Show #4856 2005-10-24 (taped 2005-08-03) Regular

Contestants

Claire O'Brien — an administrative assistant from Seattle, Washington

John Kelly — an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia

Amanda Traphagan — a law student from Austin, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amanda	$2,800	$5,600	$9,600	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$8,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
John	$3,400	$4,600	$16,000	$21,601 New champion: $21,601	$15,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Claire	$-200	$2,800	$10,800	$2,399 2nd place: $2,000	$10,800 11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE OLD TESTAMENT	BASEBALL HISTORY	THE 2004FORTUNE500	A CATEGORY FOR THE BIRDS	HAIR	WE WANT "BLOOD"!
$200 [1] Leviticus 23:24 sets this horn-blowing high holiday on the 1st day of the 7th month Rosh Hashanah Amanda Claire	$200 [4] In a 1917 game Fred Toney & Hippo Vaughn both pitched these for 9 innings; Vaughn cracked in the 10th a no-hitter Amanda	$200 [21] Barry Manilow performed the jingle "Like a good neighbor" this insurance co., No. 19, "is there" State Farm John	$200 [22] The male emperor variety of these birds stands about 4 feet tall & incubates eggs between its feet & belly a penguin Amanda	$200 [3] If you're abusing your position, you do it to your nest; if you were Shaun Cassidy in the '70s, you did it to your hair feather John	$200 [5] A favorite cocktail made with tomato juice & spices a Bloody Mary John
$400 [2] I Chronicles 15 reports even King David was dancing when he brought this container into Jerusalem the Ark of the Covenant	$400 [6] In 2004 this team led by manager Bobby Cox won its remarkable 13th straight division title Atlanta Braves John	$400 [23] This Bentonville, Arkansas chain checked in (or is that out?) at No. 1 Wal-Mart Amanda	$400 [27] Equipped with cameras, these birds were used to conduct aerial surveillance during World War I pigeons Amanda	$400 [17] In the "Death" chapter in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Eva has her "long, golden-brown" these sheared & hands them out curls Amanda	$400 [10] This droopy-eared critter is often used to track people a bloodhound Amanda
$800 [15] After he went to heaven in a chariot of fire, his servant Elisha inherited his power Elijah	$600 [8] Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent helped win the 1978 pennant for the Yankees with a playoff home run at this park Fenway Park John	$600 [24] This Round Rock, Texas computer maker was No. 28, up 3 spots from 2003 Dell Claire	$600 [28] Early Roman epicureans slaughtered flamingos to eat this organ of the lower mandible the tongue Claire	$600 [18] A method of hair restoration uses grafts with this "electric" name hair plugs Amanda	$600 [11] The Coen Brothers' first feature film Blood Simple John
$1,000 [16] Sorrowful prophet who wrote the Old Testament book of Lamentations Jeremiah	$800 [7] Many balls have gotten lost in this, originally planted along Wrigley Field's outfield walls by Bill Veeck in 1937 the ivy John	$800 [25] No. 25, it's odd to see this company is now based in Chicago & not Seattle Boeing Claire	$800 [29] This smallest variety of owl sounds like it works for Santa Claus an elf owl Amanda	$800 [19] Lisha Coleman has added these to Shari Belafonte's & Laila Ali's locks extensions Amanda	$800 [12] 2-word term for a multigenerational fight between 2 families a blood feud John
DD $1,400 [14] One lie he told was "If they bind me with 7 green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak" Samson Amanda	$1,000 [9] Tom Connolly & Bill Klem, "The Old Arbitrator", were the first men to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame as these umpires John	$1,000 [26] On Aug. 3, 2005 "A" shares of this Omaha-based co., No. 12, were trading at a mere $83,490 a pop Berkshire Hathaway John	$1,000 [30] These large birds can be found in mixed herds with Guanacos in South America rheas	$1,000 [20] This once-popular scented hair ointment got its name because apples were once an ingredient pomade Claire	$1,000 [13] This citrus fruit grown in Mediterranean countries has a pink to red pulp & rind a blood orange Amanda

Double Jeopardy! Round

SAINT PETERSBURG	HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES!	MARK MY WORDS	MISCELLANY	A STATE OF CIVIL WAR	THE "I"s HAVE IT
$400 [8] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads from the beautiful Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) The Peacock Clockat the Hermitage was given to Catherine the Great by this prince for whom a Russian battleship was named Potemkin John	$400 [13] A 1975 thriller:Steven Spielberg, John Williams Jaws Claire	$400 [22] "Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 mph upside-down", wrote this Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry Amanda	$400 [5] It's the disease of the nervous system abbreviated MS multiple sclerosis John	$400 [2] This Northern state had draft riots in July 1863 even as its industrial output exceeded that of the entire South New York John	$400 [1] The star garnet gets star billing as the state gem of this "Gem State" Idaho John
$800 [9] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads from outdoors in St. Petersburg, Russia.) From a grateful Russia, the Alexander Columnhere in Palace Square is dedicated to the czar who helped defeat this man Napoleon Amanda John	$800 [14] You've got a friend in this 1995 film:John Lasseter, Randy Newman Toy Story Claire	$800 [23] Tom Lehrer joked, "It is a sobering thought... that when Mozart was my age he had been" this "for two years" dead John	$800 [24] The chance of getting this on a single deal in poker is 1 in 649,740 a royal flush Claire	$800 [3] On September 17, 1862 Gen. Robert E. Lee's Northern march was halted in this slave-holding Union state Maryland John	$800 [16] Christopher Buckley quipped that the name of these theatres stands for "I make the audience cross-eyed" IMAX Claire
$1,200 [10] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports again from the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) A tradition was born in the 1880s when Alexander III gave his czarina ajeweled Easter eggmade by this design firm Fabergé John	$1,200 [15] A 1983 weeper & Oscar fave:James L. Brooks, Michael Gore Terms of Endearment Amanda	$1,200 [28] "The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected", opined this fella, who never met a man he didn't like Will Rogers John	$1,200 [25] In Latin this Charlie Rich song would be titled "Januis Clausis" "Behind Closed Doors"	$1,200 [4] What is now this state was briefly called Kanawha after it refused to secede from the Union West Virginia Amanda	$1,200 [17] This 3-letter abbreviation for the study of fishes is also the name of a fish disease ich John
$1,600 [11] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports again from St. Petersburg, Russia.) As prime minister of Russia's provisional government in 1917, this man moved into the Winter Palace & used the czar's private library as his office Kerensky John	$1,600 [18] A 1962 epic:David Lean, Maurice Jarre Lawrence of Arabia John	$1,600 [29] In "Without Feathers", he penned, "Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons" Woody Allen	$1,600 [26] In the Cajun vernacular, this double-talk term refers to a Voodoo spell, good or bad gris-gris (juju accepted) Claire	$1,600 [6] The USS Monitor sank off the shore of this state that supplied the most troops to the Confederate Army North Carolina John	$1,600 [20] Dorothy Hamill must have fond memories of this Tyrolean city: she won her Olympic gold medal there Innsbruck Claire
$2,000 [12] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads a final time from St. Petersburg, Russia.) Here in Palace Square on June 28, 1762, this czar was overthrown & his wife Catherine the Great was hailed as empress Peter III	DD $2,200 [19] 2 pianos, 1 gorgeous blonde:Steven Kloves, David Grusin The Fabulous Baker Boys John	$2,000 [30] In his "Devil's Dictionary", he defined "appeal" as "In law, to put the dice into the box for another throw" (Ambrose) Bierce Amanda	$2,000 [27] In legend, after slaying a dragon, Cadmus sowed its teeth & grew a crop of warriors who helped him defeat this city Thebes	$2,000 [7] The first major victories for the Union were at Fort Donelson & Fort Henry in this state Tennessee	DD $2,000 [21] Enlightened folks know that this secret society figures prominently in the novel "Angels & Demons" the Illuminati Claire

Final Jeopardy!

CLASSIC TELEVISION

It was the first TV series to win the Hugo Award for best dramatic presentation

The Twilight Zone

Amanda "What is ?" — wagered $9,500

Claire "What was Perry Mason?" — wagered $8,401

John "What is theX FactorTwilight Zone" — wagered $5,601

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