Show #7790 2018-06-22 (taped 2018-02-20) Regular

Clip of this game shown in the 2019-04-04 episode ofBetter Things.

Contestants

Amanda Graver — a researcher from Columbus, Ohio

Jordan Nussbaum — a lawyer from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Ali Hasan — a secondary school teacher from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (whose 3-day cash winnings total $67,801)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Ali $2,000 $4,800 $7,800 $11,601
2nd place: $2,000
$9,400
21 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Jordan $2,800 $2,600 $8,800 $15,800
New champion: $15,800
$6,200
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Amanda $400 $2,800 $11,600 $5,599
3rd place: $1,000
$11,600
12 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ROCKS & MINERALS A LANDMARK DESIGNATION SURNAMES "H" TO "H" OFFICE SUPPLIES UH OH, TALKIN' MORE FOOTBALL
$200 [26]
Howlite dyed blue to imitate this ancient stone is sold as turquenite
turquoise
Ali
$200 [6]
The National Mall's tallest structure
the Washington Monument
Jordan
$200 [11]
We hope Jennifer & Mario know that this common Hispanic name derives from the Latin word for "wolf"
Lopez
Jordan
$200 [16]
This floor of a fireplace usually extends into a room & is paved with brick or flagstone
the hearth
Jordan
$200 [21]
Seen here are the byproducts of this machine
a pencil sharpener
Jordan
$200 [1]
This word for the snapper should tell you he lines up in the middle of the offensive line
a center
Ali
$400 [27]
Chert & this related rock that fractures into pointy pieces provided tools & weapons 2 million years ago
flint
Jordan
$400 [7]
She's been a Copenhagen waterfront resident since 1913
the Little Mermaid
Ali
$400 [12]
The most common Irish surnames are Murphy & this, also a shade of green
Kelly
Amanda
$400 [17]
Idiomatically, the ambitious want to complete this action connecting a "wagon" & a "star"
hitch
Ali
$400 [22]
Office Depot sells many different badge labels, including ones with these 4 introductory words preprinted
hello, my name is
Ali
$400 [2]
Don't grab this, the protective cage in front of a player's helmet, or you'll get a 15-yard penalty
the facemask
Jordan
$600 [28]
Peekskill, N.Y. was once a center for mining this abrasive rock used on a "board" to file nails
emery
Ali
$600 [8]
Clock &/or bell in the Elizabeth Tower
Big Ben
Jordan
$600 [13]
This presidential name is the second-most common last name in the United States
Johnson
Ali
$600 [18]
If a rabbit asks you to come see his etchings, he's likely inviting you to this
his hutch
Amanda
$600 [23]
Because of the film "Office Space", Swingline began producing red these
staplers
Ali
$600 [3]
A player who can legally catch a pass is this type of receiver; some are bachelors, too
eligible
Jordan
$800 [29]
An iron sulfide, pyrite looks this color in rocks but creates a black streak when rubbed across a surface
gold (or yellow)
Ali
$800 [9]
Warner Bros. Records paid to rebuild its last "O"
the Hollywood sign
Ali
$800 [14]
A common Jewish surname, it's German for "black"
Schwarz
Ali
$800 [19]
Swill or slop, or a bunch of nonsense
hogwash
Ali
$800 [24]
This brand has trademarked the phrase "the glue with the orange cap"
Elmer's
Amanda
$800 [4]
In the NFL each of these measures 10 yards by 53 1/3 yards
the end zone
Ali Jordan
$1,000 [30]
In the late 1800s this material that naturally splits into thin sheets was very popular for roofs in the northeast
slate
Jordan Amanda
$1,000 [10]
Florence's "Old Bridge"
the Ponte Vecchio
Ali
DD $1,000 [15]
A popular surname in the Philippines, it's the birthplace of an Italian Dominican theologian & saint
Aquino
Ali
$1,000 [20]
From the Greek for "written in full", it's a document written entirely in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears
a holograph
Ali
$1,000 [25]
For over 100 years, this alliterative "Box" brand has been helping people clean out their desks
Bankers Box
$1,000 [5]
A kick returner who touches but fails to catch the ball has committed one of these hand warmers
a muff

Double Jeopardy! Round

LET'S TAKE A CLASS AT HARVARD MEMBERS OF THE HIP-HOP GROUP U.S. CITIES POETS & POETRY VERY SMALL TALK THE REAL GAME OF THRONES
$400 [17]
The Divinity School has a course focused on the early life of Moses--it's all about chapter 2 of this Biblical book
Exodus
Jordan
$400 [2]
In 3 initials:Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren
NWA
Ali
$400 [7]
The iconic gateway to this city's Chinatown is seen here
San Francisco
Amanda
$400 [26]
Ezra Pound said "Death of the Hired Man" was this poet at his best, daring to write "in the natural speech of New England"
(Robert) Frost
Ali
$400 [12]
Very, very small, or invisible without the aid of a certain scientific instrument
microscopic
Jordan
$400 [1]
George R.R. Martin said the Wars of the Roses inspired "Game of Thrones"--the Lannisters & Starks fit these 2 families
York and Lancaster
Ali
$800 [18]
Phillis Wheatley & W.E.B. Du Bois are part of African-American lit "From the Beginnings to" this area's "Renaissance"
Harlem
Amanda
$800 [3]
Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck--there are a lot more...
the Wu-Tang Clan
Ali
DD $600 [11]
This third-largest Montana city is named for a feature of the Missouri River
Great Falls
Ali
$800 [27]
The epitaph on this poet's grave marker in Amherst, Massachusetts simply says, "Called Back"
(Emily) Dickinson
Amanda
$800 [22]
"P" on a dress size tag stands for this
petite
Jordan
$800 [13]
Like Stannis, this usurper prince insisted that his nephews were illegitimate & made himself king
Richard III
Jordan
$1,200 [19]
Fittingly, a med school elective on this -ology is taught by an expert whose first name is Arash
dermatology
Amanda
$1,200 [4]
Big Boi, Andre 3000
Outkast
Jordan
$800 [8]
It might "rock" your world to take a tour of the Celestial Seasonings Tea factory in this Colorado city
Boulder
Ali
$1,200 [28]
Tintinnabulation "so musically wells" in this piece by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Bells"
Jordan Amanda
$1,200 [23]
A very small painting, or a very short game of chess
a miniature
Ali
$1,600 [15]
"The Narrow Sea", next to Essos, is also a name for this real body of water as in the history work "Hold the Narrow Sea"
the English Channel
$1,600 [20]
Get your MBA & buy buy buy! By taking M&A "Processes & Structures", with M&A standing for these 2 oft-paired business terms
mergers and acquisitions
Jordan
$1,600 [5]
Prince Marky Dee, Kool Rock-Ski, Buff Love the Human Beat Box(combined weight, more than 750 lbs.)
The Fat Boys
Ali
$1,200 [9]
The McKinley Museum & the Pro Football Hall of Fame are both in this Ohio city
Canton
Jordan Amanda
$1,600 [29]
He wrote, "Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes"
(Robert) Burns
Ali Amanda
$1,600 [24]
Of course 6'6", 336-lb. University of Tennessee lineman Antonio Richardson got this 4-letter nickname
Tiny
Jordan
$2,000 [16]
Like Daenerys, the VII king of this name sailed to an island to seize the throne & he didn't even have dragons in 1485
Henry VII
$2,000 [21]
At Harvard Law, Prof. Lessig wants to school you on the separation of powers in his course on this type of law
constitutional
Jordan Amanda
$2,000 [6]
Cee-Lo Green, Big Gipp:this Mob
Goodie Mob
$1,600 [10]
The University of Oregon had its first classes in this city in 1876
Eugene
Ali
$2,000 [30]
He thought "Four Quartets" was the best of his own poems
T.S. Eliot
Ali
$2,000 [25]
This word comes before "element" to indicate an element present in only minute amounts in a sample
trace
Amanda
DD $3,800 [14]
Edward IV broke an arranged match from this country & wed a commoner; he fared better than Robb Stark, who lost his head
France
Jordan

Final Jeopardy!

MEDICINE & THE MOVIES

Vestibular rehabilitation is one treatment for a condition that is also the title of this 1958 suspense film

Vertigo

Ali "What is Vertigo?" — wagered $3,801
Jordan "What is Vertigo?" — wagered $7,000
Amanda "What is Suspiria?" — wagered $6,001

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