Show #7516 2017-04-24 Regular

Alan Lin game 1.

Contestants

Alan Lin — a software engineer from Santa Barbara, California

Emma Florio — a library assistant from Hoffman Estates, Illinois

David Rigsby — a Social Security Administration attorney from Alexandria, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$2,000	$2,200	$3,800	$6,800 3rd place: $1,000	$3,800 7 R, 0 W
Emma	$1,400	$7,000	$11,800	$7,800 2nd place: $2,000	$10,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Alan	$5,600	$8,800	$27,600	$24,000 New champion: $24,000	$21,600 27 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SITCOM CITIES	FASHION	THE 16th CENTURY	CUT IT OUT	SQUID	IT'S A TRAP!
$200 [1] "Veep" Washington, D.C. Emma	$200 [9] Types of this delicate fabric include Brussels & Chantilly lace David	$200 [19] In 1521 in Worms he declared, "Here I stand; I can do no other" Martin Luther Emma	$200 [16] Cut "it" out of a fundamental physical force & you get this turkey accompaniment gravy David	$200 [6] The squid is better at hugging than the octopus, as it has this many appendages ten Alan	$200 [17] The National Motorists Association has a website that monitors these "traps" so you can avoid them a speed trap Alan
$400 [2] "2 Broke Girls" New York David	$400 [12] These large square sleeves bear the name of a Japanese garment a kimono Alan	$400 [20] Early in the century, Giovanni Bellini painted "The Infant"this Roman god holding a wine pitcher Bacchus Emma	$400 [24] Remove "it" from a Japanese dog breed to get this abbreviation for an alias aka (from the Ak it a ) Emma	$400 [7] Asquidhas teeth on its tongue, but its main weapon is this, which it uses to dismember prey its beak Alan	$400 [18] More humane than its spiky relatives, the trap seen here, in Grand Teton National Park, is made to trap these bears Emma
$600 [3] "New Girl" Los Angeles David	$600 [13] DVF is short for this iconic designer of the wrap dress Diane von Fürstenberg Emma	$600 [21] In 1558 Elizabeth I succeeded this half-sister on the throne of England Mary I (or Mary Tudor) Emma Alan	$600 [25] Take "it" out of Jimmy Page's instrument to get this gum-producing legume guar (in gu it ar ) Emma	$600 [8] Squids have sacs full of this used for distraction & yum! It's edible ink Emma	$800 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows some mosquito traps on the monitor.) Some mosquito traps release CO2to mimic human breath; new trapsemit skin scents, like lactic acid &this pungent chemical, to attract the bugs ammonia
$800 [4] "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" Atlanta David	$800 [14] The shirts worn by rowers in Oxfordshire gave rise to this style of crew neck shirts, seen here a Henley Alan	$800 [22] Commissioned by Gustav Vasa, the entire Bible was officially translated into this language for the first time Swedish Alan	$800 [26] Excise "it" from luxurious hotel rooms to get this litigious verb sue (in su it e ) Alan	$800 [10] Loligo opalescens isthis6-letter squid, a word that also follows "stock" or "farmers" market Alan	$1,000 [29] That restaurant with the fries you love probably has installed this, also called an interceptor a grease trap Emma
$1,000 [5] "Parks and Recreation" (a fictional city) Pawnee (Indiana) Alan	$1,000 [15] A duffel coat is also called this, for the type of fasteners used on it a toggle Alan	$1,000 [23] Matteo da Bascio wasn't monkeying around when he founded this order of friars in 1525 the Capuchins Alan	$1,000 [27] Take "it" away from a temporary guest to get this helmet part visor (in vis it or ) Alan	$1,000 [11] Though boneless, squids have a rudimentary type of this substance that serves as a sort of backbone cartilage Alan	DD $2,000 [30] The Smithsonian's Natl. Museum of American History says more patents have been given to this device than any other a mousetrap Emma

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRASIL, BRASIL!	MUSICIANS WHO DIED AT 27	INVENTIONS	STATES & LICENSE PLATES	WRITERS	"O"POURRI
$400 [23] Brazil heats up the globe as the leading exporter of this brew coffee	$400 [11] The New York Times headline on his obituary called him the "hesitant poet of 'grunge rock'" Kurt Cobain Emma	$400 [18] In 1959 Squibb introduced the first one of these with an electrical cord into the U.S. using the brand name Broxodent an electric toothbrush Alan	$400 [2] Above the license plate number, its plate says, "Sweet Home" Alabama Alan	$400 [1] He had a volume of Keats' poetry in his pocket when he drowned during a storm that engulfed his sailboat in 1822 Shelley Emma	$400 [13] Washi paper can be used for everything from paper screens to fans & for this traditional art of folding paper origami Alan
$800 [19] When Brazil became a republic in 1889, this ceased being the official religion, but 2/3 of the people still adhere to it Catholicism Alan	$800 [12] Tony Bennett's "Duets II" had a posthumous appearance by this British soul singer, 2 months after her death Amy Winehouse Alan	$800 [26] Early on, this aid to authors was piano-sized; around 1870 Christopher Sholes created a small one a typewriter David	$800 [7] Idaho's plates advertise the state's "famous" these potatoes David	$1,200 [4] This "Good Earth" author founded Welcome House, an adoption agency Pearl S. Buck Alan	$800 [14] Cleopatra's Needle & the Washington Monument are this type of tapered pillar an obelisk Emma
$1,600 [21] In the 1990s the Gracie family brought the Brazilian form of this martial art to international prominence jujitsu Alan	$1,200 [27] After her death via a heroin overdose in Hollywood in 1970, her album "Pearl" was released (Janis) Joplin Alan	$1,200 [24] In 1986 ophthalmologist Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe to remove this eye impairment cataracts Alan	$1,200 [8] in an all or nothing move, this state invites you to "Live Free or Die" New Hampshire Emma	$1,600 [5] This late author's mother, Sally Wallace, invented words like "greebles" that he used in his books David Foster Wallace Emma	$1,200 [15] It's debatable how accurate the 2-word name of this food fish is in describing its color an orange roughy Alan
$2,000 [22] On August 22, 1942 Brazil did this; a 7-1 payback at the World Cup came 72 years later declared war on Germany and Italy Emma Alan	$1,600 [29] This Rolling Stones guitarist drowned in his pool at Cotchford Farm, a home once owned by A.A. Milne Brian Jones	$1,600 [25] In 1899 Cushman & Denison trademarked this little gem of office supplies under the name Gem a paper clip	$1,600 [9] Driving straight from Rockford to Carbondale, most of the plates you see will have this man's face in the center Abraham Lincoln Emma	$2,000 [6] This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anne Tyler sounds like a tutorial about keeping oxygenated Breathing Lessons Emma	$1,600 [16] This 7-letter synonym for "indirect" is what you call a line that is neither parallel nor perpendicular oblique Alan
DD $3,000 [20] The Açu River is also called this river, the plural of a certain fish; I'll stay out, thanks Piranhas (River) Alan	$2,000 [30] Chris Bell was buried on Dec. 28, 1978--bandmate Alex Chilton's birthday--with a copy of this band's classic "#1 Record" Big Star	$2,000 [28] In 1849 he created a biscuit made of dehydrated meat & flour; his later work on a certain milk product fared better Gail Borden	$2,000 [10] Rhode Island is 48 x 37 miles but has 400 miles of coastline, earning the plate designation this "State" the Ocean State Emma	DD $5,000 [3] Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz & other 1980s writers shared this nickname with a group of young 1980s actors the Brat Pack Alan	$2,000 [17] This Italian word means "code of silence" omertà Alan

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Though he graduated from high school in 1901 & later graduated to the presidency, he never graduated from college

Harry Truman

David "Who is Truman?" — wagered $3,000

Emma "Who is Hou" — wagered $4,000

Alan "Who is Eisenhower?" — wagered $3,600

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