Show #7511 2017-04-17 Regular

Contestants

Kevin McGinty — an account representative from Randolph, Vermont

Jamie Newland — a loan coordinator from Chicago, Illinois

Deborah Beams — a certified public accountant from Dallas, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Deborah	$2,000	$3,400	$5,800	$8,300 3rd place: $1,000	$9,400 14 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Jamie	$3,800	$6,400	$17,000	$15,500 New champion: $15,500	$17,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Kevin	$0	$-200	$7,400	$14,800 2nd place: $2,000	$7,400 15 R, 7 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE MARVEL UNIVERSE	BODY PART TITLES	THIS CATEGORY IS JUST FLUFF	2016 PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM RECIPIENTS	GET A LYFT WITH UBER	3 + 3
$200 [3] His marvel.com bio says he's "highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship and hammer throwing" Thor Deborah	$200 [1] "The Moving Finger" was Agatha Christie's fourth mystery featuring this elderly amateur sleuth Miss Marple Kevin	$200 [11] Captain Kirk almost sits on one of these fluffy furballs that found its way into his chair a Tribble Jamie	$200 [26] Music icons Diana Ross & him, the Boss Springsteen Deborah	$200 [14] Uber says its drivers aren't employees but independent these, thus not entitled to reimbursements for car expenses contractors Deborah	$200 [19] A hired killer a hit man Jamie Kevin
$400 [7] The sense & sense ability of this hero/lawyer includes hearing a heartbeat from 20' away & tracking people by scent Daredevil Jamie	$400 [2] "How I Got My Shrunken Head" & "The Headless Ghost" are 2 of the scary titles in this R.L. Stine series Goosebumps Jamie	$400 [12] In "The Princess & the Pea", the princess has to deal with one of these that isn't as fluffy as her one back home a mattress Jamie	$400 [27] This recently retired broadcaster, the voice of the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers Vin Scully Kevin	$400 [15] Both Lyft & Uber are headquartered in this city, just a short rideshare from Silicon Valley San Francisco Deborah	$400 [20] Rover, if rabid a mad dog Jamie
$600 [8] Drax, Gamora & Rocket Raccoon make up part of this team the Guardians of the Galaxy Jamie	$600 [4] Poe played an organ of a different sort--under the floorboards--in this tense short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" Deborah	$600 [13] It's the fluff in a fluffernutter sandwich, a New England favorite marshmallow creme Deborah	$600 [28] This couple whose foundation has provided more than $36 billion in grants Bill and Melinda Gates Jamie	$600 [16] In 2015 Lyft shaved this symbol from its cars' grills & replaced it with a light-up dashboard version a pink mustache Jamie	$600 [21] In 1956 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey gave its last performance under one of these a big top Kevin
$800 [9] Travel doesn't seem to be an issue for this sorcerer & onetime surgeon; astral projection & teleportation are no prob Doctor Strange Jamie	$800 [5] In "Broca's Brain" this astrophysicist explored the romance of science & the amazing future to come Carl Sagan Kevin	$800 [17] This Russian region gave its name to a fluffy cat breed introduced to the U.S. in 1990 Siberia	$800 [29] This funny lady, daytime talk show host & advocate for fairness & equality Ellen DeGeneres Deborah	$800 [24] Uber debuted this kind of car in September 2016, & passengers didn't have to make small talk or argue about the music self-driving cars	$800 [22] Outdated, or the item seen here old hat Jamie
$1,000 [10] In the comics, Natasha Romanova, known by this "colorful" superhero name, was instructed by the Winter Soldier Black Widow Jamie	$1,000 [6] "There was only a flat patch on his face" is the alarming discovery of a major in the Gogol story named for this "The Nose" Kevin	$1,000 [18] In 2009, this Southern California-born comedian reminded us, "I'm not fat. I'm fluffy" Gabriel Iglesias	DD $1,600 [30] Thisartist & designer, whose latest memorial "What Is Missing?" raises awareness about habitat loss & biodiversity Maya Lin Deborah	$1,000 [25] Airports have been slow to welcome rideshare cars; this busiest one in the U.S. began allowing pickups on Jan. 1, 2017 Atlanta Deborah Kevin	$1,000 [23] Creation of a kid playing by the river, or of a baker working with chocolate mud pie Deborah

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE MARVELOUS UNIVERSE	SPORTS TROPHIES	WORLD WAR II	THE LAW	BORDER FRENZY	"Q"UIZZICAL
$400 [19] Hale-Bopp, this type of celestial body, has a nucleus with a 20-mile diameter a comet Jamie	$400 [27] The first team awarded this hockey trophy was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in 1893 the Stanley Cup Jamie	$400 [1] U-boats surfacing to attack couldn't be detected by this pinging device the British called ASDIC sonar Kevin	$400 [6] It shocked San Francisco when Dan White was convicted only of voluntary this for killing Harvey Milk & George Moscone manslaughter Deborah	$400 [9] The 2 countries that border Colombia but not Brazil are Ecuador & this one to the north Panama Deborah Jamie Kevin	$400 [8] 5 new mouths to feed quintuplets Kevin
$800 [20] SPF 50 won't help on this, the planet with the thinnest atmosphere, where the sun's rays are 7 times as strong as on Earth Mercury Deborah Kevin	$800 [30] The Duchess of Kent Challenge Cup is the ladies' doubles trophy at this event Wimbledon Kevin	$800 [2] The first major Allied victory over the Japanese was the Battle of this atoll northwest of Hawaii Midway Kevin	$800 [7] On Mar. 8, 1948 the Supreme Court said religious teaching to spread the faith in public schools was this 16-letter word unconstitutional Jamie	$800 [13] Norway borders these 3 countries Finland, Sweden and Russia Kevin	$800 [15] In the Navy, official ceremonies on a ship are traditionally held here a quarterdeck Jamie
$1,200 [21] 5 stars suggesting a water pitcher are held in the "arm" of this Zodiac constellation Aquarius Jamie	$1,200 [26] A Greek-like figure waves a checkered flag atop the Borg-Warner trophy, presented to the winner of this race the Indianapolis 500 Kevin	$1,200 [3] On January 29, 1944, this future presidential daughter seenherechristened the battleship U.S.S. Missouri Margaret Truman Deborah Kevin	$1,200 [10] 20% of the 32,000 Alaskans who filed a 1994 class action vs. this co. were dead by the time it got to the Supreme Court in 2008 Exxon Deborah	DD $1,000 [24] The only Caribbean island nations that have a land border with another country are these 2 the Dominican Republic and Haiti Jamie	$1,200 [16] If 16 Wyoming state senators show up, it's this minimum number & business can proceed a quorum Deborah
$1,600 [22] In 2016 a planet that could maybe support life was found orbiting Proxima, part of this triple star closest to our sun Alpha Centauri Jamie	$1,600 [28] Here's Colin Montgomerie with this cup he won as captain of the 2010 European team the Ryder Cup Deborah	$1,600 [4] Under Ike's supervision, this British field marshal commanded all Allied ground forces on D-Day Montgomery Kevin	$1,600 [11] The 1917 law under which Edward Snowden was charged in 2013 isn't called the Spying Act but this act the Espionage Act Kevin	$1,200 [14] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Bearing the name of a 14th century ruler of the Golden Horde, this "stan" only borders other countries that end in "stan" Uzbekistan Jamie Kevin	$1,600 [17] Physics-derived phrase for an abrupt increase in knowledge a quantum leap Jamie
$2,000 [23] In 1854 astronomer James Ferguson made the first discovery from the U.S. of this type of body, naming it Euphrosyne an asteroid	DD $2,000 [29] The Jules Rimet Cup was replaced by this trophy in 1974 the World Cup Deborah	$2,000 [5] A World War I flying ace with 22 kills, he headed Hitler's Luftwaffe (Hermann) Goring Kevin	$2,000 [12] On Sept. 15, 1934 in NYC, he used a bill with serial nos. used in the Lindbergh baby ransom & was arrested (Bruno Richard) Hauptmann Kevin	$2,000 [25] They were united in a confederation from 1982 to 1989, so it makes sense that these two countries share a border Gambia and Senegal Kevin	$2,000 [18] Slang for 1 pound sterling a quid Jamie

Final Jeopardy!

UNIVERSITIES

This university on John C. Calhoun's former plantation is named for Calhoun's son-in-law, who gave the land

Clemson

Deborah "What is Clemson?" — wagered $2,500

Kevin "What Clemson" — wagered $7,400

Jamie "What is Vanderbilt?" — wagered $1,500

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