Show #6957 2014-12-09 (taped 2014-10-27) Regular

Contestants

Peter McGillicuddy — a human resources director from Holliston, Massachusetts

MaryBeth Chmielewski — a purchasing clerk from Westland, Michigan

Ann Conger — a healthcare analyst from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 2-day cash winnings total $21,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ann	$1,200	$5,600	$6,800	$2,800 2nd place: $2,000	$6,800 15 R, 3 W
MaryBeth	$1,000	$1,000	$1,200	$2,399 3rd place: $1,000	$3,800 6 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Peter	$1,600	$6,600	$17,400	$15,400 New champion: $15,400	$17,000 22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY	KIDDY LIT TITLE WORDS	A CATEGORICAL DENIAL	ON THE MENU	SEE HOW THEY RAN	WHAT'S KILLING YOU?
$200 [6] Norway observes this holiday on the second Sunday in February; we celebrate on the second Sunday in May Mother's Day MaryBeth	$200 [16] "Where the ____ Things Are" Wild Ann	$200 [21] A written refusal to publish your great American novel is this type of "slip" a rejection slip Peter	$200 [2] At Burger King, open wide for the Double or Triple this Whopper MaryBeth	$200 [30] In his younger days, this then-vice-presidential candidatewalkeda 1920 parade route with running mate James Cox Franklin Delano Roosevelt Peter	$200 [11] "Christine" a car Peter
$400 [7] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows off a wreath with candles.) In Switzerland, the Christmas wreath is an old tradition; the four candles represent the four Sundays of this Christian season, which marks the start of the new church year & prepares for Jesus' coming Advent Peter	$400 [17] "Harold and the ____ Crayon" Purple Ann	$400 [22] To restrain, or to deduct tax from an employee's salary withhold Ann	$400 [1] At Maggiano's Little Italy, try the baked eggplant this Parmesan Peter	$400 [26] Hescared a toddler as part of his 1948 campaign against Truman, whomhedidn't defeat (Thomas) Dewey Peter	$400 [12] "Child's Play" a doll Ann
$600 [8] On March 1, St. David's Day, the Welsh wear this onion relative to commemorate a legendary battle against the Saxons leeks Ann	$600 [18] By Sheila Burnford:"The ____ Journey" Incredible Peter	$600 [23] This word for a kind of barrier often precedes "of justice" obstruction Ann	$600 [3] At Outback, save room for the rhyming Dessert called Chocolate Thunder from here Down Under Peter	$600 [27] Hedidn't get to be president, but he got a nice big fish during a 1972 campaign stop in New York (George) McGovern Peter	$600 [13] "Transformers" a Decepticon Ann MaryBeth
$800 [9] Celebrated by dressing in costume & playing pranks, this holiday is named for Saint Walburga Walpurgis Night	$800 [19] "From the ____ Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" Mixed-Up Ann	$800 [24] To keep from occurring; football fans complain when their team plays this "defense" at the end of games prevent Peter	$800 [4] The seafood okra version of this is a specialty of Galatoire's in New Orleans gumbo Ann	$1,000 [29] During his successful 1896front-porch campaign, hestayed homein Ohio & let the crowds come to him McKinley Peter	$800 [14] "Oculus" a mirror
$1,000 [10] Jan Hus, born in what's now this country, is honored there on July 6, the day he was burned at the stake in 1415 the Czech Republic Ann	$1,000 [20] "The ____ Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" Stinky Ann	$1,000 [25] 6-letter way to renounce one's heirs disown Ann	$1,000 [5] A signature starter at P.F. Chang's is chicken lettuce these wraps Ann	DD $1,200 [28] Thishistory-making candidate is seenherein 1984, identifying with regular working folks Geraldine Ferraro Peter	$1,000 [15] "The Ring" a video

Double Jeopardy! Round

FEMALE FIRSTS	E.T.'s ON TV	MEMORABLE METAPHORS	U.S. CITIES	PROOF READING	CATCH OUR TYPE "O"s
$400 [7] The first woman featured on this news magazine's cover was Italian actress Eleonora Duse on July 30, 1923 Time	$400 [17] He's an observer from Ork who travels in a pod & meets up with Mindy Mork Peter	$400 [22] This man wrote, "Anna (Karenina) was intoxicated with the wine of admiration she had aroused" Tolstoy Peter	$400 [3] Home to Disneyland, this city was founded by German immigrants in 1857 Anaheim Peter	$400 [1] Using 3 right triangles, president & former math teacher James Garfield gave an original proof of this the Pythagorean Theorem Ann	$400 [26] In biology, to produce eggs ovulate MaryBeth
$800 [8] The first woman to serve in this government position was Dr. Antonia Novello in 1990 Surgeon General MaryBeth	$800 [18] Long-running show about a Time Lord from Gallifrey Doctor Who Ann	$800 [14] "Glass, china and reputation, are easily crack'd, and never well mended" is from "Poor Richard's Almanack" by him Benjamin Franklin Peter	$800 [2] The 64-story U.S. Steel Tower in this city is one of the tallest buildings in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Peter	$800 [12] A proof that shows a statement to be true by building an example is called this, like helpful criticism constructive Ann	$800 [30] This word for organ meats sounds just terrible offal Ann
$1,200 [9] In 1955 the Boyd was on the wing as Louise Boyd became the first woman to fly over this point the North Pole	$1,200 [19] Sitcom about the Solomon family, who must occasionally report to "The Big Giant Head" 3 rd Rock from the Sun Peter	$1,200 [15] This New York Times "On Language" columnist: "We're becoming a short-take society... our food for thought is junk food" William Safire	$1,200 [4] This city, part of a metro area with Dallas & Fort Worth, was named for the Virginia home of Robert E. Lee Arlington	$1,200 [13] There's no "di" in this term for a short theorem used to prove a larger one--but watch out for the horns anyway lemma	$1,200 [29] As yousee, humans are not the only primates with this type of digit that's handy for grasping an opposable thumb Peter
$1,600 [10] In 1999 Nancy Mace became the first female cadet to graduate from this formerly all-male South Carolina military school the Citadel Peter	$1,600 [20] Its title character was planetary neighbor Uncle Martin, with the retractable antennae My Favorite Martian	$1,600 [16] In "Nocturne", this woman known for her table talk wrote, "Cover with ashes our love's cold crater"; always so cheery! Dorothy Parker	$1,600 [5] Take a hike & get in touch with your spiritual side at Cathedral Rockin this Arizona city Sedona MaryBeth	$1,600 [24] In 1637 he wrote, "I have discovered a truly remarkable proof, but this margin is too small to contain it" Pierre de Fermat Ann	$1,600 [28] Synonyms for this adjective are "supernatural" & "obscured from view" occult
DD $2,000 [11] San Francisco's 38th mayor, she was the first woman in the post Dianne Feinstein Peter	$2,000 [21] The Fifth Column fought the reptilian "Visitors" on this drama V	$2,000 [23] In 1917 this future rival of Stalin told the Mensheviks, "Go where you belong... into the dustbin of history" (Leon) Trotsky Peter	DD $2,600 [6] A Montana city is named for a peak called "Big" this Butte MaryBeth	$2,000 [25] Mathematicians were shocked to read his 1931 proof of the incompleteness of any given formal system Kurt Gödel	$2,000 [27] This 5-letter Latin word for hatred is an English word, too odium

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY INSPIRATIONS

The peat bogs of Dartmoor, England inspired the fictional home of the beastly title character in this 1902 tale

The Hound of the Baskervilles

MaryBeth "What is The Hound of the Baskervilles?" — wagered $1,199

Ann "What is Frankenstein" — wagered $4,000

Peter "What is dracula?" — wagered $2,000

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