Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (18 results returned)

#7594, aired 2017-09-21NOT THEIR FIRST RODEO $2000: "Let 'er buck" is the slogan of the round-up in this Oregon town also famous for the plaid products of its woolen mills Pendleton
#6650, aired 2013-07-12FEEL NOT-SO-GOOD MOVIES $2000: Sure, Joe Buck gives up being a male prostitute, but Ratso isn't just sleeping when the bus pulls into Miami Midnight Cowboy
#6070, aired 2011-01-21SCI-FI TV $800: A deep space probe (launched in 1987!) ended up getting this guy frozen in suspended animation until "the 25th century" Buck Rogers
#5999, aired 2010-10-14"BUCK" EYES $1200: They backed up country music legend Buck Owens The Buckaroos
#5370, aired 2008-01-04KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES $1200: Giving serious bang for the buck, his salary for his voice-only role in "Star Wars" was just $7,000 James Earl Jones
#4746, aired 2005-04-04BUCKS $800: Downcast English schoolboys were once told to keep a stiff upper lip & jolly well do this, meaning be cheerful buck up
#4603, aired 2004-09-15AMERICAN LITERATURE $1,500 (Daily Double): "Sons", the second book in a trilogy begun with this work, traces the destinies of the 3 sons of Wang Lung The Good Earth (by Pearl Buck)
#4129, aired 2002-07-11BUCK UP $400: Features that earned Bucky the Beaver his name teeth
#4129, aired 2002-07-11BUCK UP $800: (Sarah gives the clue.) At its peak the Pasadena, Texas club opened by this country star had 3 mechanical bulls bucking away Mickey Gilley
#4129, aired 2002-07-11BUCK UP $1200: He played the title role in 1940's "Buck Benny Rides Again" Jack Benny
#4129, aired 2002-07-11BUCK UP $1600: John Sedges was a male pseudonym used by this "Dragon Seed" author Pearl S. Buck
#4129, aired 2002-07-11BUCK UP $2000: This phrase meaning to shift responsibility is what Harry Truman refused to do pass the buck
#3067, aired 1997-12-23THE "BUCK" STOPS HERE $200: In commercials the Crash Test Dummies urge us to do this -- don't be a dummy! "Buckle Up!"
#2383, aired 1995-01-04THE MOVIES $300: "Buck Privates Come Home" was this comedy team's follow-up to their 1941 film "Buck Privates" Abbott and Costello
#2378, aired 1994-12-28THE FUNNIES $200: On January 7, 1929 2 strips debuted, "Tarzan" and this strip about a man who wakes up 500 years in the future "Buck Rogers"
#1169, aired 1989-10-05LITERARY RELATIVES $100: Pearl Buck's parents were missionaries in this country where she grew up China
#614, aired 1987-04-16'50'S TV $399 (Daily Double): In 1953, they were known around CBS as "the 2 redheads" Lucille Ball and Red Skelton
#517, aired 1986-12-02SPORT OF KINGS $800: The owner of this 1985 Kentucky Derby winner surprised racing by passing up the other Triple Crown races Spend a Buck

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (4 results returned)

#6478, aired 2012-11-14U.S. PRESIDENTS: The only 2 presidents never to present a State of the Union address are William Henry Harrison & this man James Garfield
#6282, aired 2012-01-03ASTRONOMY: In July 2011 it completed its first orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846 Neptune
#4997, aired 2006-05-09COMPOSING CONTEMPORARIES: One of 2 hyphenated composers who flourished in the 1870s, one with "The Maid of Pskov" & one with "Samson et Dalila" (1 of) Camille Saint-Saens & (Nicolai) Rimsky-Korsakov
#3760, aired 2000-12-29TRAVEL: By population, it's the largest city on a Caribbean island, though you may not be allowed to go there Havana, Cuba

Players (4 results returned)

Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis 2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas 2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.



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