Show #7574 2017-07-13 Regular

Contestants

Jill Staunton — an office associate from Springfield, Illinois

Terry Hanlon — a graduate student from Charlottesville, Virginia

Gavin Borchert — a writer and editor from Seattle, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gavin	$2,400	$4,800	$19,800	$9,800 2-day champion: $29,400	$17,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Terry	$3,400	$7,600	$199	$396 2nd place: $2,000	$8,600 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jill	$1,800	$5,000	$13,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$13,000 15 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

WE'RE TALKING BASEBALL	AVIAN POETRY	3 DIMENSIONAL	WEBBY AWARD WINNERS	ARGUMENT	"-ED" HOMONYM
$200 [5] Even better than a no-hitter, it's the rare feat of pitching the whole game & not allowing a single baserunner a perfect game Jill	$200 [1] In this poem, Lewis Carroll warned us, "Beware the jubjub bird, and shun the frumious bandersnatch" "Jabberwocky" Gavin	$200 [17] In the nursery rhyme, the one of the 3 men in a tub who doesn't work in a food-related job the candlestick maker Gavin	$200 [6] Lifetime Achievement, 2016:this satirical newspaper that had already won 27 Webbys The Onion Jill	$200 [13] According to Plutarch, an argument over who had seen more vultures led Romulus to kill him Remus Gavin	$200 [26] Vocalized like Drake / prepped gifts for Christmas rapped/wrapped Gavin
$400 [8] In September 2014 this Yankee drove in the winning run in his emotional last home game of a 20-year career (Derek) Jeter Jill	$400 [2] "A wonderful bird is" this, "his bill will hold more than his belican" a pelican Gavin	$400 [19] This animated trio behind novelty songs, TV shows & movies consists of Alvin, Simon & Theodore the Chipmunks Gavin	$400 [7] Breakout of the Year, 2006:this pioneering social networking site that later got flattened by Facebook MySpace Terry	$400 [14] Thomas Paine wrote, "I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and" this title Common Sense Jill	$400 [27] A word for the cursed / stopped the river from flowing damned/dammed Terry
$600 [10] The pitcher begins his delivery with one foot touching this part of the mound the rubber Terry	$600 [3] When first seen, this title bird was "perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door" the raven Jill	$600 [20] The books that make up the "Hunger Games" trilogy are "The Hunger Games" & these 2 Catching Fire and Mockingjay Jill	$600 [9] Best Political Website, 2009: this one founded by an Athens-born woman The Huffington Post Gavin	$800 [24] An argument for the separation of political powers was put forth by this future president in The Federalist No. 51 Madison Gavin	$600 [28] Saw something / quoted from a literary work sighted/cited Jill
$800 [11] In 2015 this Washington Nationals O.F. nicknamed "Bam Bam" hit 42 home runs & was the NL MVP Bryce Harper Terry	$800 [4] "And a good south wind sprung up behind"; it "did follow, and every day, for food or play, came to the mariner's hollo!" the albatross Terry	$800 [21] Demolished in 2001, this venue was formerly home to the Pirates & Steelers Three Rivers Terry	$800 [15] Best User Experience, 2013: this site with 337 million blogs but no "E" Tumblr Terry	$1,000 [25] In 1713 the fight over who invented calculus was submitted to this society; unluckily for Leibniz, Newton was its president the Royal Society Jill	$800 [29] Turned poker chips back into real money / hid something in a safe spot cashed/cached Gavin
$1,000 [12] Playing for the Dodgers, Chan Ho Park was the first MLB player from this country (South) Korea Gavin	$1,000 [18] John Keats called this bird immortal; "Thou wast not born for death" a nightingale Jill	$1,000 [22] All atoms are composed of these 3 basic types of particles protons, neutrons and electrons Terry	$1,000 [16] Person of the Year, 2014:this anonymous one-named man for Instagramming some of his outdoor art Banksy Gavin	DD $2,000 [23] An 1860 debate at Oxford between Bishop Samuel Wilberforce & biologist Thomas Huxley centered on this book The Origin of Species Terry	$1,000 [30] A bell sounded / an apple, skinned pealed/peeled Gavin

Double Jeopardy! Round

THEIR GAME SHOW HOST GIGS	HOW INVENTIVE	12-LETTER WORDS	IT'S IOWA-ADJACENT	THAT'S THE SPIRIT!	"M"PORTANT PAINTERS
$400 [12] I see in my mind's eye that Vincent Price hosted a show about psychic powers with this 3-letter abbreviated title ESP Terry	$400 [21] In 1883 Jan Matzeliger created a lasting machine--it stretched a shoe over a form & attached it to this bottom part the sole Terry	$400 [25] Thisjob is also called dockworker or stevedore, but it contains more letters than either longshoreman	$400 [3] "Head" to the huge national memorial also known as "The Shrine of Democracy" in this state South Dakota Terry	$400 [7] In jalapeno-flavored Stoli Hot vodka Gavin	$400 [1] This painter of the Sistine Chapel was still alive when Vasari wrote a biography of him, a first Michelangelo Gavin
$800 [13] Submitted for your approval, this award-winning writer & producer briefly hosted "Liar's Club" in the 1960s Rod Serling Gavin	$800 [22] During WWI he equipped a new lab for antisubmarine research on Eagle Rock Mountain near West Orange, New Jersey Edison Terry	$800 [26] Jesse Owens & Richard Wright were sons of this kind of rent-paying farmer a sharecropper Gavin	$800 [17] The Mississippi flows 2,350 miles southward from its source, Lake Itasca, in this state Minnesota Terry	$1,200 [9] Made from various agaves &, unlike tequila, sometimes has a "worm" in the bottle Mezcal Jill	$800 [2] He left all his works of art to the city of Oslo, which built a museum to house them Munch Jill
$1,200 [14] Also famous for "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives", this chef has hosted "Grocery Games" & "Minute to Win It" Guy Fieri Jill	$1,200 [23] In 1959 this corporation introduced the first office copier based on Chester Carlson's instant copying technique Xerox Jill	$1,200 [27] Celebs open to contact from fans are called "very" this approachable	$1,200 [18] Rising nearly 1,800 feet in the Ozark Plateau, Taum Sauk is the highest point in this state Missouri Terry	$1,600 [10] Distilled from wormwood & has a high alcohol content, usually 110 to 144 proof absinthe Gavin	$1,200 [4] (Alex presents the clue from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.) Very few artists were as expressive in the use of colors as this man, whose "Odalisque with a Tambourine" was inspired by a trip to Morocco (Henri) Matisse Gavin
$1,600 [15] Known for broadcasting & podcasting, in 2016hestarted hosting "The Wall" Chris Hardwick Jill	$1,600 [24] In 1679 Denis Papin invented the steam digester, the forerunner of this very "P.C." kitchen appliance a pressure cooker Gavin	$1,600 [28] Term for the use of agents like smallpox or Ebola to kill others bioterrorism	$1,600 [19] Wahoo! You'll find that city along with Ogallala & Fairbury in this state that dominates Iowa's western border Nebraska Gavin Terry	$2,000 [11] An apple brandy from the Normandy region of France Calvados Gavin	$1,600 [5] In "Golconda" by this Belgian artist, men in overcoats & bowler hats fall from the sky like rain Magritte Gavin
$2,000 [16] This longtime CBS News anchorman once helmed the game show "It's News to Me" Walter Cronkite Gavin Terry	$2,000 [29] In 1835 German chemist Justus von Liebig became the first to create a mirror by coating the back of glass with this metal silver Terry	DD $9,801 [30] The Latin for "cross" gives us this term for extreme pain excruciating Terry	$2,000 [20] The Spoon River of "Anthology" fame is a tributary of the river named for this state Illinois Jill	DD $3,000 [8] First mentioned in records from Barbados around 1650 rum Gavin	$2,000 [6] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a wintry painting on the monitor.) You can see the visible world starting to be reduced tolines & rectanglesin the "Gray Tree" (1911), by this Dutch painter, who soon got into pure abstraction (Piet) Mondrian Gavin

Final Jeopardy!

THE ACADEMY AWARDS

He holds the record for time between acting nominations for the same role, 39 years between 1976 & 2015 films

Sylvester Stallone

Terry "Who is Stallone?" — wagered $197

Jill "Who is Nicho" — wagered $13,000

Gavin "Who is Eastwood?" — wagered $10,000

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