Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! game #28 - Wednesday, January 15, 2025

2025 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

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Jackie Tohn, an actor originally from Oceanside, New York

Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist, author, and host from New York, New York

Melissa Peterman, an actor and game show host originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jeopardy! Round

TRAVEL GUIDES
HISTORICAL RUMORS QUASHED
BEVERAGE BRAND BACKSTORY
SURVIVING THE MOVIE
(Ken: You'll tell us who's still alive at the end.)
"BUTT" SERIOUSLY
PICTURE THE BOOK
    $100 27
For the cover of its guide to Italy, Lonely Planet used a photo of this scooter brand whose name is Italian for "wasp"
    $100 20
I never said, "Let them eat cake"--but even if I had, I was beheaded in 1793, so what more do you people want from me?
    $100 11
Launched in Austria in 1987, this energy drink brand celebrated "37 years of giving wiiings" in 2024
    $100 30
"The Shawshank Redemption":
Samuel Norton,
Brooks Hatlen,
Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
    $100 5
Each holiday season over 50 experts man the phones to talk turkey on this company's turkey talk-line
    $100 24
Jane Austin's 1815 novel about precocious Miss Woodhouse, or the first name of this actress
    $200 13
The Berlitz Pocket Guide to this country includes an itinerary for a "perfect day in Zürich"
    $200 16
I never had wooden teeth--& if you don't believe me, go visit my dentures at Mount Vernon & see for yourself
    $200 10
Soon after it was honored at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Pabst Best Select changed its name to this
    $200 15
"Forrest Gump":
Jenny Curran,
Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue,
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
    $200 1
It's the drink of choice for Hogwarts students visiting Hogsmeade
    $200 6
Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic on Arrakis, or this desert feature
    $300 14
The 2022 Rough Guide to Costa Rica explains that beachgoers might get lucky & see a leatherback one of these
    $300 17
Though flattered to have a chocolate company named after me, I never rode a horse nude & I wish you'd all stop saying I did
    $300 7
Don Vultaggio first named his iced tea brand Santa Fe before changing it to this name, a state that borders New Mexico
    $300 12
"Avengers: Endgame":
Iron Man,
Captain America,
Thanos
    $300 2
If the invite says "business attire", don't show up in your birthday suit, aka this way
    $300 21
George Orwell's dystopian fable, or the year this photo was taken
    $400 25
Info on Turkish baths & how to take a self-guided tour of the Hagia Sophia is provided in the Rick Steves guide to this city
    $400 18
I was about 5'6" which was actually above average for a Frenchman--so no complex named after me, thank you very much
    $400 8
The name of the beverage company SoBe, as sunbathers in Miami can tell you, is a shortening of this locale
    $400 28
"Les Miserables":
Cosette,
Jean Valjean,
Javert
    $400 3
It's a slang term for somebody who meddles, whether or nyet they're actually Russian
    $400 22
James Joyce's lengthy tale that takes place in one day, or the preferred first name of this president
    $500 26
They're the 2 cities examined in Time Out's "Essential Guide to Russia's Twin Capital Cities"
    $500 19
Stop giving me credit for inventing baseball in Cooperstown--I wasn't even there in 1839 & I'm tired of living a lie
    DD: $500 9
Knowing how to get a customer's attention, a New Jersey man in the 1920s gave his chocolate drink brand this name
    $500 29
"The Outsiders":
Ponyboy Curtis,
Johnny Cade,
Dallas "Dally" Winston
    $500 4
"Numbers suck", this pair of MTV imbeciles once told their teacher. "There's, like, too many of 'em 'n' stuff"
    $500 23
Walt Whitman's 1855 collection of poems, or these things billowing in the breeze

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

Melissa Neil Jackie
$600 $1,700 $1,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Melissa Neil Jackie
$700 $3,400 $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

GRUMPY PHILOSOPHERS
DOUBLE TALK
THAR SHE BLOWS!
PARTY LIKE IT'S 1899
VOLCANOES ARE SO HOT RIGHT NOW
IN THE KITCHEN WITH INA GARTEN
    $200 30
Sartre declined this Swedish honor after winning it for Literature in 1964; must be nice, Jean-Paul...
    $200 7
For most kids, this word for train is more manageable than, say, "Diesel locomotive"
    $200 19
Carvel created this popular ice cream cake in 1977 as a Father's Day promotion
    $200 13
If party equals hangover, don't worry: on March 6, the German company Bayer registered a patent for this
    $200 22
A flaming volcano is a cocktail you might order at this type of "bar decorated in a simulated Polynesian theme"
    $200 18
During her gig as the "Today" food correspondent for the 2024 Olympics, Ina crashed at her pied-à-terre in this city
    DD: $1,800 29
He warned that life could be "nasty, brutish, & short"; the comic strip tiger named after him was less of a bummer
    $400 1
It's someone who is very, very well-behaved--especially when the teacher's watching
    $400 10
This heartwarming 1993 family drama starred a real trained orca named Keiko in the title role
    $400 9
Let's hear it for William Pickering, who studied some photos of Saturn & stumbled upon its ninth one of these satellites
    $400 8
Let it flow in the shower! It's the leading soap brand that aptly depicts a volcano on its packaging
    $400 5
The first name of Ina's beloved hubby, dean emeritus at Yale's School of Management & enthusiastic taste tester
    $600 26
Schopenhauer said, "Life swings back & forth like" one of these "between pain & boredom"; sounds like someone needs a hug
    $600 2
Our in-house stylist recommends color coordinating your outfit--but not too much, lest it be deemed this
    $600 11
On this animated series, Pearl is a teenage sperm whale & the daughter of Eugene H. Krabs
    $600 14
Grab a broom handle & hit the street for this popular game--a variation of baseball using neighborhood objects as bases
    $600 23
On March 11, 2024, a NASA spacecraft was able to capture a panoramic photo of Olympus Mons, a massive volcano on this planet
    $600 6
In an April 1, 2020 Instagram post, Ina mixed up a giant cosmopolitan, which included a whopping 2 cups of this spirit
    $800 27
Growing up in this Danish capital city, Kierkegaard's dad thought their family was cursed; no wonder he got existential
    $800 3
This nonsense phrase sounds idiotic as a catcall, but the bubble gum brand it inspired isn't so bad
    $800 12
Twitter enthusiasts coined this term for "Lifting a Dreamer", the illustration that appeared when the platform had technical issues
    $800 15
Crank up the ragtime! Songs from that pre-jazz genre were all the rage, like Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" for this instrument
    $800 24
The cyclists' lungs are gonna erupt! The Vittoria Etna marathon is a mountain bike race on this Italian island
    DD: $2,000 16
On this sitcom, Liz Lemon imagines a glorious summer vacation that includes an invite to Ina's for bruschetta & wine
    $1000 28
This unhappily married Shakespeare character has been called a nihilist; he describes life as "a tale told by an idiot"
    $1000 4
It's a "hare"brained superstition, but lots of people swear by it--saying this for good luck on the first day of each month
    $1000 20
In this 1940 Disney feature, Monstro is known as a "whale of a whale" who swallows entire ships whole!
    $1000 21
Dress for a day of leisure in these eponymous billowing pants, the traditional attire of women riding bicycles
    $1000 25
Inside the Volcano is an ecotourism company that lowers visitors into Þríhnúkagígur, a dormant volcano in this country
    $1000 17
Ina's former gourmet shop is said to have inspired a scene in this coastal chic Nancy Meyers film starring Diane Keaton

Scores at the Double Jeopardy! Round commercial break (after clue 15):

Melissa Neil Jackie
$4,700 $4,200 $2,800

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Melissa Neil Jackie
$6,900 $5,200 $3,400

Triple Jeopardy! Round

HEY "YA"
NOT-SO-SURREALISM
TEXAS HOLD'EM
NAME THAT "3" SOME
(Ken: Each response will contain that number.)
RESPOND IN GERMAN IF YOU DER
STREAMIN' TO THE OLDIES
(Ken: These are songs that have been streamed more than a billion times on Spotify.)
    $300 14
Fred Flintstone's catchphrase, allegedly it was inspired by the Brylcreem slogan "A little dab'll do ya"
    $300 17
It's not like Frida Kahlo is in a kayak or on Mars; in her 1940 painting "The Dream", she's literally lying on this furniture
    $300 30
Texas hold'em is the main event at the World Series of Poker, a high-rolling tournament in this high-rolling city
    $300 10
Papa, Mama & Baby, famously targeted for home invasion by Goldilocks
    $300 28
Ah-ah-ah-choo! It literally means "health" in German
    $300 4
With 1.7 billion streams & counting, let's hope The Eagles kept some "pink champagne on ice" to recognize this 1976 song
    $600 11
In Chinese philosophy, this force partners with "yin" to create a balance, depicted by light & dark halves of a circle
    $600 16
Joan Miró's 1922 painting "The Farm" ain't so surreal; it literally depicts chickens, a barn & this covered vehicle
    $600 18
This phrase means you're betting everything you have, as James Holzhauer often implies with his Daily Double hand gesture
    $600 6
Larry Fine,
Moe Howard &
Jerome Howard aka "Curly"
    $600 22
In Germany, it's the opposite of "unter"; in the U.S., it's a rival to Lyft
    $600 1
"Dreams" by this '70s band has over 1.8 billion streams; shout out to that Ocean Spray-loving skateboarder
    DD: $1,000 12
Longtime "SportsCenter" anchor Stuart Scott was known for his emphatic delivery of this catchphrase
    $900 21
Crying M&Ms would be surreal; in a 1932 work, Man Ray just shows a woman whose face is dotted with glass beads representing these
    $900 19
It's what you call the best possible hand you can have at a given moment--or a healthy snack you can enjoy while playing it
    DD: $2,000 7
Balthasar, Melchior & Gaspar; they came bearing gifts!
    $900 23
A groaner of a pun often seen on t-shirts is "German sausage jokes are just the" this
    $900 2
With over a billion streams, ain't nothing gonna keep this 1967 Tammi Terrell/ Marvin Gaye hit from gettin' to you, babe
    $1200 13
Often followed by "queen" & "slay" this interjection is used as an excited affirmation by the kids
    $1200 26
What's so unusual about Paul Klee's 1920 work "They're Biting"? nothing surreal about a dude with a rod trying to catch these
    $1200 20
The first 3 cards dealt face-up onto the table are collectively known as this; try not to flip when you see them
    $1200 8
Silent-screen has-beens from the '80s big screen:
Ned Nederlander,
Lucky Day &
Dusty Bottoms
    $1200 24
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria but he plays a teacher in a 1990 comedy with this German word in its title
    $1200 3
At over 2 billion streams, it's the most popular song by The Police by far (sorry, "Roxanne")
    $1500 15
In 1996, cowboy Wylie Gustafson was paid $590 to yodel the name of this company for a commercial
    DD: $2,800 27
Its French text says it's "not" this but Popeye & Frosty would disagree; a 1929 René Magritte painting literally depicts this object
    $1500 29
Hold'em became big on TV after special cameras enabled viewers to see these cards, which stay hidden from other players a
    $1500 9
Plácido Domingo,
José Carreras &
Luciano Pavarotti;
please don't sing your answer
    $1500 25
It's the diacritical mark dotting the first vowel in Häagen-Dazs
    $1500 5
With over 1.7 billion streams, this Earth, Wind & Fire song endures; listen to it any month of the year

Scores at the end of the Triple Jeopardy! Round:

Melissa Neil Jackie
$12,900 $12,100 $7,900

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

THE MUPPETS
3 crates are shipped abroad in 1981's "The Great Muppet Caper": "Frog" holds Kermit, "Bear" holds Fozzie & "Whatever" holds this Muppet

Final scores:

Melissa Neil Jackie
$2,899 $8,399 $12,400
3rd place: $30,000 to Diana DiSalvatore Nursing Scholarship at St. Catherine University 2nd place: $30,000 to STRIVE Winner: semifinalist

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Melissa Neil Jackie
$11,700 $16,600 $7,900
22 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W		 29 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 3 DDs)		 14 R
(including 1 DD),
0 W

Combined Coryat: $36,200

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Game tape date: 2024-10-20
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