Show #7580 2017-07-21 Regular

Justin Vossler game 2.

Contestants

Connie Rudd — a writer from Coweta, Oklahoma

George Buri — a university instructor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Justin Vossler — a high school history teacher from Homer, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,100)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Justin $1,400 $2,000 $14,400 $27,400
2-day champion: $54,500
$14,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
George $2,000 $3,600 $16,800 $4,799
2nd place: $2,000
$16,800
20 R, 2 W
Connie $3,600 $7,700 $7,500 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$9,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS LEFTIES WEST VIRGINIA BIOLOGY COLLEGE STADIUMS & ARENAS THE KITCHEN LIBRARY CONSONANT CRAVING
$200 [16]
Ask this singer why she's left-handed & she might quote her song, "I was born this way"
Lady Gaga
George
$200 [21]
This state nickname makes sense given West Virginia's mean elevation of more than 1,500 feet
the Mountain State
Justin
$200 [26]
By definition bacteria called anaerobes don't need this to live
oxygen
Connie
$200 [11]
This Los Angeles venue has seen many events in its 94-year history, including 2 Olympic games
the Coliseum
George
$200 [6]
Intolerant of this protein mixture? David Lawson has "101 Days of" recipes that are free of it
gluten
George Connie
$200 [1]
Located near the navel... does it strike a cord?UIIA
the umbilical
Connie
$400 [17]
Thislefty looks quite intense as he vetoes the bill before him
Gerald Ford
George
$400 [22]
Last name of the Republican governor from 1913 to 1917; to date no McCoys have been elected to that office
Hatfield
Connie
$400 [27]
In an earthworm, pairs of nephridia, similar to these human organs, filter & remove waste
kidneys
George Connie
$400 [12]
In 1990, after a $5 million donation, this school's indoor sports facility was renamed Coors Events Center
University of Colorado
George
$400 [7]
"Dorie's Cookies" includes a section on brownies, bars, break-ups & these Italian-named cookies
biscotti
Connie
$400 [2]
Chinese needle non-torture:AUUUE
acupuncture
George
$600 [18]
In 1993 this southpaw became only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court
Ginsburg
George
$600 [23]
This yellow apple had its origin in 1890 as a chance seedling in the Clay County farm of A.H. Mullins
Golden Delicious
Justin
$600 [28]
Linked to some birth defects, aneuploidy is the condition of having an abnormal number of these
chromosomes
Connie
$600 [13]
San Diego State's Aztecs play this sport in Tony Gwynn Stadium
baseball
George
$600 [8]
'Anyone can throw a bunch of ground beef on a grill", says the cookbook named for this animated TV series
Bob's Burgers
Justin
$600 [3]
Describing a word like honk or boom:OOAOOEIA
onomatopoeia
George
$800 [19]
Though he's actually right-handed, this Spanish tennis champ plays with his left
Rafa Nadal
George
$800 [24]
The John Brown Wax Museum in this town has 87 life-size figures telling his story from youth to the gallows
Harpers Ferry
Justin
$1,000 [30]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents.) Blood has 4 main components:redblood cells that make up about 45% of the volume, whiteblood cells & platelets that account for less than 1%, & making up about 55% is this liquid part that transports cells throughout the body
plasma
Connie
$800 [14]
Opened in 1976, this university's basketball arena is named for legendary coach Adolph Rupp
the University of Kentucky
$800 [9]
This celebrity chef wears his signature orange Crocs on the cover of his "Big American Cookbook"
Mario Batali
Connie
$800 [4]
Side of a coin bearing the principal design:OEE
the obverse
Justin
$1,000 [20]
Sarah Paulson said the hardest part about portraying this O.J. prosecutor was writing with her left hand
Marcia Clark
Connie
$1,000 [25]
Charleston has a memorial to this black educator whose family moved to nearby Malden in 1865
Booker T. Washington
Justin Connie
DD $1,500 [29]
There are 3 main types of these in the body--smooth, striated & cardiac
muscles
Connie
$1,000 [15]
This school's basketball, gymnastics & volleyball teams perform in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center
LSU or Louisiana State
$1,000 [10]
Andrea Nguyen gives many ways to make this, "Vietnam's favorite soup and noodles"
pho
Connie
$1,000 [5]
One who studies the source of outbreaks of infectious disease:EIEIOOI
an epidemiologist
Connie

Double Jeopardy! Round

UNCLE SUGAR FASHION HISTORY CLASSIC NOVELS CARD PLAYER'S VOCABULARY ANCIENT COINS BANG THAT TAMBOURINE!
$400 [18]
Under the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. gave aid to countries that were committed to fighting this ideology
Communism
George
$400 [16]
In 1746 the English banned the Scots from wearing kilts or these plaid patterns except in the military
tartans
George
$400 [1]
The vengeful Madame Defarge was created for this historical novel
A Tale of Two Cities
Connie
$400 [6]
Around December it's what I do to certain halls
deck
Justin
$400 [11]
A tiny silver denarius coin from around 32 B.C. depicts both Mark Antony & her
Cleopatra
Justin
$400 [26]
When not drumming for Genesis, this man would sometimes do a tambourine "dance", bouncing one off his head
Phil Collins
George
$800 [19]
The U.S. gave this young country a $100 million loan in 1949 & has been supportive ever since
Israel
Justin
$800 [17]
In the 1860s, Godey's Lady's Book set fashion trends, including this kind of skirt seen here, framed with whalebone
a hoop skirt
George
$800 [2]
This Edith Wharton novel ends, "Newland Archer got up slowly and walked back alone to his hotel"
The Age of Innocence
Connie
$800 [7]
They come in law & three-piece varieties
suits
Connie
$800 [12]
At this jewel-adorned site in Jerusalem, Jesus praised the widow who gave her last 2 mites, bronze coins
the temple
Connie
$800 [27]
Seen here is Liam Gallagher with tambourine, perhaps the one he plays on this group's "Wonderwall"
Oasis
George
$1,200 [20]
In 1951 the U.S. sent grain to India, which was suffering from earthquake, floods & plagues of these
locusts
Justin
$1,200 [23]
This 1965 film starring Omar Sharif & Julie Christie inspired things Russian, including the maxicoat
Doctor Zhivago
George
$1,600 [4]
This autobiographical 1916 novel by James Joyce portrays the early years of Stephen Dedalus
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Justin
$1,200 [8]
In 1902 Teddy Roosevelt's was "square"
deal
Justin
$1,200 [13]
Around 43 B.C this assassin issued a coin with his image on one side & 2 daggers & "Ides of March" on the other
Brutus
Connie
$1,200 [28]
Suzanne Crough showed her tambourine skills as Tracy on this 1970s family sitcom
The Partridge Family
George
DD $2,000 [21]
Hamilton wanted aid to support this country when it was called Saint Domingue & President Adams followed through
Haiti
Justin
$1,600 [24]
This artificial gem used for costume jewelry was originally made in Strasbourg on the river for which it's named
rhinestone
Connie
$2,000 [5]
In the first chapter of this dystopian novel, "I don't think so" is the answer to "Aren't there any grownups at all?"
Lord of the Flies
George
$1,600 [9]
It's how Robert Zemeckis says, "Stop what you're doing"
cut
Justin
$1,600 [14]
Dating back to 2000 B.C., the first Chinese coins were known as cowrie money, meaning they were made of these
shells
Justin
$1,600 [29]
On "Badlands" this E Street Band stalwart pulled triple duty, playing sax & tambourines & singing
Clarence Clemons
Justin
$2,000 [22]
Food & supplies were sent in 1992 to this African country; warlords like Osman Ali Atto would mar the effort
Somalia
George
$2,000 [25]
French for "bell", it was the most popular hat for ladies during most of the Roaring '20s
a cloche
Connie
DD $3,000 [3]
This classic by William Faulkner is "a tale told by an idiot... signifying nothing"
The Sound and the Fury
Connie
$2,000 [10]
The Irrawaddy is the main one of Myanmar
river
Justin
$2,000 [15]
A Roman coin of the 30s A.D. shows Drusilla, favorite sister of this cruel emperor, holding poppies & a scepter
Caligula
Justin George
$2,000 [30]
"It took me so-o-o long to find out" about the tambourine on this 1965 hit
"Day Tripper"
George

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

This official U.S. government song traces its roots to a song about Roderick Dhu, the leader of a Highland clan

"Hail To The Chief"

Connie "What is ?" — wagered $7,500
Justin "What is Hail to the Chief" — wagered $13,000
George "What is My country tis of thee?" — wagered $12,001

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