Show #9182 - Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Rishabh Wuppalapati game 1.

Contestants

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Zoe Grobman, a therapist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rishabh Wuppalapati, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania from Vernon Hills, Illinois

Eamonn Campbell, a lawyer originally from Manchester, Vermont (whose 2-day cash winnings total $43,200)

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Jeopardy! Round

IT STANDS TO TREASON
SECOND LETTER "M"
BUILDING, AMERICA
IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD
NFL CONNECTIONS
LITERATURE
    $200 28
In 1780 he asked the Brits for 20,000 pounds to betray his command post at West Point; that's almost $4 million today
    $200 29
A photo from the 1850s shows an artist in this loose, informal garment
    $200 27
The Capitol building in Des Moines is unique in that it has not one but 5 of these, including the gilded main one
    $200 30
Recipes for Piedmontese bagna cauda dipping sauce call for these little fishies
    $200 22
Bald,
legal,
Sam from the Muppets
    $200 25
This 1976 Alex Haley book is subtitled "The Saga of an American Family"
    $400 19
For acts of terror in trying to keep this African country from independence, French officer Raoul Salan was convicted of treason in 1962
    $400 26
The Roman Colosseum & the Hollywood Bowl are examples of this round arena with tiered seating
    $400 23
Like the one in New York City, Atlanta has its own building called this
    $400 17
This 2-word Italian term refers to pasta cooked not too hard or too soft, but still a little firm "to the tooth"
    $400 8
Smokey,
Kodiak,
Gentle Ben
    $400 24
The "Snark" in his 1876 nonsense poem "The Hunting of the Snark" is an imaginary animal, not sarcasm
    DD: $2,400 10
This future world leader was on trial for treason from 1956 to 1961; he'd be acquitted but was soon jailed anyway
    $600 18
This flightless bird of Australia is the only bird with gastrocnemius muscles, calf muscles just like humans
    $600 14
This San Francisco "Pyramid" with a continent-spanning name celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022
    $600 1
Whether called a cornichon or a gherkin, it's one of these vegetables at the start
    $600 5
Rules,
Richelieu,
numbers
    $600 3
The martyred king of the Beats, he died in 1969 at age 47
    $800 9
In 1542 Parliament said it was treason for an unchaste woman to wed the king; that can't be good, said her, Henry VIII's wife V
    $800 15
A hindrance, or a disability that makes speaking difficult
    $800 12
Dubbed "The Cathedral of Books", the George Peabody Library is part of this Baltimore university
    $800 16
This Philly sandwich can have provolone as one of its namesake ingredients
    $800 7
Sea,
Elsa,
Mufasa
    $800 2
Nnedi Okorafor's 2015 novella "Binti" picked up both of these sci-fi awards, one voted on by fans, the other by fellow writers
    $1000 11
Pedrarias, governor of Darién in what's now Panama, had this explorer beheaded in 1519 for treason
    $1000 20
From the German for "around sound", it's the diacritical mark placed over a vowel that changes its pronunciation
    $1000 13
Not surprisingly, this state's Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce occupies a house made out of coal
    $1000 21
The name of this stew comes from the Hungarian for "herdsman"
    $1000 6
Oceanus,
Rhea,
Tethys
    $1000 4
In her creepy tale "The Lottery", a New England town chooses an annual stoning victim to ensure a good harvest

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

Eamonn Rishabh Zoe
$4,600 $200 $600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Eamonn Rishabh Zoe
$6,600 $3,400 $600

Double Jeopardy! Round

DUBLINERS: THEY WRITE, THEY PERFORM
MATH PROBLEMS
"EZ" ON THE MAP
AGRICULTURAL HISTORY
HARD 9-LETTER WORDS
TALKING HEADS
(Talking Heads: Among other things, we're the stars of "Stop Making Sense"; acclaimed as the greatest concert film of all time. Now that it's getting a 40th anniversary re-release, we'll have clues about the movie and our music.)
    $400 9
In 2023 music fans mourned her, a 1991 Grammy winner for Best Alternative Music Performance for "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got"
    $400 28
It's the combined degree total of 2 angles of an equilateral triangle
    $400 22
An extension of the Andes, the Perijá Mountains of this nation run along its border with Colombia
    $400 27
Ash provides fertilizer in this hyphenated cultivation technique involving torching forestland
    $400 29
This word means you've either been given lodging or received a grisly punishment of yore
    $400 30
(David Byrne presents the clue.) Talking Heads' biggest hit was this 1983 song about fighting fire with fire; the title came from an enthusiastic chant heard at a Parliament-Funkadelic concert
    $800 2
Perfect for the category, he wrote a collection of stories called "Dubliners", published in 1914
    $800 26
A rectangular solid with the dimensions 5 by 6 by 7 inches has this volume in cubic inches
    $800 20
Once its own city but now part of Daytona Beach, this beachside community sounds like a cool wind from off the ocean
    $800 4
It's the shapely name for the agriculturally advanced region seen here that dates back to the 9th millennium B.C.
    $800 25
Old is new again with this word paired with "will"--it's a will that distributes property
    $800 15
(Chris Frantz presents the clue.) "Stop Making Sense" has been widely praised for its no-nonsense focus on the band's performance by this Oscar-winning director of "The Silence of the Lambs" & "Philadelphia"
    $1200 3
This author of the play "Saint Joan" wrote an essay on socialism for the 1926 Encyclopedia Britannica
    $1200 21
It's the product of 32 x 42
    DD: $5,000 6
The southern portion of this inlet between Baja & mainland Mexico can reach a depth of 10,000 feet
    $1200 11
He developed the cotton gin at Savannah's Mulberry Plantation & got a patent on March 14, 1794
    $1200 14
A single letter longer than cavalier is this related Spanish word for a gentleman or horseman
    $1200 17
(David Byrne presents the clue.) The first song we wrote for Talking Heads, this signature track features an iconic pulsing bassline & the twisted thoughts of a homicidal narrator--better run, run, run, run away
    $1600 8
This star of "Saltburn" said he pronounces the "G" in his last name, but maybe he's been saying it wrong all these years
    $1600 7
3 out of every 5 members of a club voted yes; if 75 voted, this many were not in favor
    $1600 5
The main campus of the University of the Philippines is in this city just northeast of Manila
    $1600 10
Rome gets the credit for the name of these water channels, but qanat systems in the Middle East existed earlier
    $1600 12
Combining words meaning "conceited" & "fame & honor", it refers to excessive boasting over one's achievements
    $1600 1
(Tina Weymouth presents the clue.) Talking Heads was still a trio in 1975 when we played our first show, opening for the Ramones at the legendary New York punk club known by this 4-letter name
    $2000 24
This 3-named poet who wrote "The Wanderings of Oisin" was part of the Irish literary revival in the early 20th century
    $2000 19
The area of a circle with a radius of 8 equals this amount
    $2000 13
The name of this city of southwestern Spain famous for its sherry is sometimes used for that potent potable
    DD: $3,300 16
This 13-letter process wasn't just for wild animals; it changed plants as well to suit human needs
    $2000 23
The prudent person rule requires this type of person in charge of another's money to act in the interest of the beneficiary
    $2000 18
(Jerry Harrison presents the clue.) Ranked No. 28 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, this polyrhythmic track about letting the days go by was crafted in collaboration with super-producer Brian Eno

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Eamonn Rishabh Zoe
$9,800 $15,600 $11,100

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES
He talked of a "new Attorney General" 4 times, the end of a "long dark night for America" & "a gentle, Quaker mother"

Final scores:

Eamonn Rishabh Zoe
$0 $22,201 $19,601
3rd place: $2,000 New champion: $22,201 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Eamonn Rishabh Zoe
$9,800 $11,800 $12,200
13 R,
2 W		 18 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W		 17 R
(including 1 DD),
5 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $33,800

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Game tape date: 2024-09-16
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