Show #4872 2005-11-15 (taped 2005-10-02) College Championship

2005 College Championship semifinal game 2.From the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.(Sarah: Hey shredders! I'mdropping in. We'll translate English into Snowboarding, next onJeopardy!)

Contestants

Alison Jenik — a junior at the University of Maryland from New York, New York

Ben Goldman — a sophomore at New York University from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Nico Martinez — a junior at Stanford University from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Nico	$3,800	$6,600	$22,400	$26,401 Finalist	$20,200 24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Ben	$2,000	$2,200	$13,200	$1 3rd place: $10,000	$11,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Alison	$2,600	$2,600	$600	$5 2nd place: $10,000	$200 10 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

DUKES BEDEVILED	ALL THE RAVE	DEAD SCIENTISTS SOCIETY	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	STEP INTO THE STUDY	NEW SUPERHEROES & VILLAINS
$200 [6] Duke Leto bites the dust early on in this classic Frank Herbert sci-fi work Dune Ben	$200 [11] You can camp overnight at the Global Gathering Weekend Rave near Stratford-upon-Avon in this country England Nico	$200 [1] This Tuskegee scientist increased yields by alternating the planting of cotton & peanuts George Washington Carver Ben	$200 [15] On Sept. 29, 2005 John Roberts was sworn in as this Supreme Court Justice Alison	$200 [22] Myology is the study of these, like biceps muscles Nico	$200 [17] So strong an NBA Award is named for him, in a time of crisis, he's the first reserve off the bench; make way for the... Sixth Man Alison
$400 [7] Cardinal Wolsey has the Duke of Buckingham arrested & offed in this Shakespeare history play Henry VIII Nico	$400 [27] This Black Rock Desert event hasn't had an official rave since 1996, but nuzzle a speaker & feel the fire's glow Burning Man Ben	$400 [2] When this Russian made his periodic table, he left room for the still-undiscovered gallium Mendeleev Alison	$400 [16] This Cabinet department is nicknamed "Foggy Bottom" the Department of State	$400 [23] I'm into proxemics, as people are always invading my personal this space Alison	$400 [18] Called "Head Case" until his friends' laughter made him mad, he changed it to this, from the Greek for "skull"; beware the... Cranium Alison
$600 [8] "The Duke" & "The King" commandeer this title character's raft in an 1884 novel Huckleberry Finn Nico	$600 [28] In 1999 the Love Parade drew 1.5 million ravers to this once-divided European capital Berlin Ben	$800 [4] The "motion" of particles in a still liquid was named for this Scottish botanist Robert Brown	$600 [12] The states with more than 30 electoral votes are California, New York & this Texas Ben	$600 [24] If you study petrology, you might have these in your head rocks Nico	$600 [19] 11 letters of trouble, he introduces after-dinner speakers; raise a glass in fear to... Toastmaster
$800 [9] John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, bought the farm with Richard III at Bosworth Field, ending this conflict the Wars of the Roses Nico	$800 [29] Harvest is a faith-bass'd rave off the Andrew Johnson Highway in this state Tennessee Nico Ben	DD $1,000 [3] In 1867 this British surgeon published "On the Antiseptic Principle in the Practice of Surgery" (Joseph) Lister Alison	$800 [13] The Justice Department was created in 1870, but this top job there had existed since 1789 Attorney General Nico	$800 [25] Lose a syllable from statistics to study this, when forces combine to form an equilibrium statics Nico	$800 [20] From the Latin for "judged", she's empowered to decide an issue; sitting mightily at the bargaining table, it's... Arbitrator
$1,000 [10] Later known as the Duke of Windsor, this king had to abdicate the throne in 1936 Edward VIII Ben	$1,000 [30] Find a mate in Victoria at the Earthcore Global Carnival in this country Australia Nico Alison	$1,000 [5] The galvanometer, which measured electric currents, is named from a scientist from what's now this country Italy Nico	$1,000 [14] This House Democrat is the first woman to lead a major party in the U.S. Congress Nancy Pelosi Alison	$1,000 [26] A phycologist needs no cough to study these aquatic organisms, which include seaweeds like kelp algae	$1,000 [21] Uh oh! He just sold you a lemon of a car! "Let the buyer beware" this 2-word Latin phrase, it's... Caveat Emptor Nico

Double Jeopardy! Round

COMPOSERS	AN ENGLISH-SNOWBOARDING DICTIONARY	STATE THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER	FAMOUS PAIRS	MEANS OF TRANSMISSION	NUMBER PLEASE
$400 [1] "La Clemenza di Tito", this Austrian's last opera, premiered just 3 months before his untimely death Mozart Nico	$400 [14] (Sarah of the Clue Crew translates from the slopes of Park City, UT.) English--losing at blackjack by going over 21; Snowboarding--throwing down a mad trick to bust Nico	$400 [8] Sanpete County, center for the Mormon Miracle Pageant Utah Nico	$400 [29] Spaces for butter in English muffins:Nooks & ___ crannies Nico	$400 [30] "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you" the telephone Ben	$400 [24] In a 1976 book, '60s activist Jerry Rubin quoted that era's slogan "Don't trust anyone over" this age 30 Alison
$800 [2] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Majestic Theatre in New York: "I'm on the Broadway set of The Phantom of the Opera.") This man, who wanted to make "The Phantom of the Opera" his great romantic musical, also cowrote the show's libretto Andrew Lloyd Webber Ben	$800 [15] (Sarah of the Clue Crew translates from the slopes of Park City, UT.) English--a type of shotgun; Snowboarding--two rails fused together a double barrel Alison	$800 [10] Richland County, now the center of state government after replacing Charleston South Carolina Nico	$800 [19] In the comics:Calvin & ___ Hobbes Nico	$800 [28] "The British nation is stirred and moved as it has never been... in its long, eventful, famous history" radio Nico	$1,200 [22] A common Biblical number of days; Jesus spent this many on Earth after the Resurrection 40 Nico
$1,600 [4] His "Goldberg Variations" were named in honor of harpsichordist Johann Goldberg J.S. Bach Nico	$1,200 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew translates from the slopes of Park City, UT.) English--to bend; Snowboarding--the degree of a board's softness or stiffness, affecting the way you turn flex Ben	$1,200 [9] Yavapai County, which includes Prescott National Forest Arizona Alison	$1,200 [11] Retail partners:___ & Fitch Abercrombie Ben	$1,200 [27] In the book of Daniel, "Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin" handwriting on the wall	$1,600 [20] If some wacky Canadian tells you it's 10 degrees Celsius, it's this round number Fahrenheit 50
$2,000 [5] He was born in the Old World but found fame with his 1893 symphony "From the New World" (Antonin) Dvorak Nico	$1,600 [17] (Sarah of the Clue Crew translates from the slopes of Park City, UT.) English--a small compartment in a theater; Snowboarding--a rail with an extra-wide surface a box Ben	$1,600 [6] The north part of the city of Worcester, once a center of abolitionism Massachusetts Ben	$1,600 [12] Best buddies in Greek legend:Damon & ___ Pythias	$1,600 [26] "Success four flights Thursday morning all against twenty one mile wind" a telegram Ben	$2,000 [21] This rounded-off number of days in the Kennedy administration is in the title of a 1965 book about it 1,000 Ben Alison
DD $3,000 [3] Rikard Nordraak, who composed this country's national anthem, was a friend of Edvard Grieg Norway Ben	$2,000 [18] (Sarah of the Clue Crew translates from the slopes of Park City, UT.) English--the hour a TV show is broadcast; Snowboarding--the number of seconds you stay aloft airtime Nico	$2,000 [7] Mercer County, which became the center for a Martian invasion in 1938 New Jersey Alison	$2,000 [13] In the Gulf of Guinea:Sao Tome & ___ Principe Nico	$2,000 [25] 1939:"It may become possible to set up a nuclear chain reaction in a large mass of uranium" a letter Alison	DD $3,000 [23] The standard measure of visual acuity is based on standing this many feet from an eye chart 20 Nico

Final Jeopardy!

2005 COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES

Speaking at his alma mater, he urged graduates to be voracious readers, donate to worthy causes & stay in Maine

Stephen King

Alison "Who isBWilliams?" — wagered $595

Ben "Who is Howard Dean?" — wagered $13,199

Nico "Who is Stephen King?" — wagered $4,001

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