Jeopardy! Masters game #17 - Tuesday, May 23, 2023

2023 Jeopardy! Masters semifinal game 3.

Contestants

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Matt Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mattea Roach, a writer and podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

James Holzhauer, a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada

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Jeopardy! Round

IN THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE
FROM "H" TO "Y"
(Ken: Those will be the first and last letters of each response.)
POWER OCCUPANTS
OH, WE HAVE '80s POP CULTURE REFERENCES
YOU CAN'T GO THERE
    200 14
Elias Howe, but not Isaac Singer, for this invention
    200 5
This wedding tradition may have once had to do with sweeping away evil spirits & today symbolizes a new beginning
    200 24
You know, feeling hostile because you really need to eat
    200 25
A national monument in Singapore, the villa named for this man was his base while he planned to end China's last dynasty
    200 30
On Nov. 21, 1980 76% of Americans watching television tuned in to finally find out "who shot" this character
    200 23
In 2017, a group of Kentucky politicians were the first civilians let into this bullion depository in more than 40 years
    400 13
Patricia Bath, who invented laserphaco, a technique to remove these from the eyes
    400 4
In 1956, he became the first Black entertainer to host a nationally broadcast TV variety show
    400 10
The image seen here is part of this field of study
    400 18
Alberto Fernández, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner & Néstor Kirchner are recent occupants of Quinta de Olivos in this city
    400 29
On "SNL", it was too hot in the hot tub for this performer as James Brown; he also let us know, "I'm Gumby, dammit!"
    400 22
This military installation in southern Nevada was originally selected in 1955 to test the U-2 spy plane, not UFOs
    600 12
This "father of board games", whose company produced some of the all-time classics
    600 3
While Ebony is for the black community in general, this magazine launched in 1970 is geared especially to black women
    600 9
It's the name of a royal rowing regatta as well as a collarless shirt
    600 17
Being Andrew Carnegie's right hand helped him build a mansion with a staggering art collection at 5th Ave. & 70th St.
    600 28
As Roger Murtaugh in this 1987 film, Danny Glover got a catchphrase--"I'm too old for this (stuff)" (but Danny didn't say "stuff")
    600 21
Around 1 million seed varieties are preserved in the "Doomsday vault" in this country's Arctic island of Spitsbergen
    800 11
This Kyiv-born aviation pioneer, for the helicopter
    800 2
Seen here are these heroic aviators, the first African-American combat pilots who served during World War II
    800 8
Basically, it means dominance of one group over another, as well as the influence exerted by the dominant group
    800 16
This name of a Dutch governor in Brazil is remembered in his huis in the Hague where you can see some pretty great paintings
    800 27
In a 1984 Wendy's ad Clara Peller was not a fan of big buns, hon & asked this 3-word question; now you will, too
    800 20
Ethiopians believe this ancient container in the Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum is the real deal; only 1 priest can view it
    1000 7
This 19th century Englishman noted for his experiments in motion photography, as seen in the photos here
    DD: 1,000 1
In 1924 the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary became this historically black college for women
    1000 6
Sectioning tissue, staining it & looking at cells under a microscope are all integral to this scientific study
    1000 15
It's where Elizabeth II liked to go at holiday time; in the movie "Spencer", Kristen Stewart has a very unmerry Christmas there
    1000 26
Seen here is the quintessentially 80s haircut of this New Wave band, who had a hit with "Space Age Love Song"
    1000 19
Volcanic action created this Icelandic island in the 1960s, providing scientists a lab to study biological colonization

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

James Mattea Matt
6,800 4,000 1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round

FOR MASTERS ONLY
(Ken: These are responses we have never gone for in any iteration of Jeopardy! They're making their debut.)
SCULPTORS
MYTHICAL GEOGRAPHY
QUESTIONABLE MUSIC CHOICES
PLANTS & TREES
BEFORE, DURING & AFTER
    400 16
This word for a small amount is often found before "of applause"
    400 30
Edgar Degas sculpted "The Little Dancer Aged 14", complete with real ballet shoes & this ballet skirt
    400 29
In Egyptian myth this sun god sat in heaven, which was said to be supported by Bakhau & Manu, the mountains of sunrise & sunset
    400 23
We'll lend some Creedence to the category, as CCR sang, "& I wonder, still I wonder", this title
    400 25
The nut-like seeds seen here grow on this Ohio state tree
    400 17
"International" cocoa concoction for the unmarried Clue character portrayed by Colin Jost's wife
    800 15
With a fruit at the end of its name, this city on the Bay of Bengal was a French possession even in the time of British India
    800 6
This sculptor best known for his seated statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial co-founded the National Sculpture Society in 1893
    DD: 8,400 3
This mythical place written about by Plato in 2 of his dialogues was said to be located just west of the Strait of Gibraltar
    800 22
John Mulaney has an amazing story of selecting 21 plays on a diner's jukebox of this 1965 Tom Jones hit
    800 24
This cactus that can reach 60 feet tall only grows about an inch in height during its first 10 years
    800 18
Kermit's colorful theme song about the group that nominated Ralph Nader & always spoiled the fun at festivities
    1200 14
Bewildered diners in a sushi restaurant may use this Japanese word indicating "chef's choice"
    1200 4
Weird, it's abstract but it's also a chicken--it's this, from words for "Life" & "shape", maybe by Jean Arp or Anish Kapoor
    1200 1
This dwelling place of the gods in Norse mythology consists of more than a dozen realms, including Thrudheim & Breidablik
    1200 21
In a 2019 single Sam Smith asked this question of a lying lover
    DD: 6,000 9
Acer rubrum is the scientific name for this colorful tree found in the eastern United States
    1200 26
Last 4 words of our national anthem, as sung by an animated kitchen appliance & his german-style Pillsbury product
    1600 13
He wrote the novel "True Grit" but his funnier books like "The Dog of the South" won him a cult following
    1600 5
A 1928 court case determined that this Romanian's "Bird in Space" was a work of art, not a manufactured object
    1600 2
In Arthurian legend, this island is said to be ruled by the enchantress Morgan le Fay & her 8 sisters
    1600 20
Culture Club hit the top 10 for the first time with this musical question while making us cry with a killer chorus & reggae sound
    1600 8
The dried leaves of the maidenhair tree are the source of this herbal supplement said to have memory-enhancing properties
    1600 27
"Stacy's Mom" warblers put an actor in the band; once a TV postman, he wandered seeking chivalry & adventure
    2000 12
The CDC advises pregnant women not to change cat litter to avoid this 5-syllable parasitic infection
    2000 7
A 2007 BBC program subtitled "Spiderwoman" is about this artist famous for her spider sculptures, one called "Maman"
    2000 11
Medieval Europeans believed in a Christian land in Asia under this king with a 2-word name & the Pope even wrote him a fan letter
    2000 19
On this "White Album" cut, the only non-title lyric, really, is "no one will be watching us"
    2000 10
No soil needed for air plants, like the tillandsia seen here, which are also called this type, from Greek for "upon" and "plant"
    2000 28
Numeric sci-fi book about a metaverse, a singular evening of passion & the controversial right to use deadly force as self-defense

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

James Mattea Matt
25,200 11,200 5,200
(lock game)

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Final Jeopardy! Round

REAL PEOPLE IN SHAKESPEARE
In Shakespeare this man is a rival of Prince Hal; in real life he was older than Hal's father

Final scores:

James Mattea Matt
24,292 10,886 0
Winner: 9 match points 2nd place: 2 match points 3rd place: 0 match points

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

James Mattea Matt
17,600 11,200 11,200
23 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W		 16 R,
0 W		 14 R,
5 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: 40,000

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Game tape date: 2023-05-15
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