Show #7654 2017-12-14 (taped 2017-08-30) Regular

Contestants

Brennan Summers — a food truck owner from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Craig Tollin — a professor from Roanoke, Virginia

Bryce Johnson — an analytics manager from Evanston, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $32,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bryce	$3,200	$6,800	$22,200	$10,799 3rd place: $1,000	$18,400 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Craig	$3,000	$1,800	$16,800	$22,001 New champion: $22,001	$12,800 16 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Brennan	$2,000	$5,400	$11,000	$11,000 2nd place: $2,000	$11,000 14 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

CAMP DAVID	SPORTS RECORD HOLDERS	WORLD FACTS	"M"MMM!	STEINBECK WORKS BY CHARACTERS	IT WAS SO COLD...
$200 [21] Here's this future president with his grandson David, for whom the retreat would be renamed Eisenhower Brennan	$200 [3] Wayne Gretzky had 894 of these; No. 2 had 801 goals Craig	$200 [12] The Grand Canyon is a gorge in Arizona; Grand Cayman is an island in this sea the Caribbean Brennan	$200 [2] Bocconcini are little balls of this fresh white Italian cheese mozzarella Craig	$200 [26] Jim Casy, an ex-preacher, & Tom Joad, an ex-con The Grapes of Wrath Bryce	$200 [1] Hitchhikers were holding up photos of this digit the thumb
$400 [22] On or off the course, these vehicles are the main mode of transportation at Camp David golf carts Bryce	$400 [4] Before he retired & retired & retired, this Packers QB tied the record for longest pass completion with a 99-yarder Brett Favre Brennan	$400 [13] Letzeburgisch is the national language of this European country Luxembourg Craig	$400 [8] "M"mm good flavors of Dreyer's ice cream include mint chocolate chip & this almond fudge mocha Bryce	$400 [27] George, a farm laborer & Curley, son of a ranch owner Of Mice and Men Craig	$400 [17] I was happy to get the proverbial lump of this in my stocking coal Bryce
$600 [23] In 1978, Jimmy Carterwelcomed the leaders of these two countries to Camp David for historic peace talks Egypt and Israel Brennan	$600 [5] Eddie Arcaro & Jim McLaughlin are tied at 6 in jockey wins of this, the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown the Belmont Craig	$600 [14] Hey, it's easy to kick back, relax & float on this body of water, 9 times saltier than the ocean & extremely dense the Dead Sea Craig	$600 [9] Thissweet yeast bread is made by arranging small clumps of dough in a pan monkey bread Brennan	$600 [28] Twin brothers Aron & Caleb Trask East of Eden	$600 [18] In Maine these critters, Homarus americanus, were throwing themselves into pots lobsters Bryce Craig
$800 [24] Among many movies this pres. & his wife viewed at Camp David were "The Princess Bride" & "Knute Rockne, All American" Reagan Brennan	$800 [6] Ray Allen was big from way downtown in his 1,300 games, hitting 2,973 of these; bang! 3-pointers Brennan	DD $1,000 [15] This 4-letter African country has a short coastline along the Bight of Benin Togo Craig	$800 [10] This sandwich of turkey, ham & Swiss cheese is dipped in egg & fried--what could be more delicious? a Monte Cristo Bryce	$800 [29] Jody Tiflin, a young boy, & Gabilan, a young colt The Red Pony	$800 [19] One of these pointed hat-wearing ceramic dwarves knocked on my door & asked to come in a garden gnome Brennan
$1,000 [25] In 2012 President Obama hosted a giant sleepover for this octet of world leaders G8 Bryce	$1,000 [7] Don Baylor took 267 for the team to set the A.L. mark for HBP, this hit by pitch Bryce	$1,000 [16] Approximately 78% of Cypriots are of this religion Greek Orthodox Bryce Craig	$1,000 [11] The weird-looking cap tells you it's this kind of mushroom a morel Bryce	$1,000 [30] Doc, owner of a biological lab, & Dora, madam of a brothel Cannery Row	$1,000 [20] A member of this 5-letter "Old Order" religious group purchased an electric blanket the Amish Brennan

Double Jeopardy! Round

CAMP DAVID	JUST A SITAR	NEW EPONYMOUS ANIMALS	EXILED!	SOUNDS LIKE THE MOVIE'S SEQUEL	ALL "CAP"s
$400 [16] We presume you know this man was born in Blantyre, Scotland in 1813 & died in Chitambo, Africa in 1873 David Livingstone Craig	$400 [26] (Kelly shows a guitar and a sitar.) On a guitar, these metal ridgesused to produce notes are fixed to the fingerboard; on asitar, they can be moved to adjust the tuning frets Bryce	$400 [6] A beetle with middle femurs that look like bulging biceps was named for this Austrian-born actor Schwarzenegger Bryce	$400 [17] After being exiled from this city in 1302, Dante wrote, "Bitter is the taste of another man's bread" Florence	$400 [1] This 2009 comedy about a Vegas bachelor party was not the sequel to the Tom Cruise film "Cocktail" The Hangover Bryce	$400 [11] Zodiacal he-goat Capricorn Bryce
$800 [19] In 2017 fans of his "Late Show" were saddened to learn of his mom Dorothy's passing at age 95 David Letterman Craig	$800 [27] "Isn't it good" that this 1965 Beatles song brought the sitar to the attention of rock audiences? "Norwegian Wood" Craig	$1,200 [8] In 2014 scientists discovered a new species of dinosaur & named it Zuul after a demon in this 1984 movie Ghostbusters Bryce	$800 [18] The man holding this title has said that the 15th & next to hold it could be discovered in exile the Dalai Lama Brennan	$800 [2] In "Up", 78-year-old Carl flies away in his house; in this non-sequel George Clooney flies all over firing people Up in the Air Bryce	$800 [12] To yield capitulate Bryce
$1,200 [20] At over 1,000 pages his "Infinite Jest" may seem like an infinite read (David Foster) Wallace Bryce	$1,200 [28] Thissitar master got four Grammys, influenced John Coltrane & Philip Glass & still had time to father Norah Jones Ravi Shankar Brennan	$1,600 [9] A fossilized one of these reptiles was named for Terry Pratchett--his "Discworld" rides on the back of one a turtle Bryce	$1,600 [24] Jean-Bertrand Aristide, president of this country, was ousted after a 2004 rebellion & spent years in South Africa Haiti Craig	$1,200 [3] 2005's "Crash" did not result in this with drummer Miles Teller learning from the formidable J.K. Simmons Whiplash Bryce	$1,200 [13] Adjective meaning involving the loss of the head capital Craig Brennan
$1,600 [21] In 1866thisofficer who damned the torpedoes was named the first full admiral of the U.S. Navy David Farragut Craig	$1,600 [29] Most sitars have 5 melody strings & one or 2 of this type that produces low sustained tones drone strings Bryce Brennan	$2,000 [10] A recently discovered dog-like carnivore from prehistoric Egypt was named for this canine-headed god Anubis Craig	$2,000 [25] The Diaspora refers to the movement of Jews among Gentiles after the exile named for this Mideast empire the Babylonian empire Craig	$1,600 [4] "Green Card" was not a sequel to this film in which Eddie Murphy's Prince Akeem looks for a wife in Queens, New York Coming to America Brennan	$1,600 [14] Italian name for the pasta seen here capellini Brennan
$2,000 [22] In "A Treatise of Human Nature", he wrote, "The errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous" David Hume Craig	$2,000 [30] The "sympathetic" strings beneath a sitar's neck are tuned to the notes of this 4-letter melodic pattern of Indian music raga Bryce	DD $4,600 [7] John Cleese is "absurdly fond" of these Madagascar animals, works to conserve them & got one named for him lemurs Bryce	DD $5,000 [23] While in exile in Paris, Thomas Hobbes completed this work named for a Biblical sea monster Leviathan Craig	$2,000 [5] 2016 had "Arrival"; this 2017 film about an interracial couple was written & directed by Jordan Peele Get Out Bryce	$2,000 [15] Impulsive or unpredictable capricious

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

In 2016 the Wingfoot Two, one of these, was christened near Akron

a blimp

Brennan "What is a blimp?" — wagered $0

Craig "What is a blimp" — wagered $5,201

Bryce "What is a tire?" — wagered $11,401

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