Show #4982 2006-04-18 Regular

Bob Mesko game 5.

Contestants

Melissa Garber — a copy editor from Orlando, Florida

Luis Sandoval — a production scheduler from Los Angeles, California

Bob Mesko — an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado (whose 4-day cash winnings total $48,998)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$4,400	$7,000	$19,000	$19,601 5-day champion: $68,599	$18,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Luis	$400	$200	$3,000	$3,000 2nd place: $2,000	$2,200 11 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Melissa	$2,800	$3,800	$9,800	$200 3rd place: $1,000	$9,800 18 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

THOU CANST BIBLICALLY QUOTE ME	THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER	YOU SAY TOMATO	STATE OF DISASTER	SILK	"ZO" FAR SO GOOD
$200 [1] "The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat" Eve Melissa	$200 [18] "Shane","Shine","Shakespeare in Love" Shakespeare in Love Bob	$200 [7] The traditional remedy if this mammal sprays you is: rub tomato juice into your clothes, let stand 15 minutes & rinse a skunk Luis	$200 [26] There have been numerous avalanches in the Cascade Range's Stevens Pass in this state Washington Melissa	$200 [16] Silkworms spin their cocoons by moving their heads in this numerical pattern figure skaters make on ice a figure eight Luis	$200 [2] The Chinese version of this astrological cycle covers 12 years the zodiac Melissa
$400 [12] "My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths" Daniel Bob	$400 [19] "Chinatown","Chicago","Fargo" Chicago Bob Luis	$400 [8] Varieties of tomato include beefsteak & these small ones that bear the name of a fruit of the genus Prunus cherry tomatoes (a plum tomato accepted) Melissa	$400 [27] The first U.S. passenger rail fatalities occurred in this state when the Camden & Amboy train derailed New Jersey Bob	$400 [17] Before World War II, the biggest use for silk in the U.S. was to manufacture these for women stockings Luis	$400 [3] Title Greek character of a 1946 bestseller Zorba Bob
$600 [13] "I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood" Judas Iscariot	$600 [20] "Roman Holiday","American Graffiti","The French Connection" The French Connection Bob	$600 [9] It's believed tomatoes were first eaten & cultivated on this continent before being introduced to Europe South America Bob Luis Melissa	$600 [28] In 1953 Worcester County saw one of the worst tornadoes in the history of this New England state Massachusetts Bob	$600 [22] During World War II, silk was used to make the canopies of these; today they're usually made of nylon parachutes Luis	$600 [4] A scientist who studies clams or camels a zoologist Melissa
$1,000 [15] "Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither" Joseph Melissa	$800 [21] "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof","The Silence of the Lambs","Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" The Silence of the Lambs Melissa	$800 [10] The Italians call the tomato "pomodoro", meaning "golden" one of these fruits apple Luis	$800 [29] This U.S. mainland state has more active volcanoes than all other states combined; it's also the most earthquake prone Alaska Bob Luis	$800 [24] One silkworm is the larva of the Bombyx mori moth; "mori" comes from Morus multicalus, the scientific name of this tree the mulberry tree	$800 [5] In 1902 Alfred Dreyfus attended this author's funeral Zola Bob
DD $1,200 [14] "Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea" Jonah Bob	$1,000 [23] "Mrs. Miniver","Mister Roberts","Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Mrs. Miniver Bob Luis Melissa	$1,000 [11] Though nonpoisonous itself, the tomato is a member of this "deadly" plant family nightshade Bob	$1,000 [30] In 1972 14 towns were flooded when a coal mine's slag-pile dam collapsed in this mountain state West Virginia Melissa	$1,000 [25] In the 500s A.D. this Byzantine emperor known for his code sent 2 monks to China to learn the secret of silk Justinian Bob	$1,000 [6] This prophet & religion founder was born around 630 B.C. in what's now Iran Zoroaster Melissa

Double Jeopardy! Round

PLAYWRIGHTS	ORDER IN THE COURTROOM TV	THE NEAREST NATIONAL CAPITAL TO...	SHRIMPING	ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT ALLITERATION	WEBSTER'S 2005 TOP WORD SEARCHES
$400 [16] He wrote "Long Day's Journey into Night" in 1941, but it wasn't performed until 1956, 3 years after his death O'Neill Melissa	$400 [1] James Spader "practice"s for Crane, Poole & Schmidt on this show Boston Legal Bob Melissa	$400 [21] ...Key West, Florida Havana Luis	$400 [26] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a shrimp boat in Savannah, GA.) The bigger species of shrimp with the largernipperson the second pair of thoracic legs are called these prawns Melissa	$400 [11] Gipper gabber, crafty Californian,"Bonzo" bedmate Ronald Reagan Melissa	$400 [2] A 2004 magnitude 9.3 earthquake produced a deadly one of these that had people curious well into 2005 a tsunami Bob
$800 [17] Although he was Irish-born, most of his works after WWII, including "Waiting for Godot", were written in French Beckett Bob	$800 [3] In 1963 this Erle Stanley Gardner title character suffered his only loss in a TV case Perry Mason Bob	DD $1,200 [22] ...the Hollywood sign Mexico City Luis	$800 [27] (Sarah of the Clue Crew handles a net on a shrimp boat in Savannah, GA.) An excluder device called aT.E.D.helps this animal, such as the loggerhead, from getting caught in the net a turtle Melissa	$800 [12] Tool-Timer, movie-maker, aviation aficionado, Texas titan Howard Hughes Bob	$800 [5] A spoonful of sugar won't help this, from the Greek for "all people", meaning an epidemic over a wide range pandemic Bob
$1,200 [18] This "Betrayal" dramatist adapted John Fowles' novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" for the screen Harold Pinter	$1,200 [4] This 1990s banjo-strummin' defense lawyer lived in Willow Springs, Georgia Matlock Melissa	$1,200 [23] ...Greenland Reykjavik Melissa	$1,200 [28] Shrimp can be a problem in Asia, as when they burrow they create muddy water that blocks photosynthesis for this crop rice Luis Melissa	$1,200 [13] Louisiana lad, fabulous food, pictureperfect Paul Prudhomme Luis	$1,200 [7] Fingers were flying when New York Times reporter Judith Miller was jailed for this contempt
$1,600 [19] During most of WWII, this German playwright resided in the U.S.; he left in 1947 & formed the Berliner Ensemble in 1949 Bertolt Brecht Bob	$1,600 [6] Bailiff Bull Shannon's real first name on this '80s NBC sitcom was Nostradamus Night Court Melissa	$1,600 [24] ...the Strait of Gibraltar Rabat Bob Luis	$1,600 [29] (Sarah of the Clue Crew lets a deck hand do the dirty work on a shrimp boat in Savannah, GA.) Atechniqueto cut open shrimp to take out the intestine shares its name with this diurnal insect butterfly Melissa	DD $2,000 [14] Perky "prankster", counterculture commentator,"Nest" novelist Ken Kesey Luis	$1,600 [8] There were cardinals but no blue jays at this meeting in 2005 that gave us Benedict the Conclave of Cardinals Bob Luis
$2,000 [20] In 1935 this dramatist stopped "Waiting for Lefty" & in 1937 he married actress Luise Rainer Clifford Odets Bob	$2,000 [10] West Coast attorney Rosalind Shays got the (elevator) shaft on this NBC drama L.A. Law Melissa	$2,000 [25] ...the continent of Antarctica Wellington, New Zealand	$2,000 [30] (Kelly of the Clue Crew plays with her food on a shrimp boat in Savannah, GA.) Shrimp typically swim backwards by flexing the tail &these aptly-named appendages on the abdomen swimmerets	$2,000 [15] Melville man, Claggart clash, hanged high Billy Budd Bob	$2,000 [9] The most looked-up word was this, which means "firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values" integrity Melissa

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN POLITICIANS

In 2005 he took his first submarine dive since he left the Navy in 1953, on a new nuclear vessel that's named for him

Jimmy Carter

Luis "Who is Jimmy Carter?" — wagered $0

Melissa "Who is John McCain?" — wagered $9,600

Bob "Who is Jimmy Carter" — wagered $601

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