Show #4919 2006-01-19 (taped 2005-11-01) Regular

Contestants

Jeanne Perrier — a substitute teacher and library clerk from Wolcott, Connecticut

Rick Hoffman — a technical instructor from Oswego, New York

John Stratford — a caterer from Petaluma, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,795)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$-1,000	$1,400	$1,600	$1,200 3rd place: $1,000	$5,000 11 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Rick	$2,600	$4,400	$22,000	$24,000 New champion: $24,000	$23,000 22 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jeanne	$3,800	$4,400	$8,200	$8,200 2nd place: $2,000	$8,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS	COLLEGE ATHLETICS	STOCK SYMBOLS	BACK TO THE '50s	TOP 10 BABY BOY NAMES OF 2004	IT'S ALL ABOUT "U"
$200 [21] Charing Cross, a traffic square near the Thames, is usually regarded as this city's center London John	$200 [1] The Liberty Bowl moved to this Tennessee city in 1965 after being held in Philadelphia & Atlantic City Memphis John	$200 [3] It won't be hard to look it up:YHOO Yahoo! Jeanne	$200 [4] The millionth U.S. soldier to die in battle since Lexington in 1775 was killed in this war on September 4, 1951 the Korean War Rick	$200 [26] This name tried to "conquer" the list but only made it to No. 8 William Rick Jeanne	$200 [10] Term for the covering material used in making chairs & couches upholstery John
$400 [22] Founded as a railway settlement in Kenya in the 1890s, its name comes from the Masai for "cold water" Nairobi John	$400 [2] In 1957 Wilt Chamberlain was MVP of the Final Four though his team, this Jayhawk school, didn't win the title University of Kansas Rick	$400 [5] Cruise along with this corporation:CCL Carnival Cruise Line Jeanne	$400 [6] Joakim Lehmkuhl, who made timing mechanisms for WWII bombs, introduced this watch line in 1950 Timex	$400 [27] No. 4 was this first name of actor Perry & Commodore Perry Matthew John Jeanne	$400 [11] Francis Gary Powers was piloting one when he was shot down in 1960 a U-2 Jeanne
$600 [23] Brittanica says its 4,082 streets range in size from 394-foot-wide avenue Foch to 8-foot-wide rue du Chat-qui-Peche Paris Rick	$600 [18] Not surprisingly, most NCAA skiing championships have gone to 2 colleges in this state Colorado John	$600 [15] A retailer of women's apparel:ANN Ann Taylor	$600 [7] Introduced in 1957, this car model from Ford was not embraced by the car-buying public Edsel Jeanne	$600 [28] This name of the third of the 3 Hebrew patriarchs was No. 1 (sorry, Abraham & Isaac, you didn't make the top 10) Jacob Rick	$600 [12] Arthur Godfrey was known for playing this instrument of the South Seas a ukulele Jeanne
$800 [24] In 1861 it became the capital of the United Principalities of Walachia & Moldavia Bucharest	$800 [19] Appropriately, the football team of this service academy is nicknamed the Falcons the Air Force Academy John	$800 [16] In electronics & entertainment:SNE Sony John	$800 [8] Sadly, this Italian liner sank on the night of July 25, 1956 the Andrea Doria Jeanne	$800 [29] No. 2 was this first name of astronaut Collins & Irish patriot Collins Michael Rick	$800 [13] "Red, Red Wine" & "Here I Am" are hit songs by this reggae-pop group UB40 Jeanne
DD $1,000 [25] In 1619 the Dutch East India Company took it over & began rebuilding it in the form of a Dutch city with many canals Jakarta Rick	$1,000 [20] Since 1950 this city's Rosenblatt Stadium has been host to the College Baseball World Series Omaha	$1,000 [17] Take a look at this lensmaker:BOL Bausch & Lomb	$1,000 [9] On January 27, 1951 the U.S. began atomic bomb tests in this state Nevada John Rick	$1,000 [30] 2 presidents, Nos. 7 & 17, have had this first name that's No. 6 on the list Andrew Rick	$1,000 [14] This Greek god was the father of the Titans Uranus Rick

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST NOVELS	BEN-HUR	TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER	FROM THE LATIN	WHICH CRAFT	SAY THE "MAGIC" WORDS
$400 [4] With the publication of "Jaws", he was called "The most successful first novelist in literary history" Peter Benchley Rick	$400 [16] He must've gone ape after winning an Oscar for Best Actor as Ben-Hur Charlton Heston Jeanne	$400 [26] A military major general at age 39 in 1967, hedefeated his political predecessor in a landslide in 2001 Sharon John	$400 [18] Judges personally involved in a case change 1 letter in "refuse" & do this, from the Latin for "refuse" recuse (themselves) Rick	$400 [11] Columbus' flagship on the first transatlantic trip the Santa Maria John	$400 [1] According to the "Arabian Nights", Prince Houssain's could fly a magic carpet John
$800 [7] Ken Kesey's work in the mental ward of a V.A. hospital provided background for this novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jeanne	$800 [17] The role of Ben-Hur was reportedly turned down by Rock Hudson & this "Hud", son Paul Newman Rick	$800 [27] Though his country is only the size of Pennsylvania, this leader's bellicose rhetoric keeps it in the news Kim Jong-il John	$800 [19] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a piece of paper and an image on a monitor.) From the Latin for continuous, a calendar with all 14 possible years is called this type;2006 is No. 1, so my birthday falls on a Thursday a perpetual calendar Rick	$800 [12] Manned lunar module that landed on the Moon in 1969 the Eagle Jeanne	$800 [2] Dr. Ehrlich had one to cure syphilis a magic bullet Rick
$1,200 [8] She wrote "White House Pets" & a biography of her father before turning to fiction with "Murder in the White House" Margaret Truman Rick	$1,200 [23] The film cutting ratio of this action sequence is over 260-1; for every 260' of film shot, 1' was used the chariot scene Rick	$1,200 [28] Hebeat 17 other candidates to become president of his country in 2004 Hamid Karzai	$1,200 [20] It's how minks act as defenders of their home turf, from the Latin for "earth" territorial Rick	DD $1,000 [14] "Fast" partner of the Mayflower that proved to be misnamed when it had to be abandoned in 1620 the Speedwell Jeanne	$1,200 [3] Mozart was instrumental in composing this 1791 opera The Magic Flute Jeanne
$1,600 [9] We've checked the facts & it's true, Jay McInerney shot to fame with this first novel about living life in NYC's fast lane Bright Lights, Big City John	$1,600 [24] Sure you know this "Airplane!" star screen-tested for the role of Messala (& don't call him Shirley) Leslie Nielsen Jeanne	$1,600 [29] A billionaire media tycoon, he's been prime minister twice, most recently since 2001 Berlusconi Rick	$1,600 [21] From the Latin for "bottom", it means "deep", usually as in a deep thought or observation profound Rick	$1,200 [13] Brooks Stevens' 1958 redesign of this distinctive vehicle added the bun the Wienermobile	$1,600 [5] Thomas Mann wrote this novel while living in Munich The Magic Mountain Rick
DD $3,400 [10] Larry McMurtry took the title of this first novel from William Butler Yeats' famous epitaph Horseman, Pass By John	$2,000 [25] This author of "Burr" & "Lincoln" did uncredited screenwriting for "Ben-Hur" Gore Vidal Rick	$2,000 [30] This Pakistani president has maintained his close ties with the United States Musharraf Jeanne	$2,000 [22] This word for goods that cannot be imported comes from the Latin for "against" contraband Rick	$2,000 [15] Appropriate aquatic reptile name for inventor David Bushnell's submarine prototype the Turtle	$2,000 [6] This chiefly Latin American literary style introduces fantastic & dreamlike elements into its stories magic realism Rick

Final Jeopardy!

HIT SONGS

This No. 1 hit from 1968 was part of a hit film's soundtrack & was originally written about Eleanor Roosevelt

"Mrs. Robinson"

John "What is Eleanor Rigby?" — wagered $400

Jeanne "What is ?" — wagered $0

Rick "What is "mrs. robinson"" — wagered $2,000

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