Show #7420 - Friday, December 9, 2016

Tim Aten game 6.

Contestants

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Lara Croft, an aquatic veterinarian from Orlando, Florida

Jim Yulman, a retired lawyer and software developer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tim Aten, an editor from Vermilion, Ohio (whose 5-day cash winnings total $79,299)

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Jeopardy! Round

PALMISTRY
TV TAGLINES
THE BIBLE
IT BORDERS BOTH
H.P.
LOVE CRAFT
    $200 25
Famous as a psychic, Jeane Dixon said an old gypsy saw her talents in her palm &--of course--gave her this ball
    $200 1
This Zooey Deschanel sitcom is billed as "Simply adorkable"
    $200 26
This third gospel is the only one that mentions the Roman emperors Augustus & Tiberius
    $200 16
Maine & Vermont: this state
    $200 11
The pooch seen here represents this brand of footwear
    $200 2
As a tribute to your passion, create this type of work, a melange of different symbols meaningful to the beloved one
    $400 24
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a palm on the monitor.) Palm readers say that each of the breaks that are found in this alliterative line may represent a serious experience that has either happened or could happen in the future
    $400 7
This CBS comedy that ran from 2005 to 2014 had the tagline "A love story in reverse"
    $400 27
When confronted by God for misbehavior in Genesis 3, Adam blames Eve & Eve blames this creature
    $400 17
California & Utah
    $400 12
This small measure was Pa's nickname for Laura on "Little House on the Prairie"
    $400 3
Want to make an anatomically correct felt heart for Valentine's Day? Make sure it has this many chambers
    $600 21
This 19th century skeptical humorist said a celebrity palmist "exposed my character... with humiliating accuracy"
    $600 8
The U.S. version of this PBS show was hyped as "Part adventure, part history lesson and part treasure hunt"
    $600 28
The 26th of these biblical poems begins, "Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity"
    $600 18
Wisconsin & Ohio
    $600 13
H2O2, used as a bleach
    $600 4
Susanna Hoffs loves this type of bracelet that sounds like the band she was in
    $800 22
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a palm on the monitor.) The seven hill-like bumps tell of a range of traits from sensuality to determination; they're referred to as these, a term for a horse one might ride
    $800 9
"Save the cheerleader. Save the world"
    $800 29
The name of this villain in the Book of Esther comes before "tasch" in the name of a Purim pastry
    $800 19
Kansas & South Dakota
    $800 14
Young Teddy Roosevelt served as club secretary for this Harvard club known for its theatricals
    $800 5
The do-it-yourself "flowers" imade from these paper breakfast helpers look great, but now I have none to hold my arabica
    $1000 23
In the 20th century palmistry found a new life via this Swiss-born analytic psychiatrist who gave it credence
    $1000 10
Jennifer Love Hewitt was the "she" in the slogan "The dead are talking... and she is listening"
    $1000 30
Zechariah predicted the new king would arrive in Jerusalem on one of these animals, & Jesus later does
    DD: $1,800 20
Missouri & Louisiana
    $1000 15
This phrase is Greek for "the many"
    $1000 6
Be crafty & make your own one of these rings, given to a lover prior to an engagement ring

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

Tim Jim Lara
$5,200 $800 $1,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Tim Jim Lara
$7,600 $4,200 $2,800

Double Jeopardy! Round

DOCUMENTARIES
EPONYMS
YOU MAD, BRO?
BALLET UP TO THE BARRE
CIVIL WAR LITERATURE
THE "N"IMAL KINGDOM
    $400 6
The 1967 doc "The Anderson Platoon" went to war with the title military unit during this conflict
    $400 13
This Mennonite sect found in rural Pennsylvania & Ohio was named for a 17th century Swiss bishop
    $400 10
Artaxerxes II, king of this land, had to deal with rebellion from his brother Cyrus the Younger--not cool, bro
    $400 16
In the romantic style, this skirt falls to mid-calf; in the classical style, the entire leg is showing
    $400 27
This "directional" trilogy by John Jakes looks at the Civil War from the viewpoints of 2 families on opposite sides
    $400 1
Meriwether Lewis' dog Seaman & Nana in "Peter Pan" were both this Canadian breed
    $800 17
Mais oui, a documentary short on this Looney Tunes character is called "The Charm of Stink"
    $800 14
In 1887 this German scientist invented the dish now named for him that's used in making bacteria cultures
    $800 11
In 2009 the Mirror reported the Gallagher brothers of this "Wonderwall" band "only communicate by web insults"
    $800 7
One scene in this fairy tale ballet is called "The Awakening"
    $800 28
"Manhunt" by James Swanson is an account of the multi-day chase to find this killer
    $800 2
An eft is the immature terrestrial stage of this amphibian
    $1200 18
This 2015 series on Netflix puts both possible killer Steven Avery & a Wisconsin county sheriff's dept. on trial
    DD: $1,200 15
This above-ground burial chamber was named for an ancient Greek leader whose tomb was an Ancient Wonder
    DD: $2,000 12
Henry I eased onto England's throne in 1100 because his brother Robert Curthose was away fighting in the first of these
    $1200 8
When Serge Diaghilev brought this ballet company to the U.S. in 1916, Vaslav Nijinsky was a featured dancer
    $1200 21
It's the "snaky" title of Bernard Cornwell's novel about a Confederate officer jailed as a Yankee spy
    $1200 3
Here's a group of these toothed whales
    $1600 20
She was declared a Nazi sympathizer for directing films like "Olympia" & "Triumph of the Will"
    $1600 26
In "The Godfather Part II", Michael says to this character, "I know it was you... you broke my heart"
    $1600 9
This Russian ballerina is seen here at her home; note the birds in the background
    $1600 23
Begun in 1863 & published in 1994, John Ransom's diary is his eloquent account of survival in this notorious prison
    $1600 4
It's Hawaii's state bird, you silly goose!
    $2000 19
The 1979 doc "From Mao to Mozart" recounts this master violinist's groundbreaking trip to China
    $2000 25
This late British atheist said his brother's article about him was a "fraternal stab between the shoulder blades"
    $2000 22
It's been said that "Coppelia" is ballet's great comedy & this 1841 tale of a doomed maiden, its great tragedy
    $2000 24
A Union officer is killed but not in warfare in "Murder at" this Virginia town, name of the war's first major battle
    $2000 5
It's a bottom-feeding shark with an occupational name

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Tim Jim Lara
$17,600 $4,600 $5,600
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS
Ruled at times by Persians, Mongols & Russians, Baku is the only capital that borders this body of water

Final scores:

Tim Jim Lara
$22,600 $5,000 $1,990
6-day champion: $101,899 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Tim Jim Lara
$16,800 $3,800 $5,600
22 R
(including 2 DDs),
0 W		 9 R
(including 1 DD),
5 W		 14 R,
4 W

Combined Coryat: $26,200

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Game tape date: 2016-08-30
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