Show #8038 2019-07-17 (taped 2019-03-30) Regular

Sam Kavanaugh game 6.

Contestants

Roey Hadar — a journalist from Arlington, Virginia

Jennifer Abel — a graduate student from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sam Kavanaugh — a teacher from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 5-day cash winnings total $156,202)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sam	$3,600	$4,000	$6,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$6,000 11 R, 2 W
Jennifer	$2,200	$4,600	$10,200	$12,001 2nd place: $2,000	$10,200 15 R, 2 W
Roey	$2,000	$3,400	$24,600	$23,600 New champion: $23,600	$23,800 30 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN	FICTION	HOW ARE YOU GETTING AROUND?	FASHION DON'TS	ABBREV. TV CHANNELS	WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
$200 [29] After finding fame in surfing, Duke Kahanamoku started his nearly 30-year career as sheriff of this city in the 1930s Honolulu Roey	$200 [5] "The Custom-House" is an introductory section to this Hawthorne novel The Scarlet Letter Roey	$200 [24] The Douglas DC-8 an airplane (or jet) Jennifer	$200 [9] This short ballerina skirt is one of Glamour's "27 Cringeworthy Fashion Don'ts" but I think I could really rock one! a tutu Roey	$200 [2] Shows like "Mad Money" & "The Profit" help put the "B" (business) in this 4-letter channel CNBC Roey	$200 [30] Spanish for "little war" gives us this word for one engaged in irregular warfare guerrilla Roey
$400 [8] Pat Garrett was newly elected sheriff of Lincoln County, N.M. when he tracked down this outlaw AKA Henry McCarty Billy the Kid Jennifer	$400 [7] Near the end of this Ray Bradbury novel, a character talks about the phoenix, a mythical bird reborn from the ashes of fire Fahrenheit 451 Sam	$400 [1] Fulton's Clermont a steamboat Roey	$400 [25] Some call 'em bum bags & while Pop Sugar called this "the It bag in the '80s", it was "What To Give Up" in 2018 fanny pack Jennifer	$400 [3] The "C" & the "S" in C-SPAN, they are 2 ways of receiving television in the home cable and satellite Roey	$400 [15] "Giving aid and comfort" to America's enemies is part of the Constitution's definition of this crime of betrayal treason Jennifer
$600 [11] Nucky Johnson, who inspired Steve Buscemi's character on "Boardwalk Empire", became sheriff of this city in 1908 Atlantic City Roey	$600 [16] She says to Mr. Rochester, "Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?" Jane Eyre Roey	$600 [12] "On" one of these "built for 2", as in a song a bicycle Sam	$600 [26] Never, ever wear jorts, a combo of these 2 words jeans and shorts Roey	$600 [4] Gabrielle Union was a single news anchor looking for love on "Being Mary Jane" on this channel, BET Black Entertainment Television Jennifer	$600 [18] This rhyming term for an important person comes from the high hairpieces men of distinction once wore a bigwig Sam
$800 [13] This man became sheriff of Ellis County in 1869, but locals soon voted him out for being too "Wild" (Wild) Bill Hickok Sam	$800 [17] The island of Pianosa is the setting of this classic by Joseph Heller Catch-22 Jennifer	$800 [14] Via Tony Hawk's claim to fame a skateboard Jennifer	$800 [27] Business Insider: At work, "Men: don't try to get around the 'keep your feet hidden' rule by sporting socks with your" these sandals Roey	$800 [6] The shopping channel QVC stands for "Quality, Value &" this, meaning from the comfort of your couch convenience Sam	$800 [19] An elver isn't a little elf but the young of this fish an eel Sam
DD $4,000 [23] This future president was elected sheriff of Erie County in 1870 Grover Cleveland Roey	$1,000 [21] This author's first popular novel was "Far From the Madding Crowd", which he initially published anonymously (Thomas) Hardy Roey	$1,000 [20] On a Ducati Monster 821 a motorcycle Roey	$1,000 [28] It's the redundant pair of accessories that men are advised not to wear together--don't tell "Office Space"'s Bill Lumbergh suspenders and a belt Jennifer	$1,000 [10] Eat up "Chicken People" or "NASCAR: The Rise of American Speed" on this network, CMT Country Music Television Sam	$1,000 [22] The Latin for "to come together" gives us this word for the building where a religious community lives a convent Sam Roey

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAKE GNUS	AROUND THE GLOBE	ART & ARTISTS	"LIM"ITED LIABILITY	AWARDS & HONORS	A STAR IS BORN
$400 [3] A gnu is also known as a wilde- this, so harte- ones are fake gnus a wildebeest Sam	$400 [5] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows Earth on a monitor.) A computer algorithm concluded the longest distance you can walk in a straight line on land is nearly 7,000 miles, from Fujinin China to a point near Sagresin this country Portugal Roey	$400 [8] 14th century artist Giotto was a master of this technique, painting directly on freshly plastered walls fresco Jennifer	$400 [9] An expensive, comfortable car with its own driver a limousine Roey	$400 [28] The inaugural Templeton Prize, for contributions to life's spiritual aspects, was given to this nun in 1973 Mother Teresa Roey	$400 [29] Kate Hudson was born with that name in 1979; this "Firework" singer was born in 1984 as Katheryn Hudson Katy Perry Roey
$800 [27] Kudus are no gnus; they're taller & have longer these, in a distinctive corkscrew shape horns Roey	$800 [22] 3 million people live in this Ukrainian city, the largest on the Dnieper River Kiev Roey	$800 [10] Theodore Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa" from 1819 depicted the survivors of one of these a shipwreck Roey	$800 [23] Adjective for a body that's capable of moving or bending easily limber Jennifer	$800 [14] In 2012 the Draper Prize, an engineering award, went to the developers of LCD, short for this liquid crystal display Roey	$800 [2] This iconic movie star said goodbye, Norma Jeane (Baker when baptized, but Mortenson on her birth certificate) Marilyn Monroe Jennifer
$1,200 [4] Sharing its Afrikaans name with a big shoe company, this antelope seen here is definitely not a gnu a reebok Jennifer Roey	$1,200 [1] On its 513th anniversary in 2019, this group in Vatican City donned new helmets that were made of PVC & 3-D printed the Swiss Guard Sam	$1,200 [11] A whole movement took its name from his painting "Impression: Sunrise" (Claude) Monet Sam	$1,200 [24] They're seenherein their usual positions on rocks limpets Sam	$1,200 [15] Cherry Jones won a Tony for playing a nun who accuses a priest of wrongdoing in this play with a one-word title Doubt Jennifer Roey	$1,200 [18] He "Unchained" himself from the name Eric Bishop & went with a gender-neutral name for his stand-up career Jamie Foxx Roey
$1,600 [12] Chevy didn't name one of its cars after a gnu but after this swift creature, one of the most common ruminants in Africa an impala Roey	$1,600 [6] In 1541 De Soto may have had a soak in what's now this city at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains Hot Springs, Arkansas Jennifer	$1,600 [13] Before he hit the big time, El Greco was a painter of these small works often contained in a locket or "portrait box" a miniature Jennifer	$1,600 [25] Complex neural brain system that controls the basic emotions like fear & anger the limbic system Jennifer	$2,000 [17] Every 4 years this medal is awarded to folks under age 40 by the International Congress of Mathematicians the Fields Medal Roey	$2,000 [20] It's no trap, queen, that this rapper was born Willie Maxwell Fetty Wap Roey
$2,000 [30] "X" marks the end of the name of this non-gnu an oryx Sam Jennifer	$2,000 [7] 3-letter name of the language you might study before a visit to Vientiane, where it is spoken Lao Roey	$2,000 [21] Seen here is one in a series with this 3-word avian title by abstract sculptor Constantin Brancusi Bird in Space	$2,000 [26] For much of its 1,100-mile length, it forms South Africa's border with Botswana & Zimbabwe the Limpopo Roey	DD $4,000 [16] The first Millennium Technology Prize went to this Brit for his work on HTTP, HTML & the World Wide Web (Tim) Berners-Lee Roey	DD $4,000 [19] Amanda Rogers used a first name from "The Merchant of Venice" & an Italian last name to get this stage name Portia de Rossi Roey

Final Jeopardy!

17th CENTURY NAMES

In the 1670s English author Charles Cotton built a fishing cabin on the banks of the River Dove to honor this friend & author

Izaak Walton

Sam "Who is Marlow?" — wagered $6,000

Jennifer "Who is Isaak Walton?" — wagered $1,801

Roey "Who is Milton?" — wagered $1,000

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