Show #8027 2019-07-02 (taped 2019-03-26) Regular

Contestants

Charlie Jorgenson — a librarian from Loveland, Colorado

Allison Lyttle — a music librarian from Harrisonburg, Virginia

Josh Levit — a union organizer from Brighton, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Josh	$2,000	$6,600	$12,400	$8,799 2nd place: $2,000	$15,400 18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Allison	$3,000	$6,000	$16,000	$4,000 3rd place: $1,000	$15,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Charlie	$3,400	$4,800	$17,800	$32,800 New champion: $32,800	$15,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLESEXIEST MAN ALIVE MOVIE TEAM-UPS	A GEM OF A WORD	SALAD	CORRUPTION ALL AROUND	BONE UP ON YOUR ANAGRAMS	"B" WHERE OF DOG
$200 [4] In "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", Ryan Reynolds fights with this other "Sexiest Man Alive" Hugh Jackman Allison	$200 [3] Proverbially, a nice person without a lot of social grace is one of these "in the rough" a diamond Charlie	$200 [22] There's a kitchen honcho in the name of this classic salad with egg, cheese & meat a chef salad Josh	$200 [1] A group in this country started printing fake zero-rupee notes to give out when an official asks for a bribe India Charlie	$200 [12] It's not so funny when you hit the end of it:EMU RUSH the humerus Allison	$200 [16] The AKC says the tuxedo-coated terrier named for this New England city makes an excellent urban pet Boston Josh
$400 [5] Sexiest Men Channing Tatum & Matthew McConaughey stripped the competition in this 2012 film Magic Mike Charlie	$400 [29] A pale yellow, like certain "waves of grain" amber Josh	$400 [21] Composed of several types of young greens, mesclun is AKA this seasonal mix a spring mix Charlie	$400 [2] It's a plant bud united with another growing plant, or the use of your political office to make money graft Allison Charlie	$400 [30] You might become a knight while on one:LATE PAL patella Allison	$400 [17] This collie named for an English-Scottish region is renowned for its herding skills border Josh Allison
$600 [6] In "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", Jude Law is Dumbledore & this guy is the title villain Johnny Depp Charlie	$600 [13] The "New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy" says Ireland has this nickname because of its "lush, green countryside" the Emerald Isle Allison	$600 [18] A Caprese salad is made with tomatoes, basil, olive oil & thick slices of this cheese mozzarella Allison	$600 [9] Thanks to Boss Tweed, an 1870s courthouse in this city cost almost twice as much as the U.S. spent to buy Alaska New York City Charlie	$600 [28] Front & center:MR. TUNES a sternum Allison	$600 [23] Check out the big eyes & beard on the Griffon, named for this Low Country capital Brussels Josh
$800 [7] Chris Hemsworth fought alongside this 2018 Sexiest Man who played Heimdall in all 3 "Thor" movies Idris Elba Charlie	$800 [14] It's the longest title you'll never forget--"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by" her Sapphire Allison	DD $1,000 [19] The name of this dressing comes from an archipelago in the St. Lawrence River Thousand Island Allison	$800 [10] A bribe can be paid upfront; if an official helps me first & I pay him later, it's this 8-letter word a kickback Allison	$800 [27] Tough to scratch:CLAP USA a scapula Josh	$800 [24] Meaning from a north Italian city, a breed of white Italian dog is named this, like a meat sauce Bolognese Josh
$1,000 [8] Patrick Swayze & Keanu Reeves brought the sexy to this surfing/bank heist movie Point Break Josh	$1,000 [15] Janis Joplin's nickname Pearl Josh	$1,000 [20] Mizuna is an Asian variety of these peppery greens with a condiment in their name mustard greens Charlie	$1,000 [11] In 1982 Ronald Reagan said to do this 3-word marshy phrase "when you're up to your armpits in alligators" drain the swamp Charlie	$1,000 [26] It can be used to articulate in more than one sense:MILD BEAN a mandible Josh	$1,000 [25] Formerly called spaniels, thehunting dogsnamed for this northwest French region more closely resemble small setters Brittany Josh

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY	CITIES IN THE COUNTRY	LITERATURE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE	"SC"ILENT C	DOCTORS & LAWYERS	& SUCH
$400 [9] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the George W. Bush Presidential Library.) Forty-six Baseball Hall of Famers visited the White House in 2001 & signed a bat for the president, including Nolan Ryan, who pitched for this team President Bush once co-owned the Texas Rangers Charlie	$400 [6] Da Nang, Da Lat Vietnam Josh	$400 [1] 2018's "The Silence of the Girls" tells this classic story from the perspective of Briseis, Achilles' concubine the Iliad Josh	$400 [12] A fertile area in Mesopotamia is described as having this shape a crescent Allison	$400 [17] Name of the man who described the disease now named for him as involving "involuntary tremulous motion" (Dr.) Parkinson Allison	$400 [23] No big surprise--this department store has an outpost at 611 5th Avenue in Manhattan Saks 5th Avenue Charlie
$800 [10] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the George W. Bush Presidential Library.) The library has the bullhorn President Bush used at this site in 2001. When workers said they were unable to hear, Bush replied, "I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you." Ground Zero Josh	$800 [7] Lugano, Lausanne Switzerland Charlie	$800 [2] In this man's "Wife", Una marries the title whaling captain Ahab Charlie	$800 [13] The British crown jewels include one of these "with cross" & one "with dove" a scepter Allison	$1,200 [18] In 1964 this actor played 3 roles in the same film including the hilarious Dr. Strangelove Peter Sellers Charlie	$800 [24] Daniel Craig took over the James Bond franchise with this 2006 feature Casino Royale Allison
$1,200 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the George W. Bush Presidential Library.) This 9mm Glock pistol was held by this former world leader when he was found hiding in a hole in the ground by American forces in 2003 Saddam Hussein Allison	$1,200 [8] Lagos, Lafia Nigeria Allison	$1,200 [3] The servants who work downstairs for this "Pride & Prejudice" family are the focus of "Longbourn" Bennet Josh	$1,200 [14] It literally means "emitting sparks" & this conversation is less than... scintillating Josh Charlie	$1,600 [20] The late 2010s have giventhisCNN analyst & Harvard Law grad the chance to explain many interesting legal issues Jeffrey Toobin	$1,200 [25] A sci-fi author & Navy man, he founded the Church of Scientology (L. Ron) Hubbard Josh
$1,600 [29] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the George W. Bush Presidential Library.) The Situation Room replica has the actual furniture from Washington--from this table on March 19th, 2003, President Bush gave the order to start the Iraq War to General Franks, head of CENTCOM, short for this Central Command Allison	$1,600 [11] Beersheba, Bat Yam Israel Allison	$2,000 [5] "Foe" by J.M. Coetzee depicts the final days of these 2 men as seen by a woman shipwrecked with the pair (Robinson) Crusoe and Friday Josh	$1,600 [15] The iA model of this Toyota car became the Yaris iA the Scion Charlie	$2,000 [21] Manhattan had 3 D.A.s in 68 years before Cyrus Jr., son of this 1970s Secretary of State, took over in 2010 (Cyrus) Vance Josh	$1,600 [26] This late funny man won a 2001 Grammy for Best Comedy Album for "Braindroppings" George Carlin Charlie
$2,000 [30] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the George W. Bush Presidential Library.) The Bush Library has a full-sized Oval Office, where you can sit behind a replica of this famous desk, also used by FDR & JFK, among others the Resolute desk Charlie	$2,000 [22] Aarhus, Aalborg Denmark Josh	DD $3,000 [4] Unseen in the Shakespeare play, Rosaline gets her story told in the book titled this character's "Ex" Romeo Josh	$2,000 [16] This leg nerve is the longest in the body the sciatic Allison	DD $3,000 [19] Nearly 50 years after he was admitted to the Ohio bar, he defended John T. Scopes Clarence Darrow Charlie	$2,000 [27] New York Harbor had Ellis Island; San Francisco Bay had this island as its immigration station Angel Island

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

Meaning cobbled together, it once referred to a temporary fix replacing a broken mast on a ship

jury-rigged or jerry-rigged

Josh "What is stopgap?" — wagered $3,601

Allison "What is spliced" — wagered $12,000

Charlie "What is jury-rigged?" — wagered $15,000

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