Show #7525 2017-05-05 Regular

Contestants

Seth Madej — a writer from Los Angeles, California

Rich Steeves — a manager of commercial support content from Norwalk, Connecticut

Ragavan Ramsubramani — a financial analyst from New York, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $41,602)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ragavan	$800	$2,400	$10,000	$13,001 3-day champion: $54,603	$11,000 16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Rich	$1,600	$5,200	$12,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$12,000 14 R, 2 W
Seth	$3,000	$4,800	$13,000	$1,999 2nd place: $2,000	$15,200 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

A MARBLE-OUS CATEGORY	RECIPE ORIGINS	LITERATURE	SECRETARIES OF STATE	CREATURES IN MOVIE TITLES	2 OUT OF 3 AIN'T "BAD"
$200 [20] Michelangelo was just 23 when he carved this sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the crucified Christ the Pietà Ragavan	$200 [28] In the 1920s Italian chef Signor Cardini created this salad at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico the Caesar salad Seth	$200 [14] George & Lennie have dreams of living off the fat of the land in this Steinbeck tale Of Mice and Men Ragavan	$200 [25] Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts is among his prior jobs John Kerry Ragavan	$200 [1] Sam Raimi directed this 2002 superhero film & 2 sequels Spider-Man Rich	$200 [9] Proverbially, it is said to spoil the whole bunch (or barrel) a bad apple (or one bad apple) Ragavan
$400 [21] It's said that Shah Jahan intended to build a black marble mausoleum for himself across from this white marble one the Taj Mahal Ragavan	$400 [29] Mrs. Wakefield invented these in Whitman, Mass. when she added cut-up chocolate bars to butter-cookie dough Toll House cookies Seth	$400 [15] In "Les Miserables" he's imprisoned for 19 years after stealing a loaf of bread (Jean) Valjean Ragavan	$400 [26] This Secretary was born in Prague Madeleine Albright	$400 [2] Mila Kunis plays a rival to ballerina Natalie Portman in this 2010 psychological thriller Black Swan Seth	$400 [10] Disney Channel had a movie called this, when your coiffure just won't cooperate Bad Hair Day Seth
$600 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the National Mall.) Today, the Washington Monument unites us in patriotism, but as you can see from thedifferent colorsof marble used, it took many contentious decades to build, finally being dedicated 20 years after the end of this major historical event the U.S. Civil War Rich	$600 [17] This oyster dish was said to be named for John D. because it too was so rich oysters Rockefeller Seth	$600 [6] Dostoyevsky drew on his own experience in prison to write this 1866 masterpiece Crime and Punishment Seth	$600 [16] He served in the U.S. Army in 1943, the year he became a citizen Kissinger Seth	$800 [5] Seth Rogen took on the role of Britt Reid in this 2011 superhero film The Green Hornet Seth	$600 [13] This song by CCR says, "Looks like we're in for nasty weather" "Bad Moon Rising" Rich
$800 [23] Both the exterior & interior of this sacred Islamic shrine in Jerusalem are decorated with marble & mosaics the Dome of the Rock Ragavan	$800 [19] This "colorful" salad dressing with parsley, chives & tarragon was created at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco Green Goddess	$800 [8] This character says, "I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye" (Holden) Caulfield Rich	$1,000 [27] He took the job in 1841 & again in 1850; maybe the devil made him do it (Daniel) Webster Rich	DD $1,000 [4] The title of this film refers to Tom Booker (Robert Redford), who uses his patient ways to cure Pilgrim The Horse Whisperer Ragavan	$800 [12] BCD is short for this not-so-great way of getting out of the military a bad conduct discharge Seth
$1,000 [24] Here's one of the white marble bridges over the Golden River in this Imperial Palace complex in Beijing the Forbidden City Rich	$1,000 [18] This banana dessert was created at Brennan's in New Orleans & named for a pal of the owner bananas Foster Rich	$1,000 [7] This novel is about Ignatius J. Reilly, the Don Quixote of the French Quarter A Confederacy of Dunces	—	$1,000 [3] Ted Levine played the serial killer known as Buffalo Bill in this 1991 film Silence of the Lambs Ragavan	$1,000 [11] Henry is the first name of this naughty character created for newspapers in the 1880s Peck's Bad Boy

Double Jeopardy! Round

STREAM	OF CONSCIOUSNESS	MARCO	POLO	FASHION	MODEL
$400 [29] Tourists are advised against baptisms in this river, believed to be the site of Jesus's baptism--it's too polluted now the Jordan River Ragavan	$400 [11] To form an opinion (or a baby!) conceive Ragavan Rich	$400 [4] Him in 2016: "I have only said like 10,000 times I will be a private citizen in January"; in June: gonna stay in the Senate (Marco) Rubio Rich	$400 [5] A polo field is 160 yards wide & this many yards long, so Tom Brady would have to do 3 times the work 300 Seth	$400 [30] In 2004 this Spice Girl created her own line of jeans called VB Rocks Victoria Beckham Rich	$400 [19] Before painting his mother, he used hismistressas a subject in "Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl" (James) Whistler Seth
$1,200 [16] In Lisbon, the 25th of April Bridge spans this river the Tagus River	$800 [12] A John Lennon classic, or to form a mental picture imagine Seth	$800 [1] Come for the canals, stay for the San Marco Basilica, begun in its original form in 829 A.D. in this city Venice Ragavan	$800 [6] When playing polo, this item that ranges from 49 to 54 inches long must be held in your right hand mallet Rich	$800 [27] A "Project Runway" judge for many years, he designed Michelle Obama's dress for her first official White House portrait Michael Kors Rich	$800 [26] Dora Maar took pictures of him making "Guernica" & he used Dora as a model for "Weeping Woman" pieces Picasso Seth
$1,600 [17] The Dniester & this river with the same first 4 letters are both said to get their names from the Sarmatian language Dnieper Ragavan	$1,200 [15] To postulate; when you do it, you make the first 3 letters out of the last 3 assume	$1,200 [2] Chef Marco Pierre White said he turned this "Hell's Kitchen" star, then a young employee, into a blubbering wreck Gordon Ramsay Ragavan	$1,200 [7] At halftime, spectators head onto the field to stomp these, also a term for clods gouged out by golfers divots Rich	$1,200 [25] In 1937 Elsa Schiaparelli's new color, a shocking shade of this, was the sensation of the fashion world pink Seth	$1,600 [20] Jonathan Buttall probably sat for this 1770 painting, but it could have been Gainsborough Dupont, the artist's nephew Blue Boy Seth
$2,000 [18] It's Africa's second-longest river, after the Nile the Congo Rich	$1,600 [14] The "J" in the Navy's JAG, it also means to form an opinion judge Ragavan	$1,600 [3] Young Marco gets quite imaginative in Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That I Saw It on" this thoroughfare Mulberry Street Rich	$1,600 [8] This man seenherehit the field for Cambridge as an undergrad & raised millions playing solely for charity Prince Charles Rich	$1,600 [24] The 1920s were busy for this Parisian designer; she launched her first perfume & introduced her legendary suit Coco Chanel Ragavan	DD $2,000 [22] Rosa La Rouge was a favorite model of his from the Paris brothels where he sometimes lived & worked in the late 1800s Lautrec Seth
DD $3,000 [28] A section of this 1,300-mile-long river forms the border between Venezuela & Colombia the Orinoco Seth	$2,000 [13] If you have sense perception, you are said to be this, from the Latin sentire, "to feel" sentient Ragavan	$2,000 [10] "The Travels of Marco Polo" is also known by this numerical title The Million	$2,000 [9] Like golf, polo uses this rating system, which ranges from minus-2 to 10, 10 being given to the best players a handicap Seth	$2,000 [23] Known for his red, white & blue logo, he created a style of fashion known as "classic American cool" (Tommy) Hilfiger Ragavan Seth	$2,000 [21] Van Gogh's portrait of this homeopath includes some foxglove, likely to be used medicinally Portrait of Dr. Paul Gachet

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

In 2016 Elizabeth II became the world's longest-reigning living monarch when this country's king died after a 70-year reign

Thailand

Ragavan "What is Thailand?" — wagered $3,001

Rich "What is Denmark?" — wagered $12,000

Seth "What is Jordan?" — wagered $11,001

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