Show #9322 - Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Contestants

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Rahel Zubairi, a physician from Scottsdale, Arizona

Ben Ganger, a data analyst from Goshen, Indiana

Erin Morin, a digital pre-press specialist from Aldie, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,600)

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Jeopardy! Round

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
SCIENTISTS
ONE-TEAM PLAYERS
(Ken: You'll name the team.)
SUFFIXES
GOOD EATS
LEFTOVERS
    $200 1
Saving Pope Leo III from insurrection in 799 led to this "Great" man forging the Holy Roman Empire
    $200 20
In 1960, she up camp & began what's now the longest-running study of its kind, observing chimps at Gombe on Lake Tanganyika
    $200 22
A tale of 2 shortstops:
Phil Rizzuto &
Derek Jeter... the tale ends with both in the Hall of Fame
    $200 30
This little piggy, or this little book or drop, gets little with the addition of this diminutive suffix
    $200 27
It's sometimes referred to as Korean sauerkraut
    $200 28
This weeklong holiday festival that ends on Jan. 1 takes its name from a Swahili word meaning "first"
    $400 19
After totaling the Tatars & founding the Mongol Empire in 1206, he later set his sights on--& took--Beijing
    $400 16
After surrendering to Americans at the end of WWII, this German & his rocket-development team were working at White Sands
    $400 21
The late, great Bill Russell & K.C. Jones, both of whom also coached the team to championships
    $400 29
Affix this suffix to make "summer" & "butter" into adjectives--the shortest ones possible
    $400 26
There's always room for dessert, especially if it's this custard dish whose name is French for "burnt cream"
    $400 24
In 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of this country but politely declined
    $600 17
In 324 this emperor defeated his rival Licinius at (Yo!) Adrianople & soon renamed Byzantium after the perfect guy... himself
    DD: $2,600 6
The paper he published on lactic fermentation is considered a foundational work of microbiology
    $600 5
Kyle Seager & let me designate a hitter, Edgar Martinez; the 2 thrilled their fans, & if you don't respond, I'll be very sad
    $600 18
It's often used in geographic names, but as Bridget Jones knows, in regular words it follows single & not much else
    $600 25
No meat, no lamb--here's a vegetarian version of this dish, but still with the yummy mashed potatoes on top
    $600 23
A formicary is a nest of these
    $800 4
Murad I of this empire moved into Thrace & captured (Yo!) Adrianople around 1361
    $800 3
Dr. Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin, a drug now used to treat this mosquito-borne disease
    $800 11
Dan "Laces Out" Marino & Dwight Stephenson who snapped the ball to Dan "Laces Out" Marino
    $800 13
Early in the 20th century, the rare suffix -and was used to create the word analysand, a person undergoing this
    $800 14
Cities throughout Canada host a weeklong festival celebrating the many variations of this dish of curds, fries & gravy
    $800 15
Though it ends with a "C", the name of this bridge that connects Michigan's peninsulas ends with a "W" sound
    $1000 10
After the American Revolution, the British Empire bounced back with gains like this island 200 mi. north of Africa in 1814
    $1000 2
In 1732 the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala sent this young botanist to explore Lapland
    $1000 12
Ken Dryden kept the biscuit out of the basket; Maurice "Rocket" Richard kept the basket full
    $1000 7
The unusual -sider goes at the end of this big city to make a word for Hugh Jackman or Toni Collette
    $1000 8
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go get some of this Louisiana rice dish cooked together with ham, sausage & other ingredients
    $1000 9
From the Greek for "stranger", it's alphabetically last among the noble gases

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

Erin Ben Rahel
-$1,000 $11,600 $600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Erin Ben Rahel
-$1,000 $15,600 $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

AROUND THE WORLD
HER FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEL
ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE
"C.S.", I
NOT-QUITE-GRAMMY-WINNING SONGS OF THE YEAR
6-LETTER WORDS WITH 4 VOWELS
    $400 30
Over 16,000 feet, Vinson Massif, this continent's highest point, was first sighted in the late 1950s
    $400 10
"To Kill a Mockingbird"
    $400 19
Ictinus & Callicrates, architects & possible rivals, began constructing this Athenian temple around 447 B.C.
    $400 25
He died Feb. 12, 2000, leaving comic strip readers with "good grief"
    $400 1
In 2020 Taylor Swift's "Lover" was one of 7 nominees bested by this Billie Eilish smash
    $400 14
Bill Belichick & the Wu-Tang Clan are well-known wearers of this type of sweatshirt
    $800 15
In 2024 this African nation introduced its 6th currency in about 15 years, the gold-backed ZiG
    $800 4
Inspired by a dream:
"Twilight"
    $800 12
In 64 A.D. architects Severus & Celer built the Domus Aurea for this emperor after a fire cleared up some real estate
    $800 17
She's the indie icon of TV & film seen here
    $800 29
In 2009 she didn't win Song of the Year for "Chasing Pavements" but was named Best New Artist
    DD: $2,000 27
In the Galápagos, a marine variety of this reptile basks on lava rocks & feeds on algae in the sea
    DD: $3,500 6
The Europa Point Lighthouse on this territory overlooks the spot where the Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea meet
    $1200 3
"Outlander"
    $1200 8
In the 3rd century B.C., Emperor Ashoka commissioned a temple marking the spot of Buddha's enlightenment under this type of tree
    $1200 16
This fashion designer created Billy Porter's tuxedo gown for the Oscars in 2019
    $1200 28
Long before "Not Like Us", there was this not-quite-SOTY winner sung by Joan Osborne with kind of an opposite title
    $1200 20
Grown for its tiny edible seeds, this high protein plant was called "the mother grain" by the Inca
    $1600 2
The Mayan ruins of Tikal, including temples & pyramids, are located in a rainforest in this country
    $1600 9
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
    $1600 7
In the 6th century Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus were hired by Justinian I to design this church
    $1600 18
This 19th century pianist promoted the music of her husband Robert & their close friend Johannes Brahms
    $1600 22
This Lizzo track got edged out for 2023 Song of the Year; when it won for Record of the Year, maybe she thought of the title
    $1600 24
From Japanese for "way of harmonious spirit", this martial art uses an attacker's own strength & momentum against them
    $2000 5
Named in 2007, the "New" 7 Wonders of the World include this ancient city in Jordan noted for its red sandstone buildings & cliffs
    $2000 13
The 2000 novel
"White Teeth",
set in London
    $2000 11
Author of "De Architectura", this man would inspire a famous drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci
    $2000 21
"Imitation of Life" was a 2016 exhibit of the works of this photographer who often wears disguises as her own model
    $2000 23
In 1992 R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" lost to "Unforgettable", as sung by this father-daughter duo
    $2000 26
This subtropical tree known as the wattle in Australia is a favorite food source of the giraffe in Africa

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Erin Ben Rahel
$2,600 $25,900 $13,400

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY FIGURES
After studying business in Chicago in the 1920s, this man obsessed with Sherlock Holmes was an investigator for a credit company

Final scores:

Erin Ben Rahel
$600 $24,999 $1,799
3rd place: $2,000 New champion: $24,999 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Erin Ben Rahel
$2,600 $20,400 $13,400
6 R,
5 W		 34 R
(including 3 DDs),
2 W		 15 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $36,400

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Game tape date: 2025-03-05
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