Show #7006 2015-02-16 Regular

Contestants

Susan MacKay Smith — a writer from Boulder, Colorado

Andy Axel — a graduate student in poetry from Iowa City, Iowa

Karen Ash — a business analyst from Brooklyn, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $49,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Karen	$3,200	$5,800	$10,600	$0 2nd place: $2,000	$10,600 16 R, 3 W
Andy	$2,400	$7,600	$11,400	$1,599 New champion: $1,599	$11,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$2,600	$3,200	$4,800	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$4,400 15 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

MR. CATEGORY	DOUBLE-LETTER SCIENCE	THIS & THAT	HIT MEN	OH, TOO SOON?!	NICE "SHOE"S
$200 [6] Edward is the name of this murderous title character of a Robert Louis Stevenson novella Mr. Hyde Susan	$200 [21] It's scientific for "stuff"; dust in the atmosphere is the "particulate" type matter Andy	$200 [11] In cooking, tagliatelle & rotini are both types of these pastas Karen	$200 [1] "Livin' La Vida Loca" Ricky Martin Karen	$200 [16] The Ptolemaic Dynasty ended when her 22-year reign became legendarily snakebit Cleopatra Andy	$200 [26] That's right, sweetheart, a private detective is aka one of these a gumshoe Karen
$400 [7] This iconic brand started as a powder that promised to get kids clean without leaving a bathtub ring Mr. Bubble Karen	$600 [23] Any mix of fuel & an oxidizer, it contains a verb that thrusts you forward a propellant Karen	$400 [12] In Britain, "Parliament" often refers only to this elected body, the lower house the House of Commons Susan	$400 [2] "Cry Me A River" &"Suit & Tie" Justin Timberlake Karen	$400 [17] Paradise very lost! The locals ensured Cap. James Cook had a pretty awful Valentine's Day 1779 in what's now this state Hawaii Susan	$400 [27] Michigan's "Bigfoot Boogie" race gets its name from these items worn by the competitors snowshoes Susan
$600 [8] Mr. Bumble is the petty bureaucrat who names the orphans in this Dickens novel Oliver Twist Susan	$800 [24] Rust on steel is an example of the atmospheric type of this corrosion Susan	$600 [13] Thepaintingshows the retro interests of this 19th-century movement whose name suggests it harks back before the Renaissance the Pre-Raphaelites Susan	$600 [3] "Slip Slidin' Away" & "You Can Call Me Al" Paul Simon Andy	$600 [18] Gen. John Sedgwick said on May 9, 1864, "They couldn't hit" this animal "at this distance"--but they sure could hit Gen. John Sedgwick an elephant	$600 [28] This term from someone perfectly be have d & smugly virtuous is the title character of an 18th century children's story goody-two-shoes Susan
$800 [9] Here'sthe logo of this official bartender's guide, around since 1935. Mr. Boston Andy	$1,000 [25] The orientation of a spacecraft's axes relative to earth is this; you may develop a bad one if you get it wrong attitude	$800 [14] In rowing, catch, drive, finish & recovery are the 4 stages of this, something coxswains don't actually yell stroke Susan	$800 [4] A country singer:"I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" & "Mud On the Tires" Brad Paisley	$800 [19] In 1616 the English thanked this Powhatan woman who had aided them by taking her back to Britain, where she died Pocahontas Andy	$800 [29] A blue-blooded marine arthropod that despite its name is more closely related to scorpions & spiders a horseshoe crab Karen
$1,000 [10] Richard Sylvan Selzer was the real name of this Mr., known for his annual worst-dressed lists Mr. Blackwell Karen	DD $3,000 [22] In birds it's also known as the gastric mill the gizzard Andy	$1,000 [15] In this musical John Hinckley & Squeaky Fromme sing the song "Unworthy Of Your Love" Assassins Karen	$1,000 [5] "Against The Wind" &"Night Moves" Bob Seger Andy	$1,000 [20] In Florida in 1521 this Spaniard found the Fountain of You-have-an-arrow-in-you Ponce de León Andy	$1,000 [30] It's a type of upper-crust law firm, or the once favored footwear of lawyers there a white-shoe firm Karen

Double Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITOLS	BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNERS	AVIATION	DROPPING AN "ESS" BOMB	SHORT-LIVED TV SHOWS	NICE SHOES!
$400 [6] The bronze front entrance doors to the capitol in Little Rock were purchased from this New York jeweler's Tiffany's Susan	$400 [1] Novel, 1988:This Thomas Harris thriller that made readers bleat "Silence of the Lambs" Susan	$400 [21] Thiscity's Old South Meeting House appears in the 1860 photo here, the USA's oldest aerial photo Boston Andy Susan	$400 [8] Emphasis, for example on an accented syllable in poetry stress Susan	$400 [11] "Undeclared" had Seth Rogen, Kevin Hart, Amy Poehler & him, aka Ron Burgundy Will Ferrell Karen	$400 [26] After playing a shoe-loving character, she started her own shoe line, SJP Sarah Jessica Parker Andy
$800 [7] The state capitol building in this city once housed the first provisional government of the Confederacy Montgomery Karen Susan	$800 [2] 2003, Lifetime Achievement:This woman who taught us a lot about vampires Anne Rice Andy	$800 [22] The USS Macon, one of these, first flew in 1933 & was designed to launch & retrieve airplanes in flight a dirigible (or zeppelin) Karen Susan	$800 [9] 2-word term for the place where military folks go to eat a mess hall Andy Susan	$800 [12] "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" had Bradley Whitford, Merritt Wever, Amanda Peet & him, aka Chandler Bing Matthew Perry Karen	$800 [27] Shoes are hot! Florence has museums devoted to Gucci & this Italian, a favorite in Hollywood since the 1920s Salvatore Ferragamo
$1,200 [18] On the grounds of the state capitol in Nashville, you'll find the tomb of this "Dark Horse" president & his wife James K. Polk Andy	$1,200 [3] 2012, Graphic Novel:These "Hunts": "A Graphic History of the Burning Times" "Witch" Andy	$1,200 [23] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio.) This amazing single-seat fighter with an alphanumeric name saw action in World War II, the Korean War & other conflicts & was not phased out of some nations' Air Forces until the 1980s the P-51 Karen	$1,200 [10] General term for a watercraft bigger than a rowboat a vessel Karen	$1,200 [13] "Who Killed Laura Palmer?" was the hot question after the 1990 debut of this ABC drama "Twin Peaks" Susan	$1,200 [28] The name of this brand of French walking shoes is a synonym for Satan; the shoes are devilishly comfy Mephisto Susan
$1,600 [19] A prime attraction of the capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri is a series of murals painted by this native son Thomas Hart Benton Susan	$2,000 [5] Novel, 1995:"Zombie" by this prolific woman Joyce Carol Oates	DD $2,000 [24] In 1910 a Wright airplane flew several bolts of silk from this Ohio city to Columbus, possibly the 1st air freight shipment Dayton Susan	$1,600 [16] Adjective for a rumor without foundation, or a ballfield converted for a concert baseless Karen	$1,600 [14] "My So-Called Life" only lasted a year but it did launch the career of this actress who played 15-year-old Angela Chase Claire Danes Karen	—
$2,000 [20] Home to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, this city has the only state capitol with active oil rigs on the grounds Oklahoma City Susan	DD $3,000 [4] 2012, Screenplay:"The Cabin in the Woods" by Drew Goddard & this "Buffy" biggie Joss Whedon Andy	$2,000 [25] (Sarah wraps up the category from the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.) The highly efficient hybrid wing body has been a long-time dream. Today's engineers are working out the control issues that doomed the 1940s flying wing from this company later paired with Grumman Northrop Andy	$2,000 [17] The name of the retired pope means this, a good state for him to be in "blessed"	$2,000 [15] "Dr. Vegas" was only in from September to October 2004 but starred Rob Lowe & this "American Hustle" redhead Amy Adams Karen	—

Final Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGY

The ancient Greeks derived the name of this evil sorceress from a verb meaning "to plot"

Medea

Susan "Who is Hecuba?" — wagered $4,800

Karen "WHO IS CIRCE?" — wagered $10,600

Andy "WHO IS HECATE?" — wagered $9,801

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