Show #7083 2015-06-03 Regular

Contestants

Jami Griffeth — a character trainer originally from Lindenhurst, Illinois

Pete Miranti — a finance manager from Los Angeles, California

Jacob Johnson — an actor from Murray, Utah (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jacob	$-600	$1,200	$5,200	$5,200 3rd place: $1,000	$4,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Pete	$1,400	$2,200	$15,000	$10,500 2nd place: $2,000	$12,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Jami	$1,400	$1,600	$16,800	$11,000 New champion: $11,000	$16,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BEFORE YOUR EYES	COURSES AT CALTECH	FAMILIAR PHRASES	GEOGRAPHY	THE TONY AWARDS	CABINET DEPARTMENTS
$200 [21] In 2013headded emeritus to his title Pope Benedict Pete	$200 [12] "Human" this process covers natural selection & genetics evolution	$200 [6] Number of the attempt that's the "charm"; the phrase is used as a means of encouragement the third time Jacob	$200 [1] 25,646-foot Nanda Devi, the highest peak wholly within India, lies in this range the Himalayas Pete	$200 [7] In 2001 he beat out Matthew Broderick, his co-star in "The Producers", to win the Tony for best actor in a musical Nathan Lane Pete	$400 [23] It includes the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance the State Department Jacob Pete
$400 [22] Thislandmark dates back to the 12th century the Kremlin Pete	$400 [13] 4 letters preceding "technology" in a course that explores "miniaturization of devices to the smallest scale" nano Pete	$400 [17] "Pleased as" this refers to a 17th century puppet, not a fruit drink Punch Jacob	$400 [2] The northern end of this country's largest lake, Lake Garda in the Po Valley, once belonged to Austria Italy Pete	$400 [8] Andrea Martin was nominated for playing Frau Blucher in the stage version of this Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein Pete	$600 [26] Treasury & Justice are the 2 located on this street Pennsylvania Avenue Pete
$600 [29] Heresheis at her Senate confirmation hearing to be our top cop Loretta Lynch	$600 [14] The techies take a humanities break in "From Van Eyck to" this master painter of the Dutch golden age Rembrandt Jami	$800 [19] You can thank this poet's "Essay on Man" for the optimistic phrase "Hope springs eternal" Alexander Pope Jami	$600 [3] This European capital was founded near a fjord in the 11th century Oslo Jacob	$600 [9] 2014's "Beautiful", about this woman who co-wrote hit songs with hubby Gerry Goffin, won for its star Jessie Mueller (Carole) King Jacob	$800 [24] Not Fannie Mae but this other Mae is a HUD mortgage program Ginnie Mae Pete
$800 [27] Turns out you need this body part after all... well, you need to know what it is anyway the appendix Jacob	$800 [15] "Engineering" this -ology examines earthquakes from the engineering perspective seismology Jami	DD $1,000 [18] The title of a 1955 film, it's the inclination to become unfaithful after 84 months of marriage the seven-year itch Jacob	$800 [4] Thor Peak & Mount Asgard, known for their vertical drops, lie on this largest Canadian island Baffin Jacob Pete	$800 [10] This drama by August Wilson won for best revival of a play in 2010; stars Denzel Washington & Viola Davis also won Fences Jacob	$1,000 [25] Arne Duncan is its secretary Education Pete
$1,000 [28] This Mariana island is a great spot to begin your day Guam Jami	$1,000 [16] Master the introduction "to guidance, navigation, and control" & you'll get an "A" in this "engineering" aerospace Jacob Pete	$1,000 [20] The economic line "There ain't no such thing as" one of these is also known by the acronym TANSTAAFL a free lunch Jacob	$1,000 [5] This Saudi Arabian city on the Red Sea was founded in the 640s as a seaport for Mecca Jeddah Jacob Pete	$1,000 [11] Mark Rylance was a double nominee in 2014: as Richard III (he lost) & as this countess in "Twelfth Night" (he won) Olivia Jacob	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN-AMERICAN PERFORMERS	LITERARY SIMILES	TIP YOUR "CAP"	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	TOUGH DAY AT	THE ORIFICE
$400 [10] In 1962 James Brown recorded a live album in this NYC theater opened in 1914 the Apollo Jacob	$400 [6] In this story "The unhappy Hook was as impotent as he was damp, and he fell forward like a cut flower" Peter Pan Pete	$400 [1] It's a short explanation under a photograph a caption Jacob	$400 [27] In 2008 oil was over $147 per this unit; in 2015 it dropped to around a third of that a barrel Jami	$400 [18] Johnstown, Penn., on the afternoon of May 31, 1889; at 3:10 P.M. this has collapsed the dam	$400 [8] The frenulum linguae keeps this attached to the floor of your mouth the tongue Pete
$800 [11] In 1977 poet & author Maya Angelou appeared in this TV miniseries Roots Pete	$800 [15] A translation of this ancient poet made Keats "like some watcher of the skies when a new planet swims into his ken" Homer Pete	$800 [2] This largest rodent is sometimes called a water hog a capybara Pete	$800 [7] If you have 4 of these, you have 1 pint (or 2 fish) gills	$800 [19] the Easy Green sector of this beach, where on June 6, 1944 the U.S. 29th Division found things anything but easy Omaha Beach Pete	$800 [9] Tiny orifices called nasolacrimal ducts help drain away these tears Jami
$1,200 [12] One of the first black performers signed to a long-term Hollywood contract, this singer/actress died in 2010, age 92 Lena Horne Jami	$1,200 [16] In "The Sun Also Rises", the cafe in this Spanish city "was like a battleship stripped for action" Pamplona	$1,200 [3] This adjective named for the director of "Meet John Doe" suggests the way he promoted society's positives Capraesque Pete	$1,200 [28] For you beer lovers, 7.75 gallons equals a "pony" this a keg Jami	$1,200 [20] East Liverpool, Ohio on October 22, 1934 for this "Pretty Boy", gunned down by vengeful G-men (Pretty Boy) Floyd Jami	$1,200 [17] This fleshy curved part of the ear outside the head is mainly cartilage & sounds like a medium at Delphi an auricle Jami
$1,600 [13] In 1997 15 members of Parliament & Funkadelic were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with this leader George Clinton Jami	$2,000 [26] In this novel Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote, "The water made a sound like kittens lapping" The Yearling Jami	$1,600 [4] One syllable longer than a D.C. elevation, it's the hill seen here Capitoline Jacob	$1,600 [29] The inside diameter of a rifle bore, it's often measured in hundredths of an inch caliber Pete	DD $1,600 [21] the Garrett Farm on April 26, 1865, for this man who'd caused a bad night at the theater a couple of weeks earlier John Wilkes Booth Jami	$1,600 [23] This soft tissue forms the innermost structure of a tooth & contains nerves & blood vessels pulp Jacob
$2,000 [14] In 1967, sheplayed the title matchmaker, leading an all-black cast on Broadway in "Hello, Dolly!" Pearl Bailey Jami	DD $4,000 [25] Jonathan Harker's journal says this character's face "was deathly pale and the lines of it were hard like drawn wires" Dracula Pete	$2,000 [5] Monkey around & name this hooded cloak worn by women, from the Italian for "hood" capuchin Jami	—	$2,000 [22] a Balkan mountain pass in 811 for Nicephorus I of this empire; the Bulgar khan made his skull into a drinking cup the Byzantine Empire	$2,000 [24] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) To detect odor, cells in the nasal cavity send neural input to the bulbknown by this sensory adjective olfactory Pete

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH CITIES

The name of this Southern city famous in literature is from words meaning "Kent people's stronghold"

Canterbury

Jacob "What isAgincourtCornall" — wagered $0

Pete "What is London?" — wagered $4,500

Jami "What is Liverpool?" — wagered $5,800

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