Show #7348 2016-07-20 (taped 2016-04-26) Regular

Pranjal Vachaspati game 2.

Contestants

Conor Lastowka — a comedy writer originally from Vienna, Virginia

Sophie Carrell — a graduate student from Raleigh, North Carolina

Pranjal Vachaspati — a Ph.D. student originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,910)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Pranjal	$5,200	$6,200	$16,000	$15,679 2-day champion: $41,589	$13,800 23 R (including 2 DDs), 8 W
Sophie	$1,200	$2,000	$800	$1 3rd place: $1,000	$5,600 13 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Conor	$600	$2,200	$7,800	$7,700 2nd place: $2,000	$7,800 11 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

MEN OF NOTE	BEVERAGE BRANDS	TV WHO SAID IT?	OUR GREAT COUNTRY	SAILING JOBS	DRAW YOUR "GUN"
$200 [29] The Showa period in Japan ended with this emperor's death in 1989 Hirohito Pranjal	$200 [24] This soda with an M.D. is "always one of a kind" Dr Pepper Pranjal	$200 [7] Sarah Michelle Gellar as her:"Okay, how many times do I have to kill you? Ballpark figure" Buffy Conor	$200 [22] Germany's Stuttgart Tower inspired Edward Carlson's initial sketch for this Seattle landmark the Space Needle Conor	$200 [30] When a command went out for "all hands", it was for these "hands", the regular seamen on board deck hands Pranjal	$200 [21] "Weapon" that serves as indisputable evidence of a crime a smoking gun Sophie
$400 [28] From 1957 to 1975 this man who turned Jackie K into Jackie O ran Olympic Airways Ari Onassis Sophie	$400 [18] The logo of this golfer's beverage brand is a lemon wedge that's pierced by a golf tee Arnold Palmer Sophie	$400 [8] Playing Frasier:"My wife had left me, which was very painful. Then she came back to me, which was excruciating" Kelsey Grammer Conor	$400 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a USPS distribution center in Chicago, IL.) The Postal Service moves mail by planes, trains, trucks, cars, feet & many other methods, including bymule traindown an eight-mile trail to a Havasupai Indian community at the bottom of this location the Grand Canyon Pranjal	$400 [27] The officer ranking just below the captain, like Gilligan on TV the first mate Pranjal	$400 [20] This word for thick grease comes from a trademark for a grease remover gunk Conor
$600 [13] In 1953 he had the right stuff when he set a world record by flying 1,650 mph in an X-1A rocket plane Chuck Yeager Sophie	$800 [5] This brand calls itself the "meanest energy drink on the planet" Monster Pranjal	$600 [9] This "Last Week Tonight" man:"Cranberries taste like cherries who hate you" (John) Oliver Pranjal	$600 [1] It was in this Philadelphia building that the Constitution was drafted in 1787 Independence Hall Pranjal	$600 [10] If you had done this type of useful "service", it was doing clerical work on the ship yeoman service	$600 [2] A line of hereditary military dictators of Japan, they ruled until the 1860s the shoguns Sophie
$800 [15] Delaware's name is derived from the 12th Baron de la Warr, who was governor of this colony from 1609 to 1618 Virginia Pranjal Sophie	DD $1,000 [4] John McLaughlin created this brand of ginger ale in Toronto in 1904 Canada Dry Pranjal	$800 [14] On "Parks & Recreation":"Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have" Swanson Pranjal	$800 [6] The swan boats featured in books like "The Trumpet of the Swan" are a popular attraction in this city Boston Sophie	$800 [25] The commander of a merchant vessel was known as this, like a skilled kung fu teacher a master Sophie	$800 [11] Dijon is this wine region's historic capital Burgundy Pranjal
$1,000 [16] Known as "Mr. Republican", this son of William Howard Taft lacked both the mustache & the presidency Robert Taft Pranjal	$1,000 [17] This brand known for its applesauce & apple juice dates back to a guy named Samuel who sold apple cider back in 1842 Mott's Conor	$1,000 [19] This character on "Glee":"It is my strong recommendation that both these students be hobbled" Sue Sylvester Sophie	$1,000 [23] Oahu's Diamond Head has great views of this coastal resort district just to its west Waikiki	$1,000 [26] General term for any noncommissioned officer aboard ship, chief a petty officer Pranjal	$1,000 [12] This word for the upper edges of the sides of a boat isn't pronounced as it looks a gunwale Pranjal

Double Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN OF NOTE	TREES	THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE	THAT'S A REAL HORROR STORY	JEWISH HISTORY	FLIP HOMOPHONES
$400 [1] In 1984 this singer had her first No. 1 solo hit with "What's Love Got To Do With It" Tina Turner Conor	$400 [26] Native Americans used the white, waterproof bark of the paper type of this for roofing & canoes birch Pranjal Sophie Conor	$400 [25] Electoral maps from these 2 years areseen here--what some called "Mr. Wilson's war" was in between 1916 & 1920 Pranjal Sophie	$400 [6] "Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature" is said in this novel Frankenstein Pranjal	$800 [15] In 1909 near the Sea of Galilee, European Jewish immigrants built Degania, the first of these collective farming villages a kibbutz Pranjal	$800 [8] A figure skating jump spins 2 letters to become a car part axle/axel Conor
$800 [4] Here's "Something To Talk About"; this redhead entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, in the "Nick Of Time" Bonnie Raitt Pranjal Conor	$1,200 [16] Asseenhere, this type of oak is stripped for use by wineries, but the bark regrows in a few years cork Pranjal	$800 [28] Under the 23rd Amendment, it's allocated 3 electoral votes & treated like a state the District of Columbia Sophie	$800 [22] This character says, "Billy thinks he wants to change. He's making himself a girl suit out of real girls" Hannibal Lecter Pranjal Sophie	$1,200 [17] In the early 700s a "Golden Age" of Jewish life in what's now this European country began with the Muslim conquest Spain Sophie	$1,200 [7] A layer of planet Earth flips 2 letters to frame a fireplace mantle/mantel Sophie
$1,200 [3] Tina Weymouth joined David Byrne, Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz as this band reunited for the 1st time in about 20 yrs. in '02 Talking Heads Conor	$1,600 [14] The 2 main species of the coffee tree are Arabica & this one that is more resistant to disease & yields more coffee Robusta Pranjal	$1,600 [12] In 1796 Samuel Miles became the first elector to switch his vote, voting for Thomas Jefferson instead of this man John Adams Sophie	$1,200 [23] A vampire asks how much tape a reporter has in the second paragraph of a novel by this author Anne Rice Conor	$1,600 [18] During the Civil War this lawyer from Louisiana served as attorney general & sec. of state for the Confederacy Judah P. Benjamin	$1,600 [10] To rendezvous reverses 2 letters to dole out punishment meet/mete Pranjal
$1,600 [2] In 2016 this singer & Drake went to "Work", a cut off her album "Anti" Rihanna Conor	$2,000 [19] This chemical used to make aspirin was first isolated in 1828 from the tannins of willow trees salicylic acid Pranjal	$2,000 [13] In a joint session of Congress, this official presides over the count & announces the results of the electoral vote the vice president of the United States Pranjal Sophie	$1,600 [9] You get horror right in the title of this book & the prologue tells of 1974 mass murders at a home on Long Island The Amityville Horror Pranjal	$2,000 [20] The Baal Shem Tov was the 18th century founder of this movement known for wearing black hats the Hasidic movement Pranjal	$2,000 [21] A synonym for "conceal" switches 2 letters & becomes a past tense verb meaning "went quickly" hide/hied Pranjal
$2,000 [5] On Feb. 16, 1968 Martin Luther King gave this singer the Southern Christian Leadership award on her "Day" in Detroit Aretha Franklin	DD $4,800 [27] Found in the scientific name of the redwoods, sempervirens is Latin for this type of tree evergreen Sophie	DD $3,000 [11] The meeting of the electors takes place on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in this month December Pranjal	$2,000 [24] It's a rough go for humanity as a supercomputer turns evil in Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must" do this Scream Pranjal	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

COMMUNICATION

A 1978 presidential statement recognized October 4 as a day celebrating this communication system

CB radio

Sophie "What is the teepvetelephone?inter" — wagered $799

Conor "What is the Postal Service" — wagered $100

Pranjal "What is radio?" — wagered $321

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