>1>Show #8946 - Monday, October 9, 2023>div>
>2023 Champions Wildcard Spades quarterfinal game 6.

Contestants

>[&lt;< previous game]

> href="showplayer.php?player_id=16978" rel="external">Lucy Ricketts>, a book designer and freelance illustrator from Atlanta, Georgia

> href="showplayer.php?player_id=16979" rel="external">Camron Conners>, a high school social studies teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California

> href="showplayer.php?player_id=16980" rel="external">Phil Hoffman>, an analyst from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

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Jeopardy! Round

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>A BRIEF HISTORY OF THYME>tr> <tr>>td>tr> able> <tr>
>THOMAS AQUINAS, ADVICE COLUMNIST>tr> <tr>>td>tr> able> <tr>
>3rd GRADERS KNOW THIS STUFF>tr> <tr>>td>tr> able> <tr>
>TRAVEL TEXAS>tr> <tr>>td>tr> able> <tr>
>BODY SHOTS>tr> <tr>>td>tr> able> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> able> >Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):
>THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD>tr> <tr>>td>tr> able> <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502784" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">28>td>
>Thyme honey from the Iblei Mountains on this large Mediterranean isle has been a delicacy for centuries <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502785" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">29>td>
>Dear Worried: It's a slippery slope-->a venial one of these disposes you to a mortal one <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502786" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">26>td>
>Zero divided by 6 yields this quotient <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502787" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">27>td>
>Lined with statues & monuments, the Great Walk leads up to the Capitol building in this city <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502778" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">21>td>
>Go against your best interest & you shoot yourself here <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502783" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">22>td>
>A wild day for this> ex-champ in 1997: "I lost my last professional boxing match, but I received a check for $1 million for the grill" <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502763" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">4>td>
>Thyme is part of this plant family <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502762" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">1>td>
>Dear Baffled: As St. Augustine says, the image of this in man is in the 3 parts-->mind, knowledge & love <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 8>td>
Of I'm, they've, you're or won't, the contraction that lost the most letters Lucy>tr>>td> </tr> able> <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 13>td>
One of the top attractions in Texas is this city's River Walk, featuring >boat rides, shopping & plenty of food & fun <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 17>td>
A quick & reckless reaction has you shooting from this body part <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 23>td>
Some stats from a 1966 title bout: Over three rounds, >he threw 100-plus punches, took less than 10, & knocked down his foe four times <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $600 11>td>
This "Elder" Roman encyclopedist referred to thyme as a fumigant <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $600 2>td>
Dear Struggling: Sorry, but the poor must pay these, whether the traditional tenth of income or more <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $600 5>td>
The predicate of a sentence tells what this part is or does <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $600 3>td>
On Crickets Avenue in Lubbock, a visual arts center with a guitar-shaped gallery honors the life & legacy of this early rocker <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $600 18>td>
Something that has a good effect on you (like a vaccine) is a shot in this <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $600 24>td>
The champ for an amazing 12 years, >this "Brown Bomber" joined the Army in 1942 & served in a segregated unit with Jackie Robinson <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 12>td>
Monks know that thyme is an ingredient in this popular upscale French liquor, one of the "B"s in B&B <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 9>td>
Dear Confused: Baptism is the sacrament of faith; the sacrament of charity is this, the Lord's Supper <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 6>td>
The size of this body part changes, depending on the light <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 14>td>
Blast off on a tour of >this place, including stops at Mission Control & an astronaut training facility <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 19>td>
When you brag or boast, you shoot off this body part <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 25>td>
In 1990, this man >here knocked out Buster Douglas to become the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champ <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1000 16>td>
Thyme contains about 1% this type of "oil" used in fragrances & pharmaceuticals <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1000 10>td>
Dear Scared: No, your parish priest can't give you this, a release from secular punishment; go get it over with >Phil>d class="wrong">Camron>tr>>able width="100%">>d class="wrong">Triple Stumper>tr>>td> </tr> able> <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1000 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502773" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">7>td>
>The 15th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th & 26th ones of these are specifically concerned with voting <tr> <td>
>&#160;   DD: $3,000 15>td>
Named for its location on the Rio Grande, this national park is popular with birders as it is home to over 400 species <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1000 20>td>
1775 Bunker Hill order on when you were allowed to shoot <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1000 30>td>
Rocky before "Rocky", >this 1950s legend retired as the sole undefeated heavyweight champ in history, going 49-0 with 43 KOs
>Phil >Camron >Lucy
>-$400 >$0>td> >$6,800
>Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
>Phil >Camron >Lucy
>$400 >$2,400 >$10,600
>Double Jeopardy! Round ble class="round">
<tr>d class="category_name">A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME>tr> <tr>
>td>tr> able> <tr>d class="category_name">I'M STILL STANDIN'>tr> <tr>d class="category_comments">(Ken: I'm gonna give you three characters from a literary work; you'll tell me which one is still alive at the end.)>tr> able>
<tr>d class="category_name">CANDLE IN THE WIND>tr> <tr>
>td>tr> able> <tr>d class="category_name">CIRCLE OF LIFE>tr> <tr>d class="category_comments">(Ken: Each response here will be spelled entirely with letters in the word "circle".)>tr> able>
<tr>d class="category_name">I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE>tr> <tr>
>td>tr> able> <tr>d class="category_name">ELTON JOHN SONGS>tr> <tr>d class="category_comments">(Ken: You'll give us the title in each case.)>tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> able> >Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
<tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 28>td>
On Dec. 31, 2005 a this second (not a this year) was added at 23:59:60, the first extra second in 7 years <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 13>td>
In "Oliver Twist":
>Fagin,
Nancy,
>Artful Dodger		 <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502813" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">24>td>
>This cord can be saturated with inorganic salt solutions & dried prior to molding into candles <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502816" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">26>td>
>Enchantress who made Odysseus' men pig-headed <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502818" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">27>td>
>This puzzle is so-named for the tool used to create the intricate lines & curves of its pieces <tr> <td>
>&#160;   >$400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502820" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">30>td>
>"Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, in fact it's cold as hell" <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502798" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">14>td>
>In 1687 this Brit differentiated "absolute, true, and mathematical time" & "relative, apparent, and common time" <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502800" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">9>td>
>In "The Iliad": Hector, Agamemnon, Patroclus <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502814" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">23>td>
>Candles have been made of animal fat or this nonglycerine substance used as early as 3000 B.C. <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502817" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">25>td>
>Last name of the lyricist who worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502804" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">8>td>
>Solving one of these in London's Daily Telegraph in 1942 could've made you a Bletchley codebreaker in WWII <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502821" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">29>td>
>"Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band" <tr> <td>
>&#160;   DD: $1,990 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502793" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">4>td>
>An 1884 conference chose the meridian of this facility's transit instrument as the "prime" starting point for time zones <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1200 10>td>
In "Beowulf":
>Grendel,
Beowulf,
>Wiglaf		 <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502806" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">19>td>
>Meaning "offered" or "dedicated", they're the type of candles seen here>td> <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502808" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">18>td>
>Its name is from the Middle English for "an object of religious veneration" <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502805" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">7>td>
>On this game show 2 contestants revealed a rebus picture puzzle by matching pairs of prizes & then had to solve the puzzle <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1200 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502792" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">1>td>
>"I remember when rock was young, me and Suzie had so much fun" <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1600 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502796" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">5>td>
>TAI, the French abbreviation for "international" this "time", was introduced in 1955 <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1600 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=502802" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">11>td>
>In "Othello":
Iago,
>Othello,
Desdemona		 <tr> <td>
>&#160;   DD: $5,000 20>td>
From Latin for "barely connected", this solid white substance is water-insoluble & can precede "oil" <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1600 16>td>
To cause annoyance or ire <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1600 15>td>
A confused mess, or a syndicated newspaper puzzle with letters in circles & squares <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $1600 2>td>
It's the classic heard here>td> <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $2000 6>td>
Clocks flown around the Earth in 1971 diverged from stationary ones, confirming the relativity concept "time" this <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $2000 12>td>
In "Les Miserables": Fantine,
>Cosette,
Jean Valjean		 <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $2000 21>td>
We'd know the type of candle seen >here from this to post <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $2000 17>td>
In many fantasy role-playing games, it's a healing class <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $2000 22>td>
A classic logic puzzle from 1962 deals with the surnames of 3 train employees: the brakeman, the fireman & him >Phil>d class="wrong">Camron>d class="right">Lucy>tr>>td> </tr> able> <tr> <td>
>&#160;   $2000 3>td>
"I can't light no more of your darkness, all my pictures seem to fade to black and white"
>Phil >Camron >Lucy
>$990 >$6,800 >$16,200
>td> >td> >(<a href="help.php#lock">lock game>)</td>
> href="wageringcalculator.php?a=16200&b=6800&c=990&player_a=Lucy&player_b=Camron&player_c=Phil">[wagering suggestions for these scores]

>Final Jeopardy! Round
</tr> <tr> able> >Final scores:
>WOMEN AUTHORS
>td>tr> </table> <tr> <td id="clue_FJ" class="clue_text">In "A Room of One’s Own", the "four famous names" are Austen, 2 Brontës & this author who died closest to Virginia Woolf’s own time
>PhilWho is?>tr>r>$801>tr>r>>CamronWho is—Love you guys, I had a blast! Godspeed>tr>r>$6,800>tr>>d class="right">Lucy>Who G Eliot?>tr>r>$500>tr>table>George Eliot>td> </tr>
r id="clue_FJ_stuck">
>Phil >Camron >Lucy
>$189 >$0>td> >$16,700
>2nd place: $5,000 >3rd place: $5,000 >Winner: semifinalist
>Game dynamics: Game dynamics graph

>Coryat scores:

>Phil >Camron >Lucy
$5,200 >$6,800 $14,200
11 R
>(including 1 DD),
4 W
>(including 1 DD)		 >15 R,
5 W		 20 R
>(including 1 DD),
1 W

>Combined Coryat: $26,200

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Game tape date: 2023-08-30
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