Show #8035 2019-07-12 (taped 2019-03-27) Regular

Sam Kavanaugh game 3.

Contestants

Heather Ringman — an engineer from Houston, Texas

Justin Burden — an alcohol lawyer from West Hollywood, California

Sam Kavanaugh — a teacher from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $46,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sam	$2,200	$4,600	$17,200	$29,601 3-day champion: $75,601	$13,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Justin	$2,400	$3,200	$6,800	$13,300 2nd place: $2,000	$6,800 11 R, 0 W
Heather	$0	$4,800	$14,800	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$16,800 16 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WHAT'S THAT IN YOUR EAR?	3-LETTER READING	LET'S MAKE A NEW DEAL	MEN IN BLACK	PITTSBURGH	VOWEL FLOP
$200 [6] The website for these hyphenated cottony ear swabbers has a page full of life hacks Q-tips Justin	$200 [21] A division of a play: Noel Coward's "The Better Half" has just one an act Sam	$200 [1] In a 1932 speech he introduced "a New deal" FDR Justin	$200 [19] I know the men in black haunted Mulder on this TV show--I played one of them! The X-Files Sam	$200 [11] William Pitt the elder, for whom Pittsburgh is named, lived in this century the 18th century Justin	$200 [14] A helmsman of the Enterprise has his U's turned into O's & becomes this other space pilot Solo
$400 [7] Great for nap time, a foam type from Flents is called "Quiet Please" an earplug Sam	$400 [20] The first paragraph of "Great Expectations" says, "So, I called myself" this Pip	$400 [2] The Federal Theater Project mounted an all-African-American version of this Shakespeare play set in Haiti instead of Scotland Macbeth Justin	$400 [25] 19th century artist Hokusai is credited with the first image of these stealthy warriors wearing black a ninja Sam	$400 [12] Jim Delligatti is credited with inventing this iconic sandwich at his Pittsburgh area McDonald's franchise in 1967 a Big Mac Sam	$400 [15] The "Poker Face" lady swaps her A's for I's & becomes this Oscar-winning movie Gigi Sam
$600 [8] The binaural type of this used by doctors to listen to your innards has 2 earpieces a stethoscope Justin	$600 [22] Madonna bestseller Sex Heather	$600 [3] This 2019 resolution calls for renewable energy, healthy food, high-speed rail & help for the poor, elderly & homeless the Green New Deal Sam	$600 [26] Josh Brolin played a younger version of this actor in "Men in Black 3" Tommy Lee Jones Heather	$600 [13] Director George Romero worked for this Pittsburgh kids' TV legend, who came to the "Night of the Living Dead" premiere Mr. Rogers	$600 [16] Netanyahu's nickname trades its I's for A's to become this rum cake baba Sam
$800 [9] Styles of these helpers include BTE, behind the ear, & CIC, completely in the canal hearing aids Justin	$800 [23] Typical poem by ancient Greek poet Pindar an ode Heather	$800 [4] 1935's Wagner Act established the National Labor Relations Board & strengthened collective this bargaining Sam	$800 [27] "Go Away White" is the 2008 reunion album by this Peter Murphy band that wore black & led many gloomy teens to do the same Bauhaus Heather	$800 [29] Located where its 3 rivers meet, Pittsburgh's business district is AKA "The Golden" this triangle Justin	$800 [17] Hawaii's state bird swaps its vowels for A's & turns into this relative nana
$1,000 [10] Of the 3 bones in the ear, the one that sounds like it's best suited for horse riding a stirrup Sam	$1,000 [24] "The Kitchen God's Wife" author Amy Tan	DD $1,400 [5] In the NRA of the 1930s New Deal, the "R" stood for this recovery Sam	$1,000 [28] This Oscar-winning actor is all sorts of bad as the man in black in "The Dark Tower", based on the Stephen King novels Matthew McConaughey Heather	$1,000 [30] The University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learningis in the architectural style known as this revival Gothic Heather	$1,000 [18] An affectionate name for your mother switches its vowels & becomes this nickname of Mariah Carey Mimi Sam

Double Jeopardy! Round

DESERT-POURRI	ACRONYMS & ABBREVS.	THE OLYMPIC GAMES	SECOND LETTER "Y"	ALIEN INVASION!	TAKE ME TO YOUR LIEDER
$400 [1] Ernest Giles' journal of crossing Australia's deserts says, "Oh, would that I had" these! "What are horses in such a region?" camels Heather	$400 [26] B.C. stands for "before Christ", B.C.E. stands for "before" this before common era Heather	$400 [27] Before the Olympics went all-metric, the 1904 games had events like the 880 of these units freestyle swim yards Justin	$400 [28] Blake Carrington is the patriarch on this 1980s primetime soap rebooted in 2017 Dynasty Justin	$400 [29] The Asian tiger type of this insect found throughout the U.S. can transmit diseases like the Zika & West Nile viruses the mosquito Sam	$400 [30] Typically, 19th century lieder, or songs, were arranged for 1 vocalist & 1 accompanist on this instrument a piano Sam
$800 [2] The nomadic Tuareg people speak a Berber-related dialect & call this desert home the Sahara Heather	$800 [14] The slang term PDA is short for this, like smooching at the movies public displays of affection Sam	$800 [10] In 1994 Oksana Baiul edged out this famously injured American for figure skating gold Nancy Kerrigan Justin	$800 [20] It describes futuristic novels full of doom & gloom & oppressive societies like "The Hunger Games" series dystopian Sam	$800 [7] Able to grow to more than 20 feet in length, the Burmese type of this snake is now widespread in Florida's wetlands a python Heather	$800 [18] Lieder date back to the 12th century but really hit their stride during this emotional musical era that began in the 18th century the Romantic era Sam
$1,200 [3] Dry doesn't mean dull with sites like the rocks of Rainbow Valleyin this country's Atacama Desert Chile Sam	$1,200 [15] Take a deep dive & tell us what SCUBA is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus Heather	$1,200 [13] The 1924 Olympics played backdrop to this film about 2 British runners Chariots of Fire Heather	$1,200 [19] Constantine the Great is considered the first emperor of this empire Byzantine Sam	$1,200 [6] This variety of fruit fly invaded California in the 1980s & led to U.S. quarantine laws the Mediterranean fruit fly	$1,200 [23] The French followed the Germans' lied with a form called melodie, like Henri Duparc's this French word for song "Triste" chanson
$1,600 [4] In 1990 protecting Saudi Arabia from Iraqi troops was dubbed Operation this; Desert Storm soon followed Desert Shield Sam	$1,600 [16] Seen on pay stubs, FICA is short for these 2 words "Contributions Act" federal insurance	$1,600 [12] The 1968 Olympics in Grenoble were dubbed the "Killympics" after the exploits of a man in this sport skier	$1,600 [21] They're the showy blooms seen here hydrangeas Heather	$1,600 [8] Thispredator with a feline name has expanded from the Pacific to coastal areas of the Atlantic & Caribbean as well the lionfish Heather	$1,600 [24] Discovered in 2017, "Lied vom Weissen Käse", or "Song of the White Cheese", is by this composer who often worked with Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill
DD $7,400 [5] This sea is the western border of the Arabian Desert the Red Sea Sam	$2,000 [17] The "C" in ASCII, used in computing, stands for this code Heather	$2,000 [11] A field event, the long jump favors athletes with track star speed, like this U.S. man who won 4 straight golds in the event Carl Lewis Sam Justin	$2,000 [22] This jellylike substance that fills the cells of an organism contains mitochondria & ribosomes cytoplasm	$2,000 [9] Apis mellifera scutellata is best known by this scary name & came from Africa to Brazil to the United States killer bees Heather	DD $2,000 [25] This Vienna-born composer was only 17 when he wrote "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel" & changed the lieder game in 1814 Franz Schubert Heather

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

19th c. boots made with India rubber made one quieter, leading to this slang term for one whose job involves surveillance

a gumshoe

Justin "What is a Gumshoe?" — wagered $6,500

Heather "What sneaker" — wagered $14,700

Sam "What is Gumshoe?" — wagered $12,401

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