Show #7753 2018-05-02 (taped 2018-01-24) Regular

Josh Hill game 1.

Contestants

Laura Buermann — a quality assurance analyst from Essex Junction, Vermont

Josh Hill — a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas

Geoff Brousseau — an epidemiologist from Centennial, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Geoff	$2,400	$7,000	$15,800	$800 3rd place: $1,000	$11,000 17 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Josh	$3,600	$7,000	$29,600	$23,600 New champion: $23,600	$24,600 28 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Laura	$600	$2,600	$11,400	$2,400 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 12 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

I REMEMBER APRIL	SURPRISING MUSICIANS	MIDDLE T	NEWER TECHNOLOGY	YOUR HUDDLED MASSES	YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE
$200 [5] On April 18, 1956 she went from Hollywood royalty to simply royalty by marrying Prince Rainier Grace Kelly Josh	$200 [1] Hissecond wife Elsa said he played Mozart beautifully & that playing helped with his theories Albert Einstein Josh	$200 [2] Swine enclosure a sty Geoff Laura	$200 [6] Anti-paparazzi clothingover-reflects light & blacks out faces when photographers use this a flash Laura	$200 [9] This 8-team college football league has Lions & Tigers & Bears, oh my! (& Quakers, too) the Ivy League Geoff	$200 [12] 25 million people in the U.S. have this chronic 6-letter lung disorder asthma Josh
$400 [7] 1,400 Cuban exiles landed at this location on April 17, 1961 to overthrow Castro, but failed quickly the Bay of Pigs Geoff	$400 [3] Before making "one small step" in space, he played baritone horn in a school band in his native Ohio (Neil) Armstrong Geoff	$400 [14] 6:4 or 17:2 ratio Josh	$400 [13] In December 2017 one unit of this cryptocurrency was worth 15 times more than an ounce of gold Bitcoin Josh	$400 [23] 7 seconds on the clock... go!; I was a sack master... NFLer for 15 years... now I host a game show; things this man could say (Michael) Strahan Laura	$400 [29] The Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral did not kill Doc Holliday--this, AKA consumption, did the trick 6 years later tuberculosis Geoff
$600 [8] This green holiday was observed for the first time in Nebraska on April 10, 1872 Arbor Day Josh	$600 [4] Martin Luther was known to pluck a string or two on this instrument a lute Laura	$600 [21] We flip for this food implement with a flat, often flexible blade spatula Laura	$600 [27] Thistype of device can give you home theater sound without multiple speakers a sound bar Josh	$600 [15] His career as the Steelers' QB includes plenty of passes & a game-saving tackle in a 2006 playoff game Roethlisberger Josh	$600 [17] Chronic bronchitis & this lung disease hard on smokers are the 2 main components of COPD emphysema Geoff
$800 [20] As many as 300 civilians died during the April 26, 1937 bombing of this Basque city Guernica Josh	$1,000 [11] This Virginia senator, who was in the national spotlight in 2016, is an enthusiasticharmonica player (Tim) Kaine Josh	$800 [16] Scored in points (8,000 is good), this track & field event is a perfect 10 the decathlon Josh	$800 [28] Using satellites, a lab named for this Frenchman good with coordinates made an atlas that updates in real time René Descartes	$800 [24] In 2017 he went from running plays for the Cowboys to predicting 'em with uncanny accuracy in the CBS booth with Jim Nantz (Tony) Romo Geoff Josh	$800 [18] We nose this brand of nasal strips comes in clear & lavender-scented varieties to fight congestion Breathe Right Geoff
$1,000 [30] In April 1250 on the 7th crusade, King Louis IX of France was captured by a Mameluke army in this country Egypt Geoff	DD $1,200 [10] A church organist, this Frenchman made symbols to help blind musicians read & write music (Louis) Braille Geoff	$1,000 [22] Answers, questions, in our half-hour /Give me this 11-letter chant of magical power an incantation Geoff	$1,000 [26] (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates a whirligig.) On a button whirligig, spinning the disc stores potential energy in the strings; pulling on the strings turns that energy into the kinetic type--inventors were able to use this concept to make an inexpensive type of this spinning medical device a centrifuge Laura	$1,000 [25] Baker Mayfield's 2017 Heisman Trophy is the first in more than 50 years for this, a non-scholarship player a walk-on Josh	$1,000 [19] This cancer often due to asbestos exposure takes its name from another term for the pleura coating the lungs mesothelioma Josh

Double Jeopardy! Round

CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS	6-LETTER WORDS	FLIPPING CHANNELS	ASIAN CAPITALS	FOUNDLING FATHERS	UNARMED COMBAT
$400 [1] From 1967 to 2006 composer Pierre Boulez took home 26 of these awards, including 6 for best classical album Grammys Josh	$400 [2] Proverbially, you do this to one's feathers to provoke anger ruffle Josh	$400 [7] On PBS I see bewigged Brits but no more "Theatre" in the title Masterpiece Laura	$400 [4] The tomb of the 12th century Muslim leader Saladin is located in this Syrian city Damascus Geoff	$400 [3] Pa Kent found this child sent by his father, Jor-El, before his planet exploded Superman Josh	$400 [13] The 4 basic boxing punches are the jab, the hook, the cross & this one that arrives from below an uppercut Josh
$800 [18] The film "Notes on a Scandal" was rated R, but the music was pure "P.G.", this composer Philip Glass Laura	$800 [6] It's the provider of nourishment seen here carhop Josh	$800 [8] On CBS Michael Weatherly is analyzing a trial Bull Laura	$800 [5] Klang Klang Klang went the river! The Klang & Gombak Rivers meet in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of this Malaysia Josh	$800 [21] Found as a baby in a railway station, Jack discovers he really is Ernest, the son of General Moncrieff in this Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest Geoff	$800 [26] Brazilian jiujitsu master Royce Gracie won 3 of the first 4 of these events; they're up to 220 now UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Geoff
$1,200 [19] This composer of "Doctor Atomic" has a presidential first & last name & for his middle name, Coolidge John Adams Laura	$1,200 [12] The return of a tennis ball before it hits the court surface a volley Josh	$1,200 [9] On MeTV, it's this Steve McQueen western that shares its title with a Bon Jovi song Wanted Dead or Alive	$1,200 [14] Dushanbe in Tajikistan means "Monday"--that was the day of this weekly event bringing buyers & sellers to town a bazaar (or market) Josh	$1,200 [22] In "Annie", this president tells the title orphan who her real father is FDR Geoff	$1,200 [30] Mike Tyson might have trouble in pankration, an ancient combat sport in which the only fouls were gouging & this biting Josh
$1,600 [20] In "Music of Changes", John Cage used results from this ancient Chinese divination text to add a random element I Ching Josh	$1,600 [17] One who is absent from school without permission truant Josh	$1,600 [10] On the CW Rachel Bloom is singing Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Laura	$1,600 [15] With upscale shopping & blazing lights, the Xinyi district in this island capital resembles Tokyo's Ginza Taipei Josh	$2,000 [24] This Fielding foundling discovers a son of a preacher man was his real father Tom Jones Josh	$1,600 [27] An elbow strike to the face is a basic move in this self-defense system developed by the Israel defense forces krav maga Geoff
$2,000 [28] This Finnish maestro composed "L.A. Variations" in 1996 when he was music director of the L.A. Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen Geoff	$2,000 [29] A visible spirit, starting with a visible but silent W a wraith Laura	$2,000 [11] On Discovery a man & a woman are out in the wild with no clothes Naked and Afraid Laura	DD $7,000 [16] In 1959 this city was designated to replace Karachi as the capital; its construction began 2 years later Islamabad Josh	DD $6,000 [23] When a shepherd found this abandoned son of Laius, king of Thebes, the prophecy was back on Oedipus Geoff	$2,000 [25] This nationality follows "muay" in the name of a kickboxing style that includes blows with the elbows & knees Thai Josh

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY AMERICANS

On July 10, 1804 he wrote a letter of goodbye, just in case, to "my dearest Theodosia"; he lived until 1836

Aaron Burr

Laura "Who is" — wagered $9,000

Geoff "Who is Lewis" — wagered $15,000

Josh "Who is Lewis?" — wagered $6,000

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