Show #7440 2017-01-06 Regular

Contestants

Christina Bussmann — a social worker from Columbus, Ohio

Dante Atkins — a Congressional press secretary from Washington, D.C.

Joe Bartolomeo — a professor and associate dean from Florence, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Joe $1,800 $5,400 $15,000 $22,500
2-day champion: $36,500
$15,000
20 R, 2 W
Dante $5,200 $5,600 $17,200 $4,399
3rd place: $1,000
$13,600
20 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Christina $1,200 $1,600 $3,600 $7,200
2nd place: $2,000
$3,600
10 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

CHILD REARING STATE CAPITAL EVENTS U.S. MILITARY MEN BIBLE BOOK 'EM 2-LETTER WORDS I MARRIED A MUSICIAN
$200 [7]
2-word term for the natural competitiveness between brothers & sisters; Mom likes me best!
sibling rivalry
Dante
$200 [2]
On Jan. 29, 2016 in Baton Rouge, the Mystic Krewe of Artemis was the first parade in this annual event
Mardi Gras
Christina
$200 [12]
A statue of this "Green Mountain boy" in the U.S. Capitol represents the state of Vermont
Ethan Allen
Dante
$200 [1]
"Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken"
Genesis
Dante
$200 [20]
It introduces a conditional clause
if
Dante
$200 [26]
Kim Kardashian
Kanye West
Joe
$400 [8]
Also an '80s sitcom title, they are emotional or physical difficulties in development
Growing Pains
Christina
$400 [3]
In March 2016 you could catch an Easter concert by this group live in Salt Lake City or on closed-circuit simulcast
the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Dante
$400 [13]
In 1997, Vernon Bakerbecame one of only 7 African Americans & the only one living to receive this award for valor in World War II
the Congressional Medal of Honor
Joe
$400 [16]
"And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound"
Revelation
Joe Dante
$400 [21]
In math it's a synonym for "times"
by
Dante Christina
$400 [27]
Supermodel Iman
David Bowie
Joe
$600 [9]
It's a 5-letter word for a kid from about 9 to 12, no longer a child & not yet an adolescent
a tween
Christina
$600 [4]
The 1850s are back as tons of dirt cover the streets of Old this state capital in its annual Gold Rush Days
Sacramento
Dante
$600 [14]
This "Mad" Revolutionary War general later represented Ga. in Congress but returned to the Army in 1792
Anthony Wayne
Joe
$600 [17]
"A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother"
Proverbs
Dante
$600 [22]
When I say, "We'll be right back", it's the next thing viewers see
an ad
Dante
$600 [28]
Singer Edie Brickell
Paul Simon
Joe
$800 [10]
Linus had one of these, a transitional object that helps a child move from dependence to independence
a security blanket
Joe
$800 [5]
Cactus League spring training is held throughout the area of this capital
Phoenix
Dante
$800 [15]
More than a million people attended his 1885 funeral in NYC & in 1897 a million attended the dedication of his tomb
Ulysses S. Grant
Dante
$800 [18]
"My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome"
Job
Dante
$800 [23]
The archaic plural form of thou
ye
$800 [29]
Supermodel Chrissy Teigen
John Legend
$1,000 [11]
At 12 to 15 months it's recommended that your child have the MMR vaccine, which protects against these 3 things
measles, mumps and rubella
Dante
$1,000 [6]
Go to both the film & music parts of the SXSW festival in this capital & by all means, enjoy some BBQ
Austin
Dante
$1,000 [25]
Portrayed on film by Gary Cooper, this World War Isergeanthad applied for conscientious objector status, but was denied
Sergeant York
Joe
DD $2,000 [19]
"So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab"
Deuteronomy
Dante
$1,000 [24]
It's the game seen here
Go
Dante
$1,000 [30]
Bond girl Barbara Bach
Ringo Starr
Joe

Double Jeopardy! Round

WRITERS ON FILM CHEMICAL ELEMENT SYMBOLS JOB FAIR BEGINS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL MONTY VIDEO URUGUAY
$400 [1]
In "Kill Your Darlings", a murder draws together Allen Ginsberg & other figures of this movement
the Beat movement
Christina
$400 [26]
You get a "prize" if you know this element is No
nobelium
Joe
$400 [6]
With this job you get the sack before you start, & fill it with the Daily News or the Post
a paperboy
Joe
$400 [11]
Golden & triple double chocolate are varieties of this sandwich cookie
an Oreo
Christina
$400 [16]
Monty Woolley, a friend of this man, played himself when Cary Grant portrayed the songwriter in "Night and Day"
Cole Porter
Joe
$400 [21]
In 1811 Uruguay successfully rebelled against Spanish rule only to be annexed by this northern neighbor
Brazil
Dante
$800 [2]
"Quills" stars Geoffrey Rush as this irrepressible 18th century author during his days in an insane asylum
the Marquis de Sade
Christina
$800 [27]
You get an "F" if you don't know F is this element
fluorine
Christina
$800 [7]
Men named Larry Speakes & Josh Earnest have both held this White House job that sounds perfect for them
press secretary
Christina
$800 [12]
One who lives in Haifa or Tel Aviv
an Israeli
Joe
$800 [17]
In the '70s, this game show host was always ready to make a deal
Monty Hall
Joe
$1,200 [23]
Cooler temps characterize Uruguay, the only S.A. country completely outside this warm midriff of the Earth
the tropics
Joe
$1,200 [3]
Starring Johnny Depp, this film tells the story of J.M Barrie's friendship with the family that inspired "Peter Pan"
Finding Neverland
$1,200 [28]
Canned chickpeas can say Na Na, Na Na, Na to canned peas as the latter have less of this element
sodium
Dante
$1,200 [8]
The Constitution was actually "penned" by Jacob Shallus, assistant this 5-letter job of the Penn. Assembly
clerk
Joe Dante Christina
$1,200 [13]
It's the area of study where kids make the acquaintance of polynomials
algebra
Dante
$1,200 [18]
General Monty Montgomery, as seenhereat this 1942 Egyptian battle whose name he took for his title of nobility
El Alamein
Joe
$1,600 [24]
This "silver" estuary off Uruguay saw WWII's first major naval battle; Germany's Graf Spee faced 3 British cruisers
the Rio de la Plata
$1,600 [4]
In "Becoming Jane" this actress starred as Jane Austen pre-fame & entangled in a desperate romance
Anne Hathaway
Christina
$2,000 [30]
Gimme 5, a Roman 5, which is the same as the symbol for this element
vanadium
Christina
$1,600 [9]
Our almanac of famous people has onlythis19th century Brit listed under the occupation "dandy"
Beau Brummell
Joe
$1,600 [14]
For the Latin for "fox mange", it's the loss of hair
alopecia
Joe
$1,600 [19]
He's seenherein "Suddenly Last Summer", made after the 1956 car accident that changed his looks
Monty Clift
Joe
$2,000 [25]
Uruguay has so many quarries of this that about 50 different types were used to build the Parliament building
marble
Dante
$2,000 [5]
(I'm Louis C.K.) In a 2015 film I played Arlen Hird, a composite character who is blacklisted along with this screenwriter played by Bryan Cranston
(Dalton) Trumbo
Christina
DD $3,000 [29]
It's the precious element whose symbol is found in the middle of the name of Haiti's capital
gold
Dante
$2,000 [10]
A typical homeowner's association has this position; Rosie Rios held it for the U.S. in 2016
treasurer
Joe
$2,000 [15]
To take in marriage, or to speak in favor of a cause
espouse
Joe
$2,000 [20]
This Parrot Sketch co-writer was the first member of the Monty Python troop to join the choir invisible
Graham Chapman
DD $5,000 [22]
The first playing of this competition began July 13, 1930 in Montevideo; 13 countries vied, Uruguay won
the World Cup
Dante

Final Jeopardy!

NAME THE 19th CENTURY WORK

"Modern bourgeois society... is like the sorcerer who is no longer able to control the powers... called up by his spells"

The Communist Manifesto

Christina "What is the Communist Manifesto" — wagered $3,600
Joe "What is The Communist Manifesto?" — wagered $7,500
Dante "What is Conecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" — wagered $12,801

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