Show #8049 2019-09-12 (taped 2019-07-22) Regular

Jason Zuffranieri game 10.

Contestants

Eric Harp — a civil engineer from Washington, D.C.

Jeff Harbin — an academic librarian from Manchester, New Hampshire

Jason Zuffranieri — a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico (whose 9-day cash winnings total $233,243)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$6,200	$16,800	$37,600	$40,600 10-day champion: $273,843	$30,400 35 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Jeff	$3,000	$4,200	$12,800	$10,000 2nd place: $2,000	$10,200 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Eric	$-200	$-400	$2,000	$3,999 3rd place: $1,000	$2,000 4 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SEPTEMBER	EVERYDAY FOOTBALL TERMS	BLANK THAT GUY	CISTERN CITIES	IT'S HYPHENATED	COUNTRY MUSIC
$200 [28] September's birthstone is this precious gem that's a variety of corundum sapphire Jason	$200 [8] A long walk through the woods a hike Jeff	$200 [29] Connived his way to control of the New York City Treasury in the 1870s:William "____" ____ "Boss" Tweed Jason Eric	$200 [30] Ancient cisterns were basically rainwater barrels; in 79 A.D., some Pompeiians tried to hide in them from this disaster the eruption of Vesuvius Jeff	$200 [27] It's a synonym for carousel merry-go-round Jason	$200 [21] (Ken Burns delivers the clue.) A star on Chicago's WLS Radio, "Oklahoma Cowboy"Gene Autrymade the rendition of this song that was said to be a favorite of FDR"Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam / Where the..." "Home On The Range" Jason
$400 [25] The third Saturday in September is the start of this German festival first observed in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding; cheers! Oktoberfest Jason	$400 [7] "Explosive" word denoting a giant failure, maybe at the box office a bomb Jeff	$400 [24] Alliterative SS chief:Heinrich ____ Himmler Jason	$400 [23] Located near the Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cisternis a huge one Justinian I built under this city Istanbul Jeff	$400 [26] According to the Flag Code, for 30 days after the death of a president, the flag should be flown this way at half-staff Jason	$400 [20] (Ken Burns delivers the clue.) With the release of their first album which hit No. 1 in 1984theybecame one of the most successful country duos of all time"You had to see if the world was round /It's time that you learned how good settlin' down could be /Why not me..." The Judds Jason
$600 [16] September is the heritage month for this style of music that rose to new heights in the Black church gospel music Jason	$600 [6] Prayer AKA an Ave Maria a Hail Mary Jeff	$600 [12] Ran a brutal gang in Prohibition-era NYC:Dutch ___ Schultz Jason	$600 [22] This tippy-top area of Athens employed wells & cisterns the Acropolis Jeff	$600 [14] Like the platypus, dinosaurs known as hadrosaurs have this descriptive facial adjective applied to them duck-bill Eric	$600 [19] (Ken Burns delivers the clue.) Giving a big boost to his career in 1968thissingerwent behind bars to record an epic live album at Folsom Prison (Johnny) Cash Jason
$800 [4] In 2019 Sept. 8-14 is the national week for this type of facility housing seniors who need help but not full-time nursing care assisted living centers	$800 [2] A sudden rushed or ill-informed type of judgment snap Eric	$800 [11] Shot near a Virginia farmhouse in April 1865:____ ____ ____ John Wilkes Booth Jason	$800 [15] Seen here are the cisterns of Carthage, which you can now see when you visit this country Tunisia Jeff	$800 [13] It takes about a week to travel the 5,700-mile route from Moscow to Vladivostok on this railway the Trans-Siberian Jason	$1,000 [17] (Ken Burns delivers the clue.) In the 1960s times were changing & new on the scene was this man, who became the most successful Black performer in country music Charley Pride Jason
$1,000 [3] These heavenly occurrences due in September 2019 include the Southern Taurids a meteor shower Jason	$1,000 [1] A mental pause related to a certain subject, perhaps due to a psychological issue block Jason	$1,000 [10] Took over in Cambodia in 1975:____ ____ Pol Pot Jason	$1,000 [5] This western U.S. city, fire-prone since the Shades Hotel burned in 1849, still has around 200 buried cisterns San Francisco Jeff	$1,000 [9] During the Revolutionary War, George Washington had many of these confidential assistants including Alexander Hamilton aide-de-camp Jason	DD $6,000 [18] (Ken Burns delivers the clue.) Beforeheruntimely death, she saw her career take off beginning with her first No. 1 hit that she had been reluctant to record"I fall to pieces /Each time..." Patsy Cline Jason

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANATOMICAL ETYMOLOGY	THE NON-ADVERB "-LY" WORD	CANADIAN TV SHOWS	BEEN AROUND AWHILE	YOGA POSES	SUN SALUTATIONS
$400 [12] The name of this joint means "arm bend" the elbow Jason	$400 [22] A young female horse a filly Jason Eric	$400 [23] Several incarnations of this sci-fi show about an ancient space portal were filmed in British Columbia Stargate Jeff	$400 [25] History's longest papacy, that of Pius IX, included the 1854 affirmation of this doctrine that Mary was born without original sin the Immaculate Conception Jason	$400 [26] Upward-facing this is part of the sun salutation sequence dog Jason	$400 [1] An optimistic tune from this Broadway show promises that "the sun'll come out tomorrow" Annie Jeff
$800 [11] From the Latin for "neck", it's the narrow, necklike lower end of the uterus cervix Jeff	$800 [21] In scientific classification, it's between order & genus family Jason	$800 [20] After witnessing the death of her double, a hustler is drawn into a clone-spiracy on this drama Orphan Black Jason Jeff	$800 [24] During China's 800-year Zhou Dynasty, these came into common use, maybe as cooks dealt with scarcity by serving tinier bits of food chopsticks Jason Eric	$800 [27] It can be a challenge to stand as strong as an oak on one leg in vrksasana, this pose tree Jeff	$800 [19] This Thoreau work ends, "There is more day to dawn. The Sun is but a morning star" Walden Jason
$1,200 [4] The name of this hard protein found in hair & nails derives its name from a Greek word for "horn" keratin Jason	$1,200 [9] 2 independent countries lie within the borders of this nation Italy Jason	$1,200 [10] Showing bush pilots at work & at play, "Arctic Air" is set in this "colorful" capital of the Northwest Territories Yellowknife Jeff	$1,200 [15] To raise money for his army, King Charles I called the "Long" one of these in 1640; it lasted past the king's death in 1649 Parliament Jason	$1,200 [28] Seen here is this pose named for a fighter warrior pose Jeff	$1,200 [18] Playing hooky, George Harrison wrote this Beatles song on a warm day in Eric Clapton's garden "Here Comes The Sun" Eric
$1,600 [3] This other word for the windpipe comes from the Greek for "rough"; it was the "rough artery" the trachea Eric	$1,600 [8] 5-letter piece of ornamental lace or embroidery found on a table doily Jason	$1,600 [6] The TV stories of this animated 4-year-old & his family are available in French & English versions Caillou Jeff	$1,600 [14] In 1963 in Berlin, 46-year-old JFKmetwith 87-year-old Chancellor Adenauer, known as "Der Alte", meaning this "The Old One" ("The Old Man") Jeff	$1,600 [29] The hip-opening fire log pose is often suggested to treat this leg pain named for a nerve sciatica Jason	$1,600 [17] Ernest Hemingway took the title of this novel about a group of expatriates from a passage in Ecclesiastes The Sun Also Rises Jason
DD $4,600 [2] Aristotle was the first to call the bones of the fingers these; they are arranged in rows like Greek soldiers phalanges Jeff	$2,000 [7] Hospital attendant job with nonmedical duties orderly Jason	$2,000 [5] This Canadian sketch comedy troupe including Dave Foley & Kevin McDonald had its own show Kids in the Hall Jason	DD $4,000 [13] Ernest Hollings, who died in 2019 at age 97, was a junior senator longer than anyone else--36 years from this state South Carolina Jason	$2,000 [30] You've reached the bottom of the category--time to rest in this person's pose the child's pose	$2,000 [16] A poem by him asks, "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" (Langston) Hughes Jason

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN MUSEUMS

President Johnson signed a law that added 2 words to the name of this museum established in 1946, D.C.'s most popular

the Air & Space Museum

Eric "What is the Air and Space Museum" — wagered $1,999

Jeff "What is "And Space"?" — wagered $2,800

Jason "What is the Air & Space Museum?" — wagered $3,000

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