J! Archive - Show #8955, aired 2023-10-20

>1>Show #8955 - Friday, October 20, 2023>div>

>2023 Champions Wildcard Diamonds quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

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> href="showplayer.php?player_id=17028" rel="external">Kristin Hucek>, an attorney from Washington, D.C.

> href="showplayer.php?player_id=17029" rel="external">William Chou>, a foreign policy think-tank research fellow from Cheverly, Maryland

> href="showplayer.php?player_id=17030" rel="external">Dave Pai>, a field application scientist originally from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

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Jeopardy! Round

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>WE MADE IT

>td>

>JUSTIN TIME

>td>

>SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD

>td>

>NOT YOUR AVERAGE OPERA

>td>

>BODY LANGUAGE

>td>

>HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS

>td>

>$200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504491" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">2>td>

>Joop Sinjou & Toshitada Doi played a role in changing the music industry when this product debuted in 1982

>(Dave: What is a synthesizer?)
(William: What is the Walkman?)
>r />the compact disc>r />r />>r>>table>
>Dave >William
>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    >$200 10>td>

Schoolteacher Justin Morgan lent his name to a breed of this animal developed in the U.S. in the 1800s a horse>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    >$200 29>td>

Aruba is a mecca for this board & sail sport & hosts an annual event with long distance & slalom competitions windsurfing>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    >$200 28>td>

X marks the spot where the New York City Opera premiered "X: The Life and Times of" this activist Malcolm X>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>William <tr> <td>

>    >$200 11>td>

Come on, champ, you have to be brave & "keep a stiff" this upper lip>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    >$200 30>td>

Dye some gauze in black tea for an aged look & wrap yourself up as this guy whom Abbott & Costello met in a 1955 film the Mummy>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $400 3>td>

In the 1960s Robert Moog became a household name for the invention of one of these instruments that bears his name (Ken: Now, it's [*], yes.)
>r />a synthesizer>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $400 7>td>

2009's "My World" was the debut EP from >this then 15-year-old (Justin) Bieber>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $400 23>td>

This racket sport named for what the soft rubber balls do when hit against a wall is popular in Bermuda squash>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $400 27>td>

Once called "America's most lurid talk show", it inspired a 2001 opera that took London by storm (Ken:>[*]: The Opera, yes.)
>r />>>Jerry Springer>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $400 13>td>

It's an honest & sincere talk between 2 people (& their cardiac muscles) a heart to heart>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $400 26>td>

If the guys are gangsters, wear fringed dresses & be these '20s gals found in a Fitzgerald title flappers>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $600 1>td>

He substituted mercury for alcohol in a tube around 1714, creating the modern thermometer Fahrenheit>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $600 4>td>

Him, as Sean Parker in "The Social Network": "You don't even know what the thing is yet, how big it can get, how far it can go" Justin Timberlake>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $600 18>td>

The Clericus Cup is a soccer tournament for teams around this tiny state (Kristin: What is Rhode Island?)
>r />Vatican City>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave >Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $600 16>td>

The 2000 opera "In the Penal Colony" is based on a gruesome 1914 story by this author of "The Metamorphosis" Kafka>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>William <tr> <td>

>    $600 12>td>

Someone as naive or innocent as a newborn baby is said to be this "moist" phrase wet behind the ears>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $600 21>td>

A costume for 2:
>This double-crossing pair from Mad magazine, one in black & one in white, created by Antonio Prohías >m class="correct_response">Spy vs. Spy>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>William <tr> <td>

>    $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504496" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">8>td>

>This amusement park claims the invention of the hot dog & the roller coaster >m class="correct_response">Coney Island>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504494" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">5>td>

>This world leader's 2014 book "Common Ground" told of growing up at 24 Sussex Drive (Ken: Yes, that's where his dad lived when he was PM.)
>r />m class="correct_response">Trudeau>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504506" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">19>td>

>This ancient sport also known as hawking is still popular in Saudi Arabia >m class="correct_response">falconry>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504509" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">17>td>

>Sister Aloysius suspects Father Flynn of illicit acts in an opera version of this John Patrick Shanley play >m class="correct_response">>Doubt>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504503" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">14>td>

>When you're idle or just plain bored, you do this with your pollex digits, literally or figuratively >m class="correct_response">twiddle your thumbs>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $800 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504518" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">24>td>

>Roll up the sleeves of a blue denim workshirt, put a red bandana in your hair & you can be this feminist WWII icon >m class="correct_response">Rosie the Riveter>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $1000 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504497" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">9>td>

>In the 1830s Samuel Colt got cocky with the invention of this type of handgun >m class="correct_response">the revolver>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $1000 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504495" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">6>td>

>Justin Henry earned an Oscar nomination as Dustin Hoffman's son in this film (Ken: He's the kid in [*].)
>r />m class="correct_response">>Kramer vs. Kramer>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    DD: $4,000 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504507" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">20>td>

>A combination of sport, dance & martial art, capoeira> is popular in this country where it was created >m class="correct_response">Brazil>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $1000 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504514" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">22>td>

>"Nixon in China" is an opera by this composer with the name of a Founding Father >m class="correct_response">John Adams>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $1000 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504504" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">15>td>

>To attack where someone is most vulnerable is to go for one of these large veins, here or here>td> >m class="correct_response">jugular>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $1000 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504519" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">25>td>

>Dress in black with a red plastic flowerpot for a hat & you can "Whip It" good like a member of this New Wave group >m class="correct_response">Devo>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr>
>Dave

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

Dave William Kristin

$2,600 -$200 $4,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Dave William Kristin

$11,200 $1,200 $4,200

Double Jeopardy! Round
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<tr> <tr>able>

>OLDE ENGLAND

>td>

<tr> <tr>able>

>AMY POEHLER IS AWESOME

>(Ken: Yes, she is.)

<tr> <tr>able>

>WHAT'S NEXT?

>td>

<tr> <tr>able>

>FAMILY DRAMA

>td>

<tr> <tr>able>

>HOUSEPLANTS

>td>

<tr> <tr>able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>

>GOOD "P.R."

>td>

<tr> <td>

>    $400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504535" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">20>td>

>Her reign from 1558 until her death in 1603 is often called the golden age of English history >m class="correct_response">Elizabeth I>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504545" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">28>td>

>Amy Poehler cohosting the Golden Globes-->"<a href="https://www.j-archive.com/media/2023-10-20_DJ_28.jpg" target="_blank">This> Oscar winner is not here tonight; she has the flu, & I hear she's amazing in it" >m class="correct_response">Meryl Streep>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $400 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504539" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">24>td>

>Apollo missions that landed on the Moon:
11, 12, this (Ken: Yeah, not 13.)
>r />14>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>William <tr> <td>

>    $400 29>td>

His "All My Sons" centers on Joe Keller, whose shoddy plane parts led to the death of his son & other pilots in WWII Arthur Miller>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $400 30>td>

Unlike many plants, these, which include the barrel & snowball types, prefer to get completely dry (Ken: That's correct, you did not get skunked by HOUSEPLANTS.)
>r />cacti>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $400 26>td>

Use this tool for relatively large areas, like if you're doing the whole bedroom in Sherwin-Williams mindful gray (Kristin: What is primer?)
>r />a paint roller>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>Dave >Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $800 19>td>

The first section of this 1215 document states that "the English Church shall be free" the Magna Carta>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>William <tr> <td>

>    $800 27>td>

As Leslie on this show: "Hey, honey! Good morning! How did you sleep? I adopted 32 cats & dogs. Do you want pancakes?" (Ken: Yes, you've redeemed yourself with Amy Poehler.)
>r />m class="correct_response">>Parks and Recreation>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $800 23>td>

On the periodic table: carbon,
>nitrogen,
this oxygen>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>William <tr> <td>

>    $800 22>td>

The Pollitts get together to celebrate Big Daddy's 65th birthday in this play; family drama ensues >m class="correct_response">>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $800 13>td>

If other plants are too exciting for you, try lithops or living this, seen here>td> (Ken: Lith meaning [*], living [*].)
>r />stone>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $800 12>td>

A rodent that carries off items to store in its nest gives us this term for one who hoards useless articles pack rat>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $1200 1>td>

Some call the 1487 Battle of Stoke won by Henry VII the last battle in this war between 2 royal houses the Wars of the Roses>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $1200 3>td>

In the 3rd "Shrek" it's no problem for Amy as this woman to give a live-in babysitter to Fiona, as "I've got 6 more at home" (Ken: She's got six more because she's [*].)
>r />Snow White>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $1200 15>td>

States, alphabetically: New Mexico,
>New York,
this (William: What is Neva>--what is, um, Nevada?)
>r />North Carolina>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave >William <tr> <td>

>    $1200 7>td>

In an August Wilson play, Troy Maxson builds these title structures around the family home fences>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $1200 5>td>

Put in raised planters for an herb garden & be sure to grow this "royal herb" (Dave: What is queen's lace?)
>r />basil>r />r />>r>>table>
>Dave
>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $1200 6>td>

It has the domain extension
>.pr >m class="correct_response">Puerto Rico>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    DD: $5,600 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504521" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">2>td>

>This title was re-created in 1301 when Edward I gave it to his son who was born in Caernarfon >(Dave: What is the Confessor?)
(Ken: No, I'm sorry, Caernarfon's in Wales; that's [*].)
>r />the Prince of Wales>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $1600 4>td>

Amy Poehler's performance was pure Joy in this 2015 Pixar film (Dave: Let's do HOUSEPLANTS for $1200.)
(Ken: Sorry, Amy Poehler.)
>r />m class="correct_response">>Inside Out>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $1600 > href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=504541" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">16>td>

>U.S. presidents:
Van Buren,
>Harrison,
him John Tyler>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>William <tr> <td>

>    DD: $3,000 8>td>

The title character of this Ibsen play is revolted to discover she's pregnant & commits suicide with her father's pistol >m class="correct_response">>Hedda Gabler>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Kristin <tr> <td>

>    $1600 14>td>

Though its name means "loving tree", >it's very popular indoors as a houseplant (Kristin: What is monstera?)
>r />philodendron>r />r />>r>>table>
>Kristin
>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $1600 10>td>

It's a system in which one's work is evaluated by those in the same field; NIH grants are subject to dual ones peer review>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $2000 18>td>

A London hospital founded for the Order of the Star of Bethlehem became known as this, also meaning a state of chaos Bedlam>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Dave <tr> <td>

>    $2000 21>td>

She's got this old-fashioned word for spirited determination; it's also the title of a 2021 Amy Poehler film moxie>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $2000 17>td>

Geologic time eras: Paleozoic,
>Mesozoic,
this Cenozoic>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $2000 9>td>

This "vulpine" Lillian Hellman play set in 1900 sees southern gentility fall prey to greed & revenge >m class="correct_response">>The Little Foxes>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $2000 25>td>

Like Spanish moss & pineapple, Earth star & air plant are in this family of attractive tropical plants bromeliads>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> <tr>
>Triple Stumper <tr> <td>

>    $2000 11>td>

It's the beef that Lawry's restaurants are famous for serving prime rib>r />r />>r>>table> </tr> able> </tr> able> >Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
>Kristin

Dave William Kristin

>$13,200 >$3,600 $10,000

>td> >td>

> href="wageringcalculator.php?a=13200&b=10000&c=3600&player_a=Dave&player_b=Kristin&player_c=William">[wagering suggestions for these scores]

>Final Jeopardy! Round

</table> </tr> <tr> able> >Final scores:

>LANGUAGES OF ASIA

>td>

<tr> <td id="clue_FJ" class="clue_text">Meaning "palace", this word in the name of a UNESCO World Heritage Site follows Jal & Lal in the names of other historic structures >r>>$3,600>r>>r>>$7,500>r>>r>>$6,801>table>>Mahal </tr>

(Ken: [To William] As in Taj [*], that is correct.)>r> >William >What is Mahal >Kristin >What is taj? >Dave >What is Mahal?
r id="clue_FJ_stuck">

Dave William Kristin

>$20,001 >$7,200 $2,500

>Winner: semifinalist >2nd place: $5,000 3rd place: $5,000

>Game dynamics:
>Coryat scores:

Dave William Kristin

$15,800 >$3,600 $8,600

23 R
>(including 1 DD),
3 W
>(including 1 DD) >7 R,
2 W 12 R
>(including 1 DD),
3 W

>Combined Coryat: $28,000

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Game tape date: 2023-09-12

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