Show #9070 - Friday, March 29, 2024

2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinal game 8.

Contestants

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Ben Ingram, a business control specialist originally from Florence, South Carolina

Dhruv Gaur, a grad student from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Victoria Groce, a writer and television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Jeopardy! Round

THE ANCIENTS SPEAK
STATE FLAGS
A STANDOUT STAND-UP
PENALTIES & BONUSES
CLASSIC AD SLOGANS & JINGLES
13-LETTER WORDS
    $200 21
You get an "A" if you know that Horace described this emotion as "a short madness"
    $200 22
Not "E pluribus unum" but this national motto appears on the flags of Georgia & Mississippi
    $200 28
Roy Wood Jr.: "If they can make a documentary about your time" in this post held by Spiro Agnew, you did the job "incorrectly"
    $200 17
A "quicker picker upper", or a bonus given at some poker tournaments after knocking out specific players
    $200 29
"Double your pleasure, double your fun" with this brand
    $200 8
From the Latin for "ask", it's the formal & systematic questioning of a suspect
    $400 24
In "Oedipus at Colonus", he wrote, "Acceptance--that is the great lesson suffering teaches"
    $400 23
In 1992 this state replaced the words "The Sunshine State" on its flag with the words "The Mount Rushmore State"
    $400 20
What to do with Wanda Sykes' ashes? "Spread 'em over" this actress, Storm in "X-Men"; "she don't even have to be at the funeral"
    $400 18
In the Gospel of John, the Pharisees told Jesus that this was the penalty for adultery; he told them to be cautious judging
    $400 30
"I don't wanna grow up, I'm" this kind of "kid"
    $400 4
It's the type of photo seen here; what do we gotta do, put it on a silver plate for you
    $600 9
In his "Histories", he quoted Solon as saying, "Before he dies, call no man happy--he is at best but fortunate"
    $600 3
Representations of the North Star & this other night sky feature appear on Alaska's flag
    $600 25
His early stand-up bits like the over-chatty ventriloquist are part of what made him a legend
    $600 19
Look out below! CEO severance from a company may be in the form of this 2-word type with a precious metal in its name
    $600 12
This chain promised "We'll leave the light on for you"
    $600 5
In this type of democracy, the political party with the most legislative seats forms a government
    DD: $2,000 10
In "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars", it's said that his last words were "What an artist dies with me!"
    $800 1
This state's flag features the frigate Raleigh, built in Portsmouth in 1776 & the first ship to fly the U.S. flag in a sea battle
    $800 26
On "Rolling Stone's 500 Worst Albums", from Blaine Capatch: "2 Foot 2 Loose" by Kenny Loggins & "Idahoication" by this bunch of Flea's
    $800 15
There are fines & fees & then there's this other "F" word referring to property seized by the po-po for criminal reasons
    $800 13
This brand has been advertised as "Two, two, two mints in one"
    $800 6
This "-ism" describes the ongoing habit of judging foreign groups by the standards of one's own culture
    $1000 11
We're not sure if he found him, but this cynic, lantern in tote, was quoted as saying he was "looking for an honest man"
    $1000 2
This state's flag bears the words "Battle Born", referring to it becoming a state during the Civil War
    $1000 27
A chapter in Laurie Kilmartin's "Dead People Suck" is "Home Hospice: Die Surrounded by Stuff You Meant to Take to" this charity
    $1000 16
Mark Twain loved this Louisiana French word for something extra given after a transaction is completed
    $1000 14
"Quick, Henry," this old-time insecticide that also means to move quickly from place to place
    $1000 7
From the Latin for "to take away secretly", it means secret or sneaky

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

Victoria Dhruv Ben
$3,400 $5,400 -$1,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria Dhruv Ben
$7,600 $5,200 -$200

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
BIOLOGY "A", "B", "C"s
A WARMING TREND
MR. OR MRS. SONG
EPONYMS
    $400 1
This man whose name went on 2 continents explored the coast of Suriname in 1499
    $400 30
This playwright created the memorable characters Laura Wingfield & Blanche DuBois
    $400 21
"A":
This clear fluid surrounds a baby in its mother's womb
    $400 6
Consider your heart (but really, these) warmed in song via "roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose"
    $400 29
(It was only a hit) it was only a hit over a year after its release; now this song by the Killers is called a "millennial anthem"
    $400 25
A French aerialist gave us this name for a tight-fitting one-piece worn today by everyone from dancers to pro wrestlers
    DD: $2,000 5
Simon Iturri Patiño was once Bolivia's rey del estaño, king of this metal in which the land is rich
    $800 28
In the preface to "Major Barbara" he wrote, "The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty"
    DD: $6,400 15
"C":
In myth, it's a fire-breathing hybrid monster, in genetics, it's an organism with 2 distinct sets of DNA
    $800 7
After deep torpor, a Rivoli's this, known for wing speed, can see its body temperature rise 50 degrees up to 100-plus
    $800 27
Rapper Nas, aka Nasir Jones, claims to be the inspiration for this woman's "Me & Mr. Jones" from "Back to Black"
    $800 19
The surname of women rights advocate Amelia inspired this style of knickers
    $1200 16
Cemented in Argentine history is this man, whose 1986 World Cup goal was aided by the "Hand of God"
    $1200 9
1887's "Ivanov", an early work by this playwright, centers on a depressed young man who considers suicide
    $1200 11
"A":
You get one set of these alternative forms of genes from mom & one from dad
    $1200 8
This "official blanket with sleeves" sold 4 million in the 2008 holiday season after its fall introduction
    $1200 24
Paul Simon said this Yankee was baffled by a lyric in "Mrs. Robinson", telling Paul, "I haven't gone anywhere"
    $1200 14
Last name of Belgian inventor Adolphe, who lent his name to a brass wind instrument that ranges in type from sopranino to bass
    $1600 2
Huascar co-ruled the Inca from Cuzco; his brother Atahualpa ruled from this city that also ends in "O"
    $1600 3
Teleplaywright J.P. Miller first gave us these "Days" of an alcoholic couple, later a movie & then a Broadway musical in 2024
    $1600 4
"B":
This pigment gives bile its yellowish color & can lead to gallstones
    $1600 13
One recipe from the Russian Tea Room for hot this soup includes 5 ounces of beets as well as short ribs & pork butt
    $1600 23
Avian name of the Adam Duritz band that in the '90s sang, "Mr. Jones & me tell each other fairy tales"
    $1600 18
A Kochel number, used to list this composer's works, is named for the Austrian who indexed them
    $2000 17
This Venezuelan president said in 2019 that protesters would not go unpunished & accused the U.S. of plotting against him
    $2000 10
As this Beth Henley play opens in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, one of the 3 Magrath sisters has recently shot her husband
    $2000 12
"C" "C":
2-word term for the multistage process via which the basic unit of life reproduces itself
    $2000 26
In this Bible book once alluded to by Samuel L. Jackson, "Another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord"
    $2000 22
Bob Dylan wrote, "Drugs never played a part" in the creation of this song about a percussionist
    $2000 20
The name of this Trojan hero made it into the lexicon as a verb meaning to bully or harass

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria Dhruv Ben
$22,800 $14,400 $5,800

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Final Jeopardy! Round

U.S.S.R.I.P.
Of the 15 countries formed by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, this one is alphabetically last

Final scores:

Victoria Dhruv Ben
$28,801 $5,999 $7,654
Winner: semifinalist 3rd place: $5,000 2nd place: $5,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Victoria Dhruv Ben
$22,800 $7,600 $7,800
28 R,
3 W
12 R
(including 2 DDs),
1 W
12 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $38,200

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Game tape date: 2024-02-27
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