Show #4829 2005-09-15 (taped 2005-07-20) Regular

David Madden game 18.(Jimmy: We're in Washington, D.C., poking around in thenation's attic.)(Cheryl: Artifacts from the vault of the Smithsonian, next onJeopardy!)

Contestants

Martha McKinney — a pediatrician from Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Michael Shirts — a research scientist from New York, New York

David Madden — a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey (whose 17-day cash winnings total $391,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$1,200	$7,400	$19,200	$22,000 18-day champion: $413,900	$14,400 17 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W
Michael	$800	$1,600	$10,800	$19,250 2nd place: $2,000	$10,800 15 R, 2 W
Martha	$2,000	$5,000	$9,400	$10,800 3rd place: $1,000	$9,400 17 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

FROM THE VAULTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN	ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S iPOD	MARSUPIALS	22	YEARS	STILL GOING "STRONG"
$200 [2] Thisget-wellcardwas sent by second graders to David Vetter, known as this boy kept in a plastic isolation unit The Boy in the Bubble Martha	$200 [17] This "colorful" 1967 Van Morrison song made the presidential cut "Brown Eyed Girl" Martha	$200 [29] This term can refer to an American born in the 1950s, a certain ex-NFL QB, or a male kangaroo boomer David	$200 [14] The top 22 of these fortune-telling cards are known as the major arcana tarot cards David	$200 [8] 20th century year in which America celebrated the tercentennial of the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth 1920 Martha	$200 [7] A stoutly made safe in which valuables are deposited a strongbox David
$400 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.) Starting in 1960, people whose hearts beat too slowly could have a Medtronic one of these implanted; the Smithsonian has an early one a pacemaker Martha	$400 [18] Pres. Bush enjoys this John Fogerty song on his iPod that might remind him of his days as a baseball team owner "Centerfield" David	$400 [30] You can see why kangaroos are classified as macropodents, referring to the size of these their feet Michael	$400 [23] This alphabet is made up of 22 letters including Yud & Bet the Hebrew David	$400 [9] It's the year the small step seenherewas taken 1969 Michael	$400 [10] To use physical force or coercion against someone to strong-arm Martha
$600 [4] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.) This inventor used adevicethat transmits a signal to a receiver to look for thebulletin President Garfield's body Alexander Graham Bell Michael Martha	$600 [19] "Danger Zone" by this singer might be more apt than his "Alive 'n' Kickin'" on Bush's iPod (Kenny) Loggins David	$600 [16] The marsupial represented by the most species is this New World beast, with the Virginia species the largest the opossum Martha	$600 [26] He was just 22 in 1962 when he won golf's U.S. Open (Jack) Nicklaus David Martha	$600 [22] U.S. troops hit the beaches of Normandy in this year 1944 Michael	$600 [11] A bridge-playing term, or a particular field in which someone has talent a strong suit Martha
$800 [5] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.)Thisis part of the 1848 gold shipment shown to this president; he gave a report to Congress that kicked the Gold Rush into gear James K. Polk	$800 [20] "The House Is Rockin'" by this Texas blues guitarist keeps the Prez rockin' through his jogging & biking Stevie Ray Vaughan Martha	DD $1,000 [1] Named partly for its temper, it's extinct on the Australian mainland but endures on an island the Tasmanian devil David	$800 [27] In 1975 Junko Tabei became the first woman to scale Everest, 22 years after this New Zealander did it Edmund Hillary Michael	$800 [24] Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia all fell to the Communists in this year 1975 David	$800 [12] It can be a place of refuge or an area dominated by a group a stronghold Martha
$1,000 [6] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.)Thisbit of mold played its part in history when this London scientist noticed it destroying a bacterial sample (Alexander) Fleming Michael	$1,000 [21] Several songs by this country music legend appear on the first iPod, including "He Stopped Loving Her Today" George Jones David	$1,000 [15] Common and hairy-nosed are types of this creature that looks like a Down Under woodchuck wombat David	$1,000 [28] Begun in 1887 to raise funds for 22 different agencies, the Charity Organization Society is known as this today the United Way Martha	$1,000 [25] In this year Senator Henry Clay pushed for a compromise in his last big speech before the Senate 1850 David Michael	$1,000 [13] One of the fundamental interactions between elementary particles binding them to a nucleus strong force (strong forces accepted) Martha

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS	CELEBRITY LOGOS	DICKENS HEARS FROM HOLLYWOOD	FASHION	WHO THE "H" ARE YOU?	BEFORE & AFTER
$400 [22] A 1972 earthquake destroyed most of the downtown area of this Nicaraguan capital Managua Martha	$400 [19] He's got drive & loves the green Tiger Woods Michael Martha	$400 [27] I like it, Chuck; an orphan overcomes the odds, dig the "Bill & Nancy" angle... do it as a musical? Are you nuts?! Oliver Twist Martha	$400 [14] A must-have for the preppy look: this short-sleeve collared shirt, particularly one of the brand of the same name polo Michael	$400 [6] The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, he was also involved in an early political sex scandal Alexander Hamilton Michael	$400 [3] Superman's cub reporter pal admits to fathering Mary-Kate & Ashley & they become known as the... Jimmy Olsen twins Michael
$800 [23] This capital is surrounded by, but is not part of, the Flemish region of Brabant Brussels Martha	$800 [20] Thisathlete gets a kick out of Madrid (David) Beckham Michael	$800 [28] More orphans?! & this book's start, "My father's family name being Pirrip"... not exactly "Call me Ishmael", Chuck! Great Expectations Michael	$800 [15] This sneaker brand was introduced by the U.S. Rubber Co. in 1916 Keds Martha	$800 [7] In 1991 "The Star-Spangled Banner" entered the Billboard Top 40 for the first time, sung by her Whitney Houston	$800 [4] A House majority leader goes ga-ga over Dylan's "big brass bed" occupant & earns the nickname... Tom DeLay Lady Lay Michael
$1,200 [24] Until 1924 this Mongolian capital was called Urga Ulan Bator Martha	$1,200 [21] Thisyoung gun drives the No. 8 car Dale Earnhardt Jr. David	DD $2,400 [12] Uncle Ralph's OK... nice alliterative title for this... but Wackford Squeers is now Ford Sears; we get 2 product placements for 1! Nicholas Nickleby David	$1,200 [16] This Italian craftsman who died in 1960 titled his autobiography "Shoemaker of Dreams" Ferragamo Martha	$1,200 [8] He appointed former President William Howard Taft to the Supreme Court Harding David	$1,200 [5] Goldie Hawn title character is promoted to Prime Minster under Victoria & becomes... Private Benjamin Disraeli Michael
$2,000 [13] It's the home of Belarusian State University Minsk Michael	$1,600 [25] Thisrapper changed nicknames, but kept the same initials Puff Daddy Martha	—	$1,600 [17] The name of this garment is the French word for "breeches" culottes	$1,600 [10] He's the troubled prodigy whose story is told in the 1996 film "Shine" (David) Helfgott David	$1,600 [2] Lady tennis legend is grouchy with the press & gets compared to an arthropod with delicious legs as... Billie Jean King Crab
DD $5,400 [9] (Christiane Amanpour of CNN delivers the clue.) In 1992 I reported from the shores of this African capital when the U.S. military launched Operation: Restore Hope Mogadishu David	$2,000 [26] Beforehejoined the NBA in 2003, his mother took out a loan to buy him a Hummer LeBron James Michael	—	$2,000 [18] Last name of French design team Marithe & Francois, known for their streetwear Girbaud	$2,000 [11] This Japanese-American professor of linguistics was a California senator from 1977 to 1983 S.I. Hayakawa	$2,000 [1] '70s Jim Hutton TV detective goes on '50s Jack Bailey TV weeper & is mortified to be named... Ellery Queen for a Day

Final Jeopardy!

EUROPEAN RULERS

This man who became a ruler in April 2005 is the great-nephew of the 1926 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Prince Albert II of Monaco

Martha "Who is Prince Albert of Monaco" — wagered $1,400

Michael "Who is Prince Albert?" — wagered $8,450

David "Who is Prince Albert ofMonacoMonaco" — wagered $2,800

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