Show #8005 2019-05-31 Regular

James Holzhauer game 32.

Contestants

Wyatt Feeler — an attorney from College Park, Maryland

William Tran — an attorney from Monterey Park, California

James Holzhauer — a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 31-day cash winnings total $2,382,583)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
James	$10,800	$14,400	$52,633	$79,633 32-day champion: $2,462,216	$33,600 37 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W
William	$-2,000	$-1,200	$800	$1,500 3rd place: $1,000	$800 6 R, 2 W
Wyatt	$3,200	$5,000	$12,600	$7,600 2nd place: $2,000	$12,600 16 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA	THE COMICS	GLUTEN, FREE	AFRICAN-AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY	YOU ARE A BAD SAILOR	5 "LASH"ES
$200 [5] In 1755 the University of Pennsylvania was chartered as the college, academy & charitable school of this city Philadelphia James	$200 [27] This fat cat may hate Mondays, but that didn't stop him from making his debut on Monday, June 19, 1978 Garfield Wyatt	$200 [30] Bud Light wanted to give out free beer at the Super Bowl 53 victory parade in this city, but Mayor Walsh said no Boston James	$200 [16] Jonathan Eig's bio of this champ who passed away in 2016 is one of the "Greatest" sports biographies Ali William	$200 [23] Why did you insist on putting refrigerator magnets on the binnacle? You've completely messed up this device a compass Wyatt	$200 [24] This cervical spine injury often occurs in a rear-end auto collision whiplash William
$400 [10] To settle a land dispute in the 1760s, Mason & Dixon marked the border between Penn. & this state to the south Maryland Wyatt	$400 [28] In this Gary Larson panel, a caveman says the end of a dino's spiky tail is "called the Thag-omizer... after the late Thag Simmons" The Far Side Wyatt	$400 [26] In 2014 McDonald's survey respondents could get a free one of these, Mickey D's original breakfast sandwich an Egg McMuffin William	$400 [17] "The New Negro" is "The Life of Alain Locke", the first African American to earn this honor that sent him to Oxford a Rhodes Scholarship James	$400 [22] You can't tell a clove hitch from a cleat hitch! Heck, you don't even know they are types of these knots Wyatt	$400 [20] As of 2020, Adobe will no longer update or distribute this once-ubiquitous web plug-in Flash James
$600 [11] A group of 17th century immigrants was called "Pennsylvania" this because of the German word for "German" Dutch James	$600 [29] Thiscrime fighter who debuted in 1931 had a two-way wrist TV that was kind of the granddaddy of the smartwatch Dick Tracy Wyatt	$600 [25] During the Great Depression, these queues named for a baked product were all too common a breadline James	$800 [7] "Talking at the Gates" is "A Life of" this "If Beale Street Could Talk" novelist James Baldwin James	$600 [21] Do not descend sails by dragging a knife through them like this swashbuckling silent star did in "The Black Pirate" (Douglas) Fairbanks James	$600 [19] "Release the Kraken!" orders Liam Neeson as Zeus in this mythical movie Clash of the Titans James
$800 [6] This native people of northwestern Pennsylvania who share the name of a lake were dispersed in the 1650s the Erie James	$800 [13] In this strip, Duke testified for the NRA in the '70s; the '80s went inside Reagan's brain; in 2004, B.D. got wounded in Iraq Doonesbury James	$800 [14] In 1948 the first shipment of wheat arrived in Greece as part of this aid program the Marshall Plan James	$1,000 [1] Published in 2007, "Supreme Discomfort" is a portrait of this jurist Clarence Thomas James William	$800 [15] So far, you've mistaken Mars, an airplane & the International Space Station for this North Star Polaris Wyatt	$800 [18] Along with beef, ham, bacon or sausage can go into this Hungarian stew that's flavored with paprika goulash James
$1,000 [2] You get an "A" if you know this hard coal was discovered in Pennsylvania in 1762 anthracite James William	$1,000 [12] Berkeley Breathed was inspired to bring this penguin back to 2-D life by a fan letter from Harper Lee, a childhood hero Opus James	$1,000 [9] On National Croissant Day in 2018, this French-named chain founded in 1978 gave out free mini chocolate croissants Au Bon Pain Wyatt	DD $3,800 [8] "The Road to Freedom" is the subtitle of Catherine Clinton's bio of this 19th century woman Harriet Tubman James	$1,000 [4] You don't need to howl during the naval watches 4-6 & 6-8, named for this animal--it's just a figure of speech a dog James Wyatt	$1,000 [3] For the Apollo 11 astronauts, this occurred on July 24, 1969 in the Pacific Ocean, 900 miles southwest of Hawaii splashdown James

Double Jeopardy! Round

RELIGION FOUNDERS	COLORFUL PHRASES	POTPOURRI	EPISTOLARY NOVELS	GEOGRAPHIC TERMS	ALTER EGOS
$400 [21] His death in 632 A.D. led to a dispute over whether Abu Bakr or Ali was his true successor Muhammad Wyatt	$400 [29] If you're miffed at Muffy, you're "seeing" this color red James	$400 [25] This country, an enclave in Italy, is smaller than the National Mall in Washington, D.C. the Vatican James	$400 [27] The epistolary novel is usually made up of these, like "The Screwtape" kind letters Wyatt	$400 [4] Also an article of clothing, it's a projectingpartof a coastline a cape James	$400 [30] On the Disney Channel, teenager Miley Stewart had a secret identity: this pop star Hannah Montana William
$800 [22] Joseph Smith said the angel Moroni told him of a set of golden plates that Joseph translated into this text the Book of Mormon William	$800 [23] Something that shows up completely unexpectedly does it in this 4-word manner out of the blue James	$800 [24] It was first offered as a fountain beverage at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta in 1886 Coca-Cola James	$800 [26] "The Boy Next Door", a 21st century novel by Meg Cabot, uses this newer form of correspondence e-mail James Wyatt	$800 [1] In Roman times it was territory outside Italy ruled by a governor; today it's a political division in nations like Canada a province James	$800 [28] This chemistry teacher:Heisenberg, a meth kingpin Walter White William
$1,200 [7] In founding Christian Science, she promoted the concept that sickness is spiritual, not material (Mary Baker) Eddy James	$1,200 [20] A complete embarrassment to a family is this wool giver a black sheep Wyatt	$1,200 [17] Thisanimal, a proverbial symbol of grace, also has pure speed: it can run about 50 mph a (Grant's) gazelle James	$1,200 [12] Wallflower Charlie writes, "Dear friend" at the beginning of his entries in this Stephen Chbosky novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower James	$1,200 [3] Bisecting North America hydrologically, this line has been called the "backbone of America" the Continental Divide Wyatt	$1,200 [10] Emperor Palpatine:This Sith lord Darth Sidious James
$1,600 [6] Tradition says in the 500s B.C. this Iranian prophet learned of the spirits of truth & falsehood Zoroaster James	$1,600 [19] Bringing your lunch to work is called this, named for the paper container that holds the sandwich brown bagging James	$1,600 [16] The name of this 2-hulled boat is from the Tamil for "tied wood" catamaran James	$1,600 [11] Made into a Christopher Nolan film, this novel is told through the diaries of 2 rival Victorian magicians The Prestige James	$1,600 [2] A rugged mountain pass is a gap, & an especially rugged gap is a notch, like this one just east of Burlington Smugglers' Notch James	$1,600 [9] The Half-Blood Prince:This potions professor Snape Wyatt
DD $10,021 [8] A guiding principle of Mahavira, considered a founder of Jainism, was ahimsa, this principle also advocated by Gandhi non-violence James	$2,000 [18] Hercule Poirot used his "little" these to solve crimes grey cells Wyatt	$2,000 [15] On Nov. 12, 1833 these meteor showers were seen across all of North America, sparking a serious study of meteor showers the Leonids James	DD $9,812 [13] In a Lionel Shriver novel, a mom writes notes to a dad because of a "Need to Talk About" this dangerous son Kevin (Khatchadourian) James	$2,000 [5] Fed by an aquifer, the world's largest of these in Saudi Arabia is the al-Ahsa an oasis James	$2,000 [14] This singer:The androgynous Ziggy Stardust David Bowie James

Final Jeopardy!

OSCAR-NOMINATED FAMILIES

It's the last name of Alfred, Lionel, David, Emil, Thomas & Randy, who with 90 nominations, are the most Oscar-nominated family

Newman

William "What is Newman?" — wagered $700

Wyatt "What is Hitchcock" — wagered $5,000

James "What is Newman?" — wagered $27,000

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