Show #7347 2016-07-19 (taped 2016-04-26) Regular

Pranjal Vachaspati game 1.Bible book-themed categories for all three rounds.

Contestants

Carolyn Riegle — a pediatrician from Norfolk, Virginia

Pranjal Vachaspati — a Ph.D. student originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio

Ellen Corrigan — a law clerk from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 3-day cash winnings total $40,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ellen	$1,400	$3,400	$11,200	$22,200 2nd place: $2,000	$11,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Pranjal	$2,400	$5,000	$21,410	$25,910 New champion: $25,910	$20,200 24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Carolyn	$800	$2,600	$7,000	$7,000 3rd place: $1,000	$7,000 9 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THESE AREN'T BIBLE BOOKS	DUDE-ERONOMY	FIRST, QUEENS	ADAPTATIONS 5	SYNONYMS 1 & 2	JOB, NOT JOB
$200 [27] Part of this 1862 French novel tells of how prisoner 24601 became prisoner 9430 Les Misérables Ellen Pranjal	$200 [11] In Americana, a dude was an Easterner who went to vacation at one of these places a ranch Ellen	$200 [6] Between the boroughs of Queens & Manhattan flows this "directional" river the East River Pranjal	$200 [19] This 2012 movie thriller set during the Iranian revolution was based in part on an article titled "The Great Escape" Argo Ellen	$200 [1] Synonyms for huge include elephantine & this extinct elephant-like animal a mammoth Carolyn	$600 [9] We certainly appreciate a good scrivener, one of these a secretary (or writer) Pranjal
$400 [28] This 1978 novel character writes "The World According to Bensenhaver" as a way to cope with his son's death T.S. Garp	$400 [12] This Aerosmith song implores the unwary to "never judge a book by its cover" "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" Pranjal	$400 [23] Queens is the site of Citi Field& this predecessor, seen here Shea Stadium Pranjal	$400 [13] Winston Groom's book was the basis of this film about a man running through history, & that's all I have to say about that Forrest Gump Ellen	$400 [2] The type of headline seenhereis called a screamer, a streamer or this other synonym for a flag a banner Ellen	$800 [16] Q&A is what quiz shows serve up; QA usually stands for this job of making sure the product is up to snuff quality assurance Pranjal
$600 [7] The title of this Jon Krakauer book about a fateful Everest ascent sounds like a good way to disappear Into Thin Air Pranjal	$600 [10] This Oscar winner released a 2012 book of meditations entitled "The Dude and the Zen Master" Jeff Bridges Carolyn	$600 [8] Parts of Queens were once marshland, including these "Meadows" that have hosted 2 World's Fairs Flushing Meadows Pranjal	$600 [20] A memorable line in this 2013 movie adapted from a nonfiction book: "I'm the captain now" Captain Phillips Ellen	$600 [3] Synonyms for lingo include argot & this other word that also includes "arg" jargon Ellen	$1,000 [17] It's the job title of Chicago City Council's 47th Ward rep alderman
$800 [25] This 1886 Stevenson novel concerns a lawyer, Mr. Utterson, & his connection to a reclusive physician Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Pranjal	$800 [14] The OED says a "dude" has "fastidiousness in dress", then as a synonym, uses this word that also has 2 "D"s a dandy Ellen	$800 [18] Home each year to the Wood Memorial Stakes, this Queens racetrack sounds like an old Roman construct Aqueduct Carolyn	$800 [21] Adaptation may be a stretch for "You Only Live Twice"; the script by this "Willy Wonka" guy left out a lot of the novel (Roald) Dahl Pranjal	DD $1,000 [4] This 8-letter synonym for a delegate or ambassador comes from the Latin for "to send out" an emissary Ellen	—
$1,000 [24] Stewart O'Nan's "West of Sunset" chronicles the life of this troubled writer in 1937 Hollywood F. Scott Fitzgerald	$1,000 [15] Though never elected to the office, he earned the nickname "Dude President" after attaining the post in 1881 Arthur Pranjal	$1,000 [26] A nature preserve makes up part of this Queens peninsula that juts "Far" into the Atlantic Far Rockaway Carolyn	$1,000 [22] The full title of a 2009 film was "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by" this author Sapphire Ellen	$1,000 [5] Why settle for the devil when you can use Satan or the name of this prince of the devils Beelzebub Pranjal	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

THESE ARE BIBLE BOOKS	I KINGS	EXODUS	SONG OF SOLOMON	REVELATION	L"UKE"
$400 [19] 3 of the 4 Gospels are "synoptic", or similar in presentation; this fourth one is the outlier John Pranjal	$400 [1] This Norman who died in 1087 founded a line of succession to the British throne William the Conqueror Pranjal	$400 [25] Due to a natural disaster in 2005, this U.S. city saw its population drop from 450,000 to about 230,000 New Orleans Pranjal	$400 [8] Solomon Burke was the "Bishop" of this music style; James Brown was the "Godfather of" it soul Ellen	$400 [7] This then-Florida-based tabloid newspaper first exposed John Edwards' affair with a campaign worker the National Enquirer	$400 [14] Franz Ferdinand's 8-letter noble title archduke Pranjal
$1,200 [18] Habakkuk & Nahum are among the books of the "minor" these--hey, not everyone can be an Ezekiel or an Isaiah! the prophets Carolyn	$800 [28] In 1975, after a lapse of 44 years, he restored the Bourbon monarchy to Spain Juan Carlos	$1,200 [11] "Jamming" & "Three Little Birds" were 2 of the songs on his landmark album "Exodus" (Bob) Marley Pranjal	$800 [9] The grandfather of 89 kids, Solomon Burke said his favorite Bible verse was "Be fruitful &" this multiply Pranjal	$800 [6] The Whiskey Ring, an attempt to divert tax dollars, damaged this former Civil War general's time as president Grant Carolyn	$800 [24] To express harsh disapproval of something a rebuke Carolyn
$1,600 [21] If you turn! turn! turn! the pages of the Bible, you'll find this book right after Proverbs Ecclesiastes Pranjal	$1,200 [20] This Jordanian king who died in 1999 was known to his people as Al-Malik Al-Insan or "The Humane King" Hussein Pranjal	$1,600 [10] Millions of Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs migrated across new borders during the partition of British India in this decade the 1940s Pranjal	$1,200 [16] One of Solomon's crossover hits was a cover of this group's "Proud Mary" Creedence Clearwater Revival Carolyn	$1,200 [3] Laker Nick Young got in hot water with this rapper/fiancee of his after a leaked conversation became news in 2016 Iggy Azalea Ellen	$1,200 [2] It's part of a whale's tail a fluke Pranjal
DD $3,210 [27] In "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister", Robert Browning rhymed this Pauline epistle with "damnations" Galatians Pranjal	$1,600 [15] In the 490s B.C. this Persian king tried to invade Greece twice, losing the second time at the Battle of Marathon Darius Pranjal Carolyn	$2,000 [22] Members of this faith arriving in Puritan Boston got an un-Friend-ly reception & a Mass. exodus (or worse) Quakers (or Catholicism) Ellen Pranjal	$1,600 [17] At London's O2 Arena in 2007, this reunited band had a "Whole Lotta Love" for Burke, who played their aftershow party Led Zeppelin Pranjal	$1,600 [4] Public knowledge of this Italian prime minister's "bunga bunga" parties tarnished his reputation Berlusconi Ellen	$1,600 [12] 7-letter term for a coin-operated phonograph a jukebox Ellen
—	$2,000 [26] Also known as Bluetooth, this Danish king converted to Christianity in 960 & made it the official religion Harald Pranjal	—	$2,000 [23] Solomon Burke was part of a supergroup with this "Stand By Me" singer & fellow artist on Atlantic Records in 1968 Ben E. King Ellen	DD $3,000 [5] The Teapot Dome scandal during President Harding's term was about giving unfair access to reserves of this commodity oil Ellen	$2,000 [13] Thailand island called the "Pearl of the South" Phuket Carolyn

Final Jeopardy!

JUDGES

Before he headed up the Supreme Court, he argued only 1 case before it--a 1796 case he ironically argued on states' rights grounds

John Marshall

Carolyn "Whoiswas John Jay?" — wagered $0

Ellen "Who is John Marshall?" — wagered $11,000

Pranjal "Who is Marshall?" — wagered $4,500

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