Show #9220 - Friday, December 6, 2024

Contestants

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Erin Adams, a historian and educator from Springfield, Tennessee

Zach DeBoer, a graduate student from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Dave Bond, a retired grant writer from West Henrietta, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,000)

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Jeopardy! Round

PICK YOUR BATTLES
A "BARREL" OF FUN
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
YOU'RE GOING TO HOUSTON
CASH CONSIDERATIONS
A PLAYER TO BE NAMED
    $200 24
Though this battle lasted only about 9 hours on June18, 1815, it changed the course of history
    $200 29
You're really scraping this when all that's available is something of the lowest or worst quality
    $200 27
Perucetus colossus, a fossil one of these recently found in South America, may surpass a descendant as the heaviest animal ever
    $200 21
You may land at the former Houston Intercontinental Airport, renamed in 1997 to honor this president & onetime resident
    $200 6
Seen here is the symbol of this monetary unit adopted in 1871 after the Meiji Restoration
    $200 1
In 1995 the Expos drafted this high school catcher in round 18 but he ended up getting chosen as a QB by the Patriots in 2000
    $400 14
Legend has it that a messenger ran about 26 miles to deliver the news of a Greek victory in this battle & then dropped dead
    $400 30
This chain began in 1969 with a single location on Highway 109 in Lebanon, Tennessee
    $400 28
A new study says this red supergiant in Orion may be a binary star, so it's OK to say it twice--but please, stop there
    $400 22
The Toyota Center has played host to WWE wrestling & the Latin Grammy Awards & is the home court of this pro sports team
    $400 7
After sanctions against Russia by the G-7 in 2022, this currency rapidly fell 40% against the U.S. dollar
    $400 2
In 2023, he was FIFA's Men's Player of the Year, like he was in 2022 & six other times
    $600 11
This January 1991 "Operation" set the stage for Operation Desert Sabre, which crushed Iraqi forces in just 100 hours
    $600 15
Type "do a" this into Google & you get an Easter egg that makes your search results spin 360 degrees
    $600 17
The 1846 discovery of Neptune was made after astronomers found unexplained perturbations in the orbit of this planet
    $600 23
The Natl. Museum of Funeral History has the exhibit "History of" this practice, from Ancient Egypt to Civil War battlefields
    $600 8
From the name of a gold mining district, the rand is this nation's currency
    $600 3
On June 12, 1970 Dock Ellis threw one of these, always a notable feat; even more notable? Dock was on LSD, hitting 1 batter & walking 8
    $800 12
In the 1346 battle of Crécy during this war, Edward III & his longbowmen overwhelmed the larger French force
    $800 16
Adapted from a Czech folk tune, this song topped the U.S. hit parade in 1939
    $800 18
Donald Johnson found the fossil of a small hominid in 1974 & named her this, from a Beatles song played at the post-discovery party
    $800 25
Since the 1930s Houston has held a huge annual livestock show & this well-attended event; the next one's in March 2025
    $800 9
Dating to the 6th century B.C. & also used in modern times, this ancient Greek silver coin was equal to a handful of arrows
    $800 4
Alex Sedrick's last-second sprint down the field for a try, then hitting a kick, won 2024 Olympic bronze for U.S. women in this sport
    $1000 13
The largest naval battle of WWI was this one fought between Germany & Britain off the coast of Denmark
    $1000 20
This type of ceiling consisting of a series of arches has often been used in church construction
    DD: $4,000 19
Identified in the 1970s, these pain relieving proteins in the brain were named to reflect their similarity to morphine
    $1000 26
If visiting this university in Houston, be sure & say hello to Sammy the Owl, its official mascot
    $1000 10
The Faroe Islands & Greenland use this currency that is subdivided into 100 Øre, similar to our cents
    $1000 5
No joke but all joker, he completed a career "Golden Slam" by winning Olympic tennis gold in men's singles in 2024

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

Dave Zach Erin
$3,200 $2,400 $2,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Dave Zach Erin
$8,400 $6,000 $4,800

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY LANDMARKS
IN THE KITCHEN
GENDERED LANGUAGE
"A" FOR ART
LAKES
2024 DNC STATE ROLL CALL SONGS
    $400 9
The Church of St. Dunstan is located next to this guy's (fictional) barbershop on London's Fleet Street
    $400 27
A color is in this adjective for heavily seasoned food like salmon or chicken cooked over high heat
    $400 11
An article in the Atlantic from 1900 says the ideal of combining this type of guy "& a scholar" has pretty well passed from sight
    $400 20
Once a manufacturer named Leonard Bocour got the consistency right, this synthetic paint became a favorite of 1960s artists
    $400 30
Longfellow referred to it as Gitche Gumee, but we call it this, meaning "upper"
    $400 22
The Lone Star State chose this 2024 Beyoncé song, & it's not "Get Me Bodied"
    $800 4
Although this poet lived in Harlem, the first public institution named for him was the Community Library in Queens in 1969
    $800 28
Also known as parboiling, it's this cooking process that boils & shocks veggies
    $800 14
It once meant a man who was a fop or dandy, became a term of address for any male & seems to be giving way to "bro"
    $800 7
3-word title of a Titian in the Prado: she's reaching for the forbidden fruit, he's reaching for her boob
    $800 29
Japan's Lake Biwa has long been famous for producing the Biwako type of cultured these
    $800 23
Alabama went with "Sweet Home Alabama" by this '70s band, actually formed in Florida
    $1200 3
This San Francisco bookstore home to the Beat generation is still going & you can support it by purchasing a "Howl" onesie
    $1200 10
This word for applying a sugary coating to a donut or pastry is also Internet slang for cringey adoration
    $1200 12
Vegas PBS produced a program about this type of performer, "a Las Vegas icon" in her headdress & feathers
    $1200 5
This term for a not-always-subtle type of Soviet art comes from a shortened Russian word plus the first syllable of propaganda
    $1200 8
Named for a daughter of Queen Victoria, Lake Louise is a lovely spot in this national park in Alberta
    DD: $2,000 24
"Kiss" & "1999" repped this state
    DD: $2,200 1
In St. Petersburg a monument marks the site where this great poet was killed in an 1837 duel
    $1600 17
It's no wonder this crescent-shaped knife used for chopping herbs means "half moon" in Italian
    $1600 13
In the movie "Young Frankenstein", Frau Blücher says the line "He vas my" this; in the stage musical, she gets to sing it
    $1600 6
Early 20th century critics of Robert Henri derisively labeled his realist style of painting this, after a grotty urban sight
    $1600 15
This alliterative body of water is also called the Lake of the 4 Cantons
    $1600 25
Georgia's own, this rapper blew the roof off with a live performance of "Turn Down For What"
    $2000 2
To this "H.H." 19th century poet, add "House" & you'll get a building that's an attraction in Düsseldorf
    $2000 18
A season 3 episode of "The Bear" mentions a story behind this religious title for a bird's tail
    $2000 19
Antique adjective for a proper woman; per Elizabeth Cady Stanton, some men wished "pioneers in reform" had had a more this "manner"
    $2000 16
French word for an artist's studio; in 1870, Frédéric Bazille painted his own with other artists milling around
    $2000 21
Over the last 60 years, this 4-letter African lake has shrunk in size from nearly 10,000 square miles to less than 1,000
    $2000 26
This state had good reason to go with "Carry On Wayward Son"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Dave Zach Erin
$16,400 $12,000 $13,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

TV CHARACTERS
On TV in the 1960s & the 2020s, this character has a first name that's partly from Latin for "death"

Final scores:

Dave Zach Erin
$26,400 $10,000 $20,000
2-day champion: $51,400 3rd place: $2,000 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Dave Zach Erin
$13,400 $11,200 $12,400
19 R
(including 1 DD),
0 W
20 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
14 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W

Combined Coryat: $37,000

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Game tape date: 2024-10-02
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