Show #4994 2006-05-04 Regular

Contestants

Stephanie Smith — a retired quality engineer and manager from Scarborough, Maine

Bob Collins — a restaurant manager from Melbourne, Florida

Robbi Rogers — a respiratory therapist from Corsicana, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robbi	$2,200	$5,600	$10,400	$2,400 3rd place: $1,000	$13,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Bob	$4,000	$7,400	$17,600	$20,801 New champion: $20,801	$17,400 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Stephanie	$400	$2,400	$8,800	$17,600 2nd place: $2,000	$8,800 10 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHOLOGY & ART	AUTO FOCUS	DEAR JOHN	RHYME QUIZ	SIMPSONSCHARACTERS	DOUGH!
$200 [3] (Kelly of the Clue Crew plays art professor, a slide of a famous work appearing behind her.) In Fragonard's "The Meeting", shesteps out of Roman mythology to look down on the young lovers Venus Bob Stephanie	$200 [26] The Town Car from this car line was originally built as a car for Henry Ford Lincoln Stephanie	$200 [2] He was Tony Blair's immediate predecessor as prime minister John Major Stephanie	$200 [14] Belonging to him his Bob	$200 [1] Among his one-liners: "Mmm... maca-ma-damia nuts", "Mmm... snouts" & "Mmm... organized crime" Homer Simpson Bob	$200 [21] Until the euro debuted there in 2002, a builder would spend guilders to buy girders in this country the Netherlands Bob
$400 [4] The Smithsonian has a semi-nude statue of George Washington based on a statue of this greatest Greek god Zeus Robbi	$400 [27] Incorporated in 1915, it designed its cars to withstand Sweden's rough roads & cold temperatures Volvo Bob	$400 [6] He once said, "I don't smoke much, and I drink very little. I guess my only bad habit is robbing banks" John Dillinger Bob	$400 [15] Richard Burton's wife, twice Liz Bob	$400 [10] In "Today I Am a Clown", he held his long-delayed Bar Mitzvah in a stadium & invited Mr. T to read from the Torah Krusty the Clown Robbi	$400 [22] When Mike Wallace asked, "How much did you lose from AOL Time Warner?", he said, "$7 billion or $8 billion", but who's counting? Ted Turner Bob
$600 [5] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands with a gold statue in Peterhofm St. Petersberg, Russia.) The statue of Perseus here at Peterhof holds theheadof this Gorgon who's made to look like King Charles XII of Sweden Medusa Bob	$600 [28] An ad agency gave this car company a name standing for feline qualities like grace, elegance, power & agility Jaguar Robbi	$600 [7] This man at whose mill gold was discovered in 1848 later ran for governor of California (John) Sutter Bob	$600 [16] Slang for any line of work biz Robbi	$600 [11] Frank Gehry once built the town a concert hall, which was sold to this man, who promptly turned it into a prison Montgomery Burns Robbi	$600 [23] In 1954 there was no desire for the sen & rin, smaller denominations of this currency; they were removed from circulation yen Bob
DD $600 [20] Bernini'sfamous sculptureof this Greek god & Daphneis in Rome's Borghese Gallery Apollo Robbi	$800 [29] Datsun, which became this company, was changed from Datson because son meant "loss" in Japanese Nissan Bob	$800 [8] In 1946 he gave the United Nations a gift of $8.5 million to buy land for its NYC headquarters (John D.) Rockefeller Bob	$800 [17] A woman's title & a women's magazine Ms. Stephanie	$800 [12] This Kwik-E-Mart man once thought he was a hummingbird of some kind after working 96 hours straight Apu Robbi	$800 [24] Playing polo may not make you a billionaire, but Polo shirts might; just ask him, No. 67 on Forbes' 2005 list Ralph Lauren Robbi
$800 [19] The Farnese statue of this mythic hero leaning on his club was found in the Baths of Caracalla Hercules Robbi	$1,000 [30] This new division of Toyota aims for Generation XA & XB the Scion	$1,000 [9] This author of the novel "Falconer" won a 1979 Pulitzer Prize for some of his short stories John Cheever Bob	$1,000 [18] Meaning "namely", it's an abbreviation of the Latin for "it is permitted to see" viz. Stephanie	$1,000 [13] This Springfield Elementary employee said,"There's nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman" Willie the Groundskeeper	$1,000 [25] Opened in 2005, the Vegas resort hotel named for this man cost $2.7 billion to build (Steve) Wynn Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRIES	MUSICAL THEATRE	THAT BLANKIN' SHAKESPEARE	WANNA RACE?	REVOLUTIONARY HEROES	CROSSWORD CLUES "V"
$400 [1] The densest is this small country that has been mostly under one family's rule for over 700 years Monaco Robbi	$400 [22] In "West Side Story" this character sings "I Feel Pretty" Maria Robbi	$400 [9] "Henry IV, Part II":"Uneasy lies the head that wears a ____" crown Robbi	$400 [8] For an Indy car, this figure is less than 2, which is not helpful in reducing our dependence on OPEC miles per gallon Bob	$400 [3] The first signer of the Declaration of Independence, this merchant was said to be Boston's richest man John Hancock Bob	$400 [17] By way of(3) via Robbi
$800 [2] In 2003 this republic, ranked No. 2, became the first Asian country to sign a free-trade pact with the U.S. Singapore Bob Stephanie	$800 [23] This "Guys and Dolls" composer also gave us "The Most Happy Fella", about Tony the lovestruck wine-grower Frank Loesser	$800 [10] "The Comedy of Errors":"When in the why and the wherefore is neither ____ nor reason?" rhyme Robbi	$800 [26] In a NASCAR race the white flag means this, so it's now or never the last lap Robbi	$800 [4] He lost command of his own Green Mountain Boys when the group was absorbed by the Continental Army Ethan Allen Bob	$800 [18] Specifically, a peeping Tom(6) voyeur Bob
$1,200 [14] Most of the people in this third-most-densely peopled country are employees of the state Vatican City Robbi Stephanie	$1,200 [24] In "Carousel" this amusement park barker talks to Julie Jordan about marriage & she sings "If I Loved You" Billy Bigelow	$1,200 [11] "A Midsummer Night's Dream":"The course of ____ ____ never did run smooth" true love Bob	$1,200 [27] Several of these "bars" that ensure drivers' safety if the car flips make up a "cage" of the same name roll bars Robbi	$1,200 [5] In 1777 this gen. known for his "crazy" daring took command of the regiments known as the Pennsylvania Line "Mad" Anthony Wayne Robbi Stephanie	$1,200 [19] Malicious or poisonous, like a snake(8) venomous Stephanie
$1,600 [15] No. 6 is this independent kingdom, the first Gulf state to allow women to vote & run for office Bahrain Robbi	$1,600 [25] Although Rodgers & Hammerstein produced it, Irving Berlin wrote the songs, including "Anything You Can Do" Annie Get Your Gun Bob	DD $1,800 [12] "Henry IV, Part I":"The better part of valor is ____" discretion Bob	$1,600 [28] In racing the name of this low-tech weapon means passing the leader with a burst of speed slingshot	$2,000 [7] Called the "financier of the American Revolution", he later spent 3 years in debtor's prison Robert Morris	$1,600 [20] Foxlike(7) vulpine Robbi
$2,000 [16] At No. 8 is this Asian country that caused controversy in 2003 by putting its name on its passport Taiwan Stephanie	$2,000 [29] In a Tim Rice musical, Frederick & Anatoly vie to be world champion of this game chess Bob	$2,000 [13] "As You Like It":"Well said, that was laid on with a ____" trowel Stephanie	$2,000 [30] The top tip of a triangle, or the midpoint of a turn; you brake before it, then accelerate out of it the apex Bob	DD $2,800 [6] When the House of Burgesses was dissolved in 1774, this orator led delegates in meetings at the Raleigh Tavern Patrick Henry Robbi	$2,000 [21] South American camel cousin(6) vicuña Stephanie

Final Jeopardy!

MEMOIRS

Chapters in this 1937 memoir include "A Kikuyu Chief", "War-Time Safari" & "Old Knudsen"

Out of Africa (by Isak Dinesen)

Stephanie "What is Out of Africa?" — wagered $8,800

Robbi "What [a few scribbled lines]" — wagered $8,000

Bob "What is Out of Africa?" — wagered $3,201

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