Responses for Show #9243 - Wednesday, January 8, 2025

2024-2025 Second Chance competition week 2, semifinal game 3.

Contestants

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Lindsay Denninger, a writer from Smithtown, New York

Ferdinand Percentie, a day trader from Altamonte Springs, Florida

Sam Cameron, a finance manager from Fargo, North Dakota

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Jeopardy! Round responses

BEST IF USED BY DEC. 31, 1999
MAKING SOME BONES ABOUT IT
FLYING IN STATE
SPORTS BY MOVIE
YOUR NUMBER IS UP
NO RYAN, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL
    $200 8
Y2K

Ferdinand
    $200 25
the mandible

Ferdinand
    $200 27
Lincoln

Ferdinand
    $200 22
tennis

Sam
    $200 29
(Ken: Yeah, Motel [*] costs a little more now.)

6

Ferdinand
    $200 30
"Brrr"

Ferdinand
    $400 7
Mars

Ferdinand
    $400 24
(Sam: What's complex?)
...
(Ken: Close, but it's [*].)

(a) compound (fracture)

Sam
Triple Stumper
    $400 26
Tahoe

Ferdinand
    $400 21
(Ferdinand: What is dodgeball?)

Ping-Pong

Ferdinand
Triple Stumper
    $400 28
13

Lindsay
    $400 23
Shhh

Sam
    $2,600 6
(Sam: What is Hong Kong?)
(Ken: Oh, no; Hong Kong was '97, I'm afraid. This is [*].)

the Panama Canal

Sam
    $600 1
vitamin D

Ferdinand
    $600 10
(Ken: The Bay Area served by [*].)

SFO

Triple Stumper
    $600 16
(pro) wrestling

Lindsay
    $600 15
11

Ferdinand
    $600 20
M'm! M'm!

Lindsay
    $800 2
Putin

Sam
    $800 4
marrow

Sam
    $800 9
the Adirondacks

Ferdinand
    $800 12
golf

Ferdinand
    $800 14
202

Sam
    $800 19
grrrl

Ferdinand
    $1000 3
the Canaries

Sam
    $1000 5
(Ferdinand: What are... the phalanges?)

the metacarpals

Ferdinand
Triple Stumper
    $1000 11
(Daniel) Inouye

Sam
    $1000 13
hockey

Lindsay
    $1000 18
googolplex

Sam
    $1000 17
(Ken: [*], no vowels.)

tsk, tsk

Ferdinand

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

Sam Ferdinand Lindsay
$1,800 $2,400 $1,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Sam Ferdinand Lindsay
$3,000 $5,000 $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

AROUND THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
AN EDIBLE & MUSICAL BEFORE & AFTER
YOU JUST GOT MONK'D!
5 RANDOM WORDS FROM THE NOVEL
GOOD ENOUGH
GOVERNMENT WORK
    $400 30
(Ken: That is correct, and that's very important, Ferdinand. It means you're still alive in Final Jeopardy!)

Tasmania

Ferdinand
    $400 9
the Beastie Boysenberries

Ferdinand
    $400 29
(Sam: Can I say it, other Sam?)
[Sam Buttrey is shown in the audience displaying thumbs up.]
(Sam Cameron: Bring it!)
[Laughter]

Luther

Sam
    $400 28
Lord of the Flies

Lindsay
    $400 27
adequate

Triple Stumper
    $400 25
special agents

Ferdinand
    $800 11
Saint Helena

Sam
    $800 8
Bon Bon Jovi

Lindsay
    $800 22
(Sam: What's om?)

a mantra

Sam
Triple Stumper
    $800 6
Catch-22

Sam
    $800 26
(Lindsay: What is F?)

a passing grade

FerdinandLindsay
    $800 24
a speechwriter

Sam
    $1200 3
(Ferdinand: What are... the Bismarck?)
(Ken: No.)
(Ferdinand: What's)
...
(Ken: Yes, [**].)

the Solomon Islands (Sea)

SamFerdinand
    $1200 1
a Bruno Mars Bar

Ferdinand
    $1200 21
Dante

Sam
    $1200 7
Fahrenheit 451

Lindsay
    $1200 15
(Sam: What's Josh?)
(Ken: No, I'm sorry, everything is not josh.)
...
(Ken: In fact, everything is [*]. Back to you Josh--I mean, Sam.)
[Laughter]
(Sam: Good enough.)

jake

Sam
Triple Stumper
    $1200 23
clerks

Ferdinand
    $1600 2
(Ken: That's the Fuegian fox from [*].)

Tierra del Fuego

Triple Stumper
    $1600 4
Pumpernickelback

Sam
    $5,000 12
silent

Sam
    $1600 13
To Kill a Mockingbird

Sam
    $1600 16
(Ken: That's "actor" hidden inside [*].)

satisfactory

Triple Stumper
    $1,000 18
the (U.S.) Mint

Sam
    $2000 10
Angola

Ferdinand
    $2000 5
Kendrick Lamarshmallow

Lindsay
    $2000 20
Saint Anthony

Triple Stumper
    $2000 14
[Sam did not include the leading article.]

The Catcher in the Rye

Sam
    $2000 17
(Ken: Yes, "Ice
Is also great / And would suffice".

suffice

Sam
    $2000 19
(the Office of) Management & Budget

Triple Stumper

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Sam Ferdinand Lindsay
$19,400 $10,200 $6,200

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

AMERICAN HISTORY
(Ken: [To Ferdinand] Giving out parcels of land since 1862.)
LindsayWhat is ? Hi, Henry, Mom Dad & Tay
$4,001
FerdinandWhat is the Homestead Act?
$9,201
SamWhat is the Homestead Act?
$1,001
the Homestead Act

Final scores:

Sam Ferdinand Lindsay
$20,401 $19,401 $2,199
Finalist 2nd place: $3,000 3rd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Sam Ferdinand Lindsay
$19,200 $10,200 $6,200
20 R
(including 2 DDs),
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 20 R,
3 W		 8 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $35,600

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Game tape date: 2024-11-05
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