Show #5861 - Monday, February 22, 2010

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Matt MacGregor, a poker room supervisor from Westminster, Colorado

Ginny Bartlett, a parish administrator from Bath, Maine

Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,801)

[next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

"NORTH"ERN GEOGRAPHY
BEHIND THE SCENES
U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COINS
LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL
SUITE TALK
INSTRUMENTAL WORDS
    $200 9
The geographical center of North America is near the town of Rugby in this state
    $200 8
Charlton Heston is on a moped, not a chariot, during a break in the filming of this epic
    $200 26
"125th Anniversary of the Light Bulb" is on the reverse of the coin honoring him
    $200 1
Ernest Hemingway:
"Adios a las Armas"
    $200 21
How suite it is at the Iberville Suites, in the French Quarter of this city
    $200 6
Nero knows that wasting time is sometimes referred to as doing this "around"
    $400 10
In 1878-79 Baron Nordenskjold became the first to traverse this route along Europe & Asia's Arctic coast
    $400 17
He's the director seen here in 1975
    $400 27
A 2001 commemorative depicting this animal was based on the design of a nickel that was produced 1913-1938
    $400 2
Harper Lee:
"Matar un Ruiseñor"
    $400 22
The Harlequin Suite at this city's Dorchester Hotel goes for 5,400 pounds a day (that's about $9,000!)
    $400 7
Instrumental name for the style of glasses Buddy Holly is wearing here
    $600 11
Its highest peak is Slieve Donard, which rises 2,796 feet in the Mourne Mountains of County Down
    $600 18
On the set of "Confidential Agent", Charles Boyer & Humphrey Bogart play chess, as this actress looks on
    DD: $2,000 28
1992 commemorative coins honored the quincentennial of his greatest achievement
    $600 3
Stephenie Meyer:
"Luna Nueva"
    $600 23
This 2-named NYC hotel that dates to 1893 offers 900-square-foot luxury suites that overlook Park Avenue
    $600 14
2-word term for one who gives a kidney or lung
    $800 12
In 1968 vast oil reserves were found in this Alaskan coastal region between the Arctic Ocean & Brooks Range
    $800 19
Seen here in 1955 director Nicholas Ray instructs these two young stars in the finer points of rebellion
    $800 29
A coin honoring the Marine Corps' 230th anniversary features this motto of the Corps on the reverse
    $800 4
Stephen King:
"La Milla Verde"
    $800 24
This 2-named NYC hotel offers a 1,900-square-foot Central Park Suite, overlooking Central Park, natch
    $800 15
A glass of champagne to you if you know that this term can also refer to a furrow or groove on a column
    $1000 13
In 1876 the people of this Minnesota city, now home to Carleton College, foiled a raid by Jesse James & his cohorts
    $1000 20
James Coburn, James Garner & Steve McQueen are seen here during a break in the filming of this movie
    $1000 30
A silver dollar commemorating desegregation in education showed Central High in this city on the reverse
    $1000 5
Khaled Hosseini:
"Cometas en el Cielo" (not a literal translation)
    $1000 25
Queen Elizabeth II stayed in the Ahwahnee's Mary Curry Tresider Suite when she visited this Calif. national park
    $1000 16
It comes before "vine" in the common name of Campsis radicans

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Elizabeth Ginny Matt
$4,000 $400 $1,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Elizabeth Ginny Matt
$6,400 $1,200 $6,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

"G" IN THE GOOD BOOK
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
MIXED DRINKS
WORLD WAR I
THE CENTRAL POWERS
(Alex: And not THE ALLIES, but...)
THE ALLOYS
    $400 1
From the Latin for "nation", this word refers to a non-Jew
    $400 2
IMing, 4 short
    $400 26
Here's a twist, sometimes it's dry:
AIR MINT
    $400 8
On April 6, 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany, but war wasn't declared on this dual monarchy until December
    $400 14
Tony La Russa managed this National League Central Division team to the 2006 World Series title
    $400 13
Duralumin is over 90% this
    $800 3
In Luke 2, "The child grew", and" this "of God was upon him"
    $800 4
Medium of classic communications like Robert Benchley's from Venice: "STREETS FULL OF WATER PLEASE ADVISE"
    $800 27
Beg, "borough" or steal to get one:
THAT MANNA
    $800 9
In 1915 the Allies failed by land & by sea to win control of this strait between the Aegean & the Sea of Marmara
    $800 22
In the 2008-09 season, this team from the NBA's Central Division went 66-16
    $800 15
Auto pioneer Elwood Haynes also invented an alloy he called stellite because it shone like this
    $1200 10
"Balm"-y region in present-day Jordan
    DD: $3,000 5
On June 27, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent these demanding documents to the White House
    $1200 28
Tequila time:
TIARA GRAM
    $1200 16
Some gift! Nashville's Rotary Club gave this sergeant & hero a home, but he got saddled with the mortgage
    DD: $2,000 23
They're the favorite team of the U.S. president; Harold Baines is his favorite player
    $1200 19
6-letter name of a silver-gray alloy popular for tankards
    $1600 11
You've got a lot of this, a symbol of bitterness sometimes paired with wormwood
    $1600 6
Under NCAA rules a "letter of" this commits a student-athlete to a school for one year
    $1600 29
What a tool:
REVS RID CREW
    $1600 17
As a result of the war, Germany had to give North Schleswig to this nation
    $1600 24
At a retirement ceremony, this team gave Reggie Miller thanks, esteem & a $250,000 Bentley
    $1600 20
Make your own artwork at London's church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields & its center for these rubbings
    $2000 12
The ninth book of the New Testament is Paul's letter to them
    $2000 7
In a "Post No Bills" sign on a wall, bills is short for these, promoting upcoming events
    $2000 30
It's also a glossy mag:
PLATONIC MOOS
    $2000 18
In the 1916 battle of this French fortress city, France had more than half a million casualties
    $2000 25
The last season for the AFC's Central Division was 2001 & this team with Kordell Stewart at QB won it
    $2000 21
Take a hunk of permalloy, wrap a wire around it, send current through the wire & the hunk becomes one of these

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Elizabeth Ginny Matt
$16,200 $8,000 $11,400

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

KINGS & LITERATURE
Though called "the most hapless of monarchs", this king is in the title of Shakespeare's only trilogy

Final scores:

Elizabeth Ginny Matt
$9,599 $16,000 $6,599
2nd place: $2,000 New champion: $16,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Elizabeth Ginny Matt
$19,200 $8,000 $12,000
21 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)
12 R,
2 W
18 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $39,200

[game responses] [game scores] [suggest correction]

Game tape date: 2009-12-07
The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. Scraping, republication, monetization, and malicious use prohibited; this site may use cookies and collect identifying information. See terms. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.