Show #6984 2015-01-15 (taped 2014-11-19) Regular

John Schultz game 6.

Contestants

Amanda Boitano — a 10th grade English teacher originally from Smithtown, New York

Patricia Kelvin — an editor of a monthly newspaper from Poland, Ohio

John Schultz — a computer programmer from Ann Arbor, Michigan (whose 5-day cash winnings total $104,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$1,000	$800	$5,600	$5,201 3rd place: $1,000	$5,600 12 R, 3 W
Patricia	$2,400	$6,000	$15,200	$11,200 2nd place: $2,000	$15,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Amanda	$2,200	$4,200	$17,800	$30,401 New champion: $30,401	$17,800 25 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GONNA FLY NOW	HERALDRY	DOUBLE "O"	HOMER	THE ILL-IAD	THE ODYSSEY
$200 [12] An April 2014 press release reported this airline "says ni hao! to Beijing", starting nonstop service; Beijing should say mahalo Hawaiian Air Amanda	$200 [4] In heraldry, a cross surrounded by 4 small crosses is known as the crusaders' cross or the cross of this city Jerusalem John	$200 [7] Lunar term for working a second job at night moonlighting John	$200 [26] Heckled by Cubs fans in the 1932 World Series, he's said to have called his shot in game 3 by pointing to center field Babe Ruth Amanda	$200 [17] When this lung disease was still called consumption, it was one of the leading causes of death tuberculosis Amanda	$200 [1] Argus, this creature, dies after being the first to recognize a disguised Odysseus dog John
$400 [13] The first flight of this Irish airline was in 1936, from Dublin to Bristol Aer Lingus Amanda	$400 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a coat of arms on the monitor.) During Queen Anne's reign, the arms of England & Scotland were moved to the 1st & 4th quarters, France in the 2nd, & this land's arms are in the 3rd Ireland Patricia	$400 [8] A row of icons on a computer screen representing tasks within a program toolbar Amanda	$400 [27] On Sept. 28, 1960 this Red Sox player stepped to the plate for the last time & hit his 521st career homer Ted Williams Patricia	$400 [18] The swelling that's the main symptom of this contagious viral infection is caused by enlarged salivary glands mumps Patricia Amanda	$400 [2] Fittingly, Zeus sends this guy to deliver the message to Calypso to let Odysseus go Hermes Amanda
$600 [14] Delta Airlines started in the 1920s doing this agricultural task & kept doing it until 1966 crop dusting Patricia	$600 [23] A symbol of the Byzantine Empire, the double-headed this was made the national emblem of the Russian federation in 1993 eagle Patricia	$600 [9] A cavalry soldier or mounted police officer; what a... trooper John	$600 [28] In 2012 Josh Hamilton became only the 16th player in major league history to hit this many homers in one game 4	$600 [19] High pressure in the eye is often the cause of this disease that can damage the optic nerve & cause a loss of vision glaucoma Patricia	$600 [3] Anita Ward sang "Ring My Bell"; Penelope asks prospective suitors to do this, prepare a weapon "string my bow"
$800 [15] Legend says this airline's first route map, of Dallas, Houston & San Antonio, was drawn on a cocktail napkin Southwest Patricia Amanda	$800 [24] The white at the top of a Canadian territorialcoat of armsrepresents the polar regions; the wavy blue line, this trade route The Northwest Passage	$800 [10] A large terrestrial monkey such as the chacma baboon Amanda	$800 [29] On October 1, 1961 Brooklyn truck driver Sal Durante snatched this player's 61st home run ball & then sold it for $5,000 Roger Maris John Patricia	DD $1,000 [20] This disease is more properly known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy mad cow disease Patricia	$800 [5] It's where Odysseus has to travel to consult with the blind prophet Tiresias the Underworld Amanda
$1,000 [16] The year after its 1998 founding, this airline said it would offer 24 channels of live satellite TV at every seat JetBlue John Amanda	$1,000 [25] A principle used as a basis for judging, or, in heraldry, a monarch's long, tapering flag standard Amanda	$1,000 [11] An area of shallow water separated from the sea by dunes lagoon Patricia	—	$1,000 [21] The name of this bacterial infection caused by contaminated water comes from an old word for bile cholera Patricia	$1,000 [6] She sounds like a "Game of Thrones" character, & she charms Odysseus into staying on her island for a year Circe John

Double Jeopardy! Round

BOUNDARIES OF SPAIN	FIRST LADY MAIDEN NAMES	EXISTENTIALISM	FLOWER POWER	WORDS OF FORGIVENESS	ALADDINON BROADWAY
$400 [1] This country's only border is with Spain Portugal Amanda	$400 [2] Rodham Hillary Clinton Amanda	$400 [11] A section in a Sartre work is titled this: "The First Condition of Action"; let it ring "Freedom" Amanda	$400 [12] The first U.S. plant patent was issued in 1931 for New Dawn, a type of this thorny flower a rose John	$400 [18] I beg your this, a polite allowance or what a convict hopes for from the president a pardon Amanda	$400 [23] (Aladdin emerges from a beaded curtain to deliver the clue.) "Arabian Nights", the title of Aladdin's opening number, refers to the folk tale collection also known as this many "Nights" the thousand and one John
$800 [7] Spain's Balearic Islands are found in this body of water that laps against more than 1,000 miles of Spanish coast the Mediterranean Sea Amanda	$800 [3] Bouvier Jacqueline Kennedy Amanda	$800 [17] Zurich's Daseinsanalytic Institute takes a holistic approach as part of the existential school of this psychology Amanda	$800 [13] This flower produces a latex in its seeds from which codeine is derived poppies Amanda	$800 [19] To conduct yourself well, say, in battle, or to declare a suspect not guilty in court acquit John	$800 [24] (Prince Ali delivers the clue with his princess dressed in blue.) In a highlight from Act II, we take a high-flying magic carpet ride among the stars while singing this Oscar-winning song "A Whole New World" Amanda
$1,200 [8] In North Africa, this country borders the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta & Melilla Morocco John	$1,200 [4] Todd Lincoln John	DD $1,000 [28] This Danish thinker has been called "The Father of Existentialism" Kierkegaard Amanda	DD $1,400 [14] This "filler flower" often used in bridal bouquets comes in several varieties including New Love & Perfecta baby's breath Amanda	$1,200 [20] An international organization, or in law, it's an act of forgiveness to an entire class of people amnesty John	$1,200 [25] (The Princess reads.) One of many Disney princesses, I share my name with over 200 species of fragrant flowers Jasmine John
$1,600 [9] Legally Spanish territory, the tiny enclave of Llivia is found within France, way up in these mountains the Pyrenees Amanda	$1,600 [5] Davis Nancy Davis Reagan	$1,600 [29] Karl Jaspers explored human choices through each individual's Weltanschauung, translated as this world outlook (or worldview) Patricia	$1,600 [15] In 1878 Switzerland began protecting this flower, Leontopodium alpinum, in the wild Edelweiss Patricia	$1,600 [21] This word meaning to disregard or give tacit approval is easy to "C" condone Amanda	$1,600 [26] (Genie reads.) In a big 8-minute showstopper in Act I, I emerge from the magic lamp to perform this song, whose chorus is "You ain't never had..." "Friend Like Me" John Amanda
$2,000 [10] France's roughly 400-mile border with Spain stretches from the Gulf of Lion to this bay the Bay of Biscay Patricia	$2,000 [6] Bloomer Betty Ford	$2,000 [30] "Being and Time" is the major work of this German thinker, controversial for his Nazi ties Heidegger Amanda	$2,000 [16] Thisflower has clusters of star-shapedblossoms, not clusters of sheep, as you may think phlox Patricia	$2,000 [22] To peer at something from above, it can also mean to fail to notice; we'll do it for now overlook Patricia	$2,000 [27] (Jafar reads with an evil laugh.) I am Jafar, a powerful sorcerer & grand vizier to the sultan of this mythical land, the setting of "Aladdin" Agrabah Amanda

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS HISTORY

Found near Amsterdam in 2010, a 1606 stock certificate from this long-defunct company has been valued at $750,000

the Dutch East India Company

John "What was the British East India T.C.?" — wagered $399

Patricia "What was the Mayflower compact?" — wagered $4,000

Amanda "What is the Dutch East India Company" — wagered $12,601

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