Show #7553 2017-06-14 (taped 2017-02-28) Regular

Contestants

Phil Ricciardi — a management consultant from North Wales, Pennsylvania

Becca Arm — a library worker from Herndon, Virginia

Tucker Dunn — an ESL teacher from Tucson, Arizona (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,999)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tucker	$1,800	$3,200	$5,200	$4,889 3rd place: $1,000	$5,200 12 R, 2 W
Becca	$3,400	$9,000	$22,200	$27,500 2nd place: $2,000	$20,400 24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Phil	$1,400	$6,200	$16,900	$33,400 New champion: $33,400	$19,400 20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

1817	STYLES OF COUNTRY MUSIC	THE ARMED FORCES	DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE	CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS	ENDS IN "Y"
$200 [13] This college established the USA's oldest continually operating university-based law school Harvard Tucker Phil	$200 [30] A softer-edged studio style is called countrypolitan or this city's "sound" Nashville Tucker	$200 [10] The 1st MEB is this military branch's First Expeditionary Brigade the Marines Tucker	$200 [8] Chartres Cathedralis a prime example of this type of architecture Gothic Becca	$200 [2] He needed oil to move his parts, but what the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz" really sought was this a heart Phil	$200 [1] At KFC 2 popular chicken choices are original recipe or extra this crispy Becca
$400 [14] Master sculptor Antonio Canova finished thethree Gracesrepresenting the daughters of this Greek god Zeus Becca	$400 [21] Elvis Presley pioneered this hybrid style; even the name is a hybrid word rockabilly Tucker Phil	$400 [11] Alabama's Redstone is one of these centers where weapons & ammunition are stored & used for training an arsenal Phil	$400 [9] It's the triangular section of a wall at the end of a pitched roof; your house might have 7 gables Phil	$400 [3] He's the royal title pachyderm in books by artist & writer Jean de Brunhoff Babar Becca	$400 [7] This one of the 7 dwarfs had a bad case of hayfever Sneezy Becca
$600 [12] In his first inaugural, he said the government is so close to perfect that we have to keep it just like it is Monroe Tucker	$600 [20] This all-acoustic style got its name from the "Boys" who were Bill Monroe's backup band bluegrass Becca	$600 [17] Decommissioned in 2009, the Navy's U.S.S. Kitty Hawk is appropriately this type of vessel an aircraft carrier Becca	$600 [18] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows three different column illustrations on the monitor.) The ancient orders of architecture can be identified by different features: Doric is the simplest, while Ionic has twin scrolls called volutes; stylized acanthus leaves are found on this last Greek order Corinthian Tucker	$600 [4] Nana Is the dog who acts like a nanny to the children in this work Peter Pan Phil	$600 [16] The First Law of Thermodynamics states that this cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be converted to other forms energy Becca
$800 [15] The tomb of the mighty pharaoh Seti I was discovered in this valley in western Thebes the Valley of the Kings Tucker	$800 [22] In the 1970s Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings personified this nonconformist style outlaw Phil	$800 [19] Whether the "staff" type or not, in the Army this rank typically commands about 10 soldiers a sergeant Phil	$800 [27] The Blue Mosque has magnificent examples of these pictures made with inlaid stones or glass tiles mosaic Becca	$800 [5] In this "colorful" book, Harold draws the moon so he can go for a walk in the moonlight Harold and the Purple Crayon Becca	$800 [25] To figure out how much this you have in your home, subtract what you owe from the home's value equity Phil
$1,000 [24] Atomic No. 3, this lightest of the solid elements was discovered by Swedish chemist Johann August Arfvedson lithium Phil	$1,000 [23] It's named for the kind of country music bar in the title of Kitty Wells' first big hit honky-tonk Phil	DD $2,000 [29] The patrols of this service's 7th district cover South Carolina & most of Florida & Georgia the Coast Guard Becca	$1,000 [28] This American architect designed the University of Minnesota's Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum seen here Frank Gehry Becca	$1,000 [6] In a series that began in 1904, Nan & Bert are one set of the title siblings the Bobbsey twins Becca	$1,000 [26] It's the neat & tidy name for a hospital attendant who does routine, mostly nonmedical tasks an orderly Tucker

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLLEGE HIJINKS	BIBLICAL PAIRS	SIMILES	ENTERTAINING FRUITS & VEGETABLES	SCIENCE	"STAN" BY ME
$400 [1] In 1958 Bruins in a chopper dumped 500 pounds of manure on Tommy Trojan at this U. but some say the rotors caused blowback USC (or University of Southern California) Tucker	$400 [4] An angel said to this pair, "Fear not: For, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people" Mary and Joseph Tucker	$400 [17] I've had a bath & a nap & I feel "as fresh as" this flower a daisy Becca	$400 [11] Flea made his name playing bass for this pop-funk band but also played trumpet in a group called Trulio Disgracias the Red Hot Chili Peppers Phil	$400 [24] The cirrus ones of these on Earth are ice crystals; the ones on Neptune are probably me than e clouds Becca	$400 [12] The part of Kashmir administered b this nation includes K2 Pakistan Phil
$800 [2] Sometimes Aggies at this school need support, like in 1973 when a 40'-wide bra fronted an academic building Texas A & M Tucker	$1,200 [8] In 2 Kings a chariot of fire appears to these 2 men whose names both start with the same 3 letters Elijah and Elisha Phil	$800 [18] Under questioning, the suspect "sang like" this cage bird, perhaps the Hartz Mountain type a canary Tucker	$800 [22] This Tina Fey TV character said, "Who's got 2 thumbs, speaks limited French & hasn't cried once today? This moi" Liz Lemon Phil	$800 [25] Polyethylene is this type of substance that starts with the same 4 letters a polymer Phil	$800 [13] Now an independent "stan", before 1991 it also went by the initials USSR Uzbekistan Becca
$1,200 [3] A clock tower at Louisiana Tech was rigged to play "dueling" these, famed in the 1972 film "Deliverance" banjos Becca	$1,600 [9] Here's a 19th century depiction of a discussion between these two Jesus and Peter Tucker Becca	$1,200 [19] It's "hot as" these, or even "blue" these flames blazes	$1,200 [23] Movies are "certified fresh" at this .com with at least a 75% rating after 40 reviews Rotten Tomatoes Becca	$1,600 [29] When an electron & a positron meet & both disappear, it's not eradication or obliteration but this term annihilation	$1,200 [14] Victory Peak, or should it be spelled "Vyctory", is the highest mountain in this country Kyrgyzstan Tucker
$1,600 [5] At the 1984 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the scoreboard got hacked so it read this nearby school 38, M.I.T. 9 Caltech Becca Phil	$2,000 [10] These women are the "thou" & "I" in the quote "Whither thou goest I will go... thy people shall be my people" Ruth and Naomi Phil	$1,600 [20] "Big as" this is sometimes followed by "& twice as natural" big as life	$1,600 [26] "Let's Get It Started"; Taboo & apl.de.ap are 2 of the 4 members of this group the Black Eyed Peas Becca	DD $2,000 [28] Recent cognitive research indicated bilingual speakers retain more brain function following this medical event a stroke Becca	$1,600 [15] The largest country in area in central Asia, it borders both the Aral Sea & the Caspian Sea Kazakhstan Becca
$2,000 [6] "Spirit Mission" by Ted Russ fictionalizes a 1990 theft by West Point cadets of this Navy mascot the goat Phil	DD $2,500 [7] They were told, "Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return" Adam and Eve Phil	$2,000 [21] Doing something superfluous is "like carrying coals to" this Tyne River mining city Newcastle Phil	$2,000 [27] It's high time for Seth Rogen & James Franco to go on the run in this 2008 comedy Pineapple Express Becca	$2,000 [30] During the Cambrian period 500 mil. years ago, these "3-segment" arthropods thrived in the world's waters trilobites Becca	$2,000 [16] This country highlightedhereis mostly made up of deserts Turkmenistan Phil

Final Jeopardy!

BOOKS & AUTHORS

His first novel, from 1920, incorporated some of his pieces from The Nassau, a Princeton literary magazine

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tucker "Who was Arnold Toynbee?" — wagered $311

Phil "Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald" — wagered $16,500

Becca "Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald" — wagered $5,300

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