Show #8114 - Thursday, December 12, 2019

Jennifer Quail game 7.

Contestants

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Kim Kindya, a freelance writer and editor from Queens, New York

Brad Cardwell, a communications manager from Baltimore, Maryland

Jennifer Quail, a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan (whose 6-day cash winnings total $171,400)

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Jeopardy! Round

THE PRESIDENT HAD MONEY TROUBLES
CRUSHIN' IT!
KIDDIE LIT TITLE ADJECTIVES
POLYNESIAN WORDS
FEMALE TV CRIME FIGHTERS
DESIGNER INITIALS
    $200 6
After Jefferson's death, owing what would be $1-2 million today, his heirs had to sell this beloved estate
    $200 23
This nice-to-touch fabric comes in a crushed type, such as panne & mirror
    $200 1
A series by Jeff Kinney:
"Diary of a ____ Kid"
    $200 11
Te Reo is the language of this New Zealand people
    $200 17
On 1960s TV, Yvonne Craig was civilian Barbara Gordon but also this caped crime fighter
    $200 30
In 2002 he announced his retirement & the closing of his famous haute couture house: Y.S.L.
    DD: $600 7
Living on a $112 per month pension after the White House, this ex-haberdasher refused any cashing in on the prestige of the presidency
    $400 26
The "Saga" of this game? It's "been making moments sweeter since 2012"
    $400 2
"The ____ Wizard of Oz"
    $400 12
This long, flowing dress is 4 U
    $400 18
A former stripper turned forensic investigator, Catherine Willows was played by Marg Helgenberger on this TV show
    $400 24
In 2016 he launched a new line in collaboration with model Gigi Hadid: T.H.
    $600 8
Deep in the red after years of public service, this 5th president got the government to pay off at least a portion
    $600 27
In 1987 James "Bonecrusher" Smith took this heavyweight boxing champ the distance but lost the decision
    $600 3
By Natalie Babbitt:
"Tuck ____"
    $600 16
A paniolo, one of these, works on a ranch herding cattle
    $600 19
Before she was running an "Empire", this actress was Detective Joss Carter on "Person of Interest"
    $600 13
He's well-suited as Italy's most successful designer: G.A.
    $800 9
Pre-presidency, George Washington was in debt in the early 1760s farming the "sweetscented" type of this crop
    $800 28
If you want that Indiana Jones look, you can get an officially licensed crushable wool felt this kind of hat
    $800 4
By Eric Carle:
"The Very ____ Spider"
    $800 21
The name of this Polynesian creator god also refers to an image of him--or to a type of Polynesian bar
    $800 20
As officer Judy Hoffs, Holly Robinson Peete went undercover to solve youth crimes on this drama
    $800 14
In 2013 he left Louis Vuitton to focus on his own line: M.J.
    $1000 10
In the 1890s what this Ohio Republican thought was a $17,000 debt helping a pal ballooned to $130,000
    $1000 29
In movies & on TV, crushers of these are often seen at junkyards; OverBuilt LLC makes one with 10' jaws & 159 tons of crushing power
    $1000 5
About an endearing 3-legged critter:
"The ____ Donkey"
    $1000 22
In Hawaii say this 3-letter word if you want an edible paste; in Tahiti, put "Po" before it
    $1000 25
Much to her chagrin, homicide detective Kate Beckett got teamed up with this title mystery writer to solve cases
    $1000 15
She's known for her bold & whimsical designs & for her hair extensions: B.J.

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

Jennifer Brad Kim
$5,000 $1,800 -$1,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jennifer Brad Kim
$10,000 $2,800 $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIOLOGY
21st CENTURY FILMS
RHYMES WITH A SEASON
(Alex: Each correct response.)
BOOK OF THE YEAR
COUNTRY OF THE OPERA
(Alex: You identify the country--the present-day country.)
"EL" OR "LA"
(Alex: Either one will come up in each correct response.)
    $400 1
Unlike mammals, birds regenerate cells within their ears, so the barn type of this doesn't lose its incredible hearing with age
    $400 13
Emily Blunt played pregnant mom Evelyn Abbott in this scary 2018 film
    $400 2
A complex like Westfield Citrus Park in Tampa
    $400 9
"Attlee, Clement", "Bergen-Belsen, Liberation of" & "Nagasaki" are index entries in Ian Buruma's book about this year
    $400 3
"Carmen"
    $400 23
A cemetery in Paris is nicknamed for this priest, confessor to Louis XIV
    $800 8
This dietary progression might begin with plants, move up through herbivores & end with large carnivores
    $800 14
"Shrek 2" improves on the original with the introduction of this gato guapo
    $800 21
It precedes "than a bag of hammers"
    $800 15
2 books published 50 years apart identify 1877 as a year of violence & as the end of this post-slavery period in the south
    $800 4
"Anna Bolena"
    $800 24
A 2019 horror movie was called "The Curse of" her, Spanish for "the weeping woman"
    $1200 10
This term for the systematic classification of organisms comes from the Greek for "arrangement"
    $1200 16
In the 2019 sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level", it's total "Dandemonium" when these two veteran actors named Dan join the game
    $1200 22
To throw, violently & suddenly
    DD: $2,000 19
A book titled this year is subtitled "The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry"
    $1200 5
"Elektra"
    $1200 25
Soprano Maria Callas made her debut at this Milan opera house in 1950
    DD: $2,000 11
The rhinoceros, the tapir & the horse all belong to the "odd-toed" group of these hoofed animals
    $1600 17
Colin Firth portrayed the royal known as Bertie in this Oscar-winning film
    $1600 27
For his epitaph, Ben Franklin originally wanted just this early profession of his listed
    $1600 20
A novel by John Dos Passos titled this year includes a look at the negotiation of the Treaty of Versailles
    $1600 6
"Guillaume Tell"
    $1600 29
In 1942 British troops fought the Germans in 2 major battles named for this Egyptian coastal town
    $2000 12
It's not Tchaikovsky changing his mind, it's the term for an organism that breaks down dead plants & animals into simpler forms
    $2000 18
Jason Bateman was the reluctant adoptive father-to-be of Ellen Page's baby in this 2007 charmer
    $2000 28
That young fellow in accounting is a real this hyphenated word for someone rising ambitiously
    $2000 26
"1959" makes much of this Soviet craft, the first to escape Earth's gravity, though it didn't make it to the moon it was named for
    $2000 7
"Turandot"
    $2000 30
The name of this Keats poem means "the beautiful lady without pity"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jennifer Brad Kim
$24,000 $800 $13,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN AUTHORS
In 1947 she testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee on how the film "Song of Russia" was Communist propaganda

Final scores:

Jennifer Brad Kim
$27,000 $0 $1
7-day champion: $198,400 3rd place: $1,000 2nd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jennifer Brad Kim
$23,800 $800 $11,800
29 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 5 R,
2 W		 20 R
(including 2 DDs),
6 W

Combined Coryat: $36,400

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Game tape date: 2019-10-05
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