Show #7720 2018-03-16 (taped 2017-12-12) Regular

Contestants

Rahul Gupta — a data engineer from Midlothian, Virginia

Dan Lee — a math professor from New York, New York

Peter Karamitsos — a software salesman from Elmhurst, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $51,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$800	$0	$4,000	$1 2nd place: $2,000	$3,200 7 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Dan	$3,200	$600	$6,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$8,200 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Rahul	$3,600	$6,000	$12,400	$12,399 New champion: $12,399	$17,200 23 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

COMPOSERS' COUNTRY OF BIRTH	A SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	BOOK TALK	THAT WORD NEEDS PLURALIZATION	THE FABERGÉ MUSEUM
$200 [1] Johann Strauss the younger Austria Peter	$200 [15] We got the villain we deserved when Heath Ledger played the Joker in this sequel The Dark Knight Rahul	$200 [23] While many fresh plum varieties are clingstone, the type dried to make these is usually freestone prunes Rahul	$200 [19] Term for the shallow center trough between the pages of a book, & where my bowling ball usually ends up the gutter Dan	$200 [21] Phenomenon(9 letters) phenomena Rahul	$200 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) Peter Carl Fabergé was commissioned to create an Easter egg for Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by her husband, the third tsar of this name; the hen Easter egg was such a hit with the tsarina that imperial Easter eggs became an annual tradition Alexander Peter
$400 [2] Edvard Grieg Norway Rahul	$400 [14] Francis Ford Coppola won 3 Oscars for this 1974 sequel Godfather Part II Dan	$400 [22] Smooth cayenne, once the principal variety of this fruit grown in Hawaii, has been replaced by the hybrid MD2 pineapple Dan	$400 [5] The American Institute for Conservation says use paper these; the fancy leather ones can stain the pages bookmark Dan	$400 [6] Nucleus(6 letters) nuclei Dan	$400 [25] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) Most of the imperial Easter eggs contain surprises--for the coronation egg, it's a miniature replica of thecoachthat took Alexandra to the coronation, perfectly detailed down to the double-headed eagles on the doors & the roof, an imperial symbol of this last Russian dynasty the Romanovs Peter
$600 [11] Erik Satie France Rahul	$600 [13] Released in 2017, this movie, "Vol. 2" is set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape, Vol. 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Dan	$600 [3] This green pod veggie used in Creole cooking & to thicken soups & stews is also known as lady's finger okra Rahul	$600 [10] A foreword is by someone else to set up your book; one of these introductions is by you to explain why you wrote it a preface Peter	$600 [7] Brother(8 letters & don't say, "brothers") brethren Dan	$600 [24] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) One of the few imperial Easter eggs with a religious theme, the rock crystal egg from around 1889 depicts this event that Easter celebrates the resurrection of Christ Dan
$800 [26] Gustav Holst England Rahul	$800 [12] This subtitle of "Star Trek II" refers to the villain played by Ricardo Montalban Wrath of Khan Dan	$800 [16] Yellow crookneck & yellow straightneck are popular summer varieties of this veggie squash Rahul	$1,000 [17] 12-letter term for a book produced by adapting a movie script a novelization Peter Dan Rahul	$800 [4] Passerby(9 letters) passersby Rahul	$800 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) The 15th anniversary Easter egg pictures events from the reign of this tsar, as well as miniature portraits of him & his family Nicholas II
$1,000 [27] Ferde Grofe the United States	$1,000 [18] Alfred Molina was transformed into this heavily armed villain in "Spider-Man 2" Doctor Octopus Rahul	$1,000 [9] In some countries this long-necked brown pear is known as the Kaiser Alexander a Bosc pear	DD $2,000 [20] This adjective is used for a shortened version of a written work that still contains the basic story abridged Dan	$1,000 [8] Seraph(8 letters) seraphim Rahul	$1,000 [29] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) Fabergé used pearls & diamonds to evoke the empress' favorite flowers, lilies of the valley, in an 1898Easter eggin this ornamental style that was popular at the time Art Nouveau

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFTER THE VICE PRESIDENCY	TV TITLES	AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE	MOUNTAINS	ANY "PORT"	IN A STORM
$400 [22] Following his vice presidency under Carter, he served as ambassador to Japan Mondale Rahul	$400 [9] A season 2 "Breaking Bad" episode title eventually became the name of this series Better Call Saul Rahul	$400 [27] In 1972 this author created the Kinte foundation Alex Haley Dan	$400 [1] Austria's western, central & southern mountainous regions are in the eastern part of these European mountains the Alps Rahul	$400 [23] It can be a small window in the side of an airplane as well as a ship a porthole Rahul	$400 [24] Often on rivers, these sudden floods usually within 6 hours of a rainstorm cause most of the USA's flood deaths flash floods Dan
$800 [20] He returned for another 7 years as a U.S. senator from Minnesota after his 1960s veeping Hubert H. Humphrey Peter	$800 [3] Gordon Ramsay should know it's an area in Manhattan from 34th to 59th between 8th Ave. & the Hudson River Hell's Kitchen Dan	$1,200 [16] "Snow-white Moslem head-dress around a dead black face" is from Margaret Walker's poem "For" this slain leader Malcolm X Peter Rahul	$800 [11] 1,300-foot Sugarloaf Mountain overlooks this sprawling South American metropolis Rio de Janeiro Peter	$800 [6] A type of steak, or the establishment where you might eat one porterhouse Rahul	$800 [18] In May 2013 one of these expanded to a record 2.6 miles wide & tore through central Oklahoma a tornado Dan
$1,200 [17] Falling out with President Jackson, Veep John C. Calhoun resigned & returned to being a senator for this Southern state South Carolina Rahul	$1,200 [2] The title craft in this 2017 show is named for a man born in 1871 in Dayton, Ohio The Orville	$1,600 [15] Until they achieve a satisfying relationship with a man, 4 women are doing this Terry McMillan book title Waiting to Exhale Rahul	$1,600 [13] Williamstown & Pittsfield are communities in these mountains of western Massachusetts the Berkshires Peter	$1,200 [5] In computer abbreviations, it's the "P" in a PDF portable Dan	$1,200 [19] Quemado, N.M., known for electrical storms, is home to the art piece of 400 steel poles called this weather event field a lightning field Rahul
$1,600 [21] A supporter of westward expansion as vice-president, this big "D" later went east as minister to Great Britain George Dallas	$1,600 [4] The actual website for this Navy division hopes to defeat threats "ashore, afloat & in cyberspace" NCIS Rahul	$2,000 [28] Thisauthor of "Kindred" & "Xenogenesis" combined African-American culture with science fiction themes Octavia Butler	DD $2,000 [12] Mount Masada, site of a famous fortress in the Judean desert, overlooks this body of water the Dead Sea Peter	$1,600 [10] This vein conveys blood to the liver from the spleen the portal vein	$2,000 [26] The film "The Finest Hours" tells of a Coast Guard rescue of 32 men in one of these directional storms off Cape Cod a nor'easter Rahul
—	$2,000 [8] The title of this disturbing British anthology comes from what your TV screen resembles when it's turned off Black Mirror Dan	—	$2,000 [14] Add 5 letters to "Anna" to get the name of this Himalayan massif, also a girl's name in Asia Annapurna Rahul	$2,000 [25] Made from heating limestone & clay in a kiln, this construction material hardens when mixed with water Portland cement Rahul	DD $4,800 [7] When tropical storms threaten, the National Hurricane Center HQed in this city jumps into action Miami Rahul

Final Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGICAL BEASTS

Hesiod said it fawns on all who enter "with actions of... tail & both ears", but when people try to exit it "eats them up"

the hound of Hades (or Cerberus)

Peter "Who is the Minotaur?" — wagered $3,999

Dan "Who is the minotaur?" — wagered $6,200

Rahul "Who is the Sphinx?" — wagered $1

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