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>Matt Wierman, an aerospace engineer originally from Lake Mary, Florida
>Justin Yaeger, a high school history teacher from Studio City, California
>Laura Portwood-Stacer, an author and editor originally from Livonia, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,400)
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>Jeopardy! Round
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>d class="category_name">THE BOURGEOISIE>tr>
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<td id="clue_J_1_1" class="clue_text">The ancient "Father of History" aka "Father of Lies", Herodotus said in India, ants bigger than foxes dig for this precious metal
>gold>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_2_1" class="clue_text">Its author shouldn't "waste his strength on such purposeless and unequal doings as these rambling volumes about spermaceti whales"
>>Moby-Dick>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_3_1" class="clue_text">Mirrorball Trophy
>>Dancing with the Stars>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_4_1" class="clue_text">"Without further" this... it means hubbub!
ado>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_5_1" class="clue_text">This 1848 writing team popularized the word bourgeoisie for the middle class that controlled the means of production
Marx & Engels>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_6_1" class="clue_text">Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton thought the curve, an innovation of his time in this sport, was cheating
baseball>r />r />>r>>Triple Stumper | >table>
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<td id="clue_J_1_2" class="clue_text">Herodotus wrote that this ancient capital on the Euphrates was so big it had 100 gates (it had 8)
(Matt: What is Baghdad?) >r />Babylon>r />r />>r>>Justin | >Matt | >table>
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<td id="clue_J_2_2" class="clue_text">H.L. Mencken: The "clown Fitzgerald rushes to his death in nine short chapters... this story is obviously unimportant"
(Katie: Mencken was harsh.) [Laughter] >r />m class="correct_response">>The Great Gatsby>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_3_2" class="clue_text">"Outplay", >"Outlast"
>m class="correct_response">>Survivor>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_4_2" class="clue_text">A promenade by the beach, or a fancy Monopoly property
a boardwalk>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_5_2" class="clue_text">This French word for "small" is used of small businessmen, civil servants & others aspiring to be haut-bourgeois
petite>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_6_2" class="clue_text">With readings taken at Mauna Loa Observatory, the Keeling Curve shows the buildup of this gas in the atmosphere
carbon dioxide>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_1_3" class="clue_text">Skeptical for once, Herodotus doubted the accuracy of this poem, questioning why Greeks would fight for so long over one woman
>the Iliad>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_2_3" class="clue_text">"Characterization in general is weak... nor is the commander strongly drawn. Again, the aunts are best... it lacks imagination"
(Justin: What is >The Joy Luck Club?) >r />m class="correct_response">>The Handmaid's Tale>r />r />>r>>Justin | >table>>r>>Triple Stumper | >table>
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<td id="clue_J_3_3" class="clue_text">Brainiacs, >Bazinga!
>m class="correct_response">>The Big Bang Theory>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_4_3" class="clue_text">Keats' "To Autumn" is one
>m class="correct_response">an ode>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_5_3" class="clue_text">An essential part of the 19th century German decor called biedermeier was one of these, ein klavier
>m class="correct_response">a piano>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_6_3" class="clue_text">In this curve with a musical instrument in its name, a "C" grade is typically the center of the distribution
>m class="correct_response">the bell curve>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_1_4" class="clue_text">Many historians doubt that Herodotus visited Egypt, but he still gave a detailed description of this embalming process
>m class="correct_response">mummification>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_2_4" class="clue_text">Oh, Heathcliff! "The only consolation which we have in reflecting upon" this Bronte work "is that it will never be generally read"
>m class="correct_response">>Wuthering Heights>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_3_4" class="clue_text">Piper, prison
>m class="correct_response">>Orange Is the New Black>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_4_4" class="clue_text">Exodus mentions "the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in" this, meaning captivity
bondage>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_5_4" class="clue_text">This relaxing residence is a common bourgeois possession; the film "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" is set in one
a chateau (country home)>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_6_4" class="clue_text">Many roadways in America have a curve known by this morbid name as in the 1964 song; the California one seen >here is no longer used
a dead man's curve>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_1_5" class="clue_text">Herodotus claimed that only 192 Greeks were killed but 6,400 of these invading foes died at the Battle of Marathon... hmmm
the Persians>r />r />>r>>Triple Stumper | >table>
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<td id="clue_J_2_5" class="clue_text">"The trial and the melodramatic conclusion" of this "seem contrived. But (the) insight into Southern mores is impressive"
(Katie: Yes, you should know that as a teacher.) [Laughter] >r />m class="correct_response">>To Kill a Mockingbird>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_3_5" class="clue_text">Sweathogs, school
>m class="correct_response">>Welcome Back, Kotter>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_4_5" class="clue_text">It's a French dialect of Louisiana, ma chere
Acadian>r />r />>r>>Triple Stumper | >table>
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<td id="clue_J_5_5" class="clue_text">David Brooks dubbed those who combine nice possessions & hippie values "Bobos", short for bourgeois these
Bohemians>r />r />
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<td id="clue_J_6_5" class="clue_text">"P" is for this type of curve, which lends its name to a type of mirror or antenna
parabolic>r />r />
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>Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 16):
>Laura |
>Justin |
>Matt |
>$2,600 |
>$600 |
>$3,400 |
>Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
>Laura |
>Justin |
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>$8,000 |
>$3,000 |
>$4,600 |
>Double Jeopardy! Round
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<td id="clue_DJ_1_1" class="clue_text">Beethoven hadn't written a symphony in 10 years when England's Royal Philharmonic Society commissioned this last one in 1822
>the Ninth Symphony>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_2_1" class="clue_text">The mafic type of this 5-letter underground molten rock can reach more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit
magma>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_3_1" class="clue_text">In "The Hangover", Ed Helms wakes up next to a chicken, but has a bigger problem>--one of these in the bathroom
a tiger>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_4_1" class="clue_text">These expressions of gratitude are rarely heard in the singular form
thanks>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_5_1" class="clue_text">This port on the Tagus River is the westernmost capital in Europe
Lisbon>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_6_1" class="clue_text">Cakebread Cellars doesn't bake cakes but makes these, like a vin de porche rose
wine>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_1_2" class="clue_text">The 1953 death of "Peter & the Wolf" composer Sergey Prokofiev was overshadowed by the death of this leader on the same day
Stalin>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_2_2" class="clue_text">It has atomic number 3 as the least dense of all metals & number 34 as a SiriusXM channel for '90s tunes
lithium>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_3_2" class="clue_text">Khartoum, an expensive one of these in "The Godfather", makes a memorable bedfellow; well, part of him
a race horse>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_4_2" class="clue_text">This word for people is plural whether you add an "S" or not>--so "that's all"
folks>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_5_2" class="clue_text">This city's port on the Ohio River is just southwest of Churchill Downs
(Laura: What is Lexington?) >r />Louisville>r />r />>r>>Laura | >Justin | >table>
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<td id="clue_DJ_6_2" class="clue_text">A surprisingly easy victory is known as one of these; despite the name>--no layers, no icing
a cakewalk>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_1_3" class="clue_text">Leonard Bernstein turned a discarded number from his stage work "Candide" into this musical's "Gee, Officer Krupke"
>m class="correct_response">>West Side Story>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_2_3" class="clue_text">In 1995 physicist Melissa Franklin was part of the team that discovered the elusive "top" one of these
(Matt: What is a [*]?) >(Katie: Excuse me.) (Matt: What is a [*]? [*].) >r />a quark>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_3_3" class="clue_text">In this Mel Brooks classic, Madeline Kahn ends up with "The Monster" in her bed; she seems pretty happy
>m class="correct_response">>Young Frankenstein>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_4_3" class="clue_text">A word containing a clothing item, these rarely visited parts at the edge of a town just sound weird in the singular
outskirts>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_5_3" class="clue_text">This port is central to the British county of Merseyside
Liverpool>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_6_3" class="clue_text">This make-up, a trademark of the Noxell Corporation, is applied with a damp sponge & used as a foundation
Pan-Cake make-up>r />r />>r>>Triple Stumper | >table>
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<td id="clue_DJ_1_4" class="clue_text">Nicknamed Papa, >this 18th century man composed more than 100 symphonies
(Matt: Who is Strauss?) >r />Franz Joseph Haydn>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_2_4" class="clue_text">Evergreens have waxy or leathery leaves to hold moisture, but this other main tree type holds moisture by losing leaves in the cold
deciduous>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_3_4" class="clue_text">Steve Martin & John Candy got a lot of comedic mileage after they ended up spooning in bed in this 1987 comedy
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<td id="clue_DJ_4_4" class="clue_text">Whether it means an undesirable part of society or sediment in liquor, this word is almost always plural
the dregs>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_5_4" class="clue_text">Meaning "the harbor", >this French port was the seat of the Belgian government for a time during World War I
(Matt: What is La Ber?) >r />Le Havre>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_6_4" class="clue_text">Seen >here is the marine invertebrate known as the cake this & it is covered in spines, not candles
an urchin>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_1_5" class="clue_text">The wife of Robert Schumann, she was a child prodigy & an accomplished composer in her own right
Clara Wieck (Schumann)>r />r />>r>>Triple Stumper | >table>
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<td id="clue_DJ_2_5" class="clue_text">The "water on the road" mirage is due to hotter air above the blacktop, causing this bending of light rays
refraction>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_3_5" class="clue_text">In "Step Brothers", these 2 actors ask their parents for permission to make bunk beds; it doesn't turn out well
John C. Reilly & Will Ferrell>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_4_5" class="clue_text">These acts of restitution in steps 8 & 9 of Alcoholics Anonymous are always plural
amends>r />r />
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<td id="clue_DJ_5_5" class="clue_text">This big port was once the capital of Nigeria
Lagos>r />r />
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uranium>r />r />
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>Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
>Laura |
>Justin |
>Matt |
>$15,600 |
>$10,200 |
>$11,600 |
> href="wageringcalculator.php?a=15600&b=11600&c=10200&player_a=Laura&player_b=Matt&player_c=Justin">[wagering suggestions for these scores]>p>
>Final Jeopardy! Round
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<td id="clue_FJ" class="clue_text">A 1949 broadcast in Spanish of this drama from 11 years before caused mass panic in Ecuador & the destruction of the radio station
(Katie: [After Matt's response is revealed] Justin, you left off the "S" and that is why it wasn't right.)>r>>Justin | >What is "The War of the World"? | >r>>$5,100 | >r>>Matt | >What is War of the Worlds | >r>>$10,014 | >r>>Laura | >What is the War of the Worlds? | >r>>$7,601 | >table>>"The War of the Worlds"
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>Final scores:
>Laura |
>Justin |
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>$23,201 |
>$5,100 |
>$21,614 |
>Game dynamics:
>Laura |
>Justin |
>Matt |
$14,200 |
>$10,200 |
$18,600 |
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>Game tape date: 2021-01-19
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