Show #7421 2016-12-12 (taped 2016-08-31) Regular

Tim Aten game 7.

Contestants

Bridget McNulty — an analytical chemist from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Amy Young — a public health graduate student from Corvallis, Oregon

Tim Aten — an editor from Vermilion, Ohio (whose 6-day cash winnings total $101,899)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$800	$3,000	$7,800	$5,600 7-day champion: $107,499	$7,800 12 R, 2 W
Amy	$-400	$800	$9,200	$3,700 3rd place: $1,000	$11,200 26 R (including 1 DD), 9 W (including 2 DDs)
Bridget	$1,600	$1,600	$8,800	$4,400 2nd place: $2,000	$8,800 8 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE POPES	ISLAND NATIONS	PLAN AN ANAGRAM	BASKETBALL	CIRCLE TIME	BEN & JERRY'S FLAVOR GRAVEYARD
$200 [26] His resignation was the first since that of Gregory XII about 600 years earlier Pope Benedict Amy	$200 [16] The Ivory Coast is officially Cote d'Ivoire & as of 2013, this island country not far off is Cabo Verde Cape Verde	$200 [7] To go dormant for the winter:BEAR, THINE hibernate Amy	$200 [18] If you want to play tight defense, employ a "full-court" this press Amy	$200 [6] If you saw the movie "Signs", you know the formation seenhereis one of these geometric feats a crop circle Amy	$200 [1] In the '80s you could enjoy this state's "Mud", flavored with Jack Daniel's Tennessee Tim Amy Bridget
$400 [27] Family name of Renaissance-era Pope Leo X, born in Florence to proud papa Lorenzo the Medici Tim	$400 [17] This country has been called the "teardrop of India" due to its location & shape Sri Lanka Amy	$400 [8] Orchestra section with drums:SUPERSONIC percussion Amy	$400 [19] The 2015 & 2016 NBA finals both matched up these 2 teams the Cavs & the Warriors Tim	$400 [12] All official distances from NYC are measured from this point at the intersection of 59th Street, Eighth Avenue & Broadway Columbus Circle Amy Bridget	$400 [2] They are a classic "unbeatable duo! Yet somehow it managed to flop in a cone"--but we still have the sandwich peanut butter & jelly Tim
$600 [28] In 1302 Boniface VIII took none of this in affirming authority over secular rulers in a papal this a bull Tim	DD $800 [23] Just like Greece, the Greek section of this Asian island nation in the Mediterranean has a Mount Olympus Cyprus Amy	$600 [9] A drunk-checking instrument:THE LAZY REBAR Breathalyzer Bridget	$600 [20] In the NBA an award is given to the best of these ordinal players, usually the first off the bench the sixth man Amy	$600 [13] In the U.K., a sign with 3 arrows going around in a circle indicates one of these, also called a traffic circle a roundabout Bridget	$600 [3] This flavor had coffee ice cream & Kahlua--but vodka, nyet White Russian Amy
$800 [29] He was the first pope to choose a double name but, sadly, only had 34 days on the job John Paul Amy	$800 [24] The majority of the citizens of Antananarivo, this nation's capital, are of Indonesian ancestry Madagascar Tim	$800 [10] A periodic grant payment:SEND TIP stipend Amy	$800 [21] 2015-'16 was the 19th & final season forthisNBA great from the U.S. Virgin Islands Tim Duncan Amy	$800 [14] Parallel to the equator, it runs along 66 degrees, 30 minutes south latitude the Antarctic Circle Tim Amy	$800 [4] In 1987 the stock market plunged & Ben & Jerry put almond, pecans & walnuts into "Economic" this Crunch
—	$1,000 [25] On theflagof this Caribbean nation, diamonds make a "V" to represent its largest island St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$1,000 [11] Elected deliberative bodies:SURE IT'S LEGAL legislatures Tim Amy	$1,000 [22] Karl Malone was one of the most dominant at this 2-word position power forward Amy	$1,000 [15] This song is sung at the end of the annual Country Music Hall of Fame ceremonies... "By and by, Lord, by and by" "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?"	$1,000 [5] This Woodstock-era personality outlived the rhyming flavor named for him Wavy Gravy Amy Bridget

Double Jeopardy! Round

A CELEBRITY CHRISTMAS	INVASIONS	TOUGH CHILDREN'S LIT	LANDMARKS	THE LAW	SILENT "H"
$400 [23] David Beckham has said that he loves listening to the annual message given by her Queen Elizabeth Amy	$400 [5] In 409 Spain was invaded by this Germanic people who did more than damage property & spray graffiti the Vandals Amy	$400 [6] This elderly character isseenheredoing what she does in a nursery rhyme Mother Hubbard Amy	$400 [17] This Roman amphitheater was officially dedicated in 80 A.D. by Titus the Colosseum Amy	$400 [25] In criminal law, it's a statement in which a suspect admits he or she is guilty of a crime & often gives details a confession Amy	$400 [11] According to a proverb, it's "the best policy" honesty Amy
$800 [1] Eva Longoria returns to her roots cooking these treats traditionally wrapped in corn husks tamales Amy	$800 [29] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from USSIntrepidin New York.) In April 1945, USS Intrepid supported the last major land campaign of the Pacific war, the invasion of this largest of the Ryukyu Islands, just 350 miles from the Japanese mainland Okinawa Bridget	$800 [7] Anyone who wanted to enter the tower to see this girl would call, "Let down your hair to me" Rapunzel Amy	$800 [19] Astatuein Cork honors an Irish teenagerwho was the first immigrant processed through this landmark on January 1, 1892 Ellis Island Amy	$800 [16] Let's set this, a legal decision that serves as an authoritative rule for future similar cases a precedent Tim	$800 [12] From the Dutch, it's a small cucumber used to make pickles a gherkin Tim
$1,200 [2] This group has its version of an ugly Christmas sweater available from Questlove's Okayplayer music site The Roots Bridget	$1,200 [27] Information minister "Comical Ali" said in 2003, "There are no American infidels in" this city--"never!" Baghdad Amy	$1,600 [9] This "Alice in Wonderland" reptile studied such subjects as "reeling and writhing" & "seaography" the Mock Turtle	$1,600 [21] In Brazil this mountain is called Pão de Açúcar Sugarloaf Bridget	$1,200 [18] California car buyers know the Tanner Consumer Protection Act is one piece of this "fruity" legislation the lemon law Tim	$1,200 [13] Seen here, the cattleya is a popular variety of this an orchid Amy
$1,600 [3] George Clooney & Miley Cyrus showed up for "A Very" him "Christmas" on Netflix in 2015 Bill Murray Bridget	$1,600 [28] Liberalization under Alexander Dubcek led the USSR to invade this then-country & restore hardline communism in 1968 Czechoslovakia Tim Amy	$2,000 [10] An Albee couple, or the 2 lovable hippos in James Marshall stories like "The Tooth" & "The Tub" George & Martha	$2,000 [22] 867 feet high from base to top, this Wyoming natural landmark is sacred to the Lakota Devils Tower Tim	$1,600 [24] The onus is on you--onus probandi literally means this burden of proof Tim Amy	$1,600 [14] This feeling of sadness was once thought to be caused by an excess of black bile melancholy Amy
$2,000 [4] Emily Blunt & this hubby associated with pranking pulled one on neighbor Jimmy Kimmel, gift-wrapping his SUV John Krasinski Bridget	—	DD $3,000 [8] In an 1883 book the talking insect tells him, "Woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home" Pinocchio Amy	DD $3,000 [20] A place of prayer for Jewish people, it's all that remains of the Second Temple of Jerusalem the Western Wall Amy	$2,000 [26] 6-letter type of "law" or "clause" providing that a legal entity ceases to exist by a certain date unless renewed a sunset law	$2,000 [15] In Greek myth, before the universe was created, there was nothing but this void chaos Amy

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENTISTS

In a 1694 Royal Society lecture, he suggested an astronomical cause for the biblical flood in Genesis

Edmond Halley

Tim "Who was Newton?" — wagered $2,200

Bridget "Who is Galileo?" — wagered $4,400

Amy "Who Newton" — wagered $5,500

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