Show #7896 2018-12-31 (taped 2018-11-13) Regular

Contestants

Jan Corsetty — a database administrator from North Potomac, Maryland

Kevin Patterson — a management consultant from Cambridge, Massachusetts

James Rodrigues — a filmmaker from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,400)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
James $3,400 $6,400 $10,000 $0
2nd place: $2,000
$11,200
19 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Kevin $600 $1,600 $12,800 $20,001
New champion: $20,001
$14,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jan $200 $3,400 $9,400 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$9,400
11 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

RECENT BALLOT MEASURES GEN MED PLAYING IN THE BAND THE COUNTRY IN QUESTION A FISTFUL OF HEROES ENDS IN "ITE"
$200 [21]
In 2018 Florida voted to return voting rights to ex-felons & to ban racing of dogs, specifically these
greyhounds
Kevin
$200 [26]
A score for normal vision using the Snellen test is this
20/20
James
$200 [9]
A 1972 live version of "Playing In The Band" by this Jerry Garcia-Bob Weir group clocks in at more than 25 minutes
the Grateful Dead
James
$200 [6]
A 20-piece set of fine this can include 4 rim soup bowls & 4 tea cups
china
James
$200 [1]
Of course this hero returns from the dead in "Justice League"; he even has a race with the Flash at the end
Superman
$200 [12]
Light my fire, literally
ignite
James
$400 [22]
Missouri amended its constitution to make it easier to run one of these games with a 5-letter name-o
bingo
James
$400 [27]
This 10-letter alternate name for sonography could be a great name for a psychedelic band
ultrasound
Kevin
$400 [14]
In 2018 this band hit the road with Neil Finn singing "Second Hand News" in place of Lindsey Buckingham
Fleetwood Mac
Jan
$400 [7]
African country that's also the first name of Mr. Ochocinco, formerly of the NFL
Chad
James
$400 [2]
The cowled killer Ezio Auditore da Firenzewas a force in this line of video games
Assassin's Creed
James
$400 [13]
Barringer Craterin Arizona was formed by the impact of one of these
a meteorite
Jan
$600 [23]
Per Prop 12, a calf raised for this meat in California must live in at least 43 square feet
veal
Kevin
$600 [28]
One of these compares blood types to help determine a daddy or a non-daddy
a paternity test
Jan
$600 [15]
Keyboardist Isabella Summers is a cog in this singer's Machine
Florence
James
$600 [8]
This type of goose can cover 1,500 miles in 24 hours riding wind currents
Canada
Kevin Jan
$600 [3]
This title Wagnerian operatic hero is known as the knight of the swan
Lohengrin
$600 [16]
It occurs when overexposure to low temperatures damages the skin & underlying tissues
frostbite
James
$800 [24]
It makes sense that this state passed the "right to live free from governmental intrusion" amendment
New Hampshire
Jan
$800 [29]
Change 3 letters in "epidemic" to get this term for an epidemic that has spread across a country
pandemic
Jan
$800 [19]
This Brit band is Jonny, Will & Guy--oh, & some guy named Chris
Coldplay
Kevin
$800 [10]
Cherry brandy gives the color to thecocktailseen named for this Asian nation
Singapore
James
$800 [4]
Utnapishtim tells this Sumerian hero about how he & his ark survived the great flood
Gilgamesh
James
$800 [17]
In math, when the number of elements in a set is countable, it's this type of set
finite
James
$1,000 [25]
In 2018 6 states adopted this victims' rights law named for the late Ms. Nicholas
Marsy's Law
$1,000 [30]
Specialty that's most likely to deal with impetigo & psoriasis
dermatology
James
$1,000 [20]
John Cummings, Jeffrey Hyman & Douglas Colvin became this band's Johnny, Joey & Dee Dee
the Ramones
Jan
$1,000 [11]
For $58, J. Crew sells this hat that's actually made in Ecuador
a Panama hat
James
DD $1,200 [5]
The name of this army guy was born when his author showed proficiency at getting things from high shelves
Jack Reacher
James
$1,000 [18]
Ruth, of the Old Testament, is this type of woman, after the land from which she came
a Moabite
Kevin

Double Jeopardy! Round

CLOSE THE CASE NEW TO THEOED SYMBOLS AMERICAN AUTHORS ABOUT A HORSE GOING TO SEE AMMAN
$400 [25]
1964, a little matter of the First Amendment:this newspaper v. Sullivan
The New York Times
Jan
$400 [23]
It's an informal word for a vehicle from Bavarian Motor Works
a beamer
Kevin
$400 [24]
Careful--the symbol seenheremeans this in a music score
sharp
Jan
$400 [8]
He said he made "a naked stab at commercial fiction" with his second novel, "The Firm", & boy, did he succeed
(John) Grisham
James
$400 [29]
Allan "Rocky" Lane was a movie cowboy hero but is perhaps best known for voicing this '60s TV horse
Mister Ed
James
$800 [9]
Can't wait to see Amman's one of these structures, a word from the Greek for "on both sides"
amphitheater
Kevin
$800 [26]
1974, ruling that executive privilege has its limits:United States v. this man
Nixon
Kevin
$800 [22]
2-word term for a scientist who spends long hours experimenting, or the rodent that might get experimented on
a lab rat
Kevin
$800 [15]
In intellectual property law, the R in the "circle R" symbol stands for this
registered
$800 [6]
Here's a portrait of this author during her own age of innocence
(Edith) Wharton
Kevin
$800 [28]
Voiced by Emily Blunt, a unicorn named Tempest Shadow pursued Twilight Sparkle & the rest of the Mane 6 in this film
My Little Pony
Kevin
$1,200 [10]
After completing my various labors, I'll check out thetempleof this son of Zeus
Hercules
James
$1,200 [17]
2018 in a Virginia district court: U.S. v. this political consultant in Ukraine & elsewhere
Manafort
James
$1,200 [12]
It's a 4-letter abbreviation for the "dismal science"
econ
James
$1,200 [3]
Churchill called this hand sign "the symbol of the unconquerable will of the occupied territories"
the "V" sign
Kevin
$1,200 [1]
She read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's first inauguration
(Maya) Angelou
Kevin
$1,200 [20]
This animated TV comedy shows us what has become of the beloved star of "Horsin' Around"
BoJack Horseman
Kevin
$1,600 [11]
I'll visit a bird garden to see the national bird, a rosefinch named for its habitat on this Biblical peak
Mount Sinai
$1,600 [16]
1967, on interracial marriage: this appropriately named couple v. Virginia
Loving
Jan
$1,600 [13]
This ordinal adjective means the initial tide of a movement, like the feminism of 1900
first-wave
Kevin
$1,600 [4]
This symbol is derived from the combination of the Latin letters "E" & "T"
an ampersand
James
$1,600 [2]
"Arrowsmith" & "Elmer Gantry" are books by this man
(Sinclair) Lewis
Jan
$2,000 [27]
In a 1939 movie, reincarnation as a horse causes him to say, "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into"
Oliver Hardy
$2,000 [19]
I'll enjoy a leisurely walk & take in the sights at the 12-acre plaza named for this house of the royal family
Hashemite
$2,000 [18]
2015, upholding marriage equality:Obergefell v. this man
Richard Hodges
$2,000 [14]
"The Simpsons" nobly reinvented & popularized this once-obscure verb meaning to enlarge
embiggen
Kevin
$2,000 [5]
The symbol for this asteroid is astylized sickle, which makes sense, since it was named for the goddess of agriculture
Ceres
Jan
DD $3,000 [7]
He wrote 1899's "Father Goose"; he came up with a "Wonderful" adventure the following year
L. Frank Baum
Kevin
DD $2,600 [21]
Leah Hofmann was one of the many actor/puppeteers who brought Joey to life in this Broadway production
War Horse
Kevin

Final Jeopardy!

21st CENTURY OSCARS

Before she was 25, she became the youngest performer to receive a second Best Actress nomination

Jennifer Lawrence

Jan "Who is Adams?" — wagered $9,400
James "Who isHaPortman" — wagered $10,000
Kevin "Who is Jennifer Lawrence" — wagered $7,201

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