Show #7123 2015-07-29 Regular

Some of Alex Trebek's audio was re-recorded when his voice recovered.

Contestants

Colby Potter — a policy analyst originally from Denver, Colorado

Jennifer Morgan — an editorial project manager from Southampton, New York

Jonathan Marcus — a law clerk from North Hollywood, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,200)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jonathan $3,200 $8,200 $18,100 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$19,200
24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jennifer $2,200 $4,000 $10,800 $14
2nd place: $2,000
$6,400
13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Colby $1,600 $4,000 $15,200 $200
New champion: $200
$15,200
20 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE NAME OF THE ROSE WHICH AFRICAN COUNTRY? TEAMS THAT HAVEN'T WON THE WORLD SERIES PRESIDENTS' SPEECHES: ONE WORD OFF A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY IT'S ALL ABOUT "U"
$200 [30]
Hot dog! The tree rose seenhereis named for this condiment pair
ketchup & mustard
Jennifer
$200 [15]
The Temple of Hatshepsut
Egypt
Jennifer
$200 [24]
Maybe it's all the beer their name suggests they're making that's holding them back
the (Milwaukee) Brewers
Colby
$200 [7]
Reagan:"Mr. T, open this gate! Mr. T, tear down this wall!"
Gorbachev
Jonathan
$200 [19]
In 2014 this retailer beat Exxon Mobil for the second year in a row to claim the top spot
Walmart
Colby
$200 [2]
7-letter beach danger--at least keep it to first degree
sunburn
Jonathan Colby
$400 [18]
A new variety, Anna's Promise, is the first in a series of roses inspired by this British TV series
Downton Abbey
Jonathan
$400 [11]
It's highlighted here
Somalia
Colby
$400 [25]
These "Spanish priests" are still praying for a title
the (San Diego) Padres
Colby
$400 [1]
LBJ:"The Great Pumpkin rests on abundance and liberty for all"
Society
Jennifer
$400 [21]
In 2015 this company that uses plenty of tomatoes planned a $45 billion merger with Kraft
Heinz
Jonathan
$400 [3]
To open a flag
unfurl
Colby
$600 [16]
Introduced in 2010, the English rose seenhereis named this, after Robin Hood's gal pal
the Maid Marion rose
Colby
$600 [12]
Kilimanjaro National Park
Tanzania
Jonathan
$600 [26]
In 2015 shortstop Troy Tulowitzki hopes to help this team fulfill its mile high hopes
the (Colorado) Rockies
Jonathan
$600 [8]
Lincoln:"A world divided against itself cannot stand"
house
Jonathan
$600 [20]
Fortune noted this co. "expects to spend $1.7 bil. to cover the cost of its record-setting number of recalls so far in 2014"
GM
Jonathan
$600 [4]
A stuffed animal is also called this "luxurious" kind of toy
plush
Jennifer
$800 [17]
Like a '60s Donovan hit, they call the hybrid tea rose seen here this
Mellow Yellow
Jennifer
$800 [13]
Next to South Africa on the Indian Ocean
Mozambique
Colby
$800 [27]
Their name suggests they represent the whole country, but a whole series victory so far is off the map
the (Washington) Nationals
Jennifer
$800 [9]
FDR:"In the field of world policy I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good time"
neighbor
Jonathan Colby
DD $1,000 [22]
A membership fee bump helped this co. move up the food chain in 2013, hitting $100 billion in sales for the first time
Costco
Jonathan
$800 [5]
Dense, fluffy cloud variety associated with rising air currents
cumulus
Jonathan
$1,000 [28]
Thisvery popular & common variety shares its name with a type of lettuce
iceberg
Colby
$1,000 [14]
The Tobruk War Cemetery
Libya
Jonathan Colby
$1,000 [29]
The victory dreams of this team of "sailors" are all still out to sea
the Mariners
Jonathan
$1,000 [10]
George H.W. Bush:"A thousand points of purchase, of all the community organizations... doing good"
light
Jonathan
$1,000 [23]
Oh, this bank's wagon was loaded up in 2013 with $21.9 billion in profits
Wells Fargo
Jonathan
$1,000 [6]
A language closely related to Hindi but written in Arabic script
Urdu
Jennifer

Double Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH AN ANIMAL COLD SCIENCE INDEPENDENCE DAYS MOVIE QUOTES "I. C." DEAD PEOPLE
$400 [27]
No relation to the sea bird, it describes a person who is easily deceived or duped
gullible
Jennifer
$400 [22]
Proteins in Antarctic fishes act as a type of this, like Prestone in your car
antifreeze
Jonathan Colby
$400 [23]
On March 11, 1990 this southernmost Baltic republic became the first Soviet republic to declare independence
Lithuania
Colby
$400 [16]
Russell Crowe:"At my signal, unleash hell"
Gladiator
Jonathan
$400 [17]
It lost its state capital duties to Des Moines in 1857
Iowa City
Colby
$400 [28]
This Shakespeare prince asks if a ghost he sees is a "spirit of health or goblin damn'd"
Hamlet
Colby
$800 [1]
Canine term for a small dugout where a soldier might seek refuge from enemy gunfire
a foxhole
Jonathan
$800 [2]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a testing facility at NASA Glenn Research Ctr in Cleveland, OH.) To simulate the temperatures in space, a cold wall inside thetesting chamberuses this substance, LN, that can cause frostbite on contact
liquid nitrogen
Colby
$800 [24]
After 7 1/2 years of fighting, this North African country gained its independence from France on July 5, 1962
Algeria
Jonathan
$800 [12]
A Scorsese picture:"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
Goodfellas
Jonathan
$800 [19]
3 inch by 5 inch piece of paper used to file information
index card
Jennifer
$800 [13]
Evil forces in this 1977 novel covet young Danny's precognitive powers
The Shining
Colby
$1,200 [3]
It's the 12-letter word for the official approval of an amendment, or of the Constitution itself
ratification
Colby
$1,200 [5]
The "Medieval Warm Period" that began in the 10th century ended with the "Little" this 400 years later
ice age
Colby
DD $1,300 [25]
On Sept. 21, 1981 this British colony became the last nation on the American mainland to gain independence
Belize (or British Honduras)
Jonathan
$1,200 [9]
A 2010 remake:"I'm a foolish old man who's been drawn into a wild goose chase by a harpy in trousers and a nincompoop"
True Grit
$1,200 [18]
The small group of people closest to you
inner circle
Jonathan
$1,200 [11]
Marvel's motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze, who's kind of a hothead
Ghost Rider
Jennifer
$1,600 [4]
It doesn't get more classic than these shoes seen here
Oxfords (or Oxford shoes)
Jonathan Jennifer
$1,600 [6]
This coat of ice formed when supercooled water freezes on contact is a homophone of a word used by poets
rime
Jennifer
$1,600 [26]
On August 14 & 15 respectively, Pakistan & India mark their independence that happened in this post-WWII year
1947
Jonathan Jennifer Colby
$1,600 [10]
A classic satire:"You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company"
Dr. Strangelove
$2,000 [21]
Manzanar & Tule Lake were 2 of these in California during WWII
internment camps
Jennifer
$1,600 [14]
Hoping to save his old partner from a similar fate, this spectre appears in chains in an 1843 work
Jacob Marley
Jonathan
$2,000 [7]
It's a book or manual of basic Christian doctrine in the form of questions & answers
catechism
Colby
$2,000 [8]
As wind speed rises, so does heat loss from skin, leading to this, a number that the weatherman gives after winter temps
wind chill
Colby
$2,000 [30]
On the festive eve of Independence Day, Mexico's pres. reads a statement called "Grito de" this name that means "sorrows"
Dolores
Colby
$2,000 [29]
From 1946:"I'm givin' out wings!"
It's a Wonderful Life
Jonathan Jennifer
DD $6,000 [20]
Interconnected transistors, resistors & capacitors built on a single wafer
integrated circuit
Jennifer
$2,000 [15]
A governess sees the ghosts of 2 former servants in this novella by Henry James
The Turn of the Screw
Colby

Final Jeopardy!

WOMEN AUTHORS

This woman who passed away in 2015 wrote what is billed as Australia's "Gone with the Wind"

Colleen McCullough

Jennifer "Who is Falk?" — wagered $10,786
Colby "Who is Lessing?" — wagered $15,000
Jonathan "Who was ?" — wagered $18,100

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