Show #4598 - Wednesday, September 8, 2004

Ken Jennings game 41.

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Laura Gustafson, an information manager from Acton, Massachusetts

Adam Meyer, a college professor from Nashville, Tennessee

Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 40-day cash winnings total $1,353,461)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
SHORTWAVE
SMALL TOWN FOLKS
MICRONESIA
A "TINY" CATEGORY
MY NEWT
    $200 16
It was the wolf's reply to Red's comment, "Grandmother, what large eyes you have"
    $200 26
The shortwave band begins at about 1700 these units abbreviated kHz; below that you're in AM territory
    $200 21
This popcorn magnate burst into the world on July 16, 1907 in Brazil, Indiana
    $200 11
The only native mammal in Micronesia is this flying one
    $200 2
Probably the most famous ukulele player to have a top 40 hit, his name came from a Charles Dickens character
    $200 1
My newt, seen here, gets offended when people call it a lizard--it's obviously one of these amphibians
    $400 17
In the 1934 Disney cartoon "The Big Bad Wolf", this trio warns Red about the wolf waiting at Grandma's house
    $400 27
Mainly funded by the CIA, this broadcasting operation began transmitting behind the Iron Curtain in 1949
    $400 22
As a player, this man led tiny Williston, N.D. High to the state basketball championships
    $400 12
In the 1950s Enewetak & this atoll consisted the Pacific proving ground of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
    $400 7
Leon Prober composed this Don Ho standard
    $400 3
When my newt developed this pair of organs, it was ready to start living on land & be called an eft
    $600 18
In the Grimms' version, this character was added to save Red's life after the wolf had devoured her
    $600 28
One book calls this 12-letter word the "arch-enemy of shortwave listeners"; I just call it annoying
    DD: $4,200 23
Last name of Cecile, Yvonne, Annette, Emelie, & Marie, born May 28, 1934 in the village of Callendar, Ontario
    $600 13
The name Micronesia comes from 2 Greek words, micro & nesos, which mean this
    $600 8
1980s Boston Celtics standout Nate
    $600 4
My newt takes pride in how carefully female newts attach these individually to aquatic plants
    $800 19
"Lil' Red Riding Hood" was a No. 2 hit in 1966 for Sam the Sham & this group
    $800 29
This service that broadcasts from Abuja & Lagos has a name reflecting that of the USA's official radio service
    $800 24
This bandleader whose hit is heard here grew up in the small towns of Clarinda, Iowa; Tryon, Neb.; & Grant City, Mo.
    $800 14
In Agana, the capital of this U.S. territory, you can visit Latte Stone Park & see stone pillars from a prehistoric people
    $800 9
This TV show featured younger versions of classic Warner Bros. animated characters
    $800 5
It's no fun for my newt to hug his European cousin named for these bumps attributed to toads
    $1000 20
"Little Red Riding Hood" was first written as "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" in 1697 by this French fairy tale compiler
    $1000 30
To catch the BBC at 1700 UTC, or Universal Time Coordinated, tune in at this morning hour Pacific Standard time
    $1000 25
From Dublin, Mich. this actor & Verizon spokesman first used a phone when he won a college scholarship
    $1000 15
Most of the Caroline Islands are now a part of this independent country known as FSM for short
    $1000 10
In the Oscar-nominated song, the 3 words that follow "Thumbelina, Thumbelina..."
    $1000 6
My newt wonders why newts aren't a Japanese delicacy like this fish that secretes the same poison

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

Ken Adam Laura
$7,200 $800 $1,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Ken Adam Laura
$16,400 $1,600 $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

TALL BUILDINGS
SPORTS GIANTS
HEAPING PORTIONS
LOTS OF SPACE
THE VAST & THE FURIOUS
BIG WORDS
    $400 21
If a chunk of this New England city's Travelers Tower falls on you, we're confident they're insured
    $400 3
In 1946, Elmore Morgenthaler was the first NBA player with this physical distinction
    $400 1
This "male" brand of frozen dinners contains more than 1 pound of food; the XXL line has 1 1/2 pounds
    $400 7
NASA has 134 of these & has no current plan to hire more
    $400 26
The shortest "war" in history, 45 minutes, occured in 1896 between Zanzibar & naval forces of this vast empire
    $400 16
A person who fought against slavery, like John Brown, was termed this 12-letter word
    $800 22
Manhattan's Lever House helped usher in the era of the building style known as a box of this material
    $800 12
Through 2003 this pitcher now with Arizona had 3,871 strikeouts in 3,122 innings
    $800 2
The Overtons named this restaurant for a certain dessert; it's known for its large menu & giant portions
    $800 8
On August 27, 2003 this planet reached its closest point to Earth in nearly 60,000 years
    $800 27
This nation of 200 million has fought small independence movements like those in Aceh & East Timor
    $800 17
This instrument, often attached to an inflatable cuff, is used to measure blood pressure
    $1200 23
You might expect decor by Michelangelo at the over 500-foot towers with this name in Dallas & Detroit
    $1200 13
North-of-the-border star athlete seen here
    $1200 4
A 32-ounce soft drink at 7-Eleven has this trademarked name
    $1200 9
In 1965, Belyayev just had to sit there while his partner Leonov became the first to do this
    $1200 18
This 11-letter word for "sleight of hand" is from the French for "light of hand"
    $1600 24
The Jin Mao Building, China's tallest, is in this commercial center in the east of the country
    $1600 14
Known as "Tooz", he played defensive line for the Raiders & played Tonda in the film "Caveman"
    $1600 5
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew points to three stacks of different-sized paper cups in a Starbucks in Seattle, Washington.) At Starbucks, tall is only 12 ounces, grande is 16 ounces & this, Italian for 20, is 20 ounces
    $1600 10
In 1945 this "Space Odyssey" author suggested a space-based telecommunication system
    $1600 19
This adjective refers to a 150th anniversary
    $2000 25
This establishment, seen here, isn't in Asia, but in Atlantic City
    $2000 15
(I'm Hall of Famer Dan Hampton.) My Hall of Fame biography mentions this beastly nickname that came from my first name & my fierce attitude
    DD: $1,000 6
This bottle size named for one of the Magi is the equivalent of 16 standard bottles of wine
    $2000 11
Try & come up with this name of the Apollo 15 command module or the shuttle first launched in 1992
    DD: $5,600 20
28-letter term for opposition to the withdrawal of state support, as for the Anglican church

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Ken Adam Laura
$33,600 $8,800 $3,200
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC MEDIUMS
In the '20s the alleged spirit powers of Margery caused a rift between these 2 men, a magician & a writer

Final scores:

Ken Adam Laura
$27,200 $8,800 $200
41-day champion: $1,380,661 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Ken Adam Laura
$26,400 $8,800 $4,200
40 R
(including 2 DDs),
5 W		 9 R,
0 W		 4 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W

Combined Coryat: $39,400

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

Game tape date: 2004-04-22
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.