Show #7276 2016-04-11 (taped 2016-03-01) Regular

Contestants

Catherine Kruchten — an informal educator from Baltimore, Maryland

Thaddeus Lisowski — a Latin teacher from Alameda, California

Ricky Young — a tax accountant originally from Canyonville, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ricky	$3,200	$6,800	$16,000	$14,401 2-day champion: $40,000	$14,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Thaddeus	$1,200	$2,600	$3,200	$6,150 3rd place: $1,000	$6,600 9 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Catherine	$1,400	$3,800	$7,200	$7,999 2nd place: $2,000	$9,800 14 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WHO WANTS A BEER?	AUTOBIOGRAPHIES	FRENCH OCCUPATION	ENTOMOLOGIST'S DICTIONARY	BIG BATS OF BASEBALL	"D.H."
$200 [1] Clydesdales are true draft horses, appearing with this beer since 1933 Budweiser Thaddeus	$200 [18] Central to his autobiography "Timebends" was his 4-year marriage to Marylin Monroe Arthur Miller Ricky	$200 [26] Chanteuse a singer Ricky	$200 [2] 6-letter word for a community of insects that live & work together colony Ricky	$200 [4] In 2015 this "Big Papi" with 500+ homers & a .455 World Series batting average said 2016 would be his final season (David) Ortiz Thaddeus	$200 [12] In the '50s, cake mixes were first sold under his name; they're "So moist. So delicious. And so much more" Duncan Hines Ricky
$400 [3] This Dutch beer was honored with a Diplome de Grand Prix at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris Heineken Thaddeus	$400 [19] It's the Greta Garbo-esque title of Vanna White's 1987 autobiography Vanna Speaks!	$400 [27] Bibliothecaire librarian Catherine	$400 [15] Clavate, meaning "club-shaped" is one type of these paired sensory appendages Antenna Catherine	$400 [5] A San Diego Padre from 1982 to 2001, this outfielder won 8 batting titles Tony Gwynn Ricky	$400 [13] Thissinger from Philadelphia says of his rich career that he was in the right place at the right time Daryl Hall Thaddeus
$600 [9] This "cerveza mas fina" has been brewed & bottled in Mexico since 1925 Corona Catherine	$600 [20] 1-word title of Cheryl Strayed's memoir subtitled "From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" Wild Ricky	$600 [28] Boulanger a baker (a breadmaker accepted) Thaddeus	$600 [16] Chitin is the main component of this tough, outer supporting structure of an insect the exoskeleton Ricky	$600 [6] This Yankee outfielder hit 52 home runs in 1956 & 54 in 1961 Mickey Mantle Ricky Catherine	$600 [14] This Swede was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld
$800 [10] Appropriately, this beer brand makes a Rebel IPA Sam Adams Thaddeus	$800 [21] This first memoir of Maya Angelou became a bestseller I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	$800 [29] Avocat a lawyer Thaddeus	$1,000 [24] 7-letter term for the imitation by harmless insect species of poisonous ones to fool predators mimicry Catherine	$800 [7] In 1980 this Kansas City Royal batted .390 George Brett Ricky	$800 [17] In "The Best and the Brightest", this historian chronicled the failings of the U.S. military in Vietnam David Halberstam
$1,000 [11] Here's the logo of this beer that also comes in dark & non-alcoholic versions St. Pauli Girl Catherine	$1,000 [22] In this 1956 autobiography, Billie Holiday wrote of her career & the hardships of her childhood Lady Sings the Blues	$1,000 [30] Pompier firefighter Catherine	DD $2,000 [23] Helpful in identification & classification, venation is the arrangement of veins in this part the wings Ricky	$1,000 [8] In the '50s and '60s, hewas a true giant, becoming one of the greatest players of all time Willie Mays Ricky	$1,000 [25] His 1961 N.Y. Times obituary called him "The dean of the so-called 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction" Dashiell Hammett

Double Jeopardy! Round

A LITTLE TV	JUDEAN HISTORY	STATE SONG LYRICS	1940s LIT	GARDENING	THE WAY WE "WOR"
$400 [26] There was baby news upstairs with Lady Mary & downstairs with Anna as this series ended its 6-year run on PBS in 2016 Downton Abbey Catherine	$400 [21] Around 1000 B.C. this king from Judea united all Israel into one kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital David Catherine	$400 [16] This state is "Birthplace of a mighty nation, keystone of the land" Pennsylvania Catherine	$400 [11] To research this bestseller, Ayn Rand worked in the office of architect Ely Kahn The Fountainhead Ricky Catherine	$400 [1] Several varieties of a fruit can be grown on the same tree using this practice that unites parts of different plants grafting Catherine	$400 [6] Admirable, or NBA Hall of Famer James worthy Ricky
$800 [30] Angus is the first name of this resourceful Phoenix Foundation member MacGyver Ricky	$1,200 [23] He was the Roman prefect or governor of Judea from 26 to 36 A.D. Pilate Ricky	$800 [17] "All hail to grand old Bay State, the home of the bean and " this fish cod Thaddeus	$800 [12] When asked if this NYC-set novel was true, Betty Smith replied, "Not as it was but as it should have been" A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	$800 [2] Burpee offers the supersauce hybrid of one of these plants yielding Romas weighing 2 pounds tomatoes Catherine	$800 [7] In the name of the folks that bring you Elmo, "Sesame" has replaced "Children's Television" before this word Workshop Ricky
$1,200 [29] Kappa Kappa Tau sees a lot of violence on this Fox show Scream Queens Ricky	$1,600 [24] Immediately before the Israelite conquest under Joshua, these people dominated Judea the Canaanites Ricky	$1,600 [19] Arkansans sing, "October morning in" these mountains, "hills ablazing like that sun in the sky" the Ozarks Ricky	$1,200 [13] Clergyman Lloyd Douglas was asked what became of Christ's garment at the crucifixion; he wrote this novel as a reply The Robe	$1,200 [3] For best flavor, herbs should be harvested in the morning, when these oils are at their highest concentration essential oils Thaddeus Catherine	$1,200 [8] Repartee wordplay
$1,600 [28] Ricky Ricardo's signature song on "I Love Lucy" "Babalú"	$2,000 [25] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Biblical Palestine was divided intotwo kingdoms--Israel in the north & Judea in the south, with this citythat's still the main community of the Negev region as its southernmost town Beersheba	$2,000 [20] "From New Castle's rolling meadows, through the fair rich fields of Kent, to the Sussex shores" is sung in this state Delaware Ricky	$1,600 [14] John Hersey won a Pulitzer for his novel about a U.S. soldier helping find "A Bell for" this Sicilian town Adano	$1,600 [4] The name of this flower bed plant of the balsam family comes from the speed with which its seeds are dispersed impatiens	$1,600 [9] In the Bible, this herb is a symbol of bitterness wormwood Ricky
$2,000 [27] "Looking" & "Full House" were both set in this city San Francisco Ricky	DD $2,600 [22] Around 587 B.C. this empire conquered Judea & exiled most of the Jews the Babylonian Empire Catherine	DD $3,400 [18] Out west "Blessed from Heaven above, it's the land that we love, this is the place" Utah Thaddeus	$2,000 [15] A young apprentice silversmith in 1770s Boston is the title character of this 1943 historical fiction by Esther Forbes Johnny Tremain Ricky	$2,000 [5] The grass in your lawn might be Bermuda, rye or this variety that sounds like a city in Florida St. Augustine Thaddeus	$2,000 [10] This compactly twisted woolen yarn is named for a village in eastern England worsted Catherine

Final Jeopardy!

2015 MOVIES

Jazz musician Trombone Shorty performed the "voices" of just the adults in the movie about this title group

the Peanuts

Thaddeus "Who are Peanuts?" — wagered $2,950

Catherine "Who are the Peanuts" — wagered $799

Ricky "Who are the Minions" — wagered $1,599

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