Show #9200 - Friday, November 8, 2024

Contestants

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Rachel Marcus, a writer and consultant from New York, New York

Ross Dickson, a research consultant from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Susan Stumme, a journalist from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,600)

Jeopardy! Round

SURROUNDED BY WATER
SHOE BIZ
"I"-FAN
THROWBACK TECHNOLOGY
HISTORICAL FICTION
MAY I HAVE YOUR HOMOGRAPH?
(Ken: Those are two words spelled the same but pronounced differently; please give us both pronunciations, we need two words.)
    $200 25
250 miles off continental Africa, this very large island nation boasts Ankaratra, a 2,000-square-mile volcanic region
    $200 5
Yee-haw! In the 1940s Frye introduced its first pair of these, the Rancher
    $200 26
In 1998, this city's faithful rejoiced when their team took Peyton Manning with the first pick in the NFL draft
    $200 11
On its first day in North America August 14, 1989, it was said, "Let there be Sega", & this console was released, & it was good
    $200 6
A Bolshevik tribunal puts an aristocrat under house arrest & Russian history unfolds in "A Gentleman in" this city
    $200 20
To make someone burn with rage, &
a substance burned for a good scent
    $400 24
Until a 1980 change, the now-familiar pair of St. Kitts & this was a trio including Anguilla
    $400 1
Crikey! At last count its classic resin clogs came in 35 colors including kiwi & orange zing
    $400 27
An Albuquerque minor league team took this name in 2002 after a "Simpsons" episode, it's fans must love science
    $400 13
Also called a "diskette", this 2-word thingamajig got its nickname since its first varieties were put in bendable jackets
    $400 7
The wind cries Mary to Henry VIII in "The Other" this "Girl" & suffice to say, things get complicated
    $400 19
A game fish, &
a kick drum
    $600 21
The first lighthouse on California's coast was on this island in San Francisco Bay later more famous for something else
    $600 2
This online shoe retailer whose name derives from the Spanish word for "shoe" was acquired by Amazon in 2009
    $600 28
The twin cities of Champaign & Urbana are home to cheering throngs who root for NCAA sports teams known as the "Fighting" this
    $600 14
The app Lapse makes your phone act like this type of single-use camera; photos are a mystery until they "develop" later in the day
    $600 8
Nancy Horan's "Loving Frank" is the story of the relationship between this architect & Mamah Borthwick, from her viewpoint
    $600 16
Brooded, &
a low-powered bike
    $800 22
Bligh me! Named for the sailor who sighted it, this volcanic island southeast of Tahiti has fertile soil & a subtropical climate
    DD: $1,000 3
In "Snoe Dog", he wrote, "I liked that Nike was the goddess of victory. What's more important... than victory?"
    $800 29
Philly fans love to cheer for this spark plug hoops guard seen here
    $800 12
Thanks to GPS-enabled phones, it's no longer necessary to print out your route using this site acquired by AOL in 1999
    $800 9
In Jeff Shaara's "The Eagle's Claw", the U.S. breaks the Japanese naval code & the battle for this island NW of Hawaii is on
    $800 17
Satisfied, &
a bean counter's word for movies & TV shows
    $1000 23
Near the entrance to the Bay of Naples, this isle was once the Fire Island of Europe as gay tourists flocked there
    $1000 4
At $2,050, the Sacaria Platform 120 from the co. of this Malaysian-born designer comes with a nearly 5" heel & pearl embellishments
    $1000 30
In the 1980s fans celebrated as this East Coast NHL team made it to 5 straight Stanley Cup Finals
    $1000 15
In 1999 Research in Motion released this device, calling it "a breakthrough wireless email solution for mobile professionals"
    $1000 10
James Michener covers 400 years of history & Edmund Steed's family in this novel set along the eastern shore of a bay
    $1000 18
An abridgement of a piece of written material, & to mentally assimilate what you've just read

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

Susan Ross Rachel
$6,000 $200 $1,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Susan Ross Rachel
$10,200 $1,000 $3,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

BALLET & OPERA
4-SYLLABLE WORDS
LEGAL BRIEFS
THE HISTORIC 1950s
I SING...
THE BODY ELECTRIC
    $400 9
In 2015 Misty Copeland took flight in the dual role of Odette & Odile in this ballet
    $400 14
After this date listed on the bratwurst, don't eat it! Throw it out!
    $400 19
The nearly 2 dozen people who listen to prosecutorial evidence & decide on indictment make up this group
    $400 5
"Flesh For Fantasy" & "Eyes Without A Face"
    $400 6
Spinal cord stimulators are electrodes that are surgically implanted between the spinal cord & these, of which there are 33
    $800 10
Tobias Picker composed a ballet & an opera based on this Oliver Sacks book about patients with a mysterious sleeping sickness
    $800 15
Thanks, I'll stay to dinner, sleep in your bed & borrow your car if you're sure it's no this, from Latin for "to put upon"
    $800 20
A preliminary this court order stops a party from taking action; after more facts are uncovered, a permanent one may be granted
    $800 29
Prior to winning the 1952 election, Eisenhower promised if elected, "I shall go to" this place; he did & war ended soon after
    $800 2
"Girl On Fire" & "Empire State Of Mind"
    $800 8
This type of implant that improves hearing is named for a tube in the ear that's shaped like a snail shell
    DD: $4,000 11
In this 1787 opera, a famous seducer is said to have had 1,003 lovers in Spain alone
    $1200 16
We imagine that if the performer seen here hands out a business card, it lists this profession
    $1200 21
Alec Baldwin's "Rust" manslaughter trial ended because the prosecution botched this process of showing evidence to the other side
    $1200 24
In 1959 Pope John XXIII announced a council of spiritual renewal known as this
    $1200 1
"Hold Me Closer" & "Toxic"
    $1200 7
Neuralink aims to link machines & minds: first for injuries like this loss of blood in the brain, then to alter humanity
    $1600 12
Called the first great American opera, it premiered in 1935 with Todd Duncan & Anne Wiggins Brown in the lead roles
    $1600 17
Helium was named for the Sun; this element, atomic number 34, for the Moon
    $1600 22
When the defendant fails to appear in court or respond to the complaint, the plaintiff wins with this type of judgment
    DD: $6,400 25
In 1958 Charles de Gaulle was elected the first president of the French government known by this ordinal name
    $1600 3
"Cartoon & Cereal" & "Not Like Us"
    $1600 27
A cardiac resynchronization therapy device is also known as a biventricular one of these, which stimulates the heart
    $2000 13
This Balanchine ballet fittingly features parts called "Emeralds", "Rubies" & "Diamonds"
    $2000 18
It's the percentage of red cells in your blood; the Red Cross won't let you donate if it's below 38
    $2000 23
It's the act of inciting rebellion against lawful authority; it's considered less serious than treason
    $2000 26
During the decade, Kwame Nkrumah led the fight to turn the Gold Coast into this country
    $2000 4
"Lust For Life" & "Candy"
    $2000 28
Insulin pumps are small electronic devices that mimic the way this organ works in the body

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Susan Ross Rachel
$14,600 $14,600 $12,200

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

RENAISSANCE MEN
In a letter he wrote, "On August 7, 1501... we determined that the new land was not an island but a continent"

Final scores:

Susan Ross Rachel
$0 $10 $20,600
3rd place: $2,000 2nd place: $3,000 New champion: $20,600

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Susan Ross Rachel
$18,400 $9,800 $12,200
27 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 11 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 13 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $40,400

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Game tape date: 2024-09-23
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