Show #4414 2003-11-13 (taped 2003-10-03) College Championship

2003 College Championship quarterfinal game 4.From Yale University.

Contestants

Josh Perkins — a sophomore at Rice University from Houston, Texas

Jim Fitzpatrick — a senior at Wake Forest University from Colts Neck, New Jersey

Ellen Auer — a senior at St. Olaf College from Savannah, Georgia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ellen	$800	$1,400	$12,200	$16,200 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$12,600 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jim	$0	$400	$10,000	$19,000 Automatic semifinalist	$10,000 12 R, 2 W
Josh	$2,800	$2,400	$6,000	$11,111 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$10,200 16 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND	STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES	MOOLA MOOLA	SUMMER JOBS	LEAPIN' LIZARDS	"ARF"
$200 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents) Bartholomew Gosnold named this New England island in 1602 for its grapes; the woman's identity is unclear Martha's Vineyard Ellen	$200 [26] He boldly went where no man had gone before playing the role of heroic Captain James T. Kirk William Shatner Josh	$200 [16] Naomi & Meir Eshel designed a series of shekel notes this country put into circulation in 1999 Israel Jim	$200 [3] Be a scooper for this company that based its flavor count on the number of days in a month Baskin-Robbins Josh	$200 [1] A lizard of this type seems to have changed its mind; at first it hated GEICO insurance, now it works for them a gecko Jim	$200 [8] When this piece of clothing is followed by down or up, it means to eat voraciously scarf Ellen
$400 [22] Thislarge and historic family began vacationing on Cape Cod in the 1920s the Kennedys Josh	$400 [27] Several attempts were made to get these prosthetics just right for Leonard Nimoy's character, Mr. Spock his ears Josh	$400 [17] The name of this monetary unit used in India comes from the Sanskrit for "stamped silver coin" rupee Jim	$400 [4] The Red Cross website lists people trained for this summertime job who've become heroes as a result lifeguard Josh	$400 [2] The Solomon Islands skink, like the chameleon, has a prehensile one of these a tail Josh	$400 [9] You can call it a quay or a pier--same thing a wharf Josh
$600 [23] Bellows Falls, Vermont was the site of America's first of these, later superceded by railroads canals	$600 [28] George Takei, who played this navigator on the show, spent part of World War II in an internment camp Mr. Sulu Ellen Josh	$600 [18] The Bank of England naturally selected this scientist for the 10-pound note (plus his beard is tough on forgers) Charles Darwin Jim	$600 [5] One summer in this place as a knocker, who stuns animals & sends them on to a sticker, will probably suffice a slaughterhouse	$600 [13] The largest living lizard got its name from its home on this Indonesian island Komodo Josh	$600 [10] He wrote some of the lyrics on his "Everything Waits to be Noticed" CD; we wonder if Paul Simon noticed Art Garfunkel Jim
DD $1,000 [24] The Revolutionary War British victory at Fort Griswold, Conn. was led by this General who'd grown up nearby Benedict Arnold Josh	$800 [29] Role played by the actor seenhereon the original series Bones (Dr. Leonard McCoy) Jim	$800 [19] Algeria, Jordan & Iraq all use this unit of currency the dinar	$800 [6] One-word name of the workplace seen here, it's in the title of a Steinbeck novel cannery Ellen	$800 [14] In South America the basilisk is sometimes called the Jesus Christ lizard from its ability to do this walk on water Jim Josh	$800 [11] It's the mouthwatering dessert seen here a parfait Ellen
$1,000 [25] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from Providence, Rhode Island) This rare Bible is the one John Elliot translated in the 1660s into this language, spoken by the Indians of Massachusetts Algonquian	$1,000 [30] On the show, the planet Troyius is among the few places rich in these crystals needed to power warp drives dilithium	$1,000 [20] In Poland this basic unit of currency equals 100 groszy a zloty Ellen Josh	$1,000 [7] Drink lots of water in your summer job at Furnace Creek Resort, in this national park Death Valley	$1,000 [15] Of the 2 types of iguanas in the Galapagos Islands, one only eats land plants, the other mainly eats this seaweed Ellen	$1,000 [12] From the Yiddish, it's a noodle dough in small granules farfel

Double Jeopardy! Round

HAIL TO THE CHIEF	OPERA	FACTS & FIGURES	POETS & POETRY	STRICTLY BUSINESS	VOCABULARY
$400 [1] On Jan. 20, 1977 he decided to walk from the Capitol to the White House after his inauguration Jimmy Carter Jim	$400 [3] Yes, the opera "Curlew River" is based on a Noh play from this country Japan Ellen	$400 [21] In 1935, during the Depression, this reached an all-time high of 20.3 %, representing over 10 million Americans unemployment Josh	$400 [26] He once described his "Leaves of Grass" as a "language experiment" Walt Whitman Ellen	$400 [13] Sam's Club, a members-only warehouse, is a division of this retail giant Wal-Mart Jim	$400 [8] Please be so kind as to tell me this word for the knightly code of qualities like courtesy & valor chivalry Ellen
$800 [2] The President during WWI, his last words to his wife were "Edith, I'm a broken machine, but I'm ready" Woodrow Wilson Ellen	$800 [4] "The Tempest" inspired a 1-act opera about this savage character enslaved by Prospero Caliban	$800 [22] Of the 37 breeds recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association, this long-haired breed is the most registered Persian Josh	$800 [27] While living in Italy, she wrote & sent to the U.S. "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim Point", published in 1848 Elizabeth Barrett Browning	$800 [14] Business Week Magazine says this, registered as a trademark in 1887, is the world's most valuable brand Coca-Cola Ellen	$800 [9] The name of these grotesque figures often used as waterspouts comes from the Old French for "throat" gargoyles Josh
$1,200 [15] A 1924 Republican campaign slogan urged the country to "Keep cool with" him Coolidge Ellen	$1,200 [5] (Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from Neuschwanstein Castle) Many paintings at Neuschwanstein Castle depict characters from this composer's operas, including "Tannhauser" Wagner Ellen	$1,200 [23] This country has a population of under 1,000 & a birth rate of zero Vatican City Josh	$1,200 [28] How sad for this poet that she "felt a funeral in my brain, and mourners to and fro" Emily Dickinson Ellen	$1,200 [18] "Think different" is the motto of this computer company Apple Jim	$1,200 [10] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Cape Cod) The softshell clam's neck is also called this, meaning "to draw liquid," which is what it's used for siphon
DD $1,200 [16] This President's books include "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail" in 1888 & "African Game Trails" in 1910 Theodore Roosevelt Ellen	$1,600 [6] In Act I of a Mozart opera, the Queen of the Night gives Tamino this title gift the magic flute Ellen	$1,600 [24] Located in Arlington, Virginia it covers 29 acres, has 17.5 miles of corridors & 290 bathrooms the Pentagon Jim	$1,600 [29] John Keats' "Ode on" this includes the line "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" a Grecian urn Ellen	$1,600 [19] You might say this telecommunications co.'s 1-letter New York Stock Exchange symbol fits it to a "T" AT&T Josh	$2,000 [12] This process of collecting data at remote points comes from the Greek for "distance" & "measure" telemetry Josh
$2,000 [17] The interstate highway system is officially named for this President who signed the bill creating it Dwight Eisenhower Jim	$2,000 [7] L'Assassinio nella Cattedrale" is based on the T.S. Eliot play known in English by this title Murder in the Cathedral	$2,000 [25] It's estimated that worldwide, 1 in every 200 men is descended from this Mongol warrior Genghis Khan Jim	$2,000 [30] "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" was the first published poem by this man called the "Poet Laureate of Harlem" Langston Hughes Jim	$2,000 [20] It may be more upscale & it has a different logo, but the Acura is made by this auto company Honda	DD $3,200 [11] This synonym of "stolen" is found in the title of a Poe story purloined Josh

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

In 1898 the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment did most of its fighting on this island

Cuba

Josh "What is Cuba?" — wagered $5,111

Jim "What is Cuba?" — wagered $9,000

Ellen "What is Cuba?" — wagered $4,000

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