Show #7448 2017-01-18 (taped 2016-09-27) Regular

Contestants

Sherri Cohen — a nonprofit writer and editor from Brooklyn, New York

Aaron Ellis — a high school physics teacher from Whitestown, Indiana

John Avila — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$1,000	$4,400	$14,800	$2,399 3-day champion: $40,600	$14,800 20 R, 1 W
Aaron	$2,200	$2,600	$13,600	$1,600 2nd place: $2,000	$13,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Sherri	$3,200	$1,900	$700	$199 3rd place: $1,000	$3,200 8 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN AUTHORS	4-LETTER EDIBLES	CLASSIC DISNEY TITLE CHARACTERS	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES	IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HISTORY	THE BIG 3-0
$200 [16] In 1990 Time magazine called this "Presumed Innocent" author the "Bard of the Litigious Age" Scott Turow Sherri	$200 [11] It's also called "p"ocket bread pita John	$200 [1] His mom--inchains. His ears--laughable. Tough times for this 1941 character Dumbo John	$200 [13] This 11-letter word for a nightclub for dancing is French for "library of music records" a discotheque Aaron	$200 [19] Trace Jesus' steps in this city as he walked down the Via Dolorosa towards Golgotha Jerusalem Sherri	$200 [14] The daily price average of 30 selected blue chip stocks, it's abbreviated DJIA the Dow Jones Industrial Average Aaron
$400 [28] John Steinbeck got a Shetland to ride when he was a boy, inspiring this tale about young Jody Tifflin The Red Pony John	$400 [12] A rather new Thanksgiving tradition is a chicken stuffed inside this stuffed inside a turkey a duck Aaron	$400 [2] His mom--killed. His home--ablaze. Tough times for this 1942 character Bambi Sherri	$400 [27] The name of this type of collective farm is Hebrew for "gathering" or "collective" a kibbutz John	$400 [26] A tour of his infamous trail of murder starts at the Aldgate East Tube station Jack the Ripper John	$400 [15] Starting as a celebration of its 30th anniversary, "30 for 30" is a series of sports documentaries on this TV network ESPN Aaron
$600 [29] His first published novel, "The Notebook", was inspired by the relationship of his wife's grandparents Nicholas Sparks John	$600 [10] The Brunswick type of this was originally made with squirrel; today it's usually chicken or rabbit stew John	$600 [4] Playing an unusual game of croquet, she keeps her head about her Alice Aaron	$600 [7] The 2-word title of this Wayne Newton song is the German equivalent of "thank you very much" "Danke Schoen" Aaron	$600 [21] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Starting at the Boston Common and making its way past the Boston Massacre site, the Old North church, over the Charles to Old Ironsides and ending at the Bunker Hill Monument is this two-word path the Freedom Trail Aaron	$600 [22] Thiswoman gained fame by preparing tasty meals in just 30 minutes Rachael Ray Aaron
$800 [18] "Achilles in Left Field" was the title of Norman Podhoretz' review of this first novel by Bernard Malamud The Natural John	$800 [9] Shoepeg is a white variety of this corn	$800 [5] On the run, she moves in with a bunch of dudes Snow White Sherri	$800 [3] The Spanish name of these appetizers means "cover" because they were originally put on top of glasses as "lids" tapas Aaron	$800 [20] Hike in the footsteps of settlers & Native Americans on the Natchez Trace, starting in Natchez in this state Mississippi Aaron Sherri	$800 [23] For his efforts, the Sanhedrin paid him 30 pieces of silver Judas John
$1,000 [30] In 1984 a Presidential Medal of Freedom went to this author of "Hondo" & dozens of other Western novels Louis L'Amour	$1,000 [17] This form of clarified butter is commonly used in Indian, Pakistani & Middle Eastern cooking ghee Sherri	$1,000 [8] He foils an Indian princess kidnapping plot & attempted murder Peter Pan Aaron Sherri	$1,000 [6] Au revoir, in Russian do svidaniya Sherri	DD $2,500 [25] Retracing this 1930s journey will take you thousands of miles from Ruijin to Yan'an the Long March Sherri	$1,000 [24] The 30 Tyrants were appointed to administer Athens after its defeat by this city in 404 B.C. Sparta Sherri

Double Jeopardy! Round

THIS LAND IS MY LAND	SHELLFISH	SPORTS NICKNAMES	BIOGRAPHIES	CERAMICS	Y_O_Y
$400 [7] Pierce Downer gave his name to Downers Grove, 21 miles west of the Loop in this state Illinois John	$400 [14] A group of these "pearl" bivalves is called colony, bed or reef oysters John	$400 [2] 1924 college backfield: Harry Stuhldreher, Jim Crowley, Don Miller, Elmer Layden the Four Horsemen John	$400 [11] This G-man got booked & printed in Curt Gentry's bio subtitled "The Man and the Secrets" (J. Edgar) Hoover Aaron	$400 [19] In the 1780s Josiah Wedgwood invented the pyrometer to read this in the kiln so firing could be more accurate temperature Aaron	$400 [20] Young fellow seenhereturning 3 on his special day birthday boy
$800 [1] In 1602 an explorer named this Massachusetts island for both its local flora & one of his female family members Martha's Vineyard John	$800 [15] In 2004 the city of Reggio Emilia, Italy passed a law banning the killing of this shellfish by dropping it in boiling water lobster Aaron	$800 [3] In 1974 Muhammad Ali reclaimed his heavyweight boxing title from this man in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire George Foreman Aaron	$800 [12] "Touch of Light" opened the world's eyes to the life of this writing system creator Braille John	$800 [25] China's Yung Lo period was noted for its paper-thin white bowls called t'o t'ai, also known by this brittle name eggshell	$800 [21] A letter with no signature was sent this way anonymously Aaron
$1,200 [8] You can go up on Cripple Creek southwest of this Colorado peak named for an Army officer Pikes Peak John	$1,200 [26] Some of these shellfish, such as genus Crangon, change color to fit surroundings; maybe to cocktail-sauce red? shrimp John	$1,600 [5] This Hall of Fame shortstop was known as "The Wizard of Oz" for his deft fielding Ozzie Smith Aaron	$1,200 [13] "Illustrations of Camp Life" is a chapter title in a biography of this 19th century photographer Mathew Brady Aaron Sherri	$1,200 [18] The tall, cylindrical Greek vase seenhereis called a lekythos & usually held this oil sacred to the Greeks olive oil John	$1,200 [22] To tell a friend that something is really his bag, say "it's right up" these 2 words your alley Aaron
$1,600 [9] It took until the 21st century for Oregon to honor this Clark with a summit named Clark's Mountain William Clark Aaron Sherri	$1,600 [27] The name of this fan-shaped shellfish is from the French for "shell" a scallop John Aaron	$2,000 [6] It was the nickname of the horse Phar Lap, and also preceded "Machine" in the nickname of a baseball team Big Red John	$1,600 [16] Andre Maurois wrote a 1949 biography called "A la Recherche de" this other French author Proust Sherri	DD $2,000 [29] This tin-glazed ear then ware named for a city just southeast of The Hague was first made in the 17th century Delftware Aaron	$1,600 [23] This officious person always has meddling to do a busybody John
$2,000 [10] John E.'s Pond is on Block Island in this state, about 9 miles off the mainland Rhode Island John	$2,000 [28] Each year over 100 million of the red species of this shellfish on Christmas Island mass migrate to spawn in the sea crabs	DD $3,000 [4] In a 1972 AFC playoff game, Franco Harris made the winning TD with a "divine" shoestring catch dubbed this the Immaculate Reception Aaron	$2,000 [17] If you didn't read John McCormick's 1987 biography on this philosopher, you may be condemned to repeat it Santayana	$2,000 [30] In 1901 Edward VII gave permission for this Lambeth, London pottery to use the word "Royal" in its name Royal Doulton	$2,000 [24] Degenerative muscular disease muscular dystrophy Aaron

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. HISTORY

On Dec. 7, 1787 30 delegates at Battell's Tavern gathered & made history in what's now this state capital

Dover

Sherri "What is Massachuset" — wagered $501

Aaron "What isAlbanyNew York?" — wagered $12,000

John "What is Annapolis?" — wagered $12,401

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