Show #5952 - Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California

Christopher Scheeren, a stage actor and product specialist from Centreville, Virginia

Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $58,000)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

NOTRE DAME
GO IRISH!
OSCAR-NOMINATED SPORTS FLICKS
ALL ABOARD AMTRAK
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
BANANAS
(Kelly: They're the product of a very, very tropical equator, so we have clues from a plantation in Ecuador.)
    $200 26
Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral stands on an island in this river
    $200 19
The Ha'penny Bridge spans the Liffey River in this Irish metropolis
    $200 11
Rod Tidwell is an underpaid (by his lights) wide receiver in this film about a sports agent
    $200 16
The Adirondack route hits NYC, Albany & this second-largest Canadian city
    $200 1
Edible fruit matter, or lurid fiction
    $200 6
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Bananas grow in hands of ten fingers or more; after harvesting, each hand is cut into what we call a bunch--growers refer to it as a corona, Spanish for this
    $400 27
The cathedral was built on the site of an ancient temple dedicated to him, Rome's supreme god
    $400 20
Onions, potatoes & this meat go into the traditional dish called Irish stew
    $400 12
This 1989 Oscar nominee was based on the W.P. Kinsella book "Shoeless Joe"
    $400 17
I'm the train route they call the City of this, which also hits Memphis & Chicago; I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done
    $400 2
Old-time sailors' drink made from rum
    $400 7
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Banana plants with thin leaves produce good fruit; young plants with wide leaves are called hijos del agua--or "sons of" this, & are culled because too much of it is directed to the leaves
    $600 28
In 1431 Notre Dame held the coronation of King Henry VI & in 1804, the coronation of this man
    $600 23
This Roman missionary brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century
    $600 13
Director Martin Scorsese had a bit part as a stagehand in this bio of Jake La Motta
    $600 18
The Southwest Chief route takes a "right toyn" after stopping at this 11-letter N.M. city (relax, we won't make you spell it)
    DD: $1,000 3
An invisible emanation, or an intangible quality
    $600 8
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Bananas stay green while attached to the plant; picking one releases a gas that changes the fruit's color & turns its starch into this sugar, from the Latin for "fruit"
    $800 29
In 2009 a memorial was held at Notre Dame for victims of this airline's Flight 447, which crashed after leaving Rio
    $800 24
The Irish town of Kerry lends its name to this colorful breed of pooch
    $800 14
This 1976 Oscar winner used the tagline "You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest Bicentennial in history"
    $800 21
The express route named for this Fort Ticonderoga hero has stops in Rutland & Castleton, Vermont
    $800 4
Pertaining to the lips
    $800 9
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Though a banana bush can grow to 20 feet in height & is commonly referred to as a tree, it contains no woody tissue; it's actually a huge one of these plants common to cooks like sage or basil
    $1000 25
For organizing Band Aid & other good works, this Irishman received an honorary knighthood in 1986
    $1000 15
Several major league ballplayers had cameos in this 1942 Gary Cooper flick, including Babe Ruth & Bill Dickey
    $1000 22
The Keystone Route serves NYC, Philly & this capital; Three Mile Island's nearby if you're the nuclear plant gawker type
    $1000 5
A noble gas, atomic number 10
    $1000 10
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) The string inside a banana carries nutrients such as sugars between parts of the plant; it's called the phloem, from the Greek word for this tough stuff that covers trees

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

Janet Christopher Steven
$4,000 $1,200 $2,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Janet Christopher Steven
$5,800 $1,000 $5,600

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS
(Alex: You have to tell us the Shakespeare play that the operas are based on.)
CLASSIC YUMMY ROCKERS
REBELS WITH A CAUSE
TRADITIONAL ANNIVERSARY GIFTS
ARCHITECTS
"Z" IS FOR...
    $400 1
It's full of magic:
"Stormen" & several called "Der Sturm"
    $400 9
You can't make a sandwich without this band whose hits include "Make It With You" & "If"
    $400 5
The 1606-07 Zebrzydowski Rebellion was an uprising of nobles against this country's king
    $400 16
The 7th isn't so lucky if your skin is sensitive to this natural fabric, though the Merino type is finer
    $400 26
The art of this center named for an oilman is housed in a Los Angeles hilltop complex designed by Richard Meier
    $400 21
This scientific field that might study pandas or pumas
    $800 2
Shifting the title's focus:
"Jessika"
    $800 10
This artist's "Bat Out of Hell" album contained music originally intended for a Peter Pan project
    $800 6
In the 1799 Fries Rebellion, Pennsylvania took up arms against a tax on this, including land & slaves
    $800 17
You can buy a gift of this for the 9th anniversary from the store called this "Barn"
    $800 27
From 1887 to 1893 he was chief draftsman for the Chicago firm of Adler & Sullivan
    $800 22
This musical instrument with strings stretched across a soundboard
    $1200 3
An enchanting work:
"The Faery Queen"
    $1200 11
"30 Days in the Hole" if you can't name this old Peter Frampton band whose name refers to a forced apology
    $1200 7
For 2 decades, Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has been the focal point of resistance to this country's ruling regime
    $1200 18
For the 14th anniversary, you could give a piano, whose keys symbolize this traditional gift
    $1200 28
In the 1970s this Chinese American designed the aluminum-clad skyscraper at 88 Pine Street in New York City
    $1200 23
This getup popular in the '40s that lent its name to a wartime L.A. riot
    DD: $2,000 4
Love that sparring:
"Beatrice et Benedict"
    $1600 12
This "Airborne" country rock band included Gram & Gene Parsons, who, despite the group's name, are unrelated
    DD: $2,000 14
The 17th & 18 century Jacobite Rebellions attempted to return this royal house to the British throne
    $1600 19
The traditional gift for a 12th anniversary is this luxurious fabric, in the name of an ancient trade route from China
    $1600 30
In 1657 he was appointed professor of astronomy at London's Gresham College
    $1600 25
This African island which, oddly, once was home to the capital of Oman
    $2000 8
What a farce:
"Sir John in Love" & several called "Falstaff"
    $2000 13
This band was once named for NBA star Mookie Blaylock, but decided to go with a more well-"preserved" name
    $2000 15
Maoists known as the Shining Path have tried to overthrow this South American country's government
    $2000 20
The 35th warrants this, which is also the orangy color of the material in the necklace seen here
    $2000 29
His designs are seen in the film "Triumph of the Will"; after WWII he spent 20 years in Spandau Prison
    $2000 24
This Babylonian temple tower

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Janet Christopher Steven
$16,600 $4,600 $17,600

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

PHYSICS
Discovered in the early 20th century, these 2 particles, 1 with a positive charge, the other a packet of energy, differ by a letter

Final scores:

Janet Christopher Steven
$15,599 $9,199 $26,700
2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000 New champion: $26,700

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Janet Christopher Steven
$16,200 $4,600 $19,200
17 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 11 R,
4 W		 25 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $40,000

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

The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. 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.