Show #9199 - Thursday, November 7, 2024

Greg Jolin game 6.

Contestants

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Sammy Sanchez, a bartender and private tutor from Kansas City, Missouri

Susan Stumme, a journalist from Arlington, Virginia

Greg Jolin, a system specialist and accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire (whose 5-day cash winnings total $135,002)

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Jeopardy! Round

SOME PAINS, SOME GAINS
BASIC MATH TERMS
TV SPIN-OFFS
(Ken: You'll name the parent show.)
A STUDY IN SCARLET
SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY
STARTS WITH "Z"
    $200 27
The long-term type of these gains are taxed at a lower rate than regular income--0% for the first $63,000 for heads of households
    $200 25
Adjective for an angle of less than 90 degrees
    $200 26
"Better Call Saul"
    $200 30
A field full of scarlet these flowers caused Dorothy, Toto & the Cowardly Lion to fall asleep
    $200 29
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through several deserts, including this one on Chile's coast
    $200 28
This type of lens is designed for variable changes in focal length
    $400 16
You could've bought this stock at $22 a share when it went public December 12, 1980, & why didn't you, mom & dad?
    $400 1
Though this vertical line is a basis of the Cartesian coordinate system, Descartes never heard of it
    $400 9
"Frasier"
    $400 7
The handsome fellow seen here is called the scarlet this, a fine example of a New World parrot
    $400 3
Though its name means "river of silver", some geographers like to call it a sea or gulf
    $400 2
This landlocked country borders 8 others, including Tanzania & Namibia
    $600 19
The same virus that causes this common childhood disease can cause painful shingles later in life
    $600 4
It's a mathematical expression consisting of 2 parts, as in 2b + 3a
    $600 10
"The Book of Boba Fett"
    $600 15
Sir Henry the Scarlet Knight is the mascot of this university
    $600 8
The Gran Chaco is an alluvial plain bordered by the Andes on the west & on the east by the Paraná & this other "Par" river
    $600 11
The son of Berechiah, this biblical prophet with his own book predicted the rebuilding of the temple
    $800 20
A Delaware senator gave his name to this type of individual retirement account that can reduce an investor's taxes
    DD: $1,000 5
The result of a basic operation, it's from the Latin for "how many times"
    $800 13
"The Colbert Report"
    $800 17
The rash that accompanies this streptococcal disease has been described as "sunburn with goose pimples"
    $800 22
The man-made floating islands of the Uros people can be found on this big lake between Peru & Bolivia
    $800 12
False silver was what the ancient Greeks called this metal, an ingredient of the alloy brass
    $1000 24
Burning or shooting pain is often associated with this condition, from Greek for "nerve"
    $1000 6
From the Greek for "four-sided", it's a geometric solid made up of 4 triangular plane faces
    $1000 14
"Private Practice", starring Kate Walsh
    $1000 18
In an Orczy tale, Andrew says this is a "humble" flower & also the name of "the best & bravest man in all the world"
    $1000 23
At the southern tip of the continent you'll find this promontory named for the birthplace of a Dutch navigator
    $1000 21
This Native American people with a pueblo west of Albuquerque are known for their turquoise jewelry

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

Greg Susan Sammy
$3,200 $400 $400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Greg Susan Sammy
$5,800 $600 $3,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE IN HISTORY
TOUGH RHYMING PAIRS
"M"INENT WRITERS
THINGS HAVE GONE OFF THE RAILS
EVERYONE'S LOST THEIR MARBLES
PURE BED-LAM
    $400 30
Along with fighting for equal rights, Lucretia Mott was an abolitionist & her home was a station on this network
    $400 29
"Equine" bean variety
&
a Japanese religion
    $400 27
In 1999 this Arizona senator took time away from his day job to co-write "Faith of My Fathers"
    $400 26
The last movie in this series finds Christopher Lloyd flying off on a hoverboard with Mary Steenburgen before a train crash
    $400 18
Once having the name of a British ambassador, the Elgin Marbles are now named for this temple they were taken from
    $400 28
Words of wisdom say this pair of 3-word phrases will make you "healthy, wealthy & wise"
    $800 6
Emily Warren Roebling was largely responsible for supervising the construction of this bridge built from 1869 to 1883
    $800 5
Mandible-mauling hard candy
&
one who falls afoul of the justice system
    $800 2
An actor, playwright, banjoist & much more, he called his autobiography "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life"
    $800 9
Sandra Bullock & Keanu Reeves switch transports & end up making a subway train go off the rails in this 1994 flick
    $800 12
This statue was found in pieces on a Greek island in 1820; a hand holding an apple found nearby was carved from the same marble
    $800 13
In Japan, this type of bed, basically a mattress without springs, was traditionally placed on a tatami mat
    $1200 23
In a 1998 presidential election, this world leader defeated a Yale-educated economist & a former Miss Venezuela
    DD: $2,000 7
Someone who contacts departed spirits
&
that feeling of boredom
    $1200 1
In 1994 this Chicago playwright known for unflinching language got novel for the first time with "The Village"
    $1200 11
After a bus & train collide, Sam Gerard wants a search of every "warehouse, farmhouse... outhouse and dog-house" in this film
    $1200 17
A marble bull head on display at the Met was found to be taken from Lebanon & was returned this way, from the Latin for "fatherland"
    DD: $3,000 14
You can use this cozy 5-letter couch as a bed; it's also found in the name of a chicken & broccoli dish topped with Hollandaise
    $1600 24
In "Why Vietnam?" former OSS Chief of Indochina Archimedes Patti talks about his relationship with this "enigmatic revolutionary"
    $1600 8
Deceptive or cunning
&
the one before
    $1600 3
A 2013 article for "The Economist" about this novelist was titled "His Bleak Road", which--hat tip--really was an on-the-money title
    $1600 19
In this J.J. Abrams film, kids filming a zombie movie are interrupted by a fiery train crash, & then the military shows up
    $1600 21
Sometimes you find your marbles! An eagle-eyed student spied this French sculptor's signature on a "Lost" marble bust of Napoleon
    $1600 15
Meaning "to cause to roll", it's also a type of bed that stows under another bed
    $2000 25
18th century B.C. man associated with quotes like "If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay 1/3 of a gold mina"
    $2000 10
Your rate of inclination
&
shining brightly
    $2000 4
In 1997, this author who frequently used his native Texas a setting, published "Comanche Moon"
    $2000 20
In this 2012 WWII flick, David Oyelowo & crew prove they are top guns taking out an enemy train
    $2000 22
The Bruges Madonna, a marble of Mary & baby Jesus by this renaissance master, was stolen twice
    $2000 16
The sleep foundation says using blue-light devices before bed may suppress production of this hormone the body makes naturally

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Greg Susan Sammy
$12,200 $9,600 $12,400

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

1960s INVENTIONS
Poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide was 1st intended to reinforce radial tires but the lifesaving polymer aka this would have many uses

Final scores:

Greg Susan Sammy
$5,199 $12,600 $399
2nd place: $3,000 New champion: $12,600 3rd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Greg Susan Sammy
$12,200 $7,800 $12,600
24 R,
5 W		 10 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 17 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $32,600

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Game tape date: 2024-09-23
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