Show #8078 2019-10-23 (taped 2019-08-26) Regular

Contestants

Nick Rodriguez — a database administrator and composer from Farmingdale, New York

Allyson Samiljan — a communications and special events director from Wellington, Florida

Martha Bordogna — an attorney from Indian Trail, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Martha	$2,200	$2,200	$9,800	$2,800 3rd place: $1,000	$9,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Allyson	$2,400	$7,400	$14,700	$9,500 New champion: $9,500	$13,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Nick	$3,800	$3,800	$11,800	$3,999 2nd place: $2,000	$13,800 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WOMEN	GOVERNMENT ABCs	SPORTS ALL IN THE FAMILY	E BEFORE I	I BLESS THE RAINS	DOWN IN AFRICA
$200 [9] The U.S. team shows grace, stamina & split-second timing when practicing this sport synchronized swimming Allyson	$200 [25] Its headquarters & many of its labs are in Atlanta: CDC Centers for Disease Control Nick	$200 [16] That's former quarterback Archiewith his two favorite MVPs, Peyton &this brother of his Eli Manning Nick	$200 [18] Mark 12:31 instructs, "Thou shalt love" this person your neighbor Nick	$200 [5] Between a primary & secondary one of these in the sky is a region called Alexander's dark band a rainbow	$200 [30] This capital of Kenya lies at an elevation of 5,500 feet, making it a natural sister city to Denver Nairobi Martha
$400 [10] In a 1921photo, the rank of a princess of this indigenous people of New Zealand is marked by a distinctive feather cloak the Māori Martha	$400 [11] In 2017 Alexander Acosta became its new head: DOL the Department of Labor Nick	$400 [15] It's the last name of golfing sisters Annika & Charlotta Sörenstam Allyson	$400 [12] To pretend to an emotion; it's often found before "indifference" feign Nick	$400 [6] Chac was the Mayan god of rain; Tlaloc, whose name means "he who makes things sprout", was rain god for these people the Aztec Martha	$400 [26] Species that need protection include this animal--Africa has fewer of them than their shorter pal the elephant the giraffe Allyson
$600 [19] In 1989Fay Wrayvisited the Empire State Building, the setting of the climax of this 1933 film that had made her a star King Kong Martha	$600 [1] It's issued by the president: EO an executive order Nick	$600 [22] Shefollowed her dad into the ring & since retiring, has become a TV personality & healthy lifestyle advocate Laila Ali Martha Nick	$600 [3] A prized family memento passed down from one generation to another an heirloom Nick	$600 [13] In 2018 this Rivers Cuomo band had Toto recall with a hit cover, singing, "I bless the rains down in Africa" Weezer Martha	$600 [27] This North African country belonged to France for about 130 years, until 1962 Algeria Martha
$800 [20] During a New Year's celebration in Laos, a woman makes an offering at this, the Mother of Rivers the Mekong Allyson	$800 [4] It was established in 1934, 5 years after the big stock market crash: SEC the Securities and Exchange Commission Allyson	$800 [23] This racing dynasty includes Mario, son Michael & grandson Marco the Andrettis Allyson	$800 [2] This main protein in milk & cheese was widely used in glues & plastics casein Nick	DD $800 [14] Rainfall in this area covering 2 million square miles & 9 countries has topped 120 inches some years the Amazon (rainforest) Martha	$800 [28] "C" starts the name of this nation, highlightedhereon the Gulf of Guinea Cameroon Martha
$1,000 [21] Of the more than 1,400 submissions for a Vietnam veteransmemorial, herdesign was chosen Maya Lin Allyson	$1,000 [7] Much of the acreage controlled by this agency is in Alaska & the western states: BLM the Bureau of Land Management Nick	$1,000 [24] Last name of brother & sister Reggie & Cheryl, who are seen here; both are in the Basketball Hall of Fame the Millers	$1,000 [8] Numbering more than 1,000, these stellar sisters are found in Taurus the Pleiades Allyson	$1,000 [17] Though this weather system can cause terrible flooding, as in Gujarat in 2005, people depend on its rain for their water the monsoons Allyson	$1,000 [29] The San, formerly called Bushmen, mainly in this desert, are the oldest population group of Southern Africa the Kalahari Allyson

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS	ODD WORDS	A POETIC GEOGRAPHY LESSON	BOTANISTS	TV SHOW "ME"
$400 [30] The march was held in 1963 & one of the speeches mentioned the 100th anniversary of this document the Emancipation Proclamation Nick	$400 [8] In 2019 this letter-perfect Dutch airline celebrates its centenary KLM Allyson	$400 [25] A tittle is that little dot you place over these 2 lowercase letters I & J Nick	$400 [29] "Hail to thee, monarch of African mountains", begins Bayard Taylor's verse about this peak Kilimanjaro Nick	$400 [27] Luther Burbank developed what is known as the Burbank or Idaho type of this a potato Allyson	$400 [24] Time magazine's November 23, 1970 cover called this show still popular today "TV's gift to children" Sesame Street Martha
$800 [22] The organizers intended the march to bring attention to this bill, eventually signed by LBJ the Civil Rights Act Martha	$800 [9] This Swiss food & chocolate company owns brands like Purina & Gerber baby food Nestlé Allyson	$800 [11] Equitation is the art of riding this a horse Nick	$800 [17] Bessie Rayner Parkes described this Scottish region as "hills that were born of ages... like monuments to mighty gods" the Highlands Martha	$800 [13] This former slave & botany whiz turned down offers to work for Thomas Edison & Joseph Stalin George Washington Carver Martha	$800 [14] Ben Savage was the title "Boy" of this '90s sitcom Boy Meets World Nick
$1,200 [18] Among theperformersat the march were Joan Baez &this other young folk singer Bob Dylan Nick	$1,600 [6] Originally founded as a grocery store, today this London icon boasts more than 100 departments & about 20 restaurants Harrods Allyson	$1,200 [4] Drupe, the term for a fleshy fruit with a single pit, like a cherry, comes from Latin for this small, oily Mediterranean fruit an olive Nick	$1,200 [15] Longfellow's line "On the shores of Gitche Gumee" from "The Song of Hiawatha" refers to this Great Lake Lake Superior Martha	$1,200 [23] Astatuein the Czech Republic honoring this botanist monk is crawling with pea vines (Gregor) Mendel Martha	$1,200 [1] Patricia Arquette won an Emmy as the title crime solver on this show Medium Martha Nick
DD $2,000 [19] 10 times Martin Luther King spoke these 3 words that end the first verse of "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" Let freedom ring Nick	$2,000 [10] State-owned & known by this 5-letter name for short, Mexico's largest company is this oil concern Pemex	$1,600 [5] It sounds like a geometric figure, but this 7-letter word means resembling the walking dead zomboid	$1,600 [16] Switzerland's "Lake Leman woos me with its crystal face", mused this poet in "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" Byron Allyson	$1,600 [20] 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug developed a dwarf type of this grain that greatly reduced famine wheat Martha	$1,600 [2] We found out the Almighty is on Facebook on this Brandon Micheal Hall show on CBS God Friended Me Martha
$2,000 [21] One of the few female speakers at the event was this woman famous for her performances at the Folies-Bergere Josephine Baker	DD $2,500 [7] In 1900 this Japanese company began producing upright pianos; motorcycles came along more than half a century later Yamaha Allyson	$2,000 [12] We hope you gno this word for the projecting piece on a sundial that casts ashadow, indicating the time a gnomon Nick	$2,000 [26] George Prentice's poem "Lookout Mountain" recounts the 1863 battle for this Tennessee city Chattanooga Martha	$2,000 [28] Knott's Berry Farm got its signature berries from this horticulturist; the berry is named for him (Rudolph) Boysen Nick	$2,000 [3] This 1997-2003 sitcom starring David Spade & Laura San Giacomo was set at a fashion magazine Just Shoot Me! Nick

Final Jeopardy!

1930s NOVEL CHARACTERS

Prior to a murder in a 1934 book, he says he hasn't been a detective since 1927 & that his wife inherited a lumber mill

Nick Charles

Martha "Who is Dick Tracy?" — wagered $7,000

Nick "Who is Sam Spade" — wagered $7,801

Allyson "Who is ?" — wagered $5,200

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