Show #8884 - Thursday, June 1, 2023

Jared Watson game 1.

Contestants

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Eva Thomas, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York

Jared Watson, a quality control specialist from Greenville, Texas

Ilhana Redzovic, an investment associate from Chicago, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,800)

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Jeopardy! Round

BIOPICS
THE OPERETTAS OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN
3 THINGS ABOUT THE CITY
SWEET SPOTS
STUFF TO WEAR
"B" NICE
    $200 27
William Wallace (Mel Gibson) wants to free the Scots from the tyranny of the English in this Oscar-winning film
    $200 30
Gilbert & Sullivan's first work together was "Thespis", about a group of actors who take over this home of the Greek gods
    $200 29
Brigham Young's grave is there; at the foot of the Wasatch Range; somehow known for its jazz
    $200 28
Signature desserts from Dominique Ansel Bakery include the cronut & a frozen version of this campfire confection
    $200 8
Types of these include, no-show, crew-length & split-toe
    $200 22
Effusive & lively, perhaps after a glass of champagne
    $400 23
In "The Greatest Showman", Hugh Jackman played this larger-than-life impresario
    $400 18
At the start of this operetta, a chorus of nobles sings, "If you want to know who we are, we are gentlemen of Japan"
    $400 26
Home to 20 million; used to be synonymous with sailor kidnappings; has its name on a 128-story tower
    $400 24
Head to this Pennsylvania community for its chocolate-themed amusement park
    $400 7
Feeling cute wearing this 7-letter scarf, pup may chase the same-name car part later
    $400 21
Smiling with happiness, or emitting rays of light
    $600 9
She was I, Tonya (Harding) & Elizabeth I in "Mary Queen of Scots"
    $600 19
In "The Pirates of Penzance" it's the rank of an army officer named Stanley; in fact he's the very model of a modern one
    $600 12
Inhale the scents of the Fragrance Museum; 25 miles from Dusseldorf; see the 15th c. art of Stefan Lochner
    $600 13
You can make these hybrid treats in your own kitchen
    $600 4
A precursor to the engagement type, this symbolic type of jewelry is called a "step up from dating" by brides.com
    $600 1
This adjective meaning "charitable" is the "B" in BPOE, the full name of the Elks Lodge
    $800 10
Game theory mathematician John Nash was the subject of this biopic
    $800 20
In an 1889 operetta that begins in Venice, Marco & Giuseppe are 2 of these title boatmen
    $800 16
Had the Olympics; locals call a seasonal stiff wind the "southerly buster" & a big local bridge, the Coat Hanger
    $800 14
This word meaning "a happy accident" is in the name of an iconic New York City sweet spot that is famed for its frozen hot chocolate
    $800 5
This type of hat seen here derives its name from the French for "bell"
    $800 2
This Scottish adjective means attractive, like many a lass or a particular prince
    $1000 11
"Walk the Line" starred Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash & her as June Carter
    DD: $1,000 25
Despite never having been to sea, Sir Joseph Porter is "rule of the queen's navee" in this shipshape favorite
    $1000 17
A world capital; on the shore of the Río de la Plata; has a stadium called "The Cathedral of Polo"
    $1000 15
Founded in Paris, Ladurée offers these filled cookies in a rainbow of colors & flavors, including orange blossom
    $1000 6
This type of fitted dress sounds like a good place to store your sword or dagger
    $1000 3
Did you inherit some money? You were the recipient of this from someone's will

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

Ilhana Jared Eva
$5,000 $200 $4,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Ilhana Jared Eva
$7,400 -$200 $7,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIO PICS
SECOND BOOK IN THE SERIES
(Mayim: It's the series you'll need to name.)
"MAN" O' WAR
POTPOURRI
TV
NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS
    $400 30
Put on your marine biology hat, don't struggle helplessly & do name this Picasso-esque flatfish
    $400 21
"A Clash of Kings"
    $400 29
Army general Omar Bradley was the first to hold this position on the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
    $400 28
Nolan Bushnell covered a lot of ground, founding both Atari & this kids' pizza place chain with a rodent mascot
    $400 27
Jason Alexander, as him: "Why couldn't you make me an architect? You know I always wanted to pretend that I was an architect"
    $400 26
Ancistroid means shaped like these items used to catch fish or hang shower curtains
    $800 19
Time to get meta & point out these bones highlighted here
    $800 20
"The Sea of Monsters"
    $800 22
"War is cruelty, you cannot refine it", said this Civil War man
    $800 23
Pour one out for "Mr." this, gone too soon in 2001; it was first named Peppo but Dr Pepper's lawyers had issues with that
    $800 24
Her childhood dream was to be on "SNL" & she made the most of it with memorable characters like an alien abduction survivor
    $800 25
Make a designer finish for a wall by pressing small stones into this material & you've got depreter
    $1200 13
It takes two, baby--well, two intertwined sugar phosphate chains anyway to be this landmark 1953 molecular model for DNA
    $1200 1
"The Girl Who Played with Fire"
    $1200 10
Lothar von Richthofen was a noted World War I ace; his brother, named this, was more famous
    $1200 7
Apparently still learning to duck, tight end Cam McCormick of this Pac-12 school got a 9th year of eligibility in 2022
    $1200 4
She created "Girls" & played one of them, Hannah Horvath
    $1200 16
In this system of equalizing the burden horses carry to make a race fair, an impost is an added weight
    $1600 14
Look, it's twins, here is this process of one cell duplicating into two genetically identical daughter cells
    $1600 2
"The Scorch Trials"
    DD: $3,000 11
Appropriately, noted clockmaker Aaron Willard was one of these colonial militiamen
    $1600 8
Feb. 2, 2020 provided a numeric form of this across the world, something that last occurred 912 years ago & will happen again in 98
    $1600 5
We're over the moon about Diego Luna's performance in the title role of this "Star Wars" series that landed in 2022
    DD: $2,000 17
In "A Wrinkle in Time", Meg's scientist dad likes to extend "Meg" into this nickname equal to 3.26 million light years
    $2000 15
Longer than cilia, they're the parts of the bacteria cell providing motility here
    $2000 3
"Finders Keepers"--the first book was "Mr. Mercedes"
    $2000 12
WWII Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone, who served in the Philippines in the 1930s, had this "capital" nickname
    $2000 9
In 2022, the Juno spacecraft got the magnificent infrared shot seen here of this moon of Jupiter aglow with volcanoes
    $2000 6
Phil Hartman lent his dulcet tones to the role of WNYX' Bill McNeal on this 1990s sitcom
    $2000 18
From the Greek for "interpreter", this plural word is the branch of theology dealing with the interpretation of biblical texts

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Ilhana Jared Eva
$4,600 $11,600 $16,200

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRY NAMES
The first current country to include its particular religion in its full name, it also has that religion in the name of its capital

Final scores:

Ilhana Jared Eva
$9,200 $14,000 $10,601
3rd place: $1,000 New champion: $14,000 2nd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Ilhana Jared Eva
$4,600 $15,200 $16,200
12 R,
4 W		 16 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W
(including 2 DDs)		 22 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $36,000

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Game tape date: 2023-03-24
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