Show #5544 - Thursday, October 16, 2008

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Steven Jones, an attorney from Rocheport, Missouri

Amanda Glaser, a productivity engineer from Albany, New York

Meredith Robbins, a library media specialist from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,700)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
ROLLING STONE'S 100 GREATEST GUITAR SONGS
AN AVERAGE CATEGORY
RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANCIENT ROMANS
A RATION OF FASHION
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
    $200 21
Yitzhak Rabin was this country's first native-born prime minister
    $200 26
No. 1 on the list is his "Johnny B. Goode"
    $200 4
On average, one of these has 30,000 quills
    $200 16
This guy, a strong coffee prepared by forcing steam under pressure through ground beans, was quite lively
    $200 1
One book said this '80s NBC cop show "started a fashion trend for those into the macho/grubby look"
    $200 9
On Oct. 28, 1492 this captain was in the Bay of Bariay off Cuba & not near the Asian mainland
    $400 22
From 1380 to 1918 Iceland was ruled by this country
    $400 27
At No. 2 is this colorful classic from Jimi Hendrix
    $400 7
You're anything but average if you've got a 4.0 GPA, short for this
    $400 17
Downing a plate of brisket & ribs, he lived up to his adjectival name, from the Latin for "flesh eating"
    $400 2
It seems to be the hardest word for this garment seen here
    $400 10
In 674 King Charles II made this captain the lt. governor of Jamaica: raise a glass of his rum to that
    $600 23
(Kelly of the Clue Crew points to a map of Southeast Asia on the monitor.) Malaysia consists of two regions--West Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula, & East Malaysia, which occupies the northern part of this large island
    $600 28
"Put another dime in the jukebox, baby" for this song, No. 89
    $600 8
World Book says the average number of these creatures in one sq. mile equals the number of people on Earth
    $600 18
He got enjoyment through imagined participation in the experience of others, as in a "thrill"
    $600 3
This Philippine first lady had 1,060 pairs of shoes
    $600 11
The "news" is that a Virginia city bears the name of this captain who brought over the Jamestown colonists
    $800 24
More than half of this country is covered by the Alps & the Jura mounitains
    $800 29
No. 64 is this song by Lynyrd Skynyrd that Rolling Stone calls "the ultimate Southern-rock anthem"
    $800 14
The average surface temperature on this planet is more than 860 degrees F.
    $800 19
This nut of the cashew family contains an edible, greenish kernel; alas, I knew him... a fellow of infinite cashews
    $800 5
Associated with a duke, it's a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie
    DD: $1,000 12
In 1610 he set sail on his ship the Discovery; a strait & bay would later be named for him
    $1000 25
Honoring the country's liberator, "La Dessalinienne" is this country's national anthem
    $1000 30
One of the newer songs is his 2006 hit "Gravity"
    $1000 15
Marquette, Michigan averages 2.35 inches of precipitation in this month known proverbially for showers
    $1000 20
He was 'living in" this 8-letter state of being completely forgotten or unknown
    $1000 6
You'll never see photos of me in these wide, MC Hammer "jump" pants; can't touch this!
    $1000 13
In the 1770s he & his crew became the first Europeans known to have visited Hawaii--didn't end well, though

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

Meredith Amanda Steven
$2,800 $2,800 $800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Meredith Amanda Steven
$4,000 $6,800 $800

Double Jeopardy! Round

ART
POTPOURRI
COMPLETE THE HUGO AWARD-WINNING TITLE
FLOWERS
DOUBLE TALK
O CAPTAIN, MY POP CULTURE CAPTAIN
    $400 16
Manet didn't exhibit with this group but his sister-in-law Berthe Morisot did
    $400 20
While Agnus Dei refers to Christ, it actually means "lamb of" this
    $400 26
1960:
"_____ Troopers" by Robert Heinlein
    $400 8
The name of this flower goes back to the Turkish for "turban", from the shape of the opened flower
    $400 1
Wile E. Coyote could tell you it's what the Road Runner says
    $400 6
He earned his commission as a kids' show host on CBS from 1955 to 1985
    $800 17
Meyer portrayed the dignity of these people, from the French for "country", as seen here
    $800 21
Would Cary with this last name have seemed as suave if he'd gained fame as Archibald Leach?
    $800 27
1970:
'The Left Hand of _____" by Ursula K. Le Guin
    $800 9
The lady's slipper is the official flower of this Canadian island province
    $800 2
In one of their biggest hits, the Osmonds compared the ups & downs of love to this object
    $800 7
Love has kept this pop singing duo together since their 1975 wedding
    DD: $3,000 18
Robert Motherwell painted over 100 versions of "Elegy to" this "Republic" that Picasso mourned too
    $1200 23
It's the syllable used for the third tone of any major diatonic scale
    $1200 28
1974:
"_____ With Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke
    DD: $1,000 10
Though it means "lily", the fleur-de-lis is a variety of this flower
    $1200 3
Let's hit the dance floor for this dance performed to the music heard here
    $1200 13
Daniel J. Travanti tried to be "careful out there" as Captain Furillo on this show
    $1600 19
Bocklin's "Isle of the Dead" exemplifies this "ism" that used external objects to represent ideas & emotions
    $1600 24
The moon has a Sea of Tranquility & a Sea of this, a synonym of tranquility
    $1600 29
1968:
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must _____ " by Harlan Ellison
    $1600 11
The victim of a 1947 murder in L.A. had this flower in her nickname
    $1600 4
The official vegetable of Washington State is a sweet onion that shares its name with this valley & city
    $1600 14
Every little breeze whispered Dom Deluise when he played Captain Chaos in this 1981 Burt Reynolds car race flick
    $2000 22
A visit to the Alhambra led this 20th c. Dutch artist to optical oddities like water that flows up as well as down
    $2000 25
This word that means bravery or valor comes from the Latin for "heart"
    $2000 30
1961:
"A ____ for Leibowitz" by Walter M. Miller Jr.
    $2000 12
From the name of a German naturalist, they're the cut flowers seen here, also known as Veldt daisies
    $2000 5
James Michener called this French Polynesian island with its fabled blue lagoon "the most beautiful in the world"
    $2000 15
"You will always remember this as the day that you almost caught" this captain, seen in a trilogy of films

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Meredith Amanda Steven
$20,000 $8,000 $6,400
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HISTORY
(Alex: How appropriate.)
Due to the large numbers of men away from home, it was the first year a majority of states counted absentee votes

Final scores:

Meredith Amanda Steven
$18,000 $3,000 $3,400
2-day champion: $23,700 3rd place: $1,000 2nd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Meredith Amanda Steven
$19,200 $9,000 $6,400
21 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 21 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 6 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $34,600

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

Game tape date: 2008-08-26
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.