Responses for Show #8928 - Wednesday, September 13, 2023

2023 Second Chance competition week 1, semifinal game 3.

Contestants

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Matt Wierman, an aerospace engineer from La Palma, California

Donna Vorreyer, a writer and retired educator from Willowbrook, Illinois

Hari Parameswaran, a hardware engineer from Cupertino, California

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Jeopardy! Round responses

MAMMALS
"I"s IN YOUR STARS
(Ken: Each of these famous people have a first name beginning with the letter I.)
THE STATE OF CONGRESS
I'M JUST A BILL, BILLY OR WILLIAM
STRAIGHT FIRE
3 CONSECUTIVE CONSONANTS
    $200 23
rhinoceros

Donna
    $200 24
Idris Elba

Matt
    $200 25
Utah

Hari
    $200 26
Bill Gates

Hari
    $200 29
hair

Matt
    $200 30
a throne

Donna
    $400 9
(Matt: What is a kangaroo?)
...
(Ken: Yeah, you had to think "snugglier".)
[Mild laughter]

a koala

DonnaMatt
    $400 22
Idina Menzel

Matt
    $400 1
Vermont

Hari
    $400 5
Hearst

Hari
    $400 28
a controller

Matt
    $400 27
a pumpkin

Matt
    $600 12
a chimp

Donna
    $600 10
Ian McKellen

Donna
    $600 2
Wyoming

Hari
    $600 6
"Piano Man"

Donna
    $600 17
an outfit

Donna
    $600 16
a scholarship

Hari
    $800 14
a mongoose

Matt
    $800 11
Iggy Pop

Matt
    $800 3
(Matt: What is Connecticut?)

Rhode Island

Matt
Triple Stumper
    $800 7
(Lord) Kelvin

Donna
    $800 18
mochi

Hari
    $800 20
sought

Hari
    $1000 15
(Ken: Not quite naked, as it turns out.)

a (naked) mole rat

Donna
    $1000 13
Ingrid Bergman

Donna
    $1000 4
Missouri

Hari
    $1000 8
de Blasio

Matt
    $1000 19
(Ken: Are you a big fan, Donna?)
(Donna: A little bit.)

Dr. Dre

Donna
    $1000 21
congruent

Triple Stumper

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

Hari Donna Matt
$2,400 $5,000 $1,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Hari Donna Matt
$5,000 $7,000 $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

TO SIR PAUL, WITH LOVE
"C"s THE DAY
ALSO A CANDY
PUEBLOS MÁGICOS
(Ken: Or Magic Cities, as designated by the Mexican government.)
& WE HAVE A NOVEL TITLE
15-LETTER WORDS
    $400 4
Liverpool

Donna
    $400 13
the Coast Guard

Donna
    $400 1
Three Musketeers

Matt
    $400 30
Tequila

Hari
    $400 29
Fahrenheit 451

Matt
    $400 16
congratulations

Donna
    $800 6
Monday

Matt
    $800 15
Cinco de Mayo

Matt
    $800 2
payday

Donna
    $800 27
Tecate

Triple Stumper
    $800 28
To Kill a Mockingbird

Matt
    $800 17
a cinematographer

Hari
    $1200 3
"Hey Jude"

Matt
    $1200 14
Chanukah

Matt
    $1200 7
(Ken: I think it just came to Donna.)
[Donna nods.]

a butterfinger team

Triple Stumper
    $1200 26
a volcano

Matt
    $5,000 20
(Donna: What is... The Grapes of Wrath?)

The Scarlet Letter

Donna
    $1200 23
transfiguration

Hari
    $1600 5
Rio de Janeiro

Matt
    $1600 11
the Constitution

Donna
    $1600 8
a Kit-Cat

Donna
    $1600 25
(Donna: What is El Dorado?)

Taxco

Donna
Triple Stumper
    $1600 19
(Hari: What's 1984?)

Catch-22

HariDonna
    $1600 22
bioluminescence

Matt
    $2000 9
Let It Be

Donna
    $2000 12
Corpus Christi

Matt
    $3,000 10
(Donna: What is a Milky Way?)

a starburst (galaxy)

Donna
    $2000 24
Quintana Roo

Hari
    $2000 18
the Count of Monte Cristo

Hari
    $2000 21
(Hari: What is legerdemain?)

a prestidigitator

HariDonna

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Hari Donna Matt
$7,800 $8,200 $15,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

ARTISTS
(Ken: [To Hari] [*], the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty--the symbol of friendship between the U.S. and France.)
...
(Ken: [Donna] She wrote "Statue of Liberty guy". Hey.)
[Laughter]
(Ken: I'm sure that's what they called Frédéric Auguste down at the pub, right?)
(Donna: I'm sure.)
(Ken: What's up, Statue of Liberty guy? I would love to give you credit for that, Donna, but I'm afraid I can't.)
...
(Ken: [To Matt] Were you thinking of the Statue of Liberty as well, maybe?)
[Matt nods.]
(Ken: But didn't know the guy's name.)
HariWho is Bartholdi?
$7,800
DonnaWho is (Statue of Liberty guy?
$7,401
MattWho is Laboule
$1,701
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Final scores:

Hari Donna Matt
$15,600 $799 $13,299
Finalist 3rd place: $2,000 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Hari Donna Matt
$7,800 $16,200 $15,000
14 R,
2 W		 20 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 2 DDs)		 19 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $39,000

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Game tape date: 2023-08-15
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