Show #4908 2006-01-04 (taped 2005-10-25) Regular

Tom Kavanaugh game 5.

Contestants

Andy Gefen — a financial consultant from Bethesda, Maryland

Jim Burkhard — an automotive engineer from Chili, New York

Tom Kavanaugh — a writer from St. Louis, Missouri (whose 4-day cash winnings total $85,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$2,400	$5,800	$17,000	$9,000 5-day champion: $94,201	$19,000 21 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jim	$1,800	$1,600	$3,200	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$3,200 13 R, 5 W
Andy	$2,000	$700	$3,500	$599 2nd place: $2,000	$5,000 8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHING IN ACTION	A SHORT HISTORY OF VEGAS	YOU CAN QUOTE ME	WHERE'S THE "FIRE"?	SEXY STUFF	PRAWNOGRAPHY
$200 [7] "Don't hate" her because the maiden Psyche was just too this, or so the myth says beautiful Tom	$200 [17] 1985:The national finals in this 5-letter cowboy competition are held in Vegas for the first time rodeo Tom	$200 [5] In a quote attributed to Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, it's where "nice guys finish" last Jim	$200 [1] They're also known as lightning bugs fireflies Andy	$200 [2] A queen ant of one species coats these with a pheromone that stops other ants from destroying them the eggs Tom Jim	$200 [23] The word "prawn" is used loosely for a large one of these shellfish a shrimp Jim
$400 [13] This man who taught music to Hercules shares his name with a character in "Peanuts" Linus Jim	$400 [21] 1967:This magical duo make their Las Vegas debut at the Tropicana Siegfried & Roy Jim	$400 [6] In 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is" this fear itself Jim	$400 [8] Where you'll find a hearth a fireplace Jim	$400 [3] "Warm" 4-letter word for a period of sexual receptiveness heat Andy	$400 [24] The Muppet known as Pepe the Prawn did commercials for a restaurant chain named for this "Long" character Long John Silver Tom
$600 [14] This Greek god put a curse on Cassandra after she spurned him; she should have seen that coming Apollo Jim	$600 [22] 1969:His 57-show engagement at the International Hotel breaks existing Vegas attendance records Elvis Presley Andy	$600 [9] This Surrealist once quipped that "The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad" (Salvador) Dalí Andy	$600 [10] Deadly double that rained down on Gomorrah fire & brimstone Tom Jim	$600 [4] In 1873 this U.S. president signed a bill banning anything obscene, lewd or lascivious from the mails Grant Jim	$600 [28] Like many insects, prawns also feature pairs of these long, thin sensory organs on their heads antennae Andy
$800 [15] Also the name of a Tennessee city, this ancient capital was a center of worship of Ptah, father of the Egyptian gods Memphis Andy	$800 [25] 1968:This double-named place opens as the first major "family-friendly" casino Circus Circus Tom	$800 [19] He once said, "You have deliberately tasted two whole worms and you can leave Oxford by the next town drain" Reverend Spooner	$800 [11] Resort & national seashore east of NYC Fire Island Tom	$800 [16] Muskrat love includes the formation of these monogamous "bonds" for the duration of breeding season pair bonds	$800 [29] Prawns go through as many as 11 different metamorphoses during this stage of immaturity the larval stage
$1,000 [18] This creature whose name means "round eye" may be inspired by workers with concentric circle forehead tattoos Cyclops Tom	$1,000 [26] 1967:Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel attempts a jump over this casino's fountains Caesars Palace Jim Andy	$1,000 [20] It's the year Martin Luther King declared at the Lincoln Memorial, "I have a dream" 1963 Jim	$1,000 [12] Stravinsky ballet from 1910 The Firebird Tom	$1,000 [27] Vajrayana is another name for this type of Buddhism that's associated with sexuality Tantric Tom	DD $1,500 [30] From the Latin for "having a shell", it's the subphylum to which all prawns belong crustacean Andy

Double Jeopardy! Round

EARLY AMERICA	ONE-WOMAN SHOWS	"U" HAD TO BE THERE	ABBOTS & COSTELLOS	ERNEST HEMINGWAY	HOMOPHONES
$400 [2] In 1608 Captain John Smith was elected council president of this settlement Jamestown Jim	$400 [23] In 2000 she returned to Broadway to again "Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" Lily Tomlin	$400 [7] It was admitted to the Union in 1896 under the condition it ban polygamy Utah Tom	$400 [1] This eclectic British rocker's 1989 hit "Veronica" was co-written with Paul McCartney Elvis Costello Tom	$400 [12] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the JFK Library and Museum wearing a metal ring.) Hemingway wore this ring for luck; it's made with shrapnel from the injuries he suffered during this war the First World War Jim	$400 [13] German denial that's a homophone of an English number nein (nine) Tom
$800 [3] In 1676 New Jersey was divided in 2, the western part controlled by members of this "friendly" religious group the Quakers Jim	$800 [24] Lorna Luft's "Songs My Mother Taught Me" is a tribute to this late entertainer Judy Garland Jim	$800 [8] In 1801 Ireland became part of this the United Kingdom Jim	$800 [16] The Cluny Museum in this world capital was once the town residence of the Abbots of Cluny Paris Tom	$800 [20] Descendants of Hemingway's beloved 6-toed cat abound in his home on Whitehead Street in this Florida city Key West Andy	$800 [14] Spanish article that's a homophone of an English letter el (L)
$1,200 [4] In 1673 these 2 French explorers left the Lake Michigan area & traveled as far south as the Arkansas River Marquette & Joliet Tom	$1,200 [25] In 2002 this "Golden Girl" kicked off her shoes & cozied up to the stage for "Just Between Friends" Bea Arthur	$1,200 [9] In 1997 Rwanda & this republic led by Yoweri Museveni helped Zaire unseat Mobutu Sese Seko Uganda Tom	$1,200 [17] When Lucky Luciano was deported in 1946, this closest aide of his took control of his crime syndicate Frank Costello	$1,200 [28] The first section of this Hemingway book is appropriately called "Bimini" Islands in the Stream	$1,600 [21] It can be a small particle of something or any cleverly comical fellow whit (wit)
$1,600 [5] In 1626 this Dutchman arrived in New York Harbor aboard the ship Sea-Mew & settled on Manhattan Peter Minuit Tom Jim	$1,600 [26] Julie Harris made Emily Dickinson come alive in this show, also Dickinson's nickname The Belle of Amherst Tom	$1,600 [10] In 1713 the Treaty ending the War of Spanish Succession was signed in this city in what is now the Netherlands Utrecht Tom	$2,000 [19] Head Abbots of the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet are given this title, once second to the Dalai Lama in authority Panchen Lama	$1,600 [29] A letter of introduction from this "Winesburg, Ohio" author helped Hemingway meet the literary lights of Europe Sherwood Anderson Tom	$2,000 [22] A homophone of a tennis term, it rumbles along the low end in pop songs the bassline (baseline)
$2,000 [6] This planter had a great year in 1614: he married Pocahontas & exported the first cargo of tobacco to England John Rolfe Tom	$2,000 [27] Broadway didn't enjoy her company too much in 2005; "The Blonde in the Thunderbird" closed after 8 performances Suzanne Somers Andy	$2,000 [11] With a population of more than 2 million, its capital, Tashkent, is the largest city in Central Asia Uzbekistan Tom	DD $3,000 [18] This founder of the Abbey of Clairvaux is not to be confused with the saint who founded Alpine hospices Bernard Tom	$2,000 [30] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the JFK Library & Museum holding a composition book.) I'm holding Ernest Hemingway's first draft of this novel; you can see that his working title for it was"Fiesta" The Sun Also Rises	DD $3,400 [15] A Scottish Highlander, or a wind that might blow him down Gael (gale) Tom

Final Jeopardy!

NEWER WORDS & PHRASES

The Academie Francaise has officially translated it as "toile d'araignee mondiale"

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Jim "What is "Work of Ages" — wagered $3,100

Andy "What is World ?" — wagered $2,901

Tom "What is I have no freaking clue" — wagered $8,000

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