Show #4922 2006-01-24 (taped 2005-11-02) Regular

Bob Mesko game 2.

Contestants

Nick Klaiber — a grad student from Holbrook, New York

Wendy Kautz — a stay-at-home mom and online college professor from Helena, Alabama

Bob Mesko — an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$1,200	$2,400	$13,700	$22,801 2-day champion: $31,600	$14,800 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Wendy	$800	$2,600	$11,000	$1,000 2nd place: $2,000	$11,000 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Nick	$2,200	$2,600	$11,400	$799 3rd place: $1,000	$12,400 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE EUROPEAN PAST	MOTHER GOOSE	AIRLINES CODES	MEDIUMS AT LARGE	GENERAL KNOWLEDGE	THE OLD COLLEGE "TRI"
$200 [1] While N. European sailors navigated by stars, Mediterraneans like Columbus relied mainly on this instrument the compass Bob	$200 [17] This "Little" lady fell fast asleep & dreamt she heard her sheep bleating Little Bo Peep Bob	$200 [16] AA American Airlines Wendy	$200 [14] In the early 1900s, these married Nobel Prize winners investigated the Italian medium Eusapia Palladino Pierre & Marie Curie Wendy	$200 [27] In 1940 this 164-year-old U.S. document was repaired with Scotch tape the Declaration of Independence	$200 [9] This island off the coast of Venezuela is just opposite the mouth of the Orinoco Trinidad Wendy
$400 [2] This 5th emperor built baths with running sea- & sulphur water; he should have used them to put out the fire Nero Nick	$400 [22] "Needles and pins, needles and pins, when a man" does this "his trouble begins" marries	$400 [18] DL Delta Nick	$400 [15] At its peak, this "Network" endorsed by Dionne Warwick had 1,500 mediums answering phones & giving advice the Psychic Friends Network Nick	$400 [24] Playing this Kansas politician in a March 8, 2003 "SNL" sketch, Dan Aykroyd began, "Bill, you ignorant slut" Bob Dole Bob	$400 [10] This young hero of Celtic lore drinks a love potion & falls for his uncle's girl, Isolde Tristan Bob
$600 [3] After World War II signs marking the entrance to East Berlin were usually in German & these 3 other languages English, French & Russian Nick	$600 [28] She was told to "fly away home, your house is on fire, your children have gone" Ladybug (or Ladybird) Wendy	$600 [19] CO Continental Bob	$600 [23] She became a celebrity when she predicted a Democrat would be elected president in 1960 & die in office Jeane Dixon	$600 [8] Reginald Jackson, born in 1946, is nicknamed Mr. October; Thomas Jackson, born in 1824, was nicknamed this "Stonewall" Wendy	$600 [11] In the "Star Trek" universe, these small handheld scanning devices are standard issue on away missions tricorders Bob
$800 [4] In 1323 this current part of the Netherlands gained control of Zeeland Holland	$800 [29] The only tune he could play was "Over The Hills And Far Away", but it "pleased both the girls and the boys" Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son Nick	$800 [20] QF Qantas Nick	$800 [25] Called "the Sleeping Prophet", this medium from Kentucky gave thousands of psychic readings while in a trance Edgar Cayce	$800 [7] Like Charles Rushmore, for whom the mount is named, these 2 men on it passed the bar & were lawyers Thomas Jefferson & Abraham Lincoln Nick	$800 [12] Named for Poseidon's son, this largest moon of Neptune strangely has a retrograde orbit Triton Wendy
DD $1,000 [5] July 14, 1789 was the Marquis de Launay's last day as governor of this edifice the Bastille Nick	$1,000 [30] This unfortunate bird was once identified with Sir Robert Walpole, whose ministry was known as the Robinocracy Cock Robin	$1,000 [21] LH Lufthansa Nick	$1,000 [26] On his TV show "Crossing Over", this clairvoyant man passed on messages from the dead to family members John Edward Wendy Nick	$1,000 [6] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows off the bulb from a common desk lamp.) By using this type of gas, like bromine, around afilament, this type of lamp outlasts the incandescent ones a halogen light Wendy	$1,000 [13] An insult comic dog, or the original name of the card game whist Triumph Nick

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROME	THE SOPRANOS	6 FEET, UNDER	DEADWOOD	DEAF POETRY	IT'S NOT T.V.
$400 [1] Site of many a great soccer match, Rome's Sports Palace was originally built for this 1960 event the Olympics Nick	DD $100 [28] Born in NYC on Dec. 2, 1923, this soprano made her debut at the Athens Opera at age 17 Maria Callas Bob	$400 [11] Louisiana's legal code is based on a code developed by this 5'6" European, also known as "The Corsican" Napoleon Nick	$400 [6] Common 6-letter name for the No. 1 wood in golf a driver Nick	$400 [21] After his deafness had set in, British poet Algernon Swinburne wrote criticism of this "Tyger Tyger" poet William Blake Bob	$400 [16] Kafka & Camus both contracted this lung disease in the early 1900s T.B. Bob
$800 [2] Rome lies on both banks of this river, 15 miles east of the Tyrrhenian Sea the Tiber Bob	$400 [26] Kirsten Flagstad was famous for lending her soprano voice to the works of this "Parsifal" composer Wagner Bob	$800 [12] By the age of 10, this 2'1" young man had already visited President Polk & the queen of Spain Tom Thumb Nick	$800 [7] Mahogany wood is popular in making furniture, as it's strong, won't rot & resists these insects of the order Isoptera termites Bob	$800 [22] This author of "A Modest Proposal" & several satirical poems was deafened due to Meniere's disease (Jonathan) Swift Wendy	$800 [17] Give us this wide receiver's initials, & you've got his nickname T.O. (Terrell Owens) Nick
$1,200 [3] Built during the 1400s, Rome's fabulous Venezia Palace served as this man's headquarters in the '20s & '30s Mussolini Bob	$800 [27] American mezzo-soprano Marylin Horne did the singing for this actress in the 1954 film "Carmen Jones" Dorothy Dandridge	$1,200 [13] At 5'4" tall, he's the shortest president James Madison	$1,200 [8] Used to build the temple of Jerusalem around 1000 B.C., these trees are also a symbol of Lebanon cedar Nick	$1,200 [23] Deaf poet Henry Lawson of this country published "Children of the Bush" in 1902 Australia Bob Wendy Nick	$1,200 [18] Postal abbreviation for the state that's been nicknamed "The Sagebrush State" & "Battle Born State" NV Bob
$1,600 [4] The headliner at the San Silvestro in Rome's Capite Church is the reputed head of this saint; bring it to me! John the Baptist Wendy	$1,600 [29] Lilli Lehmann won fame as this "hued" type of soprano voice, known for trills, runs & cadenzas a coloratura Bob	$1,600 [14] This "Rape of the Lock" poet was struck with a childhood illness that never allowed him to grow over 4'6" Pope Wendy	$1,600 [9] The weapons called shinai which are used in the martial art of kendo are primarily made of this bamboo Nick	$1,600 [24] Deaf poet Ronsard's poem to this season says, "The rose which but this morning did disclose her gown of crimson" spring Wendy	$1,600 [19] In 1964 Tanganyika & Zanzibar merged to form the country that now has this 2-letter Internet domain .tz (for Tanzania) Bob
$2,000 [5] Collective numeric name for the Roman features known as the Aventine, the Caelian & 5 others the seven hills of Rome Nick	$2,000 [30] In 1850, when P.T. Barnum brought this Swedish soprano to NYC, 20,000 fans surrounded her hotel Jenny Lind	$2,000 [15] This king of the Franks with a diminutive title was the son of Charles Martel Pepin the Short Bob	$2,000 [10] The reddish wood of this member of the rose family is used by cabinet makers; the nut, by candy bar makers almond Wendy	DD $2,000 [25] Deafness didn't stop Joachim du Bellay's 115 poems, styled after this Italian for whom a style of sonnet is named Petrarch Wendy	$2,000 [20] First 2 initials of the author of a series of novels about a butler named Jeeves P.G. (Wodehouse) Bob

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD HISTORY

This person was the reigning monarch of Great Britain when the U.S. national anthem was written

George III

Wendy "Who is George V?" — wagered $10,000

Nick "Who is Queen Victoria" — wagered $10,601

Bob "Who is George III" — wagered $9,101

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