Show #4472 - Tuesday, February 3, 2004

(Sofia: We've got some boxing clues that'll knock you out, coming up on Jeopardy!)

Contestants

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Marianne Henderson, a retired communications executive from Merry Point, Virginia

Ron Banks, a singer and actor from Costa Mesa, California

Jeff Kuhn, an attorney from Fairport, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $48,702)

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Jeopardy! Round

PUERTO RICO
QUOTABLE MOVIES
SUITS ME JUST FINE
THINGS THAT HAPPENED
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
ENDS IN "CH"
    $200 26
80% of this molasses-based potent potable consumed in the U.S. is imported from Puerto Rico
    $200 1
1941:
"Rosebud..."
    $200 17
Britney, Christina & Justin were part of the Mickey Mouse one
    $200 11
In 622 Muhammad fled this city; in 630 he came back with 10,000 followers & captured it
    $200 6
In the 1940s Borden's came up with this companion for Elsie to be the symbol for its new white glue
    $200 16
It can be a king, a queen or a butterfly
    $400 27
In 1917 the Second Organic Act, also called the Jones Act, gave this to Puerto Ricans
    $400 2
2001:
"Good evening, Clarice! Just like old times"
    $400 18
Chambers Dictionary says its "sense as a baseball infield area appeared...in 1875"
    $400 12
The opening of this in 1869 cut 4,000 miles & weeks of sailing off trips
    $400 7
His first appearance on the cover of Mad was in 1956 as a write-in candidate for president
    $400 22
Dishes cooked a la Florentine contain this vegetable
    $600 28
Now a popular tourist attraction, El Morro Fortress was built by the Spaniards to guard this city's bay
    $600 3
1960:
"No novocaine...it dulls the senses"
    $600 19
Kasper Gutman tells him, "By gad, sir, you're a character"
    $600 13
Einhard's "Life of" this Frankish ruler says he almost doubled the size of the realm his father Pepin left him
    $600 8
In 1957 the New York Evening Enquirer expanded its scope & renamed itself this
    $600 23
Nationality that can precede auction, oven & treat
    $800 29
In 1509 he became Puerto Rico's first governor; 4 years later he sailed for Florida
    $800 4
1967:
"Mrs. Robinson, do you think we could say a few words to each other first this time?"
    $800 20
It gets a 10 on the standard Mohs scale
    DD: $1,000 14
It was under this czar that Russia went on the Julian calendar used in the West; he liked Western stuff
    $800 9
Unhappy with the quality of these, Dr. Amar Bose designed his own & formed a company to sell them
    $800 24
It's what Canadians call Bigfoot, eh?
    $1000 30
In June musicians take part in a festival honoring this cellist who lived there the last 17 years of his life
    $1000 5
1989:
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
    $1000 21
It's a synonym for core or center
    $1000 15
He was the junker, or landowner, whom Prussia's Wilhelm I chose to be his prime minister in 1862
    $1000 10
Milan company known for its tires & sexy calendars
    $1000 25
Derived from Yiddish, it means to complain, with a little whining thrown in for good measure

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 14):

Jeff Ron Marianne
$1,800 $1,600 $600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jeff Ron Marianne
$2,400 $4,000 $6,600

Double Jeopardy! Round

ELEMENT"S"
AMERICAN SONGS
NAMES IN STATES
BOXING
LOSING, LOSING, & MORE LOSING
THAT'S THE STORY OF MY LIFE
    $400 13
The Comstock Lode on Mt. Davidson in western Nevada was the richest find of this element in the U.S.
    $400 6
In 1986 Johnny Cash recorded a religious song called this, the opposite of his nickname
    $400 8
Friar with an everlasting name in the Bluegrass State
    $400 1
(Sarah of the Clue Crew at Gleason's Gym in New York City) This great champ who trained at Gleason's Gym invented the "Rope-a-dope" technique to tire his opponents
    $400 26
For losing 3 pairs of these, the 3 Little Kittens temporarily lost pie privileges in a Mother Goose rhyme
    $400 21
A thespian:
"Kate Remembered"
    $800 14
Baking soda, salt & lye all contain this element
    $800 7
(Hi, I'm Richie McDonald) They say this is good news, but not in my band Lonestar's No. 1 song with this title
    $800 9
Trumpeter Armstrong, who could be found in a gulf state
    $800 2
After a knockdown during a match, the standing boxer must retire to one of these
    $800 27
This football team from New York state lost 4 straight Super Bowls
    $800 22
A comedienne:
"Ball of Fire"
    $1200 15
Plants absorb its isotope 90 generated by nuclear fallout
    $1200 18
The song "On the Beach at" this place, which became a stateside standard, was first published in Honolulu in 1915
    $1200 10
The Woolf is at the door as this stately name
    $1200 3
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew) From the Middle English for "thrust", it's a term used for practice fighting
    $1200 28
1 of the 3 losing numbers on a first roll in craps
    $1200 23
An athlete:
"It's Not About the Bike"
    $1600 16
Element No. 16, it's used in vulcanization
    $1600 19
Undistinguished congressman Joseph Hopkinson is remembered for writing "Hail" this, now the VP's intro music
    $1600 11
The Everglades & this first name of "Tank Girl" Petty are found in the Sunshine State
    $1600 4
By setting many of the rules still used today, the 8th Marquess of this turned boxing from fisticuffs into an art form
    DD: $2,000 29
In Genesis he loses one garment to his brothers & another to Potiphar's wife
    $1600 24
A president:
"Fortunate Son"
    DD: $2,000 17
It was named for the moon as it was found with tellurium which was named for the Earth
    $2000 20
In this 1938 song the title line is followed by "Where you're terrific if you're even good"
    $2000 12
German actress & drama coach Hagen who's been hangin' around a Western state
    $2000 5
(Cheryl) The subject of the film "Raging Bull", this Gleason's Gym trainee held the middleweight title from 1949 to 1951
    $2000 30
It's an atom that can become electrically charged by losing one or more electrons
    $2000 25
An impresario:
"The Colonel"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jeff Ron Marianne
$6,800 $14,800 $15,800

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Final Jeopardy! Round

ARBOREAL MAMMALS
Of the genus Phascolarctos, it's 23-33" tall with a stout gray or brown body, a big round nose & strong claws

Final scores:

Jeff Ron Marianne
$2,800 $300 $13,801
2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000 New champion: $13,801

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jeff Ron Marianne
$6,800 $15,400 $15,800
12 R,
4 W
23 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W
(including 1 DD)
16 R
(including 1 DD),
0 W

Combined Coryat: $38,000

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Game tape date: 2003-11-21
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