Show #6969 2014-12-25 (taped 2014-11-11) Regular

Contestants

Heather Seal-Breslin — a stay-at-home mom from Flower Mound, Texas

Jason Zbanek — a fourth grade teacher from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Brian Hamilton — an attorney from Sacramento, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,201)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Brian $1,400 $3,200 $15,600 $24,001
2-day champion: $45,202
$11,200
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Jason $2,600 $2,400 $12,000 $2,000
3rd place: $1,000
$11,600
18 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Heather $2,400 $2,600 $7,000 $4,000
2nd place: $2,000
$7,000
12 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOT TO BE CONFUSED OFFICIAL NATIONAL NAMES UNLIKELY COUNTRY TOP 40 PERFORMERS ADJECTIVES FOR YOUR RESUMÉ WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? CHARACTER REFERENCES
$200 [4]
Harlan Ellison is a sci-fi writer; he is the founder & CEO of Oracle
Larry Ellison
Brian
$200 [3]
Liechtenstein is a principality; Luxembourg is a "Grand" one of these
duchy
Heather
$200 [26]
When I think of No. 1 country stars, I think of this guy, "Dirty Harry" himself, paired with Merle Haggard on "Bar Room Buddies"
Clint Eastwood
Jason
$200 [1]
From the Latin for "divide into parts", it means able to speak & express oneself easily
articulate
Brian
$200 [8]
To this university adjacent to Exposition Park in Los Angeles; go, Trojans!
USC
Jason
$200 [13]
Thomas Harris revealed that this character was inspired by a murderous Mexican surgeon, elegant & insane
Hannibal Lecter
Brian
$400 [20]
A snowcat is a snowmobile; Snow Leopard is one of these for a Mac
an operating system
Brian
$400 [16]
Jordan describes itself as the "Hashemite" one of these
a kingdom
Brian
$800 [28]
We hope you know this "Road" crooner of film crooned "Pistol Packin' Mama" with the Andrews Sisters in 1944
Bing Crosby
Heather
$400 [2]
Steadfast in allegiance, like a benevolent "Order of Moose"
loyal
Jason Heather
$400 [9]
I just finished my studies at this school nicknamed "Old Eli"
Yale
Jason
$400 [14]
This character created by P.G. Wodehouse has been called the "most gentlemanly of gentlemen's gentlemen"
Jeeves
Heather
$600 [21]
You can use kitchen scraps to make compost; fruit cooked in sugar syrup makes this, also a word for a stemmed dish
a compote
Heather
$600 [17]
The states of the Pacific nation of Micronesia are officially this adjective, meaning joined together
federated
Brian Jason Heather
$1,000 [27]
"You Light Up My Life" only made country's No. 4 but 1980's "Are You On The Road To Lovin' Me Again" hit the top spot for her
Debby Boone
Jason
$600 [5]
This word referring to unceasing effort is in the name of Kyle Gass & Jack Black's band
tenacious
Brian
$600 [10]
To the University of this state at Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Jason
$600 [15]
Among his siblings are Charlie, Percy, Fred, George & Ginny
Ron Weasley
Heather
$800 [22]
The Mameluke Dynasty ruled Egypt & Syria from 1250 to 1517; Marmaduke is a comic strip dog of this breed
a Great Dane
Brian
$800 [18]
You'll find the "Sultanate of" this nation in the Middle East
Oman
Jason
$800 [6]
An 18th century Christian movement got its name from this adjective meaning regular & systematic
methodical
Brian Jason
$800 [11]
To this college for women, same as Hillary Clinton
Wellesley
Heather
$800 [24]
In 1972 disfigured Justin McLeod was "The Man Without a Face"; in 1863 exiled Philip Nolan was "The Man Without" this
a Country
Brian
$1,000 [23]
"Smoke On The Water" is a Deep Purple song; "Knife in the Water" is a movie directed by him
Roman Polanski
$1,000 [19]
The "Oriental Republic of" this small South American country borders Brazil
Uruguay
DD $1,000 [7]
This word for one who foresees a need & makes changes in advance is on a list of "overused business buzzwords"
proactive
Jason
$1,000 [12]
I went to this college, the one in Hartford, not Dublin, Ireland
Trinity
Brian
$1,000 [25]
This Virginia Woolf title character has the first name Clarissa
Mrs. Dalloway
Heather

Double Jeopardy! Round

THRONE FOR A LOOP SQUARES BEST PICTURE INITIALS ____ LAW "EAU" MY WORD STAR-STRUCK
$400 [22]
Chrysan themum Throne is the name used for the imperial throne of this country
Japan
Heather
$400 [6]
The center of the Theater District in Manhattan, it's formed by the intersection of 7th Ave., 42nd St. & Broadway
Times Square
Jason
$400 [11]
1971:Popeye is no chicken in "T.F.C."
The French Connection
Brian
$400 [21]
cornell.edu lists Brown v. Board of Education as a decision in this field of law that's named for a document
constitutional
Jason
$400 [1]
A hat
a chapeau
Jason
$800 [29]
Cepheids are this type of star whose name suggests that its brightness changes periodically
a variable star
Jason
$800 [23]
Queen Elizabeth II is England's 40th monarch since this man claimed the throne in 1066
William the Conqueror
Jason
$800 [7]
Ironically, the Avenue of Eternal Peace leads to this square, the site of protests in June 1989
Tiananmen Square
Heather
$800 [12]
1961:"W.S.S.", see the Jets soar
West Side Story
$800 [20]
Governing shipping, it's also called admiralty law
maritime law
Brian
$800 [2]
It follows "art" in the name of a late 19th c. decorative style using lots of leaves & flowers
nouveau
Jason
$1,200 [16]
Spicules, gas jets that spew from the sun, are thought to contribute to this constant flow of particles
a solar wind
Brian
$1,200 [24]
Pictured here, this Sun King was only 4 when hesucceeded his father on the throne
Louis XIV
Brian
$1,200 [8]
This London square was named for an 1805 naval victory
Trafalgar Square
Jason
$1,200 [13]
1996:"T.E.P.", a Fiennes film
The English Patient
Jason
$1,200 [19]
Systematized in the 8th & 9th centuries, it's the fundamental religious code of Islam
sharia
Brian
$1,200 [3]
This Wisconsin city calls itself the "Horseradish Capital of the World"
Eau Claire
Heather
$1,600 [28]
The crew of the ISS captured arare occurrence: theshadownear the Earth's horizon is actually a total one of these
a solar eclipse
Jason
$1,600 [25]
Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of this ruling dynasty when he was assassinated in 1914
the Habsburg Dynasty
Jason Heather
DD $2,000 [9]
Statues of foreign heroes of the Revolutionary War are at each corner of this D.C. square named for one of those heroes
Lafayette (Square)
Jason
$1,600 [14]
1999:"A.B." rose up
American Beauty
Brian
$1,600 [18]
Eminent domain is a part of this kind of law, named for tangible or intangible things
property law
Brian
$1,600 [4]
From the French for "flame", it can be a lighted torch or a large ornamental candlestick
a flambeau
Heather
$2,000 [27]
From the Latin for "nearest" comes the name of this star that's the closest to Earth (oh yeah, after the Sun)
Proxima Centauri
Brian Jason
$2,000 [26]
The silver throne seenherewas a gift to this Swedish queen for her 1650 coronation
Queen Christina
$2,000 [10]
On Nov. 8, 1918 this Los Angeles square was formally named in honor of a World War I general
Pershing
Jason
$2,000 [15]
1953:"F.H.T.E.", with a big sandy love scene
From Here to Eternity
Heather
DD $6,400 [17]
Jurist Sir Frederick Pollock said it refers to government acts when there is "war within the realm"
martial law
Brian
$2,000 [5]
Swiss philosopher who believed that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Final Jeopardy!

INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS

Inspired by the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet, its symbol includes 2 horizontal lines to represent stability

the euro (€)

Heather "What is the dollar sign - $" — wagered $3,000
Jason "What is NATO?" — wagered $10,000
Brian "What is the Euro?" — wagered $8,401

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