J! Archive - Show #9154, aired 2024-07-25

>1>Show #9154 - Thursday, July 25, 2024>div>

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Contestants

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> href="showplayer.php?player_id=17652" rel="external">Phil Gatton>, an IT portfolio director and musician from Louisville, Kentucky

> href="showplayer.php?player_id=17653" rel="external">Krista Boyd>, a legislative fiscal analyst from Saint Paul, Minnesota

> href="showplayer.php?player_id=17650" rel="external">Davey Morrison>, an actor and screenwriter from Provo, Utah (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,500)

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Jeopardy! Round

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>FACTS ABOUT WORLD WAR I>tr> <tr>

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>THEY COME IN PAIRS>tr> <tr>

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>WORDS IN A DICKENS TITLE>tr> <tr>

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<tr>

>PUTTING THE "T" IN TV>tr> <tr>

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>SCIENCE: MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH>tr> <tr>

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<tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> able> >Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

>ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS>tr> <tr>

>td>tr> able>

>$200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525924" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">29>td>

>To confuse & thwart infiltrators, blind alleys with dead ends & zigzag patterns were used as part of constructing these

>$200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525918" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">21>td>

>Before these were tiny headphones, the term referred to little shoots of young corn

>$200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525907" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">5>td>

>To wrench an ankle; ouch!

>$200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525909" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">6>td>

>Emeril Lagasse & Wolfgang Puck have served as judges on this competition that's been cooking since 2006

>$200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525928" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">26>td>

>"How Deep Is" this, asks a song standard-->a 2010 estimate says 12,080' mean depth so John Murray in 1888 was pretty close at 12,480'

>$200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525914" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">11>td>

>You'll want to use paper called kami that's thinner & often 6 inches square for this craft with a Japanese name

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525925" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">28>td>

>In 1915, British troops landed at Cape Helles near Gallipoli to try to seize this strait whose old name may be an easier get

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525919" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">22>td>

>A 90-pack-->that's 45 pairs!-->of these from Bausch & Lomb should keep things clear for awhile

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525908" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">4>td>

>It's said to have finished off the nosy feline

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525910" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">7>td>

>From 1993 to 2001, Chuck Norris> was Walker, this

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525929" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">25>td>

>In the 1860s John Newlands arranged the 56 known these according to a soon-discredited "Law of Octaves"

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525915" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">14>td>

>This word for heavy scissors used to cut metal or hair tells you what they do

>$600

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525905" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">12>td>

>British soldiers during the war were called Tommies & U.S. soldiers were called by this "flour"-y name

>$600

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525906" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">13>td>

>Before cellphones, every kid wanted a pair of these rhyming handheld communication devices

>DD: $1,000

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525903" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">3>td>

>Type of fund that invests in diversified securities

>$600

8>td>

Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa & Po were the big 4 on this BBC kids' show that opened with a creepy baby face in the rising sun

>$600

18>td>

At this 7/16/1945 "Site", Fermi's guess on bomb yield was off by half>--not bad for tossing paper in the air as the blast wave came

>$600

15>td>

Slate & marble are types of this rock, formed in most cases when its mineral composition changes

$800

16>td>

Allied troops from this Western Hemisphere country stormed Vimy Ridge in 1917; they took it at a cost of nearly 4,000 men

$800

17>td>

Galileo made a table of probabilities based on a set of 3 of these, but today we more often see them in pairs

$800

1>td>

As a verb it can mean to sing joyously, perhaps at holiday time

$800

9>td>

It preceded "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" in the title of a sci-fi series

$800

19>td>

Hipparchus of Bithynia calculated this distance at a bit under 2 million miles; 93 million is more like it

$800

20>td>

If you're baking, this alliterative paper will prevent your batter from sticking to the pan

$1000

30>td>

To halt a German advance during 1914's First Battle of the Marne, 600 of these transports brought 3,000 French troops to the front

$1000

23>td>

Up to 7 feet long, the traditional Alaskan type of these are great for walking on deep, dry powder in open country

$1000

2>td>

This type of secret cult religion in the ancient Greco-Roman world offered unique experiences unlike those in the standard faiths

$1000

10>td>

Its 8th & last season finale ended with its characters ringing in January 1, 1980

$1000

27>td>

The "Top 10 Erroneous Results" from Science News include a 2011 finding that these chargeless particles can outrace light

$1000

24>td>

With roots going back to 1649, this Finnish company began making its distinctive orange-handled scissors in 1967

>Davey!	>Krista	>Phil
>$2,400	>$200	>-$800

>Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

>Davey!	>Krista	>Phil
>$2,200	>$1,600	>-$800

>Double Jeopardy! Round ble class="round">

<tr>d class="category_name">AMERICAN RIVERS>tr> <tr>

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<tr>d class="category_name">LITERARY HATERADE>tr> <tr>

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<tr>d class="category_name">ANAGRAMMED ADJECTIVES>tr> <tr>

>td>tr> able>

<tr>d class="category_name">RECENTLY ON >BILLBOARD'S HOT 100>tr> <tr> </tr> <tr>

>td>tr> able>

<tr>d class="category_name">I'M GIVING A PARTY>tr> <tr>

>td>tr> able>

<tr>d class="category_name">BY INVITATION ONLY>tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> able>

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

>td>tr> able>

>$400

20>td>

Washington State has the White River & the river named "White" this type of fish that's known to run

>$400

12>td>

Nabokov went off on this writer: "I read him... in the early '40s, something about bells... & bulls & I loathed it"

>$400

15>td>

Belligerent:
>ACTIVE MOB

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525953" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">16>td>

>A Rishi Sunakolyte, tycoon Mohamed Mansour gave this U.K. party millions of pounds in 2023

>$400

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525956" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">25>td>

> href="https://www.j-archive.com/media/2024-07-25_DJ_25.jpg" target="_blank">Invitations> to his 1761 coronation depicted him seated beside his queen in Westminster Abbey & angels flying above them

$800

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525948" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">19>td>

>The "Philadelphia Inquirer" once dubbed this> stately waterway "the river that made Philadelphia"

$800

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525940" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">11>td>

>Charles Baudelaire gave this "Candide" author flowers-->of evil!-->when he called him "the king of nincompoops"

$800

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525944" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">14>td>

>Perplexed:
LEWD BEER ID

$800

23>td>

Britney Spears praised his recent hit "Selfish", but I wouldn't count on seeing the 2 tour together anytime soon

$800

24>td>

In 2023 James Cameron & Lucy Lawless each gave the New Zealand version of this nature-protecting party NZ$50,000

$800

26>td>

Known for cryptic invitations, Apple teased reporters on the event launch of this music device with "hint: it's not a Mac"

DD: $2,000

1>td>

The Gila River makes its way from New Mexico to Arizona, meeting this other river at Yuma

$1200

2>td>

Norman Mailer bashed this man's fit, saying, "there is something silly about a man who wears a white suit all the time"

$1200

3>td>

No need to recycle:
>BOB DRIED ALGAE

DD: $2,000

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525937" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">6>td>

>Luke Combs was "kissin' on a blonde in a backyard pool" & let the wild rumpus start with this song, also a kids' book title

$1200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525945" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">7>td>

>This ex-NYC mayor gave the Dems big bucks after ending his 2020 campaign & in 2024 got the Presidential Medal of Freedom

$1200

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525946" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">8>td>

>These parties date from 1809 & invitations to dance with & meet the new president are often collectible

$1600

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525938" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">9>td>

>Virginia's largest river is this one that's been dubbed the "Founding River" due to its role in American history

$1600

10>td>

Oscar Wilde said there were 2 ways to dislike poetry, 1: just to dislike it. 2: to like this "Rape of the Lock" poet

$1600

4>td>

Faultless:
>CAMEL BICEP

$1600

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525951" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">21>td>

>Dua Lipa sang, "I come & I go, tell me all the ways you need me, I'm not here for long, catch me or I go" this man

$1600

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525955" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">17>td>

>Mining company Vedanta has given this current Indian prime minister's BJP Party billions of rupees

$2000

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525949" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">18>td>

>A source of hydroelectric power for South Carolina, the Catawba River rises in these mountains to the north

$2000

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525942" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">13>td>

>W.H. Auden went in on this 19th century Brit, saying that "his wife"-->also a poet-->"probably didn't care for him very much"

$2000

5>td>

Full of wisdom:
>GLOBAL WEEKEND

$2000

> href="suggestcorrection.php?clue_id=525952" title="Suggest a correction for this clue" rel="nofollow">22>td>

>In what must have been a nice week in 2024 for this> rapper, "Redrum" & "Née-Nah" were 2 of his 14 tunes on the chart

>Davey!	>Krista	>Phil
$13,000	$1,200	$2,000
(>lock game)

>[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

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<table> <tr>d class="category_name">FAMOUS WOMEN>tr>

>td>tr>

iv>

<tr> <td id="clue_FJ" class="clue_text">Adding to her nickname, one legend claimed that earlier in life, she was saved from drowning by family friend Mark Twain

>(Ken: [To Krista] Yes, "The Unsinkable [*]" of Titanic> fame; both she and Twain were from Hannibal, Missouri.)>d class="right">Krista>d rowspan="2" valign="top">Who is Molly Brown?>tr>r>d>$1,200>tr>>d class="wrong">Phil>d rowspan="2" valign="top">Who is Harriett Beecher Stowe?>tr>r>d>$500>tr>>d class="right">Davey!>d rowspan="2" valign="top">Who is (the unsinkable) Molly Brown??>tr>r>d>$512>tr>table>m class="correct_response">Molly Brown>td> </tr> able> >var>able>
Final scores:

>Davey! >Krista >Phil

$13,512 >$2,400 $1,500

2-day champion: $29,012 2nd place: $3,000 3rd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:
> href="help.php#coryatscore">Coryat scores>:</h3>

>Davey! >Krista >Phil

>$14,000 $400 >$1,200

>19 R,
4 W
>(including 1 DD) >8 R
(including 1 DD),
>5 W >8 R
(including 1 DD),
>6 W

> href="help.php#combinedcoryat">Combined Coryat>: $15,600 > href="showgameresponses.php?game_id=8997&highlight=..." rel="external">[game responses]> <a href="showscores.php?game_id=8997&highlight=..." rel="external">[game scores]> <a href="suggestcorrection.php?game_id=8997" rel="nofollow">[suggest correction]>h4>
>Game tape date: 2024-05-29

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