Responses for Show #9408 - Wednesday, October 8, 2025

TJ Fisher game 5.

Contestants

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Chris Turner-Neal, a writer from New Orleans, Louisiana

Josh Ng, a middle school teacher originally from West Nyack, New York

TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $76,524)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

DATING PROFILES FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
(Ken: You'll have to name the creature whose profile we're quoting.)
I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK
SHIFT THE STRESS
(Ken: Please give us two pronunciations in your responses.)
LET'S FIX THAT CAR
YOU COME AT THE QUEEN
(Ken: Yep, had to be...)
YOU BEST NOT MISS
    $200 25
(TJ: That's sweet--what is [*]?)
(Ken: It is sweet, yes.)

a praying mantis

TJ
    $200 26
(Ken: TJ from San Francisco.)
(TJ: Thank goodness--what is the, uh, [*]?)

Golden Gate Bridge

TJ
    $200 6
convict & convict

Chris
    $200 30
the brakes

TJ
    $200 17
Marie Antoinette

Chris
    $200 29
(TJ: What are free throws?)
(Ken: No.)
(TJ: Hmmm.)

threes (three pointers)

TJJosh
    $400 21
(sockeye) salmon

Josh
    $400 20
Palm Sunday & Easter

Chris
    $400 11
recall & recall

Chris
    $400 27
the alternator

Chris
    $400 16
Isabella

TJ
    $400 28
(TJ: Uh, what are touchdowns and field goals?)
...
(Ken: The extra point, yeah, because he's the kicker.)

field goals & extra points

TJChris
    $600 14
(TJ: Uh, what is Adele's penguin?)
...
(Chris: I will... hopefully BE HERE ALL WEEK for $1000.)
[TJ chuckles.]

an Adélie penguin

TJChris
    $600 19
Lennon & Ono

TJ
    $600 10
protest & protest

TJ
    $600 24
air conditioning

Chris
    $600 4
Hawaii

TJ
    $600 1
(TJ: Uh, speaking of Final Jeopardy!, YOU BEST NOT MISS for $600, please.)
[Laughter]

Geena Davis

Josh
    $800 13
an (wandering) albatross

Chris
    $800 18
the World Health Organization

Chris
    $800 9
produce & produce

Josh
    $800 23
(TJ: Oh, golly, I wish I hadn't done that--uh... what are firing caps?)
...
(Ken: Josh, we're gonna stick with the car?)
(Josh: Yeah, $600.)
[TJ laughs.]
(Ken: All right.)

spark plugs

TJ
Triple Stumper
    $1,000 5
Mary, Queen of Scots

TJ
    $800 2
Ovechkin

TJ
    $1000 12
an anglerfish

Chris
    $1000 15
Black Rock

TJ
    $1000 8
combine & combine

Chris
    $1000 22
(TJ: Uh, what are--what is a piston job?)

a valve job

TJ
Triple Stumper
    $1000 7
Ptolemy

Chris
    $1000 3
(Josh: What is golf?)
(TJ: What is tennis?)
...
(Ken: That confusing call came from Pete Weber in [*].)
...
(TJ: Oh, that's amazing.)

bowling

TJJosh
Triple Stumper

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

TJ Josh Chris
$2,400 $400 $5,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

TJ Josh Chris
$1,600 $1,000 $7,800

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

ROWING ON THE RIVER
(Ken: You'll name the river.)
IN DECIPHERABLE
(Ken: Now these are words made up of letters in the word "decipherable".)
AN OPEN QUESTION
THE NIC CAGE PLAYLIST
(Ken: Song titles that are also the names of Nicolas Cage films, some better known than others.)
ACCOUNTING, FOR TASTE
BROADWAY PLAY REVIVALS
(James Corden: We're the cast of Art, and as we bring the Tony Award-winning dark comedy back to Broadway, we'll have clues about other revivals of classic plays.)
    $400 20
the Charles

Josh
    $400 15
a bridle

Chris
    $400 18
(Chris: What is ball [*]?)

lightning

Chris
    $400 1
"Sympathy For The Devil"

Triple Stumper
    $400 23
(Ken: Yes, you're back on top.)

401(k)

Chris
    $400 2
(TJ: What is Goodfellas?)

Glengarry Glen Ross

TJ
Triple Stumper
    $800 19
(Ken: Now it's [*], yes.)

the Allegheny

TJ
    $800 14
edible

TJ
    $800 17
(Chris: Who was Charles Lindbergh?)
...
(Ken: Yeah, we needed the plane.)
(Chris: Ah!)

the Spirit of St. Louis

TJChris
    $800 21
(Ken: Yes, you move into the lead.)
(TJ: Oh, boy.)

"Mandy"

TJ
    $800 24
(Ken: Yes, for the lead.)

a lien

TJ
    $800 3
King Lear

TJ
    $1,500 13
(Chris: What--we--we don't need to wait, I don't know.)
[Laughter]
(Ken: Helping out with time--that's Georgetown, so it's [*].)

the Potomac

Chris
    $1200 4
a debacle

Triple Stumper
    $3,600 8
(Ken: You're often in the lead in this situation TJ, but right now you're in second place to Chris.)
(TJ: I sure am. Uh... True Daily Double, please.)
(Ken: All right, going for $7,200 if he's right in AN OPEN QUESTION...)

Jimmy Hoffa

TJ
    $1200 22
"Leaving Las Vegas"

Triple Stumper
    $1200 9
arrears

TJ
    $1200 26
[TJ laughs after the clue is read.]

Death of a Salesman

Chris
    $1600 12
(Josh: What is the Allegheny?)

the Hudson

JoshChris
    $1600 5
ribald

TJ
    $1600 7
Captain Kidd

Triple Stumper
    $1600 29
"Valley Girl"

Triple Stumper
    $1600 10
the alternative minimum tax

Chris
    $1600 27
Proof

Chris
    $2000 11
(Ken: Tough one--what is [*]?)

the Spokane River

Triple Stumper
    $2000 6
a halberd

Triple Stumper
    $2000 16
the event horizon

Chris
    $2000 30
(Chris: Who is Betty Lou?)

"Peggy Sue Got Married"

Chris
Triple Stumper
    $2000 25
(Ken: Yes, you retake the lead.)

kiting

Chris
    $2000 28
(Chris: Who was Bela Lugosi?)
...
(Ken: Lugosi on film, of course, but that's [*] on stage. Our thanks to the cast of Art, which is up on Broadway now.)

Frank Langella

Chris
Triple Stumper

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

TJ Josh Chris
$12,400 -$200 $12,700

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

ANIMATION
(Ken: Chris Turner-Neal had that $300 lead, was he thinking about [*]?)
(Chris: Always.)
(Ken: Aren't we all?)
[Laughter]
...
(Ken: And TJ Fisher survives a scare; a five-time Jeopardy! champion. His total now--$100,723.)
[Applause]
(Ken: He's going to the ToC, and he'll be back here tomorrow.)
TJWhat is Veggie Tales?
$11,799
ChrisWhat are Veggie Tales? Hi, Pauy!
$1,500
VeggieTales

Final scores:

TJ Josh Chris
$24,199 -$200 $14,200
5-day champion: $100,723 3rd place: $2,000 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

TJ Josh Chris
$9,800 -$200 $14,200
19 R
(including 2 DDs),
7 W		 5 R,
2 W		 22 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $23,800

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Game tape date: 2025-09-09
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