Show #7556 2017-06-19 Regular

Contestants

Barbara Fox — a history instructor from Tucson, Arizona

Jeremy Fassler — a writer from Brooklyn, New York

Peter Guekguezian — a Ph.D. student in linguistics from Fresno, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$2,200	$1,800	$3,600	$7,198 2-day champion: $25,599	$15,000 21 R, 7 W (including 3 DDs)
Jeremy	$3,600	$6,000	$6,400	$5,599 2nd place: $2,000	$6,400 12 R, 5 W
Barbara	$600	$-200	$1,800	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$1,800 9 R, 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

PUZZLERS	WHO THEY SERVED	NAMES YOU SHOULD KNOW	HOUSE FULL OF LIT	THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY	ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
$200 [1] Some people prefer a quiltedone a bedspread Peter Jeremy Barbara	$200 [17] In 2006 Alberto Gonzales laid down the law in this job under George W. Bush the Attorney General of the United States Barbara	$200 [15] 'Scuse me while you name this guitarist who was born in Seattle but rose to fame after moving to England in 1966 Jimi Hendrix Peter	$200 [5] Later a TV series, this 1935 book told of a family's journey to a new life as pioneers in the Midwest Little House on the Prairie Barbara	$200 [10] The 1997 bout between Evander Holyfield & this man became the "bite of the century" Mike Tyson Peter	$800 [26] Made of tiny crystals of quartz, this rock formed from silica was used in firearms of the 1600s flint Peter
$400 [2] There are many creams available for these stretch marks Peter	$400 [18] (I'm Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post.) In 2001 I served as a policy adviser on this man's successful campaign for mayor of New York, but in a 2016 editorial, I urged him not to mount a third-party run for the presidency (Michael) Bloomberg Peter	$600 [25] From this company Liliane Bettencourt can say, "Because I'm worth it" ($36 billion) L'Oreal Peter	$400 [6] He drew on his experiences during World War II to write "Slaughterhouse-Five" Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Barbara	$400 [11] In 1971's "Fight of the Century", these two men slugged it out Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier Jeremy Barbara	$1,000 [22] During the Revolution, the U.S. issued these paper notes that shared a name with the Congress that issued them continental Peter
$600 [3] In the cassette era, we made them for friends and crushes mix tapes Peter	$600 [19] In 1968 he was chief legislative asst. to Kentucky Senator Marlow Cook; a few decades later, he was running the entire Senate Mitch McConnell Jeremy	$800 [24] Thisman prepped Sandra Day O'Connor for her confirmation hearings; later, he went through the process himself John Roberts Jr. Jeremy	$600 [7] "Good night--you princes of Maine!" is a line from this John Irving work that takes place in part in an orphanage The Cider House Rules Barbara	$600 [12] Micky Ward & Arturo Gatti's classic 2002 bout featured 3 minutes of nonstop action known as the this "of the Century" a round Peter	—
$800 [4] A beloved children'sbook One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Jeremy	$800 [20] (I'm Michael Steele.) As Robert Ehrlich's running mate in 2002, I was elected the first African-American lt. governor of this mid-Atlantic state Maryland Peter	$1,000 [23] This man who thought different first became a billionaire after Pixar's I.P.O. Steve Jobs Peter	$800 [8] This Isabel Allende debut novel is a multigenerational drama set in an unnamed South American country House of the Spirits Jeremy	$800 [13] 1938's "Fight of the Century" was the rematch between Germany's Max Schmeling & this American Joe Louis Jeremy	—
$1,000 [16] Marley, of "Marley and Me" fame, for example a yellow Lab Peter Jeremy Barbara	DD $2,400 [21] In 1972 Nixon named L. Patrick Gray to replace a very big name as the head of this agency the FBI Peter	—	$1,000 [9] In "Hell House" by this "I Am Legend" author, a team investigates a notorious haunted mansion with horrific results Richard Matheson Jeremy	$1,000 [14] This American won the May 2, 2015 match billed as the "Fight of the Century" Floyd Mayweather Jr.	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE OLD PART OF TOWN	AN AVIAN CATEGORY	WEATHER	MUSIC-"AL"S	EASY JAPANESE	THE CENTURY OF THE FIGHT
$400 [2] Jerusalem's Old City is divided into quarters: Armenian, Jewish, Muslim & this Christian Barbara	$400 [22] This brand of beauty bar has a bird in flight imprinted on it Dove Jeremy	$400 [19] This type of storm includes cold, 35+ mph winds & snow reducing visibility to 1/4 mile or less for at least 3 hours a blizzard Peter	$400 [1] 16 million listeners have swallowed her album "Jagged Little Pill" Alanis Morissette Peter	$400 [12] If you speak Eigo (& you do), you speak this English Jeremy Barbara	$400 [7] The Battle of Secessionville the 19th century Barbara
$800 [17] Hop in! We're just north of the St. Lawrence River in Old this city Montreal Peter Barbara	$800 [23] Saxophonist Charlie Parker was known as "Bird" or this longer version of the nickname Yardbird Jeremy	$800 [30] The circular wind motion during this event goes clockwise in the S. Hemisphere; the Indian Ocean sees tropical ones a cyclone Peter Jeremy Barbara	$800 [3] He won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album for "Poodle Hat" "Weird Al" Yankovic Jeremy	$800 [13] Zero is "zero"; ichi is this integer one Peter	$800 [8] The Battle of Vimy Ridge the 20th century Peter
$1,200 [18] The Innere Stadt historic area of this European capital includes the Hofburg Palace & the Spanish Riding School Vienna Barbara	$1,200 [24] The evil plans of the sorcerer Kashchei are thwarted by this title flyer in a 1910 Stravinsky ballet the firebird Jeremy	$1,200 [29] Erratic weather has been tied to this speedy air current in the troposphere varying from its west-east path the jetstream	$1,200 [4] This late star of "Growing Pains" wrote the themes for "The Facts of Life" & "Diff'rent Strokes", & sang on the latter one Alan Thicke Peter	$1,200 [14] You can get your necessities at a konbini, adapted from this word found before "store" a convenience store Peter Barbara	$1,600 [10] The Battle of Cowpens the 18th century Barbara
$1,600 [20] The spires of Prague's Old Townare a lovely backdrop to the Charles Bridge over this river the Moldau Jeremy	$1,600 [25] Accordionist Werner Thomas composed the music for what most Americans know as this polka "The Chicken Dance"	$1,600 [28] A Category 4 hurricane hitting a wide & shallow continental shelf can produce a 20-foot this alliterative phrase a storm surge	$1,600 [5] In 2001 on the CMA Awards he debuted the 9/11 anthem "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" Alan Jackson Jeremy	$1,600 [15] Tell the cabbie to get you to Narita--it's the kuukou, this place the airport Peter	$2,000 [11] King Philip's War the 17th century Peter
DD $4,800 [21] "Come with me to" this exotic old section of Algiers; its name is from the Arabic for "citadel" the Casbah Peter	$2,000 [26] The constellation Pavo represents this showy bird a peacock Peter	$2,000 [27] Brazil's highest peak is 9,800-foot Pico da Neblina, Neblina being this weather condition that surrounds the summit fog	$2,000 [6] She's the London-born singer-songwriter seen here Lily Allen	$2,000 [16] In Japan, it's any teacher, not just of martial arts sensei Peter	DD $4,200 [9] The Wars of the Roses the 15th century Peter

Final Jeopardy!

AIRLINES

On June 17, 1929 this airline's first passenger flight left Dallas, making stops at Shreveport, Monroe & Jackson

Delta

Barbara "What is American Airlines?" — wagered $1,800

Peter "What isSouthwestDelta?" — wagered $3,598

Jeremy "What is TWA?" — wagered $801

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