Show #4879 2005-11-24 (taped 2005-08-17) Regular

Bill MacDonald game 3.

Contestants

Wendy Stancer — a database administrator from Walnut Creek, California

Ben Davis — an investment specialist from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Bill MacDonald — an attorney from Bonita Springs, Florida (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$5,600	$9,400	$22,200	$30,399 3-day champion: $53,798	$17,600 25 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Ben	$400	$2,600	$2,200	$4,399 3rd place: $1,000	$6,200 10 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Wendy	$1,000	$3,400	$7,000	$9,599 2nd place: $2,000	$7,000 11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

NATIVE AMERICA	EUROPEAN EATS	FOLK ETYMOLOGY	PLAY	THAT FUNKY MUSIC	DWIGHT BOY
$200 [14] A wise Haida Indian saying tells us, "We do not inherit this land from our ancestors, we borrow it from" these our children Ben	$200 [13] (Jon of the Clue Crew toasts from behind a spread of meats at a dinner table in Gdansk, Poland.) In Polish vocabulary, you may not know "piwo", beer, but you probably know the word the word for this type of sausage kielbasa Ben	$200 [12] Cater-corner became kitty-corner after people stopped using "cater" to mean this number 4 Wendy	$200 [7] Shakespeare:An Egyptian & a Roman fall in love Antony and Cleopatra Wendy	$200 [1] This energetic forerunner of funk had "a brand new bag" in 1965 James Brown Bill	$200 [6] He appointed Earl Warren Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Dwight) Eisenhower Bill
$400 [15] Native American tribes that call this state home include the Penobscot & the Passamaquoddy Maine Bill	$400 [16] (Kelly of the Clue Crew helps herself to an all-you-can-eat in Stockholm, Sweden.) This classic Swedishspreadwouldn't be complete without plates of sill, herring that is often pickled a smorgasbord Bill	$400 [17] Formed by folk etymology from an Old French word, it's not a basement but a small holder for salt a cellar Bill	$400 [8] Shaw:A professor turns a guttersnipe into a cultured pearl Pygmalion Bill	$400 [2] "Average" British band that crossed the Atlantic & the color line with funk hits like "Pick Up The Pieces" Average White Band Bill	$400 [24] Joe Montana's unbelievable 1982 playoff touchdown pass to this receiver is known simply as "The Catch" Dwight Clark Wendy
$600 [21] Around 900 A.D. the Toltec Indians set up an empire centered in Tula, just north of this current world capital Mexico City Ben	$600 [28] (Sarah of the Clue Crew enjoys a stew-like dish in Moscow, Russia.) Poet Yevtushenko said he worked on the principle of this dish: throw beets, carrots, cabbage in--what's important is the taste borscht Ben	$600 [18] This 10-letter word we use for someone ending his bachelorhood is partly from an alteration of guma, "man" bridegroom Wendy	$600 [9] Williams:A shy girl collects crystal The Glass Menagerie Wendy	$600 [3] The man who replaced Aaron Burr as vice president shares his name with this funkmeister George Clinton Bill	$600 [25] During the 19th c., Yale prof. William Dwight Whitney was one of the foremost experts on this ancient language of India Sanskrit Wendy
$800 [22] With close to 650,000, this state leads the U.S. in number of Native Americans, followed by Okla. & Arizona California Wendy	$800 [29] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew points out some finned edibles in Tallinn, Estonia.)Thissmall fish with the name of a nursery rhyme character is big in Estonia, especially smoked sprat Bill	$800 [19] Our word "cutlet" for a thin slice evolved from the French cotelette, a little one of these body parts rib Bill	$800 [10] Bolt:A man of principle defies a king A Man for All Seasons Bill	$800 [4] In 1976 this fruitful band hit No. 1 with "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" Wild Cherry Bill	$800 [26] Early 20th century banker & politician Dwight Whitney Morrow was the father-in-law of this American hero Lindbergh Wendy
$1,000 [23] John Smith's use of threats & force to get corn for the Jamestown Colony irked this Native American chief Powhatan Ben	$1,000 [30] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew chows down in Gdansk, Poland.)They're a sort of Polish ravioli, & here in Gdansk, they taste just like Matka used to make pierogi Bill Wendy	DD $4,800 [20] To get this word for a smelly varmint, we anglicized the French for "feline that eats poultry" polecat Bill	$1,000 [11] Eliot:Becket buys the farm Murder in the Cathedral Bill	$1,000 [5] The opening of this "Kool" funk classic about an L.A. district is heard here "Hollywood Swinging"	$1,000 [27] In 1889 this U.S. evangelist founded the Chicago Bible Institute that today bears his name (Dwight) Moody Wendy

Double Jeopardy! Round

RELATIVITY AT 100	YOUR LIFE ON THE BIG SCREEN	TENNESSEE FOR YOURSELF	OPERA	FORBES' TOP EXECUTIVE SALARIES	"D"-RIGEUR
$400 [8] Einstein's groundbreaking papers appeared in the German journal Annals of this science founded in 1790 Physics Bill	$400 [3] 1942:"Pride of the Yankees" Lou Gehrig Bill	$400 [1] This important 1925 event in Tennessee focused attention on the teaching of evolution the Scopes Monkey Trial Wendy	$400 [24] Act I of this "airborne" Wagner work includes a tenor aria about a sailor returning to his sweetheart The Flying Dutchman	$400 [21] Richard Kovacevich will need many stagecoaches for the $53.1 million he withdrew from this bank Wells Fargo Ben	$400 [2] Taking its name from a Portuguese word for "simpleton", this critter famously went extinct way back in 1681 dodo Bill
$800 [9] You can go to this nearest star system & come back younger than your twin Alpha Centauri Bill	$800 [4] 1974:"Lenny" Lenny Bruce Bill	$800 [17] Its location on the historic Chickasaw Bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River has made it the "Bluff City" Memphis Ben	$800 [27] In 1782 Mozart married Constanze & made Constanze the harem-bound heroine of "The Abduction from" here the Seraglio Bill	$800 [22] This former head of Paramount can spend a lot at Ticketmaster & his Home Shopping Network with his $156 mil. from IAC Barry Diller	$800 [11] Given in Iowa in Jan. 2004, this politician's most memorable quote may have been "Yeeeeeaaaaaargh!" (Howard) Dean Ben
$1,200 [10] This property, the middle letter in the familiar version of Einstein's famous equation, grows with velocity mass Wendy	$1,200 [5] 1999:"The Hurricane" Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Bill	$1,200 [18] In a bluegrass standard this "Good Ol'" Tennessee place is "home sweet home to me" Rocky Top Ben	DD $2,000 [28] In a Richard Strauss opera, the princess sends one of these to her cavalier--hence the title a rose Bill	$1,200 [23] Lew Frankfort totes a big handbag for the $86.5 million he earned from this leather accessory co. Coach Bill Ben	$1,200 [14] The Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongfully convicted using this 3-letter type of evidence DNA Bill
$1,600 [12] Section I.1 of the June 1905 relativity paper defines the use of these everyday devices within stationary systems clocks	$1,600 [6] 2005:"Cinderella Man" Jim Braddock	$2,000 [20] In 1991 this former Tennessee governor became President Bush's Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander	—	$1,600 [25] Ray Irani pumped $64.1 million out of this oil company that Armand Hammer turned into a gusher Occidental Bill	$1,600 [15] Tamerlane had 100,000 people killed & then razed this old city in India in 1398 Delhi Ben
$2,000 [13] The 1905 theory is commonly called this version because it refers only to uniform motion with constant velocity special relativity Bill	$2,000 [7] 1973:"Papillon" Henri Charriere	DD $4,000 [19] Following his 1992 death, this author was returned to his roots at his boyhood home in Henning, Tennessee Alex Haley Ben	—	$2,000 [26] Larry Ellison needs a database to keep track of the $45.8 mil. he inputted from this company that now owns Peoplesoft Oracle Wendy	$2,000 [16] This lord known for a relationship with Oscar Wilde declared, "I am the love that dare not speak its name" Lord Alfred Douglas

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

In 2005, the 700th anniversary of his execution, his 5-foot sword was displayed in N.Y. as part of a Tartan Day celebration

William Wallace

Ben "Who was William Wallace" — wagered $2,199

Wendy "Who was William Wallace?" — wagered $2,599

Bill "Who was William Wallace?" — wagered $8,199

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