Show #6986 2015-01-19 (taped 2014-12-02) Regular

Contestants

Tim Lane — a financial services executive from Montvale, New Jersey

Leah Turpin — a senior manager of call center operations from Villa Park, Illinois

Nicholas Bérubé — an architect originally from State College, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,800)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Nicholas $3,400 $7,600 $20,800 $12,800
2-day champion: $19,600
$20,800
26 R, 0 W
Leah $0 $2,800 $14,200 $10,000
2nd place: $2,000
$16,000
14 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W
Tim $3,600 $3,800 $11,400 $100
3rd place: $1,000
$11,400
15 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

LABOR & THE EMMY GOES TO... THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR LITTLE WEASELS ATTA BOY, TOM! VO"CH"ABULARY
$200 [7]
In October 2014 Labor Secretary Thomas Perez called for the raising of this to $10.10 an hour
the minimum wage
Nicholas
$200 [6]
this comedy in 2001:Sarah Jessica Parker, producer
Sex and the City
Nicholas
$200 [12]
Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. Consul General in Havana, advised President McKinley not to send this ship to the city; he was ignored
the Maine
Tim
$200 [16]
The black-footed species of this weasel of the Great Plains feeds on prairie dogs
a ferret
Leah
$200 [21]
In 2011 he starred in his fourth "Mission: Impossible" film, "Ghost Protocol"
Tom Cruise
Nicholas
$200 [1]
A repeated part of a song, or a group that sings it
a chorus
Leah
$400 [8]
Time-of-year adjective for temporary workers like those on farms or in ski resorts
seasonal workers
Nicholas
$400 [26]
this Claire Danes drama in 2012
Homeland
Nicholas
$400 [13]
This Assistant Secretary of the Navy resigned his office to fight the war on horseback
Theodore Roosevelt
Tim
$400 [17]
The wolverine is a member of the weasel family & is also known by this name that means "overeater"
the glutton
$400 [22]
Tom Wolfe worked for six years on this bestseller about the early space program
The Right Stuff
Nicholas
$400 [2]
Per its constitution, Denmark is a constitutional one of these
a monarchy
Leah
$600 [9]
To protest job conditions, these public servants may threaten an outbreak of "blue flu"
the police
Leah Tim
$600 [27]
this lead actor in a comedy in 2004, for "Frasier"
Kelsey Grammer
Nicholas
$600 [14]
This "Red Badge of Courage" author covered the war in Cuba as a reporter for Pulitzer's New York World newspaper
Stephen Crane
Tim
$600 [18]
Also known as the striped weasel, the zorilla of this continent feeds at night on insects & small rodents
Africa
Tim
$600 [23]
In 2005 he ended his tenure as the first head of the Department of Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Nicholas
$600 [3]
Abraham's burial chamber is said to be in the West Bank city of Hebron in the "Cave of" these Biblical leaders
the Patriarchs
$800 [10]
Founding members of their guild, the J.G., include Eddie Arcaro, Johnny Longden & John Pollard
the Jockeys' Guild
Tim
$800 [28]
this lead actress in a drama in 2003, for "The Sopranos"
Edie Falco
Tim
$800 [15]
General Nelson Miles captured this future U.S. commonwealth & served as civilian administrator after the war
Puerto Rico
Nicholas
$800 [19]
Pelts of weasels, especially of stoats, are known by this name in the fur trade
ermine
Leah
$800 [24]
As its creative director from 1994 to 2004, Tom Ford transformed this Italian fashion house
Gucci
Leah
$800 [4]
Far out, man--this word from Greek for "soul made visible" describes the artwork seen here
psychedelic
Nicholas
$1,000 [11]
In 1981 nearly 13,000 members of PATCO, a union of these workers, went on strike but most were soon fired
air traffic controllers
Nicholas
$1,000 [29]
this supporting actor in a comedy in 2008
Jeremy Piven
Nicholas
$1,000 [30]
During the Battle of Manila Bay, this captain of the Olympia was told by Dewey to fire "when you are ready"
Charles Gridley
DD $1,000 [20]
As its name indicates, this member of the weasel family has the same favorite food as Winnie-the-Pooh
a honey badger
Leah
$1,000 [25]
Last name of U.S. Senators Tom from New Mexico & Mark from Colorado
Udall
Nicholas
$1,000 [5]
Holden Caufield uses the phrase of praise "a gentleman and" this
a scholar
Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

FRENCH CITIES & TOWNS THE TRANSPORTER SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER TOP 30 TO 40 HITS POWERFUL BOOKS ANAGRAMMED CURRENT WORLD LEADERS
$400 [2]
A decree from Louis XIV created this palatial city about 15 miles southwest of Paris
Versailles
Nicholas
$400 [20]
Time magazine, on an "arrogantly huge" 21st c. model of this: "Maybe we all shouldn't be driving tanks that get 10 mpg"
a Hummer
Nicholas
$400 [1]
Palindromic canoe
kayak
Nicholas
$400 [8]
Kazaam! In 1993 this NBA superstar hit for 35 (on the charts, not the court) with "(I Know I Got) Skillz"
Shaquille O'Neal
Tim
$400 [26]
This 1859 book posited the controversial idea of natural selection
The Origin of Species
Nicholas
$400 [13]
Russian around:RIVAL DUMP IN IT
Vladimir Putin
Tim
$800 [3]
This city has 2 racing circuits: the Circuit de la Sarthe & the Bugatti Circuit
Le Mans
Leah
$800 [21]
We call it a streetcar; the Brits use this 4-letter term
a tram
Nicholas
$800 [7]
This archaic word is--keep up now!--the 3rd person singular present indicative of have
hath
Tim
$800 [9]
Now on "NCIS: Los Angeles", he rapped his way to No. 36 in 2003 with "Paradise"; we hear ladies love him
LL Cool J
Nicholas
DD $600 [29]
Published in 1513, it was dedicated "to the magnificent Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici"
The Prince
Leah
$800 [15]
Think of England:RANDOM ADVICE
David Cameron
Nicholas
$1,200 [4]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) After France surrendered to the Nazis in June 1940, the country was divided into a German-occupied area & an unoccupied zone with an administrative center in this spa town, by whose name the region would be known
Vichy
Tim
$1,200 [22]
On July 20, 1969 the world held its breath as 2 guys finally found a parking spot for this transport at 4:17 P.M. EDT
the Eagle
Tim
$1,200 [10]
This 5-letter word means "implied", like a type of approval that's given without speaking
tacit
Nicholas
$1,200 [14]
This actress-singer "from the block" was 32nd-best in 2003 with "I'm Glad"
Jennifer Lopez
Nicholas
$800 [27]
Conflict is inevitable, according to this ancient work by Sun-Tzu, so prepare for it
The Art of War
Tim
$1,200 [16]
Boss in Berlin:MAKE ALLERGEN
Angela Merkel
Tim
$1,600 [5]
Known for its wine, this major southwestern port once belonged to the English & was their main port on the continent
Bordeaux
Nicholas
$1,600 [23]
Every year, 22 million ride this ferry 5.2 miles between the St. George Terminal & Manhattan's Whitehall Terminal
the Staten Island Ferry
Nicholas
DD $1,200 [12]
Temporary cessation of breathing; asphyxia is when it's not so temporary
apnea
Leah
$1,600 [18]
In 1978 this Jeff Lynne group took "Mr. Blue Sky" to No. 35
ELO
Tim
$1,200 [28]
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" depicted the gory world of this city's meatpacking industry
Chicago
Leah
$1,600 [17]
Oh, Canada:PERHAPS RENT, EH
Stephen Harper
Nicholas
$2,000 [6]
This city at the juncture of the Rhone & Saone Rivers is famous for its cooked dishes prepared with onions
Lyon
$2,000 [24]
From one of the materials visible, it's the word for classic cars like the one seen here
a woody
Leah
$1,600 [11]
Type of horse altered to never have a chance to be father of the year
gelding
Leah
$2,000 [19]
After discovering "Your Body Is A Wonderland", this singer/guitarist made it to No. 33 with "Bigger Than My Body" in 2003
John Mayer
Nicholas
$2,000 [30]
Subtitled "Another Testament of Jesus Christ", it is a record of God's dealings with ancient inhabitants of the Americas
the Book of Mormon
Leah
$2,000 [25]
Havana bad time:RURAL COAST
Raúl Castro
Leah

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH BUSINESS NAMES

Still around, these 2 rival companies began with a 1744 sale of "scarce & valuable books" & a 1766 sale of chamber pots

Christie's & Sotheby's

Tim "What are Harrods & Selfridges" — wagered $11,300
Leah "What are LloydsofLondon& Sothebys" — wagered $4,200
Nicholas "What Barnes + Noble Border" — wagered $8,000

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