Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! game #32 - Wednesday, February 12, 2025

2025 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 6.

Contestants

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Robin Thede, a comedian and writer originally from Davenport, Iowa

Blake Anderson, an actor originally from Concord, California

Susie Essman, an actor and comedian from New York, New York

Jeopardy! Round

WE CAN WORK IT OUT
PUNNY BUSINESS
SCI-"FI"
(Ken: All responses here will begin with the letters F-I.)
WHAT'S IN THE BOARD GAME BOX?
THE SONG TITLE COMPLETES THE LYRIC (BILLY JOEL EDITION)
ANIMAL IDIOM BRAINTEASERS: THE SEQUEL
    $100 8
The bench press & chest fly are popular exercises for working out these muscles, also called "pecs"
    $100 4
As its punny name implies, Vinyl Resting Place in Portland, Oregon is a small business that sells these collectibles
    $100 11
The aptly-named Theodore Gill was a noted ichthyologist, a person who studies these aquatic creatures
    $100 20
32 green houses,
12 red hotels,
lots of play money
    $100 26
"And it seems such a waste of time, if that's what it's all about, mama if that's movin' up then I'm..."
    $100 21
If an authority figure is not around, mischief will ensue:
W.T.C.A.T.M.W.P.
    $200 9
A low-impact alternative to a treadmill, this exercise machine is named after the oval-like path its pedals move in
    $200 5
A yarn store in Amherst, New York, Have Ewe Any Wool is a delightful pun that features the female name for this animal
    $200 13
Not to be confused with fusion, this process creates energy by splitting an atom's nucleus into fragments
    $200 19
Lots of red pegs,
even more white pegs,
10 plastic vessels,
including 2 aircraft carriers
    $200 30
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, the sinners are much more fun... You know that..."
    $200 22
Sometimes folks get set in their ways & it's difficult to change their habits:
Y.C.T.A.O.D.N.T.
    $300 12
To perform this exercise, do a push-up & then leap in the air--oh, & if you need to belch, please do it beforehand
    $300 6
Seattle's Spex in the City has this type of doctor ready to assist you
    $300 14
Used in solving crimes, dactyloscopy is the science of studying these identifying marks made by your hands
    $300 18
4 racks,
100 tiles
(98 tiles have letters, 2 are blank)
    $300 29
"Next phase,
New Wave,
dance craze,
anyways..."
    $300 1
People with similar interests tend to gravitate toward each other:
B.O.A.F.F.T.
    $400 24
Yes, you do have time to hit the gym for some HIIT, this type of "interval training" with short bursts of vigorous workouts
    $400 10
Olive or Twist is a martini bar in Pittsburgh whose name is a play on the title of a classic novel by this author
    $400 25
In humans, the 2 bones of the lower leg are the tibia & this, the third-longest bone in the body
    $400 17
Color-coded plastic armies,
42 territory cards,
5 dice
    $400 28
"Fool them all but baby I can tell, you're no stranger to the street, don't ask for favors, don't talk to strangers..."
    $400 2
You're running around in a frenzied, distracted manner:
L.A.C.W.I.H.C.O.
    $500 23
This form of yoga is more than just hot--it's performed for 90 minutes in a room kept at 105 degrees Fahrenheit
    DD: $500 7
Get a cup of joe at Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, named for the Russian composer who wrote a famous interlude about this insect's "Flight"
    $500 15
This technology transmits information as tiny pulses of light through thin transparent wires
    $500 16
19 terrain hexes,
60 roads,
1 robber
    $500 27
"Now here you are with your faith & your Peter Pan advice, you have no scars on your face & you cannot handle..."
    $500 3
Trying to solve a problem, you accidentally made it even more complicated:
O.A.C.O.W.

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

Susie Blake Robin
$400 $200 $1,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Susie Blake Robin
$900 $1,100 $3,100

Double Jeopardy! Round

RESPOND LIKE A LOCAL
PLAYING THE POLITICIAN
2-PART RESPONSES
MMM, CHOCOLATE
TELL US HOW YOU REALLY FEEL
NOTHIN' BUT "NET"
(Ken: "N-E-T" will appear in each correct response.)
    $200 4
1 word, 1 syllable: if you don't speak Russian, it's your curt reply to a Russian who asks whether you speak Russian
    $200 11
This South African leader once said he wanted Morgan Freeman to play him in a movie--he got his wish in 2009 thanks to "Invictus"
    $200 30
These are the 2 continents elephants are native to
    $200 2
Marketing itself in its own chocolate, this brand has imprinted #mybreak on its wafer bars
    $200 20
In a 1965 hit, James Brown opens with the exclamation "Wow!" before singing "I feel" this
    $200 16
Anita Loos followed up her novel "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" with the sequel "But Gentlemen Marry" these
    DD: $1,500 9
1 word, 5 syllables: it's how you say "Goodbye" to that handsome stranger you met in Florence
    $400 13
Sarah Palin never actually said, "I can see Russia from my house!"--it was said by this actress doing a Palin impression on "SNL"
    $400 29
In the animated film "Frozen", these 2 sisters call the Kingdom of Arendelle home
    $400 1
Introduced in 1912, this brand of chocolatey cookies can be spelled using letters in "chocolatier"
    $400 19
In the musical "West Side Story", Maria, freshly smitten, sings a song titled "I Feel" this
    $400 17
Seen here, it's literally a puppet on a string
    $600 10
2 words, 4 syllables: time for your first lager of the day! It's how you say "good morning" at a beer hall in Munich
    $600 12
Years before playing fictional president Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing", he played John F. Kennedy in a 1983 miniseries
    $600 28
These are the 2 parts of the legislative branch; you know... U.S. Congress
    $600 3
A conveyor belt of chocolates hilariously overwhelms 2 characters in a classic 1952 episode of this sitcom
    $600 21
In a 1971 hit, Carole King sings, "I feel" this "move under my feet"
    $600 18
Your assets -
your liabilities =
this
(Warren Buffett's is reportedly more than $140 billion)
    $800 7
3 words, 5 syllables: as you regard him blankly, it's how your waiter in Nice politely asks if you speak the native language
    $800 14
When playing this WWII-era prime minister in "Darkest Hour", Gary Oldman smoked so many cigars that he got nicotine poisoning
    DD: $1,000 27
These are the 2 bands inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that have had Dave Grohl as a band member
    $800 5
It's a 10-letter word that describes someone who is incredibly fond of eating chocolate
    $800 22
In a 1964 hit, The Beatles sing, "She's in love with me and I feel" this
    $800 24
Although she urged listeners to "Stand By Your Man", this country singer had 5 husbands
    $1000 8
1 word, 4 syllables: it's how you say "good afternoon" in Kyoto--or if it's not the afternoon, it's simply how you might say "hello"
    $1000 15
In the miniseries "Mrs. America", Uzo Aduba plays this "Unbought and Unbossed" pioneer
    $1000 26
These are the 2 elements that make up a molecule of CO2
    $1000 6
As a nod to its cuisine's origins, this restaurant chain offers a dessert called "The Great Wall of Chocolate"
    $1000 23
In 1977, Donna Summer kept everyone on the dance floor with her hit "I Feel" this
    $1000 25
Traditional flamenco dancers move to the clickety-clack of these handheld musical instruments

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

Susie Blake Robin
$2,900 $2,100 $8,000

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Susie Blake Robin
$3,700 $6,100 $11,800

Triple Jeopardy! Round

SUCKERS
VANITY PLATES
MAKE IT HAPPEN, CAPTAIN
"F" IS FOR FASHION
(Ken: These will all start with "F".)
WHAT THE $%*@#&?!
(Ken: Each response will be one of those symbols you see in the category title.)
GO TELL IT ON THE FOUNTAIN
    $300 8
With a name meaning "8-footed", this aquatic creature's arms are covered with rows of suckers used to move & catch prey
    $300 17
Does Guillermo know?! Decades before his late night gig on ABC, this TV host had vanity plates that read "L8 NITE"
    $300 20
Named after an explorer who tried to travel around the world, the Strait of Magellan is a key passageway between these 2 oceans
    $300 6
Footwear for a beachgoer, it's often used as a verb meaning "to reverse a stand or position"
    $300 1
It's the $%*@#&?! symbol seen here that Italians refer to as chiocciola, meaning "snail"
    $300 27
According to legend, tossing one of these into Rome's storied Trevi Fountain means you'll someday return to the city
    $600 22
Hirudotherapy is the practice of using these blood-sucking worms to treat circulatory issues
    $600 14
He often travels in a vehicle with a personalized plate that reads "SCV1"; the letters stand for "Status Civitatis Vaticanae"
    $600 25
African-American explorer Matthew Henson joined Robert Peary on a historic attempt to reach this point in the center of the Arctic
    $600 11
In 2015, the Smithsonian was gifted 2 items Don Draper wore on "Mad Men": a gray suit & this type of hat
    $600 2
It's the $%"@#&?! symbol seen here that pop star Kesha removed from her name in 2014
    $600 28
Behold the dancing fountains outside the Bellagio, or the myriad slot machines inside the Bellagio, on your next trip to this city of sin
    $900 21
Only females of this insect, whose name is Spanish for "little fly", suck humans' blood--the males feed on plant nectar
    $900 18
Because another motorist had them first, Dr. Seuss waited years to get vanity plates that bore the name of this green meanie
    $900 26
Forming part of the border between New York & New Jersey, this river is named after the explorer who navigated its waters in 1609
    $900 10
In 2019, Rihanna launched Fenty; change the last 2 letters & you get this Italian luxury brand founded in 1925
    $900 3
It's the $%*@#&?! symbol seen here that, with the exclamation point, forms a punctuation mark known as an interrobang
    $900 29
Prometheus Fountain is a highlight of this New York City landmark also known for its tourist-clogged ice rink
    $1200 9
Sagittarius A* is this type of heavenly body that sucks everything, including light, into its dark abyss
    DD: $3,000 15
What's up with that, doc?! Mel Blanc had the vanity plate "KMIT"; "kish mir in tuchas" means "kiss my behind" in this language
    $1200 24
Arriving in 1519, Hernán Cortés & his forces invaded central Mexico & took control of this empire led by Montezuma II
    DD: $2,900 12
It's the "soft woven cloth" mentioned several times on the Wikipedia page for "Grunge fashion"
    $1200 4
It's the $%"@#&?! symbol seen here whose first word is derived from a Latin term meaning "by the 100"
    $1200 16
Chicago's massive Buckingham Fountain features 4 sets of bronze seahorses, one for each state bordering this Great Lake
    $1500 7
The title role in 1931's "Dracula" was played by this Hungarian-born actor, but he never really said "I want to suck your blood"
    $1500 19
It's the first name of the Oscar-winning actor who had vanity plates that read "BORG 9"
    DD: $12,000 23
Son of Erik the Red, this Norse explorer is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to reach the shores of North America
    $1500 13
Founded in 1992, FUBU is a hip-hop apparel company whose name stands for this
    $1500 5
It's the $%"@#&?! symbol seen here that stands for the word spelled out by the last 3 letters in its name
    $1500 30
The famous Jet d'Eau shoots a plume of water 460 feet into the air, sometimes drenching visitors to this large Swiss city

Scores at the end of the Triple Jeopardy! Round:

Susie Blake Robin
$4,900 -$1,100 $25,800
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

1980s MOVIE THEMES
This song was inspired by an ad in the film itself, which sounded like TV commercials for pest control services

Final scores:

Susie Blake Robin
$4,000 $498 $25,600
2nd place: $30,000 to City Harvest 3rd place: $30,000 to Turtle Conservancy Winner: semifinalist

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Susie Blake Robin
$4,900 $8,900 $23,000
19 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W		 23 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 35 R
(including 2 DDs),
0 W

Combined Coryat: $36,800

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Game tape date: 2024-10-21
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