Show #7242 2016-02-23 (taped 2016-01-12) Regular

Contestants

Robin Heck — an I.T. security architect from Las Vegas, Nevada

Ben Yuhas — a research scientist from Evanston, Illinois

Tim Kutz — a data conversion manager from Ogden, Utah (whose 4-day cash winnings total $107,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$3,800	$10,200	$22,600	$17,600 2nd place: $2,000	$24,000 31 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Ben	$2,200	$4,800	$13,600	$23,200 New champion: $23,200	$13,600 15 R, 0 W
Robin	$200	$400	$3,700	$3,200 3rd place: $1,000	$5,200 8 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1970s	RHYME TIME	1-WORD STEPHEN KING BOOK TITLES	STARS' REAL NAMES	HERE'S YOUR HAT	WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
$200 [8] The U.S. could have had a bicentennial Olympics, but voters of this Colorado city said no thanks to the 1976 Winter Games Denver Tim	$200 [6] Trader Vic is said to have created this cocktail that's made with rum & Curacao a mai tai Ben	$200 [1] Ultra-religious mother + tormenting classmates = memorable senior prom Carrie Tim	$200 [14] "The Queen" portrayer Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironoff Helen Mirren Tim	$200 [26] This capacity was used for a cowboy hat that was extra tall & uncreased ten gallon Tim	$200 [20] The train with this "weaponized" name was developed for use during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics a bullet train Ben
$400 [9] It began service May 1, 1971, taking over from private companies like the newly bankrupt Penn Central Amtrak Ben	$400 [7] Nick Woodman wanted a camera to strap to his wrist while surfing & ended up creating this point-of-view camera brand a GoPro Tim	$600 [3] A rabid bat turns man's best friend into man's worst nightmare Cujo Tim	$400 [15] Natalie Hershlag, love interest of Thor Natalie Portman Tim	$400 [27] There's a galaxy named for this Mexican hat a sombrero Robin	$400 [21] This Jamaican has proven he can be 100 meters away from you in 9.58 seconds, if he so desires Usain Bolt Tim
$600 [13] This South American country gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1975 Suriname Ben Robin	$600 [10] This brand has a Simply Cocoa mix that must be made with hot milk Swiss Miss Robin	$800 [4] The government tries to locate & control a pyrokinetic child Firestarter Tim	$600 [16] "Fast & Furious" star Mark Sinclair Vincent Vin Diesel Tim	$600 [28] A 1960s first lady popularized this type of brimless hat, seen here a pillbox Tim	$600 [22] He flew the Bell X-1 past the speed of sound October 14, 1947 Chuck Yeager Tim
$800 [19] Future rocker Chrissie Hynde was a student at this Ohio U. in 1970 & heard the National Guard shots that killed 4 students Kent State Ben	$800 [11] Chapter Six of "Through the Looking-Glass" is named for him Humpty Dumpty Robin	DD $1,000 [2] The full fury of a haunted 1958 Fury Christine Tim	$800 [17] Margaret Mary Emily Hyra of "You've Got Mail" Meg Ryan Ben	$800 [29] In a movie musical, Judy Garland & Fred Astaire sang of this headwear "with all the frills upon it" an Easter bonnet Robin	$800 [23] This man has a very good reason to be leavin' town fast in Genesis 19--his wife ends up a salt pillar of the community Lot Ben
$1,000 [25] These 2 agreements signed by the U.S. & the USSR in 1972 & 1979 sought to curtail missiles armed with nuclear warheads the SALT agreements Tim	$1,000 [12] An event where a donor might get to introduce himself to a politician a meet-and-greet Robin	$1,000 [5] A shapeshifting, murderous clown returns to kill children It Ben	$1,000 [18] Ramon Estevez, seen in "Apocalypse Now" Martin Sheen Tim Robin	$1,000 [30] It was illustrator Sidney Paget, not Arthur Conan Doyle, who gave Sherlock Holmes this signature hat a deerstalker Tim	$1,000 [24] The game with the fastest-moving ball, up near 200 mph, is this one played in frontons jai alai Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

BROADWAY DEBUTS	MYTHOLOGICAL BEASTS	BRITTANY	NEVER TOO OLD	CELEBRATIONS & GATHERINGS	"FY" ON YOU
$400 [26] Ralph Fiennes' Broadway debut was "to be" a Tony-winning performance as this great Dane Hamlet Robin	$400 [11] Cygnus, king of Liguria, dove into a river & was transformed into this bird a swan Tim	$400 [16] Brittany's Belon River is famous for this mollusk that's prized for its nutty flavor, not its gems an oyster Tim	$400 [6] Already famous across the pond in America, she gave her first London exhibition of her paintings at age 95 Grandma Moses Tim	$400 [21] My friends told me I had a really good time when last we attended this autumn Munich beer-drinking festival Oktoberfest Ben	$400 [1] (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue.) It can mean to give greater emphasis as well as to increase volume amplify Tim
$800 [27] In 2012hemade his Broadway debut as the amazing Biff Loman in "Death of a Salesman" Andrew Garfield Tim	$800 [12] In Norse mythology, a boar named Saehrimnir was always the main course at this banquet hall Valhalla Robin	DD $500 [20] The village of Fouesnant celebrates this beverage in its annual Fete des Pommiers apple cider Robin	$1,200 [8] The word senate comes from the Latin for "old" & in 2015 the oldest senator was this 82-year-old Californian Feinstein Tim	$800 [25] From the French for "petticoat", it's a formal ball at which debutantes are presented a cotillion Tim	$800 [2] In 1896 William Jennings Bryan said, "you shall not" do this to "mankind upon a cross of gold" crucify Ben
$1,200 [28] Terrence Howard made his debut in 2008 as Brick in an all-black production of this Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tim	$1,200 [13] What a life! These creatures with goats' horns, hooves & tails spent their time drinking & chasing nymphs satyrs Tim	$800 [17] Built in the Brittany shipyards of Saint Nazaire, this Cunard liner, QM2, has a planetarium & a 3-D cinema the Queen Mary 2 Tim	$1,600 [9] Eamon de Valera was still going strong as president of this country at age 90 in 1973 Ireland	$1,200 [22] Party on, "Jeopardy!" fans! Dictionary Day, October 16, is celebrated on the birthday of this lexicographer (Noah) Webster Ben	$1,200 [3] Arrange laws systematically, like Hammurabi did codify Ben
$1,600 [29] Ken Watanabewas "getting to know you" in his Broadway debut in this Rodgers & Hammerstein show The King and I Ben	$1,600 [14] This creature with the head & wings of an eagle & body of a lion guarded gold from the Arimaspians a griffin Ben	$1,200 [18] Brittany, France's largest peninsula, separates the English Channel from this large bay the Bay of Biscay Tim	DD $2,000 [7] At age 76 during the Spanish-American War, she went to Cuba with her nursing corps, medical supplies & food Clara Barton Tim	$1,600 [23] On December 12 Mexicans celebrate en masse this feast dedicated to the Virgin Mary the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe	$1,600 [4] Insure; protect against damage, injury or loss indemnify Tim
$2,000 [30] In 2007 Claire Danes made her Broadway debut as the loverly Eliza Doolittle in this non-musical play Pygmalion Ben	$2,000 [15] This falcon god was represented by a peregrine falcon's eye & the markings around it Horus Tim	$1,600 [19] Here's an edict: this city on the Loire River is home to the Jules Verne Museum & the Chateau des ducs palace Nantes Robin	$2,000 [10] Born in 1876, this great Spanish cellist played at the White House at age 84 Pablo Casals	$2,000 [24] The Sun Dance of the Plains Indians is traditionally performed during the full moon closest to this event the summer solstice Tim	$2,000 [5] To make a simple vinaigrette, combine oil, vinegar & egg yolks; the mixture will do this emulsify

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE

After a royal passing in January 1820, this tragedy that had been little performed got 2 new London productions in April

King Lear

Robin "What is Henry VIII" — wagered $500

Ben "What is King Lear?" — wagered $9,600

Tim "What is Macbeth?" — wagered $5,000

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