Jeopardy! Masters game #24 - Monday, May 6, 2024

2024 Jeopardy! Masters quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California

Yogesh Raut, a cognitive and behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington

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

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Jeopardy! Round

EXCESSIVE CELEBRATION
OH, THAT'S GONNA BE A FLAG
A STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
RENAISSANCE MASTERS
HOLMES, SHERLOCK HOLMES
LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS?
(Ken: All these correct responses end with the letters -U-S.)
    200 20
Somehow, our town picnic became "a tumultuous disturbance... by 3 persons or more"; a this, per a 1910 law dictionary
    200 24
Honestly, not having the English lion in shorts on the flag of this island nation in the Atlantic seems like a lost opportunity
    200 25
In 1985 a 2.5-acre area dubbed Strawberry Fields was dedicated here in memory of John Lennon, who once lived nearby
    200 28
In 1547 Tintoretto painted the first of numerous versions of this painting, including the one seen here
    200 30
After Holmes & Watson shoot this title creature dead, it's discovered to have been painted in phosphorus to make it glow eerily
    200 12
Spores aside, there was one of these "among us", making him sound like the life of the party
    400 21
Ooh, maybe that was a li'l too much gold--that's the ultra-premium class of this 86-year-old vodka brand
    400 10
Italy magazine says the flag symbol here is "Trinacria", or three-pointed, which is the shape of this densely-populated Mediterranean island
    400 26
This character created by Barbi Sargent was first used on greeting cards before expanding to dolls, cartoons & more
    400 27
A true Renaissance master, Michelangelo carved this 17-foot-tall statue from a single block of marble
    400 29
After retiring to the Sussex Downs, Sherlock Holmes takes up this agricultural hobby
    400 13
Show off! This gladiator could use his sword with either hand equally
    600 22
In "The Wild Party" chronicled in a daring 1928 poem, the music comes from this product of the Victor Company
    600 6
The flag of this state bears the arms of the Calvert & Crossland families
    600 9
In the original language, this film about an aging professor is called "Smultronstället"
    600 19
One of the most famous Renaissance paintings is his "Sistine Madonna", which includes the cute pair of cherubs at the bottom
    600 15
7 years older, he's Sherlock's more brilliant brother, though without ambition or energy
    600 14
It was hard to take this guy seriously when he sat around all day, didn't move a muscle & his name meant "biggest butt"
    800 23
I jumped for joy when my team scored a TD to win the big game, but blew out my MCL, short for this body part
    800 1
Yes, that's an AK-47 on the flag adopted after independence from Portugal & flying over this African nation
    800 7
In "The Caine Mutiny", a supposed theft of some strawberries aboard ship pushes this Bogie character over the brink
    DD: 4,400 11
Many artists have depicted Christ crucified; his version, in a Madrid collection, has Toledo in the background
    800 3
While battling the evil Moriarty in "The Final Problem", Holmes appears to meet his end, tumbling over this Swiss cataract
    800 16
It's no wonder this guy paid close attention to every detail--his name is from Latin for "fear" & he's scared to make a mistake
    1000 5
Excess at Mardi Gras with the krewe of this end-of-the-NATO alphabet group known for coconut throwing? Never!
    1000 4
Those are pompeblêden, water lily leaves, not hearts, in the flag of Friesland, a province of this European country
    1000 8
Bands who recorded at the UK's Strawberry Studios include the Smiths, the Buzzcocks & this group fronted by Ian Curtis
    1000 18
Depicting a young bride, the "Venus of Urbino" is a hotsy-totsy work from 1538 by this great Venetian painter
    1000 2
In "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", the Napoleons are these, with one concealing a secret treasure
    1000 17
He had a wandering eye, literally, & sometimes crossed; that's why they called him this, from Greek for "twisted"

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria Yogesh Amy
12,400 5,000 600

Double Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN IN HISTORY
VIDEO GAMES
YOU'RE IN THE RED
WORLD CITIES
WE OUT HERE TRYNA MINE
OVERLAPS
    400 23
Busted! In 1912 her bust was discovered in what had once been the studio of the sculptor Thutmose
    400 20
Mario gets super-duper powering up on these, based on a type called Amanita muscaria
    400 25
Separating Africa from Arabia, the Red Sea is a long, narrow arm of this ocean
    400 28
The Old Tobacco Factory in this Andalusian city is now the seat of the city's oldest university
    400 29
This element mined at the marigold mine in Nevada is also in the state's nickname
    400 30
An archery target center's makeup to accentuate the peepers
    800 12
In 1822 Mary Ludwig Hays, known by this nickname, was awarded a yearly pension for her services during the Battle of Monmouth
    800 21
The classic NES shooter that goes by this name featured a dog known to "fowl"-ly laugh at your misery
    800 27
The Red Raiders are the athletic teams at this university
    DD: 2,000 1
Each with a metropolitan region of more than 22 million people, they're the 2 largest cities in Latin America
    DD: 13,000 19
In a 1909 book on mining, this man who got more famous 20 years later noted that overproduction of mined metal can "depress prices"
    800 4
Impervious to gunfire is this person correcting spelling errors
    1200 6
Women still didn't have the right to vote nationally when this Montana woman was elected to Congress in 1916
    1200 24
Arleen Sorkin is the voice of Harley Quinn in the Batman game named for this alliterative mental institution
    1200 26
Arcturus, the 4th-brightest star in the night sky, is classified as one of these that's used up all the hydrogen in its core
    1200 2
Until 1966 this African capital was known as Léopoldville
    1200 18
The Metropolitan Museum of Art notes that the people of this island "first worked copper in the 4th millennium B.C."
    1200 9
Collectively, all the living matter in the Bay State
    1600 5
With $1.50 & using elderberry ink, in 1904 this "Great Educator" & activist started what's now a university in Daytona Beach
    1600 22
George R.R. Martin helped with the lore for this sword & sorcery title that won a 2022 game of the year trophy
    1600 10
Mahpiya Luta was the Lakota name of this leader who resisted U.S. government expansion of the Bozeman Trail
    1600 3
A statue of Douglas MacArthur in this port city's Jayu Park commemorates the 1950 surprise attack that liberated the city
    1600 13
Old-time miners in Death Valley used a green-flame test to see if they had found this 5-letter salt, often used in cleaning products
    1600 14
An extravehicular activity that turns into a strike by the astronauts
    2000 7
Around 60 A.D. this British warrior queen led a revolt against Roman rule, sacking & burning cities including London
    2000 8
In "Zelda: Breath of the Wild", keep track of your quests in this 6-letter land with Link's adventure log
    2000 11
This antioxidant is the one most responsible for the redness of tomatoes & ruby red grapefruit
    2000 17
With a vast Minoan collection, one of Greece's finest archaeological museums is found in this city, the main one on Crete
    2000 16
California's Mountain Pass Mine is the USA's only one digging out this group of 17 elements, a field the Chinese dominate
    2000 15
10-angled plane figure that's an unconventional style of reportage

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria Yogesh Amy
41,000 11,800 10,200
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY WRITERS
Becoming a British subject in 1927, he described himself as a classicist in literature, royalist in politics & Anglo-Catholic in religion

Final scores:

Victoria Yogesh Amy
32,000 20,401 11,801
Winner: 6 match points 2nd place: 4 match points 3rd place: 0 match points

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Victoria Yogesh Amy
25,200 11,800 9,000
29 R
(including 2 DDs),
2 W		 16 R,
2 W		 13 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W

Combined Coryat: 46,000

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Game tape date: 2024-04-17
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