Show #7872 2018-11-27 (taped 2018-10-10) Regular

Contestants

Myra Guideng — a wine club concierge from Seattle, Washington

Carol Radlo — a family practice physician from Sammamish, Washington

Dylan Hamilton — a pediatric dentist from Durham, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dylan	$8,200	$10,000	$17,600	$16,399 2-day champion: $25,598	$15,000 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Carol	$600	$3,000	$9,400	$5,900 2nd place: $2,000	$8,600 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Myra	$200	$1,400	$2,800	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$5,000 9 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MANY MOONS	THE WRITER SPEAKS	TROPHY HUNTER	SPORTS STUFF	NAVY JARGON	HOLD THE HOMOPHONE
$200 [1] On Dec. 12, 2004 Scott Sheppard & colleagues discovered 12 new moons of this ringed planet Saturn Carol	$200 [16] "When I first began 'The Handmaid's Tale' it was called 'Offred,' the name of its central character" Margaret Atwood Dylan	$200 [26] Before settling on "Grammy", the recording industry considered calling the award an "Eddie" to honor this inventor Edison Carol	$200 [11] In 2017 LeBron James helped this team get 25 3-pointers, an NBA single-game record the Cavaliers Dylan	$200 [20] Keep your nose clean at sea or enter this 4-letter onboard jail the brig Dylan	$200 [2] A title for a type of lawman, or type of "law" that means the military rule the streets marshal/martial Myra
$400 [7] With at least 50 other moons for company, Callisto isn't lonely orbiting this planet Jupiter Dylan	$400 [17] "I never imagined that I should be able to live by my writing, but now I am kept by a little girl named Lolita" Nabokov Myra	$400 [27] A young man sits under a tree & writes down the song of a muse on the Nobel Medal for this field Literature Dylan	$400 [12] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents a picture of Björn Borg.) Björn Borg's famous 2-handed backhand grip was perhaps a result of playing this winter sport as a youngster in Sweden ice hockey Dylan	$400 [22] Yes, sir! A 2 striper is one of these naval officers lieutenant Dylan	$400 [3] It describes the supplies seen here, or the degree of motion they have stationery/stationary Carol
$600 [8] This ferryman paddles his way around a well-known dwarf planet Charon Dylan	$600 [18] Comparing himself to his Rabbit Angstrom, he said, "I never was a basketball star. I wasn't handsome the way he is" (John) Updike Dylan	$600 [28] Kevin Hart called this network's Golden Popcorn trophy "the heaviest award that you can receive" MTV Myra	$800 [14] It wasn't perfect, but the Dodgers used 4 pitchers to get this hyphenated type of win in a 2018 game vs. the Padres a no-hitter Dylan	$600 [23] Skivvies are these; what, you don't like hearts? underwear Carol	$600 [4] That thin layer of gold you just applied to everything, or the feeling you now have for exceeding your budget gilt/guilt
$800 [9] Discovered in the 1850s, Ariel & Umbriel circle this 7th planet Uranus Dylan	$800 [19] On writing up to children, "I handed them...a mouse-boy and they accepted it...I gave them a literate spider, and they took that" E.B. White Carol Myra	$800 [29] The Pritzker Prizemedal, given for excellence in this field, is based on the designs of Louis Sullivan architecture Carol	$1,000 [15] Lexi Thompson lost a 2017 LPGA tourney after improperly placing a ball & then turning in one of these an incorrect scorecard Dylan	$800 [24] If you've ever swabbed the deck, you know a swab is a large one of these a mop Dylan	$800 [5] My British friend was talking about gas for his car, but I thought he meant this Antarctic bird petrol/petrel Dylan
$1,000 [10] Neptune's moons include Nereid, Neso & this other "N" creature, also a water nymph Naiad	$1,000 [21] This "Space Odyssey" author: "I predict that a new species could well appear on Earth--what I call Robo sapiens" Arthur C. Clarke	—	DD $3,200 [13] Mike Pence called this 1986 hoops movie "the greatest sports film"" & screened it on Air Force 2 using his own copy Hoosiers Dylan	$1,000 [25] For sailors cooped up at sea for months, this type of furlough away from the ship is an important break shore leave Myra	$1,000 [6] Exiled people of what's now eastern Canada, or bygone people of ancient Mesopotamia Acadians/Akkadians

Double Jeopardy! Round

LANGUAGE	FAMILIAL MUSIC	TRAVEL & TOURISM	THAT'S THE NAME	BRIDGE BURNERS	FIRST "IN", LAST "OUT"
$400 [2] 12th c. Andalusian writer Ibn Tufayl wrote what's been called the first novel in this language, not Spanish Arabic Myra	$400 [11] In 2007 Marcus Mumford formed this group with some friends Mumford & Sons Carol	$400 [1] The medieval city of Carcassonne in France puts on a great fireworks display on this July holiday Bastille Day Carol	$400 [12] Deborah in Hebrew & Melissa in Greek both translate as this insect important to farming the bee Carol	$400 [16] The Union burned the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge to keep the rebels from advancing on Harrisburg in this state Pennsylvania Carol	$400 [21] They're what acronyms are composed of initials Carol
$800 [3] The Inuit build new words by adding to existing ones; that may be why legend says their language has 50+ words for this snow Carol	$800 [23] Danny Aiello played the title father in this Madonna video from 1986 "Papa Don't Preach" Myra	$800 [7] With more than 60 active geysers, Chile's El Tatio in these mountains is the largest geyser field south of the Equator the Andes Dylan	$800 [13] A Hemsworth brother & a Gallagher brother know this Gaelic form is the last 4 letters of the name in English Liam Myra	$800 [17] To save the city Horatius Cocles suggested burning a bridge over this river that flows through Rome the Tiber Dylan	$800 [20] Molten gold is sometimes poured into this type of mold an ingot Carol
$1,600 [5] Reporter Vladimir Duthiers has translated French & the language called Haitian this for Anderson Cooper Creole Dylan	$1,200 [24] Aretha joined the Eurythmics on this song with "Sisters" in the title "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves"	$1,200 [8] Neuschwanstein Castle was begun in 1869 by "Mad" King Ludwig of this German kingdom Bavaria	$1,600 [15] A patron saint of Italy has this first name that means someone from a country next to Italy Francis	$1,200 [28] At San Jacinto Sam Houston burned Vince's Bridge, making this fleeing Mexican general easy to capture Santa Anna Carol	$1,200 [18] When used by management, this type of labor tactic literally bars workers from their place of employ lockout Dylan
DD $2,000 [4] The ASL alphabet uses one hand; that of BSL, short for this, uses 2 British Sign Language Carol	$1,600 [25] Kevin, Nick & Joe, these brothers, were "Living The Dream" the Jonases Dylan	$1,600 [9] Dunn's River Falls makes Ocho Rios a popular destination on this Caribbean isle Jamaica Myra	$2,000 [27] This first name shared by several popes & 3 Russian emperors comes from the Greek for "defender of men" Alexander	—	$1,600 [19] The signhereannounces to drivers an upcoming one of these intersections a roundabout Dylan
$2,000 [6] 2-word term for the language of the c. 990 poem "The Battle of Maldon", about a Viking-Saxon clash Old English Dylan	$2,000 [26] Formerly Kid Rock's DJ, this avuncular fellow has ranged from country-pop to rap-rock Uncle Kracker Myra	$2,000 [10] The name of this Tokyo district of expensive shops means "silver mint", as a mint stood there centuries ago Ginza Dylan Myra	DD $2,200 [14] From Greek, this male first name means "Messiah-bearer" Christopher Myra	—	$2,000 [22] Type of expenses incurred casually & in addition to the expected amount incidental Carol

Final Jeopardy!

ACTRESSES

In 1997 she became the first to win an Oscar for a film directed by her husband; her brother-in-law produced the film

Frances McDormand

Myra "Who is Julia Roberts" — wagered $2,800

Carol "Who is Angelina Jolie" — wagered $3,500

Dylan "Who Coppola?" — wagered $1,201

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