Show #6976 2015-01-05 (taped 2014-11-18) Regular

Elliot Yates game 2.

Contestants

Eric Westra — a middle school humanities teacher from Omaha, Nebraska

Dara Gocheski — a librarian from Denver, Colorado

Elliot Yates — an opera producer from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Elliot	$200	$-800	$5,600	$11,000 2-day champion: $29,201	$7,200 12 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Dara :)	$2,000	$3,400	$9,000	$6,799 2nd place: $2,000	$9,800 16 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Eric	$800	$1,000	$3,200	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$3,800 9 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

FACES IN HISTORY	'80s HAIR BANDS	COUNTRY NAME ORIGINS	KNOW YOUR A‑B‑C's	STARS OF BUSINESS	STRIKE THAT!
$200 [8] Here's this little big man in his study at Tuileries Napoleon Dara :)	$200 [9] In the '80s, few musicians topped Slash & Axl of this band for excess hair & just excess Guns N' Roses Dara :)	$200 [5] Just south of Guadeloupe: "Sunday" Dominica Dara :) Eric	$200 [1] The official language of Syria Arabic Dara :)	$200 [25] Naturally, this tuna brand dots the "I" in its name with a star StarKist Elliot	$200 [14] "In Xanadu did Hugh Hefnera stately pleasure-dome decree" Kubla Khan Eric
$400 [15] This Tennesseanis one of those we remember from the Alamo Davy Crockett Dara :)	$400 [10] "Look What the Cat Dragged In"--this "Toxic" Bret Michaels band Poison Dara :)	$400 [7] South of Morocco:"Land of the Moors" Mauritania Elliot Dara :)	$400 [2] To illegally seize & take away abduct Dara :)	$800 [27] This brand of Italian sparkling mineral water has a red star on its cyan label as well as a red star on its blue cap San Pellegrino Dara :)	$400 [16] 14th century commerce in Northern Europe was dominated by the National Hockey League Hanseatic Dara :)
$600 [21] Here'sthis15th century French woman in happier times, at the coronation of Charles VII Joan of Arc Elliot	$600 [11] "What do you want to do with your life?!" this "familial" Dee Snider band replied, "I Wanna Rock!" Twisted Sister Dara :)	$600 [20] Shiite central:"Land of the Aryans" Iran Elliot	$600 [3] If you're "taken" this, you're disconcerted aback Elliot	$1,000 [26] In 1909 this company began using a logo with a green "T" superimposed on a red star Texaco Elliot	$600 [17] The west coast of South America is mostly occupied by 2 countries, Chile &Panem Peru Elliot Dara :) Eric
$800 [22] Thisfirst Chief Justice affirmed the federal government's power over states John Jay Eric	$800 [12] Let's talk about Sixx--Nikki Sixx--who literally set himself afire playing bass for this band Motley Crue	DD $1,600 [24] A national pair in the Caribbean:"Ancient & Bearded" Antigua and Barbuda Elliot	$800 [4] The mood or atmosphere of a place such as a restaurant ambience Eric	—	$800 [18] Have 150 years really gone by since Dr. Philcame up with a heating procedure to kill microbes in wine? Pasteur Dara :)
$1,000 [23] The Sherman Antitrust Act was designed in part to thwart this oil man (John D.) Rockefeller Elliot	$1,000 [13] Tawny Kitaen worked not under but over the car hood in this David Coverdale band's "Here I Go Again" video Whitesnake Dara :)	—	$1,000 [6] A deviation from the normal type, way or course aberrance	—	$1,000 [19] In the Bible Jared Letosaid, "There hath not come a razor upon mine head" Samson Elliot

Double Jeopardy! Round

MEDIEVAL FASHION	UNMANNED SPACE EXPLORATION	THERE'S A NAME FOR THAT	CINEMATIC NIGHTSPOTS	DEFOE	"DE"FRIEND
$400 [16] Epaulieres were so-called because they were armor pieces protecting these parts of the body shoulders Eric	$400 [25] In 2014 the Rosetta spaceship's Philae Probe landed on one of these tailed bodies 310 million miles from Earth a comet Elliot	$400 [7] A siffleur is someone who entertains by doing this, perhaps a "happy tune" whistling Eric	$400 [1] The Mos Eisley Cantina Star Wars Eric	$400 [21] Daniel Defoe was about 60 when he wrote of the "Adventures of" him & also of his "Further Adventures" Robinson Crusoe Dara :)	$400 [2] Andrew Jackson Downing was a family friend & mansion architect for this family of Franklin Roosevelt's mom Delano Dara :)
$800 [17] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) The name of this short, close-fitting jacket takes its name from words meaning "folded over" a doublet	$800 [27] This Pasadena, California lab has been helping design U.S. spacecraft since Explorer 1 in 1958 the Jet Propulsion Lab	$800 [8] Often operated by a handle, it's the movable flap in a chimney flue that regulates air flow a damper Elliot Eric	$800 [12] The Gold Room at the Overlook Hotel The Shining Elliot	$800 [22] "Dickory Cronke" was Defoe's tale of a philosopher born without this ability; that would be tough for a game show host speech Dara :)	$800 [3] Richard Somers was this man's friend & fellow Naval Commander in early U.S. wars against Tripoli Stephen Decatur
DD $1,000 [19] 3-letter name for a long white tunic made of linen & worn by medieval clergy an alb Eric	$2,000 [26] The Cassini-Huygens probe has discovered a body of water the size of Lake Superior on this planet's moon Enceladus Saturn	$1,200 [9] May I offer you a side of bacon? How about this, a serving of 2 or 3 thin slices a rasher Elliot	$1,200 [13] The Kit Kat Klub, old chum Cabaret Elliot	DD $800 [24] "Memoirs of a Cavalier" was a fictional account of this decades-long war of 17th century continental Europe the Thirty Years' War Dara :)	$1,200 [4] A conviction for taking a bribe from Harpalus ruined the career of this greatest Athenian orator Demosthenes Elliot
$1,200 [18] The fur of the grey type of this small animal was grise; of the red type, roskyn squirrel Elliot Eric	—	$1,600 [10] Not to dwell on it, but the metal arch that supports a lampshade has this musical name a harp Eric	$1,600 [14] New York Bar atop the Park Hyatt Tokyo Lost in Translation Elliot	$1,200 [23] "A Journal of" this medical calamity "Year" was Defoe's story of 1665 London the plague Dara :) Eric	$1,600 [5] This Frenchman painted aportraitof Chopin, who was a good friend, but didn't care for his art Delacroix Dara :)
$2,000 [20] I dub thee this; Sir Knight could tell you it was a tunic worn over armor surcoat	—	$2,000 [11] These soft spots in a baby's skull enable the head to pass through the birth canal the fontanel Elliot	$2,000 [15] The Korova Milk Bar A Clockwork Orange Dara :)	$2,000 [28] This misbehaving title woman is eventually deported to America, where she reforms Moll Flanders	$2,000 [6] Coach Bill Walsh is seenhereon the left with this 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr.

Final Jeopardy!

OLYMPIC HOST CITIES

This European city hosted the northernmost Summer Games, also the first where Soviet athletes participated

Helsinki, Finland

Eric "What is Stockholm?" — wagered $3,100

Elliot "What is Helsinki?" — wagered $5,400

Dara :) "What is Oslo?" — wagered $2,201

« Back to Games