Show #8914 - Thursday, July 13, 2023

Contestants

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Dennis Leung, a biotech scientist from Half Moon Bay, California

Kathy Barkey, an engineer from Kingston, New York

Ittai Sopher, a digital journalist and news producer from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,401)

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Jeopardy! Round

FROM THE HEADLINES
LIVE CAMS
EAT IT! WEAR IT! OR SIT ON IT!
NONFICTION
"R" SONG
ANIMAL EXPRESSIONS
    $200 28
The Washington Post, November 10, 1989: "East Germany opens" this "and borders"
    $200 26
Through a conservation center in New York, you can observe critically endangered red & Mexican gray ones of these
    $200 25
With nearly 30-inch legs, IKEA's Yngvar is this type of seat that's perfect for throwing back some cold ones
    $200 27
"Into Thin Air" was Jon Krakauer's personal account of a disaster during a summit attempt of this mountain
    $200 29
In a 2017 smash, Post Malone sang, "I feel just like a" this, which he is--he didn't mean he wanted an energy drink
    $200 23
There's a mollusk in this phrase meaning to become suddenly silent
    $400 6
The Tampa Tribune, May 24, 1934: this pair "die with hands clutching guns"
    $400 21
Opened in 1919, this iconic golf course on the Monterey Peninsula offers stunning views of the 17th & 18th holes
    $400 24
The dried chilies in this spicy Szechwan chicken dish might have a little too much "pao" for some
    $400 9
This Darwin work is subtitled "The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life"
    $400 30
An Ariana Grande song has this 3-letter title, an abbreviation for a phase of sleep
    $400 22
It's near the top of a ship's mast
    $600 3
The Oregonian, May 19, 1980: "Eruption decapitates" this peak
    $600 20
A webcam on Sicily allows you to monitor the activity of this highest active volcano in Europe
    $600 19
As a verb, it means to move busily; as a noun, it was an 1880s piece of undergarment that held out the back of a skirt
    $600 1
Dee Brown told how the expansion of the American West caused the slaughter of indigenous people in "Bury My Heart at" this place
    $600 2
A Taylor Swift song says, "Loving him was" this, "burning" this
    DD: $3,200 14
A call at a frequency inaudible to humans, or a political statement with a hidden secondary meaning
    $800 4
This U.S. city's Free Press, November 7, 1973: "Young elected city's first Black mayor"
    $800 11
From a webcam in Finland, you can see this nighttime phenomenon that's dependent on a strong solar wind
    $800 18
To wear, it's a comfy piece of around-the-house footwear; to sit on, it's a short-legged, armless chair
    $800 8
From his "Art of War": "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities"
    $800 10
In a 2010 No. 1, P!nk instructed do this "if you are wrong in all the right ways"
    $800 15
This term for something impossibly rare predated the 1600s discovery of the real thing, Cygnus atratus, in Australia
    $1000 5
The San Francisco Chronicle, October 11, 1973: this man from Maryland "resigns"
    $1000 13
You can see people praying day & night at this holy site that was a part of a structure surrounding the Temple of Jerusalem
    $1000 17
Use a pound of the Bing variety & don't set yourself on fire when you ignite the liquor in this 2-word dessert
    $1000 7
"A Natural History of Four Meals" is the subtitle of this eater's "Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
    $1000 12
This appropriately titled Blondie song was the first Billboard No. 1 hit with a rap verse
    $1000 16
"Un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine" is the French equivalent of this expression featuring a different big animal

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 14):

Ittai Kathy Dennis
$3,400 $3,200 $6,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Ittai Kathy Dennis
$4,000 $5,000 $9,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

FLIGHTSEEING ACROSS AMERICA
FLOWERY POETRY & PROSE
MEDICINE
MOVIE BEFORE & AFTER
RELIGIOUS OBJECTS & SYMBOLS
ESPAÑ-O
(Ken: Each response will end with the letter O)
    $400 11
Here's a little flyby of one of the most famous attractions in this city
    $400 25
The "R" in the MMR vaccine, it's the medical name for German measles
    $400 28
Darth Vader chops off Luke's hand, so Marty fills in on guitar at the dance
    $400 17
It's Spanish for "open" & goes with "open" on a bilingual sign in a store or cafe window
    $800 4
It's a chilly day in Chi-Town; look at all the ice on this body of water
    DD: $3,100 27
The Spike Jonze film "Adaptation" is about trying to bring this steal of a book by Susan Orlean to the big screen
    $800 22
Both Graves' & Hashimoto's disease are disorders that primarily affect this gland
    $800 24
Gollum plummets into the crack of Doom, causing Sauron to plummet from the top of the Empire State Building
    $800 26
The Christmas nativity scene shown here also goes by this French name
    $800 16
It comes immediately before Junio & Julio
    $1200 10
Now a tourist attraction, it once housed some of America's most dangerous criminals
    $1200 18
Completes A.E. Housman's "Lent Lily" rhyme: "Find the windflower playing with every wind at will, but not the" this
    $1200 20
Since it regenerates, a part of this hepatic organ can be transplanted from a living donor & grow to normal size
    $1200 7
Michael Cera fights his girlfriend's exes as Robin Williams fights to get out of his mother's shadow
    DD: $2,000 15
Measuring about 14 1/2 feet long, it was called by Pope John Paul II "a mirror of the gospel"
    $1200 6
In the live action movie "Dora & the Lost City of Gold", Dora asks the audience, "Can you say" this tasty word?
    $1600 9
Feel the energy as we check out Bell Rock, one of this Arizona City's famous vortex sites
    $1600 14
Daniel Keyes gave this mouse a serious brain boost in "Flowers for" him
    $1600 13
Beginning with 3 consonants, it's the word for a professional who is trained to draw blood
    $1600 3
Rex Harrison teaches Audrey Hepburn how to speak proper English & vocalize like Billie Holiday
    $1600 12
A symbol of Judaism blown on special occasions has this name in Hebrew
    $1600 5
This word completes a Spanish-language release title of a classic '70s film, "Fiebre del ____ por la Noche"
    $2000 8
Seen here is a shot of this crater in Honolulu that's home to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
    $2000 23
Robert Frost's poem "Design" features this flower known for its curative powers
    $2000 21
The norovirus is a common cause of this 15-letter inflammation of the stomach lining & intestines
    $2000 1
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach fight for gold while Marlon Brando gives Yanks a bad name overseas
    $2000 19
Seen outside of shrines, torii gates mark the boundary between the secular world & the sacred in this "way of the gods" religion
    $2000 2
This type of tequila, Spanish for "rested", takes a siesta in its barrel for several months, developing a golden hue

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Ittai Kathy Dennis
$13,500 $6,600 $13,800

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Final Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS SHIPS
This first U.S. battleship ever built was launched in 1889 but lasted less than 9 years

Final scores:

Ittai Kathy Dennis
$13,801 $9,900 $599
2-day champion: $26,202 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Ittai Kathy Dennis
$13,200 $6,600 $11,200
19 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W
(including 1 DD)		 10 R,
3 W		 16 R
(including 1 DD),
0 W

Combined Coryat: $31,000

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Game tape date: 2023-05-17
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