Show #7706 2018-02-26 (taped 2017-12-05) Regular

Contestants

Jonah Platt — a writer from Los Angeles, California

Maryann Penzvalto — a librarian from Cleveland, Ohio

Alan Harrison — an administrative assistant from Seattle, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,710)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Alan $400 $200 $13,400 $3,199
3rd place: $1,000
$11,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Maryann $800 $1,800 $11,800 $15,801
New champion: $15,801
$11,800
14 R, 2 W
Jonah $200 $4,400 $7,900 $15,798
2nd place: $2,000
$9,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

DEEP STATE BEJEWELED SEARCH TERMS ROCK, PAPER & SCISSORS THE TV CHARACTER IS HAVING A MOMENT THE BOOK'S ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
$200 [15]
The city of Butte's wealth was largely built on 290 million tons of copper ore taken from this state's Berkeley mine
Montana
Jonah
$200 [5]
A coronet is a small crown & this is a small, crownlike semicircular jeweled headdress
a diadem (or tiara)
Jonah
$200 [27]
In Matthew 7 it precedes "and ye shall find"
seek
Jonah
$200 [12]
A rare example of Cleoptra's handwriting is on a document made from this plant; she wrote "make it happen" in Greek
papyrus
Alan
$200 [9]
I was ready to run through a wall when Coach Taylor gave the "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" speech on this show
Friday Night Lights
Maryann
$800 [25]
"The Name of the Rose"
Italian
Alan
$400 [16]
One of Texas' largest colonies of Mexican free-tailed these lives 300+ feet down in Devil's Sinkhole
bats
$400 [6]
From the French for "small side", it's any of the small, polished sides on a cut gemstone
a facet
Maryann
$400 [23]
To examine a document quickly, or to convert it to digital format
to scan
Alan
$400 [13]
Found in lava soap, this very light porous rock is used as an abrasive in solid form & a polish in powdered form
pumice
Jonah
$400 [8]
When Bill Bixby's eyes suddenly changed color, this title guy was on his way, & not in a good mood
(the Incredible) Hulk
Maryann
$1,000 [24]
"The Pianist", a wartime memoir & the basis for a 2002 film
Polish
$600 [17]
Bryce Canyon National Parkin this state is more than 1,000 feet deep and breathtaking
Utah
Jonah
$600 [7]
These accessories include chandeliers, dangles & push backs
earrings
Jonah
$600 [4]
To reconnoiter ahead of a main body, or the soldier who does it
scout
Jonah
$600 [14]
Diagenesis is the process of forming this type of rock, like sandstone, through compaction & cementation
sedimentary
Alan Jonah
$600 [1]
"Honeymooners" guy who made Ralph nuts by declaiming about "a villa in France, a yacht, or a string of poloponies"
Ed Norton
Alan
DD $1,600 [28]
"A Journey to the Center of the Earth"
French
Jonah
$800 [18]
We'd have to say the Soudan Underground Lab has the coolest spot in Minnesota--about .01 degrees F. above this
absolute zero
$800 [10]
When dense, black lignite coal takes on a high polish & is used for jewelry, it's called by this high-flying name
jet
$800 [22]
To search thoroughly, or to clean by hard rubbing
to scour
Alan Maryann
$800 [20]
The U.S. printed its first national paper currency during this war
the Civil War
Maryann Jonah
$800 [2]
The "Diff'rent Strokes" catch-phrase given by the often-surprised Arnold was "What you talkin' 'bout", this sibling
Willis
Maryann
$1,000 [19]
To appreciate the wonder of this state's Antelope Canyon, you'll need a Navajo guide
Arizona
Alan
$1,000 [11]
Seen here, both these gems are vulnerable to scratching; they become adjectives by adding "E-S-C-E-N-T"
opal and pearl
$1,000 [26]
In the U.K. this "searching" police rank comes between sergeant & superintendent
inspector
Maryann
$1,000 [21]
This French artist called his later works, like the one seen here, drawing with scissors
Matisse
Jonah
$1,000 [3]
Tony DiNozzo's head demanded constant slapping & Jethro was happy to help on this drama
NCIS
Alan Maryann

Double Jeopardy! Round

A LONG ELEVATOR RIDE "SMALL" TALK THE WEATHER HOW 'BOUT THOSE... HAVE A GREAT ONE! YOU TWO
$400 [29]
When it opened in 1902, the Santa Justa lift elevator in Lisbon, Portugal uniquely used this type of power, like the Clermont
steam power
$400 [8]
Dolls represent children from around the globe on this Disneyland ride
It's a Small World
Jonah
$400 [9]
Advection (common in San Francisco) & upslope are 2 main types of this visibility reducer
fog
Jonah
$400 [15]
USC Trojans, who've won this bowl game 25 times since their first appearance in 1923
the Rose Bowl
Maryann
$400 [25]
Around 1511 he created "The Creation of Adam" on the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Michelangelo
Jonah
$400 [16]
In the Bible, D&G:Sling & stone vs. sword & spear
David and Goliath
Jonah
$800 [27]
To ease anxiety, elevator music first appeared in the 1920s, with this trademarked variety arriving in 1934
Muzak
Alan
$800 [5]
In Connecticut, you cannot have a jury for this type of court where cases might be about back rent or damaged property
small claims court
Maryann
$800 [10]
If the UVI, standing for this, is above 10, it will take only 10 minutes to get a sunburn
the ultraviolet index
Maryann
$800 [14]
1948 Cleveland Indians, the only team other than this one to win a World Series from 1947 to 1953
the Yankees
Jonah
$800 [24]
This "Long" Eugene O'Neill play that premiered in 1956 ranks among the greatest plays of the past 100 years
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Alan
$800 [17]
H&M:Familial avatars of Appalachian anger
the Hatfields and McCoys
Alan
$1,200 [26]
The ride was not long enough on the 28 elevators at this ancient Roman site, raising beasts & fighters to the arena floor
the Colosseum
Jonah
$1,200 [4]
Unimportant people or things can be called this, a term for young fish
small fry
Alan Maryann
$1,200 [11]
One millibar, a measurement of atmospheric pressure, equals .75 millimeters of this element, Hg
mercury
Jonah
$1,200 [1]
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association fellas, who in 1893 became the first to win possession of this
the Stanley Cup
Alan
$1,200 [21]
Written by a woman in the early 1000s, "The Tale of Genji" is considered this country's greatest work of literature
Japan
Jonah
$1,200 [18]
K&E:Songwriters of the musical "Chicago"
Kander and Ebb
Alan
$2,000 [30]
Push the button for floor No. 124 at this tallest building in the world, then gaze out over Dubai, where it's located
the Burj Khalifa
$1,600 [6]
In 18th century Europe, this disease was killing 400,000 annually
smallpox
Maryann
$1,600 [12]
From the type of plant they resemble, these ice crystals are alliteratively called this type of frost
fern frost
Maryann
$1,600 [2]
Montreal Expos, who saw this legendary base stealer & left fielder inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017
Tim Raines
Alan
$2,000 [23]
Famous for its mad scene, this great Donizetti opera was based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott
Lucia di Lammermoor
Jonah
$1,600 [19]
W&C:In 1953 they found the structural strands
Watson and Crick
Maryann
DD $4,000 [28]
Even theelevator doorsare Art Deco in this skyscraper, whose name honors an automobile builder
the Chrysler Building
Alan
$2,000 [7]
A line from an old hymn gave veterinarian James Herriot this title for a beloved 1972 memoir
All Creatures Great and Small
Maryann
$2,000 [13]
Around 1806 this British commander drew up a "wind force scale and weather notation"
Francis Beaufort
$2,000 [3]
Golden State Warriors, who in 2015-16 lost 9 & won a NBA record this many regular-season games
73
Alan Jonah
DD $2,500 [22]
This ballet about a feathered creature was Igor Stravinsky's first international success
The Firebird
Jonah
$2,000 [20]
R&R:Sons of Mars & Rhea
Romulus and Remus
Alan

Final Jeopardy!

NAME THE NOVEL

"I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet"

Frankenstein

Jonah "What is Frankenstein?" — wagered $7,898
Maryann "What is Frankenstein" — wagered $4,001
Alan "What is Pinocchio?" — wagered $10,201

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