Show #7809 2018-07-19 (taped 2018-04-03) Regular

Ryan Fenster game 7.

Contestants

Michelle Mueckler — a stay-at-home mom from Elgin, South Carolina

Justin Moody — a paralegal from Durham, North Carolina

Ryan Fenster — a banker from SeaTac, Washington (whose 6-day cash winnings total $127,397)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ryan	$2,000	$1,000	$14,600	$29,100 7-day champion: $156,497	$14,600 19 R, 3 W
Justin	$1,400	$5,600	$11,200	$22,399 3rd place: $1,000	$10,800 19 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W
Michelle	$0	$2,600	$11,400	$22,800 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 14 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORD PUZZLES	AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVELS	TRAIL MIX	CLASSIC SONGS' FIRST LINES	I READ THE NEWS TODAY	O'BOY
$200 [26] Alegal doctrineover turned in the 1950s separate but equal Ryan	$200 [21] "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a portrait of him, its author James Joyce Justin	$200 [17] 2018 is the 50th anniv. of the natl. trails system, including a historic trail named for this Missouri-Calif. mail route the Pony Express Ryan	$200 [11] "Born down in a dead man's town, the first kick I took was when I hit the ground" "Born In The U.S.A." Ryan	$200 [6] In December of 2017, fans of the AHL's Bears of this Pennsylvania chocolate town broke their own record tossing 25,000teddy bearsfor charity Hershey Ryan	$200 [1] This late night host: "Autumn in California, where the leaves change color if you use the right Instagram filter" Conan O'Brien Michelle
$400 [30] I've got afewin the closet pullover sweaters Michelle	$400 [22] He remembered things past when he went "In Search of Lost Time" (Marcel) Proust Ryan	$400 [16] Popular with backpackers, the Mantario Trail is located mostly in this Canadian province that borders Ontario Manitoba Justin	$400 [12] From Mr. Sinatra:"And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain" "My Way" Ryan	$400 [7] A 40% price jump in basic goods like eggs helped begin protests vs. the govt. on Dec. 28, 2017 in Mashhad in this nation Iran	$400 [2] A story from ancient Greece was the basis for Eugene O'Neill's trilogy "Mourning Becomes" her Electra Michelle
$600 [29] Game of stones dominos Michelle	$600 [23] This screenwriter's marriage to Carl Bernstein gave her (& readers) "Heartburn" Nora Ephron Michelle	$600 [18] The forced march of thousands of Cherokee from Ga. to what's now Oklahoma in the 1830s is known as the Trail of these the Trail of Tears Justin	$600 [13] From The Beatles, of course:"I read the news today, oh boy" "A Day In The Life" Justin	$600 [8] 98-year-old chaplain Sister Jean helped guide this Chicago school to an amazing 2018 Final Four run Loyola (of Chicago) Justin	$600 [3] "Give War a Chance" is among the contrarian works of this political satirist P.J. O'Rourke Ryan Michelle
$800 [28] Whata celebrity might say to the paparazzi quit following me Ryan Justin	$800 [24] Thomas Wolfe's "A Story of the Buried Life" is called do this, "Angel" look homeward Justin	DD $800 [19] The complex of roads known as this Communist leader's trail was a major supply route for North Vietnam the Ho Chi Minh Trail Justin	$800 [14] A Tom Petty classic:"She's a good girl, loves her mama, loves Jesus and America too" "Free Fallin'" Ryan Michelle	$800 [9] In 2018 this ex-PM from the Labour Party said he wouldn't mind a referendum on the Brexit referendum Tony Blair Michelle	$800 [4] Bernardo O'Higgins was "Supreme Director" of this country from 1817 to 1823, then lived in exile up north in Peru Chile Ryan Justin
$1,000 [27] Thisfamiliar phrase originates from Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" cannon to the left of them, cannon to the right of them Justin	$1,000 [25] He followed up "Tropic of Cancer" with "Tropic of Capricorn" (Henry) Miller Michelle	$1,000 [20] Take a hike on the John Muir Trail, which starts in Yosemite National Park & ends at this highest U.S. peak not in Alaska Mount Whitney Ryan	$1,000 [15] "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips" "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Ryan	$1,000 [10] In 2018 the U.S. east coast faced 50+ MPH winds, snow & temps. colder than Mars due to this 2-word type of "ordnance" storm bomb cyclone	$1,000 [5] Here's this ex-governor of Maryland debating Hillary Clintonduring the Democratic primaries (Martin) O'Malley Justin

Double Jeopardy! Round

GOD BLESS AMERICIUM	FROM BOOK TO TV	ENTITLED	MIDDLE "AGE"	WORLD HISTORY	THE ABCs OF THE CIA
$400 [26] Americium is primarily produced inside one of these structures when plutonium is bombarded with neutrons a nuclear reactor Justin	$400 [5] Mathieu Kassovitz played Napoleon & Jim Broadbent was Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky in the 2016 BBC version of this Tolstoy novel War and Peace Michelle	$400 [11] A female member of an order of knighthood; it's been said there's nothing like one a dame Ryan	$400 [19] A varied collection, especially of animals a menagerie Justin	$400 [1] It took 12 years, 1847-1859, to find out what became of John Franklin, who died searching for this Arctic passage the Northwest Passage Justin Michelle	$400 [14] (Alex presents from CIA headquarters in Virginia.) It's the "U" in a UAV, this kind of aerial vehicle--like the Insectothopter, one of the CIA's early miniaturized drones that was also a listening device unmanned Justin
$800 [27] Useful medically, americium is a portable source of alpha particles & these Greek letter rays gamma rays Ryan	$800 [6] Works by this author recently made into series include "Mr. Mercedes", "The Mist" & "11.22.63" Stephen King Michelle	$800 [12] Men who serve missions in the Mormon church do not have to be of an advanced age to earn this title elder Ryan	$800 [20] Keen, ardent, impatiently longing eager	DD $1,000 [2] The ancient world had 2 important cities named Thebes: one in Greece & one in this land Egypt Justin	DD $1,000 [15] If you know what CIA stands for, you're 2/3 of the way to knowing DCI, as in head honcho, is short for this the director of central intelligence Justin
$1,200 [28] The americium used in these devices that keep you safe at home is itself safe, though radioactive smoke alarm Ryan	$1,200 [7] Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End" is about an alien invasion, so this is the obvious network to have aired it in 2015 Syfy Ryan	$1,200 [13] This dictator went by the title Il Duce, "The Leader" Mussolini Justin	$1,200 [21] Donut-shaped roll a bagel Michelle	$1,200 [3] This '50s & '60s Soviet leader who told the West "we will bury you" is himself buried at Novodevichy Cemetery Khrushchev Justin	$1,200 [16] The CIA played a role when Libya gave up its WMDs, short for these weapons of mass destruction Justin
$1,600 [29] Americium was discovered in 1944 at the National Lab of this school where the first chain reaction was also achieved (University of) Chicago Ryan Justin	$1,600 [8] Kelsey Grammer played a vindictive Hollywood producer in Amazon's adaptation of this Fitzgerald novel The Last Tycoon	$1,600 [25] Appointed by the British monarch, the official with this title presides over the swearing in of the Canadian prime minister the governor-general Ryan	$1,600 [22] Old-timey word for a basketball player a cager Michelle	$1,600 [4] This national liberation front came to power in Nicaragua in 1979 & is ruling once again the Sandinistas Michelle	$1,600 [17] Presented to the CEO of the U.S. govt. each morning, the PDB is the president's daily this briefing Michelle
$2,000 [30] Because of the initial difficulty in isolating americium, scientists jokingly called it this hell of "Paradise Lost" pandemonium Ryan Justin	$2,000 [10] Aidan Turnerplays this Winston Graham title hero fighting injustice in Cornwall on PBS's "Masterpiece" Poldark	$2,000 [24] Negus is an old term for emperors of this African country Ethiopia Ryan	$2,000 [23] Romans 6 says these "of sin" are death wages Ryan	$2,000 [9] Around 1310 Pope Clement V, moved the papacy from Italy to this French city & it stayed there for almost 70 years Avignon Michelle	$2,000 [18] Referring to the top CIA official in a foreign country, the COS is the chief of this station Justin

Final Jeopardy!

1970s MOVIES

Earning its director the first of many Oscar nominations, this 1977 film had the working title "Watch the Skies"

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Justin "What is Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" — wagered $11,199

Michelle "What is Close Encounters of the Third Kind" — wagered $11,400

Ryan "What is Close Encounters of the Third Kind" — wagered $14,500

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