Show #7117 2015-07-21 Regular

Scott Lord game 2.

Contestants

Jake Smith — a wine salesman from Memphis, Tennessee

Eliza Thompson — an entertainment editor from Brooklyn, New York

Scott Lord — a construction attorney from Santa Monica, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Scott	$1,400	$1,600	$13,200	$26,400 2-day champion: $55,401	$13,200 16 R, 3 W
Eliza	$3,600	$5,800	$6,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$6,200 13 R, 1 W
Jake	$2,200	$8,000	$22,800	$19,300 2nd place: $2,000	$21,600 25 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE NON‑DEPRESSING 1930s	FILMS INSPIRED BY MAGAZINE ARTICLES	AMERICANA	LIGHTHOUSES	"PAT"	I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE
$200 [11] At the 1932 Olympics, she set or tied records in the high jump, javelin & 80-meter hurdles Babe Didrikson Zaharias Scott	$200 [4] Nik Cohn admitted that his "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night", which inspired this disco film, was a fabrication Saturday Night Fever Jake	$200 [1] In 1948 this brand held its first home party to sell its plastic containers with airtight seals Tupperware Jake	$200 [13] For centuries, wood was the main fuel used in lighthouses; in the 1700s, this animal product became the primary source whale oil Scott	$200 [30] Let's take our drinks outside onto this paved lounge area patio Eliza	$200 [15] This puzzle is so-named for the tool used to create the intricate lines & curves of its pieces jigsaw Scott
$400 [16] This comic strip about the Bumsteads made its debut Blondie Scott Eliza	$400 [5] A 1983 article about a naval flight school was the genesis of this Tom Cruise hit Top Gun Eliza	$400 [2] Its hand holding the torch was on display at the Centennial Exposition in Philly before it was completed the Statue of Liberty Jake	$400 [22] When her husband died in 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first U.S. woman keeper, taking his job at this state's Plymouth Light Massachusetts Jake	$400 [25] Adjective meaning characteristic of being a father paternal Jake	$400 [17] Solving one of these in London's Daily Telegraph in 1942 could've made you a Bletchley codebreaker in WWII a crossword Scott
$600 [20] Hard work paid off for Frances Perkins--in 1933 she became Secretary of this, the first woman in the cabinet Labor	$600 [6] The fourth film in this Bruce Willis series was inspired by an article about cyberhacking Die Hard Eliza	$600 [3] Nudie Cohn, the custom tailor for Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, also made this singer's $10,000 gold lame suit Elvis Presley Eliza	$800 [26] In 1937 a lighthouse was constructed & named for her on tiny Howland Island, an island she never reached (Amelia) Earhart Scott	$600 [14] Want a good pastry? Go to this French type of store that specializes in them a patisserie Eliza	$600 [12] A confused mess, or a syndicated newspaper puzzle with letters in circles & squares jumble Eliza Jake
$800 [21] His1935 performanceat the Palomar ballroomin Los Angeleskicked off the swing era Benny Goodman Scott Eliza	$800 [7] "The Boys in the Bank", a Life magazine account of a Brooklyn bank robbery, inspired this 1975 Al Pacino film Dog Day Afternoon Scott	$800 [8] A roller coaster called the Cyclone is a part of this amusement area in the southern part of Brooklyn Coney Island Eliza	$1,000 [28] Built by Romans before 100 A.D., the Tower of Hercules in the Galicia area of this country is the world's oldest active lighthouse Spain Jake	$800 [23] A regional form of a language, not necessarily French patois Eliza	$800 [18] A classic logic puzzle from 1962 deals with the surnames of 3 train employees: the brakeman, the fireman & him the engineer Scott
$1,000 [27] Following this 1938 radio broadcast, people were relieved to find out that America wasn't really attacked by aliens The War of the Worlds Jake	$1,000 [9] Starring Kate Bosworth, it was based on Susan Orlean's "Life's Swell", the story of a Maui surfing contest Blue Crush Jake	$1,000 [10] The view from the summit of this mountain inspired the song "America The Beautiful" Pikes Peak Jake	DD $3,000 [29] All U.S. lighthouses come under the jurisdiction of this branch of the Armed Services the Coast Guard Jake	$1,000 [24] Tropical Asian plant made into an oil used in perfumes patchouli oil Scott	$1,000 [19] "The Da Vinci Code" saw Robert Langdon decode one of these puzzle containers a cryptex

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE ART OF THE KISS	PRINCELY NICKNAMES	SOPHOCLES, EURIPIDES & AESCHYLUS	"BORN" TO BE A SONG	PENINSULAS	WORDS IN TRANSITION
$400 [7] In the paintingseen here, Ford Madox Brown depicted this literary pair on a balcony Romeo & Juliet Scott	$400 [30] A 1994 biography of this 19th century showman was titled "Prince of Humbugs" (P.T.) Barnum Jake	$400 [2] Aeschylus fought against these people who invaded Greece around 490 B.C., & also wrote a play about them the Persians Jake	$400 [1] "The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power drive" in this Springsteen classic "Born To Run" Jake	$400 [14] Monsoons bring frigid arctic air in the winter & moisture from the East China Sea in the summer on this peninsula the Korean Peninsula Jake	$400 [25] A daily fixed allowance of food for civilians during a shortage a ration Eliza
$800 [8] Rodin's sculpture of "The Kiss" depicts a pair of adulterous lovers from this poet's "Inferno" Dante Scott	$800 [29] Youthful thievery earned this "White Fang" author the nickname "Prince of the Oyster Pirates" (Jack) London Scott	$800 [3] Euripides' play about this odd title creature tells of how Odysseus tricked him the Cyclops Jake	$800 [12] Lady Gaga sang, "I'm beautiful in my way, 'cause God makes no mistakes, I'm on the right track baby, I was" this "Born This Way" Eliza Jake	$800 [15] Hyannis is one of the towns on this Massachusetts peninsula Cape Cod Eliza	$800 [21] To really exert yourself while pouring liquid containing solid matter through a filter strain Jake
$1,200 [9] Painted in his characteristic comic strip style, this pop artist's "Kiss II" is on our list Lichtenstein Jake	$1,200 [28] "Cowboy Philosopher" & "Prince of Wit & Wisdom" were nicknames of this 1930s humorist (Will) Rogers Scott	DD $1,000 [6] In Sophocles' play about her, revenge is on the mind of this daughter of Agamemnon Electra Jake	$1,200 [13] You were destined to respond with this No. 2 hit for Steppenwolf in 1968 "Born To Be Wild" Scott	DD $1,000 [24] The southeastern Mexican state of Quintana Roo is on this peninsula the Yucatán Peninsula Jake	$1,200 [17] To consecrate in a ceremony that includes applying oil to the head anoint Jake
$1,600 [10] It's hard to tell, but that's him & wife Jacqueline Roque entwined in "The Kiss", painted in 1969 when he was 88 Pablo Picasso Eliza Jake	$1,600 [27] This 19th c. actor known as the "Prince of Players" was the brother of a presidential assassin Edwin Booth Scott	$1,200 [4] Aeschylus' tragedy "Seven Against" this city recounts a doomed battle by twin brothers for its throne Thebes Jake	$1,600 [16] The film about a lioness returning to the wild was heartwarming; this title song was Oscar-winning "Born Free" Scott	$1,600 [23] Take a deep breath & remember that Quebec's Mont Jacques Cartier is on the north side of this peninsula the Gaspé Peninsula	$1,600 [19] Remember Hyperion & Thea, part of this mythological group? the Titans Jake
$2,000 [11] "The (Kissing) Lovers" in his 1928 painting are wearing shrouds over their faces & heads, but no bowler hats (René) Magritte Jake	$2,000 [26] This 16th century Dutch scholar & author of "Praise of Folly" was known as the "Prince of Humanists" Erasmus Scott	$1,600 [5] Euripides' play "Rhesus" isn't about a monkey; it's about a king who sides with the losers in this conflict the Trojan War Jake	$2,000 [18] It's the rather morbid & paradoxical title track from Lana Del Rey's 2012 album "Born To Die" Jake	$2,000 [22] This peninsula constitutes the mainland portion of Hong Kong the Kowloon Peninsula	$2,000 [20] It's a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body a sitar Scott

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

In 1909 this Oxford student surveyed Crusader castles in the Mideast; a few years later he returned for less peaceful activities

T.E. Lawrence

Eliza "Who is Rommel?" — wagered $6,200

Scott "Who was T.E. Lawrence" — wagered $13,200

Jake "Who is Churchill?" — wagered $3,500

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