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    $800 28
A Neanderthal skull came to England in 1864; he was sick & couldn't go see it, so friends brought it to him--"wonderful", he said
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Show #9330 - Friday, May 9, 2025

Contestants

Zach Dickstein, a cafe manager from Chicago, Illinois

Kara Peruccio, a university professor from Bangor, Maine

Dan Moren, a writer and podcaster from Somerville, Massachusetts (2-day champion whose cash winnings total $33,500)

Jeopardy! Round

OUR NEANDERTHAL RELATIVES
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
THERE'S A BIRD IN YOUR RESPONSE
ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
PICK A NICK
BASKETS
    $200 24
This word for a prehistoric person became more common after an 1856 find of Neanderthal fossils in a limestone grotto
    $200 20
According to the Department of Transportation, the first U.S. sign with this simple command appeared in Detroit in 1915
    $200 23
It's money held by an independent third party to facilitate transactions between home buyers & sellers
    $200 19
The first battle in this game where you can dye suddenly is said to have been in rural New Hampshire in 1981
    $200 26
This "Gatsby" narrator is a man in finance--a bond salesman, to be precise
    $200 25
In 2025, Mac McClung was the first to three-peat as champ of this NBA contest, with an unreal leap over a Kia to score a basket
    $400 21
Many experts think left/right arm asymmetry indicates Neanderthals used these for thrusting, not throwing, when hunting
    $400 6
A contest by a container company led Gary Anderson to create the symbol for this, a Möbius loop of 3 arrows chasing each other
    $400 22
Bensonhurst is a neighborhood in this borough
    $400 30
Extracting moisture for a crispier crust is just one way your pizza party can be improved by this item not studied by geologists
    $400 9
He's the Nick who wrote the novels "Fever Pitch" & "High Infidelity"; he also served at the pop music critic for "The New Yorker"
    $400 15
One of the easiest buckets out there, this kind of off-the-backboard shot now also refers to any easily completed task
    $600 27
It was long thought Neanderthals couldn't do this, but the discovery they carried FOXP2, a gene linked to it, suggests they could
    $600 3
In Exodus 32 this symbol of apostasy was fashioned by Aaron & worshiped with sacrifices
    $600 11
Like the buckhorn in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, it's another name for a tavern, especially in the Old West
    $600 1
Done with a rod & reel for fun not food, it's the "S" in the organization ASA, founded in 1933
    $600 7
This Nick is the creator of Wallace & Gromit
    $600 16
In between making baskets on the court these "Ambassadors of Goodwill" playfully taunt refs by throwing buckets of water at them
    $800 28
A Neanderthal skull came to England in 1864; he was sick & couldn't go see it, so friends brought it to him--"wonderful", he said
    DD: $1,000 4
From Latin for "apple with many seeds", this fruit is a symbol of fertility in many cultures
    $800 12
I can give you a really good deal on this word, never mind that it means easily deceived or duped
    $800 2
Holidog is the mascot for this Indiana theme park that's been providing family fun since it was called Santa Claus Land
    $800 8
In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", this Nick becomes the beloved of a charmed Titania
    $800 14
Usually used for free throws, this 2-handed underhand shot is mockingly named for a female relative
    $1000 29
Genes we inherited from Neanderthal ancestors make modern humans more prone to certain diseases, including type 2 this
    $1000 5
Used in Ancient Egyptian amulets, this ocular symbol contains the name of a falcon god
    $1000 13
A look of anger or frowning disapproval
    $1000 18
This "state"ly dance is done quick-quick-slow in Austin, quick-quick-slow-slow in many other places, but it's fun either way
    $1000 10
This Nick was the alter ego of Ernest Hemingway; he's featured in the collection "In Our Time"
    $1000 17
Kareem Adbul-Jabbar has sunk many baskets with this 7-letter signature shot; it's also the name of his foundation

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

Dan Kara Zach
$3,600 $200 $800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Dan Kara Zach
$6,800 $2,200 $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

QUEEN STORY HOUR
AMERICANA
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
ISLANDS
THE 1913 ARMORY SHOW
PROPERTY WATCHING
    $400 29
In August 1793 it was solitary confinement for her in the Conciergerie; 2 months later, it was au revoir
    $400 30
Batter up for a 19th century "Base Ball" festival held in this town, on a farm where Pickett gathered his men before his charge
    $400 6
From the Latin for "term", it's the term for all the words you know & use; a precocious child may have an impressive one
    $400 1
A museum in Heraklion on this island houses masterpieces of Minoan art & culture
    $400 28
American viewers were not used to the new art styles, like this one exemplified by Picasso's "Woman with a Mustard Pot"
    $400 23
This show's first season aired in 1979; it chronicled the renovation of an abandoned home in Dorchester, Massachusetts
    $800 11
Taking it in stride on seeing disrespect to her groom Albert: "Monsters! You Tories shall be punished! Revenge! Revenge!"
    $800 7
As the story goes, after Louisiana's governor offered $500 for the capture of this pirate, he offered $1,500 for the governor
    $800 5
It's a word you use in place of a less desirable one--for example, "gentleman's club" instead of... well, you know
    $800 15
This island where Napoleon was exiled from 1815 until his death was named for the mother of Constantine
    $800 24
British artist Walter Sickert made the show & made news long after his death, accused of being this notorious murderer
    $800 22
As of Season 9, this 2-word Netflix series includes a home makeover from interior designer Jeremiah Brent
    $1200 14
The U.S. even exports royalty, Noor, queen of this nation from 1978 to 1999, was born in D.C. to Lisa Najeeb Halaby
    $1200 8
One 1929 obituary called him pioneering gun-toting peace officer & the last of the celebrated frontier gunmen
    $1200 2
These jargon "words" like "deliverables" or "circle back" can "bee" pretty cringey, especially at work
    $1200 16
Since the 1400s the Azores have belonged to this country
    DD: $1,500 25
10 years after his death, this well-traveled painter from Paris was at the Armory Show in spirit with his "Faa Iheihe"
    $1200 19
Thrifty, eye-popping transformations & constant bickering: Kennebec Cabin Company offers both on this state's "Cabin Masters"
    $1600 13
In 1474 Isabella became master of her domain, Queen of Castile; 5 years later, Izzy added this kingdom to the royal portfolio
    $1600 9
On George Washington's death, General "Light-Horse Harry" Lee described him as "first in war, first in peace, first in" this
    DD: $2,000 3
Watergate helped popularize this term for a bad word; it plus "deleted" replaced curse words in White House transcripts
    $1600 17
The war in the Pacific National Historical Park is located on this island, a territory of the United States
    $1600 26
Let me get to the Pointillism; "Les Poseuses", or "The Models", parked this Parisian in the Armory
    $1600 20
Once your house is bought & reno'ed, what's inside should spark joy, at least per this guru whose name has become a verb meaning "to tidy"
    $2000 12
Upon the death of King William III in 1890, she became queen of the Netherlands, though her mom ruled as regent
    $2000 10
It was Mayor La Guardia who gave the marble lions outside the New York Public Library these 2 names after 2 important qualities
    $2000 4
"Webinar" is an example of this, a currency term for a newly made-up word
    $2000 18
The Greater these islands include Java & Borneo
    $2000 27
Now at Philly's Museum of Art, this Duchamp piece (No. 2) caused a huge scandal... good lord, steps! Where is my fainting couch?
    $2000 21
This term for rustic wood paneling is now part of the mainstream lexicon thanks to lifestyle mogul Joanna Gaines

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Dan Kara Zach
$5,700 $12,200 -$1,200
(lock game)

Final Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY NARRATORS
This work has 10 main narrators, 7 of them women, including Fiammetta & Lauretta

Final scores:

Dan Kara Zach
$100 $12,400 -$1,200
2nd place: $3,000 New champion: $12,400 3rd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Dan Kara Zach
$9,000 $12,200 -$1,200
22 R
(including 1 DD),
7 W
(including 2 DDs)		 17 R,
4 W		 3 R,
3 W

Combined Coryat: $20,000

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