Show #7637 - Tuesday, November 21, 2017

WE ASKED: Elizabeth Vargas.

Contestants

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Wilbur Farley, a lecturer from Patchogue, New York

Kiana Nakamura, a graduate student from Corona, California

Eric Maher, an attorney from Epping, New Hampshire (whose 1-day cash winnings total $31,500)

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Jeopardy! Round

BIBLE STUDY
WORDS FROM THE GREEK
STATE CAPITAL HAIKU
PARTS OF THE "HOLE"
A 1- THROUGH 5-STAR RATING
20/20 AT 40
    $200 2
In the book of Matthew, to calm his disciples who are on a boat during a storm, Jesus does this
    $200 14
Perhaps Wile E. Coyote knows it's from the Greek for "highest point"
    $200 1
Willamette Valley /
It's not the witch trial one /
A "Lot" to look at
    $200 5
Cover,
concrete walls,
sewer main
    $200 21
Wirebound college rule these are among the Five Star school supplies from Mead
    $200 26
(David Muir of 20/20 presents the clue.) In 2015 I had the honor of moderating a town hall with this man before his first visit to the U.S.; he asked Americans to pray for him
    $400 3
Used to refer to the first 5 books of the Bible, this Hebrew word is usually translated as "law"
    $400 15
Take a long look; it's the type of photo seen here
    $400 10
The "City of Trees" /
& potatoes! Potatoes! /
Potatoes! 'Taters!
    $400 6
Event horizon,
singularity
    $400 22
Wear one star on your U.S. Army uniform & you're a BG, short for this
    $400 27
(Elizabeth Vargas of 20/20 presents the clue.) In 2002 Peter Jennings sat down for a last interview with Hollywood legend Charlton Heston & his wife to talk about acting, the NRA & dealing with this memory-robbing disease
    $600 4
In Genesis he is sold to Pharaoh's officer Potiphar & Mrs. P. tries to seduce him
    $600 18
A synonym for predicament, it's made up of 2 words that together mean "two propositions"
    $600 11
No roads lead to it /
Named for a gold prospector /
It gets quite cold there
    $600 7
Flour,
vegetable oil,
glaze
    $600 23
A deal made by Conn Smythe led to this sport's "three stars" of each game, sponsored by Three-Star gasoline
    $600 28
(David Muir of 20/20 presents the clue.) Some stories we bring you are particularly troubling; in 2016 I reported on a growing epidemic in America, the rise in use of this illegal & deadly opioid, the majority of users having started with prescription pain medications
    $800 16
Many find this N.T. figure foretold in Malachi: "I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way"
    $800 19
From Greek for "world citizen", it describes someone who is worldly & sophisticated
    $800 12
South of Pawtucket /
Founded 1636 /
Best-loved color? Brown!
    $800 8
Nasal plug,
phonic lips,
air sacs
    $800 24
In 2011 NASA announced the discovery of the first known circumbinary planet, meaning it does this
    $800 29
(Elizabeth Vargas of 20/20 presents the clue.) In 2015 I traveled to Iraq to cover the plight of Christian refugees trying to flee the horrors of this terrorist group
    $1000 17
Rembrandt painted this prophet, sad that his book says all the houses of Jerusalem were burned
    $1000 20
This adjective meaning having the same property throughout is from the Greek for "of the same kind"
    DD: $2,800 13
Mark Twain called it home /
Founded 1635 /
Knows Courant events
    $1000 9
Camouflage,
shovel,
grenade trap
    $1000 25
4 stars for BNP Paribas, one of Europe's major banks; Paribas is short for Paris et des Pays-Bas, Paris & this country
    $1000 30
(David Muir of 20/20 presents the clue.) The words mad & unstable came up when Barbara Walters interviewed this Arab leader in 1989

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

Eric Kiana Wilbur
$5,600 $1,000 -$200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Eric Kiana Wilbur
$7,200 $2,200 $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

MILLENNIALS
UNPLUGGED
TRUUUE
"INSTA"!
THIRSTY
NETFLIX & SPELL
    $400 12
Around 1000 A.D. Russia began using this alphabet and still uses a version of it today
    $400 5
Bluesnarfing & bluejacking are different ways of using this wireless technology to hack your phone
    $400 1
"Chaos Monkeys" is subtitled "Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in" this tech region of California
    $400 2
Now common, this TV sports innovation was first used in the 1963 Army-Navy college football game
    $400 18
Tanqueray suggests this libation from a 1993 Snoop Dogg song should include orange & pineapple
    $400 23
Last name of the science guy who "Saves the World" on Netflix
    $800 13
This Icelandic parliament considered Christianity around 999 A.D. & then made it the state religion
    $800 6
The Kérastase Hair Coach, a wireless this beauty item, can help Marcia Brady count to 100 maintaining her lustrous locks
    $800 17
"My Own Words" is her first book since joining the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993
    $800 3
"A community of more than 600 mil. who capture & share the world's moments" is promised by this internet service
    $800 19
The dried bark of this spice makes an appearance on the label of Fireball whisky
    $1200 14
A European first, Leif Ericson may have landed around 1000 A.D. at L'Anse aux Meadows on this Canadian island
    $1200 9
This company introduced Bixby, its new assistant, on its Galaxy S8 phones
    $1200 24
Released on January 17, 2017, "My Life, My Love, My Legacy" is about this woman, a famed wife & civil rights icon
    DD: $1,000 4
It's the ceremonial process of placing a new official in a job
    $1200 20
Diddy has been known to shill for Cîroc, a French type of this liquor that's all the rage
    $1600 15
Fearing a coup, in 1002 A.D. this "unready" English king ordered that all men from Denmark be slain
    $1600 10
You can bother your cat remotely with the Kittyo pet camera with one of these to make the red dot
    DD: $1,400 25
Chapter 5 of David McCullough's 2015 biography of them is titled "December 17, 1903"
    $1600 7
This Kodak camera used an easily loaded drop-in film cartridge
    $1600 21
Also a type of medical emergency, it's equal parts lager & cider
    $2000 16
With about 100,000 people, this city was Europe's most populous in 1000; today it's around number 10 in Spain
    $2000 11
Vivalnk makes a patch you put below your little one's armpit so you can wirelessly monitor this
    $2000 8
Referring to an unsettled situation, this word used in meteorology can be "regional" in political science
    $2000 22
A white cord adorns bottles of this hazelnut liqueur whose name begins with the Italian for "brother"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Eric Kiana Wilbur
$9,200 $9,200 $10,200

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

CLASSIC ALBUMS
Hailed as the "greatest album of all time", in 2017 it returned to the top of the charts 50 years after its first release

Final scores:

Eric Kiana Wilbur
$2,200 $10,500 $1,999
2nd place: $2,000 New champion: $10,500 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Eric Kiana Wilbur
$7,400 $9,400 $11,600
19 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W		 13 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 12 R,
3 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $28,400

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Game tape date: 2017-08-22
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