Show #7909 2019-01-17 (taped 2018-11-27) Regular

Contestants

Caroline Cawley — a research associate from San Mateo, California

Frank Orlando — a professor from Wesley Chapel, Florida

John Presloid — a microbiologist from Perrysburg, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$3,200	$11,600	$25,200	$25,200 2-day champion: $37,200	$17,600 24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Frank	$1,400	$4,200	$11,800	$8,799 3rd place: $1,000	$9,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Caroline	$3,400	$3,400	$7,400	$11,801 2nd place: $2,000	$7,400 13 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATES & PROVINCES	A TROPHY CATEGORY	HOLY THIS!	"C" IN COOKING	FER SURE, IT WAS THE '80s	ITALIAN ON VACATION
$200 [1] Twice the size of Texas, it's Canada's largest province at 595,000 square miles Quebec Frank	$200 [27] The Harley J. Earl Perpetual Trophy, given to the winner of this Florida car race, is named for the guy who put fins on Cadillacs the Daytona 500 Frank	$200 [11] Partakes of a Marlboro smokes John	$200 [6] It's the alias of rapeseed oil canola oil Caroline	$200 [17] Its 1986 visit to our skies, the last until 2061, was a bit of a dud, as it was only about as bright as the North Star Halley's Comet Frank	$200 [21] Got in trouble in Tuscany? Call an avvocato, one of these trained professionals a lawyer Caroline
$400 [2] This state's song hits home--"they say home is where the heart is, these Green Mountains are my home" Vermont Frank	$400 [28] This college football trophy is named for a coach who got his law degree from Penn in 1892 the Heisman Trophy Frank	$400 [12] In heraldry, this object can be Latin or Maltese cross John	$400 [7] Latin for "heat" gives us the name of this type of dish that keeps food warm a chafing dish John	$400 [22] AP's Jeff Widener said he thought on June 5, 1989, "(That) guy's going to screw up my picture" in this Beijing Square Tiananmen John	$400 [25] Bask on the beach in Bari with a good romanzo, one of these a novel Frank
$600 [3] This province isn't really "New", it was chartered by King George III in 1784 & is one of Canada's original 4 provinces New Brunswick Caroline	$600 [29] (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.) Estimated to be worth $4 million, the Woodlawn Vase, representing victory in the Preakness, is a sterling silver piece dating back to 1860, designed by this New York City jeweler Tiffany's John	$600 [13] This food fish seenherelives in ocean coastal areas mackerel John	$600 [8] A famous movie quote is "Leave the gun. Take" this totally tubular dessert cannoli John	$600 [23] Brooke Shields asked, "You want to know what comes between me & my" Calvin Klein jeans? This nothing John	$600 [26] It's fun at la taverna, the bar, but sooner or later il conto, this, will arrive the bill (or the check) Frank
$800 [4] The port of East Chicago is not in Illinois but in this adjoining state Indiana Frank	$800 [16] This prestigious award is named for its donor: Frederick Arthur, a governor general of Canada the Stanley Cup Caroline	$800 [14] It precedes derby, coaster & -blade holy roller Caroline	$800 [9] The root of this endive relative can be roasted & used as a coffee substitute chicory Caroline	$1,000 [24] 1984, a big year:"Jeopardy!" premiered & these 2 met up in the first vice presidential debate to feature a female candidate (George H.W.) Bush and Ferraro John	$800 [19] I think you overpaid at the osteria; they're returning novanta euros to you, this many ninety John
$1,000 [5] This southernmost Mexican state has seen plenty of unrest, such as from the Zapatista rebels Chiapas Caroline	$1,000 [30] Winners of this major golf tournament get a trophy depicting the clubhouse along with a nice jacket the Masters John	$1,000 [15] This city in Ohio, "Glass Capital of the World", is named for one in Spain Toledo John	$1,000 [10] This recipe, steak for 2, calls for bearnaise sauce chateaubriand	DD $4,000 [20] In December 1989 he took what would be a short-lived refuge in the Vatican embassy in Panama City (Manuel) Noriega John	$1,000 [18] There's no shortage of chiese, these--they're beautiful, rich in art & cool in the summer churches Frank Caroline

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WORLD THROUGH LITERATURE	GENERATION "Y"	CHEMISTRY	BIBLICAL FILMS	BEARD MAN	OF ALCATRAZ
$400 [24] In Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things", Rahel & Estha forge a childhood in Kerala in this country India John	$400 [29] Insert an "I" into an Ivy League school to get this nickname for one of its grads a Yalie Caroline	$400 [17] In chemistry, it's a substance with 2 or more different elements; in real estate, it's a property with multiple homes compound John	$400 [30] In "The Bible" John Huston, the film's director, also plays this ark-itecht Noah John	$400 [1] In 1959 this new Latin American leader toured the U.S. but refused to shave his beard as his New York PR firm had advised Castro John	$400 [28] A frigid 1 1/2-mile swim from the mainland, Alcatraz is a rocky 2-acre island located in this bay San Francisco Bay John
$800 [21] Nadine Gordimer's final novel, 2012's "No Time Like the Present", is the story of an interracial couple in this country South Africa Frank	$800 [25] The OED added the name of this "Star Wars" character in 2016 Yoda Caroline	$800 [18] Currently, the only elements that oxygen cannot create an oxide with are the lightest 4 gases in this group noble (or inert) gases Caroline	$800 [12] The parted Red Sea in this 1923 silent epic was created by using 2 blocks of blue gelatin The Ten Commandments Frank	$800 [27] Red-bearded Frederick I Barbarossa reigned 35 years as this emperor, most of it fighting in Italy the Holy Roman Emperor Frank	$800 [26] In the late 1890s the population of a military prison on Alcatraz swelled to near 450 due to this war the Spanish-American War Frank
$1,200 [16] This classic work recounts 100 stories told by 3 men & 7 women fleeing the plague in 14th century Italy the Decameron	$1,200 [7] A 12-month-old animal, or a Pulitzer-winning 1938 novel a yearling Frank	$1,200 [4] A substance that speeds up a reaction without being consumed, so it can be recovered--which is nice if you're using platinum a catalyst John	$1,200 [9] About 7-foot-tall pro wrestler Walter Talun played this role in 1951's "David and Bathsheba" Goliath Frank	$1,200 [3] Thisbuccaneer's luxuriant facial hair earned him his infamous nickname Blackbeard John	$1,200 [13] In a 1962 film, this actor played prisoner Robert Stroud, the famous birdman of Alcatraz Burt Lancaster
$1,600 [15] A bold English adventurer helps a Japanese warlord become the title of this James Clavell saga of feudal Japan Shogun Caroline	$1,600 [6] The British functionary seenhereis called this warder yeoman warder	$2,000 [19] By combining nitrogen & hydrogen, Fritz Haber created a process to create this gas needed for fertilizers ammonia Caroline	$1,600 [10] In 2018 Rooney Mara played this alliterative follower of Jesus Mary Magdalene Caroline	$1,600 [2] In July bring your beard to this Florida island for its Hemingway Days & you might win a look-alike contest Key West John	$1,600 [8] As a federal prison from 1934 to 1963, Alcatraz housed criminals like this bank robber nicknamed "Machine Gun" (George) Kelly John
$2,000 [20] In "In the Time of Butterflies", rebels in this country pay the ultimate price for standing up to Trujillo the Dominican Republic John	$2,000 [23] This word for a gangster means 8-9-3, the worst hand in a Japanese card game yakuza Caroline	DD $6,000 [5] The theory of relativity led to a reconsideration of the law of conservation of this 4-letter thing mass John	$2,000 [11] Jewish leader Moses in "Exodus: Gods and Kings" was played by this actor with a different faith-based first name Christian Bale Caroline	DD $4,000 [22] Thisbearded guy was born in Colonus around 496 B.C. & wrote more than 120 plays, including "Ajax" & "Antigone" Sophocles Frank	$2,000 [14] In 1847 this "Pathfinder" bought Alcatraz but Uncle Sam wouldn't recognize the purchase (John C.) Fremont John Frank

Final Jeopardy!

CONTEMPORARY ART

After it was auctioned in 2018, a work by this artist was renamed "Love is in the Bin"

Banksy

Caroline "Who is Banksy? ☺" — wagered $4,401

Frank "Who is Pollock?" — wagered $3,001

John "Who is Banksy?" — wagered $0

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