Show #5254 - Thursday, June 14, 2007

Contestants

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Ronni Stolzenberg, a publishing marketer from Brooklyn, New York

Heather Williams, a homemaker and writer from Rock Hill, South Carolina

Jared Cohen, a private equity analyst from Narberth, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,001)

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Jeopardy! Round

HISTORICAL BLOGS.
FEARnet
THE GREEK ALPHABET & MORE
BUSINESS
MARYLAND
THE OLD "LINE" STATE
    $200 1
1865: Everyone talks about my "march to the sea", but my trip through the Carolinas ain't no picnic, either
    $200 6
A multi-platform horror network, FEARnet includes a V.O.D. service, short for this
    $200 25
The top canine, the pack leader
    $200 11
The Kirin & Asahi brewing companies are headquartered in this city
    $200 16
Maryland's longest border with another state is with this one to its north
    $200 19
The time by which something must be finished or submitted
    $400 2
Circa 8th c. B.C.: Writing the 2 epic poems that'll make me famous! Scholars would never doubt my existence... d'oh!
    $400 7
As voted on by FEARnet.com members, the most popular horror shockers include "The Shining" & this '73 Linda Blair film
    $400 27
In 2002 Sony announced that it would no longer produce video recorders using this format, a rival to VHS
    $400 12
In 1983 this elevator company moved its operations out of Yonkers after 130 years there
    $400 17
Baltimore is the largest city, but this city is the capital
    $400 21
Style of armchair where you'll find me during Lakers games
    $600 3
2005: After the wedding, wife will be Duchess of Cornwall. Retiring pickup line "you could be the next Duchess of Cornwall"
    $600 8
Join FEARnet & you can rank movies, discuss horror topics, or just post one of these death notices for yourself
    $600 28
These electromagnetic beams are particularly intense in the Crab Nebula
    $600 13
He might have rotated in his grave when the company he founded was sold to Bridgestone in the 1980s
    $600 18
Maryland's eastern shore is separated from the main part of the state by this bay
    $600 22
Advertising catchphrase for a movie or a play
    $800 4
1945: I'm just a colonel.
1946: Stand back, Buenos Aires! Call me Mr. President!
    $800 9
FEARnet search allows you to search by topic, like "cannibalism", "werewolf" or this director of "Evil Dead"
    $800 29
This counter-terrorist military group headquartered at Fort Bragg is involved in hostage rescue
    $800 14
Future Michigan governor George Romney headed this merger-created car company from 1954 to 1962
    $800 20
The 1760s establishment of this permanently fixed Maryland's northern border
    $800 23
Pedigree
    $1000 5
July 1, 1937: Fred & I are leaving New Guinea for Howland Island. 2,600 miles... wish us luck!
    $1000 10
At FEARnet's "News & Reviews" section catch up on events like this horror mag's convention in Chicago
    $1000 30
Fish oil & flaxseed oil are a rich source of this class of essential fatty acids
    $1000 15
HCA, co-founded by Bill Frist's father, Thomas, stands for this "Corporation of America"
    $1000 26
This disgraced politician's portrait was taken down in the Maryland state house in 1979 & rehung in 1995
    DD: $1,000 24
Your nose knows it means shaped like an eagle's beak

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

Jared Heather Ronni
$6,000 $200 -$1,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jared Heather Ronni
$9,400 -$200 $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round

MEDICINE
2006 SPORTS LAUGHS
OTHER BRITISH ISLES
CELEBRITY PATENTS
SCULPTURE
BE A STELLAR SPELLER
(Alex: These clues have to do with space, and you are going to have to spell the important word in the response.)
    $400 7
This inflammation of the voice box is a broadcaster's nightmare
    $400 2
Jordin Tootoo of the Nashville Predators got a few chuckles when he changed his jersey number to this
    $400 1
Anguilla in this sea is noted for its superb beaches
    $400 12
Zeppo Marx patented a wristwatch monitor that alerted wearers to irregularities in this
    $400 18
Cellini's sculpture shows Perseus holding a sword in one hand & the head of this Gorgon in the other
    $400 17
We're not kidding, please spell the dog star...
    $800 8
Tired? Pale? You may have this condition meaning "want of blood" & usually caused by an iron deficiency
    $800 3
The White Sox made a deal with a convenience store chain, so weeknight games will start at this time
    $800 23
(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in front of an image of a flag.) On the flag of this island & territory, the anchor in the coat of arms represents the Bounty
    $800 13
Not a perpetual bubble machine, but a piano shaped ashtray was designed by this bandleader
    $800 19
In 1983 this Bulgarian-born American encircled 11 Florida islands with bright pink polypropylene fabric
    $800 27
This constellation always wins in Follow the Leda--Spell...
    DD: $2,000 9
This adjective can mean "suffering from excess secretion in the liver" or just "cranky"
    $1200 4
Oops! Unable to find the tee shot he'd made on the 18th, Tom Kenney took a mulligan & later found his ball was here
    DD: $2,000 24
Due to favorable tax laws, there are hundreds of banks & trust companies in this colony NW of Jamaica
    $1200 14
2007 Rock Hall of Fame inductee who can dance the night away with his supporting device for string instruments
    $1200 20
The 1781 life-size marble statue of this French writer is one of Jean Antoine Houdon's most famous works
    $1200 28
It's part of Scorpio...
    $1600 10
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) Named because it connects the sclera & the cornea, this membrane covers the white of the eyeball; its inflammation is common
    $1600 5
A U.K. company was vilified for marketing "Little Hooliganz", action figures of fans of this sport
    $1600 25
Like Jersey, this second-biggest Channel Island can also mean something to wear (a blue sailor's vest)
    $1600 15
The frequency-hopping idea of this actress born Hedwig Kleiser in 1914 was used in a radio-controlled torpedo patent
    $1600 21
This emperor's "column" is a marble relief recording the Roman victory of Dacia
    $2000 11
A spinal tap is done to obtain this, abbreviated "CSF"
    $2000 6
Caught red-limbed drinking from a flask, the tree mascot for this school near Palo Alto was suspended
    $2000 26
Akrotiri is an enclave the U.K. held onto in the 1959 agreement that made this Mediterranean island independent
    $2000 16
This actress had a "purr-fect" idea: pantyhose with a shaping band for cheeky derrière relief
    $2000 22
The Etruscans carved many of their works from tufa, a soft porous variety of this calcium carbonate rock

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jared Heather Ronni
$19,400 $1,800 $7,400
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

FICTION
This 1953 novel contains the famous recipe 3 measures of Gordon's, 1 of vodka; shake it until it's ice-cold

Final scores:

Jared Heather Ronni
$22,222 $5 $1
2-day champion: $26,223 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jared Heather Ronni
$19,400 $1,800 $5,800
28 R,
1 W
8 R,
4 W
12 R
(including 3 DDs),
4 W

Combined Coryat: $27,000

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Game tape date: 2007-02-28
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