Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! game #15 - Wednesday, October 4, 2023

2023-2024 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

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Timothy Simons, an actor originally from Readfield, Maine

Lisa Ann Walter, an actor and stand-up comedian originally from Washington, D.C.

Brian Baumgartner, an actor and podcast host originally from Atlanta, Georgia

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Jeopardy! Round

AND THE STATE CAPITAL IS...
(Ken: I'll give you a state and three cities in the state; you'll have to tell me which one is the capital.)
FAMOUS TV SPOILERS
JOYCE, CARROLL, OATES
(Ken: Given a literary title, you'll have to tell me whether it's by James Joyce, Lewis Carroll, or Joyce Carol Oates. I hope that's clear.)
THE MEDI-VERSE
BLUNT BIOS OF BRAND MASCOTS
A BUNDLE OF "FUN"
    $100 1
Ohio:
Cleveland,
Columbus,
Cincinnati
    $100 3
The blogger is Dan Humphrey! Who's not even a girl!
    $100 26
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
    $100 21
In the operating room, this specialist is in charge of monitoring your vital signs in addition to putting you under
    $100 8
A bald housekeeper with a hoop earring and the biceps of a Greek god
    $100 12
Seen here, this fried fairground favorite is named after the device used to drizzle batter into hot oil
    $200 2
Arizona:
Tucson,
Scottsdale,
Phoenix
    $200 4
Who killed Laura Palmer? Her dad! Possessed by an evil spirit named Bob!
    $200 27
"Dubliners"
    $200 22
Injecting fluids into the body or removing them often uses this type of needle whose name means under the skin
    $200 9
A bird, once plagued by anger management issues, who never stops quacking about insurance
    $200 13
After splitting with Paul Simon in the early seventies, he briefly left music and taught math
    $300 17
Pennsylvania:
Scranton,
Harrisburg,
Pittsburgh
    $300 5
Who is Cartman's dad? Jack Tenorman! Who was cooked into a pot of chili!
    $300 28
"Blonde"
    $300 23
As its name implies, the object seen here is placed on a finger to measure the level of this in the blood
    $300 10
A giant beverage pitcher with legs who often causes property damage
    $300 14
Impatient tax filers expecting some extra cash can use a tool on irs.gov called "Where's my" this
    $400 18
Tennessee:
Chattanooga,
Memphis,
Nashville
    $400 6
Were they all dead the whole time? Nope! And the island wasn't limbo--just an island!
    $400 29
"Wonderland"
    $400 24
A blood pressure reading has two parts: the systolic or top number and this, the bottom number
    $400 11
A mustachioed cartoon man, currently lacking a mouth to eat the potato crisps he sells
    $400 15
It's what the "F" stands for in the digital asset abbreviated NFT
    $500 19
Florida:
Jacksonville,
Orlando,
Tallahassee
    $500 7
Why did Mary Alice kill herself? She was being blackmailed! For murdering her adopted son's mom!
    $500 30
"Sylvie and Bruno"
    DD: $500 25
Development of the fighter pilot's G-suit is one of the breakthroughs from this clinic whose name sounds like a deli condiment
    $500 16
A puffy French creature made of tires who bears an unsettling resemblance to a mummy
    $500 20
The world's highest tides, reaching over 50 ft., are found in this bay between Nova Scotia & New Brunswick

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

Brian Lisa Ann Tim
$0 $300 $1,700

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Lisa Ann Tim
$1,500 $800 $1,800

Double Jeopardy! Round

RISING UP
BIG-SCREEN BALLADS
EUROPEAN COUNTRY NICKNAMES
(Ken: I'll give you the nickname; you provide the country.)
COMPUTING MILESTONES
NAME GAME
WHAT A LOAD OF B.S.
(Ken: Each correct response will have the initials B.S. Keep that in mind.)
    $200 21
In 2023, people took to the streets in France after a proposal to raise this from 62 to 64
    $200 6
When she performed "Crazy For You" in the high school wrestling film "Vision Quest" this pop star was virtually unknown
    $200 16
"The Boot"
(It has more World Heritage sites than any other country)
    $200 26
In 2005, a 19-second clip titled "Me at the zoo" was the first video ever uploaded to this website
    $200 11
First name + R&B singer who married Whitney Houston = this "Stranger Things" actress
    $200 1
Eat my shorts, Jay Gatsby! He was the only fictional character on Time's list of the most influential people of the 20th century
    $400 22
Mahsa Amini's death inspired protests against headscarves and the government in this Middle Eastern country
    $400 7
Richard Gere sweeps Debra Winger off her feet to the tune of "Up Where We Belong" in the final scene of this '80s tearjerker
    $400 17
"The Land of Count Dracula"
(You've never been to Transylvania in October?
You gotta go!)
    $400 27
In 1984, this company introduced the "Fat Mac", a Macintosh computer with a whopping 512 KB of RAM
    $400 12
Rock drummer who married Pamela Anderson + last name = this "Men in Black" actor
    $400 2
Sticky Fingers and Bone Suckin' are two brands that make this type of condiment
    DD: $1,000 23
One of activist Greta Thunberg's fans is this former governor who owned the first electric Hummer H-1
    $600 8
In "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" she rocked a chainmail dress & she sang the film's power ballad "We Don't Need Another Hero"
    $600 18
"The Land of Fire & Ice"
(Do its citizens really believe in elves? I guess we'll never gnome)
    DD: $800 28
In 1997, an IBM computer named Deep Blue beat grandmaster Garry Kasparov at this game
    $600 13
Theologian born in Saxony in 1483 + last name = this theologian born in Atlanta, GA in 1929
    $600 3
No more "European Pink" for Misty Copeland; in 2017, Gaynor Minden began making this footwear with darker skin tones
    $800 24
Some people may have underestimated this president here before he led his country in resisting an invasion
    $800 9
A rare pop song that features an oboe solo, this cryptic ballad by Seal became a smash hit after appearing in "Batman Forever"
    $800 19
"The Land of Poets & Thinkers"
(Hey Einstein, it's pronounced "GUR-tuh" , not "GO-thee")
    $800 29
In 2012, this Google creation passed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most used web browser
    $800 14
First name + longtime CNN anchor = this "Pygmalion" playwright
    $800 4
"I gets high off your love / I don't know how to behave"; it's the title track on D'Angelo's 1995 album
    $1000 25
Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a 2-block plaza on 16th Street NW named for this social justice group
    $1000 10
At a Hollywood Bowl concert in 2012, Peter Gabriel played this song from "Say Anything" after John Cusack took the stage with a boombox
    $1000 20
"The Playground of Europe"
(St. Moritz is so over. All the best parties are in Gstaad)
    $1000 30
One of the first search engines shared its name with this comic book character, inspiring successors named Veronica & Jughead
    $1000 15
16th century queen of Scotland + last name = this actress who plays Joon in 1993's "Benny & Joon"
    $1000 5
This slow-moving creature is common in the Pacific Northwest; its name is apt considering its yellow color

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

Brian Lisa Ann Tim
$2,700 $3,200 $3,400

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Lisa Ann Tim
$2,900 $8,600 $6,800

Triple Jeopardy! Round

ESTATE PLANNING
THREE DIGIT PRIME NUMBERS
ANATOMY IN LATIN
BYGONE TECH
SCIENTISTS' RHYME TIME
NO CAP
(Ken: We'll show you words with the letters C, A, and P removed; you'll tell us what the word originally was.)
    $300 17
A key goal of estate planning is to minimize these; as Ben Franklin noted, they're the only thing as certain as death
    $300 26
In 2005, this company delivered its last 757 to Shanghai Airlines--its 737 is still flying high
    $300 2
The debate rages as to whether this is a finger:
pollex
    $300 7
The TPS-L2 was the first model of this personal audio player that cost $200 when it debuted in the U.S. in 1980
    $300 12
Theory of relativity developer Albert's cabernets & merlots (try the E = mc2 Chardonnay--it's da bomb!)
    $300 27
He was one of the founders of the company now known as HP

_ _ _ K _ R D
    $600 18
It doesn't have actual "power" to make you a lawyer, but this document does give you legal authority to act on another's behalf
    $600 22
In 1968, an Alabama politician made the first test call on this emergency services telephone number
    $600 3
Keeping this to the ground means you're staying up on events:
auris
    $600 8
It may have been so long since you've sent a fax that you forgot that "fax" is short for this word
    $600 13
Danish physicist Niels' small openings in skin
    $600 1
It's a domesticated woolly relative of the camel

_ L _ _ _ _
    $900 19
It's the agent who administers a person's estate after their death--not to be confused with an executioner, who causes it
    $900 23
On this classic sitcom, a young Regina King played Brenda Jenkins, while Marla Gibbs played "Maaaary"
    $900 4
BPM is an indication of its function:
cor
    $900 9
Way back in 2009, President Obama fought to keep his personal phone made by this brand that didn't grow on bushes
    $900 14
Penicillin discoverer Alexander's Arctic-dwelling rodents
    $900 28
It can be a type of joke or the title "Cats" in a T.S. Eliot book of poems

_ R _ _ T I _ _ L
    DD: $1,200 20
In law, it's one party managing another's property for the benefit of a third; in life, some say it's the key to a good relationship
    $1200 24
This largest U.S. state by area surprisingly has only one area code: 907
    $1200 5
Some boxers are said to have a glass this:
maxilla
    $1200 10
Give a hand to this product from Joseph Enterprises that turned your lights on and off before Alexa did it for you
    DD: $1,500 15
Physicist Isaac's proteins that celiac disease sufferers avoid
    $1200 29
Everything you owned was in the box to the left in this dismissive #1 hit from Beyonce

I R R E _ L _ _ E _ B L E
    $1500 21
Bill Gates launched the Giving Pledge in 2010 with this investing guru to inspire wealthy philanthropists in life & at death
    $1500 25
Giddy up! This Beach Boys song about a Chevy hot rod shares its title with a household cleaning product
    $1500 6
This largest joint in the human body figures into formal wedding proposals:
genu
    DD: $3,000 11
Fuel injection has replaced this engine part whose name begins with a synonym for automobile
    $1500 16
Astronomer & gigantic telescope namesake Edwin's soapy bath suds (one soak and your cares will be light years away)
    $1500 30
Your fitness trainer may measure your body fat using these pinching tools

_ _ L I _ E R S

Scores at the end of the Triple Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Lisa Ann Tim
$6,200 $16,700 $8,300
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LANDMARKS
Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour

Final scores:

Brian Lisa Ann Tim
$12,399 $16,700 $16,600
3rd place: $30,000 to the Motion Picture Television Fund Winner: semifinalist 2nd place: $30,000 to LAHSA

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Brian Lisa Ann Tim
$6,200 $18,000 $12,100
16 R,
3 W		 31 R
(including 2 DDs),
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 26 R
(including 1 DD),
7 W
(including 2 DDs)

Combined Coryat: $36,300

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Game tape date: 2023-08-21
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