Show #7092 2015-06-16 Regular

Brennan Bushee game 2.

Contestants

Batya Diamond — a teacher and songwriter from Wilton, Connecticut

Raf Noboa y Rivera — a sportswriter from Astoria, New York

Brennan Bushee — an operations analyst from Malden, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brennan	$1,800	$4,400	$21,800	$30,001 2-day champion: $57,202	$18,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Raf	$3,200	$5,000	$15,000	$22,500 2nd place: $2,000	$14,600 21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Batya	$2,400	$5,000	$5,800	$3,400 3rd place: $1,000	$5,800 13 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHAT WOMEN IN FILM WANT	CONSTELLATIONS	THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR RELIGION	ENDS IN "O"	FOOD STUFF	A LITTLE DAD'LL DO YA
$200 [2] In "Grand Hotel", Greta Garbo had this 5-word desire, No. 30 on AFI's list of top 100 movie quotes "I want to be alone" Raf Batya	$200 [16] This strongman is usually depicted kneeling, & his star Ras Algethi is known as the "Kneeler's Head" Hercules Brennan	$200 [1] India Hinduism Raf	$200 [12] It's the presidential power to just say no the veto Brennan	$200 [28] Kalamata & Spanish are types of these olives Brennan Raf	$200 [5] The passing of the ages is personified by this old bearded man carrying a scythe & an hourglass Father Time Batya
$400 [3] In this '50s film, Natalie Wood tells James Dean that a girl wants a man who is gentle & sweet & who doesn't run away Rebel Without a Cause Brennan Batya	$400 [21] Kochab & Pherkad in this "minor" constellation are "Guardians of the Pole"; they once served as twin North Pole stars Ursa Minor Raf	$400 [4] Algeria Islam Raf	$400 [13] A small dagger, or a high, very thin heel on a woman's shoe a stiletto Raf	$400 [25] Thin pieces of dough are called these Chinese dumpling skins, but they can be used to make egg rolls & pot stickers wontons	$400 [19] Seen here is dad, one of the 28 letters of this alphabet, the second-most widely used in the world Arabic Raf
$600 [6] Rob Reiner's mom, Estelle, uttered this memorable line in "When Harry Met Sally..." "I'll have what she's having" Brennan	DD $600 [14] This constellation's second-brightest star, Shaula, is also known as "the Stinger" Scorpio Raf	$600 [7] In Denmark:Evangelical this Lutheranism Brennan	$600 [17] It's the traditional 7-letter cry on first sighting a fox tally-ho Brennan Batya	$600 [9] This Mexican appetizer, a tortilla filled with cheese, gets its name from the Spanish for "cheese" quesadilla Batya	$600 [22] A dialect survey of the U.S. found that a sweetened carbonated drink is "soda" to about 1/2 of us, this word to about 1/4 pop Batya
$800 [10] Ilsa Laszlo had a request: "Play it, Sam. Play" this song "As Time Goes By" Batya	$800 [20] To the Egyptians, the constellation Carina was part of the ship that carried Osiris & this wife in a flood Isis Batya	$800 [8] Chile Catholicism Raf	$800 [18] This martial art is the short Korean phrase for "Strike with the foot, strike with the hand, the way" tae kwon do Raf	$800 [29] A thumb-sized potato & young fish both have this digit-al name fingerling Batya	$800 [23] A Florence, Alabama music festival honors this "Father of the Blues" who was born here in 1873 W.C. Handy
$1,000 [11] "I want the fairy tale", Julia Roberts says as Vivian in this movie Pretty Woman Batya	$1,000 [26] The largest constellation, this "water serpent" covers 1,303 square degrees of the sky Hydra	$1,000 [15] Mongolia Buddhism Raf	$1,000 [27] One of the last entries in a dictionary is this type of Cajun dance music zydeco Brennan	$1,000 [30] This seafood stew from Provence is often served over thick slices of French bread bouillabaisse Batya	$1,000 [24] In England it's the name for Santa Father Christmas Brennan

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY	PLANTS	BROADWAY MUSICALS BY SONGS	WORLD LIT	DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS	"THE" LAND IS THE LAND
$400 [7] In 1917 the royal family took this new name, also a castle Windsor Batya	$400 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew does some field work in Alaska.) Theglistening fluidthat gives the carnivorous plant, called the sundew, its name, is there to lure & trap these insects Brennan	$400 [1] A "business"-like musical:"Coffee Break" &"The Company Way" How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Brennan	$400 [15] "The Fallen Race" is a sci-fi novel set in Australia about the Anonos, spawn of humans & these marsupials kangaroos Brennan	$400 [19] Adverb meaning every once in a while occasionally Brennan	$400 [9] This Dutch city's name comes from "count's hedge", a name used when it was a private hunting area The Hague Raf
$800 [6] Thomas Bruce, earl of this, went east to Greece to get some marbles; his son James went west & was gov.-gen. of Canada Elgin Raf	$800 [14] Also called the paper plant, it was long cultivated in the Nile delta region of Egypt papyrus Brennan	$800 [2] Take a gamble:"Fugue For Tinhorns" &"The Oldest Established (Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York)" Guys and Dolls Batya	$800 [18] A collection of animal stories from India, the "Panchatantra" was originally written in this ancient language Sanskrit Raf	$800 [24] It's the double reed music maker heard here bassoon Raf	$800 [13] This arid, treeless region of South Dakota is home to many rugged formations & fossil deposits the Badlands Raf
$1,200 [8] Robert Catesby, an extremist Catholic, masterminded this 1605 plot to blow up Parliament the Gunpowder Treason and Plot Raf	$1,200 [23] A parasitic plant called the monster flower is also known as this flower, for its horrible stink the corpse flower Raf Batya	$1,200 [3] Take a swing:"Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo" &"The American League" Damn Yankees Batya	$1,200 [20] Euripides wrote a tragedy about these title "Women" & their fate after their city falls The Trojan Women Raf	$1,200 [27] A salesman who gets a percentage of the price of each item sold is working "on" this commission Brennan	$1,600 [17] A chain of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina where the U.S.S. Monitor rests today the Outer Banks Brennan Raf
DD $2,000 [11] Capturing Jamaica in 1655 allowed the English to replace the beer on ships with this, which didn't go bad rum Raf	$1,600 [26] No, that's not a field of snakes--it's these lilies that resemble striking snakes cobra lilies	$1,600 [4] Singing puppets!:"Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" &"There Is Life Outside Your Apartment" Avenue Q Brennan	$1,600 [22] This short story collection's characters include Shere Khan & Kaa The Jungle Book Brennan Raf	$1,600 [28] It's the 9-letter term for someone who owns & manages a small hotel or B&B innkeeper Batya	$2,000 [12] This huge desert in the southern end of Arabia is the largest area of contiguous sand in the world the Empty Quarter Brennan
$2,000 [10] He was PM from 1902 to 1905; later, a declaration supporting a Jewish homeland in Palestine was named for him (Arthur James) Balfour Raf Batya	$2,000 [30] Sisal hemp & the century plant are members of this Southwestern U.S. plant genus Agave	$2,000 [5] Join the burlesque show:"Everything's Coming Up Roses" &"Rose's Turn" Gypsy Brennan	$2,000 [25] Written by a Pole, this "Narrative of the Time of Nero" has a Latin question as its title Quo Vadis Raf	$2,000 [29] A Debbie Downer for the 21st century buzzkill	DD $5,000 [16] Reflecting its precious resources, it was the colonial name for what is now Ghana the Gold Coast Brennan

Final Jeopardy!

QUOTABLE PAINTERS

"A reviewer... wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was"

Jackson Pollock

Batya "Who is Dali?" — wagered $2,400

Raf "Who isPicasso? Pollock" — wagered $7,500

Brennan "Who is Jackson Pollock?" — wagered $8,201

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