Show #6977 2015-01-06 (taped 2014-11-18) Regular

Elliot Yates game 3.

Contestants

Val Hannon — a library circulation clerk from Allen, Texas

Alan Hait — an employee benefits consultant from Wilton Manors, Florida

Elliot Yates — an opera producer from New York, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Elliot	$3,600	$7,200	$20,000	$20,799 3-day champion: $50,000	$18,600 21 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W
Alan	$2,800	$5,600	$9,600	$19,200 2nd place: $2,000	$9,600 20 R, 2 W
Val	$600	$2,000	$0	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$0 4 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WATCH THE BIRDIE	FOOD & RELIGION	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	VOWEL, CONSONANT, VOWEL	A LONG TIME AGO	A VEGAS HOTEL, OR...
$200 [21] Paul Julian voiced this nemesis of Wile E. Coyote the Road Runner Alan	$200 [9] Catholics 14 & over are not supposed to eat meat on any of the Fridays during this 6-week period Lent Alan	$200 [1] In 1997 David Kalakaua became the first inductee into the Hall of Fame for this instrument the ukulele Elliot	$200 [5] Hubbub or toil, but really, it's much this about nothing ado Alan	$200 [4] Chinese emperor Wang Mang filled the treasury by making everyone swap gold for this, 2 down on the Olympic medal list bronze Alan	$200 [18] Something illusory, without reality or substance, perhaps in the desert mirage Val
$400 [22] This little birdie was introduced to "Peanuts" in 1967 but didn't get his name until 1970 Woodstock Alan	$400 [10] A group of strictly vegetarian Hindus sued a restaurant for selling them not strictly vegetarian these Indian items samosas Elliot	$400 [2] In classical style, these are attached to the thumbs with one hand clicking a simple rhythm, the other a more complicated one castanets Elliot	$400 [6] It's worth 1 in golf & 15 on the first point in a tennis game an ace Elliot	$400 [15] Lycurgus, lawgiver of this militaristic city-state, thought having more than one garment made men effeminate Sparta Elliot	$400 [19] A resort area along the Mediterranean coast extending from Saint Tropez into Italy Riviera Alan
$600 [23] Crane (voiced by David Cross) is one of the Furious Five in this 2008 martial arts film Kung Fu Panda Val	$600 [11] In Jordan munching a date is the traditional way to break your day-long fast during this month Ramadan Val	$600 [3] Japanese orchestras includeshakuhachi, traditionally made of this bamboo Alan	$600 [14] A grand feeling of wonder or veneration awe Alan	$1,000 [28] It's estimated that Diocles earned enough each year in these races to feed the population of ancient Rome the chariot races Elliot	$600 [20] A movie with Nigel Terry as King Arthur & Helen Mirren as Morgana Excalibur Val
$800 [24] Mumble is an emperor penguin who can't sing, but sure can dance, in this 2006 film Happy Feet Elliot	$800 [12] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew takes apart a cake.) The king in king cake refers to the three magi who visited baby Jesus, himself represented by the baby hidden inside a slice, all in homage to this Christian festival observed on January 6th Epiphany Elliot	DD $1,000 [7] The Ravi Shankar & Vilayat Khan are methods of teaching this instrument the sitar Elliot	$800 [16] Rage; you've drawn my... ire Alan	—	$800 [26] One of the 4 quartiers of Monaco, 9 miles east of Nice, France Monte Carlo Elliot
$1,000 [25] Gracie Lantz provided this bird's voice, but Mel Blanc originated the "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" laugh Woody Woodpecker Elliot	$1,000 [13] In casserole recipes of the upper Midwest, this soup made by Campbell's is known as Lutheran binder cream of mushroom Alan	$1,000 [8] It's the smallest member of the orchestra's brass family & also the one with the highest-pitched notes trumpet	$1,000 [17] During the Mesozoic one, Earth had a single hot, reptile-filled continent era Alan	—	$1,000 [27] The region of the upper atmosphere extending upward from the tropopause to about 30 miles above the Earth the stratosphere

Double Jeopardy! Round

WATCH THE BIRDIE	THE UKRAINE STRAIN	A LITTLE SPICE	STATE FIRSTS	NO. 1 BESTSELLERS IN THE ZERO YEARS	THE "METRIC" SYSTEM
$400 [10] This third president, an early bird-watcher, kept a bird that he would let fly around his office Jefferson Elliot	$400 [5] Ukrainians Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Karina Smirnoff have been regular hoofers on this TV show Dancing with the Stars Elliot	$400 [13] The Indian blend called this powder comes in 2 basic styles: standard & the hotter Madras curry Alan	$400 [25] Wright on to this state that in 1903 saw the first successful powered airplane flight North Carolina Alan	$400 [1] 1940: Richard Llewellyn's "How Green Was My Valley" dug into the lives & loves of coal miners in this country Wales Alan	$400 [2] An equilateral triangle is; a scalene triangle isn't symmetrical Alan
$2,000 [11] This auto industrialist had over 500 birdhouses on his property Henry Ford Alan	$800 [9] This "City Slickers" actor was such a proud Ukrainian he walked out of a Russian film festival where he was to be honored Jack Palance Alan	$800 [14] This quill spice has anti-microbial properties & can be used as a food preservative cinnamon	DD $2,500 [22] In 2007 this state elected the USA's first Indian-American governor Louisiana Elliot	$800 [4] 1960: The Senate does not "Advise and Consent" when a Commie-coddler is nominated as this Cabinet secretary Secretary of State Alan	$800 [3] Pressure of the atmosphere barometric Elliot
DD $2,300 [24] This fictional sleuth from St. Mary Mead enjoyed her knitting, gardening & bird-watching Miss Marple Elliot	$1,200 [12] Last name of 2 boxing brothers Wladimir & 2014 Ukrainian protest leader Vitali Klitschko	$1,200 [15] Thisspice comes from a root that, as you can see, is horn-shaped, & its name comes from the Sanskrit for "horn-shaped" ginger Alan	—	$1,200 [23] 1920: "The Man of the Forest" created by this "Purple Sage" author prefers the company of bears to people Zane Grey Elliot	$1,200 [8] Of or relating to the measurement of vision optometric Alan
—	$1,600 [18] Thisactress was "Up in the Air" before coming down to Earth in "Bates Motel" Vera Farmiga Elliot	$1,600 [16] Cayenne pepper comes from the chili pepper, a member of this family that includes potatoes & eggplant nightshade Alan	—	$1,600 [21] 2000: This John Grisham novel concerns 3 disgraced judges who hatch another scam while in jail The Brethren	$1,600 [7] It's track slang for the 1,500 meters the metric mile Elliot
—	$2,000 [19] After the drama, Nancy Kerrigan won the 1994 figure skating Olympic silver medal; this Ukrainian won gold Oksana Baiul Elliot	$2,000 [17] One of the ingredients in Chinese five-spice powder is this spice seen here, named for its shape & for another spice star anise Elliot Alan	—	$2,000 [20] 1980: His newest epic was "The Covenant", spanning the settlement of South Africa James Michener	$2,000 [6] Pertaining to the branch of math that deals with the measurement of triangles trigonometric Elliot Val

Final Jeopardy!

ASIA

Meaning "waterless place" this 500,000-square-mile area lies in what's called a "rain shadow" of the Himalayas

the Gobi Desert

Alan "What is the Gobi?" — wagered $9,600

Elliot "What is the Gobi Desert?" — wagered $799

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