Show #8854 - Thursday, April 20, 2023

Contestants

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Emma Hill Kepron, a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sam Claussen, a history professor from Santa Clarita, California

Devin Lohman, an architectural designer and masters student from Peachtree City, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $1,200)

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Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY
LITERARY FRUIT STAND
FLYING COLORS
MISSING U
(Ken: Your response will include the "U"s that we've left out of the clue.)
'80s & '90s R&B SONGS
MY PREROGATIVE
    $200 6
This 19th century American's demand for "unconditional surrender" matched his first 2 initials
    $200 25
In "War & Watermelon", a 12-year-old boy in 1969 goes along for the ride to this music fest & gains a new outlook on life
    $200 23
Benjamin Moore's paint called this, also an airline, is a dark sapphire; the airline's planes do have the appropriate tailfin color
    $200 11
Ballerina attire:
TT
    $200 30
The O is actually a sign in "Sign 'O' the Times", a classic 1987 album by this man of royal talent
    $200 13
In 2013 this group was re-authorized to stay with ex-presidents for life, not just 10 years as the law had stated before
    $400 4
This was invented during the Han Dynasty, which built an efficient civil service that needed plenty for its bureaucrats to push
    $400 24
A pet feline acts a little bit crazy in the Lilian Jackson Braun mystery "The Cat Who Went" these tropical fruits
    $400 18
Fittingly, desert gold is one of the colors that has been used on this U.S. airline's planes
    $400 10
It was discovered in 1781:
RANS
    $400 29
Yes, yes, yes, "No, No, No Part 2" was a No. 1 R&B hit for this "youthful" Houston girl group
    $400 16
The rule that gives you "the right to remain silent" dates back to 1966's this man v. Arizona
    $600 3
Rasputin entered history when he was called in to help Czar Nicholas' son Alexei, who suffered from this hereditary bleeding disorder
    $600 22
A vicious 15-year-old Droog is sent to a facility to be reformed in this 1962 novel
    $600 19
This airline's planes have teal tails that sport a green shamrock with heart-shaped leaves
    $600 9
He guarded a harem:
ENCH
    $600 28
"My Prerogative" by this singer is noted as a prime example of R&B's new jack swing era
    $600 14
Expropriation is another word for this 2-word term, the government's prerogative to take your stuff without your consent
    $800 1
After losing power, this dictator fled in the Alfa Romeo seen here; at least he bought local
    $800 5
Learning to count is fun with the antics of a dog, a lion & a tiger in this author's "Ten Apples Up On Top!"
    DD: $2,400 20
This airline's planes sport purple, fuchsia & coral to depict Pualani, the flower of the sky, who wears a hibiscus in her hair
    $800 7
It's the official language of Pakistan:
RD
    $800 27
1994's "Creep" by this letter-perfect female trio sampled "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick
    $800 15
The rights to confidentiality & to make decisions are part of this person's Bill of Rights under Obamacare
    $1000 2
As king of these people, Clovis I united most of Gaul in the late 5th century
    $1000 21
Despite the title of Sandra Cisneros' beloved novel, there is no street of this name in Chicago (avenue, yes)
    $1000 17
This Israeli airline has a blue Star of David on the tail of its planes
    $1000 8
It hangs from the back of your throat:
VLA
    $1000 26
eonline.com said the '80s video for "Hello" was "super, super creepy", as this singer was "basically stalking" a blind woman
    $1000 12
It's the pope's job to appoint these, including the diocesan kind

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

Devin Sam Emma
$1,800 $5,200 $2,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Devin Sam Emma
-$1,000 $6,400 $6,600

Double Jeopardy! Round

FACE THE POLITICIAN
GLOBETROTTING
REPTILES
"P"OTPOURRI
TRIPLE HOMOPHONES
REMEMBERING BARBARA WALTERS
    $400 22
He once served as deputy assistant U.S. Attorney General under Ford
    $400 29
The first Bloomsday celebration was on June 16, 1954 when 2 writers visited Davy Byrne's pub & other sites in this city, reading & drinking
    $400 30
Sometimes 30 feet long & 500 pounds, this snake has been known to dine on jaguars, deer & capybara
    $400 19
A sculpture in Melbourne alludes to the fragility of civilization; it forms the type of triangle named for this Greek of Samos
    $400 18
Hairless,
sobbed,
played some hoops
    $400 28
Wanting to work with women of different generations, Barbara created this show that she co-hosted until her retirement
    $800 21
In 1983, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was introduced by this then-congressman & now senator
    $800 23
Bollywood is a term for the film industry in India, while Nollywood refers to the film industry in this African nation
    $800 20
Southeast Asia's tokay variety of this lizard has padded toes with impressive sticking power
    $800 12
One of this element's radioactive isotopes has a half-life of more than 24,000 years
    $800 14
Duo,
cut the excess,
a red Anjou
    $800 27
Barbara said one of her most moving interviews was with this actor after he was paralyzed in a riding accident
    $1200 8
We're concerned you may not know this woman from Maine was the first ever Republican woman to win a fifth term in the U.S. Senate
    $1200 1
Though not an E.U. member, Andorra uses the euro, with a chamois or goaty-looking animal named for these mountains on its coins
    $1200 5
This desert animal's name is a misnomer, as it's really a reptile; it got its name because it looks like a type of amphibian
    $1200 11
Like Michelangelo's famous sculpture, the van Gogh painting seen here is called this; it was donated to the Vatican in 1973
    $1200 15
Require,
work the dough,
struck with the patella
    $1200 24
Barbara shared that after interviewing this world leader in Cuba in 1977, he "took us into his kitchen and made us grilled cheese"
    $1600 6
It's the last name of the New Hampshire governor seen here; his dad John, had the gig from 1983 to 1989
    DD: $2,000 2
This second-holiest Muslim city contains the tomb of Muhammad
    DD: $3,200 4
A kin of alligators & crocodiles, this Central & South American reptile lends its name to an island group near Jamaica
    $1600 10
It's a small bomb, which is why, as the expression goes, you don't want to be hoisted with your own
    $1600 16
Arouse interest,
a quick look,
reach the highest level
    $1600 25
Barbara attributed some of her success to this Bronxville college, her alma mater, where she "learned to ask questions"
    $2000 7
Once legal counsel to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, she became the first female governor of New York in 2021
    $2000 3
At the southeast end of Lake Titicaca in this country, the Gate of the Sun is a pre-Columbian arch carved from a single block of stone
    $2000 13
Like a constellation, this that can glide through the air bears a name from Latin for "dragon"
    $2000 9
More obscure than plum is this other dark purple color with a 4-letter name
    $2000 17
A litter of pigs,
an ancient grain,
an ancient ruler
    $2000 26
Barbara & Hugh Downs were early hosts of this ABC newsmagazine that premiered in 1978

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Devin Sam Emma
$10,200 $18,400 $15,400

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

MODERN WORDS
Neal Stephenson coined this word in his 1992 novel "Snow Crash"; it was later shortened by a company to become its new name

Final scores:

Devin Sam Emma
$1,900 $5,999 $11,400
3rd place: $1,000 2nd place: $2,000 New champion: $11,400

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Devin Sam Emma
$10,600 $18,400 $15,400
13 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W
(including 1 DD)
23 R,
0 W
17 R,
0 W

Combined Coryat: $44,400

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Game tape date: 2023-02-07
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