Show #9165 - Friday, September 20, 2024

Contestants

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Sarah Preisinger, a family law attorney from Bellevue, Nebraska

Santhosh Sastry, an information technology executive from Austin, Texas

Jen Feldman, a high school teacher from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,800)

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Jeopardy! Round

ON THE MAP
POWERS THAT "B"
FOOD
MISSING MOVIE TITLE ADJECTIVES
SPOKE
HUB
    $200 2
Winnibigoshish Lake is one of this state's many, many lakes
    $200 26
Strong, as in the name of a certain absorbent paper towel
    $200 28
The Brits say "sweetcorn" to refer to edible kernels; the growing plant is this 5-letter stuff
    $200 18
A romcom: "____ in Seattle"
    $200 30
On July 4, 1939 he told the crowd at Yankee Stadium, "I might have had a tough break but I have an awful lot to live for"
    $200 25
Naturally, this airline's 3 main hubs are Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver
    $400 3
It's only about 130 miles from Vienna to this capital of Hungary
    $400 19
Use your noggin & come up with this 2-word term used to describe FDR's heady group of advisors
    $400 27
This N'awlins version of a sub is made with French bread
    $400 16
"My ____ ____Greek Wedding"
    $400 29
In June 1987 President Reagan challenged Gorbachev to "come here to this gate"
    $400 24
Alaska Airlines' main hub is Sea-Tac, but the company does have a hub at Ted Stevens Intl. serving this city, of course
    $600 4
Time flies, this Pacific island nation hasn't had Western in front of its name since 1997
    $600 7
As a noun, this 4-letter word is a polishing action for your car; as an adjective, it describes your ripped musculature
    $600 13
Melt some Gruyere, add cornstarch, some spices & a little white wine & it's time for this
    $600 9
A classic about a drinking binge: "The ____ Weekend"
    $600 11
A 1979 speech of his included, "We hereby announce that" Iran's govt. "is in fact illegal"; soon, he led a new one
    $600 21
Atlanta is the biggest hub of this airline, but it has others like L.A. & Seoul
    $800 5
About 80 miles from Cairo, this city known for its canal is a departure point for the Hajj
    $800 8
It can mean obstinate or stupid, or, when describing the stock market, expecting a surge in profits
    $800 14
It's another name for the garbanzo bean
    $800 1
Charlie Chaplin's "____ Times "
    $800 12
In a 1947 speech this secretary of state said, "Our policy is... against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos"
    $800 22
This United hub in the Northeast has the code EWR, which has 3 of the city's 6 letters
    $1000 6
This river's name is derived from the Delaware word "oolikhana", meaning "good river"
    $1000 10
Referring to a type of chicken, it comes before "weight" in a class of boxer
    $1000 15
This soft cow's "C"heese from Normandy resembles brie but has a more intense flavor & a bit less fat
    $1000 17
"Alright, alright, alright", a cult favorite set in 1976: "____ and ____"
    DD: $2,000 20
In an 1863 speech before the Prussian parliament, he claimed, "Politics is not an exact science"
    $1000 23
Frontier Airlines gains even more altitude leaving this hub city just east of the Front Range

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

Jen Santhosh Sarah
$1,400 $4,200 $1,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jen Santhosh Sarah
$3,400 $7,800 $3,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

TREES & FLOWERS
LITERARY TITLE MATH
MUSIC
TV PETS
LATIN LOVERS NEEDED
20th CENTURY WOMEN
    $400 22
The kinkajou is a pollinator of this tree noted for its extremely light wood that's often used in model airplane kits
    $400 29
Heller's catch minus Northup's years as "a Slave"
    $400 21
It's the instrument being played here
    $400 14
Sabrina the Teenage Witch had a talking black cat with this name, a city synonymous with witches
    $400 15
Meaning "from the very beginning", ab ovo translates to "from" this natural product
    $400 5
This French designer became a scent-sation after she introduced her No. 5 perfume in 1921
    $800 23
If a Hawaiian woman wears this tropical flower behind her left ear, she's taken; behind the right, she's single
    $800 26
Garcia Marquez' solitary years times Albom's heavenly greeters
    $800 20
Music played as King Charles & Camilla left the coronation included this March No. 4 by Elgar
    $800 13
At Christmastime one year, the Simpsons adopted a greyhound with this 3-word name
    $800 16
In Latin, these 2 body parts are oculus sinister & oculus dexter
    $800 4
In 1969, British biochemist Dorothy Hodgkin & her team discovered the structure of this protein used to treat diabetes
    $1200 24
Nicknamed the General Sherman, the world's largest tree by volume is this kind
    DD: $1,500 8
Dodie Smith's spotted pooches plus Bradbury's pyrometric threshold
    $1200 11
From Italian for "jest" or "joke", it's a quick, lively musical piece often making up the third movement of a symphony or sonata
    $1200 6
SpongeBob's pet Gary meows like a cat but is actually one of these
    $1200 17
It's the condition of a body after death when chemical changes cause stiffening
    DD: $2,000 1
Discouraged by health issues, she painted herself as a wounded deer in 1946
    $1600 25
Salix is the genus for this tree, a source for an acid used in pain relievers
    $1600 9
The entirety of Hosseini's splendid suns plus Verne's leagues below the waves
    $1600 12
In Act II of this opera, we learn how Falke was once left drunk & asleep in a park dressed in a bat costume
    $1600 7
If you think Astro on this show & Scooby-Doo sound alike, "rat's right"--Don Messick voiced them both
    $1600 18
A common sundial motto is this Latin one reminding us that "time flies"
    $1600 2
Beginning with "Valley of the Dolls", she was the first novelist to have three consecutive No. 1 "New York Times" bestsellers
    $2000 30
Over 1,000 stigmas from this flower are necessary to get even a small amount of saffron seasoning
    $2000 10
Covey's quantity of highly effective habits divided by Harrer's years in Tibet
    $2000 27
James Taylor & Brandi Carlile are among those scheduled to play this Berkshires summer music festival in 2024
    $2000 28
This TV android once wrote a poem to his pet cat named Spot & she even appeared in his dreams
    $2000 19
A law providing for a unique situation is this, "of its own kind"
    $2000 3
Under 5 feet tall & about 90 pounds, this diminutive chanteuse was nicknamed "The Little Sparrow"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jen Santhosh Sarah
$15,100 $9,400 $7,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

ISLAND CHAINS
Named for a Spanish queen, this Pacific island chain was a starting point for famous explorations of 1960 & 2012

Final scores:

Jen Santhosh Sarah
$14,050 $0 $6,000
2-day champion: $27,850 3rd place: $2,000 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jen Santhosh Sarah
$15,800 $8,400 $7,000
18 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 17 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W		 13 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $31,200

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Game tape date: 2024-05-31
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