Jeopardy! Masters game #38 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

2024 Jeopardy! Masters final game 2.

Contestants

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Yogesh Raut, a cognitive and behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington (subtotal of 19,200)

James Holzhauer, the self-described "final boss" of Jeopardy! from Las Vegas, Nevada (subtotal of 28,309)

Victoria Groce, a writer and television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (subtotal of 21,400)

Jeopardy! Round

NUMERIC GEOGRAPHY
IT'S ALL GREEK MYTH TO ME
TINY BUBBLES
NAMES IN FASHION
"I" TUNES
THIS! ISN'T! JEOPARDY!
    200 13
Near Harrisburg in the Susquehanna River, a dangerous partial meltdown happened here on March 28, 1979
    200 16
A man with seriously load-bearing legs, he turned to stone via Gorgon head & became part of a mountain range
    200 8
The bubbly type of Alka-Seltzer can contain sodium or potassium bicarbonate, both types of this neutralizer
    200 26
In the TV series "The New Look" about fashion emerging from WWII, Ben Mendelsohn is Dior & Juliette Binoche is this rival
    200 25
Eric Clapton's only No. 1 Billboard single was back in 1974, covering this song
    200 5
It's better to be granted this status of refuge than be placed involuntarily into a very different type
    400 12
The Cinque Ports ("5 harbors") of southeast England include Dover & this one famous for an 11th century battle
    400 15
A 2018 medical paper was titled "Prometheus and" this body organ "Regeneration: the Dissection of a Myth"
    400 9
This Benedictine monk who was all about the bubbles produced a lovely type of wine that was served to Louis XIV
    400 27
Hervé Léger made his name with this figure-hugging dress; Kim Kardashian was an avowed fan
    400 21
Reeve Carney played the toxic boyfriend who looks like an angel when smiling at Taylor Swift in the video for this song
    400 6
The State Dept. says the concept of this 2-word term dates to messengers being allowed to travel in safety between opposing tribes
    600 11
This Australian town near Adelaide no longer has the single item that supplied its name & Chad Michael Murray isn't there either
    600 14
This 50-oared ship had a rather unique non-factory feature: wood donated by Athena that could tell the future
    600 17
After hardening, this type of rock formed by frothy lava is filled with tiny air bubbles, allowing it to float
    600 28
Learning to sew in Auschwitz, Martin Greenfield went on to dress presidents, Sinatra & this mobster who wore a 40-short
    600 20
Ed Sheeran collabed with Justin Bieber on this 2019 hit about feeling like you don't fit in
    600 22
In "I Am Woman", "If I have to, I can do anything; I am strong", "I am" this, so I can't be beaten
    800 10
Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Carbonneau was born in Sept-Îles, or "7 islands"; they're in the gulf named for this river
    800 2
Guarded by a dragon (it didn't end well for the dragon), these were the fruits of a herculean labor
    800 18
This 13-letter noun meaning the formation of tiny bubbles has the letter E in it 5, count 'em, 5 times
    800 29
This fashion house founded by a Spaniard was the first to partner with Fortnite, creating luxury skins for players
    800 7
Kacey Musgraves recalled having strep throat while recording this Grammy-winning duet with Zach Bryan
    800 23
From Latin for sacred, it could be claimed to get into a medieval church to save your life, but later you'd be exiled
    1000 3
The Chinese mainland part of Hong Kong, this peninsula has a name meaning "9 Dragons"
    1000 1
In the "Odyssey", this god is sent by Zeus to I.M. Odysseus: I'm voting you off Calypso's island
    1000 19
Caused by tiny gas bubbles, the bends is also called this disease, named for a box-like underwater workspace
    1000 30
In 2024 the fashion world was stunned as this Belgian designer announced plans for his retirement
    DD: 1,799 4
In the 1980s Windex competitor Glass Plus seized on the obvious & used a version of this 1972 song in its ads
    1000 24
Regarding protection, one is "under" it; regarding Greek myth, one uses it as a shield or breastplate

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria James Yogesh
5,600 2,800 5,799

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN HISTORY
"K" "J" FOR THE WIN
(Ken: Aw, that's nice for me. A response might be, for example, "Who is Ken Jennings?")
NEW MATERIAL ABOUT OLD MATERIAL
WOMEN IN POEMS
TV
FAMOUS HOSTS
(Jimmy Kimmel: I'm Jimmy Kimmel. I'll have clues about hosts, because a host is always better than a virus.)
    400 21
With hand bones that could have operated with precision, this first species in the genus Homo hung out in East Africa 2 million years ago
    400 22
It's a nearly automatic reflex reaction to a stimulus
    400 23
About 15 feet long by 4 feet wide, this linen relic has been preserved since 1578 at the cathedral of San Giovanni Battista
    400 24
"Highborn kinsmen" separated her from her love & "shut her up in a sepulchre" in a "kingdom by the sea"
    400 25
The title of this John Ritter sitcom refers to a list that includes "4. Bring her home late, there's no next date"
    400 30
(Jimmy Kimmel delivers the clue.) "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has had guest hosts like my pals Anthony Anderson & John Mulaney, but on January 24, 2013, my show was commandeered by this horrible disgrace of a human being
    800 14
1 of the 3 countries that border Liberia; all of them gained independence more than 111 years later, between 1958 & 1961
    800 13
Type of person who ruins the pleasures of others
    DD: 800 20
Taken to England in 1296, this 26x16x11 block of pale yellow sandstone has but one decoration--a Latin cross
    DD: 13,600 11
This lass was the daughter of Benedict Bellefontaine, "the wealthiest farmer of Grand-Pre"
    800 26
It's the maiden name of "X-Files" creator Chris Carter's mother
    800 29
(Jimmy Kimmel delivers the clue.) A rambunctious part of the audience that blew the woof off Arsenio Hall's talk show was known as this, like a section of the bleachers at a Cleveland Browns game
    1200 1
This Libyan port is known for its role in WWII: British troops captured it in January 1941, lost it & retook it in November 1942
    1200 5
Nickname of the NBA's all-time top scorer
    1200 19
The National Archives copy of the Articles of Confederation is written on this, much more durable than the articles
    1200 9
Sylvia Plath titled a poem "Lady" this biblical figure; "Out of the ash I rise with my red hair"
    1200 15
Cat Deeley is the longtime host of this terpsichorean show
    1200 28
(Jimmy Kimmel delivers the clue.) Hosting the Oscars is a tough gig no matter who you are; in 1963, Frank Sinatra was called "no Bob Hope" &, on top of that, this film in which he played Major Bennett Marco went home empty-handed
    1600 6
This 6-syllable lifesaver of the Rwandan genocide was later imprisoned but released in 2023 after international pressure
    1600 2
Food energy has varying units of measurement; 1,000 calories equals 4,200 of these, abbreviated kJ
    1600 18
Before this rock was a classroom writing surface, it was used to make the 3000s B.C. version of friendship bracelets in Finland
    1600 8
The title ruler of this long Shelley poem drives a time chariot; the spirit of Shelley's first child is her passenger
    1600 7
Basil Fawlty asks a hotel guest what she expected as a view in this town: "Sydney Opera House? Hanging Gardens of Babylon?"
    1600 27
(Jimmy Kimmel delivers the clue.) Trimalchio, a former slave turned rich man, hosted a rager with high-wire dancers, a cooked cow wearing a helmet & a mock funeral in this ancient Roman work
    2000 3
This Congolese leader was such a world hero that a Moscow University was named for him in 1961, the year he was assassinated
    2000 12
Works by this German existentialist philosopher & author include "Man in the Modern Age"
    2000 17
A London museum has 2 of these, steel, each weighing 17 1/2 pounds, made in France, 1790-94
    2000 10
In 1862 this sister of a painter/poet introduced us to Lizzie & Laura, both tempted by the wares of "the Goblin Market"
    2000 4
Hulu miniseries where Kumail Nanjiani gets rich serving up beefcake
    2000 16
(Jimmy Kimmel delivers the clue.) In 1941 a fancy surreal dinner party to benefit European refugees where even the fish were in satin slippers was hosted by this duo, an artist & his wife

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria James Yogesh
34,000 8,800 15,799
(lock tournament)

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Final Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN WOMEN
The New York Times wrote of this woman who had died in 1951, "Though she was forgotten at the time, part of her remained alive"

Final scores:

Victoria James Yogesh
34,000 9,708 26,710

Cumulative scores:

Victoria James Yogesh
55,400 38,017 45,910
Winner: $500,000 + $100,000 to Partners in Health + the Trebek Trophy 3rd place: $150,000 2nd place: $250,000

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Victoria James Yogesh
21,200 8,800 15,000
25 R
(including 2 DDs),
1 W		 11 R,
0 W		 17 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W

Combined Coryat: 45,000

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Game tape date: 2024-05-01
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