Show #7522 2017-05-02 Regular

Alan Lin game 7.

Contestants

Liz Fischer — an attorney from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chris Burke — a social studies teacher from Toms River, New Jersey

Alan Lin — a software engineer from Santa Barbara, California (whose 6-day cash winnings total $123,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alan	$2,200	$4,000	$10,200	$18,700 2nd place: $2,000	$13,200 15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Chris	$2,400	$8,000	$12,400	$400 3rd place: $1,000	$10,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Liz	$3,400	$4,600	$13,200	$25,601 New champion: $25,601	$8,200 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	WRITERS ON FILM	AND SO IT GOES	WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF?	SCIENCE & NATURE	PUNNY KNIGHTS
$200 [6] The 3-mile-long Golden Gate Strait connects this bay with the Pacific Ocean San Francisco Bay Alan	$200 [10] In "Shakespeare in Love", she was a writer's love interest; in "Sylvia" she was the poet Gwyneth Paltrow Liz	$200 [21] On an international vehicle sticker, "AND" is the country code for this nation Andorra Chris	$200 [25] It's the first ingredient on a bag of original Fritos corn Chris	$200 [16] In the 19th century the plant pest Phylloxera vitifoliae nearly wiped out this industry in France, Italy & Germany wine Chris	$200 [1] A type of party is named for this knight who likes to shock us & catch us unawares Sir Prise (surprise) Chris
$400 [7] Sometimes called the "Panhandle State", it has 2 panhandles, with Wheeling in one & Martinsburg in the other West Virginia Chris	$400 [11] In 2010's "Howl", James Franco as this poet defends his most famous work against obscenity charges (Allen) Ginsberg Alan	$600 [23] "And She Was", from the album "Little Creatures", is one of this band's catchiest tunes The Talking Heads	$400 [26] Framboise is a liqueur made from these berries raspberries Liz	$400 [17] Peas have 14, shrimp have 254 & humans have 46 of these nucleic acid structures, arranged in 23 pairs chromosomes Alan	$400 [2] Careful--this scaly knight is mentioned in the book of Genesis Sir Pent (serpent) Alan
$600 [8] The Jordan River rises in Utah Lake & empties into this one the Great Salt Lake Alan	$600 [13] Louis Negin, Toby Jones & Philip Seymour Hoffman all played this writer on film (Truman) Capote Alan	$800 [24] To represent this chained lady, the International Astronomical Union uses "And" Andromeda	$600 [27] Baskin-Robbins' cookies 'n cream ice cream uses this cookie brand Oreos Chris	$600 [18] This contagious viral children's disease characterized by spots is sometimes called morbilli measles Alan Chris	$600 [3] Evidence presented by this knight points indirectly to guilt but doesn't prove it Sir Cumstantial (circumstantial) Liz
$800 [9] Though it's the fourth-largest state in area, barely 1 million people live there Montana Liz	$800 [14] Kathy Bates played this expat in "Midnight in Paris" Gertrude Stein Liz	$1,000 [30] "And." is the abbreviation for this musical term, slower than allegro andante Alan	$800 [28] Benne wafers & tahini both contain these seeds sesame seeds Liz	$800 [19] This element's symbol W comes from wolfram, its alternate name tungsten Chris	$800 [4] It cuts like a knife to know this knight is a choice cut of a black Angus Sir Loin (sirloin) Chris
$1,000 [12] Waterfalls on this river include Shoshone Falls & Twin Falls the Snake River Liz	$1,000 [15] In "Reds" Jack Nicholson hit the boards as this American playwright Eugene O'Neill	DD $2,000 [22] Meaning "and" is this typographic symbol which when spelled out contains "and" ampersand Chris	$1,000 [29] It's the wheat in common to soba noodles & blini buckwheat Chris	$1,000 [20] The fluff on this tree, a type of poplar, contains seeds that are dispersed by the wind for only two weeks a year a cottonwood Alan	$1,000 [5] He's insolent, he's gruff, he's just an ill-tempered knight Sir Ly (surly) Chris

Double Jeopardy! Round

PORTMANTEAU WORDS	PRESIDENTIAL KIDS	ART "C"	BYE LINES	GIMME SHELTER	THIS IS PBS
$400 [11] Slice into a pluot & you'll find it's made up of these 2 words plum and apricot Alan	$400 [17] In 1995 he co-founded George, a political magazine; it ceased publication in 2001, after his death JFK Jr. Liz	$400 [10] The picture of Dorian Gray from the 1945 movie hangs at the Art Institute of this U.S. city Chicago Chris	$400 [30] "Good night, good night! Parting is such" this oxymoron sweet sorrow Liz	$400 [29] This farm building can precede "spider" or "raising" a barn Liz	$400 [13] Alabama Shakes, Merle Haggard & Iggy Pop played on this "City Limits" but not all at once Austin Chris
$800 [8] Like Mama June Shannon, a momager is a parent who is specifically trying to do this manage a stage child (get them in show business) Liz	$800 [1] Beverly, Harriet, Eston & Madison Hemings were but some of the kids believed to have been fathered by this president Jefferson Liz	$800 [9] This substance was used to make "The Locomotive", the Edward Hopper drawing seen here charcoal Liz	$800 [26] This British Romantic poet & lord wrote, "Maid of Athens, ere we part, give, oh give me back my heart!" Lord Byron Alan	$800 [16] Leeds is a stone one built by a Norman baron a castle Chris	$800 [28] PBS appraises this series as "part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt!" Antiques Roadshow
$1,200 [12] A chugger is this type of "mugger" found outside a grocery store with a clipboard trying to get your cash a charity Liz	$1,200 [5] (I'm Jenna Bush Hager.) Also the child of a president, he was the chairman of the GOP in Dade County as well as Florida's Commerce Secretary & I must admit, I know him pretty well Jeb Bush Alan	$1,200 [2] His relative by marriage James Ives served as a partner of their lithographic firm (Nathaniel) Currier Liz	$1,200 [23] A song from this musical says, "So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodnight" The Sound of Music Alan	$1,200 [18] The Camp Dome 4 is a model of this from REI a tent Chris	$1,200 [21] In Russia they don' give this comic (& now a professor!) the relationship show "Happily Ever Laughter"; we do! Yakov Smirnoff
$1,600 [14] urbandictionary.com refers to these ovine types as "those who follow trends blindly" sheeple Chris	$2,000 [7] Abram, the longest-lived child of this 19th c. president whose middle name was Abram, died in 1958 at age 85 James Garfield Liz	$2,000 [4] The name of this technique pioneered by Leonardo da Vinci means "light & dark" chiaroscuro Alan	$1,600 [24] "Goodbye, Piccadilly, farewell, Leicester Square, it's a long, long way to" this Irish place Tipperary Liz	$1,600 [19] A wooden building such as a Native American medicine one a lodge Alan Liz	$1,600 [22] This host of "The Week" on PBS moonlights--or daylights, really--weekday mornings on CBS Charlie Rose
$2,000 [15] It's a composite of 2 old, posh British universities Oxbridge Alan	DD $3,000 [6] Serving in the House in 1848, he died in the Capitol itself, 2 days after a stroke John Quincy Adams Alan	DD $6,600 [3] In his still life paintings, this post-Impressionist sought "to render perspective only through color" (Paul) Cézanne Liz	$2,000 [25] One of her poems says, "Parting is all we know of heaven, and all we need of hell" Emily Dickinson	$2,000 [20] Mike Yankoski explored the lives of the homeless in the book "Under" this 8-letter structure the overpass	$2,000 [27] "Billy Porter: Broadway & Soul" & "Sinatra: Voice for a Century" were "Live from" this landmark around 64th & Columbus Lincoln Center Liz

Final Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGY

This woman was created & given to Epimetheus as punishment for his brother's actions

Pandora

Alan "Who is Pandora" — wagered $8,500

Chris "Who is Hera" — wagered $12,000

Liz "Who is Pandora?" — wagered $12,401

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