Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! game #30 - Wednesday, January 29, 2025

2025 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

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Phoebe Robinson, a comedian, writer, and actor originally from Cleveland, Ohio

Brian Jordan Alvarez, an actor, comedian, and filmmaker originally from Winchester, Tennessee

Roy Wood Jr., a comedian and actor originally from Birmingham, Alabama

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Jeopardy! Round

ALL I SEE IS Y-O-U
(Ken: Each response will contain those three letters in that order.)
RECENT TV
TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS
WE DON'T DESERVE DOGS
ALLITERATIVE ANATOMY
FERN BABY FERN
    $100 14
This food is made by letting warm, bacteria-laden milk sit out for hours; sounds delicious

YO_U__
    $100 1
There's no sign of Batman, but we'll settle for a latex-laden Colin Farrell as the titular villain of this 2024 series
    $100 4
SMH:
I'm showing disapproval by moving my skull from side to side
    $100 7
According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, topping a wiener with this tomato-y condiment after you turn 18 is a no-no
    $100 17
Estimates show that, among humans, 10% of these umbilici are "outies"
    $100 16
Ferns are plants that reproduce using spores, which means they don't grow flowers & they don't produce or spread these
    $200 22
John Fogerty sang that he was born on this type of waterway, but he's actually from Northern California

__YOU
    $200 2
This rock boss memorably appears in the final season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm"; he blames Larry for giving him COVID
    $200 5
NVM:
Actually, disregard what I just said (like how much I love that 1991 Nirvana album)
    $200 8
In the U.S., we officially celebrate hot dogs in this month, as nothing says independence like grabbing onto a plump foot-long
    $200 18
Your entire sole is resting on the ground? It's likely you have this condition
    $200 30
A little canary told us... decayed ferns from the Carboniferous Period helped create this fossil fuel; we still use it today
    $300 23
This nimble dog breed can reach top speeds of up to 45 mph

___Y_OU__
    $300 3
According to one journalist, this catchphrase from "The Bear" denotes "a collective thirst now felt toward Jeremy Allen White"
    $300 6
TLDR:
Dude, you need an editor--that is overly verbose & I'm not looking at it
    $300 9
Put an all-beef wienie on a poppy seed bun & "drag it through the garden" to make a hot dog in the style of this Midwestern city
    $300 19
The layman's term for a fontanelle, an area on a newborn baby's head; it's also used to mean "a sentimental weakness"
    $300 29
This "F" word refers to the leaves of a fern, which are often featherlike in shape; it can apply to palm leaves, too
    $400 24
This Massachusetts town is home to Pilgrim Memorial State Park; it really rocks

__Y_OU__
    $400 13
Kathryn Hahn acts like a total witch as the star of "Agatha All Along", a 2024 spin-off of this TV marvel
    $400 10
NGL:
I shall tell you the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth
    $400 15
A man with a dream, Kevin Malone says, "I just wanna lie on the beach & eat hot dogs. That's all I've ever wanted" on this sitcom
    $400 20
Also called a laryngeal prominence, it's more prominent in males than females
    $400 28
Some ferns are epiphytic, meaning they grow on plant surfaces like tree trunks; others are epipetric, meaning they grow on these
    $500 25
It's the longest side of a right triangle

_Y_O___U__
    $500 11
A rabbi & a podcaster walk into a relationship: it's the premise of this 2024 rom-com series starring Adam Brody & Kristen Bell
    $500 12
WYWH:
Like Pink Floyd said, my desire is for you to be in the same place as me right now
    DD: $500 26
In 1916 Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker got "Famous" selling dogs for a nickel in this Brooklyn neighborhood
    $500 21
Known as the building blocks of proteins, lysine & tryptophan are 2 types of these
    $500 27
Because they're shaped like the scroll of a violin, the curled-up leaves of young ferns are called these, & you can eat them

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

Roy!! Brian Phoebe♡
$300 $1,700 $1,300

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Roy!! Brian Phoebe♡
$400 $2,800 $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

HBCUs
CHESS
OVER, UNDER, OR EXACTLY 100
THE GREATEST YEAR IN MOVIE HISTORY?
SAT VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS
(Ken: This will be a multiple-choice category: which word fits the definition?)
A CLUE TOO "FAR"
    $200 1
Showcased in the doc "Homecoming", her epic 2018 Coachella gig was a loving tribute to HBCU culture
    $200 14
Using this word is the chess version of a mic drop; it means escape for your opponent's king has become impossible
    $200 16
Members of the U.S. Senate, at full capacity
    $200 7
1994?
"Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption" & this comedy about 2 numbskulls who drive a mini-bike to Aspen
    $200 4
Fraught with danger:
puerile,
precocious,
precarious
    $200 19
It's a journey you might take to observe animals in the wild--or the web browser you might use to book the tickets
    $400 2
Founded mostly at HBCUs, the so-called "Divine 9" includes 4 of these groups; Kamala Harris is in Alpha Kappa Alpha, which is one of them
    $400 24
This chess piece often looks like a horse but it's named after the chivalrous guy who might ride one
    $400 27
Total number of elements on the periodic table
    $400 8
1999?
"The Sixth Sense", "The Matrix" & this rom-com about a movie star who falls for a floppy-haired bookstore owner
    $400 5
Capable of being molded or changed:
mellifluous,
maudlin,
malleable
    $400 20
Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" is one of these works with a highly improbable plot; so are "Zoolander" & "Blazing Saddles"
    $600 3
Need to locate an alum of this revered D.C. school? Just shout out "H-U!"; any Bison who hears you will shout back, "You know!"
    $600 15
Often shortened to "GM", it's the highest title conferred on players by the International Chess Federation
    $600 28
Number of bathrooms in the White House
    DD: $800 9
2007?
"There Will Be Blood", "No Country for Old Men" & this drama starring George Clooney as a law firm fixer
    $600 6
A feeling of regret:
corpulence,
compunction,
conjecture
    $600 21
This old-timey British coin was worth about 1/4 of a penny--in other words, diddly-squat
    $800 12
This state has the most HBCUs: 14, including Talladega College & Selma University
    $800 26
This Emmy-winning series about a chess prodigy took its name from one of the game's oldest & best-known openings
    $800 29
The record for most points scored by a single player in an NBA game, set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962
    $800 10
1939?
"Ninotchka", "Gone with the Wind" & this Jimmy Stewart classic about a young senator who takes on corruption
    $800 17
Being of questionable authenticity:
apocryphal,
arboreal,
assiduous
    $800 22
Not to be confused with the legal term "infraction", it's the medical term for death of tissue due to lack of blood supply
    $1000 13
Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee & Samuel L. Jackson all attended this Atlanta school, the largest men's college in the U.S.
    $1000 25
Feeling bouncy? Try this special strategic move; it's the only time a player can move two pieces at once
    $1000 30
Number of people who have ever served as a U.S. Supreme Court justice
    $1000 11
1986?
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Aliens" & this coming-of-age drama about 4 boys who go looking for a dead body
    $1000 18
Expressing contempt or disapproval:
pedantic,
proverbial,
pejorative
    DD: $1,000 23
A modern form of Persian, it's the official language of Iran

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

Roy!! Brian Phoebe♡
$3,400 $3,000 $4,400

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Roy!! Brian Phoebe♡
$3,200 $6,800 $4,200

Triple Jeopardy! Round

FOODS NAMED AFTER PLACES
WHICH BILL SAID IT?
5 SLICES OF PI
LONGER VERSIONS OF HIT SONG TITLES
THE SAME WORD TWICE
PHOTOGRAPHY
    $300 1
Named for a city near Boston, these chewy cookies dropped the word "fig" from their name in 2012
    $300 2
"Early on, Paul Allen & I set the goal of a computer on every desk & in every home"
    $300 3
Princeton U. has celebrated Pi Day in recent years by inviting kids to participate in a look-alike contest of this scientist
    $300 22
Rihanna, 2012:
"Sparkly Minerals Composed Of Pure Carbon"
    $300 5
It's an implement typically used to swat at baseballs, only you're using it to swat at flying mammals
    $300 12
To Paul Simon's chagrin, Kodak took away those nice, bright colors in 2009 when it discontinued this brand of film
    $600 7
Anyone who's ever crammed onto a train at rush hour can relate to these little fish, who take their name from an Italian island
    $600 18
"If you're looking for a place to relax with an old lady, look no further. New York's hottest club is 'Spicy"'
    $600 15
He puts the "3" in 3.14; this NBA star & all-time 3-point leader was born on 3/14/1988
    $600 25
The Weeknd, 2015:
"Experiencing Numbness On The Front Part Of My Head"
    $600 4
Concerned for the security of your portable timepiece? Consider this type of vigil to keep it safe
    $600 13
A bird's eye view is taken from above--this view, taken from below, is named after the eye of something many birds like to eat
    $900 6
Similar to Russian dressing, this condiment is believed to be named for a region near Lake Ontario
    $900 17
"For relaxing times, make it Suntory time"
    $900 19
A university near Harvard, it has a school song that lauds, "The constant pi that made me sigh in those happy days of ours"
    DD: $3,000 23
Carly Rae Jepsen, 2011:
"Perchance You Could Give Me A Ring"
    $900 20
Looking to conduct yourself with greater elegance & style? Enroll in this type of course to learn how
    DD: $2,000 10
Said to be the "pupil" of a camera, this hole in the middle of the iris can be adjusted to change the amount of light let in
    $1200 9
These beans are named after the capital of Peru but, just to keep things confusing, their name is pronounced differently
    $1200 16
"This is it... we're on live in the No Spin Zone. It's a nightmare place for charlatans & deceivers"
    $1200 26
Before directing "Requiem for a Dream" & "Black Swan", he made "Pi", a 1998 film about a paranoid mathematician
    $1200 27
Post Malone, 2019: "Round Plane Figures, Each Bounded By A Single Curved Line Equidistant From A Central Point"
    DD: $1,500 21
Tired of all those large, tall birds wading in your local marsh? Invest in this large, tall machine for lifting them out
    $1200 11
In 1936, a photo by Margaret Bourke-White graced the 1st cover of this magazine renowned for its photojournalism
    $1500 8
John Wheeley Lea & William Henry Perrins named an early version of this tangy condiment after their British home county
    $1500 24
"That depends on what the meaning of the word 'is', is"
    $1500 30
By definition, pi denotes "the ratio of" this boundary line of a circle "to its diameter"
    $1500 28
Migos, 2016:
"Materially Successful As Well As Refreshingly Down To Earth"
    $1500 29
It's a gift that you're receiving right now, at this very minute
    $1500 14
Taken by the space probe Voyager 1 in 1990, a famous photo showing Earth as a tiny blip in outer space is known by this 3-word nickname

Scores at the end of the Triple Jeopardy! Round:

Roy!! Brian Phoebe♡
$13,200 $15,200 $4,800

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Unable to lift the ball as a toddler, Jason Belmonte devised a 2-handed throw that made him an outcast, then a champ, in this sport

Final scores:

Roy!! Brian Phoebe♡
$22,200 $15,200 $0
Winner: semifinalist 2nd place: $30,000 to Communities in Schools 3rd place: $30,000 to (RED), a division of The ONE Campaign

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Roy!! Brian Phoebe♡
$13,600 $14,900 $4,600
26 R
(including 1 DD),
10 W
(including 2 DDs)		 30 R
(including 2 DDs),
5 W		 16 R
(including 1 DD),
5 W

Combined Coryat: $33,100

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Game tape date: 2024-10-21
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