Show #7540 2017-05-26 (taped 2017-02-21) Regular

Contestants

Liz Bass — a college journalism teacher from Manhasset, New York

Sam Spencer — an engineering graduate student from Champaign, Illinois

Jon Groubert — a former attorney from Denver, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jon	$1,600	$4,200	$18,595	$18,590 2-day champion: $40,991	$18,600 23 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Sam	$200	$2,400	$6,000	$9,428 2nd place: $2,000	$4,000 10 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Liz	$4,200	$4,600	$7,800	$3,500 3rd place: $1,000	$7,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

MARCONI & CHEESE	FAMOUS WOMEN	"S" WORDS	BOOK BINDINGS	BULLET POINTS	400 SHOWS ON IN 2017
$200 [1] Perhaps trying to spell "Swiss cheese" in 1901, Marconi telegraphed the letter "S" via this code Morse code Jon	$200 [4] Over a million flower bouquets were laid at Britain's royal palaces following her death on August 31, 1997 Princess Diana Liz	$200 [9] Musical style of the 1930s heard here& popular for dancing swing Liz	$200 [18] Eats, Shoots & ____ of Grass leaves Jon	$200 [15] As it can poison even the wildlife that aren't shot, California is banning this metal in bullets used by hunters lead Jon	$200 [26] What with the former host otherwise engaged, Arnold Schwarzenegger began hosting this reality series The Celebrity Apprentice Jon Sam
$400 [2] Perhaps some Argentinean Sardo filled Guglielmo up in this capital as he received radio messages from Ireland in 1910 Buenos Aires Sam Liz	$600 [6] In 1921 at Vassar she began a speech, "I could tell you many things about radium and radioactivity" Marie Curie Sam	$400 [10] Ingmar Bergman could tell you the seventh one is opened in Revelation 8:1 seal Jon	$400 [21] Never Let Me ____ Set a Watchman go Jon	$400 [16] After this criminal duo was killed on May 23, 1934, 20-plus bullets were dug out of both him & her Bonnie and Clyde Liz	$400 [27] Here's a "Full Frontal" shot of this woman, host of a bitingly funny late night show Samantha Bee Jon
$600 [3] Marconi likely sampled some Brie when he acted as plenipotentiary at the 1919 peace conference at this royal residence Versailles Liz	$800 [8] In 1967 at age 18 this designer began working for her mentor "AK", Anne Klein Donna Karan	$600 [12] It's the text division indicated here subheading	$600 [22] Arms and ____ ____ Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat the man Sam	$600 [17] A bullet larger than buckshot, or the shot of liquor you may be given if hit with one a slug	—
$800 [7] An American cheese sandwich would've been a just reward for Marconi in 1899 after he followed this yacht race by radio America's Cup Liz	DD $1,000 [5] In 1983, shewent where no American woman had gone before Sally Ride Liz	$800 [13] From the Italian for "square", it's the basic administrative unit of the Air Force a squadron Jon	$800 [23] The Quiet ____ Psycho American Sam	$800 [19] The electrical bullet probe invented by this Scottish-born man didn't save James Garfield but it did save lives in WWI (Alexander Graham) Bell Jon	—
$1,000 [11] Marconi was first educated in this Italian city, also a meat that could go well on a sandwich with a nice fontina Bologna Liz	$1,000 [25] Nicknamed "Sassy", she passed away in 1990, the same year she was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame Sarah Vaughan	$1,000 [14] Thistype of tuna that can reach 3 feet in length and tip the scales at 50 pounds gains its name from its leaping ability the skipjack	$1,000 [24] Needful ____ Fall Apart things Jon	$1,000 [20] The single bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln was fired by a .44 caliber type of this 19th c. pocket pistol a derringer Sam	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

OPERA & BALLET	U.S. BODIES OF WATER	BACK TOBACK TO THE FUTURE	LIFE	LIBERTY	THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
DD $5 [29] In a ballet Odette's mother's tears produced this body of water Swan Lake Jon	$400 [9] One of the USA's 4 naval shipyards is named for this Washington sound Puget Jon	$400 [18] As Marty McFly he went from 1985 to 1955 & back Michael J. Fox Jon	$400 [15] From 1979 to 1990 her address was No. 10 Downing Street Margaret Thatcher Jon	$400 [25] The words "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are found in this historic document the Declaration of Independence Liz	$400 [12] A happy place, or a numerical paradise above the Earth seventh heaven Jon
$400 [26] "The Dream" is a one-act ballet that uses Felix Mendelssohn's music & is based on this Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream Sam	$800 [6] Hawaii's Lake Waiau freeze in winter, as it's located on this, the state's highest peak Mauna Kea Sam	$800 [21] This car was chosen to be the time machine because it would look like a spaceship to people in the 1950s a DeLorean Jon	$800 [16] Buzz Aldrin wrote an autobiography for kids entitled "Reaching for" this the moon Liz	$800 [4] In 1857 she led her parents out of Maryland to freedom & from 1863 to 1865 served in S.C. as a scout for Union forces (Harriet) Tubman Jon	$800 [10] A feeling of intense pleasure, it's also a term for the transporting of believers to safety at the 2nd coming rapture Sam
$800 [27] The title character of this Rossini opera regularly shaves Dr. Bartolo The Barber of Seville Jon	$1,200 [5] Islands lying within this California bay include Treasure Island & Yerba Buena San Francisco Bay	$1,200 [22] Marty impresses & distresses the kids of 1955 with his guitar work on this Chuck Berry classic "Johnny B. Goode" Liz	$1,200 [17] Son of the general Germanicus, this mad tyrant was the third Roman emperor and the first to be assassinated Caligula Liz	$1,200 [1] This preacher founded Liberty University, where his son is now president Falwell Sam	$1,200 [11] This word for great happiness is also a "lemon scent" dishwashing liquid joy Liz
$1,200 [28] Part of the "Ring" cycle, "Gotterdammerung" has this title in English The Twilight of the Gods Sam Liz	$1,600 [7] This Florida lake lies within 5 counties, including Palm Beach & Glades Lake Okeechobee Jon	$1,600 [23] This "BTTF" co-star spent 5 years as "Caroline in the City" & her daughter Zoey Deutch is an actress too Lea Thompson Jon	$1,600 [19] He directed both the 1923 & 1956 versions of "The Ten Commandments" Cecil B. DeMille Jon	$2,000 [3] To commemorate the second French revolution, in 1830 this French artist painted "Liberty Leading the People" (Eugène) Delacroix Jon Sam	$1,600 [13] An alternate name for the god Jupiter gives us this adjective meaning cheerful & friendly jovial Jon
$2,000 [30] A love story of the American Southwest, the ballet "Rodeo" has music composed by this New Yorker Aaron Copland Sam	$2,000 [8] It's not one of the Great Lakes but is Minnesota's northernmost, shared with Ontario & Manitoba Lake of the Woods Jon	$2,000 [24] Marty's mom & dad first kiss at the dance with this aquatic theme Enchantment Under the Sea Jon Sam	$2,000 [20] This king of Babylonia captured Judea & destroyed Jerusalem around 587 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar Jon	DD $3,600 [2] On Christmas Day 1989 in this city, Leonard Bernstein changed the "Ode To Joy" into an "Ode To Freedom" Berlin Sam	$2,000 [14] It precedes "hand" in a word for giving an enthusiastic but not always sincere greeting glad-hand Liz

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT AUTHORS

His famous work culminates in accounts of Xerxes' invasion & Greek victories at Salamis & Plataea

Herodotus

Sam "Who is Herodotus?" — wagered $3,428

Liz "Who is Thucydides?" — wagered $4,300

Jon "Who is Homer?" — wagered $5

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