Show #7107 2015-07-07 Regular

Contestants

Bridget Ker — a museum professional from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sawyer Morgan — an engineering student originally from Fishers, Indiana

Jess Lindoerfer — a study-abroad program manager from Putney, Vermont (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jess	$600	$1,200	$8,400	$1,599 3rd place: $1,000	$8,400 12 R, 2 W
Sawyer	$2,400	$2,000	$7,600	$11,590 New champion: $11,590	$7,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Bridget	$1,600	$5,600	$10,200	$3,599 2nd place: $2,000	$12,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

COMIC-CON	1990s BESTSELLERS	A SPEECH TO CONGRESS	CROCODILE	DONE "D"	YOU CALL THAT A KNIFE?
$200 [28] Comic-Con international goes back to 1970, when fans banded together to host a gathering in this California city San Diego Sawyer	$200 [6] First published in 1992, it's John Gray's groundbreaking guide to understanding the opposite sex Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Jess	$200 [11] In March 2015 he declared, "We must all stand together to stop Iran's march of conquest" Benjamin Netanyahu Sawyer	$200 [16] A John Keats poem about this river contains the line "Chief of the Pyramid and Crocodile" the Nile Sawyer	$200 [1] Got off a 747 or A380 deplaned Jess	$200 [18] Thiskitchen item is designed to withstand heavy & repeated use a cleaver Jess Sawyer
$400 [20] This cartoonist who won the 2012 Icon Award originally started going to the con to promote his "Life in Hell" strip (Matt) Groening Jess	$400 [7] In a 1996 bestseller Terry McMillan told "How Stella Got" this "Back" her groove Jess	$400 [12] William Seward's first speech in Congress helped bring this "youthful queen of the Pacific" into the Union in 1850 California Sawyer	$400 [17] Be careful in the water around them as crocodiles can swim 25 mph with most of the thrust provided by this their tail Jess	$400 [2] Spent some time in rehab detoxed Bridget	$600 [25] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows two blades, one without the handle attached.) The part of the knife thatextends down& isencased in the handleis called this, like a powdered drink once used by astronauts tang Bridget
$600 [9] The Oscars of the comics world are these awards (named for artist Will, not a Disney exec) given at Comic-Con Eisner Bridget	$600 [8] Newsweek columnist Joe Klein turned out to be the anonymous author of this political novel Primary Colors Bridget	$800 [14] He gave the State of the Union address that called for a "War on Poverty" Lyndon B. Johnson Sawyer	$600 [19] In "Crocodile Dundee", he played the Aussie title character (Paul) Hogan Bridget	$600 [3] Abducted a bichon frise dognapped Jess	$1,000 [26] Not a scalpel, but this surgical knife has a double-edged blade used to make small incisions or punctures a lancet
$800 [10] Comic-Con's masquerade is a contest for those who engage in this portmanteau activity cosplay Sawyer	$800 [23] She dished on "The Royals" & on Nancy Reagan in 2 bestselling unauthorized biographies Kitty Kelley	DD $1,000 [13] In September 2014 president Poroshenko of this country asked for more U.S. help against Russian incursions Ukraine Sawyer	$800 [21] Because crocodiles lack these exocrine glands they keep their jaws open to cool off even when sleeping sweat glands Bridget	$800 [4] In 1622 the Janissaries did this to Osman II deposed Jess	—
$1,000 [22] In 2014, you could grab a Starbucks & an autograph of Richard Hatch, who was in both iterations of this sci-fi show Battlestar Galactica Bridget	$1,000 [24] "Honor Among Thieves" was a political thriller by this bestselling author & onetime member of the British Parliament (Jeffrey) Archer Bridget	$1,000 [15] In 1951 he said, "I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting" General Douglas MacArthur	$1,000 [27] Crocodiles first appeared around the same time as dinosaurs, about 240 million years ago during this "3-layered" era the Triassic period Sawyer	$1,000 [5] Used harsh measures to force someone to do something, or assailed them with cavalry dragooned	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ADD A CONSONANT	CLASSICAL COMPOSERS	ASIAN ISLANDS	THE 16th CENTURY	PHILOSOPHIC PHIL IN	THE "VAN" POOL
$400 [6] A sword stroke becomes a watery impact slash & splash Bridget	$400 [7] In the years preceding his 1827 death, he carried a slate on which people could write any remarks addressed to him Beethoven Jess	$400 [9] 2015 brought the first visit by an Indian PM to this island in 28 years, though it's a very short trip Sri Lanka Sawyer	$400 [13] In 1501 Michelangelo returned to this city, his hometown, & began work on "David" Florence Sawyer	$400 [26] Voltaire:"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to ____ him" create (or invent) Jess	$400 [1] In 2011 he "Jump"ed to No. 8 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time Eddie Van Halen Bridget
$800 [8] A word meaning "one & the other" becomes a thin soup both & broth Sawyer	$800 [25] Referring to his first "Pomp And Circumstance" march, he said, "I've got a tune that will... knock 'em flat!" Sir Edward Elgar	$800 [10] Victoria Harbor separates Kowloon Peninsula from this Chinese island Hong Kong Sawyer	$800 [15] This colony was founded in North America in 1587, only to be "lost" 3 years later Roanoke Bridget	$800 [27] Nietzsche:"I teach you the ____. Man is something to be surpassed" Superman	$800 [2] He kicked butt in the movies "Until Death", "Wake of Death", "6 Bullets", I could go on... Jean-Claude Van Damme Bridget
$1,200 [18] An amiable young woman becomes a tool that twists a bolt wrench & wench Jess	$1,200 [20] The first part of his "Symphonie fantastique" was originally a part of a piece he had written as a youngster Hector Berlioz	$1,200 [11] This country's Phu Quoc Island is famous for its black pepper Vietnam Sawyer	$1,200 [19] Called "the Magnificent" in the West & "the Lawgiver" in the East, he was Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566 Suleiman Bridget	$1,200 [28] Hobbes:"The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and ____" short Bridget	$1,200 [3] He's the founder of Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. but he's better known for playing Tom Bradford on "Eight Is Enough" Dick Van Patten
$1,600 [17] To char becomes to remove wool sear & shear	$1,600 [24] The first Czech composer to gain world renown, around 1878 he composed the "Slavonic Dance" heard here Antonín Dvořák	$1,600 [12] The world's third-largest island, it's home to the Rafflesia, the world's largest flower Borneo Jess	DD $1,800 [22] Led by Altan Khan, around 1550 these people invaded China & laid siege to Beijing the Mongols Bridget	DD $2,000 [30] Aristotle:"Man is by nature a ____ animal" political Bridget	$1,600 [4] Anderson Cooper must have good jeans: his mom is this heiress & designer (Gloria) Vanderbilt Jess
$2,000 [16] A section of a window becomes something that makes you look! up in the sky pane & plane Sawyer	$2,000 [23] This Russian piano master wrote his last major work, "Symphonic Dances", in 1940, 3 years before his death in the USA Rachmaninoff	$2,000 [14] It's the least developed & northernmost of Japan's 4 main islands Hokkaido Sawyer Bridget	$2,000 [21] In 1534 this explorer claimed the region that's now Quebec for France Jacques Cartier Bridget	$2,000 [29] Albert Camus:"There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is ____" suicide Sawyer	$2,000 [5] Thissinger's 2003 album "Dance with My Father" earned him four Grammys (Luther) Vandross Jess

Final Jeopardy!

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

Due to developments in 2012, this annual summer contest now lists no winner from the years 1999-2005

the Tour de France

Sawyer "What is the Tour de France?" — wagered $3,990

Jess "What is the Busch" — wagered $6,801

Bridget "What is the Pritzker Prize" — wagered $6,601

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