Responses for Jeopardy! Masters game #12 - Tuesday, May 16, 2023

2023 Jeopardy! Masters quarterfinal game 12.

Contestants

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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California

Matt Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts

James Holzhauer, a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada

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Jeopardy! Round responses

POSSESSIVE GEOGRAPHY
HOBBIES & PASTIMES
COMMUNICATION
12-LETTER WORDS
EPISODE IV
(Ken: You'll name the TV series.)
A NEW HOPE
    200 27
Lover's Leap

James
    200 25
bonsai

Matt
    200 28
skywriting

James
    200 30
kaleidoscope

James
    200 19
Married... with Children

Amy
    200 16
a kidney

James
    400 26
Martha's Vineyard

Amy
    400 24
tie-dyeing

James
    400 21
202

Amy
    400 29
Lollapalooza

James
    400 18
The Andy Griffith Show

James
    400 15
(James: No relation. Uh, what is [*]?)

the San Francisco earthquake

James
    600 22
King's Cross

Matt
    600 23
teddy bears

James
    600 20
third base coach

James
    600 9
[James's response was initially accepted, then reversed before Double Jeopardy!, after it was ruled that he said "incandescence".]

incandescent

James
Triple Stumper
    600 17
(Amy: What is, uh, Black Sails?)

House of the Dragon

Amy
Triple Stumper
    600 14
Minutewomen

James
    1,000 2
Hell's Kitchen

James
    800 4
(James: [Rejoicing at winning the buzz] Yes! What is [*]?)
(Ken: You don't play any bridge, do you, James?)

grand slam

James
    800 6
Discord

James
    800 8
cartographer

James
    800 11
Breaking Bad

Matt
    800 13
seagulls

James
    1000 1
(Ken: For those of you at home who care to know where the Daily Double is found on this board, take a look--everyone else, look away! [Beep boop])

Fingal's Cave

James
    1000 3
Rubik

James
    1000 5
the Penny Post

Amy
    1000 7
(Matt: What's... rheumology?)

rheumatology

MattAmy
    1000 10
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Amy
    1000 12
stigmata

Matt

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

James Matt Amy
9,800 1,600 3,400

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

NEW WORLD EXPLORATION
INTERNATIONAL LIT
16th & 17th CENTURY ART
GO TO YOUR ROOM
BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY
ENDS IN A DOUBLE VOWEL
    400 30
Moctezuma

James
    400 29
(James: [Selecting the last clue] Bring it!)

Lost Time

James
    400 28
a pearl

Amy
    400 27
the foyer

Amy
    400 23
Liverpool

James
    400 21
(Ken: That's correct. You ran that category.)
[Applause]

repartee

James
    800 3
Marquette & Joliet

Matt
    800 7
Pirandello

Amy
    800 12
Bacchus

Matt
    800 26
(Matt: What's [**]?)
[Originally rejected; reversed before Final Jeopardy!]

rumpus room (or romp room)

MattAmy
    800 22
(Ken: Big Country is Scottish, but that doesn't mean they want you to compare them to [*].)

the bagpipes

Triple Stumper
    800 20
a kazoo

James
    1200 2
Raleigh

James
    1200 5
Gordimer

James
    1200 11
Holbein

James
    4,200 8
salon

Amy
    1200 17
(Ken: Yeah, that's Ozzy.)

Black Sabbath

James
    1200 19
a decree

James
    1600 1
(Ken: Here's where the Daily Doubles are located on this board. [Beep boop] Of course, the three of you don't know. Matt, you select first.)

San Salvador

James
    1600 6
Like Water for Chocolate

James
    1600 10
Caravaggio

James
    1600 25
tea ceremony

Matt
    1600 16
the Isle of Wight

James
    1600 9
bamboo

James
    2000 4
Cabral

James
    3,200 13
Gorky

Matt
    2000 14
Dürer

Matt
    2000 24
scullery

Matt
    2000 15
(Ken: Ah, one of my favorite bands--[*].)

XTC

Triple Stumper
    2000 18
a torii

James

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

James Matt Amy
30,200 12,800 10,000
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

LANDMARKS
(Ken: Yes, the shrine in Mecca that's the destination of the Muslim hajj.)
...
(Ken: [To James] Other than you, I assume?)
(James: [Shouting, arms outstretched] Is there no one else?)
(Ken: Humble, as always.)
AmyWhat is the Qaaba?
3,000
MattWhat Wailing Wall
7,201
JamesIs there NO ONE ELSE
310
the Kaaba

Final scores:

James Matt Amy
29,890 5,599 13,000
Winner: 15 match points 3rd place: 6 match points 2nd place: 5 match points

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

James Matt Amy
30,000 11,600 7,000
35 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 11 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 11 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W

Combined Coryat: 48,600

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Game tape date: 2023-05-02
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