Show #7946 2019-03-11 (taped 2019-01-29) Regular

Contestants

Scott Semproni — an engineer from Portland, Oregon

Elaine Wilson — a layout artist from Manassas, Virginia

Conor Murphy — a graduate student from Thorofare, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Conor	$600	$1,600	$8,600	$3,200 2nd place: $2,000	$8,000 17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Elaine	$2,200	$5,400	$10,200	$15,100 New champion: $15,100	$10,200 15 R, 1 W
Scott	$5,800	$5,400	$11,400	$1,400 3rd place: $1,000	$13,400 18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MOVIE PICTURES	FOOD & DRINK	YIDDISH WORDS	A COLONEL OF TRUTH	NONFICTION	"LL" ANIMALS
$200 [1] Samuel L. Jackson has had it with them Snakes on a Plane Conor	$200 [20] 4-letter word for milk that's more than 99 1/2% fat-free skim Conor	$200 [6] Bubbe refers to this member of the family, often quick with a treat the grandmother Conor	$200 [11] This restaurateur was born Sept. 9, 1890 in Indiana, not Kentucky, & his title was honorary Colonel Sanders Conor	$200 [16] "Uncommon Grounds" tells of how this beverage "transformed our world" coffee Conor	$200 [18] When a crocodile shuts its mouth, you can see lower jaw teeth, but when this relative does it, they're hidden alligator Conor
$400 [2] 2018 film with Keaton, Fonda, Bergen, and Steenburgen Book Club	$400 [29] This beverage brand doesn't just use "The Best Stuff on Earth"--it's found even "Better Stuff" for its teas Snapple Elaine	$400 [7] To kvetch is to do this, possibly because your knish is too dry to complain Scott	$400 [13] In 2008 Hasbro updated this game as Colonel Mustard became ex-football player Jack Mustard Clue Scott	$400 [17] Historian Holger Hoock's "Scars of Independence" pulls no punches & asserts that this conflict was not a festive musical the American Revolution Elaine	$400 [27] A "saddle" of graying hairs gives this primate the moniker "silverback" gorilla Scott
$600 [3] Best picture Oscar winner for 1969 Midnight Cowboy Elaine	$600 [21] A traditional accompaniment for catfish, these morsels of deep-fried cornmeal are flavored with chopped scallions hush puppies Conor	$600 [8] One definition of this trait involves a man who kills his parents & then begs the mercy of the court as he's an orphan chutzpah Elaine	$600 [14] Colonel "Chargin' Charlie" Beckwith created the elite Army unit known as this Greek letter Force Delta Force Scott	$600 [26] The actual 1948 kidnapping of 11-year-old Sally Horner is the subject of "the real" this fictional girl Lolita	$600 [25] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Unlike the streamlined heads of most sharks, the hammerhead shark's head protrudes laterally; the front of the type of hammerhead seenhereresembles a type of mollusk shell, so it gets this adjective scallop Elaine
$800 [4] 1991 thriller Silence of the Lambs Scott	$800 [22] This company's iconic deviled ham logo is the USA's oldest food trademark still in use Underwood Scott	$800 [9] To do this is to mingle & make chit-chat; to do it (to) someone is to sweet-talk him to schmooze Scott	$800 [12] It was far from a holiday in Cambodia for Captain Willard, in search of Colonel Kurtz in this film Apocalypse Now Scott	$1,000 [24] The complex life & legacy of this late Venezuelan leader is explored in Rory Carroll's "Comandante" Hugo Chávez Conor	$800 [19] Prior to the lyrical direction to "Tie me kangaroo down", you're asked to watch this breed feed, mate a wallaby Elaine
$1,000 [5] Argentine novelcomes to life in 1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman Elaine	$1,000 [30] This Cuban dish of shredded beef, onions & peppers in a spicy tomato sauce has a name that means "old clothes" ropa vieja Elaine Scott	$1,000 [10] Spritz, "to spray", rhymes with this similar word for to sweat, like one does in a steam bath to schvitz Scott	$1,000 [15] A grad of Libya's military academy in 1965, this colonel was also commander in chief of the nation's armed forces Qaddafi Scott	DD $1,200 [23] A book about this body is subtitled "The Rise & Fall of America's Favorite Planet" Pluto Conor	$1,000 [28] The Saudi & Queen of Sheba types of this antelope proved not so swift, as they're now extinct gazelle Scott

Double Jeopardy! Round

NORMAN LEAR, THE FIRST 96 YEARS	1870s AMERICA	THE HERO	Y IS THE ONLY VOWEL	ART & ARTISTS	CHANNEL SURFING
$400 [5] (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) On "All in the Family", Archie Bunker was based in part on my father & this other character was based in part on my mother Edith Bunker Elaine	$400 [1] In 1874 a U.S. Army expedition to South Dakota found gold in them thar hills the Black Hills Elaine	$400 [24] ...who loves Wagner's Isolde Tristan Scott	$400 [2] A traditional story in a culture a myth Scott	$400 [25] Edvard Munch was out with 2 friends when "the sky became blood... over the deep blue fjord", inspiring this 1893 work The Scream Conor	$400 [8] In 2012 Richard Branson became the oldest man to kitesurf across this channel the English Conor
$800 [6] (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) Spanning 4 decades, it's been a joy to work on 2 versions of "One Day at a Time", first with Bonnie Franklin, now with Justina Machado &this legendary EGOT Rita Moreno Elaine	$800 [9] The Dec. 22, 1877 issue of Scientific American described this new Edison invention as a "sound writer" a phonograph Elaine	$800 [10] ..."of two worlds"--this Frenchman who helped the young U.S. of A. Lafayette Conor	$800 [3] Cunning or crafty sly Scott	$800 [26] This Mexican woman taught herself to paint while recovering from a 1925 bus accident; 30+ operations followed (Frida) Kahlo Scott	$800 [15] There are plenty of surfing spots on the Santa Barbara Channel in this U.S. state California Scott
$1,200 [7] (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) To help protect First Amendment rights, in 1981 I founded People for the American Way with this African-American congresswoman from Texas Barbara Jordan Conor Elaine	$1,200 [11] This New York City politician was convicted of 204 charges of fraud in an 1873 court case Boss Tweed Conor	$1,200 [17] ...who gave up his NFL career in 2002 & his life in Afghanistan Pat Tillman Conor	$1,200 [4] An aromatic gum resin of the Middle East myrrh Elaine	$1,200 [21] In 1897 he entered the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid but found the classes stupid; he did okay on his own Picasso Conor Scott	$1,600 [19] There's great surfing off Bruny Island, across the D'entrecasteaux Channel from this bigger Australian island Tasmania Scott
$1,600 [29] (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) Of all the TV characters I've created, the one who most shares my passions & my politics is this woman who lived in Tuckahoe, New York Maude	$1,600 [12] In 1875 this horticulturist sold the potato variety later named for him for $150 & used the money to move to California Luther Burbank Conor	$1,600 [16] ...born Edmond Dantes, of this 1840s novel The Count of Monte Cristo	$1,600 [14] Clear body fluid containing white blood cells lymph	DD $2,000 [22] Born on Crete, Domenikos Theotokopolous moved to Spain, where he became better known by this name El Greco Scott	$2,000 [20] Try surfing the coast of this island nation on the Mozambique Channel Madagascar Conor
$2,000 [30] (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) Early in my career, I wrote material for comedy duos like this pair of stars, one a crooner & one a wacky future director Martin & Lewis Elaine	$2,000 [13] His cartoon "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" in 1870 was the first use of a donkey as a Democratic symbol (Thomas) Nast Conor	$2,000 [23] ...of the game "god of war" who defies deities Kratos Scott	$2,000 [28] Agile, as in "he's 106 but he's really..." spry Conor	$2,000 [27] Manet painted the bar at this Paris music hallin part by setting up a fake one in his studio but with a real barmaid the Folies-Bergère Conor Elaine	DD $3,000 [18] Dusky dolphinssurf this South American channel, named for a 19th century science ship the Beagle Conor

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYWRIGHTS

Before his death in 2018 at age 91, he received 4 Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize & was nominated for 4 Oscars

Neil Simon

Conor "Who is Eugene O'Neill?" — wagered $5,400

Elaine "Who was Neil Simon?" — wagered $4,900

Scott "Who is Arthur Miller" — wagered $10,000

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