Show #7805 2018-07-13 (taped 2018-03-07) Regular

The Final Jeopardy! screen displays the clue incorrectly in the studio, disadvantaging a challenger and resulting in him being invited back later in the year.

Contestants

Bryan Rucker — a writer from Los Angeles, California

Vincent Valenzuela — an internal customer service manager from Wheaton, Illinois

Michelle Cabral — an elementary school music teacher from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michelle	$1,400	$3,400	$14,200	$18,200 2-day champion: $36,600	$14,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Vincent	$2,200	$2,400	$15,200	$1,999 3rd place: $1,000	$9,600 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Bryan	$2,000	$4,600	$11,800	$11,800 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LINES FROM NOVELS	OUT IN LEFT FIELD	THE HUMAN BODY	CROSSWORD CLUES "P"	A STREETCAR	NAME DESIRED
$200 [1] 1884:"You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'" Huckleberry Finn Vincent	$200 [17] Despite his nickname, this left fielder for the 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" didn't usually play barefoot Shoeless Joe Michelle	$200 [2] Hair emerges from this tiny pore in the skin follicles Bryan	$200 [6] To sulk(4) to pout Michelle	$200 [9] This city isn't just about cable cars; its classic Muni streetcars run past the historic piers San Francisco Vincent	$200 [10] This name won a 1966 contest in the New Orleans States-Item newspaper for the city's new NFL team the Saints Bryan
$400 [3] 1859:"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" A Tale of Two Cities Michelle	$400 [27] HOFer Ralph Kiner became an announcer known for quotes like "McReynolds stops at" this base "and he scores" third Bryan	$400 [8] From the Latin for "little key", it's another name for the collarbone clavicle Bryan	$400 [18] Crab claws(7) pincers Michelle	$400 [13] The Sun Link streetcars that take you to the U. of Arizona in this city are among the first U.S.-made ones in 60 years Tucson Michelle	$400 [11] This "colorful" conservation group asked the internet to name a humpback whale & we got Mr. Splashy Pants Greenpeace Bryan
$600 [4] Page 001 (not 007):"The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning" Casino Royale Michelle	$600 [28] A 37-foot wall with this nickname looms over left field in Fenway Park the Green Monster Michelle	$800 [15] Swallowing or yawning can equalize the pressure in this, also called the auditory tube the Eustachian tube Vincent	$600 [19] Describing supernatural phenomena(10) paranormal Bryan	$600 [14] If you are from west this city, born & raised, you've seen its restored SEPTA streetcar on Route 15 Philadelphia Michelle	$600 [24] After a NASA naming contest, the COLBERT, named for late night host Stephen, was a treadmill usable aboard this the International Space Station
$800 [5] 1878:"All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" Anna Karenina Bryan	$800 [29] From 1941 to 1963 Stan "The Man" Musial patrolled left in this city's Sportsman's Park & Busch Stadium St. Louis Vincent	DD $1,000 [12] It's the junction between neurons; let's hope yours are firing now synapses Bryan	$800 [20] Rice field(5) paddy Vincent Bryan	$800 [22] In 2001 this City of Roses got the USA's first new streetcar line since WWII & it'll take you to the Rose Quarter Portland Vincent Bryan	$800 [25] After letting the internet vote on the name of 2 moons circling Pluto, SETI chose Kerberos & this river Styx Michelle
$1,000 [7] 1952:"Roy Hobbs pawed at the glass before thinking to prick a match with his thumbnail" The Natural Vincent Bryan	$1,000 [30] Some weren't happy CEO Derek Jeter & this team traded young left fielder Marcell Ozuna after his great 2017 season the Miami Marlins	$1,000 [16] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a model of the knee on the monitor.) These two ligaments, one posterior & one anterior, stabilize the knee & get their name from the fact that they cross in a "X" shape cruciate ligaments Vincent	$1,000 [21] Eastern tiered tower(6) pagoda Bryan	$1,000 [23] A vintage trolley in Denver travels a short distance along this river to Mile High Stadium the South Platte River	$1,000 [26] Boaty McBoatface won a poll for the name of a big polar ship, but instead, the name chosen honors this British naturalist (David) Attenborough Bryan

Double Jeopardy! Round

MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY THAT I WROTE	SHADY CHARACTERS	IRISH HISTORY	THE SOCIAL NETWORK	WORLD HERITAGE IN DANGER	PARTING WORDS
$400 [10] Only this ex-76er & TNT analyst could say he was misquoted in his own 1992 autobiography, "Outrageous!" Charles Barkley Vincent	$400 [5] Kevin Bacon gets some cents drilled into him by Magneto in this group "First Class" the X-Men Michelle	$400 [26] Between 1844 & 1851, Ireland's population dropped more than 20% as a result of this disaster the potato famine Michelle	$400 [15] Ship captains rely on this group; for Mardi Gras, it's spelled with a "K" at the start & an extra "E" at the end a crew/krewe	$400 [1] Far from any mosque, one of these prayer towers rises above the Hari River in remote central Afghanistan a minaret Michelle	$400 [18] In bowling, a 3-10 or 2-7 is called a baby this a split Vincent
$800 [11] The title of this memoir by Maya Angleou comes from a poem that says, "When he beats his bars and he would be free" I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Bryan	$800 [6] Christoph Waltz exudes evil charm as Hans Landa in this WWII-set film Inglourious Basterds Vincent	$800 [27] Irish herpetophobes are still grateful to the raiders who kidnapped this 16-year-old Brit in the 5th century St. Patrick Vincent	$800 [16] A community for fans of the Cleveland Indians can be found online at www.letsgo this 5-letter word tribe Michelle	$800 [2] The only U.S. site on the list is this national park that's home to endangered species such as the manatee Everglades National Park Vincent	$800 [19] This geometry term is what the middle line has done to theangle bisect Vincent
$1,200 [12] "It's Too Late Now" looked back at how his son's stuffed animals were the genesis of this Brit writer's beloved characters A.A. Milne Michelle	$1,200 [7] As Clubber Lang in "Rocky III", this actor got to say his "I pity the fool" catchphrase Mr. T Michelle	$1,600 [29] It was created in 1919 as a successor to a militant group called the Irish volunteers the IRA Vincent	$1,200 [17] To law enforcement, KA's are known these, potential accomplices the suspected bad guys hang out with known associates Vincent	$1,200 [3] The historic docklands of this northern England port city were added to the list in 2012 Liverpool Bryan	$1,200 [20] This other word for a butcher's knife has a word for "divide" in it a cleaver Michelle
DD $1,200 [13] His "Gifted Hands" pointed him toward neurosurgery; later, he entered politics (Ben) Carson Michelle	$1,600 [8] Rosamund Pike coolly nixes NPH in this alliterative 2014 adaptation Gone Girl Bryan	$2,000 [30] Dublin's mainthoroughfarecommemorates this last name of 19th century Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell	$1,600 [24] Under this 3-letter word, a "Dictionary of American Regionalisms" has "Family, relations. 'He ain't no ____ of mine'" kin Bryan	$1,600 [4] The BBRRS, the "Belize" this "Reserve System", is threatened by oil & gas exploration & overfishing barrier reef	$1,600 [21] This type of issue is brought up to divide a political party, not to hold the door open a wedge Vincent
$2,000 [14] Vol. 2 of Buzz Aldrin's look back is "Magnificent" this synonym for barrenness, a memorable Buzz quote on the moon desolation	$2,000 [9] Robert Patrick was this alphanumeric baddie in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" the T-1000 Michelle Vincent	DD $6,800 [28] The Protestant society called this color "Order" is named for the king who defeated Catholic James II in Ireland in 1690 orange Vincent	$2,000 [25] A hot beverage & the German for "gossip" give us this term for a gathering of minds a coffee klatsch Vincent	$2,000 [23] Sadly, 6 sites in this civil war-torn country were added to the list in 2013, including the fortress of Saladin Syria Bryan	$2,000 [22] Common prayer says of marriages, "Those whom God hath joined together let no man put" this 7-letter word asunder Michelle

Final Jeopardy!

MODERN LANGUAGE

This slang term for an environmentalist is literally true of groups that used passive resistance vs. deforestation, as in India in 1973

a tree hugger

Bryan "What is a tree hugger?" — wagered $0

Michelle "What is a tree hugger?" — wagered $4,000

Vincent "What istree hugger?Carl Sagan?" — wagered $13,201

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