Show #4894 2005-12-15 (taped 2005-09-21) Regular

Contestants

Maria Kokiasmenos — a law school graduate from Vernon, Connecticut

Tim Ifill — a nonprofit director from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bill Crowley — a hotel employee from Goderich, Ontario, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$2,800	$2,400	$4,400	$8,400 2nd place: $2,000	$4,400 12 R, 4 W
Tim	$1,200	$4,000	$4,200	$8,400 3rd place: $1,000	$7,200 13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Maria	$1,400	$3,900	$16,900	$18,000 New champion: $18,000	$17,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

HOOKED ON PHOENICIA	MY FAVORITE FILMS	COMPUTER TERMS	ON THE JOB TRAINING	THE PRICE IS RIGHT	TIME TO GET A "HEAD"
$200 [8] Today known as this, the Phoenician city of Berytus rose to prominence during the Roman era Beirut Tim Maria	$200 [1] William Holden leads this 1969 title group of robbers & killers with a sense of honor The Wild Bunch	$200 [6] When you've got too much data for just 1 of these, try RAID, short for a "redundant array of inexpensive" ones disks Maria	$200 [19] Job's troubles are the result of a conversation between these 2 speakers God & the Devil Maria	$200 [11] Climbing the Nepalese side of this mountain: almost $30,000; descending it alive: priceless Mount Everest Tim	$200 [9] It blows against the direction of travel a head wind Bill
$400 [24] The end finally came for the Phoenicians when this man's forces defeated them in 332 B.C. Alexander the Great Maria	$400 [2] The hero of this 1962 epic is worshiped by the men he leads, though they do call him "Orens" Lawrence of Arabia Bill	$400 [7] A spooler, a program that puts jobs in a queue to be done one at a time, is usually associated with this type of job printing Tim	$400 [20] Job is covered in Harold Kushner's book "When" these "Happen to Good People" (a possible title for the Book of Job) Bad Things Tim	$400 [12] This man's then record-setting 70th home run ball sold for more than $3 million; he's now retired McGwire Tim	$400 [10] The leading performer in a show the headliner Tim
$600 [25] This capital of Sicily was founded by Phoenician traders in the 8th century B.C. Palermo Bill Maria	$600 [3] Paul Newman played a white man raised by Apaches in this '67 Western--& you'll notice that "man" is your big clue Hombre Tim	$600 [28] The ROM of your computer's CD-ROM stands for this read-only memory Tim	$600 [21] In 2:9 this person tells the suffering Job, "Curse God and die"--thanks, honey his wife Maria	$600 [13] This industry spends the most on advertising, more than $16 billion a year; beer & clothes are in its dust the auto industry Tim	$600 [16] For U.S. Central Command, it's at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa headquarters Bill
$800 [26] Shakespeare made this title Phoenician a "Prince of Tyre" Pericles	$800 [4] In this 1979 film the talented Ms. Ripley battles an outer-space menace Alien Bill	$800 [29] 2-word term for something nice to wear in winter, or for restarting a computer without turning off the power warm boot Bill	DD $700 [22] A line in Job, "and I only am escaped alone to tell thee", is the title of the epilogue to this 19th century novel Moby Dick Maria	$800 [14] Alaskan oil worth millions cost over $2 billion to clean up after this ship's 1989 spill the Exxon Valdez Bill	$800 [17] A man in charge of a school, usually a private one a headmaster Tim
$1,000 [27] The wars between Carthage & Rome were called these from the Roman name for the Phoenician-related Carthaginians the Punic Wars Bill	$1,000 [5] Like Montgomery Clift, I lusted after Elizabeth Taylor in this 1951 classic (wanna go for a boat ride, Shelley?) A Place in the Sun	$1,000 [30] On a monitor, 1280 x 1024 pixels is called "native" this, the degree of detail & sharpness resolution Tim	$1,000 [23] "Job's" this has become a proverbial expression for one who tells you your problems are your own fault comforter Maria	$1,000 [15] Formerly the Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, its outlay went from 3% of the fed. budget in the '60s to 23% today Health & Human Services Maria	$1,000 [18] Porcine term for obstinancy pigheaded Maria

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN LITERATURE	TOUGH TV	UNDER THE MICROSCOPE	A FOXY CATEGORY	POLITICAL JOHNS	LESSER-KNOWN CONGLOMERATES
$400 [1] Chapter 2 in a 1932 work of his begins, "The bullfight is not a sport in the Anglo-Saxon sense of the word" Ernest Hemingway Maria	$400 [13] When this game show premiered on July 12, 1976, the Moseleys were pitted agains the Abramowitzes Family Feud Bill	$400 [23] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew points to a video screen.) In the magnified onion skin cells we're looking at, each little dot represents this a nucleus Bill	$400 [6] It follows "fox" in the name of a wire or smooth dog whose specialty club was founded in 1885 terrier Tim	$400 [18] In 1963 he famously remarked, "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin" JFK Bill	$400 [11] The police have a whole squad to investigate this swindling corporation Bunco
$800 [2] In 1894 Mark Twain took this character "Abroad"; 2 years later, he became a "Detective" Tom Sawyer Maria	$800 [14] The actor who played the title role in this "hairy" '90s sitcom was changed 3 times in 3 years & no one noticed! Harry and the Hendersons Bill Tim	$800 [24] In 1898, Beijerinck, a Dutch scientist, realized there were pathogens smaller than bacteria & named them this a virus Maria	$800 [7] Name shared by a short, slow gait of a horse & a ballroom dance a foxtrot Bill Maria	$800 [19] He was born in a Colorado army hospital in 1943; the family moved to Massachusetts soon after (John) Kerry Tim	$800 [12] This Italian company has trouble marketing in English-speaking countries, where its name means a flop or disaster Fiasco
$1,200 [3] This Sinclair Lewis physician begins his practice in his wife's hometown, Wheatsylvania, North Dakota (Martin) Arrowsmith Maria	$1,200 [15] This tabloid talk show tops the list of "TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" Jerry Springer Bill	$1,200 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew looks into a microscope.) You can see why a form of this cancerous disease in which the body makes too many lymphocytes is called"hairy cell" leukemia Maria	$1,200 [8] It's the most common species of fox in the northern U.S. (This is the big one, Elizabeth!) a red fox Tim	$1,200 [20] Later a pres. candidate, in 1841 this pathfinder eloped with Sen. Thomas Hart Benton's 17-year-old daughter John C. Fremont	DD $1,000 [25] This company specializes in delicate, ornate 18th century artwork featuring shells & foliage Rococo Maria
$1,600 [4] Pyncheon Street, previously called Maule's Lane, was the location of this title home The House of the Seven Gables	$1,600 [16] One of only 3 TV shows that were ranked No. 1 for the year by the Nielsen ratings in their final seasons Seinfeld (or I Love Lucy or The Andy Griffith Show ) Bill	$1,600 [29] Needle & punch are types of this diagnostic test that removes tissue & puts it under the microscope a biopsy Maria	$1,600 [9] In an Aesop fable, Fox makes this bird drop its food by asking it to speak Crow Tim	$2,000 [22] He was the first president born after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution John Tyler Maria	$1,600 [26] The logo of this food corporation is a stylized veal shank with the letters "O.B." spelled out in rice Osso Buco Maria
$2,000 [5] In this 1940 novel, deaf-mute John Singer commits suicide when he learns his friend Spiros has died The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Maria	$2,000 [17] She stars in "The Closer" as a police detective from Ayetlayenta with superb interrogating skills Kyra Sedgwick Maria	$2,000 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the last clue in front of a video screen and looks into a microscope.) The type of muscle that allows voluntary movementappears striped, so it has this name striated Maria	$2,000 [10] He moved into the presidential mansion when Ernesto Zedillo's term ended Vicente Fox Bill Maria	DD $3,000 [21] He's the 20th century presidential candidate seen here John Anderson Tim	$2,000 [27] Andean native people line up for this animal'sgoods, like meat & skin a guanaco

Final Jeopardy!

ON THE GLOBE

The way this nation's coastline would fit neatly into the Gulf of Guinea supports the theory of continental drift

Brazil

Tim "What is Brazil?" — wagered $4,200

Bill "What is Brazil" — wagered $4,000

Maria "What is Brazil" — wagered $1,100

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