Show #7215 2016-01-15 Regular

Contestants

Mike Drummond — an application scientist from Columbus, Ohio

Jenn Frohlich — a veterinarian from San Diego, California

Amelia Hershberger — a management analyst from Albany, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $43,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Amelia $2,400 $3,400 $6,400 $1,200
2nd place: $2,000
$8,200
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jenn $600 $800 $10,400 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$10,400
12 R, 2 W
Mike $2,200 $3,200 $11,600 $20,801
New champion: $20,801
$11,200
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

AVENGERS IN OTHER ROLES FASHIONABLE BRIEFS & SHORTS THE EARLY 20th CENTURY O CANADA OUR HOME & NATIVE LAND TURN ON YOUR T-V
$200 [1]
His armor was stripped bare as Julian in "Less Than Zero"
Robert Downey Jr.
Amelia Jenn
$200 [24]
Add 3 letters to retailer TJX & you get this clothing store whose sister stores include Marshalls
T.J.Maxx
Jenn
$200 [5]
Using accelerated particles in 1932, John Cockcroft & Ernest Walton became the first to divide one of these
an atom
Amelia
$200 [8]
A fire in 1900 left a quarter of the 60,000 living in this capital homeless but its burnt-out areas were rebuilt by 1912
Ottawa
Jenn
$200 [18]
Ferdinand Magellan, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
Mike
$400 [27]
Get your drink on at one of these, another term for a bar or pub
a tavern
Amelia
$400 [2]
She was a straight shooter as Annie Braddock in "The Nanny Diaries"
Scarlett Johansson
Amelia
$400 [25]
The LV in the name of the luxury conglomerate LVMH stands for him; the MH is Moet Hennessey
Louis Vuitton
Jenn
$400 [6]
California's early 1900s "second gold rush" was in this edible commodity
fruit (oranges)
$400 [9]
Canadians honor the birthday of this monarch with a legal holiday named for her on the Monday before May 25
(Queen) Victoria
Amelia Jenn
$400 [19]
Jean Sibelius, Linus Torvalds
Finland
Jenn Mike
$600 [14]
Spelled out, it's the first whole number that fits the category
twelve
Mike
$600 [3]
We won't shield you from the fact he played "Harvard Hottie" in "The Nanny Diaries"
Chris Evans
$600 [26]
YKK is a Japanese company best known for supplying these for your jeans
zippers
Mike
$600 [13]
Hewas born in Wales, but this part-time archaeologist & military strategist gained fame far away
Lawrence of Arabia
Jenn
$600 [10]
Despite this 4-word name that a law enforcement group took in 1920, they now only ride horses in special ceremonies
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Amelia Mike
$600 [20]
Augusto Pinochet, Gabriela Mistral
Chile
Amelia
$800 [15]
In 1920 Gimbels in Philadelphia staged a parade of about 50 people on this holiday
Thanksgiving
Mike
$800 [4]
His performance as David Schultz in "Foxcatcher" was incredibly strong
Mark Ruffalo
$800 [17]
A low point of the Gangster Wars, this incident saw 7 gunned down in Chicago in February 1929
the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
$800 [11]
Prime minister 2006-2015, he joked that he didn't have the personality to be an accountant, so he became an economist
(Stephen) Harper
Amelia
$800 [21]
Katherine Mansfield, Lorde
New Zealand
Mike
$1,000 [16]
To develop vigorously or to flourish
thrive
$1,000 [7]
In "The Hurt Locker", he portrayed Staff Sergeant Wiliam James with pinpoint accuracy
(Jeremy) Renner
Mike
$1,000 [23]
In the USSR the '20s saw the start of Stalin's rule, the collectivization of farms & the expulsion of this Stalin rival
Trotsky
Amelia
DD $1,000 [12]
Alphabetically last of Canada's 3 territories, it can range in temperatures with 80s in the summer & -60s in winter
the Yukon Territory
Amelia
$1,000 [22]
Mariano Rivera, Ruben Blades
Panama
Amelia Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE FIRST CHAPTER 2 WORDS, 7 LETTERS HOLY HOUSES THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER PLAYING AT WOODSTOCK "G" WHIZZES
$400 [1]
1844:"The Three Gifts of Monsieur d'Artagnan the Elder"
The Three Musketeers
Mike
$400 [2]
Beef, for example; or, fiery words to galvanize a politician's base
red meat
Mike
$400 [22]
The entrances to the Inari shrines of this Japanese religion are often guarded by a pair of foxes
Shinto
Mike
$400 [17]
biography.com says this recent leader "is known for his blunt yet soft-spoken demeanor, love of boxing and Mormon faith"
Harry Reid
Amelia
$400 [16]
This band played a 23-song set that included "My Generation" & "Pinball Wizard"
The Who
Mike
$400 [15]
In 1592 he left Pisa to become a professor of mathematics at Padua
Galileo
Amelia
$800 [5]
1950:"Lucy Looks into a Wardrobe"
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Amelia
$800 [3]
A 15-year-old guy on centre court in the Wimbledon final
a ball boy
Mike
$800 [23]
Consecrated in 1845, the Hobart synagogue in this island state is Australia's oldest surviving Jewish house of worship
Tasmania
Mike
$800 [18]
He was minority leader for 2 years before becoming the majority man from 1955 to 1961
LBJ (Lyndon Johnson)
Amelia
$800 [29]
On Sunday morning at 2 A.M., this big-voiced woman gave the crowd a shot of "Kozmic Blues" & a "Piece Of My Heart"
(Janis) Joplin
Jenn
$800 [14]
The gun this man invented in 1862 could fire 350 rounds per minute
(Richard) Gatling
Jenn
$1,200 [6]
1930:"Spade & Archer"
The Maltese Falcon
Amelia
$1,200 [4]
American Airlines says that for Caribbean travel, the fall is this cheaper travel season
off peak
Jenn Mike
$1,200 [24]
Made of 10,000 pieces of stained glass, the USA's largestrose windowis in this New York City Episcopal cathedral
St. John the Divine
Amelia
$1,200 [19]
On Dec. 5, 2002 Trent Lott said a few ill-advised words on the 100th birthday of this senator
Strom Thurmond
Mike
$1,600 [27]
O say can you see this guitarist who closed the show at Woodstock & was paid $32,000 for the gig
(Jimi) Hendrix
Jenn
$1,200 [11]
In 1931 he began to use his counter to study cosmic radiation
(Hans) Geiger
Mike
$1,600 [7]
1997:"The Boy Who Lived"
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Jenn
$1,600 [9]
Some who graduate high school in 2016 will start college in 2017 & take this time off school in between
a gap year
Jenn
DD $1,800 [25]
This Turkish mosque built by Mehmet Aga in the 17th century is named for its 20,000-plus colored tiles
the Blue Mosque
Amelia
DD $2,000 [20]
It took nearly 4 years for this Kansas man to recover from his WWII injuries
Bob Dole
Mike
$2,000 [26]
Show opener Richie Havens had already done "With A Little Help From My Friends" but this Englishman killed with his version
Joe Cocker
$1,600 [12]
In 1937 one of his rockets reached 1.8 miles; no projectile had ever gone higher
(Robert) Goddard
$2,000 [8]
1851:"The Old Pyncheon Family"
The House of the Seven Gables
$2,000 [10]
Meaning "you are very correct!", it's the title of songs by Marvin Gaye & The Roots
"Right On"
$2,000 [28]
The Hindu temple Tanah Lotis built on a rock along the coast of this Indonesian island
Bali
$2,000 [21]
This leader, seen here, graduated Harvard Med in 1978 & worked as a heart-&-lung transplant surgeon
(Bill) Frist
Mike
$2,000 [13]
He discovered vulcanization after dropping a mix of ingredients including rubber & sulfur on a stove & having it cool
(Charles) Goodyear
Jenn

Final Jeopardy!

WESTERN HEMISPHERE FLAGS

This country whose name contains a religious order founded in the 1200s has a Bible on its flag

the Dominican Republic

Amelia "What is Barbados? Yay!" — wagered $5,200
Jenn "What is St. Francis & Nevins?" — wagered $10,400
Mike "What is the Dominican Republic?" — wagered $9,201

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