Show #7372 2016-10-04 (taped 2016-07-27) Regular

Seth Wilson game 12.WE ASKED: Matthew Weiner.

Contestants

Ben Wynns — a nonprofit coordinator from New York City, New York

Joe Schneider — a senior index editor from Old Bridge, New Jersey

Seth Wilson — a Ph.D. candidate from Chicago, Illinois (whose 11-day cash winnings total $245,002)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Seth	$6,800	$8,600	$19,400	$20,000 12-day champion: $265,002	$20,400 26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Joe	$0	$3,000	$-400	$-400 3rd place: $1,000	$3,800 8 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Ben	$2,800	$4,800	$6,400	$12,800 2nd place: $2,000	$6,400 13 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SALUTE THE RED, WHITE & BLUE	THEATER TALK	HAVE AN "EF"ECT	KEEP IT 100	WHAT A TV CHARACTER!	IT'S THE CATALINA WINE MIXER
$200 [16] This state'sflagis easily flown upside down by mistake; it's even happened over the Capitol in Nashville Tennessee Ben	$200 [1] 2-word alliterative term for the moment after a play when actors return to receive applause curtain call Seth	$200 [24] Music symbol term following bass or treble a clef Seth	$200 [11] Per their system of numerals, ancient Romans kept it this letter C Seth	$200 [3] These 2 title MTV cartoon guys thought the band Kiss was "pretty cool for a bunch of mimes" Beavis & Butt-Head Ben	$200 [21] On the boat out to the island, I sipped champagne, both doux ("sweet") & sec (this opposite quality) dry Seth
$400 [17] Many nations adopted this country's tricoloreddesign France Seth	$400 [2] In the expression "Bad dress--good show", "dress" is short for this a dress rehearsal Ben	$400 [25] A place of protection or shelter, say from the storm refuge Joe	$400 [12] "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" is attributed to this NHL legend known as "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky Seth	$400 [4] From 1970 to 2011 "All My Children" sizzled with Susan Lucci as this character Erica Kane	$400 [22] Next to where the helicopters were parked, I tasted a great white varietal fittingly called "Chenin" this blanc Seth
$600 [18] Thestars & squaresbelong to this country that the U.S. helped become independent from Colombia Panama Ben	$600 [8] This area farthest from the audience is where an actor goes to take the attention away from others upstage Seth	$600 [26] In math it's the 9 in the expression 9x the coefficient Seth Ben	$600 [13] Search for it on the Internet--it's the term for 1 followed by 100 zeroes googol Seth	$600 [5] (I'm Mad Mencreator Matthew Weiner.) I said this character I created "likes winning strangers over. He likes seducing strangers, and that's what advertising is" Don Draper Ben	$600 [23] After hearing my bawdy joke, my wife did this, also a synonym for the rosé she was drinking blush
$800 [19] The stars on New Zealand'sflagrepresent this constellation the Southern Cross Ben	$1,000 [10] This 2-word Latin term is used to denote the cast of characters in a play dramatis personae Seth	$800 [27] Extremely villainous or wicked, like a type of scheme nefarious Joe	$800 [14] His 100th Top 40 hit was 1973's "Steamroller Blues", taken from his TV special "Aloha from Hawaii" Elvis Ben	$800 [6] Hey, Edith! This actor played Archie Bunker for 13 years Carroll O'Connor Ben	$800 [29] I'd always called this red wine syrah, but the guy who was pouring said it's also called this shiraz Joe
$1,000 [20] The shield on this nation'sflagwas added in 1992 to make it different from the Russian tricolor flag Slovakia Ben	DD $1,800 [9] The 3 elements of drama according to German theater critic Gustav Freytag: rising action, this, falling action climax Seth	$1,000 [28] It sounds like it means rich, but it means flowing out effluent Joe	$1,000 [15] In the 19th century this ancient Hellenistic monetary unit became equal to 100 lepta a drachma Seth	$1,000 [7] This was the full name of Henry Winkler's cool character on "Happy Days" Arthur Fonzarelli Seth	$1,000 [30] The band played "The Longest Time" & I drank some Maestro, a blend made for this epic winemaker's 50th anniversary Robert Mondavi

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY	I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE	BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS BY SETTING	RHYMES WITH A STATE	LAZARUS	RISING
$400 [2] The return in 1660 of the monarchy & King Charles II isn't called the Reinstallation or the Redemption but this the Restoration Seth	$400 [7] A trick the desert plays on your eyes, or a French fighter jet a mirage Seth	$400 [3] A Moroccan bar Casablanca Seth	$400 [10] It's the word for someone from Copenhagen Dane Joe	$400 [15] Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus" is inscribed on the pedestal of this landmark the Statue of Liberty Seth	$400 [19] Lighter-than-air gases include helium & this combustible one unfortunately used in the Hindenburg hydrogen Seth
$800 [1] In 1833 the Royal Navy threw Argentina out of this island group; they did it again 149 years later the Falkland Islands Ben	$800 [12] The feather covering on birds; it has a more drab type that appears on the young to camouflage them plumage Ben	$800 [4] A mental hospital in Oregon One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ben	$800 [11] Surname of Cesare or Lucrezia Borgia Seth	$800 [16] The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is only found in this last New Testament gospel John Joe	$800 [20] The myth of this unique bird rising from the ashes of its own funeral pyre dates back to ancient Egypt the phoenix Ben
$1,600 [21] Perhaps referring to the White Cliffs of Dover, this earliest-known name for Britain was used as far back as 300 B.C. Albion Seth	$1,200 [13] (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) What appears to be a simple bowl of water is actually filled with polymer-basedjelly marblesthatseem to disappearbecause they have the same index of this light-bending quality as the water refraction	$1,200 [5] The court of Emperor Josef II Amadeus Joe	$1,200 [14] Pardner, it's a term for the center or core of something nexus Ben	$1,200 [17] Taking place on a world where the planet is almost all water, "The Lazarus Effect" is a novel by this "Dune" author Frank Herbert Seth	$1,200 [22] The Order of the Rising Sun is awarded by this country for exceptional civil or military merit Japan Ben
$2,000 [23] Dying childless in 1714 despite 18 pregnancies, Queen Anne was this dynasty's last monarch Stuart Seth	$1,600 [25] A rainbow is a spectrum arranged by this, with red's the longest wavelength	$1,600 [8] A beach in Hawaii From Here to Eternity Seth	$1,600 [24] An excessively intense enthusiasm, in a person or a group a mania	$1,600 [18] Mell Lazarus, who passed away in 2016, created "Momma" &this other comic strip about a teacher with a fruit name Miss Peach	$1,600 [26] Abbreviated C.O.L.A., it's a wage increase to help workers keep up with rising prices a cost of living allowance Seth Joe
DD $4,200 [6] In December 1947 Parliament passed the law granting independence to this Asian island Sri Lanka Joe	$2,000 [30] Theringis called a solar halo, and the two bright images on the sides get this canine term when light passes through icy clouds sun dogs	DD $2,000 [9] A Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm A Beautiful Mind Seth	$2,000 [27] An unfettered wide view in all directions panorama Seth	$2,000 [28] "Lazarus Laughed", a 1928 play by this Pulitzer winner, was preceded by his similar "The Great God Brown" Eugene O'Neill Joe	$2,000 [29] As an adjective it means caused by heat; as a noun it means a rising current of warm air used by hang gliders a thermal Joe

Final Jeopardy!

IN THE NOVEL

The 1st scene in this book: "With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene"

Fahrenheit 451

Ben "What is Fahrenheit 451" — wagered $6,400

Seth "What is Fahrenheit 451?" — wagered $600

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