Show #7541 2017-05-29 Regular

Contestants

Megan Clair — a senior risk analyst from Houston, Texas

Emily Hollins — a university registrar from Hancock, Maryland

Jon Groubert — a former attorney from Denver, Colorado (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,991)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jon	$7,200	$9,000	$32,200	$35,200 3-day champion: $76,191	$24,600 28 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W
Emily	$600	$2,000	$5,600	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$5,600 8 R, 1 W
Megan	$3,000	$7,400	$11,400	$11,400 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 21 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHAT'S THAT PLANET?	TV FUNNY GUYS	THE CLASSICS	A ROCKY CATEGORY	ORANGES	THE NEW "BLACK"
$200 [1] Images from Mariner 4 ended the myth of its canals Mars Jon	$200 [10] This "Office" guy: "If I had a gun with 2 bullets & I was in a room with Hitler, bin Laden & Toby, I would shoot Toby twice" Michael Scott Jon	$200 [17] This political treatise by Machiavelli concludes that it's "safer to be feared than to be loved" The Prince Megan	$200 [18] In South Africa most of these are mined from a rock called kimberlite diamonds Jon	$200 [23] The name of this fruit preserve comes from the Portuguese for "quince jam", but now it's usually made from oranges marmalade Jon	$200 [7] Old roadways are made new again when paved over with this blacktop Megan
$400 [2] It's no. 3 in mass & no. 8 from the sun Neptune Jon	$400 [28] Thiscomedian draws humor from his own life and many kids (Jim) Gaffigan Megan	$400 [13] This novel ends with the lines "He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother" 1984 Jon	$400 [19] Rocky Aoki founded this chain of Japanese restaurants in which knife-wielding chefs entertain diners Benihana Emily	$400 [24] Cara cara is one variety of this type of orange--is that an outie or an innie? a navel (orange) Megan	$400 [5] The new hit of the 2013 fall TV season was this show with James Spader as "Red" Reddington The Blacklist Megan
$600 [3] It's nearly 89,000 miles in diameter Jupiter Megan	$600 [4] The 1933 musical "Moonlight and Pretzels" featured William Frawley, who would later gain fame as this neighbor of Lucy's Fred Mertz	$600 [14] "Our mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence", says Scout in this novel To Kill a Mockingbird Jon	$600 [20] In the 1950s he successfully defended his title 6 times, twice against Ezzard Charles (Rocky) Marciano Megan	$600 [25] To make your Chinese chicken salad just like the Cheesecake Factory does, use these fittingly named oranges Mandarins Jon	$600 [6] Found only in the New World, this flower AKA a yellow daisy may take its name from a fair maiden in a poem a black-eyed susan Emily
$800 [11] Its year is 224.7 Earth days Venus Jon	$800 [29] In a "Community" episode, Abed concludes that the answer to this 1980s sitcom title question is Angela Bower Who's the Boss? Megan	$1,000 [16] Hopefully, he was content with "The Winter of Our Discontent"--it helped him win a 1962 Nobel Prize John Steinbeck	$800 [21] This Apple co-founder started college in Colorado in 1968 & graduated Cal in 1986 under the alias Rocky Clark (Steve) Wozniak Megan	$800 [26] The distinct flavor of Earl Grey tea comes from the peel of this small acidic orange bergamot Jon Megan	$800 [8] In the "Beverly Hillbillies" theme song, it's one term for Jed's new find black gold Megan
$1,000 [12] Relative to the plane of its orbit, it spins almost on its side Uranus Jon	$1,000 [30] Later a star in his own right, this "Seinfeld" co-creator made an estimated $242 million in 1998 Larry David Megan	DD $3,600 [15] Charles Dickens used material from an abandoned autobiography for this 1850 novel, which he wrote in the first person David Copperfield Jon	$1,000 [22] Be prepared to hear the Pride of the Southland marching band play "Rocky Top" more than once at games of this university Tennessee Emily	$1,000 [27] Named for a Caribbean island, this liqueur is flavored with dried orange peels Curaçao Megan	$1,000 [9] A new 18th century fad of sea bathing to cure disease helped put this resort town of northwest England on the map Blackpool Megan

Double Jeopardy! Round

FINGER-SNAPPING TUNES	IDIOMATIC PAIRS	PAINTERS OF MOTION	STATES' LARGEST LAKES	LOGO ANIMALS	ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
$400 [6] Chris Martin & his mates in this band recorded the snappy tune "Miracles" for the "Unbroken" soundtrack Coldplay Emily	$400 [21] "All's fair in" this pair, also a title in John Jakes' "North and South" trilogy love and war Megan	$400 [11] In a Degas painting, 2 of these are seen going through their motions "At the Barre" ballerinas Jon	$400 [26] Upper Klamath Lake Oregon Jon	$400 [1] The National Broadcasting Company peacock Megan	$400 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Arlington National Cemetery.) Here lies Lieutenant John Meigs, killed in Virginia in 1864; his father, the Union quartermaster, put many graves near the former home of this Confederate foe, to make sure he could not return to what had been his family's estate (Robert E.) Lee Megan
$800 [7] You rang? The theme to this '60s sitcom with John Astin was quite snappy, & indeed, you ring in now The Addams Family Jon	$800 [22] This rhyming term used to describe ships that had become beached; now it refers to any instance of being stranded high and dry Megan	$800 [12] Nicolas Poussin's 17th century painting, titled this, shows Mary being lifted to heaven by cherubs The Assumption Megan	$800 [27] Yellowstone Lake Wyoming Jon	$800 [2] Merrill Lynch a bull Emily	$800 [17] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Arlington National Cemetery.) In 1911, President Taft spoke at the dedication of Captain of Engineers Pierre Charles L'Enfant's newgrave; he's one of only 15 soldiers from this war at the cemetery the Revolutionary War Jon
$1,200 [8] "Under Pressure" by Queen & this solo singer features his finger snaps as well David Bowie Emily	$1,200 [23] Both starting with the same 4 letters, the 2 goals in this saying allow you to move on after someone has wronged you forgive and forget Jon	$1,200 [13] At this sports artist's website, you can buy prints of legendary horses in motion like Funny Cide & Secretariat (LeRoy) Neiman Jon	$1,200 [28] Oneida Lake New York Jon	$1,200 [3] Sriracha Hot Sauces a rooster Megan	$1,600 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Arlington National Cemetery.) One hillside is the resting place of veterans from this family, including Richard, killed in Vietnam, and his grandfather, John, who in World War I led the first U.S. forces to fight in Europe Pershing Jon
$1,600 [9] Oh, snap! This hit had "jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash, we don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair" "Royals" Emily	$1,600 [24] Cheerio! Only these "go out in the midday sun" mad dogs and Englishmen Jon	$1,600 [14] This British painter, a lifelong lover of the sea, painted a dramatic 1805 "Shipwreck" Turner Jon	$1,600 [29] The Salton Sea California Jon	$1,600 [4] tripadvisor.com an owl Emily	$2,000 [20] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Arlington National Cemetery.) General Matthew Ridgway helped win 2 wars; before he led the 8th Army in Korea, he was the first commander of this legendary Airborne division and jumped with them on D-Day the 82 nd Jon Emily Megan
$2,000 [10] "The Longest Time" kept its time with snapping & this man had himself a 1984 hit Billy Joel Jon	$2,000 [25] The "to be or not to be" speech includes these 2 weapons "of outrageous fortune" slings and arrows Megan	$2,000 [15] Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi went biblical, showing this Bible book gal gruesomely killing Holofernes Judith Jon Megan	DD $5,000 [30] Lake Sam Rayburn Texas Jon	$2,000 [5] Peugeot a lion Megan	DD $3,000 [18] (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Arlington National Cemetery.) Robert F. Kennedy wanted JFK buried under a simple wooden cross; that was overruled, but when he died, Robert, a World War II veteran of this same service as his brother Jack, got the humble monument he desired the Navy Jon

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY BRITISH AUTHORS

Cliffs Notes says a book by this man "was the work of a mathematician and logician who wrote as both a humorist and as a limerist"

Lewis Carroll

Emily "Who was Wilde?" — wagered $5,600

Megan "Whoisis Swift?" — wagered $0

Jon "Who was Lewis Carroll?" — wagered $3,000

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