable adjective that describes the house seen here
dilapidated
DD $2,000 [19]
Your eardrum would rupture if this tube did not open when air pressure changes suddenly due to varying altitude
the Eustachian tube
Charles
$2,000 [8]
Jump in & hold on! This '70s show's theme song is heard here
S.W.A.T.
Charles Cyle
DD $2,000 [20]
While organizing antiquities at a museum, Christian Thomasen came up with these 3 "ages" to arrange the displays
the Stone Age, the Bronze Age & the Iron Age
Charles
$2,000 [26]
Johannisberg was commonly found in front of the name of this varietal until labeling laws phased it out in the U.S. in 2006
Riesling
$2,000 [18]
She was married to Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith & Erich Maria Remarque
(Paulette) Goddard
Charles

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS LOGOS

This NFL team's logo is the only one that is a plant

the New Orleans Saints (the Fleur de Lis)

Cyle "What is the Arrg!" — wagered $3,000
Jennifer "What is the Fleur de Lis?" — wagered $8,401
Charles "What is the vine?" — wagered $4,900

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