Show #7849 2018-10-25 (taped 2018-08-21) Regular

Contestants

Dhruv Srinivasachar — a medical and doctoral student from Richmond, Virginia

Jill Hurtt — a teacher and librarian from Hemingford, Nebraska

Hannah McIntyre — an author from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Hannah	$600	$800	$6,400	$4,899 3rd place: $1,000	$8,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jill	$400	$5,000	$13,800	$5,999 2nd place: $2,000	$13,800 20 R, 4 W
Dhruv	$1,400	$6,000	$10,800	$17,600 New champion: $17,600	$10,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

DOC TREBEK'S DIAGNOSIS	TV	SERIOUS TALK	HEY JOE	WHERE YOU GOING?	WITH THAT LUNCH IN YOUR HAND
$200 [1] You've got allergic rhinitis, this ailment that can increase with the advent of spring hay fever Jill	$200 [2] On a 2018 series finale, the vice president kills the attorney general; that would quality as this, the show's title Scandal Dhruv	$200 [11] Proverbially, you can have "one foot in" it or "turn over in" it the grave Dhruv	$200 [14] Joe Biden's national political career began in 1972 when he was elected U.S. senator from this state Delaware Jill	$200 [5] If you're going to Mecca, you know you're going to this country on the Red Sea Saudi Arabia Dhruv	$200 [6] In 1916 Nathan Handwerker opened a stand on Coney Island selling these for a nickel hot dogs Jill
$400 [3] This flaking scalp condition is not life-threatening & a good topical steroid will help dandruff Dhruv	$400 [17] "Neptune's Spatula" is an episode of this animated Nickelodeon show SpongeBob SquarePants Jill	$400 [25] Not intoxicated, perhaps while you're calm in demeanor, too sober Jill	$400 [15] A foot tall, he was introduced in 1964 & soon accounted for 2/3 of Hasbro's profits G.I. Joe Jill	$400 [7] You're so vain, you're probably going to Halifax in this Canadian province to see that total eclipse of the sun Nova Scotia Jill	$400 [13] To make sushi rolls, wrap fish in rice & thin sheets of nori, a type of this seaweed Jill
$600 [21] Don't worry, it's just an ephelis, one of these--a buildup of melanin common in fair-skinned folks a freckle Jill Dhruv	$600 [27] The late Steven Bochco showed us the spectrum of police officers' lives on "NYPD Blue" & this other "Blues"-y show Hill Street Blues Jill	$800 [26] "A-U"! It's a 7-letter word meaning severe or barely decorated austere Dhruv	$600 [16] Hewas a singer before winning an Oscar as Goodfella Tommy DeVito Joe Pesci Dhruv	$600 [8] Maybe braving this desert referred to as Dorsland or "Thirstland" by the Boers who trekked through it Kalahari Jill Dhruv	$600 [12] You may want some more of these fried triangular pastries from India, filled with meat & veggies samosas Hannah
$800 [4] These deposits of hardened bile can certainly be painful, in which case you're probably headed for surgery gallstones Jill Dhruv	$800 [28] In 2018thisformer "Grey's Anatomy" actress had the title role as she hunted a hit woman on "Killing Eve" Sandra Oh Dhruv	DD $1,000 [19] Said one way, it means to think carefully; another, what a jury does to decide one's fate deliberate Dhruv	$800 [18] Former Republican politician Joe Scarborough hosts "Morning Joe" on this network MSNBC Hannah Dhruv	$800 [9] Are you meeting Captain Jean-Luc in this French region that recently merged with Nord-Pas-de-Calais? Picardy Dhruv	$800 [22] One story says this sandwich of corned beef, sauerkraut & Swiss cheese was created for a poker game in the 1950s the Reuben Jill
$1,000 [20] Too much pie? Could be indigestion, AKA this medical term from the Greek for "difficult to digest" dyspepsia Jill	$1,000 [30] It was showtime when Mary-Louise Parker was a pot-selling widow on this series Weeds Jill	$1,000 [29] Marked by lack of expression, this "lifeless" term describes Steven Wright's style of humor deadpan Hannah	$1,000 [24] Joe "The Boss" Masseria was a 1930s Mafia kingpin until whacked by a team led by this "charmed" killer Lucky Luciano Jill	$1,000 [10] Are you finally traversing the length of this mountain range that stretches from the Caspian to the Black Sea? the Caucasus Dhruv	$1,000 [23] Signature sandwiches of New Orleans include the po'boy & this Italian-influenced one a muffuletta

Double Jeopardy! Round

CONQUISTADORS	LONG MOVIES	TOOLS OF THEIR TRADE	FICTIONAL BOOKS IN BOOKS	GEOGRAPHY OF THE MOON	WORDS WITH A "WAY"
$400 [5] Sent to Mexico to get this Spanish leader to resign, Panfilo de Narvaez lost the battle & his eye instead Cortés Dhruv	$400 [8] In 1996 a Kenneth Branagh film fit this Shakespeare tragedy into just over 4 hours Hamlet Hannah	$400 [2] Axe, foam, hydrant wrench a firefighter Hannah	$400 [17] "The Secret Goldfish" by D.B. Caulfield is mentioned in this work Catcher in the Rye Hannah	$400 [1] The Moon has many seas, but only one of these larger areas--it's a giant dark spot that could be from a cosmic collision an ocean Dhruv	$400 [6] A foot traveler, or a style of Ray-Ban sunglasses a wayfarer Hannah
DD $1,200 [13] The Cabrillo National Monument sits in this California city where Juan sailed in 1542 San Diego Hannah	$800 [26] A 2016 British film has this happening on a wall for 10 hours--the color is white, if you are wondering paint drying Hannah	$800 [3] Wheel, kiln, glazing tongs a porcelain worker Hannah	$800 [18] Hand me the "Encyclopedia Galactica", a work often referenced in this author's "Foundation" series (Isaac) Asimov Hannah	$800 [11] Sharing a name with sunbeams, these lines can spread out for hundreds of miles from craters rays Dhruv	$800 [7] 7-letter word for willful or disobedient; carry on, my son wayward Jill
$1,200 [12] The conquistador-laden ships that landed at Darien in 1514 were called this, also the name of a later 16th c. Spanish fleet the Armada Hannah	—	$1,200 [4] Hammer, anvil, forge a blacksmith Dhruv	$1,200 [19] "The Theory & Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism" by Goldstein appears in this dystopian work 1984 Jill	$1,200 [16] Recent high-definition photos showed us where the Apollo 11 crew landed in this sea the Sea of Tranquility Dhruv	$1,600 [10] You get this when you're ambushed in a robbery attempt, or just accosted without warning waylaid Dhruv
$1,600 [14] Maybe the 1st black African in the New World, Juan Garrido pillaged in Mexico before going to Florida with this man Ponce de León Jill	—	$1,600 [23] Air compressor, strut compressor, oil drain an auto mechanic Dhruv	$1,600 [21] An angry fan makes Paul Sheldon destroy his own manuscript for the novel "Fast Cars" in this Stephen King book Misery Jill	$1,600 [25] The Moon even has marshes--there's the Marsh of Epidemics, the Marsh of Decay & this marsh, aka Palus Somnii the Marsh of Sleep Jill	$2,000 [20] "Tales of" this inn begins, "One autumn night, in Sudbury town, across the meadows bare and brown" the Wayside Inn Jill
$2,000 [15] Despite retaking this Incan capital, Diego de Almagro was killed for imprisoning Pizarro's brothers Cuzco Hannah	—	$2,000 [24] Mouth gag, cropping tools, spay hook a veterinarian Jill Dhruv	$2,000 [22] A book of magic called the "Necronomicon" twists minds & souls in works by this author (H.P.) Lovecraft Dhruv	$2,000 [27] Named for astronomer Brahe, this relatively young crater is only 100 million years old the Tycho crater Jill	DD $2,800 [9] It's the oldest committee of the U.S. Congress Ways and Means Hannah

Final Jeopardy!

STATE BIRDS

The 2-word name of this black & orange or black & golden state bird derives in part from the Latin for "golden"

Baltimore oriole

Hannah "What is an oriole?" — wagered $1,501

Dhruv "What is Baltimore oriole?" — wagered $6,800

Jill "What is the oriole?" — wagered $7,801

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