Show #4661 2004-12-06 (taped 2004-09-08) Regular

Contestants

Andy Zimdars — a graduate student from Menlo Park, California

Dennis Grace — an engineer from West Bloomfield, Michigan

Pete DeBalli — an anesthesiologist from Titusville, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Pete	$2,200	$5,800	$9,000	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$9,000 14 R, 3 W
Dennis	$3,000	$4,600	$13,400	$25,000 New champion: $25,000	$12,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Andy	$1,800	$9,400	$24,000	$21,199 2nd place: $2,000	$20,200 26 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES	BASEBALL MVPs BY DECADE	DWAT DAT WABBIT!	QUOTH THE RAVEN?	REPORTING THE NEWS	"C" ME
$200 [1] John Surratt's plan to end the war was to kidnap this man; a co-conspirator came up with another plan... Lincoln Dennis Andy	$200 [19] Oakland's Rickey Henderson, "Slammin'" Sammy Sosa the '90s Dennis	$200 [16] At U. Penn in the '30s, long before PETA, Maurice Friedman devised the "rabbit test" to check for this pregnancy Pete	$200 [6] What word to follow? This ship from a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, minus the H.M.S., of course, quoth the raven... Pinafore Pete	$200 [5] On April 19, 2004 NBC announced that this anchor would be away after December 1 Tom Brokaw Andy	$200 [4] In 1875 opera star Celestine Galli-Marie became the first to play this seductress from Seville Carmen Andy
$400 [2] The regulation color for Confederate coats was cadet this gray Andy	$400 [20] Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson, L.A. Dodger Sandy Koufax the '60s Dennis	$400 [17] "Joy of Cooking" says rabbit can be substituted for this "in almost any dish" by using "the saddle as the breast meat" chicken Dennis	$400 [7] I've got it! Hamlet's dad's castle wherein he was rottenly killed by Claudius; quoth the raven... Elsinore Andy	$400 [13] This Torontonian was just 26 when he first anchored ABC's nightly news in 1965, & some thought he looked too young Peter Jennings Dennis	$400 [10] The only state whose nickname includes the name of an important historic document Connecticut Pete
$600 [3] This "Ben-Hur" author was removed from command and reinstated twice Lew Wallace Dennis	$600 [21] N.Y. Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell, "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig the 1930s Dennis	$600 [8] The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch wipes out a killer bunny in this classic 1974 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail Pete	$600 [9] This island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula sounds almost right; quoth the raven... Singapore Dennis	$600 [15] (Hi. I'm Tim Russert of NBC's Meet the Press.) An interview I did in 2000 with this senator & former P.O.W. won an excellence in TV journalism award John McCain Dennis	$600 [11] Among his many TV credits is original host of "The Price is Right" Bill Cullen Dennis
$800 [23] This capital of the confederacy was just 100 miles from Washington, D.C. Richmond, Virginia Pete	$800 [22] Stan "The Man" Musial, "Splendid Splinter" Ted Williams the 1940s Pete	$800 [18] Kids "won't be... fond of seeing... rabbits with blood gushing from their furry bodies" was said of this 1978 film Watership Down Andy	$800 [25] Why not this defunct title for a commissioned naval officer above Captain & Rear Admiral; quoth the raven... Commodore Pete	$800 [27] CNN says she was the last reporter to interview King Hussein & the first to interview his successor, King Abdullah Christiane Amanpour Andy	$800 [12] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates with three green balls lined up on a table before him.) The three-ball routine is a classic example of this type of magic that shares its name with a camera shot close-up Andy
$1,000 [24] The 1862 battle called "Fair" these trees, was a fair fight, 42,000 soldiers a side were engaged oaks Andy	$1,000 [30] Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench, 4,000-hit club member Pete Rose the '70s Andy	$1,000 [29] In 1990 this author put Rabbit Angstrom to rest John Updike Pete	$1,000 [26] The birds in a song "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" sing in one of these trees, but would our bird? Quoth the raven... sycamore Andy	DD $3,000 [28] (Hi. I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN.) I covered this former priest's return to power in 1994, & interviewed him again just before he fell from grace again Jean-Bertrand Aristide Andy	$1,000 [14] This Christian church is headed by The Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt the Coptic Church Pete

Double Jeopardy! Round

GENERAL SCIENCE	OIL!	A LITERARY TOUR	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	2-LETTER WORDS	SEA ME
$400 [1] Perseus is one of these configurations: it lies between Cassiopeia & Taurus a constellation Andy	$400 [2] During the 1920s this South American nation's production went from 1 million to 137 million barrels a year Venezuela Andy	$400 [22] Great Scott! Lady Stair's house in this Scottish capital boasts exhibits on great Scottish authors Edinburgh Dennis	$400 [15] No, it's true! A crwth is a Welsh version of this ancient stringed instrument a lyre Dennis Andy	$400 [10] It's a key linking word in many similes as Dennis Andy	$400 [17] The shoreline of this sea is about 1,300 feet below sea level the Dead Sea Dennis
$800 [7] Lovelace wrote that they don't make a cage; in the 1820s, William Sturgeon made electromagnets out of them iron bars Dennis Andy	$800 [3] The planned Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan one will run 1100 miles from the Caspian to the Mediterranean a pipeline Andy	$800 [23] A museum devoted to this author is inside a charming replica of his birthplace in Alcala de Henares, Spain Cervantes Andy	$800 [16] The name of these paired concussion instruments is from the Spanish for "chestnut" castanets Dennis Andy	$800 [11] According to lyrics in "West Side Story", it's whom "There's a place for" us Andy	$800 [18] It's bounded on the east by Alaska & on the west by Siberia & the Kamchatka Peninsula the Bering Sea Andy
$1,200 [8] Light that bounces off a flat surface is reflected; light bent in a transparent medium is this refracted Pete	$1,200 [4] The sudden release of oil from a well under pressure; it can also mean a lively party or lopsided victory a blow out Dennis Andy	$1,200 [24] If you're truly a "Blithe Spirit", rent this author's Blue Harbour Estate in Jamaica for a mere $3500 a week Noel Coward Pete	$1,600 [27] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a musical instrument.) Here at Mammoth Mountain, the staff of the yodeler lodge sounds this instrument each day to bring folks in from the slopes an Alpine horn Andy	$1,200 [12] When it's a noun, it can mean a party, or the new haircut you get for it do Dennis	$1,200 [19] The Thames River flows eastward past London before emptying into this sea the North Sea Pete Andy
$1,600 [9] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from inside the Cirque du Soleil with performers on the stage.) From the type of simple machine a teeter board is, it's the 8-letter term for what's throwing them up in the air leverage Pete Dennis Andy	$1,600 [5] In 1954 the Anglo-Iranian (formerly Anglo-Persian) Oil Company renamed itself this British Petroleum Pete	$1,600 [25] A plaque on 5 Bank Street in New York City notes that she wrote "My Antonia" there Willa Cather Andy	$2,000 [28] A lively jig once popular with sailors got its name from this folk instrument that accompanied the dance hornpipe Pete	$1,600 [13] It's used to attract attention to something sighted on a ship, like land or a sail ho Andy	$1,600 [20] The Korea Strait connects this "colorful" sea with the Sea of Japan the Yellow Sea Dennis
$2,000 [30] This new field of science whose name in part means "billionth" constructs superminiature devices nanotechnology Pete	$2,000 [6] A World War II gasoline shortage made this product the basis of jet fuel, which it remains kerosene Pete Andy	$2,000 [29] Attention, owls & pussycats: the Seymour St. home of this nonsense poet is now a no-nonsense hotel in London (Edward) Lear Dennis	DD $3,000 [26] An old word for this wind instrument is spelledH-A-U-T-B-O-Y an oboe Andy	$2,000 [14] A special connection; you may have one with a powerful person in	DD $2,800 [21] No big surprise, the Great Barrier Reef lies in this sea the Coral Sea Dennis

Final Jeopardy!

CHILDREN'S STORIES

In German, this classic story is called "Die Kleine Seejungfrau"

"The Little Mermaid"

Pete "What is "Little Red Riding Hood"?" — wagered $8,900

Dennis "What is "The Little Mermaid"?" — wagered $11,600

Andy "What is "Little Red Riding Hood"?" — wagered $2,801

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