Show #4902 2005-12-27 (taped 2005-10-18) Regular

Contestants

Sharon Dorsey — a mail carrier from Reading, Pennsylvania

Rex Babiera — a learning consultant from Chicago, Illinois

Peter Rubin — a journalist from Brooklyn, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $27,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$1,400	$5,800	$11,400	$19,600 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 21 R, 4 W
Rex	$2,800	$1,000	$13,000	$22,900 New champion: $22,900	$14,200 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Sharon	$1,400	$1,000	$3,200	$6,200 3rd place: $1,000	$6,200 12 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE EARLY 1800s	LOVE, HOLLYWOOD STYLE	A CAPITAL QUICKIE	YOU'RE TOYING WITH ME!	FOOD FOR THOUGHT	SEE "EO"s
$200 [26] A voltaic cellphone would use a type of this invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800 a battery Peter	$200 [12] In 2005 the press dubbed this couple "Tomkat" Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Peter	$200 [2] In Europe:Bern Switzerland Peter	$200 [1] The Doh-Doh Island Playset comes with kooky tiki characters, a plastic volcano &, of course, cans of this compound Play-Doh Rex	$200 [17] The Postal Service says not to mail meat from this animal to soldiers in Iraq pig Sharon	$200 [7] A single brief appearance by a famous actor in a movie cameo Rex
$400 [27] As Chief Justice he wrote the decision in Marbury v. Madison John Marshall Rex Sharon	$400 [13] Despite a 24-karat diamond ring, this celebutante called off her engagement to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis Paris Hilton Sharon	$400 [3] In South America:Montevideo Uruguay Peter	$400 [22] In 1987 Mr. Potato Head gave up this accessory & became the spokespud for the Great American Smokeout his pipe Peter Sharon	$400 [18] Peewee, large or jumbo, they should be refrigerated big end up & away from foods with odors eggs Peter Sharon	$400 [8] A large Spanish sailing ship of the 17th & 18th centuries galleon Rex
$600 [28] He must have had a cow when Parliament gave him a grant of 10,000 pounds for his smallpox vaccination (Edward) Jenner Rex	$600 [14] After a whirlwind romance, country star Kenny Chesney wed this actress, who filed for an annulment after 4 months Renée Zellweger Peter	$600 [4] In Asia:Colombo Sri Lanka Rex	$600 [23] This "Toy Story" action figure has a special vehicle that he can drive "on any type of planet" (does NASA know about this?) Buzz Lightyear Sharon	$600 [19] These seeds are crushed to a paste & mixed with sugar, verjuice & white wine by the people of Dijon mustard seeds Peter	$600 [9] A dark underground prison cell in a castle dungeon Rex
$800 [29] In 1803 this erotic author was incarcerated for the last time in the Charenton Asylum the Marquis de Sade Rex Sharon	$800 [15] In July 2005 Sandra Bullock wed this outlaw from "Monster Garage" Jesse James Peter	$800 [5] In Europe:Zagreb Croatia Peter Rex Sharon	$800 [24] In 2005 collectors of this doll snapped up the Carolina Herrera bride version for a mere $139.95 Barbie Peter	$800 [20] This corn oil brand was first sold in 1911 in a can with a drawing of a corn cob forming the body of an Indian girl Mazola Peter	$800 [10] A Louisianan descended from the early French settlers, or the language he speaks Creole Sharon
DD $1,200 [30] The Earl of this began shipping some of the marble work from the Parthenon back to England Elgin Rex	$1,000 [16] This actress won the 2005 Ladies' No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em tourney after tutoring by boyfriend & poker great Phil Laak Jennifer Tilly	$1,000 [6] In Africa:Asmara Eritrea	$1,000 [25] Hey, I'm no dummy! I've read Edgar Bergen's classic book "How to Become" one of these a ventriloquist Peter	$1,000 [21] When these beans are white, they're often called cannellini beans kidney beans Peter	$1,000 [11] A big blowhard who was the ancient Greek god of winds Aeolus Sharon

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WINTER PALACE	MUSICAL THEATRE	WORD LORE	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "E"	CEOs
$400 [26] The storming of the Winter Palace in 1917 was immortalized in Eisenstein'sfilm"October", or "Ten Days that" did this Shook the World Peter	$400 [9] Glenn Close was dazzling as Norma Desmond in this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard Rex	$400 [6] The frequency of -cular endings, as in "circular", may explain how the President & others say this word nuclear Rex	$400 [20] He's Huck Finn's African-American raftmate Jim Peter	$400 [15] It follows Genesis(6) Exodus Peter	$400 [1] This computer company chairman gave the keynote address at the "CEO Summit 2004" held in Redmond, Washington Bill Gates Peter
$800 [27] The Winter Palace decor features these winged, lionlike mythical beasts found on 1 of the Romanov coats of arms griffins Peter	$800 [10] Hey, in 2005 big spenders could see Christina Applegate in the Broadway revival of this show Sweet Charity Peter Rex Sharon	$800 [7] The word "grammar" somehow evolved into this word used of many starlets glamour Peter	$800 [23] Henry James' Isabel Archer gets some European culture, so her story can be called "The Portrait of" this a Lady Peter Sharon	$800 [16] River that flowed fourth from Eden(9) Euphrates Peter	$800 [2] Richard Fairbank has been credited over $50 million a year as the CEO of this financial co.; what's in your wallet? Capital One Rex
$1,200 [28] In 1917 Russia's provisional govt. met in the Winter Palace's Malachite Room after this parliament was dissolved the Duma	$1,200 [11] Mary Cohan revised the music & lyrics for this 1960s musical about her father George M! Sharon	$1,200 [8] One of the longest words using no letter more than once, this adverb means "equally well with both hands" ambidextrously Rex	$1,200 [21] This Capote woman is introduced wearing pearls; "It's tacky to wear diamonds before you're forty" Holly Golightly Rex	$1,200 [17] Witch place(5) Endor Sharon	$1,200 [3] As CEO, Harold S. Geneen led this communications company abbreviated ITT in acquiring 350 companies International Telephone & Telegraph Peter
$1,600 [29] In 1881 the "Czar Liberator", the II czar of this name, asked to be taken to the palace to die after being fatally wounded Alexander II	DD $2,000 [12] An 1847 play, "The String of Pearls, or the Fiend of Fleet Street" inspired this Broadway smash Sweeney Todd Sharon	$1,600 [13] By a roundabout route, this item seenheregave us this word for a place to shop mall Rex	$1,600 [22] Jocasta has 2 sons (or are they grandsons?), Eteocles & Polynices, with this man Oedipus Rex Rex	$1,600 [18] Hadassah(6) Esther Sharon	$1,600 [4] Thomas J. Watson led this computer company to great heights as its CEO by telling his employees to "Think" IBM Sharon
$2,000 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.) Because it was descended to bless the Neva River, the staircase got this name of the river of Jesus' baptism the Jordan (Staircase) Rex	$2,000 [14] With songs like "Tropical Hot Flash" & "My Thighs", this show is a big hit with women from coast to coast Menopause The Musical Rex	DD $3,400 [25] In legend, the Golem, a sort of robot, was created in this city where the word "robot" was later coined Prague Sharon	$2,000 [24] Johann & Gotthold are 2 of the Buddenbrooks, the title family in a novel by this German author Thomas Mann Sharon	$2,000 [19] John the Baptist's mom(9) Elizabeth	$2,000 [5] After he assumed command of GE in 1981, its stock rose a dizzying 5000% in 20 years (John "Jack") Welch Peter

Final Jeopardy!

INVENTORS

In the 18th century he wrote, "I have only to move my eyes up or down... to see distinctly far or near"

Benjamin Franklin

Sharon "Who is Ben Franklin?" — wagered $3,000

Peter "Who was Benjamin Franklin?" — wagered $8,200

Rex "Who is Ben Franklin?" — wagered $9,900

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