Janet Jackson
Waterford, MI
Janet says its a lot of fun having her name. There's not a day that goes by without seeing it in the newspapers or on television.
Question Topics:
* Animal Lovers
* You Said It!
* Surf and Turf
* In Treatment
* Inauguration Day
* His and Hers
* Duly Noted
* Famous Names
* Made for TV
* Shady Characters
* (Psycho)
* (Tall Tales)
* (One Ringy Dingy)
* (The Meat Market)
* (Heave Ho!)
Janet still has all her lifelines, including the ATE with today's expert, Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.
$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?
A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler
With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 26% B: 10% C: 20% D: 44%
Answer
The 2008 Emmy winner for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, "Recount" tells the story of what year's presidential election?
A: 1992 B: 1996
C: 2000 D: 2004
With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Phone A Friend.
Janet's PAF team, who get no introduction from Meredith, are John, Holland, MI; Maureen, Waterford, MI; and Jim, Summerfield, FL. Janet calls her brother-in-law, John.
John: That would be--I'm pretty sure it would be C.
Janet: How sure?
John: Percent? I'd say 80.
Janet: 80%? 2000?
John: The first election with Bush.
Answer
Unrelated but with similar-sounding names, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Rhys-Davies are both well-known what?
A: R&B singers B: Film actors
C: Mystery novelists D: U.S. senators
With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Expert.
Ken: Okay. I think I know this one. I don't know how to say they're similar-sounding names, but Jonathan Rhys--John Rhys-Davies is the, umm--he's like Indy's comical Egyptian sidekick in Raiders of the Lost Ark. And Jonathan Rhys Meyers is an effeminate young British actor. So they're both B: Film actors, I'm pretty sure.
Answer
Janet is not the first in her family with a famous name. Her mother's name is Margaret Thatcher.
Janet's dad clipped a newspaper headline, which her mother still has, reading "Margaret Thatcher Puts Men's Club in a Tizzy".
$16,000 * Duly Noted
What country's bank notes are referred to by its citizens as "sheqalim"?
A: Israel B: Russia
C: Greece D: India
Janet thinks she knows, but she doesn't want to take the chance. She walks with $8,000. Janet thought the answer was