Show #7811 2018-07-23 (taped 2018-04-04) Regular

Contestants

Neel Kotra — an environmental engineer and consultant from Gainesville, Florida

Hollie Schmidt — a medical researcher from Lexington, Massachusetts

Dave Mattingly — a director of technology from Old Forge, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$1,800	$3,600	$22,600	$22,600 2-day champion: $48,800	$23,200 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Hollie	$1,000	$4,200	$5,000	$9,995 3rd place: $1,000	$5,000 10 R, 2 W
Neel	$5,200	$7,200	$11,200	$11,550 2nd place: $2,000	$11,000 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ALGAE WHIZ	HISTORY WILL NOTE	THE SECRET OF HOMONYM	FUNK & GAMES	SKYSCRAPER CITY	THE VIEW FROM THE TOP
$200 [16] The "phyto" type of this algae is a major food source directly or indirectly of many sea organisms plankton Neel	$200 [15] An Aug. 12, 1961 decree by the East German Volkskammer led to the start of building this land-mark that night the Berlin Wall Neel	$200 [5] The pelt or coat of a large animal, or to conceal from sight hide Dave	$200 [9] The 17th-century painting seenhereshows a game oftric-trac, a variant of this dice & counters game backgammon Hollie	$200 [26] The Gherkin, aka 30 St. Mary Axe London Dave	$200 [21] Orson Welles, atop this ride in "The Third Man": "Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?" a Ferris wheel Hollie
$400 [17] Algae range from microscopic organisms up to giant species of this saltwater type that reaches 200 feet in length kelp Neel	$400 [1] From Dec. 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778, camping was pretty rough for the Continental Army at this location Valley Forge Dave Neel	$400 [6] A soft chocolate candy, or to avoid being specific about details fudge Neel	$400 [10] "Give Up The Funk" is a classic from this band that sounds like the legislature of Great Britain Parliament Neel	$400 [27] Safeco Plaza Seattle Dave	$400 [22] If you've summited this "royal" kids' game, survey your subjects below as they try to knock you off King of the Hill Dave
$600 [18] Like virtually all photosynthetic organisms, algae contain this pigment that absorbs energy from light chlorophyll Neel	$600 [2] Charles I, Spain's king from 1516 to 1556, also moonlighted as Charles V of this empire the Holy Roman Empire Neel	$600 [7] A plate on a lizard, or to climb up scale Neel	$600 [11] To avoid getting bumped back to start, you can hide in your color's safety zone in this board game Sorry! Neel	$600 [28] U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh Hollie	$600 [23] In the Civil War the Union got valuable intel from over 3,000 missions by these, with Thaddeus Lowe in charge balloons Hollie
$800 [19] (Jimmy shows an animation of asexual mitosis on the monitor.) Some green algae reproduce through asexual mitosis, in which these important genetic components are split into identical pairs that migrate to the two new cells chromosomes Hollie	DD $1,000 [3] On Dec. 2, 1954, at long last, decency prevailed in a 67-22 Senate vote condemning this member of the body (Joseph) McCarthy Neel	$800 [8] A tree, or a word preceding "up" meaning "to neaten" spruce Hollie	$800 [12] In the early 1800s a tenth one of these was added to a popular game to circumvent gambling laws a pin	$800 [29] One Magnificent Mile Chicago Dave	$800 [24] This mongoose relative, also called a suricate, emerges from its burrow, sits up tall & scans the horizon a meerkat Neel
$1,000 [20] Some algae have been classified in this kingdom neither fully plant nor animal Protista or protists Dave	$1,000 [4] 5 years after a successful 1971 military coup, Idi Amin became life president of this nation Uganda Neel	$1,000 [14] A dull person, or the caliber of a firearm bore Dave	$1,000 [13] A "Part-Time Lover" of funk, this superstar recorded "Higher Ground" prior to a near fatal car crash Stevie Wonder Dave	$1,000 [30] The Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur Dave	$1,000 [25] In ballet versions of this Ravel piece, the ballerina dances high atop a large table surrounded by men Bolero Hollie

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY TITLE REFERENCES	HIT THE BEACHES	BEFORE & AFTER PEOPLE	"PIN"-TEREST	DIRECTOR CAMEOS	THE 1917 SILENT PARADE
$400 [21] "The Three Musketeers"--Athos, Porthos & him Aramis Neel	$400 [26] In 1935 a race car went 277 MPH on this Florida beach; now there's an international speedway in town Daytona Neel	$400 [25] Chicago Bulls legend & longtime comedy partner of Keegan-Michael Key Michael Jordan Peele Dave	$400 [2] This victimized item at a birthday party likely gets its name from a word for "pine nut" a piñata Dave	$400 [10] David Lean appears as a motorcyclist at the Suez Canal in this 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia Dave	$400 [28] In 1917 African Americans marched in NYC silently to protest this then-epidemic type of extrajudicial capital punishment lynching Dave
$800 [17] "The Godfather" Don Vito Corleone Dave Neel	$800 [15] The British 50th Infantry Division landed 25,000 men on Gold Beach on this day in 1944 June 6th (or D-Day) Dave	$800 [6] Voice of Mr. Incredible who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. De Klerk Craig T. Nelson Mandela	$800 [1] Seen here, the rectangular bar is a rack meshed with this gear a pinion Hollie	$800 [11] This onetime TV "meathead" turned film auteur plays a helicopter pilot in the film "Misery" Rob Reiner Dave	$800 [29] Thousands marched from 57th Street to 23rd Street down this numeric Manhattan avenue & famous parade route 5th Avenue Dave
$1,200 [18] "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Quasimodo Dave	$1,600 [22] This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry Huntington Beach Hollie	$1,200 [7] Sophocles drama about the king of Thebes becoming CEO of Exxon Mobil & Secretary of State Oedipus Rex Tillerson Neel	$1,200 [3] In architecture a spire or buttress isn't topped with an apex or an acme but this synonym a pinnacle Neel	$1,200 [12] Ah, ah, ah, ah, director Sylvester Stallone bumps into John Travolta in this sequel to "Saturday Night Fever" Stayin' Alive Dave	$1,200 [24] One of the first major civil rights demonstrations, the parade was organized by this rights org. founded in 1909 the NAACP Dave
$2,000 [20] "The Old Man and the Sea"(the man) Santiago Dave	$2,000 [23] It's the activity of gathering quahogs & longnecks, maybe on the beaches of Martha's Vineyard clamming Hollie	$1,600 [8] Female rapper with the album "The Naked Truth" who became the leader of North Korea in 2011 Lil' Kim Jong-Un Neel	$1,600 [4] The little girls in thepaintingare wearing this type of dress a pinafore Hollie	$1,600 [13] The annoying saxophone player in "Night Shift" is this child star & sitcom actor turned director Ron Howard	$1,600 [27] Paraders carried the flags of the U.S., Britain, Haiti & this West African country Liberia Dave
DD $5,000 [19] "The Once and Future King" Arthur Dave	DD $4,000 [16] Edisto Beach, S.C. says no lights on the beach after dusk in summer to protect these sea turtles named for their big "heads" loggerheads Dave	$2,000 [9] Star of the "Hunger Games" films who wrote Beat poetry & founded City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco Jennifer Lawrence Ferlinghetti Hollie	$2,000 [5] I am the walrus & therefore part of this aquatic suborder a pinniped Dave	$2,000 [14] He cast himself as a man reading a newspaper in 1959's "Plan 9 From Outer Space" Ed Wood Dave	$2,000 [30] One sign said, "The first blood for American independence was shed by a Negro"--this Boston Massacre victim Crispus Attucks Dave

Final Jeopardy!

FRENCH PHRASES

Paramnesia is another term for this French-named phenomenon--sound familiar?

déjà vu

Hollie "What is deja vu?" — wagered $4,995

Neel "What is Deja Vu?" — wagered $350

Dave "What is Deja Vu?" — wagered $0

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