Show #7772 2018-05-29 (taped 2018-02-07) Regular

Contestants

Tim Young — a filmmaker from Los Angeles, California

Jeffrey Schwarz — a private investor from New York, New York

Virginia Cummings — a geriatrician from Randolph, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $51,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Virginia	$2,200	$6,000	$12,400	$24,800 2nd place: $2,000	$16,400 19 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Jeffrey	$800	$3,000	$13,700	$25,000 New champion: $25,000	$14,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Tim	$2,800	$4,000	$10,800	$19,000 3rd place: $1,000	$10,800 17 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ENGLAND, SCOTLAND OR WALES	TV NARRATORS	RETORTS	THE FOOD CHAIN	"I" 4	DETAIL
$200 [1] One of its national symbols is on its flag, seen here Wales Virginia	$200 [3] The finale of this sitcom was not narrated by Bob Saget but by Josh Radnor, who played the title pronoun How I Met Your Mother Tim	$200 [20] This "Greatest" boxer:"Superman don't need no seat belt"; flight attendant:"Superman don't need no airplane" Muhammad Ali Virginia	$200 [10] This green stuff that encompasses diatoms & seaweed is the base of the food chain for almost all aquatic life algae Tim	$200 [9] A revered religious object, or a symbol on a computer screen icon Jeffrey	$200 [8] Pieces in the 4 corners of the board at the start of a game of chess the rooks Tim
$400 [2] Until 1707 it was an independent country Scotland Tim	$400 [4] Michael C. Hall played the titular serial killer & narrator of this Showtime series Dexter Tim	$400 [21] Challenged by a political rival, Sen. Fritz Hollings said, "I'll take a drug test, if you'll take" this mental "test" an IQ test Jeffrey	$400 [26] Xylophages, including termites & bark beetles, live on a diet of this wood fiber Jeffrey	$400 [16] Slangy synonym for "signs", as in "Superstar ____ new contract" inks Tim	$400 [11] The letter just to the right of "A" on a standard keyboard S Tim
$600 [15] While preparing to sail back to America, Pocahontas died there in 1617 England Jeffrey	$600 [5] (I'm Iain Armitage.) So you don't get us mixed up, on the show "Young Sheldon", I play young Sheldon Cooper, while this actor is the voice of older Sheldon Jim Parsons Virginia	$600 [22] "May I kiss the hand that wrote 'Ulysses'?" an admirer asked this man, who said, "No--it did lots of other things too" (James) Joyce Tim	$800 [29] Turtles, birds & carrion are on the menu for Galeocerdo cuvier, the tiger this shark Virginia	$600 [17] A foot often written by a poet an iamb	$600 [12] The first family member shown in "The Simpsons" title sequence Bart Virginia
$800 [24] A village there has boasted the longest place name in Europe, at 58 letters Wales Virginia	$800 [6] Mary Alice Young is the omniscient dead narrator of this series about her neighbors on Wisteria Lane Desperate Housewives Virginia	$800 [23] Asked about a run for mayor, Ed Davis, head of this department in L.A. in the 1970s, said, "And give up all my power?" the police department Jeffrey Tim	$1,000 [30] These crustaceans don't just stick on boats--the Sacculina genus parasitizes crabs barnacles Virginia	$800 [18] It's Arabic for "leader" imam Jeffrey	$800 [13] Number of white stripes on the current U.S. flag 6
$1,000 [25] The Trent is one of its longest rivers England Jeffrey	$1,000 [7] As the narrator of "Arrested Development" he said, "Tobias was a never-nude, which is exactly what it sounds like" Ron Howard Tim	$1,000 [28] Boswell quotes him, asked to compare 2 poets: "There is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea" Johnson Virginia	DD $1,200 [27] Black bears sometimes prey on the young of this big deer, Alces alces a moose Jeffrey	$1,000 [19] Italian company known for upscale coffee makers & espresso machines illy Tim	$1,000 [14] Color of the "Ex" in the principal FedEx logo orange

Double Jeopardy! Round

I SURRENDER	AWARD-WINNING BOOKS	OKLAHOMA HISTORY	A-1 ALPHANUMERICS 4U	EXPORTS	BAND MATES
$400 [1] Our besieged castle is out of food? Time to "wave" this proverbial symbol of surrender the white flag Jeffrey	$400 [26] Named one of the best illustrated children's books of 2017: the story of this artist "and Her Animalitos" Frida Kahlo Virginia	$400 [16] The Compromise of 1850 separated this strip of land from Texas & it later became the western part of Oklahoma the panhandle Tim	$400 [21] The "Ten" variety of this soda says it has "10 great tasting calories" 7 Up Virginia	$400 [10] Swaziland ships lots of soft drink concentrate; some say this company controls 40% of the land's GDP Coca-Cola Jeffrey	$400 [6] This woman joined the Miami Sound Machine in 1975 & 3 years later married its founder Gloria Estefan Tim
$800 [2] In the ring our boxer is getting pounded; maybe it's time to "throw in" this symbol of surrender the towel Virginia	$800 [27] The 2004 Newbery Medal went to "The Tale of" this mouse who falls in love with a princess Despereaux Virginia	$800 [17] This oil boomtown of the early 1900s is today home to Oral Roberts University & 400,000 Oklahomans Tulsa Tim	$800 [22] A U.S. citizen physically unfit for military duty is classified this 4-F Virginia	$800 [11] KORUS, the USA's free trade deal with this Asian country, helps keep semiconductors pouring in South Korea Virginia	$800 [7] Regine Chassagne & husband Win Butler had a hit with "Everything Now" for this Canadian band the Arcade Fire Tim
$1,200 [3] A Jan. 24, 1943 Allied press conference called for this type of "surrender by Germany, Italy & Japan" unconditional Virginia	$1,200 [28] In 2002 his "American Gods" was both a Hugo & a Nebula Award winner Neil Gaiman Tim	$1,200 [18] 1/4 of this tribe died on the march from the southeast, but today it numbers about 250,000 in Oklahoma the Cherokee Jeffrey	$1,200 [23] In 1988 this hard-rockin' band was alphanumerically yours with "OU812" Van Halen	$1,200 [12] Both Mauritania & Mali export gold, but you can see from them apwhy only Mauritania is big in frozen this seafood Jeffrey	$1,200 [8] This singer had a child with fellow Jefferson Airplane member Paul Kantner Grace Slick Tim
$1,600 [4] The B is silent at the end of this word, what you do when you die from severe injuries succumb Virginia	$1,600 [29] Sections in this 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel are "Mrs. Woolf", "Mrs. Brown" & "Mrs. Dalloway" The Hours Jeffrey	$2,000 [20] This Duncan, Oklahoma native served as President Reagan's ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman to hold the position Jeane Kirkpatrick Jeffrey	$1,600 [24] The influenza pandemic of 1918 & 1919 was caused by this alphanumeric virus H1N1	$1,600 [13] The state of Guanajuato in this country sends the U.S. many shoes Mexico Virginia	$1,600 [9] Christine Perfect married John McVie in 1968 & soon joined him in this, one of the biggest bands of the '70s Fleetwood Mac Jeffrey
$2,000 [5] From the Latin for "throw down", to do this to oneself is to lie face down in prayer or submission prostrate Virginia	—	DD $2,300 [19] During the late 1800s, this trail across Oklahoma territory was the major route for moving cattle from Texas to Kansas the Chisholm Trail Jeffrey	$2,000 [25] (Jay Leno presents the clue.) Designed by Rolls-Royce, the Merlin engine earned its reputation as "the engine that won World War II" by giving unbeatable performance to Allied planes like the British Spitfire &this famous American fighter plane the P-51	DD $4,000 [14] Conveniently the port of Gothenburg is home to this car company's main plant Volvo Virginia	$2,000 [15] Now no longer married or as young, Kim Gordon & Thurston Moore started this band together Sonic Youth Tim

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

Of the 16 Commonwealth nations with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, this one is farthest from the United Kingdom

New Zealand

Tim "What is New Zealand?" — wagered $8,200

Virginia "What is New Zealand" — wagered $12,400

Jeffrey "What is New Zealand" — wagered $11,300

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