Show #4907 2006-01-03 (taped 2005-10-25) Regular

Tom Kavanaugh game 4.

Contestants

Leslie Birdwell — a writer from Columbus, Ohio

James Calhoun — a substitute teacher from Bremen, Georgia

Tom Kavanaugh — a writer from St. Louis, Missouri (whose 3-day cash winnings total $58,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$3,800	$5,200	$14,400	$26,401 4-day champion: $85,201	$13,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
James	$3,200	$2,200	$5,800	$11,500 2nd place: $2,000	$7,000 13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Leslie	$2,000	$2,800	$13,200	$200 3rd place: $1,000	$15,200 19 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ALEXANDER THE GREAT	HACKER CINEMA	IT'S A GROUP THING	THE MOST POPULOUS NATION	TEA TIME	EVERYTHING FROM A TO X
$200 [1] Alexander disagreed with this teacher of his, who thought all non-Greeks should be treated as slaves Aristotle Tom	$200 [6] Emilio Estevez accesses an embassy's surveillance system in this 1996 Tom Cruise film Mission: Impossible Leslie	$200 [11] Ladies who gather over needle & thread make up a sewing one of these shapes circle James	$200 [26] Fiji, Finland, France France James	$200 [16] This tea that's flavored with bergamot was named for a nobleman who was a prime minister to King William IV Earl Grey James	$200 [21] The tip, point or summit apex Tom
$400 [2] This Persian ruler offered Al 10,000 talents & all lands west of the Euphrates for the return of his family Darius James	$400 [7] Clarence Gilyard Jr. cracks security to open a vault & help take over an office tower in this 1988 film Die Hard James	$400 [12] Numerical name for the group that includes Smith, Bryn Mawr & Mount Holyoke the Seven Sisters Tom	$400 [27] Bahamas, Bahrain, Bulgaria Bulgaria Tom James Leslie	$400 [17] (Kelly of the Clue Crew dumps her tea and pours a fresh cup of water from the kettle.) Pour off the hot water after 30 seconds of steeping & replace it, if you prefer your tea without this chemical caffeine James Leslie	$400 [22] In 1613 some 60,000 died of this infectious disease in southern Europe anthrax Tom
$600 [3] Alexander grouped his infantry into these formations from the Greek for finger or toe bone phalanx James Leslie	$600 [8] In this 1999 film a character named for the god of dreams searches for the one who will destroy a computer world The Matrix James Leslie	$600 [13] Number in the name of the group of concerts Bob Geldorf organized for July 2, 2005 8 Tom	$600 [28] Denmark, Norway, Sweden Sweden Tom Leslie	$600 [18] Manufacturers classify tea in 3 main types; the flavor, color & aroma of this type fall between black & green tea oolong Tom	$600 [23] To officially incorporate territory into a country's domain annex Tom
$800 [4] This general of Alexander's governed Egypt & Libya & began the dynasty that included Cleopatra Ptolemy Tom	$800 [9] Matthew Broderick almost starts WWIII when he hacks into a military computer in this film WarGames Tom	$800 [14] As president, Andrew Jackson had an informal group of advisors popularly called this cozy 2-word name the Kitchen Cabinet Leslie	$800 [29] Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti Ethiopia James Leslie	$800 [19] Blueberries & dried cranberries are often added to this Scottish quick bread, a classic with tea scones Tom	$800 [24] The word vermiform, meaning wormlike, often precedes this body part the appendix James Leslie
$1,000 [5] Cyrano could have told you the name of this Bactrian princess who became Alexander's first wife Roxane Leslie	$1,000 [10] Seth Green invents an algorithm to change the color of traffic lights in this 2003 L.A. heist film The Italian Job James	$1,000 [15] Sometimes these goddesses of destiny are identified as Clotho, Lachesis & Atropos the Fates Tom	$1,000 [30] Panama, Colombia, Venezuela Colombia James Leslie	$1,000 [20] This black tea grown in the foothills of the Himalayas is named for an Indian district darjeeling Tom	DD $1,200 [25] A conclusion that is far less important or less powerful than expected anticlimax James

Double Jeopardy! Round

ALEXANDER THE NOT-SO-GREAT	THE MUSICAL QUESTION	SOAP DISH	PLAYWRIGHTS & ACTRESSES	AN ATTEMPT AT ALLITERATION	HAPPY "NEW" YEAR
$400 [1] Staffer Alexander Butterfield shocked the U.S. by saying that this president taped his Oval Office conversations Richard Nixon Leslie	$400 [17] To answer this hit canine question from the Baha Men, sorry, it was me, so please stop asking me about it "Who Let The Dogs Out?" Leslie	$400 [6] Afloat since 1879, it was originally to be called "The White Soap" Ivory soap Leslie	$400 [11] This 2005 Nobel Laureate's 1st wife, Vivien Merchant, appeared in many of his plays, including "The Homecoming" Pinter James	$400 [16] "Christmas Carol", Bob's boy, sickly sort Tiny Tim Tom	$400 [26] North & South America, to the Europeans following Columbus' discovery the New World Tom
$800 [2] In the War of 1812 this Baltimore fort endured a day-long bombing by British Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane Fort McHenry Tom	$800 [18] Tom Jones purr-fectly crooned this 1965 Top 5 hit "What's New Pussycat?" Tom	$800 [7] You might have this "for life" as well as for the Aqua Pure variety of this body bar Zest Tom	$800 [12] He co-starred in his own play "Private Lives" with Gertrude Lawrence, a close friend of his since his youth Noel Coward Leslie	$800 [22] Pure poet, liked Lincoln, suffered stroke, lovely "leaves" Walt Whitman Tom	$800 [27] Collective name for the 1930s policies of reform introduced to end the Depression the New Deal Leslie
$1,600 [4] Alexander V got this "negative" title after a 1409 election by the invalid Council of Pisa; he was later poisoned in 1410 Antipope	$1,200 [19] 1987 Madonna tune that was No. 1 & 1987 Madonna movie that wasn't quite as popular "Who's That Girl" Tom	$1,200 [8] This soap brand sponsored a "Radio Theatre" from 1934 to 1955 & a "Video Theatre" on TV from 1950 to 1957 Lux	$1,600 [14] Lily Rabe, who appeared in the 2005 revival of "Steel Magnolias", is the daughter of Jill Clayburgh & this playwright David Rabe Leslie	$1,200 [23] "Twelve Traditions", positive program, William Wilson's will Alcoholics Anonymous	$1,200 [28] Modern cultural movement emphasizing alternative approaches to spirituality New Age James
DD $2,000 [3] Richard Dreyfuss played this "in charge" secretary of state in the TV movie "The Day Reagan Was Shot" Alexander Haig Tom	$1,600 [20] The Bee Gees also asked, "How can a loser ever win?" in this 1971 song about fixing a serious medical problem "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" Leslie	$1,600 [9] Once "the soap of beautiful women", this fragrant bar with a French-sounding name was introduced in 1926 Camay	DD $2,000 [13] (Edward Albee reads the clue.) I once hoped that this woman would star in the film version of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"; her famous line "What a dump!" is quoted in my play Bette Davis Leslie	$1,600 [24] Denison designed, Westminster wow, classy clock Big Ben Tom	$1,600 [29] He discovered calculus & formulated the laws of motion Newton Leslie
$2,000 [5] Pope Alexander VI sired Cesare Borgia & this notorious sister Lucrezia Borgia James	$2,000 [21] Ray Charles wondered (repeatedly) about words he spoke to his "baby" in this 1959 tune "What'd I Say" Leslie	$2,000 [10] The original transparent soap, this fruity British brand long used the paintingseenherein its advertising Pears Leslie	$2,000 [15] Frances Farmer had a disastrous affair with this playwright while appearing on Broadway in his play "Golden Boy" Clifford Odets Leslie	$2,000 [25] Delightful dancer, African-American, radiant "Revelations", Manhattan man Alvin Ailey Tom	$2,000 [30] First awarded in 1922, this medal is given out for excellence in U.S. children's literature the Newbery Leslie

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

Its name includes the county of which it's the seat & the state of which it's the capital

Oklahoma City

James "What is Oklahoma City" — wagered $5,700

Leslie "What Ne" — wagered $13,000

Tom "What is Oklahoma City" — wagered $12,001

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