Game #3. Can either Brendan or Solidad take down Ash and become the new Jeopardy! champion?
(2012-13 JEOPARDY! OPENING)
JOHNNY GILBERT- THIS IS JEOPARDY! Let's meet today's contestants. A computer technician from San Diego, California (SOLIDAD GARCIA SANDOVAL). A school guidance counselor from Agoura Hills, California (BRENDAN BIRCH). And our returning champion. A mechanic from Kings Mills, Ohio, Ashton Morikawa, whose 2 day cash winnings total $80000. And now here's the host of Jeopardy! ALEX TREBEK
ALEX- Thank you Johnny. Hello folks. Welcome to another great game of JEOPARDY! Today, we have Brendan and Solidad taking on our returning champion. Let's start the Jeopardy round and there's a DAILY DOUBLE somewhere in one of these categories.
GIMME AN "F"
ACTORS-DIRECTORS
TOOL TIME
NICKNAMES
STUPID ANSWERS (You'll love this category) &
20th CENTURY AMERICA
ALEX- You pick first, ASH
ASH- TOOL TIME for $200
ALEX- When it "falls", you're fired
ASH- What is the axe? (ALEX- CORRECT), TOOL TIME for $400
ALEX- It's the musical tool hear, see? (A noise plays)
ASH- What is a saw? (ALEX- CORRECT), TOOL TIME for $600
ALEX- A sharp twist of your muscle that might make you a "monkey" out of you is this tool.
ASH- What is a wrench? (ALEX- CORRECT), TOOL TIME for $800
ALEX- Things on the up & up are "on" this tool, honest.
ASH- What is a square? (ALEX- CORRECT), TOOL TIME for $1000
ALEX- To go at something full force is to go to at it with this tool "and tongs".
BRENDAN- What is a hammer? (ALEX- CORRECT), ACTORS-DIRECTORS for $200
ALEX- 2 years after a riding accident left him paralyzed, he directed the HBO drama "In The Gloaming".
SOLIDAD- Who was Christopher Reeve? (ALEX- CORRECT), ACTORS-DIRECTORS for $400
ALEX- Star Trek's Mr. Spock, he showed his comedy side with the direction of "Three Men And A Baby".
ASH- Who is Leonard Nimoy? (ALEX- CORRECT), ACTORS-DIRECTORS for $600
ALEX- He cast Debbie Reynolds as his "mother" in a 1996 film.
ASH- Who is Albert Brooks? (ALEX- CORRECT), ACTORS-DIRECTORS for $800
ALEX- In 1990 he directed him in title role of "Dick Tracy".
SOLIDAD- Who is Warren Beatty? (ALEX- CORRECT), ACTORS-DIRECTORS for $1000
ALEX- Answer is the DAILY DOUBLE. How much are you wagering?
SOLIDAD- Let's make it a true DAILY DOUBLE
ALEX- Okay. If you're right, you will be tied with Ash for 1st place. The clue is Forest Whitaker of "The Crying Game" made his directorial debut with this Whitney Houston film about 4 friends.
SOLIDAD- What is Waiting to Exhale? (ALEX- YOU GOT IT!), GIMME AN "F" for $200
ALEX- A small bit of snow, soap, or cereal.
ASH- What is a flake? (ALEX- CORRECT), GIMME AN "F" for $400
ALEX- Eliza Doolittle, or a precious little petal scatterer.
BRENDAN- What is a flower girl? (ALEX- CORRECT), GIMME AN "F" for $600 (BRENDAN- $1400)
ALEX- It's a "digital" painting technique.
BRENDAN- What is finger painting? (ALEX- CORRECT), GIMME AN "F" for $800
ALEX- Broken, like some bones or cartoon "fairy tales".
ASH- What is Fractured? (ALEX- CORRECT), GIMME AN "F" for $1000
ALEX- This weather phenomenon "comes on little cat feet".
ASH- What is fog? (ALEX- CORRECT), STUPID ANSWERS for $200
ALEX- The old Milwaukee brewing company is headquartered in this city.
ASH- What is Milwaukee? (ALEX- CORRECT), STUPID ANSWERS for $400
ALEX- The Statue of Liberty towers 305 feet from foundation to torch above this island.
ASH- What is Liberty Island? (ALEX- CORRECT), STUPID ANSWERS for $600
ALEX- 26 nations united to draw up a Jan. 1, 1942 declaration that led the way for the creation of this in 1945.
ASH- What is The United Nations? (ALEX- CORRECT), STUPID ANSWERS for $800
ALEX- This capital city of Luxembourg lies on a plateau into which the Alzette & Petrusse rivers flow.
ASH- What is Luxembourg? (ALEX- CORRECT), STUPID ANSWERS for $1000
ALEX- Masi Oka plays a character with this first name on the TV show "Heroes".
SOLIDAD- Who is Hiro? (ALEX- CORRECT), NICKNAMES for $200
ALEX- Last name of the mother & son who were "Miss Lillian" & "Grits".
SOLIDAD- What is Carter? (ALEX- CORRECT), NICKNAMES for $400
ALEX- Fishy nickname shared by Football's Vernon Smith & Baseball's James Hunter.
SOLIDAD- What is Catfish? (ALEX- CORRECT), NICKNAMES for $600
ALEX- Gangster Martin Goldsmith was nicknamed this, with 2 "G"s; Benjamin Siegel had only one.
SOLIDAD- What is Buggsy? (ALEX- CORRECT), NICKNAMES for $800
ALEX- You've got this one nailed if you know this is Louis Terkel's nickname.
SOLIDAD- What is Studs? (ALEX- CORRECT), NICKNAMES for $1000
ALEX- Born in 1861, this Chicago chewing gum businessman was known as the "Monarch of mastication".
BRENDAN- Who was William Wrigley Jr? (ALEX- CORRECT), 20th CENTURY AMERICA for $200
ALEX- Date on which the U.S. celebrated its bicentennial.
ASH- What is July 4, 1976? (ALEX- CORRECT), 20th CENTURY AMERICA for $400
ALEX- Hearings to determine whether this president should be impeached began May 9, 1974.
BRENDAN- Who was Richard Nixon? (ALEX- CORRECT), 20th CENTURY AMERICA for $600
ALEX- In April 1964, Ford introduced this new sporty car with a $2,368 sticker price.
BRENDAN- What is the Mustang? (ALEX- CORRECT), 20th CENTURY AMERICA for $800
ALEX- When completed in 1936, it was the world's tallest dam.
ASH- What is Hoover Dam?
ALEX- Correct and the last for this round is What a turn-on! "Energy Turns On the World" was the theme of the 1982 World's Fair in this Tennessee city.
SOLIDAD- What is Knoxville?
ALEX- Right and that ends the Jeopardy round so let's see how everyone's doing. Ash leads with $7000. Solidad is 2nd with $6000. Brendan is 3rd with $4000 and he will choose first in DOUBLE JEOPARDY! We'll take a break and talk with our players.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
ALEX- Welcome back. Before we start Double Jeopardy, let's talk with our players. First up is Solidad Garcia from San Diego. Now tell me about yourself living in Japan.
SOLIDAD- After I graduated from San Diego State, I got a job in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture as a computer technician for the high school and I returned in 2000 where I work at Mission Bay High School which was where I went for high school and my mom teaches a computer class there too.
ALEX- Nice. Next up is Brendan Birch who's a school guidance counselor from Agoura Hills. What made you want to be a guidance counselor.
BRENDAN- Well I usually like to work with students so that's how I became a guidance counselor.
ALEX- Sounds good with me. Now Ash, tell me about your music collection which you probably have on an I-Pod.
ASH- Well I really like the Rock/Pop genre but I like a little of everything. I've got Aerosmith, Lynard Skynard and a whole lot of other music.
ALEX- Well at least you don't get bored when you listen to music. We have 3 awesome players today. Now let's get on with Double Jeopardy. There's 2 DAILY DOUBLES. Here are the categories.
NEWSPAPER NAMES
"ITZ" (The answer will contain these letters)
WHICH CAME FIRST
PASTA
NAME THE YEAR &
IN MEMORIAM 2008
ALEX- Brendan, pick the first clue for this round.
BRENDAN- Okay then. How about "ITZ" for $400
ALEX- In this football play linebackers rush a quarterback to sack him.
ASH- What is a blitz? (ALEX- CORRECT), "ITZ" for $800
ALEX- In a song title, we're "putting on" this.
ASH- What is ritz? (ALEX- CORRECT), "ITZ" for $1200
ALEX- Skiers who fall on their derrieres leave this German "mark" in the snow.
ASH- What is sitz? (ALEX- CORRECT), "ITZ" for $1600
ALEX- John F. Kennedy's middle name.
ASH- What is Fitzgerald? (ALEX- CORRECT), "ITZ" for $2000
ALEX- Synonymous with "meddle" or "snoop", this Yiddish word means to offer unsolicited advice.
ASH- What is kibitz? (ALEX- CORRECT), NEWSPAPER NAMES for $400
ALEX- The papers with this name in NYC & L.A. have combined daily circulations of over 2 million.
SOLIDAD- What is Times? (ALEX- CORRECT), NEWSPAPER NAMES for $800
ALEX- Meaning of the name of Nicaragua's La Prensa, or what Nicaragua hasn't always had "freedom of".
SOLIDAD- What is the press? (ALEX- CORRECT), NEWSPAPER NAMES for $1200
ALEX- Portland's largest paper is the Oregonian; this city's is the Tennessean.
SOLIDAD- What is Nashville? (ALEX- CORRECT), NEWSPAPER NAMES for $1600
ALEX- Correct pronunciation of the name of a 234-year-old Hartford paper, or the type of "events" it covers.
SOLIDAD- What is current? (ALEX- CORRECT), NEWSPAPER NAMES for $2000
ALEX- There's one of the DAILY DOUBLES. How much are you willing to wager?
SOLIDAD- I will wager $2000.
ALEX- Okay then. Here's the clue. The name of this Tulsa morning paper is a translation of Germany's Die Welt.
SOLIDAD- I have no idea, Alex. SORRY!
ALEX- What we were looking for was The World. That takes you down to $8000 but there still is a lot of game left. Pick again.
SOLIDAD- WHICH CAME FIRST for $400.
ALEX- Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Meet The Beatles.
SOLIDAD- What is Meet The Beatles? (ALEX- CORRECT), WHICH CAME FIRST for $800
ALEX- Calamity Jane, Jane Curtin, Lady Jane Grey.
BRENDAN- Who is Lady Jane Grey? (ALEX- CORRECT), WHICH CAME FIRST for $1200
ALEX- William Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, Alec Baldwin.
BRENDAN- Who is Alec Baldwin? (ALEX- CORRECT), WHICH CAME FIRST for $1600
ALEX- Ramses II, Nebuchadnezzar, King Solomon.
SOLIDAD- Who was Ramses II? (ALEX- CORRECT), WHICH CAME FIRST for $2000
ALEX- Oklahoma's Statehood, Hawaii's Statehood, Arizona's Statehood.
ASH- What is Oklahoma's Statehood? (ALEX- CORRECT), IN MEMORIAM 2008 for $400
ALEX- This ABC sportscaster long associated with the Olympics didn't get to see the Beijing games, as he died in June.
ASH- Who was Jim McKay? (ALEX- CORRECT), IN MEMORIAM 2008 for $800
ALEX- He became the world's most famous beekeeper when he conquered Everest in 1953.
ASH- Who was Sir Edmund Hillary? (ALEX- CORRECT), IN MEMORIAM 2008 for $1200
ALEX- Sadly, we'll never again hear this comedian do his "7 words you can never say on TV" routine.
ASH- Who was George Carlin? (ALEX- CORRECT), IN MEMORIAM 2008 for $1600
ALEX- A nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, he also hosted the TV show "Firing Line" 1966-1999.
ASH- Who was William F. Buckley Jr? (ALEX- CORRECT), IN MEMORIAM 2008 for $2000
ALEX- This Oscar-winning director's very literary output included "Cold Mountain" & "The English Patient".
ASH- Who was Anthony Minghella? (ALEX- CORRECT), PASTA for $400
ALEX- Most Catholics know paternoster as the Lord's this, but it's also a pasta that's great in soups prayer.
SOLIDAD- What is a prayer? (ALEX- CORRECT), PASTA for $800
ALEX- This body part sometimes precedes "macaroni" in the name of a pasta.
SOLIDAD- What is elbow? (ALEX- CORRECT), PASTA for $1200
ALEX- Rotelle look like these, complete with spokes.
SOLIDAD- What are wheels? (ALEX- CORRECT), PASTA for $1600
ALEX- The USMC can tell you that fidelini means "little" these "ones".
SOLIDAD- What is faithful? (ALEX- CORRECT), PASTA for $2000
ALEX- Well there's the other DAILY DOUBLE. So how much are you wagering?
SOLIDAD- I am wagering $6000
ALEX- If you are correct, you'll have $20000. Here's the clue. Gemelli, meaning this in Italian, looks like 2 strands of spaghetti twisted together.
SOLIDAD- What is twins?
ALEX- That's using your noodle. Pick again, Solidad.
SOLIDAD- NAME THE YEAR for $400
ALEX- U.S. elects 46-year-old Bill Clinton president.
BRENDAN- What is 1992? (ALEX- CORRECT), NAME THE YEAR for $800
ALEX- Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald.
BRENDAN- What is 1963? (ALEX- CORRECT), NAME THE YEAR for $1200
ALEX- Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee.
BRENDAN- What is 1977? (ALEX- CORRECT), NAME THE YEAR for $1600
ALEX- Napoleon meets his Waterloo, literally.
BRENDAN- What is 1815?
ALEX- Right and the last clue is Pakistan becomes independent of Great Britain.
ASH- What is 1947?
ALEX- That's correct and that ends Double Jeopardy. Let's see how everyone's doing. Ash leads with $23000. Solidad's 2nd with $20000 and Brendan's 3rd with $10000. Here's the category for FINAL JEOPARDY. It's NEW MEXICO CITIES. We'll take a commercial break and let our players think about their wagers.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
ALEX- Welcome back. During the break, our players made their wagers so now they're ready for the clue. Here it is. Its full Spanish name originally mean "The Royal City of The Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi. 30 seconds players. Good luck everyone.
(ROCK & ROLL JEOPARDY! THINK MUSIC PLAYS)
ALEX- Alright, let's see how everyone did. Brendan was 3rd going into FINAL JEOPARDY! What was his response? "WHAT IS ALBUQUERQUE?" Sorry that's wrong. How much will that cost you? It will cost you $4000 taking you down to $6000. Solidad put down "What is La Cruces?" That too is incorrect. She wagered nothing so she stays at $20000. Finally let's see what Ash wrote. "What is Santa Fe?" He's correct and his wager was $17000. That brings him to $40000 so now he has a 3 day total of $120000. We'll see you tomorrow when 2 new contestants take on Ash.