Show #7910 2019-01-18 (taped 2018-11-27) Regular

Contestants

David Moo — a cocktail bartender from Brooklyn, New York

Megan Logsdon — a wildlife technician from Kernville, California

John Presloid — a microbiologist from Perrysburg, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $37,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$8,400	$11,400	$30,600	$30,000 3-day champion: $67,200	$22,000 30 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W
Megan	$1,600	$4,200	$9,000	$3,300 3rd place: $1,000	$9,000 15 R, 2 W
David	$-400	$3,000	$14,600	$11,199 2nd place: $2,000	$14,600 14 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN CAPITALS	IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET	HERE COMES THE SONG TITLE!	BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS	CHARLIE	THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
$200 [1] Most locals call this capital on the east bank of the Nile "Masr" Cairo John	$200 [7] De La Renta or the Grouch Oscar Megan	$200 [14] "You made me feel, yeah, you made me feel shiny and new... hoo!" this way "Like a Virgin" John	$200 [17] Article 8 of the covenant of this world organization mandated reducing armaments to prevent war the League of Nations John	$200 [21] The now-inactive Checkpoint Charlie can be found on Friedrichstrasse in this city Berlin David	$200 [26] In 1897 this man purchased his birthplace in Derry Township, Penn., which became the site of his chocolate works (Milton) Hershey David
$400 [2] A water hole called Enkare Nairobi, or "cold water", eventually became the capital of this country Kenya Megan	$400 [9] Triangulate this Greek letter used in math, astronomy & geography delta Megan David	$400 [15] "Now we got problems, and I don't think we can solve 'em, you made a really deep cut, and baby, now we got" this "Bad Blood" John	$400 [18] Leading into the Great Depression was the great stock market crash in October of this year 1929 Megan	$400 [22] ACharlieis a pointed beard, named for the one on this king's head...when hehad a head Charles I John David	$400 [27] In 1875 Swiss entrepreneur Daniel Peter began adding condensed this to chocolate milk John
$600 [4] The Indian Ocean seaport of Mogadishu is the capital of this nation Somalia John	$600 [12] An Nguni person of South Africa Zulu John	$600 [8] "How does it feel to be on your own, with no direction home, like a complete unknown..." "Like A Rolling Stone" John	$600 [10] An organized march on Rome in October 1922 brought this man & his Fascist Party to power Mussolini Megan	$600 [23] It's "Always Sunny" for this comic actor, even when he's dealing with "Horrible Bosses" (Charlie) Day Megan	$600 [28] Fitting for Belgium, the first Callebaut chocolate factory was one of these more potent establishments a brewery Megan
$800 [5] Upon the independence of this nation in 1962, Kampala replaced Entebbe as its capital Uganda John	$800 [3] A ballplayer or a native of any northern state Yankee John	$800 [11] "Baby, I've been, I've been praying hard, said no more counting dollars, we'll be" this "Counting Stars" John	$800 [20] In March 1925 the Butler Act was passed, prohibiting the teaching of this in Tennessee schools evolution David	$800 [24] The musical "Charlie & Algernon" was based on this novel Flowers for Algernon John	$800 [29] This Italian immigrant's chocolate factory moved in the 1960s, but his name is still on a San Francisco square Ghirardelli David
DD $2,400 [6] The American Colonization Society founded this city that now neighbors Bushrod Island Monrovia John	$1,000 [13] Under V, term for the winner or conqueror victor John	$1,000 [16] "And just when it hit me, somebody turned around and shouted" this "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" John	$1,000 [19] In 1936, Edward VIII advised Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin that he planned to marry this American divorcée (Wallis Warfield) Simpson John	$1,000 [25] The name of this weekly French magazine translates to "Charlie Weekly" Charlie Hebdo David	$1,000 [30] Birmingham, England is home to this company's world, where you can learn how Creme Eggs are laid Cadbury Megan

Double Jeopardy! Round

AUTHORIZED FICTION	FROM THE FRENCH	COMIC "ON"	SOME SCIENCE, THEN DEATH	LOVE & MARRIAGE	MADLIBERALS
$400 [26] "The Moneypenny Diaries" series was authorized by this writer's estate (Ian) Fleming John	$400 [1] Derived from an Old French word for "trust", it's a person engaged to be married fiancé John	$400 [12] dccomics.com lists Wonder Woman's occupation as this "princess " Amazon Megan	$400 [24] In the 1860s he did experiments on how vowel sounds are produced; he stopped phoning it in on Aug. 2, 1922 (Alexander Graham) Bell John	$400 [18] A traditional wedding toast says, "a toast to love and laughter, and" this 3-word phrase that ends fairy tales happily ever after Megan	$400 [15] MLK: "the hottest places in (noun) are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality" hell Megan
$800 [27] Robin Maxwell's 2012 novel about this heroine is subtitled "The Woman Who Loved Tarzan" Jane John	$800 [8] In French it means "memory"; in English it's a keepsake to remember you by souvenir Megan David	$800 [11] An X-Men foe shares this name with a big bad guy from "The Lord of the Rings" Sauron John	$800 [25] His life's work amounted to more than peanuts when he died in Tuskegee January 5, 1943 (George Washington) Carver John	$800 [28] From the Greek for "one who marries once", this adjective applies to some people & to jackals & sandhill cranes monogamous Megan	$800 [21] Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle: "Senator, you're no Jack (proper noun)" Kennedy John David
$1,200 [13] Douglas Adams' estate hired Eoin Colfer to write "And Another Thing...". part 6 of 3 in this silly saga The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy John	$1,200 [6] From an Old French word that meant a wine taster, to us it's a connoisseur of fine food & drink gourmet John Megan David	$1,200 [2] It was the maiden name of Spider-Man's longtime love & eventual wife Mary Jane Watson John	$1,200 [5] Made a huge leap in the vaccination field (which he helped pioneer) in 1879; had milked life for all it was worth by 1895 Pasteur David	$1,600 [17] In 1858 pioneering epidemiologist William Farr found married people live longer than those he called this, like priests are celibates John	$1,200 [30] Joe Hill: "Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you (verb)" die Megan
$1,600 [22] As Disney doesn't have all the rights to Winnie-the-Pooh, he was back in "Return to" this "Wood" Hundred Acre Megan	$1,600 [3] Now also meaning a nightclub or bar, this type of cafe lends its name to a salad made with salt pork & eggs bistro	$1,600 [9] Voiced by James Spader in an "Avengers" film, here, this Ultron John	$2,000 [19] His first law of planetary motion details elliptical orbits around the Sun; the world stopped revolving around him in 1630 Kepler John Megan	$2,000 [16] Archie Panjabi, TV's Feisty Kalinda, had this type of marriage & says of it that her mother knows her better than anybody else an arranged marriage David	$1,600 [29] Eugene Debs: "While there is a soul in prison, I am not (adjective)" free David
$2,000 [20] A visitor appears at Baker Street in "The House of Silk", the first authorized sequel from this man's estate Arthur Conan Doyle David	$2,000 [7] For many of us, "Jeopardy!" is this, our "reason for being" raison d'être David	$2,000 [10] Imbued with light energy, a son of Captain Marvel goes by this name, a word for a quantum of light photon John	DD $5,000 [14] Wrote the book on plant classification--"Species Plantarum"--in 1753; pushing up daisies in 1778 Linnaeus John	DD $5,000 [4] This 4-letter word has fallen out of use in vows; Elizabeth used it to marry Philip, but Diana didn't to marry Charles obey John	$2,000 [23] George Orwell: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a (noun) stamping on a human face--forever" boot John

Final Jeopardy!

TV PERSONALITIES

In 2000 this man was the host of a No. 1 rated network show & a No. 2 rated syndicated talk show

Regis Philbin

Megan "Who is Gera Dr. Phil" — wagered $5,700

David "Who is Larry King?" — wagered $3,401

John "Who is Ryan Seacrest?" — wagered $600

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