Show #7311 2016-05-30 (taped 2016-03-10) Regular

Casey Desantis of Guinness World RecordspresentsHarry Friedman with a framedcertificaterecognizing his producing record: "The most game shows produced is 11,128 episodes, and was achieved by Harry Friedman (USA), Executive Producer for the TV shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! as of 31 March 2016".

Contestants

Wilcley Lima — an I.T. manager originally from Orlando, Florida

Bryna Fischer — an editor from Westlake Village, California

Erin Delaney — an English professor from North Hills, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Erin	$2,600	$4,200	$14,800	$29,598 2-day champion: $53,999	$13,000 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Bryna	$3,200	$5,200	$17,600	$5,599 2nd place: $2,000	$17,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Wilcley	$1,000	$5,800	$3,800	$3,800 3rd place: $1,000	$2,000 9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NFL TEAM NAMES	THE CONSTITUTION	FEMALE BOOK CHARACTERS	THE EAGLES	HOTEL CALIFORNIA	TAKE IT "EZ"
$200 [6] Their name was chosen to be a complement to the Cubs baseball team the Bears Bryna	$200 [21] Ratification of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution in July 1971 set this as the voting age 18 Bryna	$200 [1] After her affair with Count Vronsky, she commits suicide by throwing herself in front of a train Anna Karenina Erin	$200 [11] The Boy Scouts logo features an eagle on this French-named item, a stylized lily a fleur-de-lis Erin	$200 [26] The nearly 800-room Palace Hotel in this city was one of the largest in the world when it was destroyed by a fire in 1906 San Francisco Bryna	$200 [16] It was adopted as the official headgear of the Shriners back in 1872 the fez Erin
$400 [7] They weren't named for a beautiful bird but for used reddish jerseys purchased from a college the Cardinals Bryna	$400 [22] The name of this state hosting the Constitutional Convention is misspelled on the document: one "N" was left out Pennsylvania Wilcley	$400 [2] As this book begins, Anastasia Steele is getting ready for an interview that will change her (sex) life Fifty Shades of Grey Erin	$400 [12] Teens like to stock up on clothes & accessories from this retailer whose stock symbol is AEO American Eagle Outfitters Erin Wilcley	$400 [27] In 1970 he hosted a state dinner at the Hotel del Coronado rather than the White House Nixon Erin	$400 [17] Richie, Chela, Tito & Armando, the Flying Gaonas, were one of the most prominent of these circus acts trapeze Wilcley
$600 [8] The Cleveland team's name was decided by a 1945 fan contest; the winning submission honored this first coach the Browns Wilcley	$800 [24] This future pres. missed only a "fraction of an hour" here or there as he took copious notes of the discussions James Madison Erin Bryna	$600 [3] This object of the Great Gatsby's affection is Nick Carraway's second cousin once removed Daisy (Buchanan) Erin	$600 [13] Before winging it on their own, Glen Frey, Don Henley & other Eagles bandmates were often her backup group Linda Ronstadt	$600 [28] The actors who played these little folks had quite a wild time at the Culver Hotel during the making of a 1939 film Munchkins Bryna	$600 [18] Not to be confused with the Spanish word for beer, it's the Spanish word for head cabeza Wilcley
$800 [9] General Manager Bert Rose decided on this team name because of the Scandinavian heritage of those living in the area the Vikings Bryna	$1,000 [25] Congress has power to "fix the standard of" these 2 items, which make up a classic "Jeopardy!" category weights & measures Wilcley	$800 [4] "Sleeping Murder" is billed as the last case of this Agatha Christie character Miss Marple Bryna	$800 [14] Eagle River, Wisc. is home to the annual world championships of these vehicles once called motor toboggans snowmobiles Erin	$800 [29] "The Happiest Hotel on Earth"--book a room or themed suite in its Adventure, Fantasy or Frontier towers the Disneyland Hotel Erin	$800 [19] In 2 Kings 9 she's thrown out of the window by eunuchs, trampled & then eaten by dogs Jezebel Bryna
$1,000 [10] This team that entered the AFL in 1960 gets its name from a frontiersman the Buffalo Bills	DD $2,400 [23] The 5th Amendment says you can't be jailed "without" this phrase "of law", a protection rooted in Magna Carta due process Wilcley	$1,000 [5] Part of Defoe's extended title about this woman: "Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia" Moll Flanders Bryna	$1,000 [15] The eagle of this 12th century sultan adorns the coats of arms of Egypt & Iraq Sallah ad-Din (Saladin)	$1,000 [30] A victory celebration turned to grief in 1968 when Sirhan Sirhan shot Robert Kennedy at this Los Angeles hotel the Ambassador Bryna	$1,000 [20] This African river plunges over Victoria Falls the Zambezi Erin

Double Jeopardy! Round

I'M SAXON & I KNOW IT	PHYSICS TEST	5-SYLLABLE WORDS	RELIGIOUS TITLES	AFRICAN COUNTRIES	RIGHT INITIALS, WRONG VOICE
$400 [15] When mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, the Saxons occupied Jutland Peninsula, today mostly part of this country Denmark Erin	$400 [20] On the once widely used Reaumur scale, 0 degrees & 80 degrees represented these 2 points the freezing & boiling points of water Wilcley	$400 [1] Proverbially it "seldom knocks twice" opportunity Erin	$400 [6] Titles in this religion include swami, maharishi & guru Hinduism Bryna	$400 [12] The Ganda are one of its major ethnic groups Uganda Erin	$400 [11] Sideshow Bob from "The Simpsons":K.G., Kevin Garnett Kelsey Grammer Erin
$800 [16] In the 400s the Saxons began migrating to Great Britain & soon got mixed up with these people who had a geometric name the Angles Erin	$800 [21] I'll find it strangely charming if you can identify these particles with a word taken from "Finnegans Wake" quark Bryna	$800 [2] Meaning repugnant, it also describes a certain snowman abominable Erin	$800 [7] In John 6:25 Jesus' disciples refer to him by this Jewish title rabbi Bryna	$800 [13] It gets its "N"ame from its large coastal desert Namibia Bryna	$800 [25] Puss in Boots in "Shrek":Angela Bassett Antonio Banderas Erin
$1,200 [17] In the Saxon tongue, Dec. & Jan. were together known by this 4-letter name, today a synonym for Christmas Yule Erin Bryna Wilcley	$1,200 [22] Hey, farmer! It's the physics term for a region in which every point is affected by a force a field Bryna	$1,600 [4] John Brown, Levi Coffin or Sojourner Truth an abolitionist Bryna	$1,200 [8] In Catholicism this bishop with a title that also applies to apes has authority over other bishops in his province the primate	$1,200 [14] There was once a place called Italian East Africa; now most of it is this Ethiopia Wilcley	$1,200 [26] Chef from "South Park":Isabelle Huppert Isaac Hayes Erin
$1,600 [18] The continental Saxons warred with the Franks but were conquered by this king around 804 A.D. Charlemagne Erin Wilcley	$1,600 [23] Newton's third law: when 2 bodies meet, they exert forces on each other that are equal in magnitude & opposite in this direction Wilcley	$2,000 [5] As punishment for the Boston Tea Party in 1773, Britain passed these Acts the Intolerable Acts Bryna	DD $2,000 [9] In the 16th century, Suleiman constructed a semahane, or whirling hall, for these people dervishes Bryna	$1,600 [29] In 1462 an explorer gave this country its name, possibly because a nearby mountain resembled a lion Sierra Leone Erin	$1,600 [27] 1966's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas":Ben Kingsley Boris Karloff
$2,000 [19] "Sassenach", derived from "Saxon", is still what Irishmen call Englishmen in this language Gaelic Bryna	$2,000 [24] We'll test you to the max & ask for this German who introduced the fundamental constant of quantum theory (Max) Planck Bryna	DD $3,000 [3] This dinosaur whose name means "swift thief" roamed the Earth during the Cretaceous period, not the Jurassic velociraptor Erin	$2,000 [10] The city of Shigatse is the traditional seat of this lama who's not quite dalai the panchen lama	$2,000 [30] Gambia or the Gambia was once part of a union with this country that surrounds it Senegal Erin	$2,000 [28] Hiccup in "How to Train Your Dragon":Joe Biden Jay Baruchel

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYWRIGHTS

An 1892 Punch cartoon depicts him lounging with a cigarette & holding a fan with a name written on it

Oscar Wilde

Wilcley "Who is ?" — wagered $0

Erin "Who is Oscar Wilde?" — wagered $14,798

Bryna "Who was Shaw" — wagered $12,001

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