Show #4951 2006-03-06 Regular

Contestants

Matt Bregman — a fundraiser from Brooklyn, New York

Bruce Brown — a substitute teacher originally from Cincinnati, Ohio

Deborah Melman-Clement — a writer and entrepreneur from Kingston, Ontario, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Deborah	$2,200	$5,400	$11,800	$11,800 2nd place: $2,000	$11,800 18 R, 1 W
Bruce	$2,400	$9,789	$23,906	$28,906 New champion: $28,906	$13,400 21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Matt	$1,200	$1,400	$14,000	$4,000 3rd place: $1,000	$10,600 10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD RELIGION	ED ASNER	TRANSPORTATION	MEDALS & DECORATIONS	RHYMES WITH RAIN	LAST BUT NOT LEAST
$200 [6] A Buddhist following the Eightfold Path will lose ignorance & craving, & reach this nirvana Bruce	$200 [29] Show on which Ed delivered his classic statement "You've got spunk... I hate spunk" The Mary Tyler Moore Show Matt	$200 [11] The HU-1A "Huey" was the main Medevac one of these in the Vietnam War a helicopter Deborah	$200 [23] This specialty retailer received Colombia's Order of the Grand Cross for its support of coffee farmers in 2004 Starbucks Bruce	$200 [1] It's a sheet of glass in a window pane Deborah	$200 [24] Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "The General in His Labyrinth" tells of the last days of this liberator Simón Bolivar Bruce
$400 [7] In Islam, salat is praying on a mat this many times a day five Bruce	$400 [30] Ed brought this character to life in "Elf", "Olive, the Other Reindeer" & "The Ellen Show" Santa Claus Deborah	$400 [12] The Montgolfier brothers were papermakers by profession & used paper in their early ones of these a balloon Bruce	$400 [22] Originally established in 1813, the Iron Cross was re-established by this German leader on August 5, 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm II	$400 [2] Pirates once plundered ships in an area of the Caribbean referred to as the Spanish this Main Bruce	$400 [25] In 1550 he completed his last fresco, "The Crucifixion of St. Peter" Michelangelo Deborah
$600 [8] In 1773 Clement XIV suppressed this order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola the Jesuits Matt	$600 [16] Ed played this legendary politican in the TV movie "The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish" Huey Long Bruce	$600 [13] It's a device used to connect railroad cars; today's automatic knuckle one was patented by Eli Janney in 1873 a coupler Bruce	$600 [21] After Sept. 11, the Defense of Freedom Medal was created, the civilian counterpart to this military medal the Purple Heart Deborah	$600 [3] Of sound mind sane Matt	$600 [26] Eugene Cernan, who wrote 1998's "The Last Man on the Moon", flew on this last Apollo mission to the Moon Apollo 17 Bruce
$800 [9] Almost 480 of his hymns appeared in the 1780 Methodist Hymnal; his brother John was also a theologian Charles Wesley Bruce Matt	$800 [17] Ed had the Axel Jordache look when he took home an Emmy for this 1976 Peter Strauss miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man Deborah	$800 [14] Introduced in Britain in 1948, this brand soon became the standard for rugged 4-wheel drive vehicles the Land Rover Deborah Bruce	$1,000 [20] In 1930 Congress authorized gold, silver & bronze medals for members of his Antarctic expedition Admiral Byrd	$800 [4] Prop for Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character cane Matt	$800 [27] The 1997 book "The Last Governor" was about "Chris Patten and the Handover of" this Asian colony Hong Kong Bruce
$1,000 [10] It's the religion of 98% of Greece's population Greek Orthodox (Eastern Orthodox Catholic accepted) Bruce	$1,000 [18] Emmy came calling again for Ed for his role as the villainous Capt. Thomas Davies in this 1977 miniseries Roots Bruce	$1,000 [15] In 1987 Greyhound Lines bought this Dallas-based competitor Trailways Bruce	DD $3,989 [19] The 1st military campaign medal Congress approved, the Manila Bay Medal was known by the name of this adm. Dewey Bruce	$1,000 [5] Sorghum or triticale grain Deborah	$1,000 [28] Deposed in 1922, Mehmed VI was this empire's last sultan the Ottoman Empire Deborah

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA	SCREEN QUEENS	small countries	YOU SAID IT!	"EVO"LUTION	INTELLIGENT DESIGN
$400 [1] In a play by Euripides, this woman is faithful to Menelaus while her phantom double runs off with Paris Helen of Troy Deborah	$400 [3] In "1492: Conquest of Paradise", Sigourney Weaver portrayed this queen Isabella Deborah	$400 [2] This country at the tip of the Malay Peninsula has the busiest port in Southeast Asia Singapore Bruce	$400 [11] Famous 3-word reply of climber George Mallory when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest "Because it's there" Deborah	$400 [20] Invented by Theophilus Van Kannel, these entrances save energy & equalize air pressure in skyscrapers revolving doors Deborah	$1,600 [14] Lawrence Halprin turned aging industrial buildings into usable space & parkland in this city San Francisco Bruce
$800 [27] In ancient Greek plays, this group of performers often served as a narrator & commented on the action the chorus Deborah	$800 [5] In this movie & its sequel, Julie Andrews played Clarisse Renaldi, the Queen of Genovia The Princess Diaries	$800 [4] This "Most Serene Republic" situated on the slopes of Mount Titano is surrounded by Italy San Marino Bruce	$800 [12] This German philospher famously remarked in 1844 that "Religion is... the opium of the people" Marx Bruce	$800 [19] Until we see each other again in France, say this au revoir Deborah	$2,000 [15] This Swedish company'sbaby carrierprovides lumbar support & ergonomic shoulder straps for the wearer BabyBjörn
$1,200 [26] You don't have to be an oracle to know that this oracle is pivotal to the plot of "Ion" the Delphic Oracle Matt	$1,200 [21] She's the dame who played Queen Victoria in 1997's "Mrs. Brown" Judi Dench Matt	$1,200 [8] The Tupou Dynasty has ruled this South Pacific kingdom since 1845 Tonga	$1,200 [13] In an "Elegy Written" here, Thomas Gray solemnly warned, "The paths of glory lead but to the grave" a country churchyard Bruce	$1,200 [18] It's the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarajevo Deborah	—
$1,600 [25] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the ruins of the Theater of Dionysus in Athens, Greece.) The ancient Greek special effect of a deity lowered from a crane was called this, meaning "god from the machine" deus ex machina Deborah	$2,000 [23] Joely Richardson starred as Marie Antoinette in this movie about a scandal over a piece of jewelry The Affair of the Necklace	$2,000 [7] This country just north of Madagascar consists of about 90 islands, but its area is only 176 square miles the Seychelles	$1,600 [10] When this English ruler's portrait was painted around 1650, he told the artist to show the "warts and everything" (Oliver) Cromwell Deborah Bruce Matt	$1,600 [17] Adjective describing demons or people who wish evil on another malevolent Matt	—
$2,000 [24] Tunnels from which characters such as ghosts made surprise entrances were called this Hades ferryman's "steps" Charon Deborah	DD $5,000 [22] In a 1971 movie Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson reigned supreme as these 2 rival monarchs Queen Elizabeth (I) & Queen Mary (Stuart) Matt	DD $8,917 [6] The Rhine River provides the western border of this principality Liechtenstein Bruce	$2,000 [9] Prussian Karl Von Clausewitz is credited with the quote this "is the continuation of politics by other means" war Matt	$2,000 [16] This answer is barren, destitute & depleted devoid Bruce	—

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN HISTORY

This legislative body first met on March 4, 1789 in New York City, but only 8 of its 22 members were present

the U.S. Senate

Deborah "What is the Senate?" — wagered $0

Matt "What is the Constitutional Conventions" — wagered $10,000

Bruce "What is the U.S. Senate" — wagered $5,000

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