Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! game #16 - Wednesday, October 11, 2023

2023-2024 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 3.
First game with five rounds.

Contestants

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Katie Nolan, a sports comedy host originally from Framingham, Massachusetts

Sherri Shepherd, a daytime television talk show host, actress, and comedian originally from Chicago, Illinois

Christopher Meloni, an actor originally from Washington, D.C.

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Jeopardy! Round

AS SEEN ON SHARK TANK
WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA
DEMONYMS
(Ken: Now, demonyms are words that refer to a native or a resident of a certain place.)
OH, THAT'S RICH
LESSER-KNOWN SIBLINGS
ALL YOU NEED IS "L-O-V-E"
(Ken: These are words that can be made entirely from the letters in "love". You could use them more than once if you need to, in fact.)
    $100 13
A must-have during the pandemic, the Shark-backed Phonesoap device can sanitize your germy phone using this kind of light
    $100 16
She urged us to get out and vote in 2020, cautioning firsthand against "another woulda, coulda, shoulda election"
    $100 8
If you live in a scenic coastal region of Croatia, this term might refer to you--or perhaps to any of your 101 dogs
    $100 1
Chef Jamie Oliver's website says that if you use lamb instead of beef for cottage pie, it should go by this occupational name
    $100 30
Barbara Ross-Lee was the first Black female dean of a U.S. medical school; her sister led this '60s Motown group
    $100 2
A company called "London" this "tours" provides "a whirlwind tour of the history of the British public toilet"
    $200 14
Shark Lori Greiner won the bidding war for this smiley-faced cleaning implement, and the rest is sponge history
    $200 26
The credo "Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done" led Pat Riley to 4 NBA titles coaching this team
    $200 9
It's a bird! It's a fruit! It's the nickname for a native New Zealander!
    $200 7
Intoxicated West Point cadets started a riot on Christmas Eve, 1826 named for this seasonal treat which they clearly spiked
    $200 17
Like her father and Atticus Finch, Alice Lee, sister of author Harper Lee, was one of these professionals
    $200 3
Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz", was fittingly born under this zodiac sign symbolized by a lion
    $300 15
This company with a bumblebee-inspired name has the highest lifetime sales in "Shark" history; that's a lot of socks
    $300 24
Decades of TV ads featured beverage drinkers lamenting, "I could've had" one of these juice cocktails
    $300 10
This country has no nickname for its residents, perhaps because there aren't very many; but on the plus side... Pope sightings!
    $300 19
One signature of Detroit-style pizza is that instead of mozzarella, it uses brick cheese from this dairy state
    $300 18
While his bros had hits like "Sucker", actor Frankie said he hated being called "the bonus" this name
    $300 4
Led Zeppelin warned that this type of wall is "going to break", while Don McLean lamented that it was dry
    $400 22
"The #1 way to #2" is one notable tagline for this popular Shark-endorsed toilet stool (pun intended)
    $400 25
This author of "The Giving Tree" gave us the poem "Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda", a fun-size lesson in just doing it
    $400 11
Never to be confused with Cretins with an "I", Cretans with an "A" hail from this nation's largest island
    $400 20
To make a Black Forest cake you'll need chocolate, whipped cream and these fruits pitted
    $400 29
This man who seized power in his country in 1959 may have seen red when his sister Juanita sold her Miami pharmacy to CVS in 2006
    $400 5
This Swedish automaker's museum features a full-sized XC90 SUV made from Legos
    $500 23
Formerly "Doorbot", this smart video doorbell was scooped up by Amazon after the Sharks rejected it--those ding-dongs
    $500 27
Darth Vader's cheery banter with the hero of this Disney+ series includes, "You should've killed me when you had the chance"
    $500 12
It's how you might refer to a resident of Tirana, a capital city near the Adriatic coast--or to a resident of NY's state capital
    $500 21
Appropriately, the name of this dish consisting of French fries, cheese curds & gravy is also slang for "mess" in Québec
    DD: $500 28
Berenice IV who was dethroned and executed by her father was the sister of this queen who committed suicide in 30 BC
    $500 6
As Charles Darwin could tell you, to do this is to gradually change or develop over time

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

Christopher Sherri Katie
-$800 -$600 $3,300

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Christopher Sherri Katie
$900 -$100 $4,500

Double Jeopardy! Round

FEELING GASSY
FICTIONAL TV TOWNS
BIG DOGS AS LITTLE PUPPIES
(Ken: You'll be seeing some very large breeds when they were very cute pups.)
FOR SWEATER OR WORSE
WINE BIZ
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S WORDS OF THE YEAR
    $200 29
Head down to the hardware store for some C3H8, this gas they keep on hand for grillers
    $200 27
Dillon, Texas (home of the Panthers, and Tim Riggins)
    $200 14
Once known as the butcher's dog because they protected cattle, this dog breed is also called the Rottie
    $200 19
Do the players wear "jerseys" or "sweaters"? it's an age-old debate among fans of this sport, known for its fights
    $200 4
It figures that these two European countries lead the world in wine production
    $200 8
While "pandemic" was the word for 2020, 2021 was more optimistic with this entry, thanks to Pfizer, Moderna, and others
    $400 1
In 2022, an environmental data firm used satellites to study how much methane comes from the belches of these farm animals
    $400 24
Sunnydale, California (FYI, the local high school sits on top of a portal to a demonic dimension)
    $400 13
A dog de Bordeaux, like the pup seen here, was Tom Hanks' co-star in this 1989 movie
    $400 20
For over 30 years, TV's Mister Rogers changed into his iconic red sweater, now in the Smithsonian, as he sang this song
    $400 5
There's a chance your favorite vino might be made from this most widely grown red wine grape with a two-word name
    $400 9
In 2015, the word was the suffix "-ism" and 2 years later it was this "-ism" associated with Betty Friedan
    $600 2
Designed by a French marquis in 1783, the pyroscaphe was the first operable boat to be powered by this gas
    $600 25
Stars Hollow, Connecticut (Luke's has the best cup of joe in town)
    $600 18
Here's the great this, a breed named after the mountain range that separates France & Spain
    $600 21
You can score a version of this horror villain's striped sweater on Amazon for about 40 bucks -- finger knives not included
    $600 6
This meringue ingredient is sometimes used in winemaking to balance and clarify the end product
    $600 10
The lady seen here is a representation of this selection for 2018
    $800 3
Unopened potato chip bags are made puffy by filling them with this gas, the most abundant one in our atmosphere
    $800 26
Capeside, Massachusetts (a small town with a big teen angst problem)
    $800 15
The puppy seen here is a Bernese Mountain Dog, named after one of this country's cantons
    DD: $1,000 22
Sweaters that button in front are named for British officer James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of this
    $800 7
"Hangover" actor Bradley can clue you in that barrel makers for wineries go by this title
    DD: $2,000 11
A 1944 Ingrid Bergman film popularized this 11-letter word of 2022, an act of psychological manipulation
    $1000 28
Helium gas gets its name from the Greek word for this astronomical body where it was first detected
    $1000 30
Charming, California (SAMCRO forever!)
    $1000 17
You get a Scooby snack if you know that this large dog breed originated in Germany, not Denmark as its name might suggest
    $1000 23
Anne Hathaway's cheap blue sweater sparks the wrath of Meryl Streep, who delivers a withering "cerulean monologue" in this film
    $1000 16
The fraction of wine lost during aging due to this process is known affectionately as the angels' share
    $1000 12
In 2003, the first Merriam-Webster "Word of the Year" was this form of government by the people

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

Christopher Sherri Katie
$700 $700 $8,900

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Christopher Sherri Katie
$2,500 $1,500 $10,300

Triple Jeopardy! Round

"EZ" GEOGRAPHY
(Ken: The consecutive letters "E-Z" will appear in each correct response.)
YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE
HI, I'M J.LO
SHAPES IN NATURE
FASHION FOR ALL
PEW! PEW! PEW!
(Ken: That sound will begin each correct response.)
    $300 10
Of all the countries in South America, this one comes alphabetically last
    $300 14
Dianne who, to date, has had 9 Grammy nominations and 5 wins; her 56% success rate is pretty jazzy
    $300 30
An '80s cast member, this "J.Lo" returned to "SNL" in 2020 to play president trump's lawyer Alan Dershowitz
    $300 17
I spy with my Billy or Nanny eye, the rectangular pupils of the animal seen here are believed to help its peripheral vision
    $300 26
Stating the need that "every woman felt included in this brand", Fenty Beauty was launched in 2017 by this singer
    $300 2
Gross! Barf, hurl, vomit, upchuck: they're all synonyms of this word
    $600 11
Seen here, this type of hat is named after one of Morocco's most populous cities
    $600 15
Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, the late Dianne Feinstein became this state's longest-serving U.S. senator
    $600 1
Boxing's greatest "J.Lo" of all time, he had a sports arena named after him in Detroit that was known locally as "the Joe"
    $600 18
"Arc-en-ciel" is French for this occurrence in nature following a storm
    $600 7
Bimla Picot created Reboundwear after seeing a relative get dressed with difficulty before "PT", or this kind of therapy
    $600 3
Paul Rudd once joked this stage of life "hit me pretty hard. all of a sudden I woke up and I had really curly hair"
    $900 12
The Great Bitter Lake is part of this waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
    DD: $1,000 16
In her 1983 book's acknowledgements, primatologist Dian Fossey thanks mostly humans but also these animals
    DD: $2,100 21
You can buy a copy of "The Call of the Wild" at the gift shop in the California state park dedicated to this "J.Lo"
    $900 19
Cordate is an adjective used to refer to leaves, like the ones seen here, that have this shape
    $900 8
Because clasps in the back can be painful to reach, Liberare is a brand that sells front-opening types of this undergarment
    $900 4
Henry David Thoreau pondered why a bucket of water becomes this foul word "but frozen remains sweet forever"
    $1200 13
The border between Zimbabwe & Zambia is formed by this river that also starts with "Z"
    $1200 29
Dianne Wiest plays Peg Boggs in this 1990 film; Johnny Depp plays the title character who gets to cut peg's hair
    $1200 22
A 17th century philosopher who defended "life, liberty and property", this "J.Lo" influenced the founding fathers
    $1200 24
Baffling scientists for years, wombats excrete their fecal matter in this shape (Erno Rubik would be proud)
    $1200 9
A clothing company for the visually impaired, Aille Design stitches this reading system into its shirts and dresses
    DD: $3,000 5
Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna
    $1500 20
An infamous Exxon oil tanker was named after this Alaskan city, the terminus of the Trans-Alaska pipeline
    $1500 28
Last name of the "Dynasty" actress who wrote the 1986 autobiography "Diahann!"
    $1500 23
Before Jennifer Lopez was even born, this "J.Lo" played Timmy's mom on "Lassie" from 1958-'64
    $1500 25
The vegetable seen here with pentagonal cross sections is often used to thicken gumbo
    $1500 27
A T-shirt made by the apparel brand Queerest Gear depicts this amphibian duo of kid lit (they're holding hands)
    $1500 6
An alloy commonly used to make tableware in medieval Europe, it's primarily composed of tin, antimony & copper

Scores at the end of the Triple Jeopardy! Round:

Christopher Sherri Katie
$8,800 $900 $14,100

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

RALLYING CRIES
Don't mess with Texas: Sam Houston's troops shouted this 3-word battle cry while attacking Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto

Tiebreaker Round

FRENCH HISTORY
Drink up! A famous New Orleans street is named after this dynasty that ruled France for most of the 17th & 18th centuries

Final scores:

Christopher Sherri Katie
$17,600 $75 $17,600
2nd place: $30,000 to the Global Lyme Alliance 3rd place: $30,000 to the Move-In Day Mafia Initiative at Project Dreamlight Winner: semifinalist

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Christopher Sherri Katie
$7,600 $900 $16,700
23 R
(including 2 DDs),
7 W		 10 R,
9 W		 36 R
(including 2 DDs),
5 W
(including 2 DDs)

Combined Coryat: $25,200

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Game tape date: 2023-08-23
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