Show #8841 - Monday, April 3, 2023

Contestants

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Dan Bayer, a college administrator originally from Strasburg, Ohio

Crystal Zhao, a tech consultant from Bloomington, Minnesota

Sharon Stone, a manager from Round Rock, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $33,600)

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Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND'S NON-CONSECUTIVE WORLD
HORRORS!
HOW DOES IT FASTEN?
ROCKS & MINERALS
YOU'RE GONNA SING
LIKE A BIRD
    $200 3
Police linked this man to the 1888 murders of Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman & several others
    $200 9
Relax, all you need to make this "undead creature" cocktail is 3 different kinds of rum
    $200 29
The fly on Levi's 501 jeans in 1873
    $200 30
You get an "A" if you know this is the highest-ranking & cleanest-burning coal available
    $200 25
She won 3 Grammys in 2020, including Best Pop Solo Performance for the song "Truth Hurts"
    $200 12
An advocate for peace
    $400 4
The railroad's Pullman Strike led to the 1894 creation of this national holiday as a gesture of conciliation
    $400 14
A youthful sweetheart of Oscar Wilde, Florence Balcombe would go on to wed this author of "Dracula"
    $400 8
The Western shirt created by Jack A. Weil of Rockmount Ranch Wear
    $400 13
When combined with clay, this mineral seen here is what makes up the lead in your pencils
    $400 20
This Black Eyed Peas song asks the tough question "Whatcha gonna do with all that junk? All that junk inside your trunk?"
    $400 1
To gloat or boast; try not to "eat" it
    $600 5
On May 8, 1886 Dr. John Pemberton sold the first glass of this at a downtown Atlanta pharmacy; that would not be the last
    $600 15
This novelty song from 1962 contains the lyric "It was a graveyard smash"
    $600 26
Veja V-lock sneakers
    $600 18
Since ancient times, the Chinese have made carvings out of nephrite, the most common variety of this stone
    $600 21
She got her driver's license in 2021, & the song motored all the way to the top of the Hot 100
    $600 2
As a verb it means to peddle things for sale, especially by calling out
    $800 6
On Feb. 2, 1887 this borough northeast of Pittsburgh began an annual tradition
    $800 16
A trap door leads to a "subterraneous" vault in 1764's "The Castle of Otranto", cited as the first novel in this spooky genre
    $800 27
Many backpacks since Gerry Cunningham's innovative 1938 design
    $800 19
You may be surprised to know that in its pure form, this element has no odor; the smells come from its compounds
    $800 22
Pat Benatar was "running with" these in an iconic song from the 1980s; baby, take her hand, "it'll be all right"
    $800 10
Trying to see better? Do this to extend your neck
    $1000 7
On Dec. 22, 1894 this army officer got life in prison for selling military secrets; Émile Zola would have a bit to say about that
    $1000 17
Some say the first true horror film is the 1920 silent picture "The Cabinet of" this doctor
    $1000 28
Necklaces--a 5-letter fastener that may be box, barrel or lobster
    DD: $2,000 24
In 2019 a giant raft of this rock measuring more than 50 square miles was found floating in the Pacific near Tonga
    $1000 23
In her "Backyard Sessions", Miley Cyrus covered Dolly Parton's song about this title woman who might steal her man
    $1000 11
In sports this bird refers to someone who comes in & steals a win or score from a teammate

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

Sharon Crystal Dan
$1,600 $1,400 $3,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Sharon Crystal Dan
$3,400 $2,600 $5,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE SUPERLATIVE EARTH
THEIR LESSER-KNOWN BOOKS
NATIONAL HEROES
COMMON BOND CUISINE
TV
ADJECTIVE THEN NOUN
    $400 23
With almost 40,000 people in less than a square mile, this little land on the Côte d'Azur is Earth's most densely populated country
    $400 19
This author went to Venus instead of Narnia in his space novel "Perelandra"
    $400 7
Its national heroes, Toussaint Louverture & his lieutenant Jean-Jacques Dessalines, both fought for its freedom
    $400 1
Sicilian,
Hawaiian,
deep dish
    $400 22
Cheers to this late actress who won an Emmy for her role on "Cheers"
    $400 30
It's the liquid you "throw" on someone's plans or hopes to discourage them
    $800 24
Oddly, the highest point on this continent is a mount named for a Polish patriot who fought in the American Revolution
    $800 6
In addition to her poetry & prose, Maya Angelou wrote 2 of these, including "Great Food, All Day Long"
    $800 13
A Canadian national hero, Laura Secord walked 20 miles to warn that the Yankees were coming in this 19th century war
    $800 2
Spare,
country-style,
St. Louis-style
    $800 11
A 2022 series stars Jenna Ortega as this Goth girl, shipped off to Nevermore Academy
    $800 18
Rap music until about 1985; let's put on some Treacherous Three & kick it...
    $1200 25
5 countries border this, Earth's largest lake
    $1200 8
This Harlem poet wrote a children's book called "The First Book of Jazz"
    $1200 14
Vive la France, which has a national heroine: this saint who gets a French national holiday on the second Sunday in May
    $1200 3
Oyster,
morel,
chanterelle
    $1200 12
(I'm Melissa Rauch.) On my sitcom "Night Court", I play Judge Stone, who, just like her father Harry Stone, hears cases argued by attorney Dan Fielding played by this legendary comic actor
    $1200 20
It's a common bar name, a cocktail, and something you don't want to step on
    $1600 26
The largest proven reserves of crude oil lie not in the Mideast but belong to this country
    $1600 9
"Jean Santeuil" of the 1890s is an autobiographical work by this writer who later dealt with his life & memories in 7 volumes
    $1600 15
This national hero was first radicalized during the Ten Years War of 1868-1878 & died in his fight for Cuban independence in 1895
    $1600 4
Miso,
yogurt,
sauerkraut
    $1600 16
"Good Morning, Miss Bliss" was retooled as this show starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar & Elizabeth Berkley
    DD: $2,500 21
The path to quick success, as in "Jones is on" it "to the top"; make the combo a verb & it means to speed up a process
    $2000 27
The funnel shape of this bay between Nova Scotia & New Brunswick helps consistently give it Earth's highest tides
    $2000 10
The imaginary country Boca Grande figures in "A Book of Common Prayer" by this late Californian better known for her essays
    DD: $3,000 28
A hero of this island nation where he was born, Marcus Garvey has been proposed to appear on its $100 bill
    $2000 5
Carne Apache, Carpaccio,
tartare
    $2000 17
"Reservation Dogs", about the exploits of 4 indigenous teens, is filmed in & set in this state
    $2000 29
Political scientist Joseph Nye's term for international influence without wielding force

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Sharon Crystal Dan
$8,900 $11,000 $7,200

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Final Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY EPONYMS
A 1940 headline about this included "failure", "liability when it came to offense" & "stout hearts no match for tanks"

Final scores:

Sharon Crystal Dan
$3,300 $4,199 $1,800
2nd place: $2,000 New champion: $4,199 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Sharon Crystal Dan
$11,400 $13,000 $10,200
11 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 21 R,
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 18 R,
5 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $34,600

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Game tape date: 2023-01-17
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