Show #8059 2019-09-26 (taped 2019-08-06) Regular

Jason Zuffranieri game 20.

Contestants

Gabe Brison-Trezise — a researcher from Washington, D.C.

Christine Ryan — an associate producer from Washington, D.C.

Jason Zuffranieri — a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico (whose 19-day cash winnings total $532,496)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$6,400	$8,600	$21,000	$19,500 2nd place: $2,000	$21,000 25 R, 0 W
Christine	$1,600	$3,800	$9,000	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$11,000 16 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Gabe	$4,000	$5,200	$11,200	$22,400 New champion: $22,400	$8,000 15 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

CIRCLE OF LIFE	NAMES IN POLITICS	STATE OF THE STATE FOREST	NEWER TO THE LANGUAGE	BACHELOR OF ARTS	FINISH LINES
$200 [29] Moving your index finger in circles by your ear usually means you think someone is this crazy Jason	$200 [20] Virginia Governor Ralph Northam graduated from VMI, short for this, then spent 8 years on active duty Virginia Military Institute Jason	$200 [10] Mackinac State Forest Michigan Jason	$200 [28] On an iPhone this "mode" disables Wi-Fi features airplane Gabe	$200 [27] He proposed to at least 3 women, including Eugenie Loyer in 1873, but this painter never wed on a "Starry Night"--or any other van Gogh Christine	$400 [23] After you climb 86 flights of stairs, the Observatory is the finish line in the ESBRU, or this building "Run-Up" Empire State Building Jason
$400 [25] In the Old West, those told to "circle" these conveyances of yore were afraid of attack the wagons Jason	$400 [19] Don't get them mixed up--Joe Manchin is a West Virginia senator while Steve Mnuchin has this cabinet position Secretary of the Treasury Gabe	$400 [22] Tillamook State Forest Oregon Jason	$400 [26] Bougie, short for this, is all about the Benjamins & the stuff you have Bourgeoisie Christine	$400 [24] In 1806 this composer wrote to his "Immortal Beloved", "Can you change it that you are not wholly mine"; she couldn't Beethoven Christine	$600 [18] The 2019 Tour de France began in Belgium but the finish line, as always, was on this road in Paris Champs-Élysées Christine
$600 [17] On the road, a red circle with a horizontal white bar in the center means this Do not enter Jason	$600 [8] Pete Buttigieg, whose last name is from the Maltese for "lord of the poultry", is mayor of this Indiana city South Bend Gabe	$600 [21] Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest Massachusetts Gabe	$600 [16] This acronym meaning the best ever spells out the name of an animal; LL Cool J uses it as an album title GOAT Christine	$600 [6] This Norwegian depicted the effects of love in his painting called "Melancholy"; is it any wonder he never married? (Edvard) Munch Jason	$800 [12] Here'sthe finish line at this racetrack, home to the most exciting two minutes in sports Churchill Downs Christine
$800 [15] In the 1980s the British countryside became dotted with these mysterious agricultural designs crop circles Christine	$800 [3] This last name of Illinois Governor J.B. is on a prestigious architecture prize his family endowed Pritzker Jason	$1,000 [14] Mohegan State Forest Connecticut Jason Christine	$800 [13] Folks born in the late '90s or early 2000s are "Generation" this letter Z Gabe	$800 [4] Rudolph Valentino, who was married to 2 women at once, was played on film by this Rudolf of the ballet who never wed Nureyev Jason	$1,000 [11] In 2018 this car rally that is named for a 1981 Burt Reynolds movie started in Vegas & finished in Seattle Cannonball Run Jason
$1,000 [7] A famous image of a "man" is named for this Roman--he noted that a body could be symmetrically inscribed inside a circle & a square Vitruvius Gabe	$1,000 [2] Head of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Representative Cummingsof Maryland shares this first name with a biblical prophet Elijah Jason	DD $1,600 [9] Mississippi Headwaters State Forest Minnesota Gabe	$1,000 [5] The document you sent was TL, this, so I DR (didn't read) too long Christine	$1,000 [1] In 1759 this German-born composer was buried in Westminster Abbey; with no wife & kids, he paid for his own memorial Handel Jason	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

HIP-HOP MUSICIANS' REAL NAMES	CHARACTERS IN THE WORK	PENCILS	ANIMAL ANATOMY	PRE "SCH"OOL	FINNISH LINES
$400 [28] A "Peanuts" character is the source of this stage name that Calvin Broadus uses Snoop Dogg Gabe	$400 [12] Hrothgar, Wiglaf Beowulf Christine	$400 [13] In a 1903 pencil catalog, an entry titled "The Philosophy of Rubber" debated the merits of these tips erasers Gabe	$400 [30] These adorable tree-climbing marsupials have fingerprints very similar to those of humans koalas Gabe	$400 [26] This, a timetable schedule Jason	$400 [29] In 1943 Finnish-born architect Eero Saarinen designed the smooth lines of this St. Louis landmark Gateway Arch Christine
$800 [6] Austin Post used a rap name generator to come up with this alias Post Malone Jason	$800 [1] Lennie Small, George Milton Of Mice and Men Jason	$800 [18] This main ingredient in the business part of a pencil comes from the Greek for "to write" graphite Gabe	$800 [23] A leader in food storage, this popular rodent pet has internal cheek pouches that can stretch from its mouth to its hips hamster Jason	$800 [25] This slang word for a nose schnoz Christine	$800 [27] Finnish computer scientist Linus Torvalds wrote his master's thesis on this operating system of his Linux Jason
$1,200 [5] It's not an "Invasion of Privacy" to reveal that she is also known as Belcalis Almanzar Cardi B Gabe	$1,200 [3] Don Fernando, Dulcinea Don Quixote Jason	$1,200 [24] As the numbers on pencils rise, say from No. 2 to No. 7, the marks they leave become this lighter Jason Christine	$1,600 [10] The musk variety of this herbivore is saber-toothed, not for prey but used by the males to fight during mating season deer Gabe	$1,200 [15] This rupture between religious bodies a schism Christine	$1,200 [19] In 1865 Finn Fredrik Idestam started a paper mill that evolved into this mobile phone company Nokia Jason
$1,600 [4] This leader of Public Enemy was originally Carlton Ridenhour Chuck D Jason Christine	$1,600 [8] Richard Parker, Orange Juice, Santosh Patel Life of Pi Christine	$1,600 [22] A century ago in Shelbyville, Tenn., aka "Pencil City", the Musgrave Pencil Co. began using Tennessee red this fragrant wood cedar Christine Gabe	DD $2,000 [9] The omasum & the abomasum are 2 of the 4 stomach chambers of this suborder that includes cattle & giraffes ruminants Christine	$1,600 [16] This dog breed with a wiry black or salt-&-pepper coat Schnauzer Jason	$2,000 [20] The press dubbed this Olympic champ "The Flying Finn", "The Phantom Finn" & "The Finnish Running Marvel" (Paavo) Nurmi Jason
$2,000 [2] Back in the "Good Old Days", he was Ben Haggerty from Seattle Macklemore Gabe	$2,000 [7] By Cormac McCarthy:The Kid, Judge Holden Blood Meridian Christine Gabe	$2,000 [21] Artists often usepencilto make a study, which like a musical studypiece, has this French name étude Gabe	$2,000 [11] Term for the fibrous substance that makes up most of the exoskeleton or outer body protection of insects & spiders chitin	$2,000 [17] This German word for "castle" Schloss Christine	DD $4,000 [14] Named for 2 1950s presidents, the Paasikivi-Kekkonen Line meant not doing anything to annoy this country Soviet Union Gabe

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LANDMARKS

"The Eighth Wonder", by composer Alan John & librettist Dennis Watkins, is about this building that opened in 1973

the Sydney Opera House

Christine "What is the Sears Tower" — wagered $8,900

Gabe "What is Sydney Opera House?" — wagered $11,200

Jason "What is the Prado?" — wagered $1,500

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