Show #7957 2019-03-26 (taped 2019-02-04) Regular

Contestants

Emma Badame — a digital marketing manager from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

John Shortino — a software developer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dave Scatena — a chemical engineer from San Francisco, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$2,400	$2,600	$7,600	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$10,600 18 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
John	$2,000	$3,800	$10,200	$5,100 2nd place: $2,000	$10,200 14 R, 1 W
Emma	$1,600	$3,200	$14,400	$12,600 New champion: $12,600	$14,000 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

BABY'S FIRST INSTAGRAM	IT HAPPENED IN SOUTH AMERICA	ONE T, DOUBLE T	BIRTHPLACE OF A BRAND	WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS	TO BE ELF-EVIDENT
$200 [3] Nearly 800,000 follow Boomer, who is seen in a few pools; natural, since Dad is this 23-time Olympic gold-winning guy Michael Phelps Dave	$200 [1] Around 1300 southern Peru was the site where this group of South American Indian people founded an empire the Inca Dave	$200 [8] I'm gonna tell! It means to turn informer or let out secrets tattle John	$200 [19] Gatorade Florida Dave	$200 [24] In 1974 the first one of these on a product was scanned on a pack of Wrigley's gum a barcode Emma	$200 [13] In the 1950s, Snap, Crackle & Pop were joined by a 4th elf named Pow to help sell this cereal, but soon Pow went poof Rice Krispies Dave
$400 [4] Jade & Tanner Tolbert, stars of this "in Paradise", set up an account for baby Emerson, pre-birth; 100,000 followers later... Bachelor in Paradise	$400 [2] The Peronist party has governed this country for most of the 21st century, though Juan Peron died in 1974 Argentina Emma	$400 [9] French word for proper conduct in a social setting etiquette Emma	$400 [20] Goodyear tires Ohio Dave	$400 [25] This seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, was named for a soldier, not a ghost Casper Emma	$400 [14] The ghosts of men are no biggie for this Tolkien elf, but a Balrog?! The ancient fire monster freaks him out Legolas John Emma
$600 [18] @olympiaohanian has o'lotta followers--over 500,000! Did having this mom--winner of 23 major singles tennis titles--help? Serena Williams Dave	$600 [5] These 2 Wild Bunch outlaws are said to have died c. 1909 in a few places; 1 possible checkout spot was near San Vicente, Bolivia Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Emma	$600 [10] This word can precede "step" to mean a hesitation that fakes out a defender stutter John	$600 [21] Tabasco sauce Louisiana Dave	$600 [26] All stars are mostly these 2 elements hydrogen and helium Dave	$600 [15] Letterman's list of these cookie co. elves euphemisms for death include "bit the big morsel" & "gone to aisle three" the Keebler elves Emma
$800 [29] Mom is Coco, baby is Chanel & Dad's this rapper & "Law & Order: SVU" cop; now back to baby, & her 460,000 followers Ice-T Dave	$800 [6] Later to lay down its arms, around the year 2000 this country's FARC insurgency had 20,000 fighters Colombia Dave	$800 [11] Last name of Vernon & Josiah--they were a pear, so to speak Bartlett John	$1,000 [23] Pillsbury Minnesota Dave	$800 [27] The bird in Twitter's logo has this 5-letter name, just like a Celtics legend Larry John	$800 [16] Unafraid to speak of himself in the third person, this house-elf was indentured to the Malfoy family Dobby Emma
—	$1,000 [7] Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land that this 125' statue was inaugurated on Oct. 12, 1931 Christ the Redeemer Dave	$1,000 [12] To reply & offset an enemy's hostile move to counterattack	DD $2,000 [22] Maytag appliances Iowa Dave	$1,000 [28] Penguins do have these, between their femurs & tibias knees John	$1,000 [17] Elf traits at roll20.net for this game: dexterity is +, magic can't put you to sleep & you can live to be 750 Dungeons & Dragons Emma

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE LAST TIME I SAW ENGLAND	BODY LANGUAGE	BLUE MAN GROUP	LITERARY ANTAGONISTS	WORLD OF WARCRAFT	TALK NERDY
$400 [4] This Beatle left Heathrow Airport August 13, 1971, never to return John Lennon John	$400 [17] "Get off on the wrong ____" foot Emma	$400 [26] These soul men were AKA Jake & Elwood (or John & Dan) the Blues Brothers John	$400 [9] Sherlock Holmes describes this foe as the "Napoleon of crime" Professor Moriarty Emma	$400 [5] The Roman pilum, a type of this thrown weapon, would bend or break on landing so it could not be re-used by enemies a spear John	$400 [1] (Cara Santa Maria gives the clue.) On an episode of my "Talk Nerdy" podcast I interviewed Donald Johanson, who in 1974 discovered the female homininskeletonnicknamed this Lucy Dave
$800 [8] Its passengers had a last look at England September 16, 1620 the Mayflower John	$800 [18] "Keep a stiff upper ____" lip Emma	$800 [27] Don't give us the runaround; just name this John Popper band that had '90s hits with "Run-Around" & "Hook" Blues Traveler Dave	$800 [10] Simon Legree is murderous slave owner in this 19th century bestseller Uncle Tom's Cabin Emma	$800 [6] A curved sword called the khopesh was a symbol of authority in this ancient civilization where Ramses II used one in battle Egypt Dave	DD $1,000 [2] (Cara Santa Maria gives the clue.) Caltech scientist Carrie Nugent explained how to track & predict the impact these would have if on a collision course with Earth; the method used in the movie "Armageddon" is not very practical asteroids Dave
$1,200 [12] In Ford Madox Brown's "The Last of England", 19th centuryemigrantsleave this landmark, receding behind them the cliffs of Dover John	$1,200 [19] "____ room" or "____ grease" elbow Dave	$1,200 [28] Buck Dharma performed with this '70s band with a mollusk in its name Blue Oyster Cult Dave	DD $1,600 [11] Nurse Ratched rules the asylum with an iron fist in this novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Emma	$1,200 [7] The French invented this big grenade used in sieges--the user didn't want to be "hoist with his own" one a petard Emma	$1,200 [3] (Cara Santa Maria gives the clue.) Dr. Lauren Ayton is part of a team that's working to restore vision by developing a bionic eye, an implant that electrically stimulates this layer of neural tissue at the back of the eye the retina
$1,600 [13] He left England for the Continent in 1816, settled in Italy & wrote "Don Juan" before dying in Greece in 1824 Lord Byron John	$1,600 [20] "____ of contention" bone Dave	$1,600 [29] In the 1940s these "Boys" helped Kentuckian Bill Monroe establish a new genre of music the Bluegrass Boys Dave John	$1,600 [15] This "Jungle Book" tiger schemes to defeat the wolf pack & claim the life of young Mowgli Shere Khan Emma	$1,600 [22] Using winches or pulleys to draw back the bolt, the arbalest was a type of this weapon a crossbow Dave John Emma	$1,600 [24] (Cara Santa Maria gives the clue.) A new species of this primatewas identified on Sumatra in 2017; with a population of less than 800; it is thought to be the most critically endangered great ape on the planet orangutan John
$2,000 [14] He saw the last of England through one eye in September 1805, did his duty & died victorious at sea in October Lord Nelson Emma	$2,000 [21] "Gird one's ____" loins Emma	—	$2,000 [16] Pazuzu is an ancient Babylonian demon who possesses this little girl in "The Exorcist" Regan	$2,000 [23] Followed by samurai, this Japanese "way of the warrior" has been compared to the code of chivalry bushido	$2,000 [25] (Cara Santa Maria presents the clue.) Planetary scientist Amanda Hendrix believes that a better bet for a space colony than Mars is this largest moon of Saturn, which has clouds & a dense atmosphere Titan Emma

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY AMERICANS

Though he became a Cabinet secretary & chief justice, once he wanted to change his name because of its "awkward, fishy" sound

Salmon Chase

Dave "Who is Mackeral?" — wagered $7,600

John "Who is Warren?" — wagered $5,100

Emma "Who is Seward?" — wagered $1,800

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