Show #7898 2019-01-02 (taped 2018-11-13) Regular

Contestants

Jordan Skidmore — a chef from Dublin, California

Danielle Phillip — an attorney from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jonathan Dinerstein — a composer from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonathan	$5,600	$7,400	$19,400	$24,001 2-day champion: $40,501	$19,400 30 R, 4 W
Danielle	$2,200	$6,600	$12,000	$1,000 2nd place: $2,000	$11,800 15 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Jordan	$1,000	$2,400	$400	$400 3rd place: $1,000	$2,400 6 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ONE-WORD MOVIE TITLES	IN THEIR WILLS	BUILDING AN IDIOM	CHARACTER MASHUPS	COUNT	YOUR BLESSINGS
$200 [1] James Cromwell has made about 50 movies; we believe this is the only one in which he sings to a pig Babe Jonathan	$200 [6] Aristotle Onassis left half his fortune to create a foundation to help this country; it's still going Greece Jonathan	$200 [25] This 3-word phrase means to take care of things while someone else is away mind the store Jonathan	$200 [22] Huckleberry Finch(1884 & 1960) Huckleberry Finn and Scout Finch Danielle	$200 [18] An ionization chamber like this man's counter tallies up radioactive particles (Hans) Geiger Jonathan	$200 [24] In Judaism, there's a blessing you say after seeing one of these in the sky, a reminder of the covenant God made with Noah a rainbow Jonathan
$400 [2] The Beatles reteamed with director Richard Lester after "A Hard Day's Night" to make this movie Help! Jonathan	$400 [7] Michael Jackson appointed this Supremes singer as guardian of his kids in case his mother could not fill the job Diana Ross Jonathan	$400 [30] We're doing this, wagering everything--if we lose, guess someone else will tend the cows betting the farm Danielle	$400 [23] Fredo Baggins(1969 & 1954) Fredo Corleone and Bilbo Baggins Jonathan	$400 [19] In social media, this count is the number of times a Twitter user's message was posted by others on their feeds retweets Danielle	$400 [29] An Irish blessing hopes that you "get to heaven a half hour before" this guy "knows you're dead" Satan (or the devil) Jordan
$600 [3] The famous dinner scene in this film between Robert De Niro & Al Pacino was largely improvised Heat Danielle	$600 [10] Thomas Jefferson left a gold-mounted walking staff "as a token of...friendship" to this succeeding president Madison Jonathan	$600 [8] To do this action of fixing barriers is to try to improve damaged relations with others to mend fences Jonathan	$600 [14] Holden Copperfield(1951 & 1850) Holden Caulfield and David Copperfield Jonathan	$600 [20] This count determines how many erythrocytes & leukocytes you have on average a blood count Jonathan Danielle	$600 [28] October 4, the feast day of this 13th century Italian saint, is the day to get your pet blessed Francis of Assisi Jonathan
$800 [4] Brie Larson won an Oscar for this one-word film in which she played "Ma" Room Danielle	$800 [11] This actor made no provisions for children Jane & Peter, "because in my opinion, they are financially independent" (Henry) Fonda Jonathan	$800 [9] Plans that are impractical are these edifices built high above the earth castles in the air (or in the sky) Danielle	$800 [15] Rhett Smiley(1936 & 1961, '62, etc.) Rhett Butler and George Smiley Jonathan	$800 [16] If this count in the air is high, your hay fever is going to go haywire the pollen count Jonathan	$800 [26] "Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh" isn't from this on the mount but from the one in Luke on the plain the sermon Danielle
$1,000 [5] The aliens Amy Adams meets in this sci-fi film are named Abbott & Costello Arrival Jordan	$1,000 [12] Benjamin Franklin gave his daughter a memento containing 408 of these gems, but she couldn't use them for jewelry diamonds	$1,000 [13] This structure made of very thin 2 1/2 x 3 1/2" rectangles is proverbially unstable a house of cards Jonathan	$1,000 [17] Sansa Panza(1996 & 1605) Sansa Stark and Sancho Panza Jordan	DD $1,000 [21] Ridge count is an important number in identifying these in the AFIS system in forensics fingerprints Danielle	$1,000 [27] In this faith men of the Melchizedek priesthood, which was restored to Earth in 1829, bless a new baby Mormon Danielle

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE PLANTAGENETS	ART	THE "CO"-CATEGORY	USA	TV BANDS	HALLMARK ANNIVERSARY GIFTS
$400 [18] Henry VI's haplessness was a major cause of these York-Lancaster wars the War of Roses Jordan	$400 [8] The Great Courses will educated you on these "Masters", not only Rembrandt but Frans Hals & Pieter de Hooch the Dutch Masters Jonathan	$400 [13] Rennin is this type of substance that causes clotting a coagulant Jonathan	$400 [3] In 2018, some 50 years after it opened, this Houston stadium was designated a recorded Texas Historic Landmark the Astrodome Jonathan	$400 [1] The CW show "Riverdale" revealed that Josie, leader of this band, was named for Josephine Baker the Pussycats Jordan	$400 [23] The gift for this number is travel--maybe to a Baskin-Robbins in that many states 31 Jonathan
$800 [22] The first Plantagenet king, Henry II is remembered for his quarrel with this unfortunate clergyman Thomas à Becket Jonathan Danielle	$800 [12] She completed "Rainbow", her final work of art, in 1961 at the ripe old age of 101 Grandma Moses Jonathan	$800 [14] Parts of these heraldic emblems include a crest, a helm, a mantle & sometimes lion supporters coats of arms	$800 [4] We cannot tell a lie--the National this Festival in Traverse City, Michigan includes pie-eating & pit spit contests the Cherry Festival Danielle	$800 [2] "I Woke Up In Love This Morning" with Danny, Keith & Laurie, siblings & bandmates on this classic show The Partridge Family Jonathan	$800 [24] The suggestion for a 28th anniversary is these household items that have their own "closet" & come from the flax plant linens Jonathan Danielle
$1,200 [28] Henry IV led several expeditions into this region but couldn't defeat its rebel Owen Glendower Wales Jonathan Jordan	$1,200 [9] A masterpiece of this type of painting is Francisco de Zurbaran's "With Lemons, Oranges and a Rose" a still life Jonathan	$1,200 [15] Adjective for something like cardboard that's shaped with parallel folds corrugated Jonathan	DD $1,400 [5] Surprisingly, of the more than 164 million items in its collection, fewer than a quarter are catalogued books the Library of Congress Danielle	$1,200 [19] Before becoming stranded on this show, Charlie was a rocking member of Drive Shaft Lost Danielle	$1,200 [27] For this anniversary 3 years after gold, it's time to say I love you even more... with plastic 53
DD $2,000 [29] Edward I took a famous rock from this village to Westminster Scone Jordan	$1,600 [10] A young Bill Murray turned from thoughts of suicide on seeing "The Song of the Lark", a painting in this U.S. museum the Art Institute of Chicago	$1,600 [16] Zico is a brand of this beverage coconut water Danielle	$1,600 [6] Beginning with 99801, its zip codes are the highest of any state capital's Juneau, Alaska Jonathan	$1,600 [20] With surgical precision, this Muppet helmed The Electric Mayhem Dr. Teeth Jonathan	$1,600 [25] The 52nd anniversary theme is bath or this, a place with lots of baths named for a town in Belgium a spa Jonathan
—	$2,000 [11] It was no picnic for Manet when critics saw his "Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe", known in English as this meal "on the Grass" lunch Jonathan	$2,000 [17] (Iain Armitage of TV's Young Sheldonpresents the clue.) A very smart engineering professor has written an article on how high balls bounce based on this, the numeral in a quantity like 3x, "of restitution" the coefficient of restitution Jonathan	$2,000 [7] "Home On The Range" is this Midwest state's official song Kansas Jordan	$2,000 [21] Casey Kasem narrated a Zack Attack rockumentary about a band from this '90s show Saved by the Bell Jonathan	$2,000 [26] For the 13th, Hallmark goes with the traditional list--this fabric of which Alencon is a famous type lace Danielle

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH MEMOIRS

Before his death in 1996, this famous son wrote the memoirs "The Enchanted Places" & "The Hollow on the Hill"

Christopher Robin Milne

Jordan "Who is Churchill" — wagered $0

Danielle "Who is Christopher Tolkien?" — wagered $11,000

Jonathan "Who is Milne?" — wagered $4,601

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