Show #7210 2016-01-08 (taped 2015-12-08) Regular

Contestants

Adam Hoskins — an attorney from Columbia, Missouri

Ava Hadaway — a chemistry tutor from Hayward, California

Steve Belding — an engineer from Knoxville, Tennessee (whose 3-day cash winnings total $58,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$1,600	$3,800	$9,400	$18,001 2nd place: $2,000	$10,400 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Ava	$4,000	$4,600	$9,000	$18,000 3rd place: $1,000	$10,200 16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Adam	$2,200	$4,200	$14,600	$18,801 New champion: $18,801	$14,600 18 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE OF THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE	UNUSUAL ANIMALS	WHAT A DOLL!	"AMERICAN" ORGANIZATION	THE NEW YORK TIMES: MOVIES	FOOD... BACKWARDS
$200 [6] The Battle of Mobile Bay Alabama Adam	$200 [1] The deepest-living of all octopuses, the Dumbo octopus gets its name from fins that look like these elephant ears Steve	$200 [27] (Hi, I'm fashion designer Cynthia Rowley.) It was a dream come true when Mattel asked me to design a look for a collector's edition of this doll Barbie Adam	$200 [18] This medical organization is "America's leading advocate for oral health" American Dental Association Steve	$200 [23] (New York Timesfilm critic A.O. Scott delivers the clue.) When I reviewed "Despicable Me", I referred to these supporting characters as "industrious little doodads" that look like "extra-strength pain-reliever capsules with eyes and limbs" minions Steve	$200 [12] A canned Hormel product spelled backwards becomes items that can help you find your way home Spam & maps Ava
$400 [7] The Battle of Peachtree Creek Georgia Adam	$400 [2] The egg-laying mammal called the echidna is sometimes referred to as the spiny this anteater Steve	$400 [17] These dolls that are "adopted" inspired a hip-hop dance Cabbage Patch dolls Ava	$400 [19] Since 1920 it has worked to defend & preserve the individual rights that the Constitution & laws guarantee American Civil Liberties Union Steve	$400 [24] "The Walk", which recreated Philippe Petit's high-wire crossing of this landmark, was "meticulous and dazzling" the World Trade Center Ava	$400 [13] Shelled snacks become a verb meaning to daze nuts & stun Adam
$600 [8] The Battle of Antietam Maryland Ava	$600 [3] The Mexican walking fish's name suggests it's one of these, comfortable in 2 environments amphibian Adam	$600 [28] This line of dolls includes Addy Walker, who escaped slavery in 1864 American Girl Ava	$600 [20] Women have to prove descent to belong to this organization, the DAR Daughters of the American Revolution Steve	$600 [5] (New York Timesfilm critic A.O. Scott delivers the clue.) David Oyelowo played Martin Luther King with "grace and dignity" in this 2014 film that ends in 1965 in Montgomery, Alabama Selma Ava	$600 [14] Forwards, a tuber; backwards, a month yam & May Adam
$800 [9] The Battle of Independence Missouri Ava	$800 [4] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video on the monitor.) The flying snake can glide short distances by undulating to maintain balance as they come down & flattening the tiny plates called these on its skin scales	—	$800 [21] Every year "Relay for Life" events raise hundreds of millions of dollars for this organization American Cancer Society Steve Ava	$800 [25] The New York Times said of this 2015 sequel starring Channing Tatum: "The plot is as flimsy as a G-string" Magic Mike XXL Adam	$800 [15] A roll sometimes "hot cross" becomes a small lump bun & nub Ava
$1,000 [10] The Battle of Petersburg Virginia Ava	$1,000 [11] This 5-letter animal looks like it has some zebra blood, but it's actually related to the giraffe the okapi Steve	—	DD $1,000 [22] In the 1890s Melvil Dewey twice served as president of this organization American Library Association Steve	$1,000 [26] (New York Timesfilm critic A.O. Scott delivers the clue.) My review of this film starring Oscar winner J.K. Simmons & Miles Teller was titled "Drill Sergeant in the Music Room" Whiplash Adam	$1,000 [16] An onion relative turns into a part of a boat leek & keel Steve

Double Jeopardy! Round

KUNG FU MASTERS	ALEXANDER POPE	MUSICAL NICKNAMES	POPULOUS EUROPEAN ISLANDS	THE 1300s	WHAT AN "AGE"
$400 [15] Once a skinny youth, Shang Yunxiang became a warrior known as "iron-leg" this religion founder Buddha Adam	$400 [21] Pope's line "A little" this "is a dangerous thing" is sometimes misquoted as "A little knowledge" learning	$400 [10] This Van Halen lead singer is "Diamond Dave" David Lee Roth Adam	$400 [20] With 60 million, it's the most populous island in Europe Great Britain Steve Ava	$400 [29] A signature treasure is seenhereof this dynasty that began its 3-century rule of China in 1368 Ming Steve	$400 [1] Position of an actor towards the front of the performing area downstage Steve Adam
$800 [16] Du Xinwu gained fame when he went to Japan & defeated these much, much bigger fighters who battle in a ring sumo wrestlers Adam	$800 [22] Although he knew little Greek, Pope took on the task of translating these 2 Homeric works The Iliad & The Odyssey Ava	$800 [6] Celia Cruz was "The Queen of" this saucy music & dance style Salsa Adam	$800 [11] These 2 islands combine to make a total of 6.5 million Italians Sicily & Sardinia Adam	$800 [27] This long conflict began in 1337 The Hundred Years' War Ava	$800 [2] 6-letter word meaning to make someone angry enrage Adam
$1,200 [17] At age 11, hedid kung fu for President Nixon; 24 years later, hemade his Hollywood movie debut in "Lethal Weapon 4" Jet Li Steve Ava	$1,600 [28] This poem was based on an incident in which Lord Petre cut the tresses of Arabella Fermor "The Rape of the Lock" Adam	$1,200 [7] This Led Zeppelin drummer was known as "The Beast" as well as "Bonzo" John Bonham Ava	$1,200 [12] This island of 6 million is shared between one nation & part o' another Ireland Steve	$1,200 [24] Historians mark 1325 as the years that these people founded the city of Tenochtitlan the Aztecs Ava	$1,200 [3] 3-word phrase meaning to make someone angry, as if he were a zoo animal rattle his cage Steve
$1,600 [18] Yuan Zhong mastered the Bao Quan or "leopard fist" style as a monk of this famed monastery Shaolin Adam	$2,000 [30] Pope added a 9th of these "to the 8 in the scripture; blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed" the Beatitudes Steve	$1,600 [8] A 1973 Frank Sinatra album was titled he "Is Back" Ol' Blue Eyes Steve	$1,600 [13] Some consider this island nation of 1 million to be in Asia, some in Europe Cyprus Adam	$2,000 [26] Early in the century, Clement V moved the papacy to Avignon, France & aided the suppression of this order of knights the Knights Templar Ava	$1,600 [4] This aromatic favorite is native to Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region sage Steve
$2,000 [19] Chan Sau Chung mastered the style named for this creature; there are variations called drunken, stone & lost monkey Steve Ava	DD $3,000 [23] Pope wrote "Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, let" this scientist "be! and all was light" (Isaac) Newton Ava	$2,000 [9] William Collins, better known as this, passed the nickname tradition on by dubbing Kenneth Edmonds "Babyface" Bootsy	$2,000 [14] This island of 600,000 people marks the southern limit of the Aegean Sea Crete Ava	DD $3,000 [25] In 1301 a son of the first English king of this name received the new title Prince of Wales Edward Ava	$2,000 [5] To calm someone's fears assuage Adam

Final Jeopardy!

SOCIOLOGY

Often applied to athletes, this 2-word term popularized by Robert K. Merton refers to an example we aspire to

a role model

Ava "What is a role model?" — wagered $9,000

Steve "What is a role model?" — wagered $8,601

Adam "What is a role model?" — wagered $4,201

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