Show #7447 2017-01-17 (taped 2016-09-27) Regular

Contestants

Pete Tachibana — a bartender from North Highlands, California

Andrea Keppers — a history educator from Denver, Colorado

John Avila — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$7,000	$11,400	$24,600	$24,200 2-day champion: $38,201	$22,400 29 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Andrea	$600	$2,600	$11,200	$11,200 2nd place: $2,000	$9,400 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Pete	$0	$1,400	$2,400	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$1,400 9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SOMETHING TO READ	SCRAMBLED KEGS	SHADES OF YELLOW	COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY	THE CONSTITUTION	PRE-AMBLE
$200 [12] The 1,452-page Penguin Classics edition of this Tolstoy tome, if you've got a month or 2 to spare War and Peace John	$200 [2] Not just for the stoutest:INN GUESS Guinness John	$200 [21] A hair color that could be platinum or peroxide blonde Andrea	$200 [1] Doubtful we'll see a rematch of the 1919 version of this "Granddaddy of Them All" bowl game: Great Lakes 17, Mare Island 0 the Rose Bowl Pete	$200 [6] Article I, Section 1: "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a ____ of the United States" Congress John	$200 [16] From the Latin for "thing to be done", it's a list of items to be covered at a meeting agenda John
$400 [25] James Baldwin's 1953 classic "Go Tell It On" this The Mountain John	$400 [4] Perfect for award season:PROBABLE BIB NUTS Pabst Blue Ribbon	$400 [22] A pet songbird a canary Pete	$400 [3] Bear Bryant led Maryland & 2 other schools before rolling to 232 wins at this university Alabama Pete	$400 [10] At the end: "Done in Convention...in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ____ ____" Eighty seven Pete	$400 [17] In show biz this Latin phrase means "improvise, wing it"; on a prescription, it means take it as you like ad lib John
$600 [26] This man's "Morte d'Arthur"; you're into 15th century English prose, right? (Thomas) Malory John	$600 [5] Out with the old:CLEAN STEW Newcastle	$600 [24] A condiment made from the seeds of plants of the genus Brassica mustard John	$600 [7] Awarded since 1972 in 2015 the Commander-in-Chief's trophy was won by this Maryland school the Naval Academy John	$600 [11] Article VI: "No religious ____ shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust" Test Andrea	$600 [18] Beginning 1972, these ABC specials dealt with issues & concerns of young people Afterschool Specials John
$800 [29] William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience", including this poem about a member of the Felidae family "A Tyger" John	$800 [15] Tonight is kind of special:NEW LABOUR Lowenbrau	$800 [27] The wildflower & copy paper color seen here goldenrod Andrea	$800 [8] Gipper-winning aside, he graduated from Notre Dame in 1914 & taught chemistry at the school before he was head coach Knute Rockne John	$1,000 [14] Article II, Section 2: "The President... shall have Power, by and with the ____ and ____ of the Senate, to make Treaties" Advice and Consent John	$800 [19] Say the name of a pain reliever brand, add 2 syllables & you have this word meaning "to relieve pain" alleviate John
$1,000 [30] Charles Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby", originally published under this 3-letter pseudonym Boz Pete	$1,000 [23] Enjoyed by a "range" of people:AREA INVADERS Sierra Nevada Andrea	$1,000 [28] A type of transport; the color is AKA chrome yellow school bus yellow Andrea	$1,000 [9] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the College Football Hall of Fame.) The beltherehad little handles, so other players could lock arms and move down the field in one of these formations, later outlawed by the NCAA due to death and injury the flying wedge John Pete	DD $3,000 [13] Amendment XII: "The ____ shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President Electors John	$1,000 [20] Robert Herrick rhymed, "Against diseases here the strongest fence / is the defensive virtue", this one abstinence Andrea

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE ANCIENT WORLD	LETTER PERFECT	A TRIPLE FEATURE	COMPOSERS	STATE PARKS	ODD COMBINED RESPONSES
$400 [1] The Roman poet Horace was known for a series of witty works called not "parodies", but these satires Pete	$400 [16] Something perfect for you "suits you to" this letter a T John	$400 [19] It only took 2 years for "Trois hommes et un couffin", or "Three Men and a Cradle", to be remade as this in 1987 Three Men and a Baby John	$400 [5] In the 2000s alone, 13 of his movie scores have been Oscar nominated, including "War Horse" & "The Book Thief" (John) Williams Andrea	$400 [10] Malibu Creek State Park California John	$400 [22] Word after "open" in an Ali Baba command + term for a wide street like L.A.'s world-famous Sunset sesame boulevard John
$1,200 [3] This religion of ancient Persia has a good god, Ahura Mazda & a bad spirit, Ahriman Zoroastrianism John	$800 [17] A book about these movies is subtitled "An Informal Survey of the American Low-Budget film, 1933-1945" B-movies John	$800 [20] The contestant seenhereis demonstrating the salute from this 1986 Martin-Short-Chase comedy The Three Amigos Andrea	$800 [6] This Finn abandoned his law studies & went on to compose "The Swan Of Tuonela" & "Finlandia" Sibelius Andrea	$800 [11] Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve New York John	$800 [23] Army rank immediately above private 1st class + hopping marsupial of the family Macropodidae corporal kangaroo John Pete
$1,600 [4] In the "Bingfa" or "Art of War", this Chinese general laid out his battle strategies Sun Tzu John Andrea	$1,200 [18] Before "p" it was the British abbreviation for a penny or pence d	$1,200 [21] This 2009 remake featured John Travolta as a criminal mastermind who hijacks a New York City subway train The Taking of Pelham 123 John	$1,200 [7] Victor Herbert composed more than 40 operettas, including "Naughty Marietta" & "Babes in" this place Toyland Andrea	$1,200 [12] Fort Boonesborough State Park Kentucky John Pete	$1,200 [24] A new team to make 2 towns shudder: city that's home to Faneuil Hall + the NATO phonetic alphabet word for "Y", pluralized Boston Yankees Pete
DD $1,800 [2] Don't be phobic about giving us this name for the central market & meeting place of many ancient Greek cities agora Pete	$1,600 [27] In classical Latin, "V" was said like this other letter in the text now appearing on the screen W	$1,600 [28] Mark Wahlberg, George Clooney & Ice Cube are soldiers in Iraq in this 1999 film named for a trio Three Kings Andrea	$2,000 [9] The letters of this composer's last name have been used as a musical theme, including in his own "Art Of The Fugue" Johann Sebastian Bach	$1,600 [13] Lake Bemidji State Park Minnesota John	$1,600 [25] 5-letter synonym for "person" + blows thrown with your south paw human lefts
$2,000 [15] Zoomorphic gods of ancient Egypt included this canine-headed one, who was prominent during the old kingdom Anubis John	$2,000 [30] The element that can glow in the dark and has atomic number 15 is symbolized by this letter P	$2,000 [29] Joanne Woodward won an Oscar for playing a Georgia housewife with multiple personalities in this 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve Pete	DD $3,400 [8] This German-born composer wrote 4 coronation anthems for Britain's George II (George Frederick) Handel Andrea	$2,000 [14] Quoddy Head State Park Maine Andrea	$2,000 [26] Belonging to dictionary maker Mr. Webster + a game in which you might hear, "You sank my aircraft carrier!" Noah's Battleship John

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYS

This play was derived from a 1565 story, "Un Capitano Moro"

Othello

Pete "What is ?" — wagered $2,400

Andrea "What isOthello?" — wagered $0

John "What is a Dead Captain??" — wagered $400

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