Show #7103 2015-07-01 Regular

Contestants

Alex Irvine — a writer originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan

Rena Traube — a financial analyst originally from Brooklyn, New York

Brandon Powell — a contracting officer from Huntsville, Alabama (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,788)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brandon	$2,200	$1,600	$12,800	$5,600 2nd place: $2,000	$12,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Rena	$800	$0	$7,600	$199 3rd place: $1,000	$7,600 11 R, 3 W
Alex	$4,200	$8,800	$15,000	$26,000 New champion: $26,000	$20,000 23 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A MAN IN UNIFORM	IN THE DICTIONARY	THE WRITE STUFF	ZIP IT!	TV TITLE ____ & ____	NICE PACKAGE
$200 [1] Before throwing his hat into the political arena, hewore a naval uniform Jimmy Carter Brandon	$200 [9] A swimming event, or in music, an arrangement made from a series of melodies or songs a medley Brandon	$200 [3] He wrote, "While ignorance and poverty persist... books such as" "Les Miserables" "cannot fail to be of value" Victor Hugo Alex	$200 [14] 30303:This peach of a city Atlanta Alex	$200 [19] Knope says yep to government work Parks and Recreation Rena	$200 [24] From the Italian for "pasteboard", it's a cardboard container in which milk is packaged a carton Brandon
$400 [2] You could sayhewent quite far with his career, especially in 1969 Neil Armstrong Alex	$400 [10] As a verb, it means to throw repeatedly; as a noun, it's the skin of an animal, including the fur pelt Brandon	$400 [4] Isak Dinesen's memoir has the Danish title "Den afrikanske farm" & this English title Out of Africa Alex	$400 [15] 90210:This ritzy California city Beverly Hills Alex	$400 [20] A prime-time crime-solving staple from 1990 to 2010; bong bong! Law & Order Alex	$400 [27] Ballantine was one of the first companies to sell beer cans in these units that are part of a slang term for a common man a six-pack Rena
$600 [7] We salute these two generals, seenhereduring a 1991 press conference Powell & Schwarzkopf Alex	$600 [11] This term for ending a life to end suffering comes from the Greek for "good death" to euthanize Brandon	$600 [5] This19th-century author wrote steamy thrillers like "Behind a Mask", as well as books about young people Louisa May Alcott	$600 [16] 10001:This jumbo fruit New York Brandon	$600 [21] 2 movie reviewers get their names in this show's title in 1986; thumbs up! Siskel & Ebert Alex	$600 [28] In a song from "The Sound of Music", "Brown paper packages tied up with strings" are a few of these title objects "My Favorite Things" Rena
$1,000 [26] There's no mistaking this Civil War general (Ambrose) Burnside Alex	$800 [12] NP is short for this health care professional who does many tasks customarily performed by a physician a nurse practitioner Rena	$800 [6] Arna Bontemps is said to have rung out this "Renaissance" with his 1931 novel "God Sends Sunday" the Harlem Renaissance Brandon	$800 [17] 23456:Virginia this, Virginia Virginia Beach Brandon	$800 [22] He flew to earth in an egg; she lived in Colorado; boom. Hit '70s sitcom Mork & Mindy Alex	$800 [29] LPs come in sleeves in album jackets; their successors, compact discs, come in packages called these jewel cases Alex
DD $2,200 [25] He was capturedherein his band uniform John Philip Sousa Brandon	$1,000 [13] Cheval glass is one of these that's mounted in a frame a mirror Alex	$1,000 [8] This 17th century French playwright collapsed while performing in his own play "The Imaginary Invalid" Molière Alex	$1,000 [18] 50001:Ackworth, NW of Ottumwa in this state Iowa Alex	$1,000 [23] Angie Harmon & Sasha Alexander, respectively Rizzoli & Isles Rena	$1,000 [30] Last name of 19th c. merchant Sir Thomas, who put his image as well as his name on packages of his tea Lipton Rena

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE	NON-TALKATIVE SHOW BIZ FOLK	ICELAND	LADY "B" GOOD	ARMED	DANGEROUS
$400 [12] After the victory here on October 19, 1781, Lafayette wrote, "The play is over... the fifth act has just ended" Yorktown Rena	$400 [22] "Good evening! My name is Penn Jillette... My partner", this man--I'll be doing all the talking, thanks Teller Brandon	$400 [3] Iceland's capital, it was founded on a site settled by Ingolfur Arnarson in the 9th century Reykjavík Brandon	$400 [1] Until 1904 she was president of the American Red Cross Clara Barton Brandon	$400 [17] This 2-headed muscle flexes the forearm the biceps Brandon	$400 [4] It'd be a sin to not know when this precedes "nightshade" it is also known as belladonna deadly Alex
$800 [13] Legend says this queen was saved from an angry mob at Versailles when Lafayette bowed & kissed her hand Marie Antoinette Rena	$800 [23] The hairy look of this grunting Wookiee was inspired by George Lucas' pet dog Indiana Chewbacca Brandon	$800 [15] In 2015 an Icelandic group reconnected to its Norse past by building a temple to several gods including him, boss of the gods Odin Alex	$800 [2] In the '80s this French sex symbol started an animal welfare foundation Brigitte Bardot Rena Alex	$800 [18] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew puts his palms together above his head.) I'm signaling one of these that's two points for your football team a safety Brandon	$800 [5] Having evil intentions; it's the pathological opposite of benign malignant Rena
$1,200 [14] He secured Lafayette's 1797 release from an Austrian prison but Lafayette later opposed his taking the title emperor Napoleon Alex	$1,200 [24] In "Guardians of the Galaxy", this treelike character was unafraid to identify himself more than once Groot Brandon	$1,200 [16] In October 1986 these 2 world leaders met in Iceland in an attempt to thaw tensions in the Cold War Reagan & Gorbachev Brandon	$1,200 [9] In 1914 this "Divine Sarah" of the stage was made a member of the Legion of Honor Sarah Bernhardt Rena	$1,200 [19] Buying a house might cost you an arm & a leg; you could apply for an A.R.M., this type of agreement an adjustable-rate mortgage Alex	$1,200 [6] Oh, say can you see this means treacherous & describes a "fight", anthem-ically? perilous Rena
$1,600 [29] In March 1825, while touring the U.S., Lafayette visited Fayetteville in this state, the first U.S. town named for him North Carolina Alex	$1,600 [25] Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's assistant, this Muppet had pretty much a 1-word vocabulary--a repeated "meep" Beaker Brandon	$1,600 [20] So many people in Iceland have the same names that telephone books list these along with their names & addresses their occupations	$1,600 [10] This "Freckle Juice" author works with the National Coalition Against Censorship Judy Blume Alex	$1,600 [27] This confederate general's left arm is buried at Ellwood Plantation; the rest of him is interred near VMI Stonewall Jackson Alex	$1,600 [7] Let's assess this one-syllable term referring to the uncertainty an insurance company exposes itself to in a policy risk Brandon
DD $5,000 [30] Lafayette was buried in Paris with soil taken from the grounds of this 1775 battle, the bloodiest of the Revolution the Battle of Bunker Hill Alex	DD $4,400 [26] Calling him a "character" is a bit of a stretch, but Tom Hanks made him/it a close pal in a 2000 movie Wilson Brandon	$2,000 [21] Founded in 930 this legislative assembly was abolished in 1800 but reestablished 43 years later the Althing	$2,000 [11] The USA's first female M.D., she co-founded the New York Infirmary for Women & Children (Elizabeth) Blackwell Rena	$2,000 [28] Long arms help this primate swing with ease through its Asian rainforest home a gibbon Brandon Alex	$2,000 [8] Fumes can be toxic or this other adjective with an X in it meaning either physically or morally harmful noxious Rena

Final Jeopardy!

DOING BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY

This U.S. retailer's 133 Canadian stores closed in 2015; its CEO said, "We missed the mark... by taking on too much too fast"

Target

Rena "What is Wal-mart?" — wagered $7,401

Brandon "What is Walmart?" — wagered $7,200

Alex "What is Target?" — wagered $11,000

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