Show #7521 2017-05-01 Regular

Alan Lin game 6.

Contestants

Meghan Treptow — an artist from Chicago, Illinois

Matt Cohen — an electrical engineer from Weehawken, New Jersey

Alan Lin — a software engineer from Santa Barbara, California (whose 5-day cash winnings total $108,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alan	$400	$3,400	$7,400	$14,800 6-day champion: $123,600	$7,000 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Matt	$3,800	$5,400	$11,000	$7,199 2nd place: $2,000	$11,000 18 R, 0 W
Meghan	$2,400	$2,400	$7,400	$3,800 3rd place: $1,000	$7,600 14 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL MUSIC?	SNEAKER BRANDS	THE BOOK OF VERBS	BILLS, BILLS, BILLS	SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC	IT'S HYPHENATED
$200 [6] He had a string of No. 1 hits with his brothers, including "ABC", as well as solo No. 1s, like "Black Or White" Michael Jackson Meghan	$200 [1] This sneaker brand that makes an All Star shoe has a star inside the "O" in its name Converse Matt	$200 [30] "____ the Rising Sun" by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard" Killing the Rising Sun Meghan	$200 [11] He was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle Bill Gates Meghan	$200 [15] The Greeks associated this sign with the Golden Fleece Aries Matt	$200 [25] You'll find some good travel deals during this time of year when things are slower & business is slack the off-season Matt
$400 [7] President Obama's got a friend in this "You've Got A Friend" singer who performed at Obama's second inaugural James Taylor Meghan	$400 [2] Got a question about Air Max shoes? Call 1-800-806-6453 (the last 4 digits spell out this brand's name) Nike Matt	$400 [20] "The Cat Who ____ Through Walls" by Robert A. Heinlein walks Matt	$400 [12] He was shot dead in Deadwood August 2, 1876 (Wild) Bill Hickok Alan	$400 [16] The bull whose form Zeus adopted to abduct Europa represents this sign Taurus Alan	$400 [26] In the sixth Harry Potter novel, Harry acquires a used potions book that had belonged to a student known as this the Half-Blood Prince Matt
$600 [8] She co-wrote "Ring Of Fire" for future hubby Johnny Cash (June) Carter Matt	$600 [3] MyNB is the loyalty program for this brand New Balance Matt	$600 [21] "____ with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs Running Meghan	$600 [13] Now a senator from this state, in 1986 Congressman Bill Nelson moonlighted as a space shuttle payload specialist Florida Meghan	$600 [17] Sometimes the pair that represents this sign is identified as Romulus & Remus Gemini Meghan	$600 [27] In basketball catching a pass high in the air near the basket & dunking it is called this play an alley-oop Matt
$800 [9] "Atomic Dog" & "Nubian Nut" are solo hits by this giant of funk music George Clinton Matt	$800 [4] The name of this brand honors an African gazelle Reebok	$800 [22] "Hannibal ____" by Thomas Harris Rising Alan	$800 [14] A "Journal" of this TV stalwart's life would include his 1965-67 stint as LBJ's press secretary Bill Moyers	$1,000 [19] Was it this sign's devilish-looking tail that caused the horses of the sun to bolt? Scorpio Alan	$800 [28] Succeeding his great-uncle Franz Joseph, Charles I was the last to rule over this empire the Austro-Hungarian Alan
$1,000 [10] Gavin Rossdale (Gwen Stefani's ex) is the lead singer of this British band Bush Matt	$1,000 [5] The U.S. Rubber Company began making this sneaker's Champion style in 1916 Keds Meghan	$1,000 [23] "We Need to ____ About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver talk Meghan	$1,000 [24] The man known as this beat his 3-bottles-a-day gin habit & helped thousands do the same Bill W.	DD $2,000 [18] The fertility goddess Ishtar & the harvest maiden Persephone are associated with this sign Virgo Meghan	$1,000 [29] Seen here is one of the vipers with this weaponized name; handle it asshownif you have to go near it at all a fer-de-lance

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN HISTORY	1940s MOVIE QUOTES	SOME "ME" TIME	HORSING AROUND	KENTUCKY	DERBY
$400 [17] The war for the independence of this nation from France lasted from 1954 to 1962 Algeria Matt Meghan	$400 [6] Humphrey Bogart:"If you kill me, how are you going to get the bird?" The Maltese Falcon Alan	$400 [1] It is a measurement of both distance & beats meter Matt	$400 [7] Hopefully it doesn't go to his head, but a stallion used for breeding is called this a stud Alan	$400 [25] Most of Kentucky's Red River Gorge is within the national forest bearing the name of this frontiersman (Daniel) Boone Matt	$400 [26] On national TV, one of these events in 1972 had A.J. Foyt & the Unser brothers driving & cars destroyed included a Rolls-Royce a demolition derby Matt
$800 [18] The ruins of the ancient city of Carthage are found in what is today this African country Tunisia Alan	$800 [9] Voice of Evelyn Venable:"A boy who won't be good might just as well be made of wood" Pinocchio Alan	$800 [2] It's a 2-food-item term for a basic kind of guy meat and potatoes Alan	$800 [8] The height of a horse is measured in these "anatomical" units, each one equal to 4 inches a hand Matt	$800 [13] Kentucky is one of the 4 states that are officially this type of entity a commonwealth Alan	$800 [27] Giancarlo Stanton hit 20 balls into the stands to easily win this event at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game the Home Run Derby Alan
$1,200 [19] We presume you know the name of this Scottish explorer who first set sail for Africa in 1840 (David) Livingstone Meghan	$1,600 [22] Edmund Gwenn:"Just because every child can't get his wish, that doesn't mean there isn't a Santa Claus" Miracle on 34 th Street Matt	$1,200 [3] Name shared by a western U.S. lake & an anthropologist Mead Meghan	$1,200 [10] One of the most common markings, a broad whitestripdown the middle of the face, is referred to by this fiery term a blaze Meghan	$1,200 [14] Spelunkers revel in Kentucky, home to Crystal Onyx Cave as well as this one with 400 miles of it mapped Mammoth Cave Alan	$1,200 [28] The car seenhereis used in the Pinewood Derby, an event of this youth organization the Boy Scouts Meghan
$1,600 [20] This Somali terrorist group whose name means "the youth" has carried out deadly attacks, like at a Nairobi mall Al-Shabaab Meghan	$2,000 [23] Gregory Peck:"Anti-Semitism... what can I possibly say that hasn't been said before?" Gentleman's Agreement	$1,600 [4] It's a straight line from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side a median Matt	$1,600 [11] Modern horses evolved from this prehistoric dog-sized ancestor whose name means "dawn horse" the Eohippus	DD $2,000 [15] Born in 1818, she's the only First Lady born in Kentucky Mary Todd Lincoln Alan	$1,600 [29] In 1938 Damon Runyon suggested more contact between the players in this sport roller derby Meghan
$2,000 [24] In 2003 this southern African country's army & a rival faction, Unita, signed a ceasefire, ending a 27-year civil war Angola Alan Meghan	DD $3,000 [21] Jimmy Stewart:"Attaboy, Clarence" It's a Wonderful Life Meghan	$2,000 [5] Ample & full are antonyms of this 6-letter word meager Meghan	$2,000 [12] One of Europe's oldest breeds, the Friesianhorse originated in this country the Netherlands Alan	$2,000 [16] Notable Eagles from this state school include Chuck Woolery, Kenneth Faried & Steve Inskeep Morehead State	$2,000 [30] Meriwether Lewis Clark created the Kentucky Derby to replicate the derby at this "salt"y site in England Epsom Downs

Final Jeopardy!

THE SUPREME COURT

Only 5 of the 17 chief justices previously served as associate justice on the Supreme Court; he was the last

William Rehnquist

Alan "Who is Rehnquist" — wagered $7,400

Meghan "Who is ???" — wagered $3,600

Matt "Who was Warren?" — wagered $3,801

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