Show #9317 - Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Liam Starnes game 3.

Contestants

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Kyle Dunn, an actor and director from New York, New York

Sara Grady, an instructional coach from Nashville, Tennessee

Liam Starnes, an undergraduate student from Barrington, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $52,802)

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Jeopardy! Round

CHAT, GPS
FAST FOOD SLOGANS
(Ken: You'll name the chain that has used each one.)
QUITE A HEIST
SPORTS
"RTH" DAY
(Ken: And, since it's Earth Day, we'll be learning some...)
SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS
    $200 25
Traffic ahead on the 5 South as you approach Disneyland in this city; would you like a faster alternate route through Wyoming?
    $200 30
"Eat mor chikin"
    $200 29
The "Great Gold Robbery" of 1855 took place aboard one of these, giving rise to a novel title 120 years later
    $200 16
A penalty kick shootout decided the 2022 men's World Cup soccer final, with this country led by Lionel Messi coming out on top
    $200 27
In other words, lack of, scarcity, an inadequate amount
    $200 20
At 22 miles per hour, gentoo penguins are the fastest birds in the water, largely thanks to these appendages being short, flat & dense
    $400 24
Take US-75 N. to get from Nebraska City to this Nebraska city; eta, about 45 minutes, but I won't direct you to Warren Buffett's house
    $400 17
"We have the meats"
    $400 22
On July 16, 1976 a French gang took advantage of a long weekend for this holiday to pull a multi-million-franc heist in Nice
    $400 15
Nice rookie season for him with the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959-60: 37.6 points & 27 rebounds a game & an NBA MVP award
    $400 28
This middle name of Henry Longfellow came from his mother's side of the family
    $400 26
Galápagos penguins lie in wait for this water bird to gather up food before stealing fish from their beaks
    $600 6
Here is your route from Hollywood to this New Mexico city, formerly known as Hot Springs & named after a game show in 1950
    $600 18
"Louisiana fast"
    $600 8
Reportedly inspired by a Sherlock Holmes story, in 1971 thieves tunneled into a Lloyd's Bank vault at 185 this London street
    $600 3
With music by Mahler & a move called "The Goose", Canadians Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir skated to gold in this event at the Vancouver Olympics
    $600 13
It's the width or thickness of a body
    $600 10
These penguins huddle together in the thousands for warmth during -48 Fahrenheit storms; the middle can reach 98 degrees
    $800 5
After leaving Richmond, take I-95 north, then head east & pick up DE-8 to reach this other capital, 3 1/2 hours away
    $800 19
"Better ingredients. Better pizza"
    $800 7
In 2022 thieves lifted a fortune in jewelry from one of this security service's trucks--in California, not Boston
    $800 2
He had quite the 2024, a Masters win, Olympic gold medal, an arrest & a hand injury making ravioli
    $800 12
In mythology Vesta was goddess of the home & of this, found in the home
    $800 9
For the first time documented, hundreds of chicks took their first plunge from a 50-ft. cliff into this directional ocean around Antarctica
    $1000 4
Take AZ-80 to N. 4th Street; E. Allen St. & your destination is ahead at this landmark that gained fame in 1881; enjoy your holliday!
    $1000 21
"Think outside the bun"
    DD: $3,000 14
Most of the $100 million in loot stolen from this Belgian city's diamond center in 2003 is still missing
    $1000 1
The Yankees have won the most World Series with 27; this NL team is next with 11, the latest in 2011
    $1000 11
Parturition is a synonym for this 10-letter word
    $1000 23
Known for their crafty yellow crest, this type of penguin that shares its name with a pasta is the world's most numerous at 12 million

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

Liam Sara Kyle
$9,200 -$600 -$800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Liam Sara Kyle
$11,600 $3,000 -$1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

HOT SPOTS
MUSIC ON TV
ANCIENT SYMBOLS
I'LL TAKE THAT ACTION
BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS
BEFORE & AFTER
    $400 30
It's atmosphere is 96% carbon dioxide; no wonder surface temperatures there exceed 800 degrees
    $400 29
Written for NBC, the opera "Amahl & the Night Visitors" debuted on this day, 1951; the visitors are the 3 kings, Bethlehem-bound
    $400 26
A wise bird in other cultures, it's the negative counterpart to the Phoenix in Chinese lore
    $400 24
Zach Braff's payout for an on-set bet: an outgoing message recorded by this fellow actor known as the "Voice of God"
    $400 21
"The Way of the Farmer" & "The Buck Stops Here" are chapters in David McCullough's biography of him
    $400 20
A list of exceptional students exclaims a University of Alabama rallying cry
    $800 12
In 1942 the U.S. moved 60 Japanese-American internees from Manzanar to this Calif. national park & put them to work with rangers
    $800 28
"Ashokan Farewell", heard over a soldier's letter in this PBS series, is not 19th c.--it came out of sadness a music camp was over
    $800 25
Symbolizing abundance, it is linked to the horn of Zeus' nurse, which could be filled with any desire
    $800 23
Stephen Hawking waited 15 years--until he was sure--before conceding a bet about whether Cygnus X-1 is one of these (it is)
    $800 27
Dying of lung cancer, Paul Kalanithi attempted to answer what makes life worth living in "When Breath Becomes" this
    $800 19
A difficult spot for a square peg turns into an eagle on a par 3
    DD: $2,000 7
Pity these big mammals for which a bay near Key Largo is named; in summer 2023, water temps there hit 101.1 degrees
    $1200 13
On "Star Trek: The Next Generation", this Vulcan, Spock's father, is brought to tears by a Brahms chamber piece
    $1200 4
This 4-letter wading bird was sacred to ancient Egyptians
    $1200 17
A bet with the rival team's mayor is now a Super Bowl tradition for Mayor Quinton Lucas of this city; his fave wager? Barbecue
    DD: $2,000 10
The title of his 2024 memoir "Sonny Boy" refers to his mother's childhood nickname for him, not his character in "Dog Day Afternoon"
    $1200 18
Mjolnir of myth becomes part of a Communist symbol for workers in factories & farms
    $1600 6
It's a mystery why this part of the Sun that stretches far out into space is millions of degrees hotter than the Sun's surface
    $1600 14
The heroine of this streaming series played the oboe & a certain composer's oboe concerto in C major was heard in it
    $1600 3
Said to be borne by Constantine's army, the Labarum was a royal flag of Rome consisting of these 2 Greek letters, Christ's monogram
    $1600 2
Ancient writers say Cleopatra won a bet with Mark Antony by dissolving this gem in vinegar, then drinking it; must be nice, Cleo!
    $1600 9
Spike Lee called "The Autobiography of" this civil rights leader "the most important book I'll ever read"
    $1600 16
Top job at the U.N. that makes Bisquick & Cheerios for our tables
    $2000 11
Once called French Somaliland, this country gained independence in 1977 & the French might not have missed the 115-degree days
    $2000 22
As "Hannibal", this actor plays a bit of the "Goldberg" variations, also heard in "The Silence of the Lambs"
    $2000 5
The tree of life has long been a symbol of this, Jewish mysticism with origins in the 12th century
    $2000 1
This German director "eats his shoe" is a 1980 documentary in which a bet is lost & as payment, a shoe is indeed eaten
    $2000 8
"Véra" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning bio of this Russian-born author's wife, muse, reader, secretary, editor & translator
    $2000 15
A phrase to introduce a piece of advice from an expert is here, right where you can't quite remember it

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Liam Sara Kyle
$24,400 $3,000 $9,200
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

IMAGES OF 2024
Item in common to a January 1889 self-portrait & several of those attending the 2024 Republican National Convention

Final scores:

Liam Sara Kyle
$19,400 $4,500 $0
3-day champion: $72,202 2nd place: $3,000 3rd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Liam Sara Kyle
$24,400 $3,000 $8,400
31 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 10 R,
5 W		 12 R
(including 1 DD),
5 W

Combined Coryat: $35,800

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Game tape date: 2025-03-04
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