Show #9423 - Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Contestants

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Katie Mantoan, an attorney from Lake Oswego, Oregon

Eli Bondar, an HR administrator and puppeteer from Franklin, Massachusetts

Aaron Levine, a sports anchor from Seattle, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $28,999)

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Jeopardy! Round

A HISTORIC GAME OF CLUE
(Ken: You'lll have to name the murder victim.)
RAISING ARIZONA
WHAT'S YOUR GOVERNMENT NAME?
GO RED BIRDS!
X, Y, Z ABBREVIATIONS
MORE THAN A FOOTBALL PLAYER
    $200 28
4 men, with swords, in Canterbury Cathedral (as the victim verbally accepted death defending Christ's Church)
    $200 18
Theodore Roosevelt said of this landmark, "Leave it as it is... the ages have been at work on it & man can only mar it"
    $200 26
Sometimes the "ship" of state seizes absolute power, as in this govt. type under Mussolini in Italy or Salazar in Portugal
    $200 11
Tanagers, which often have red plumage, are in the same family as this bird named for the robes & caps of Catholic clergy
    $200 30
A high number of these, XBH, would be a great stat for a baseball player
    $200 15
Also working in family medicine, Kansas City Chief, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif wanted to put this two-letter abbreviation on his jersey too
    $400 27
Charles Guiteau, with a British Bulldog revolver, at a D.C. rail station
    $400 17
When it came to state flowers, who could say no to the pure white waxy blossom of the giant saguaro this? Not Arizona in 1931
    $400 25
It can refer to a group of countries banding together, or to the official designation of a state like Kentucky
    $400 10
The name of this bird is actually a nickname that stuck; they were originally called redbreast
    $400 29
Put some miles on your shoes with this type of running event, XC
    $400 19
Jack Kemp served Buffalo as a Bill & a congressman but as this Kansas senator's running mate in 1996, got hit for a loss
    $600 2
Jack McCall, with a gun, in a Deadwood saloon (with the victim holding aces & 8s)
    $600 12
Part of the farewell message of this Az. sen., shared after his death in 2018: Americans "never hide from history. We make history"
    DD: $2,000 14
Brunei is an Islamic one of these monarchies; the 29th & current title holder is Hassanal Bolkiah
    $600 9
If it's the red-winged type of this bird singing in the dead of night, you may not see that only males bear the namesake marking
    $600 24
ZEV stands for this type of environmentally friendly transport
    $600 20
A former all-pro punter, he's had some controversial guests on his self-named ESPN talk show
    $800 1
A bodyguard named Pausanias, with a dagger, in 336 B.C. (but maybe at the behest of son Alexander, soon to be great)
    $800 5
In 1966 Earl Warren wrote the 5-4 majority opinion in favor of this man v. Arizona in a case about police interrogations
    $800 13
A deity is the supreme ruler in this government type but ecclesiastic officials interpret the laws; the Taliban is one
    $800 7
The cinnamon teal species of this water bird has males with reddish plumage & even red eyes
    $800 23
We're going to kill those cancer cells & shrink that tumor using XRT, this
    $800 21
In 1994 this CB made a CD--"Prime Time", with tracks like "Time For Prime", "Prime Time Keeps On Ticking" & "House Of Prime"
    $1000 3
Charlotte Corday, with a knife hidden in her clothes, in a Paris bathtub
    $1000 4
O.K., then! The chamber of commerce of this city says it "will be the most historic fun you will ever have"
    $1000 16
Back when there was a West Germany, these 2 words preceded "of Germany" in the official name of the country
    $1000 8
This shade of red precedes ibis in the name of a South American wading bird
    $1000 6
YST is this, used in the north of Canada, where they don't spring forward or fall back
    $1000 22
(Jason Kelce presents the clue.) Athletes can enjoy thespianism; you may recall my Brando-esque turn as Charlie's blood-loss hallucination on "It's Always Sunny", or in "Blazing Saddles", this Detroit Lion who noted, "Mongo only pawn in game of life"

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 14):

Aaron Eli Katie
$3,200 $800 $2,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Aaron Eli Katie
$6,000 $1,400 $4,800

Double Jeopardy! Round

THIS OLD OPERA HOUSE
MAIS OUI, FRENCH LIT
THE JUDGE HAS SPOKEN
LUCKY "SEVEN"
WORD ORIGINS
TV DINNERS
    $400 28
In 1957 judges said "Good on ya!" to Danish architect Jørn Utzon's dramatic design for this city
    $400 29
One of his "Voyages Extraordinaires" is called "Around the Moon"
    $400 26
John M. Harlan, dissenting in Plessy v. Ferguson: "Our Constitution is" this, unable to distinguish between various hues
    $400 27
6th century Pope Gregory I listed "babbling" & "foolish mirth" as consequences of gluttony when he wrote down these
    $400 30
From the French for "shelter", it's a place to store your Rolls-Royce or to have it worked on
    $400 25
Made with Thanksgiving leftovers, the Moist Maker was on the episode of this show called "The One with Ross' Sandwich"
    $800 13
La Scala's opera season opens annually on December 7, aka St. Ambrose's Day, the feat day of this city's patron saint
    $800 21
Baudelaire's "The Generous Gambler" includes "the loveliest trick of" this being "is to persuade you that he does not exist!"
    $800 19
Robert Jackson, opening a trial here in November 1945: "These prisoners represent sinister influences that will lurk in the world"
    DD: $9,000 23
Jack White got this title after mispronouncing one of the world's biggest Christian charities
    $800 22
A Latin word for a round-bodied fish swam full speed ahead into English to become this naval weapon
    $800 24
On her introductory afterlife tour on this sitcom, Eleanor Shellstrop is fascinated by the variety of frozen yogurt shops
    $1200 6
Luciano Pavarotti's U.K. debut, as this caddish Lt. in "Madam Butterfly" at Belfast's Grand Opera House, made him a star overnight
    $1200 20
Imprisoned often, this controversial nobleman published his "Philosophy in the Bedroom" in 1795
    $1200 8
William Brennan, in New York Times v. Sullivan: "The facts do not support a finding of actual" this type of hostile intent
    $1200 15
Deke Slayton & Gus Grissom were members of this group announced on April 9, 1959
    $1200 17
Old Norse words for "bear" & "shirt" give us this adjective for out of control
    $1200 3
A perplexed John Cleese, playing this title hotelier, says we're "out of Waldorfs" after a request for a certain salad
    $1600 5
A setting in an Andrew Lloyd Webber show, this city's Teatro Colón has an auditorium known for crystal-clear acoustics
    DD: $5,000 7
An open door beckons in this Sartre play as Garcin is "condemned to be free"
    $1600 14
In McCulloch v. Maryland, John Marshall opined, "The power to" do this "involves the power to destroy"
    $1600 10
A speech in "As You Like It" defines this--it includes infant, schoolboy & soldier
    $1600 16
It can be an internal organ or part of a book; it's from Latin for "to hang"
    $1600 2
Hey brother, how about some good ol' Albuquerque-style fried chicken from this place run by Gus Fring on "Breaking Bad"
    $2000 12
Per its website, this venue has no dress code; patrons may dress up or come straight from a day out in Covent Garden
    $2000 11
Molière has the title guy of this play manipulate Orgon (another character) quite nastily
    $2000 9
Potter Stewart: "I shall not today attempt further to define" pornography, "but" these 7 words
    $2000 4
Polyneices joined forces with 6 other doomed champions in this work by an ancient Greek
    $2000 18
Now a type of comedy act, this technique from Latin for "one who speaks from his belly" goes back to ancient oracular divination
    $2000 1
Enthusiasts of curry & "Seinfeld" can try their hand making this Soup Nazi special with a name from Tamil

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Aaron Eli Katie
$18,600 $400 $7,200
(lock game)

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Final Jeopardy! Round

OLYMPIC HOST CITIES
This city would have hosted in 1916 but for cancellation due to WWI; it would be the last city to host before they were canceled again

Final scores:

Aaron Eli Katie
$20,000 $393 $13,200
3-day champion: $48,999 3rd place: $2,000 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Aaron Eli Katie
$15,200 $9,400 $9,200
20 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 16 R,
7 W
(including 1 DD)		 14 R,
1 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $33,800

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Game tape date: 2025-09-17
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