Show #7126 2015-09-14 (taped 2015-08-25) Regular

First game of Season 32.

Contestants

Ed Kim — a small business owner from Whittier, California

Rook Thomas Hine — an operations manager from Brunswick, Maine

Tara Anderson — a public radio reporter from Louisville, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tara	$1,800	$5,800	$22,000	$9,500 2nd place: $2,000	$20,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Rook	$4,200	$7,600	$13,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$12,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Ed	$3,000	$4,800	$17,200	$17,200 New champion: $17,200	$12,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

SEE THE POP HIT	"A"DJECTIVES	SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A NOVEL	WORLD LEADERS	DANGEROUS	steve jobs\|
$200 [21] Itwas the first song by a rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 "Ice Ice Baby" Ed	$200 [1] It can mean "full of life", or describe characters like Rocky & Bullwinkle animated Tara	$200 [16] The work's reflection of your attitude to your subject will come out as mood or this other 4-letter word tone Rook	$200 [6] Pierre Trudeau once led this land Canada Tara	$200 [15] In 1604 King James I called this plant "dangerous to the lungs" tobacco Tara	$200 [22] "Insanely great" was how Steve described this breakthrough computer when it was introduced in 1984 Macintosh Rook
$400 [20] Itgenerated a lot of talk & a lot of spoofs "Blurred Lines" Tara	$400 [2] Above 66 degrees 33 minutes north latitude Arctic Ed	$400 [26] Wish I had a nickel for every time I've told authors to avoid this type of expression; it's from the French for "stereotype" cliché Ed	$400 [7] In 1977 this country's military ended Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's rule; in 1979, his life Pakistan Rook	$400 [14] There are 4 varieties of this deadly African venomous snake, 3 green & 1 black a mamba Rook	$400 [27] Steve started his oft-quoted 2005 commencement at this Cal. univ. by telling why he dropped out of Reed College Stanford Rook
$600 [17] Itwas featured in a 1982 movie "The Eye Of The Tiger" Rook	$600 [3] Done without thinking or shifting automatic Rook	$600 [25] From the Greek for "first competitor", it's your leading character protagonist Ed	$600 [8] Though 20+ years older than his wife Eva, this Argentine leader outlived her by 20+ years Juan Perón Tara	$600 [11] Thisswimming superstar made many a movie right here at Sony studios, including 1953's "Dangerous When Wet" Esther Williams Tara	$600 [28] Steve Jobs joined this other Steve in 1976 to design the logic board that would become known as Apple I Wozniak Ed
$800 [18] It's this 1988 No. 1 hit "The Man In The Mirror" Tara Rook	$800 [4] Smelly, but in a good way aromatic Ed	$800 [23] You can't have much character development without it; "of interest" is another type conflict Rook	$800 [9] Clement Attlee succeeded a more famous man as this country's prime minister the U.K. Ed	$800 [12] Madame de Merteuil must flee after Parisians learn of her machinations in this 1782 novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (or Dangerous Liaisons ) Rook	$800 [29] After rejoining Apple in 1997, Jobs engineered this 2-word ad campaign that opposed a lockstep mentality "Think Different" Tara
$1,000 [19] Aclassic country hit of 1961 "I Fall To Pieces" Tara	$1,000 [5] Los Angeles is classified as "semi-" this condition of little rain arid Ed	DD $2,000 [24] Try to inspire this release of emotions like fear or pity, a term used by Aristotle catharsis Rook	$1,000 [10] Recep Tayyip Erdogan was PM of this country from 2003 to 2014, then thought he'd give being president a try Turkey Rook	$1,000 [13] This stormy point at the bottom of South America has a monument dedicated in 1992 to sailors lost trying to round it Cape Horn Rook	$1,000 [30] In the 1980s Jobsbegan NeXT company with help from this Texas entrepreneur & future presidential candidate Ross Perot Tara

Double Jeopardy! Round

YOU SAID WHAT?!	AMERICAN HISTORY	7-LETTER WORDS	THEIR REAL FIRST NAME	DAYTIME TELEVISION	THE PLACE TO "B"
$400 [16] This gonzo journalist wrote, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" Hunter S. Thompson Rook	$400 [27] The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 gave the U.S. sole right to construct & control this engineering project the Panama Canal Tara	$400 [10] A mixed-breed dog mongrel Rook	$400 [1] Magic Johnson, formerly of the Lakers Earvin Ed	$400 [6] This daytime TV judge called her book "Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining" Judge Judy Rook	$400 [30] This European capital city was divided in 2 for almost 3 decades Berlin Rook
$800 [15] "When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary", said his "Common Sense" Thomas Paine Tara	$800 [11] This act that put a tax on playing cards in 1765 prompted the formation of the Sons of Liberty the Stamp Act Rook	$800 [20] It's the name of an Ivy League college newspaper as well as a color crimson Tara	$800 [2] Sting, formerly of The Police Gordon Rook	$800 [21] Cedric the Entertainer & Terry Crews both hosted the daytime version of this show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Rook	$1,200 [23] King Jigme reigns in this constitutional monarchy that borders China & India Bhutan Ed
$1,600 [12] "Nothing can astound an American", he wrote in "From the Earth to the Moon" Jules Verne Rook Ed	$1,200 [7] It was also known as the Elk Hills scandal, for an oil reserve in California the Teapot Dome scandal Tara	$1,200 [19] A disaccharide composed of glucose & fructose; we know it as table sugar sucrose Tara	$1,200 [3] Pippa Middleton, sister of a duchess Philippa Tara	$1,200 [22] One of the highest ratings ever in daytime TV came in 1981 when this "General Hospital" pair got married Luke & Laura Ed	$1,600 [25] Originally inhabited by Pygmies, it's last alphabetically of countries that begin with "B" Burundi Rook Ed
$2,000 [13] Michael Kinsley:"A gaffe is when a politician" does this tells the truth Tara	$1,600 [8] This Nez Perce chief surrendered to U.S. forces in 1877, saying, "I am tired; my heart is sick and sad... I will fight no more forever" Chief Joseph Rook	$1,600 [18] From the Latin mundus, "world", it means boringly everyday mundane Tara	$1,600 [4] Bugsy Siegel Benjamin Rook	$1,600 [29] At 7 A.M. on this cable network, political junkies can watch "Washington Journal" & even call in C-SPAN Ed	$2,000 [26] Separating Wales & England, this channel bears the name of a port city Bristol
DD $3,000 [14] In a novel, Alice Walker wrote that it might anger God "if you walk by" this "in a field somewhere and don't notice it" the color purple Tara	$2,000 [9] 146 workers died in a 1911 fire at this NYC sweatshop that made shirtwaists, which were high-necked blouses the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Ed	$2,000 [17] It's not just a lighthouse light; it's also the room at the top where the light is located lantern	$2,000 [5] Revolutionary Che Guevara Ernesto Tara	$2,000 [28] This daytime doc wrote the self-help book "Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters" Dr. Phil Tara	DD $6,000 [24] This U.S. state capital was founded by the French in 1719 Baton Rouge Ed

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN POEMS

The title of this poem that begins the 1916 book "Mountain Interval" was inspired by long country walks

"The Road Not Taken" (by Robert Frost)

Rook "What is In a Yellow Wood?" — wagered $13,200

Ed "What is A Good Walk" — wagered $0

Tara "What is Song of Myself?" — wagered $12,500

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