Show #8029 2019-07-04 (taped 2019-03-26) Regular

Ryan Bilger game 1.

Contestants

Ryan Bilger — a student from Macungie, Pennsylvania

Wendy Foster — a social worker from Portland, Oregon

Charlie Jorgenson — a librarian from Loveland, Colorado (whose 2-day cash winnings total $56,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Charlie	$3,400	$6,000	$14,800	$24,801 2nd place: $2,000	$14,800 20 R, 0 W
Wendy	$2,800	$7,200	$12,400	$24,800 3rd place: $1,000	$12,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Ryan	$1,800	$5,200	$34,600	$34,650 New champion: $34,650	$25,200 23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

APPLE	GRANNY SMITH	GALA	JAZZ	FUJI	RED, DELICIOUS
$200 [29] Steve Wozniak said this co-founder came up with the name Apple after working at an orchard in Oregon Steve Jobs Charlie	$200 [10] Rosalynn Smith got married in Plains, Georgia in 1946, took this new surname & went on to have 12 grandkids Carter Charlie	$200 [2] "Evening in the Stacks" galas, held in various communities, benefit local ones of these places libraries Charlie	$200 [1] "Miles Ahead" is a classic 1957 album by this trumpeter Miles Davis Wendy	$200 [30] A cultural & spiritual symbol of its nation, Mt. Fuji appears on the Japanesebanknotevalued 1,000 of these yen Charlie	$200 [20] The shells of the Maine type of this crustacean turn bright red only after cooking lobster Charlie
$400 [28] In a 2011 press conference, "she" called herself "a humble personal assistant" Siri Charlie	$400 [11] This dame went with one of her grandkids to the premier of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", which she had a role in Maggie Smith Wendy	$400 [7] This Brit took from the rich & gave to the poor & a charity named for him does the same; its annual gala can bring in $50 million plus Robin Hood Ryan	$400 [3] Coleman Hawkins "sang" tenor, helping to turn this instrument from a novelty into a jazz mainstay a saxophone Charlie	$400 [8] Matching its name, which may come from ancient Ainu for "fire mountain", Mount Fuji is a composite of 3 of these volcanoes Charlie	$400 [21] "You can't be serious with" this brand of red licorice Twizzlers Wendy
$600 [27] Whether they wanted to or not, in 2014 millions of iTunes users received this band's album "Songs of Innocence" U2 Charlie	$600 [12] In 1805 Lucy Mack Smith gave birth to this future religious leader who later made her a grandma Joseph Smith Charlie	$600 [9] "Fashion's biggest night out", the Met Gala in New York City is chaired by this magazine's Anna Wintour Vogue Ryan	$600 [4] Hef's gone, but this annual June event still jazzes up the Hollywood Bowl the Playboy Festival Charlie	$600 [17] 12,300-foot Mount Fuji is the highest point on this island Honshu Ryan	$600 [22] Traditional borscht gets its vivid color from these deep red root veggies beets Wendy
$800 [26] It's the tech support & general hand-holding counter at Apple stores the Genius Bar Wendy	$800 [13] This singer & poet was named Smith before marrying another Smith (musician Fred of the MC5) & becoming a mom & grandma Patti Smith Wendy	$800 [15] There's plenty of caviar to go around at the post-Oscars Governors' Ball catered by this chef & restaurateur Wolfgang Puck Wendy	$800 [5] To "be" or not to "be" was the question for 1940s jazzers: Follow Dizzy & Bird into this new style--or not? bebop Ryan	$800 [18] The first woman to summit Everest, Junko Tabei, made Fuji her last summit, to support those hit by this 2011 disaster the Fukushima disaster Ryan	$800 [23] The name of this Italian tomato sauce means "in the style of a sailor" marinara Wendy
$1,000 [25] Ironically, the name of this iPhone video chat app means a chance to be in the same room FaceTime Ryan	DD $1,400 [14] Betty Smith, who gained fame for this 1943 novel, would later plant a Chinese sumac for her children & their children A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Wendy	$1,000 [16] In 2017 this country's government hosted a gala for King Harald's & Queen Sonja's 80th birthdays Norway Ryan	$1,000 [6] This Gypsy hot jazz genius had only 3 good fingers on his fretting hand, but he could still shred Django Reinhardt Charlie	$1,000 [19] The mountain's base abounds with shrines of this religion, such as the Fujiyoshida Sengen shrine Shinto Wendy	$1,000 [24] This 4-letter cherry variety has a deep garnet color & a sweet taste Bing Charlie

Double Jeopardy! Round

B.C. VIPs	BEFORE & AFTER ON THE TUBE	FLOATING HOLIDAYS	BRITISH LITERATURE	MEN OF SCIENCE	VERBI"AGE"
$400 [20] Rather than surrender to the Romans, this great Carthaginian general took his own life Hannibal Wendy	$400 [14] On an Alec Baldwin-hosted game show, Tyrion Lannister & Jon Snow try to fill in the blanks Match Game of Thrones	$400 [2] Chinese New Year begins between January 21 & February 20, on this phase of the moon, so it might be pretty dark out the new moon Wendy	$400 [16] "All for Love" by John Dryden looks at the tragic lives of this ancient couple Shakespeare also wrote about Antony and Cleopatra Ryan	$400 [17] Gregor Mendel is referred to as the father of this field, the science of heredity genetics Ryan	$400 [22] To go on a nautical journey, perhaps to the bottom of the sea voyage Ryan
$1,200 [4] Ankhesenamun, one of the daughters of King Akhenaten & this beautiful queen, married King Tut Nefertiti Wendy	$800 [15] Freddie Highmore enters the TARDIS as the first Time Lord with autism on this drama The Good Doctor Who Ryan	$800 [3] Hindus perform this 4-letter physical discipline on the great night of Shiva, which is in February or March yoga Ryan	$800 [10] Dickens' first novel concerned a guy with this last name & the papers of his club Pickwick Charlie	$800 [18] This developer of the periodic table of elements had his beard trimmed annually & maybe for his visits with the czar Mendeleev Charlie	$800 [23] To send a text, maybe instantly message Ryan
$1,600 [5] Farmer/soldier Cincinnatus saved ancient Rome, then refused to stay on as a dictator, preserving this Roman form of govt. the republic Ryan	$1,200 [28] On a really zany sitcom, Uncle Fester & Lurch don't see politics the way Alex Keaton does Addams Family Ties Wendy	$1,200 [13] The calendar seenhereworks well in 2019, when the first Sunday of this countdown period is December 1st Advent Charlie	$1,200 [7] In 1894 he published a collection of stories featuring the characters Baloo & Bagheera Kipling Charlie	$1,200 [19] He referred to his pupils Antonio Nardi, Raffaello Magiotti & Evangelista Torricelli as his Roman triumvirate Galileo Ryan	$1,200 [24] To save something from the trash pile & put it to use salvage Charlie
$2,000 [6] One of the 7 wise men of Greece, his code of laws formed the foundation of Athens' democracy Solon Ryan	$1,600 [29] Benedict Cumberbatch moves from a Showtime miniseries to a 1990s apartment complex with Heather Locklear & Grant Show Patrick Melrose Place	$1,600 [12] Draw a bead on the first Sunday in October, the feast of this, used in prayer the rosary Ryan	$1,600 [8] In this controversial 1928 novel, passionate Constance is married to paralyzed Sir Clifford Lady Chatterley's Lover Ryan	$1,600 [21] The "system" named for this Greek astronomer puts the Earth at the center of the universe Ptolemy Ryan	$1,600 [25] To bleed profusely hemorrhage Charlie
DD $5,200 [1] In 399 B.C. he told a jury, "I am not grieved, men of Athens, at this vote of condemnation" Socrates Ryan	$2,000 [30] An outdoor fishing competition show with 4-letter catches that snares researchers Lizzy Caplan & Michael Sheen Bass Masters of Sex Charlie	$2,000 [11] Build theboothsthat give this Jewish holiday its name before Tishrei 15, the date the holiday begins Sukkot Ryan	DD $7,000 [9] In this long 16th century poem, Queen Elizabeth I appears as Belphoebe & is represented by the title monarch The Faerie Queene Ryan	$2,000 [27] His headstone in Germany reads "Physiker" with the dates 1901-1976; it does not say, "He lies here...somewhere" Heisenberg Ryan	$2,000 [26] To play a practice game against another team scrimmage Wendy

Final Jeopardy!

ON BROADWAY

This play opens in Vienna in 1823, 32 years after the death of its title character

Amadeus

Wendy "What is Amadeus?" — wagered $12,400

Charlie "What is Amadeus?" — wagered $10,001

Ryan "What is Amadeus?" — wagered $50

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