Show #4900 2005-12-23 (taped 2005-10-17) Regular

Contestants

Peter Rubin — a journalist from Brooklyn, New York

Barbara Noyes — a police officer from Blauvelt, New York

Jeff Lawrence — a limousine driver from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $26,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$-800	$200	$1,000	$1,995 3rd place: $1,000	$1,000 8 R, 5 W
Barbara	$1,000	$2,000	$6,800	$8,600 2nd place: $2,000	$6,800 10 R, 1 W
Peter	$3,400	$6,800	$23,200	$21,400 New champion: $21,400	$24,600 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY WORLD LEADERS	THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS	NATIONAL MONUMENTS	COFFEE TIME	PRESIDENTIAL PASTIMES	YOU GET AN "F"
$200 [19] He led his troops on a 6,000-mile march that began in October 1934 Mao Tse-tung Jeff	$200 [16] These 3 birds are the gifts for the first 3 days French hens, turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree Jeff	$200 [9] This Maryland fort is not only a national monument; it's also called a "historic shrine" (Fort) McHenry Jeff	$200 [6] The name of this drink is from Italian for "coffee with milk" caffe latte Jeff Peter	$200 [24] As seen in thephoto, this president liked to paint to help himself relax Eisenhower Peter	$200 [1] This verb can mean to fatten pillows or to mess up an actor's line fluff Peter
$400 [20] A 1952 coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser forced this king's abdication King Faruk	$400 [17] Of the song's 12 gifts, it's the only one you could melt down & not be charged with murder or animal cruelty five golden rings Barbara	$400 [10] Devils Postpile is in California; Devils Tower is in this state Wyoming Barbara	$400 [7] This company is named for a character in "Moby-Dick" Starbucks Jeff	$400 [25] In good weather, John Quincy Adams liked to spend his mornings skinny-dipping in this river the Potomac Jeff	$400 [2] Opponents of Sabine Bau, a world champion in this sport, might say, "Curses! Foiled again!" fencing Peter
$600 [21] Swiss-educated & staunchly pro-Western, he ruled his Middle Eastern country from 1941 until his ouster in 1979 the Shah of Iran Peter	$600 [18] We found this eighth day's gift quite moo-ving maids a-milking Jeff	$600 [11] In southern New Mexico, you can literally surf the dunes of this national monument White Sands Jeff	$600 [8] The 2 main coffee species are arabica and this hearty one that is grown mostly in Africa & thrives at lower altitudes robusta Barbara	$600 [26] Fond of this sport, Richard Nixon lived life in the fast lane, often scoring in the 170s or higher bowling Barbara	$600 [3] Ithaca, New York is on Cayuga, one of this group of narrow bodies of water the Finger Lakes Peter
DD $1,000 [22] In 1986 this president crossed the Pacific & went into exile in Hawaii Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines Peter	$800 [29] On the 10th day, nobility abounded as my true love somehow thought I needed this gift lords a-leapin' Peter	$800 [12] Arizona's Tuzigoot National Monument is one of these villages defined as consisting of multilevel adobe dwellings a pueblo Peter	$800 [13] Found in coffee, it's C8H10N4O2 caffeine Peter	$800 [27] Even when pushing 300 pounds, this 27th president enjoyed playing golf & tennis Taft Peter	$800 [4] Hopefully you'll remember that this plant of the genus Myosotis is Alaska's state flower a forget-me-not Peter
$1,000 [23] At age 84 in 1940 he was put in charge of the Vichy State in France Marshall Pétain	$1,000 [30] On the 12th day, my true love gave me this gift, something Charlie Watts could enjoy twelve drummers drumming Peter	$1,000 [15] A nat'l monument near Mill Valley, Calif. named for this naturalist is known for its stand of ancient coast redwoods (John) Muir Barbara	$1,000 [14] T.S. Eliot wrote, "I have measured out my life with" these coffee spoons Jeff Barbara	$1,000 [28] & in other news... during a fishing trip in Georgia in 1979, Jimmy Carter was attacked by a "killer" one of these a rabbit Peter	$1,000 [5] The main city on the Main River, it's located 19 miles upstream from where the Main flows into the Rhine Frankfurt

Double Jeopardy! Round

BE B.C.	KEEPING UP APPEARANCES	DR. WHO...	THE OFFICE	OBSOLETELY FABULOUS	"RU" BEING SERVED?
$400 [11] This noted writer was actually the nephew, not the son, of Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Peter	$400 [12] Heloise says to chill these used beverage bags & place them on your puffy eyes; just don't forget to take them off tea bags Jeff	$400 [17] specializes in X-rays & elements, like the one with the atomic number 88 for treating diseases a radiologist Barbara	$400 [6] "Minnie" say 5-foot-tall mice & ducks romp around the offices of this Burbank-based media company Disney Peter	$400 [1] The creation of this type of phone started with an undertaker who thought his competitors were bribing operators rotary phone	$400 [22] When dining at a deli in New Delhi, better have some of this currency to pay the bill rupees Barbara
$800 [28] This physician was referred to as the Asclepiad of Cos--I'd swear an oath on it Hippocrates Peter	$800 [13] Becky Adams admitted that her Rocket City Cosmetics were inspired by this classic TV cartoon series The Jetsons	$800 [18] specializes in & can perform surgery for diseases & disorders of the eyes an ophthalmologist	$800 [7] Look "inside" Santa Clara, Calif. for the HQ of this computer hardware company founded in 1968 Intel Peter	$800 [2] After Jan. 31, 1999 this signaling system ceased to be an official channel of maritime communication Morse code Jeff	$800 [23] Gerald Ford's Secretary of Defense; he returned to defend the post in 2001 Rumsfeld Barbara
DD $1,800 [27] This "great" guy got a gig as governor of Galilee in 47 B.C.; a few years later, he was king of Judea Herod the Great Peter	$1,200 [14] For that '80s funky club girl look, sephora.com suggests applying a bronze shade to the apples of these body parts the cheeks Peter	$1,200 [19] specializes in the systems such as the central & sympathetic, like branch founder Jean-Martin Charcot a neurologist Peter	$1,200 [8] This alphanumeric Fortune 500 company is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota 3M Jeff	$1,200 [3] Satellites & cable have largely replaced this animal-named indoor telescoping antenna rabbit ears Barbara	$1,200 [24] We do it when we mull something over; cows do it when they chew their cud ruminate Peter
—	$1,600 [15] Hopefully the Urban Decay make-up with the name of this 1969 film won't make you look like Ratso Rizzo Midnight Cowboy Peter	$1,600 [20] specializes in the skeletal system, the extremities, ligaments & joints; pitcher Tommy John famously used one an orthopedist Jeff	$1,600 [9] Founded in 1919, this Houston-based government contractor sure seems to be in the news a lot lately Halliburton Peter	$1,600 [4] People no longer revel in the smell of a copy from a ditto machine or this cylindrical device using stencils a mimeograph Peter	$1,600 [25] The Magna Carta was granted in 1215 in this meadow on the Thames Runnymede
—	$2,000 [16] At Santa Fe's Ten Thousand Waves Spa, have a geisha-style facial, featuring the droppings of this "nocturnal" bird a nightingale Barbara	DD $3,400 [21] specializes in the origin, development, diagnosis, & treatment of malignant neoplasms an oncologist Peter	$2,000 [10] Long headquartered in San Francisco, Bank of America has moved to this Southern state North Carolina	$2,000 [5] Hereis what you'd see if you used this type of computer printer with a 9-, 18-, or 24-pin print head a dot matrix printer Peter	$2,000 [26] Named for a British physicist, it's No. 104 on the periodic table rutherfordium Peter

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEAREANA

A knight in "Henry VI, Part I" who flees battle to save his life is an early version of this great character

Sir John Falstaff

Jeff "Who is Falstaff?" — wagered $995

Barbara "Who is Falstaff?" — wagered $1,800

Peter "Who is Richard III?" — wagered $1,800

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