Show #7446 2017-01-16 (taped 2016-09-27) Regular

Contestants

Mary Caruso — a registered nurse from Cherry Hill, New Jersey

John Avila — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia

Eli Nehus — an electrical engineer from Fayetteville, Arkansas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,227)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Eli	$2,600	$4,800	$8,400	$1,400 3rd place: $1,000	$8,400 16 R, 4 W
John	$1,800	$700	$7,500	$14,001 New champion: $14,001	$13,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Mary	$1,200	$1,400	$7,000	$13,950 2nd place: $2,000	$7,000 12 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

IT'S THE GENEVA CONVENTION	GOT YOUR NAME TAG?	AROUND THE HOUSE	OUT OF CON TEXT	LOTSA "LUCK"	A MOVIE TO DIE FOR
$200 [11] When Geneva is cited on "Hogan's Heroes", it's usually the 1929 convention devoted to protection of them prisoners of war Eli	$200 [18] Hereyougo, Mr. winner of this decisive 1805 naval battle Trafalgar Mary	$200 [6] In 1956 GE pioneered this kitchen counter favorite that combines 2 food-heating appliances a toaster oven Mary	$200 [20] A memoir: "On Feb. 4, 2004... Larry drove me to the women's prison in Danbury, Connecticut" Orange is the New Black Eli	$200 [12] 5-word phrase for the good fortune of the sons of Erin the luck of the Irish John	$200 [1] With the help of a shotgun blast, Tony Montana takes a dive in this 1983 film Scarface Eli
$400 [17] Article 1 of the 1864 first convention called for protection of military hospitals & these vehicles ambulances Mary	$400 [19] May I just sayyou're an inspiration to millions & richly deserve this 2014 award the Nobel Peace Prize Eli	$400 [7] Sit back & relax in this brand of reclining armchairs that have let us put our feet up since 1941 a Barcalounger Mary	$400 [21] By Stephen King: "The inmates made jokes about the chair... they called it Old Sparky, or the Big Juicy" The Green Mile Eli John Mary	$400 [13] Double hyphenated term meaning easygoing happy-go-lucky John	$400 [2] In a 2015 film his estranged son unmasks, then impales him & says "Thank you" before Chewie gets off a few shots Han Solo Eli
DD $1,500 [28] The 1906 convention called for ratifications to be filed in this nearby national capital Bern John	$600 [25] We hopeyou'll be signing copies of this work, your fullest description of the ideal state The Republic Eli	$600 [8] The French name of this wardrobe cupboard indicates that it originally stored weapons an armoire John	$600 [22] By Solzhenitsyn: "How do people get to this clandestine archipelago?" (Compulsorily via arrest is the answer) The Gulag Archipelago Eli	$600 [14] This product was introduced in 1964 with 4 different marbits, or marshmallow bits Lucky Charms Mary	$600 [3] At the end of "The Dark Knight", this character played by Aaron Eckhart dies in a fall Harvey Dent John
—	$800 [26] Youmight not want to wear your tag if there's anyone here from this island you ruled from 1971 to 1986 Haiti John	$800 [9] (Sarah of the Clue Crew throws some shade.) Examples of window treatment options include Venetian blinds & this type, also named for an Italian city; basically, just a material rolled up and down on a cord Roman shades	$800 [23] "Dantes crossed the awful threshold and the door closed noisily behind him ...he was in prison" The Count of Monte Cristo	$800 [15] Dirty Harry tells a punk he's got to ask himself this 4-word question "Do you feel lucky?" (or "Do I feel lucky?") Eli	$800 [4] Sean Connery won an Oscar for this film, in which his character doesn't survive The Untouchables Eli
—	$1,000 [27] Sorry, Attila, I know you wanted it to say "Flagellum Dei", Latin for this, but they said no nicknames Scourge of God	$1,000 [10] A finial, an ornamental piece, may adorn this post at the bottom of a staircase a newel post	$1,000 [24] "At last news arrived...that Raskolnikov shunned everybody and that in prison he was unpopular with the convicts" Crime and Punishment Eli	$1,000 [16] "To take" this means to accept whatever's available, especially food potluck Eli	$1,000 [5] It was shocking when this lead & Oscar winner died in "Kingsman: The Secret Service" Colin Firth Eli

Double Jeopardy! Round

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS	GEOMETRIC SHAPE RHYME TIME	THE EMMYS 1967	TECH TALK	"C"OUNTIES	ROOMS FULL OF CULTURE
$400 [11] In 2013, President Obama unveiled a new statue of this"First Lady of Civil Rights" in Statuary Hall Rosa Parks John	$400 [16] Specific area for a shape with a circular base that tapers to a point a cone zone Mary	$400 [3] Before it was an action film series with Tom Cruise, it was the 1967 Emmy winner as Outstanding Drama Mission: Impossible Eli	$400 [19] Fittingly, you speak of "driving" this, the number of people viewing a website traffic Eli John	$400 [1] Illinois' most populous Cook Eli John	$1,200 [28] A performance by a solo classical musician, or the type of hall named for it, like the Bates one at UT Austin recital John
$800 [12] This abolitionist & orator who was born into slavery in Maryland is often called the "Father of the Civil Rights Movement" (Frederick) Douglass Mary	$800 [17] A right-angled rectangular seat a square chair	$800 [4] Nip it in the bud & name this man who won for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Don Knotts Eli	$800 [25] When discussing image quality on your computer screen, you may hear "PPI", meaning these per square inch a pixel Eli	$800 [2] Ireland's second-most populous Cork Mary	$1,600 [27] Great acoustics but an unassuming name at the Serge Koussevitzky Music Shed at this site in the Berkshires Tanglewood John
$1,200 [13] (I'm ABC News senior legal correspondent Sunny Hostin.) I would have loved to interview this civil rights hero & lawyer who helped end segregation in public schools before his historic appointment to the Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall Mary	$1,200 [18] The orb close at hand a near sphere Eli	$1,200 [5] I'm a believer in this TV series that beat out "Bewitched" to win Best Comedy The Monkees John	$1,200 [20] This item that identifies a particular cell phone user now comes in nano size, about 12 x 9 millimeters a SIM card Eli	DD $1,300 [6] Southwest Texas county named for a man who died in San Antonio Crockett John	$2,000 [26] The Rose Cinemas & Harvey Theater are part of BAM, short for this cutting-edge arts center in New York City the Brooklyn Academy of Music
$1,600 [14] This hero of civil rights marches was first elected to represent Georgia's 5th Congressional District in 1986 John Lewis	$1,600 [23] Friction reducer for a symmetrical 3-dimensional shape a cube lube	$1,600 [8] An award for daytime shows went to this beastly series sponsored by Mutual of Omaha Insurance Wild Kingdom Mary	$1,600 [21] Requiring one thing you have, like an ATM card, & one you know, like a PIN, is called 2-factor this -ation, AKA 2FA authentication John Mary	$1,600 [7] Catty English county on the border of Wales Cheshire Mary	DD $4,500 [29] For over a century Room 12 has been the center of the Velazquez collection of this museum the Prado John
$2,000 [15] In 2005, the Jackson International Airport was renamed in honor of this leader slain outside his house in 1963 (Medgar) Evers Mary	$2,000 [24] The emptiness within the quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides trapezoid void	$2,000 [9] Buck Henry & Leonard Stern walked off with the Comedy Writing Emmy for this show that featured a lot of KAOS Get Smart Mary	$2,000 [22] Also plotted by prisoners, it's a hack that lets you run an application your phone's maker hasn't approved jailbreaking John	$2,000 [10] Ohio's most populous; Cleveland is there Cuyahoga John	—

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY HISTORY

Villages like Zalesye, Kopachi & Lubyanka remain abandoned 3 decades after this event

nuclear disaster at Chernobyl

Mary "What is nuclear disaster at Chernobyl?" — wagered $6,950

John "What is the Chernobyl Disaster?" — wagered $6,501

Eli "What is Rwandan Genocide" — wagered $7,000

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