"Jeopardy!" 9/18

Players:
Penny Citrola (Astana, Kazakhstan; originally from East Meadow, NY)- English language tutor
Paul Camp (Ft. Wayne, IN)- A letter carrier who played along w/ the Art Fleming version
CHAMP: Vamsi Adusumilli (whose one-day cash winnings total $12,800; he watches "The Price is Right" often!)

R1 Board:
WHEELS OF FORTUNE (these are very expensive cars)
LAW & ORDER
FACE, THE NATION (each clue shows a picture of both a map & a famous person)
STAR SEARCH
"EXTRA"
LONG-RUNNING TV (themed board)

Paul picks the Daily Double under the $600 Law & Order answer w/ that amount; Penny has 1/3 his early score. Paul goes for a true one.

Punishable by fine or imprisonment of one year or less, they're five times more common than felonies in many states.

"What are misdemeanors?"...right for $1,200. He's in Lock Game Territory at halftime w/ $4,800, three times Vamsi's score.

(Notes: Vamsi did his best Sean Connery impersonation on the $600 Wheels of Fortune saying "What is Aston Martin?", but he was wrong; the actual British automaker who makes the Phantom is Rolls-Royce. Additionally, Vamsi said his response one clue too early in that topic.)

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1K (Face the Nation)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $4,800

Post-J! Round Scores:
Vamsi: $3,600
Paul: $7K
Penny: $1K

Next Six Subjects:
LITERARY WHITE PAPER
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
DUTCH COURAGE
MUSIC TERMS
AN A-PAUL-ING CATEGORY
MOVIE TAGLINES

Paul still leads w/ $10,200 as he uncovers a DD under the $2K bit of Dutch Courage; Penny's now in second place w/ $7K & Vamsi's in third w/ $5,600. Paul places an $1,800 wager.

After tackling a bomb-wielding man on an airliner, Jasper Schuringa was nicknamed this, like a spectral ship.

He doesn't remember "The Flying Dutchman", so down to $8,400 he goes. It's later DD time for Penny at 11 big ones because of the $1,600 Word & Phrase Origin; she's $2,600 ahead of Paul & Vamsi's down to $4,800. She risks $2K of that advantage.

This four-word phrase meaning natural selection was coined by philosopher Herbert Spencer, not (Charles) Darwin.

"What is Survival of the Fittest?"...still ahead she is at 13 biggies.
 
ATTEMPTED LT: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LT: $8K
TOTAL DJ! LT: $9,200

Pre-Final J! Banks:
Vamsi: $7,600
Paul: $8,400
Penny: $17,400 (LG)

CORYAT SCORES:
Vamsi: $7,600
Paul: $10,400
Penny: $17K

FJ! TOPIC: Historic Firsts.

On July 31, 1971, Air Force Colonel David Scott became the first person to drive one of these.

VAMSI:
Response: "What is a space shuttle"
Wager: $2,400
Final score: $5,200

PAUL:
Response: "What is a lunar module?"
Wager: $6,800
Final score: $1,600 (so Vamsi leaves w/ $14,800)

PENNY:
Response: "What is a lunar rover?"
Wager: $400
Wins w/: $17,800

Remember, the first-ever Military Week will be held sometime this season.

EPISODE RATING: 6