Show #4600 2004-09-10 (taped 2004-04-22) Regular

Ken Jennings game 43.

Contestants

Bill Scheller — a writer from Waterville, Vermont

Kollin Min — an attorney from Seattle, Washington

Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 42-day cash winnings total $1,402,461)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ken	$5,800	$13,600	$28,600	$30,000 43-day champion: $1,432,461	$28,600 34 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Kollin	$0	$600	$2,600	$1 3rd place: $1,000	$2,600 3 R, 1 W
Bill	$3,200	$6,000	$6,000	$6,000 2nd place: $2,000	$6,000 17 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

DETECTIVE FICTION	ANIMATED MOVIES	THE 20th CENTURY	SAM I AM	TOYS & GAMES	SCRAMBLED VEEPS
$200 [1] The original author’s last story about this detective was “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place” Sherlock Holmes Bill	$200 [6] A shark named Bruce is a member of Fish-Eaters Anonymous in this favorite from 2003 Finding Nemo Ken	$200 [11] From 1920 to 1946 this Swiss city served as the seat of the League of Nations Geneva Ken	$200 [26] A cousin of this telegraph & code inventor set up the famous Pebble Beach golf course Samuel Morse Ken	$200 [21] You win in this game by getting the rope with a sphere attached wrapped completely around the pole tetherball Ken	$200 [16] OGRE (Al) Gore Bill
$400 [2] In “The Big Sleep” he says, “I’m 33 years old, went to college once & can still speak English if there’s any demand for it” Marlowe Ken	$400 [7] This co-star of “Nash Bridges” returned in “The Lion King 1½” as the voice of Bonzai the hyena Cheech Marin Ken	$400 [12] On April 18, 1983 a terrorist bomb at the U.S. embassy in this Mideastern capital killed 63, including 17 Americans Beirut Bill	$400 [27] Samuel Chase, Samuel Nelson, Samuel Miller & Samuel Blatchford all served on this august body the Supreme Court Ken	$400 [22] Now called this, it was introduced around 1928 as Hop Ching checkers Chinese checkers Bill	$400 [17] WE NAG (Spiro) Agnew Bill
$600 [3] In the April 1841 Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine, this editor published his new detective story Poe Ken	$600 [8] (Hi, I’m Clay Aiken.) For my movie song on “American Idol” I sang “Somewhere Out There” from this animated film An American Tail Ken	$600 [13] In 1981 this labor union was outlawed in Poland; 8 years later it was legalized Solidarity Ken	$600 [28] This man who had just a cameo in 1990’s “The Return of Superfly” became “Shaft” in 2000 Samuel L. Jackson Kollin	$600 [23] Mattel has set this classic boxing toy in a video game “arena” Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Ken	$600 [18] LEMON AD (Walter) Mondale Ken
$800 [4] She also created the detectives Tuppence & Tommy Beresford Agatha Christie Bill	$800 [9] Ray Romano, John Leguizamo & Denis Leary voiced the “sub-zero heroes” in this 2002 flick Ice Age Ken	$800 [14] In May 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the construction of this North American waterway St. Lawrence Seaway Bill	$800 [29] During this 1846-48 war, the U.S. Army bought 1,000 of Samuel Colt’s revolvers Mexican War Bill	$1,000 [25] The piece you try to capture in Stratego has one of these on it a flag Bill	$800 [19] FLOCK REELER (Nelson) Rockefeller Ken
$1,000 [5] “A Taste for Death” is one of P.D. James’ novels about this Scotland Yard detective and published poet Adam Dalgliesh Ken	$1,000 [10] Former “SCTV” siblings Rick Moranis & Dave Thomas voiced moose siblings in this animal adventure Brother Bear Bill	$1,000 [15] Unable to run for a third term as Pres. of Serbia, he made himself Pres. of Yugoslavia on July 23, 1997 Slobodan Milosevic Ken	$1,000 [30] In 1865 this man set John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg Samuel Mudd Ken	DD $3,000 [24] The name of this game that uses 144 small tiles comes from a word meaning “sparrows” Mah Jongg Ken	$1,000 [20] CLAW ALE (Henry A.) Wallace Ken

Double Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS	THAT'S OUR ISLAND!!!	4-LETTER WORDS	@$&!	RADIO
$400 [17] In 1672 Giovanni Cassini determined the distance from the Earth to this, creating a new measuring unit, the Au the sun Bill	$400 [1] This magazine’s website says it’s “more than a magazine to Black America… it’s a way of life” Ebony Ken	$400 [3] Guernsey England Bill	$400 [11] If your birthday is on September 24, you’re on this of the sign of Libra the cusp Ken	$400 [23] The $ may have originated as PS, an abbreviation for this other monetary unit the peso Ken Kollin Bill	$800 [29] 2-word term for the peak listening period when rush hour commuters are in their cars drive time Bill
$800 [18] In 1679 Danish astronomer Ole Romer was the first to figure out the speed of this light Ken Kollin	$800 [2] In 2004 this magazine’s website featured a remote camera to watch the migrating sandhill cranes in Nebraska National Geographic Bill	$800 [4] Baffin Island Canada Ken	$800 [12] 4-letter Italian term for the boss of a crime syndicate a capo Ken	$800 [24] The artist Chryssa is noted for her light art &s done in tubes of this gas neon Ken	$1,200 [28] Casey Kasem created the long distance one of these & is heardherereading one:"This letter comes from a teenager in Washington, D.C. who learned that it's better to give than receive. Here's what she writes: 'Dear Casey...'" a dedication Ken
$1,200 [20] Term for the astronomical event that heralds the beginning of summer the solstice Ken	$1,200 [8] The USA’s 2 top-selling magazines are Reader’s Digest & TV Guide; this “Better” magazine comes in third Better Homes and Gardens Bill	$1,200 [5] Corfu Greece Ken	$1,200 [13] It’s in dictionaries as the sound a small object makes dropping into water, sometimes without a splash plop Ken	$1,200 [25] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates at a chalkboard.) For the way it curls, Germans call our @ sign the Affinschwanz or this part of a monkey the tail Bill	$1,600 [16] Iman is a model; this I-Man is this radio personality Don Imus Ken
$2,000 [22] A large crater on Saturn’s moon Mimas is named for this British astronomer who discovered the moon in 1789 William Herschel Bill	$1,600 [9] In March 2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger became executive editor of the magazine called Muscle & this Fitness Ken	$1,600 [6] The Canary Islands Spain Ken	$1,600 [14] This problem that sounds like what a coyote does at night could threaten a golfer’s career the yips Kollin	$1,600 [26] The name of this company, whose symbol is seen here, consists of 3-letters plus an & AT&T Bill	$2,000 [19] The 2 words that followed “Lux” in a program beginning in 1936 that re-created plays & movies Radio Theater Ken
DD $5,200 [21] To an astronomer UMa is an abbreviation for this constellation Ursa Major Ken	DD $5,800 [10] This largest newspaper chain owns the Des Moines Register & about 100 other papers Gannett Ken	$2,000 [7] Bimini Bahamas Bill	$2,000 [15] The dying cowboy in “Streets of Laredo” wants 6 pretty girls to bear this his pall Bill	$2,000 [27] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew quizzes us from the chalkboard, which reads, "10 gal. of paint @ $2.50 per qt.") It’s the total price in dollars for the shipment I'velisted $100 Ken	—

Final Jeopardy!

PATRON SAINTS

In November 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed this 16th century Englishman as the patron saint of politicians

Sir Thomas More

Kollin "Who is ?" — wagered $2,599

Bill "Who is St. Thomas More?" — wagered $0

Ken "Who is Thomas More?" — wagered $1,400

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