Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! game #14 - Wednesday, September 27, 2023

2023-2024 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 1.
Ken Jennings hosts.

Contestants

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Utkarsh Ambudkar, an actor originally from Baltimore, Maryland

Emily Hampshire, an actor and writer originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Mark Duplass, a filmmaker and actor originally from New Orleans, Louisiana

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Jeopardy! Round

ANTS
BIG-SCREEN BASKETBALL
HEY! THAT'S NOT AN ELEMENT!
(Ken: You'll tell us which of these elements is not on the periodic table.)
OUI, OUI, HISTORY
CHICKEN FIVE WAYS
ALSO AN ANIMAL SOUND
    $100 3
Ants inhabit every continent except this one (whose first syllable, ironically, is "ant")
    $100 20
This former "Cheers" bartender is the white man who jumps in "White Men Can't Jump"
    $100 28
Einsteinium,
curium,
snookium
    $100 11
A children's book tells of how this emperor met his "Bunnyloo" in 1807 when he was forced to flee an attacking pack of rabbits
    $100 1
You can get royally full on this dish that calls for cubed chicken, mushrooms, a sherry cream sauce and a few slices of toast
    $100 23
The very first of these microblogging posts was sent by company cofounder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006
    $200 27
Considered a delicacy by the Aztecs, escamoles, or ant larvae, is a dish that originated in this country
    $200 15
1997.
Five words: state championship clinched by dog
    $200 2
Zinc,
zirconium,
zambonium
    $200 30
Constructed for the 1889 World's Fair, this iconic structure was originally scheduled to be torn down by 1910
    $200 26
Said to have been invented in Glasgow in the 1970s, this spiced Indian curry is often called a national dish of Britain
    $200 22
To make natural rubber, start by collecting latex by cutting slits in this layer of the rubber tree
    $300 21
If you can't make it to the Houston Zoo, check out these types of ants on the zoo's live webcam
    $300 9
The title of 2020 documentary "The Last Dance" comes from words emblazoned on the front of this team's 1997-98 playbook
    $300 25
Californium,
floridium,
tennessine
    $300 29
Known for her lavish spending sprees, this wife of Louis XVI must've lost her head after being nicknamed "Madame Deficit"
    $300 19
A debate that continues to tear the country apart: should chicken wings come with a side of blue cheese or this dressing
    $300 12
A Dutch term for a seller of ineffective medicines led to this word for an incompetent physician
    $400 16
Offering a 60th ant-iversary version in 2016, Uncle Milton has sold tens of millions of these instructive toys since 1956
    $400 7
Is there anything Denzel Washington can't do?! Turns out he's even good at basketball, as seen in this 1998 joint
    $400 18
Gold,
silver,
bronze
    DD: $1,000 24
After being given the key to this prison overthrown in 1789, the Marquis de Lafayette re-gifted it to his pal George Washington
    $400 13
For a flavorful chicken Marsala, chefs recommend using real Marsala, a fortified wine made on this Italian island
    $400 6
This word follows Chesapeake, Hudson and Guantanamo in the names of bodies of water
    $500 14
Ants crawl on a seemingly infinite loop in this Dutch artist's 1963 work "Möbius Strip II"
    $500 8
Roger Ebert called this 1994 doc the best film of the 1990s, & "one of the great moviegoing experiences of my lifetime"
    $500 10
Germanium,
italium,
francium
    $500 17
The peace treaty that ended World War I was signed here, in this stately residence's Hall of Mirrors
    $500 4
In Japan, these succulent chicken skewers are grilled over a smokeless type of charcoal called binchotan
    $500 5
Players of this instrument "are just belligerent, and cocky, and you know just hard-headed" according to Wynton Marsalis

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

Mark emilY Utkarsh
$1,700 -$800 $1,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Mark emilY Utkarsh
$2,500 -$1,400 $400

Double Jeopardy! Round

RANDOM U.S. STATE FACTS
POST-APOCALYPTIC POP CULTURE
OUT OF BREATH
(Ken: Here, each correct response will be made entirely out of letters in the word "breath".)
BOOK DEDICATIONS
MEDITATION
FROM Z TO A
(Ken: This one's a little easier. All the correct responses will begin with "Z", end with "A".)
    $200 16
The state with the most counties east of the Mississippi is this one, also the biggest U.S. peanut producer
    $200 2
Will Smith was so smitten with his canine co-star in this 2007 film that he wanted to adopt her
    $200 15
In a typical human body, this organ beats about 100,000 times per day
    $200 28
Morbidly true to form, Lemony Snicket dedicates the first book in this Y.A. series "to Beatrice -- darling, dearest, dead"
    $200 13
Consistent meditation practice has been shown to shrink the amygdala, known as the "fight or flight" center of this organ
    $200 1
A football referee gets this animal-inspired nickname thanks to the standard black & white striped uniform
    $400 29
California closes down state offices on March 31, the day honoring this labor leader
    $400 3
In his first-ever TV interview, Cormac McCarthy sat down with Oprah Winfrey after she selected this bleak novel for her book club
    $400 22
It's the only planet in our solar system whose name is not derived from Greek or Roman mythology
    $400 24
Can we talk? This comic legend dedicated her 2014 autobiography to Kanye West, "because he'll never ...... read it"
    $400 14
"The Atlantic" described this 4-letter meditation app as "one of the most popular apps in existence, full stop"
    $400 12
You'd say this four-letter word while reciting the Greek alphabet, or, when greeting Michael Douglas' wife
    $600 30
Yeehaw! Paniolos are Hawaii's equivalent of these workers, also the name of a Texas pro sport team
    $600 4
Over 11 total seasons of "The Walking Dead", this "Z" word was surprisingly never used by a character
    $600 23
According to a 2006 song, when they tried to make Amy Winehouse go here, she said "no, no, no"
    DD: $2,000 25
This author of "The Fountainhead" dedicated 1957's "Atlas Shrugged" to 2 different men: her husband and her lover
    $600 19
"Om" is a familiar example of one of these, a word or phrase repeated over & over as the focal point for a meditation
    $600 11
In a classic 1986 Nintendo game, Link tries to rescue this title princess from Ganon
    $800 6
Massachusetts and Virginia are two of four states that have this word in their official names
    $800 7
Moviegoers were snack-shamed for chewing popcorn too loudly during this mostly silent film directed by John Krasinski
    $800 18
During World War I, Germany deployed a massive, fort-demolishing howitzer nicknamed Big this
    $800 26
She dedicated 1946's "The Hollow" to "Larry & Danae, with apologies for using their swimming pool as the scene of a murder"
    $800 20
Time magazine once called this meditation guru "the poet prophet of alternative medicine"
    $800 10
Last name of the musician who had kids named Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet & Diva
    $1000 5
One of this state's claims to fame is being first with a moving assembly line for manufacturing an entire car
    $1000 8
Kevin Costner starred in two post-apocalyptic films in the 1990s: "Waterworld" and this misfire about a nameless drifter
    DD: $2,500 17
As Taylor Swift knows all too well, this type of person has an intense dislike of something
    $1000 27
Toni Morrison dedicated this masterpiece to "sixty million and more"--the number of African victims claimed by slavery
    $1000 21
A state of attention often cited as the goal of meditation practice; it's loosely defined as "being present in the moment"
    $1000 9
This fitness program began when an aerobics instructor swapped out his usual music with salsa & merengue songs

Scores at the Double Jeopardy! Round commercial break (after clue 15):

Mark emilY Utkarsh
$6,900 -$2,000 $3,000

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Mark emilY Utkarsh
$14,400 -$2,600 $6,800

Triple Jeopardy! Round

ISLANDS' COUNTRIES
THE DNA OF MUSIC
ALASKA
AIRPORT STORES
OH, THE IRONY!
IT "IS" WHAT IT "IS"
(Ken: Those quotation marks mean that the letters "I-S" will appear twice in each correct response.)
    $300 23
Lizard Island
&
Kangaroo Island
    $300 19
In her song "Can't Be Tamed", she sings "it's set in my DNA"; her dad, Billy Ray, passed down to her some of that genetic code
    $300 15
Alaska has more of these birds than any other U.S. state --and that's not even counting the ones on the backs of quarters
    $300 11
In 2021, the dry stout brand opened a bar in Dublin airport's terminal 1
    $300 10
"Tall" is actually among the shorter group of cup sizes at this national coffee chain
    $300 1
It's thought that about 40% of Americans can trace their ancestry through this immigration station, seen here
    $600 27
Phuket
&
Ko Samui
    $600 21
A Kidz Bop version of her 2017 song opens "I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% that kid"
    $600 16
The 4 largest cities in the U.S. by area are all in Alaska: Sitka, Juneau, Wrangell, and this city, also the most populous
    $600 12
Hungry? Many restaurants at Incheon airport serve bibimbap as well as this, the national dish of South Korea
    $600 9
Even though it anagrams to "vote loser", it's the surname of two men who were elected U.S. president
    $600 2
Uncle Dan turned 50, got a Corvette, got hair plugs, got a tattoo... I think he's having a "midlife" this
    $900 26
Ithaca
&
Paros
    $900 18
This boy band kicked off their DNA World Tour in 2022; they sang "I Want It That Way" & other hits
    $900 28
Part of a 24-year quest to circle the globe on foot, Karl Bushby hiked and swam from Alaska to this country in 2006
    $900 13
Pacific Coast News and Thinking Canada are two stores at YVR, the 3-letter code for an airport serving this major city
    DD: $2,000 8
Though it's said to "gather no moss", this magazine featured Elisabeth Moss on its cover in 2010
    DD: $7,000 3
The birthplaces of B.B. King, Muddy Waters & Robert Johnson are markers on this state's "Blues Trail"
    $1200 24
Tenerife
&
Minorca
    $1200 17
For their hit song "DNA", this K-pop band released a video in which they dance and form a double helix
    DD: $5,000 29
Before its native name Denali was restored in 2015, America's tallest peak was named for this guy who never set foot in Alaska
    $1200 14
African Origins and MadeInSA are two craft stores in O.R. Tambo airport, a hub located in this city
    $1200 5
Dimes and quarters are 91.67% copper and, ironically, 8.33% this
    $1200 4
Like a mythological character who loved his own reflection, people with this personality style are in love with themselves
    $1500 25
Komodo
&
Java
    $1500 20
"I got, I got, I got, I got loyalty, got royalty,
inside my DNA" is a lyric in a 2017 rap hit by this Pulitzer winner
    $1500 30
A 1988 New York Times review counted over 275 diverse characters in "Alaska", the "latest huge novel" by this author
    $1500 22
There's a Louisville Slugger store in Louisville Muhammad Ali Intl. Airport; there's also a store named after this racetrack
    $1500 7
Even though his first name ends with "war", this president of Egypt won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1978
    $1500 6
Used to make comparisons, this hyphenated phrase literally means "face-to-face" in French

Scores at the end of the Triple Jeopardy! Round:

Mark emilY Utkarsh
$15,100 -$1,100 $21,100

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Final Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY
Discovered in the '60s and '70s, Cygnus X-1 was the first of these light-trapping gravitational bodies to be identified

Final scores:

Mark emilY Utkarsh
$30,197 $0 $30,201
2nd place: $30,000 to Blink Now 3rd place: $30,000 to GLAAD Winner: semifinalist

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Mark emilY Utkarsh
$17,200 -$1,100 $18,000
31 R
(including 2 DDs),
6 W
(including 1 DD)		 5 R,
10 W		 36 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W
(including 2 DDs)

Combined Coryat: $34,100

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Game tape date: 2023-08-21
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