Show #8982 - Tuesday, November 28, 2023

2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs final game 2.

Contestants

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Nick Cascone, an orthopedic physician assistant originally from Queens, New York (subtotal of $9,300)

Dennis Chase, a biotech project manager from Palm Springs, California (subtotal of $3,000)

Jen Jazwinski, a youth services librarian from Algonquin, Illinois (subtotal of $5,600)

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Jeopardy! Round

WRITERS' WORDS
SECONDS
SLINGING ARROWS
A CAPITAL IDEA?
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
    $200 25
The formal, concise statement of the meaning of a word; I worked out for weeks to get it for my muscles
    $200 1
The largest library in the world is the British Library in London; this American library is second, even at 145 million items
    $200 23
This tribute from District 12 uses a bow & arrow to help her win the Hunger Games
    $200 15
This composer was dreaming of a white Christmas right up until his death in 1989 at age 101
    $200 26
The agency FAMS puts these people on planes; they rank among those with the highest handgun accuracy
    $200 10
Here's the truth--it's Russian for "truth"
    $400 7
It's a French word for a trite phrase, & the French have their own, like "J'ai dormi comme une souche", "I slept like a stump"
    $400 8
He was the second president of the Mormon Church
    $400 24
The cruel but cowardly King Joffrey liked the heft of a crossbow on this HBO drama
    $400 16
Her father Francis says at about age 3 she heard him in a long argument & said, "Cut"
    $400 27
In 2003 this federal agency that protects national VIPs was absorbed into the department
    $400 11
In French, l'oiseau is this; it sports les plumes
    $600 4
From the French for "kind", it's a distinctive category of literature like comedy or horror
    DD: $1,000 9
Henry VIII secretly married this second wife in 1533, after she got pregnant
    $600 20
Daryl Dixon put his Horton Scout crossbow to good use against zombies on this AMC show
    $600 17
Seen here, this breed originated around 800 B.C.
    $600 28
You may be able to keep your shoes on in airport security with this agency's precheck program
    $600 14
If Popeye spoke Hebrew he'd ask for tered, this
    $800 5
The use of only a few words to convey meaning, it's said to be "the soul of wit"
    $800 2
From 1577 to 1580 he commanded the second voyage ever to go around the world
    $800 21
Sam Claflin said the bow & arrow was the toughest part of his role as a duke enchanted by Kristen Stewart in this fairy tale
    $800 18
Hostages who under stress grow emotionally attached to their captors are exhibiting this syndrome
    $800 29
You'll find this branch of the military under the DHS umbrella
    $800 12
Tredici is Italian for this symbol of bad luck
    $1000 6
"Pathetic" or not, it's a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    $1000 3
In 1974 he became the second U.S. vice president appointed under the terms of the 25th Amendment
    $1000 22
In this animated 2012 film, Princess Merida must rely on her archery skills to undo a curse
    $1000 19
A vacuum cleaner salesman & spy named Jim Wormold is the protagonist of this Graham Greene novel
    $1000 30
The Customs & Border Protection website has updated wait times at crossings, like this U.S. city's Windsor Tunnel
    $1000 13
In German, berg is this topographical feature on a map

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

Jen Dennis Nick
$800 $4,000 $3,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jen Dennis Nick
$1,600 $7,200 $5,800

Double Jeopardy! Round

REMEMBER THE MANE
NAME THAT 1990s YEAR
STARDUST
FLOWER POWER
PEACE, LOVE & UNDERSTANDING
4 N LANGUAGE
(Ken: The letter N will appear four times in each correct response.)
    $400 7
He's the fight promoter seen here
    $400 15
Bob Dole loses the presidential election
    $400 18
This word for a large system of stars comes from the Greek for "milk"
    $400 16
By dropping 2 letters in Osiris' name, you get this Greek goddess who shares her name with a flower
    $400 25
The Teamsters union is formally called an "International" one of these
    $400 20
Number of "beers on the wall" at the beginning of the song
    $800 9
If you lived through the '70s, you must remember her hair & probably that poster
    $800 27
Michael Jordan is named MVP of the NBA Finals
    $800 19
Noted astronomer Fred Whipple famously defined a comet as an enormous, dirty one of these
    $800 17
I can't recall the last time that I saw one of these hyphenated perennials, from the Old French "ne m'oubliez mie"
    $800 26
Woodrow Wilson lived to see this organization grow out of the last of his 14 Points
    $800 21
"U" know it means not deliberate; I'm sorry, that slip of the tongue was completely this
    $1200 10
Bouffant hair & a pillbox hat were part of her look that sparked a fashion trend
    $1200 28
Iraq invades Kuwait
    $1200 4
Algol is one of these, 2 stars revolving around each other, also called a double star
    $1200 1
This computing term for a series of peripherals connected to a computer sounds like a flower bracelet
    $1200 3
A mountain pass is home to the "Christ the Redeemer of the Andes" statue, symbolizing peace between these 2 countries
    $1200 22
It's the church festival on March 25 commemorating what Gabriel told Mary
    $1600 11
When this "Felicity" star cut her hair & fans freaked out, a WB exec said, "Nobody is cutting their hair again on our network"
    $1600 29
An earthquake levels buildings & overpasses in L.A. on January 17
    DD: $5,000 5
A faint constellation in the northern sky, Camelopardalis represents this animal
    DD: $2,800 2
Austria's national flower is this one that Rodgers & Hammerstein described as "small & white, clean & bright"
    $1600 13
The E that's "packaged" in this organization's acronym used to stand for Europe; now it stands for everywhere
    $1600 23
Adjective preceding the railroad completed in 1869
    $2000 12
He's toured & recorded with his Large Band
    $2000 30
The euro currency is officially introduced into financial markets
    $2000 8
The Oort Cloud & its inner region, this belt, are thought to contain billions of comets
    $2000 6
Type of "Wine" mentioned in the title of a 1957 Ray Bradbury novel
    $2000 14
Habitat for Humanity's program of short-term international trips is called "Global" this
    $2000 24
Inopportune or untimely, like the title "Woman" in a Dominick Dunne novel

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jen Dennis Nick
$3,800 $16,400 $14,600

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Final Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY GEOGRAPHY
This state university's Writers' Workshop has had famous alumni who wrote about the state, like Jane Smiley & W.P. Kinsella

Final scores:

Jen Dennis Nick
$7,600 $4,900 $29,200

Cumulative scores:

Jen Dennis Nick
$13,200 $7,900 $38,500
1st runner-up: $50,000 2nd runner-up: $25,000 Tournament champion: $100,000 + advance to the 2024 Tournament of Champions

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jen Dennis Nick
$7,600 $16,400 $14,200
11 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 22 R,
1 W		 19 R
(including 1 DD),
0 W

Combined Coryat: $38,200

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Game tape date: 2023-10-19
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