Show #8108 2019-12-04 (taped 2019-10-01) Regular

Jennifer Quail game 1.

Contestants

Jennifer Quail — a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan

Davita Curtis — a retired court clerk from Salem, Oregon

Stephanie Sumulong — a middle school social studies teacher from Fort Collins, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Stephanie	$2,000	$2,400	$4,400	$2,400 3rd place: $1,000	$4,400 13 R, 2 W
Davita	$800	$2,400	$6,000	$3,200 2nd place: $2,000	$6,000 8 R, 0 W
Jennifer	$5,800	$9,400	$35,200	$45,200 New champion: $45,200	$29,400 33 R (including 3 DDs), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK!	TRIOS	IN THE NATIONAL TOY HALL OF FAME	THE SONG (BY PARENTHETICAL TITLE)	BENGAL	TIGER TALK
$200 [11] In November 2018 fights broke out at a Houston-area bank when one of these began doling out $100s instead of $10s an ATM Stephanie	$200 [17] An early use of this Christian concept around 170 A.D. defines the 3 as God, His word & His wisdom the Trinity Davita	$200 [1] 2018 inductees included the card game Uno & this type of machine with flashing lights, bumpers & flippers a pinball machine Jennifer	$200 [26] The one & only Aretha:"(You Make Me Feel Like)" "A Natural Woman" Jennifer	$200 [16] The area called Bengal is divided between India & this country to the east--makes sense Bangladesh Davita Jennifer	$200 [6] Made famous by a 2011 book, this type of parent is strict & demanding & pushes children to be successful a tiger mom Stephanie
$400 [12] Time to lock in my rate on this 2-letter savings item with a fixed maturity date such as 12 months a CD Stephanie	$400 [18] In 1941 these 3 elves appeared together on a Rice Krispies box for the first time Snap, Crackle & Pop Stephanie	$400 [2] Splish splash, you can take a bath with this playful yellow inductee that floats a rubber ducky Jennifer	$400 [27] Beastie Boys:"(You Gotta) do this (To Party!)" "Fight For Your Right" Stephanie	$400 [22] Most Bengalis in Eastern Bengal are of this faith, introduced there by Sufi mystics in the 13th century Islam (Muslim) Stephanie	$400 [7] In Clemson's fight song this phrase follows "Where's that tiger?" Hold that tiger!
$600 [13] The FDIC says property deeds & originals of birth certificates are good candidates for placement in one of these at a bank a safe deposit box Stephanie	$600 [19] They're the trio that hears no evil, sees no evil & speaks no evil the three monkeys Davita	$600 [3] 20 years after it was introduced, this handheld console from Nintendo scored a spot in the hall of fame a Game Boy Jennifer	$600 [28] Simple Minds:"(Forget About Me)" "Don't You" Davita	$600 [23] Jaggery, made from palm sap, is an ingredient of mishti doi & many other foods for this course that Bengalis love dessert Jennifer	$600 [8] "Eye Of The Tiger" was a hit song for this band & the phrase has come to symbolize power & confidence Survivor Stephanie
$800 [14] My bank called--someone tried to buy a $2,500 laptop on my credit card but I have protection vs. this crime, a synonym for deceit fraud Jennifer	$800 [20] There's a statue of this trio in Denver, former home of their creator, poet Eugene Field.Nodis of course, the sleeping baby Wynken, Blynken & Nod Jennifer	$800 [4] This party game "that ties you up in knots" secured its place in the hall Twister Davita	$800 [29] Meat Loaf:"(But I Won't Do That)"(but do start the title with a contraction) "I'd Do Anything For Love" Stephanie Jennifer	$1,000 [25] Our favorite Rabindranath is this poet-seer whose Bengali verse collections were hailed by Yeats Rabindranath Tagore	$800 [9] This 2-word term refers to a person or thing that appears threatening but in fact is not a paper tiger Jennifer
$1,000 [15] Redoing the kitchen is gonna be pricey, so we'll take out a HELOC, short for home equity this a home equity line of credit Jennifer	$1,000 [21] In Roman myth, the 3 goddesses Nona, Decuma & Morta were called these & determined people's futures the Fates Jennifer	$1,000 [5] She was born when cartoonist Johnny Gruelle drew a face on an old doll his daughter owned Raggedy Ann Jennifer	$1,000 [30] A hit for Rob Thomas in 2019:"(Dying Young)" "One Less Day"	DD $2,000 [24] This capital of the state of West Bengal is spelled with 2 Ks; it used to be spelled using 2 Cs Kolkata (Calcutta) Jennifer	$1,000 [10] An 1882 short story by Frank Stockton about a choice between these 2 things has come to mean an impossible decision the lady & the tiger Jennifer

Double Jeopardy! Round

LET'S SCIENCE THE HECK OUT OF THIS	OSCAR ONE OF A KINDS	HISTORIC NAMES	LITERARY PASSINGS	MODERN ACTIVISM	ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS
$400 [11] If Venus seems like a greenhouse, it's because its atmosphere is almost completely made of this greenhouse gas carbon dioxide Stephanie	$400 [16] The only Oscar-winning vehicle for this duo, Stan & Ollie, was the 1932 short film "The Music Box" Laurel and Hardy Jennifer	$400 [1] Thisson of a blacksmith would later lead armed squads called the Blackshirts Benito Mussolini Stephanie	$400 [6] Near the end of this work, Police Inspector Javert throws himself into the Seine Les Misérables Jennifer	$400 [26] Amnesty International wants more communities to accept refugees, asking for a longer table, not a taller this structure a wall Stephanie	$400 [21] The name of this brown powder comes before "butter" or "beach" cocoa Stephanie
$800 [12] (Sarah of the Clue Crews presents by a display monitor.) A plane flying faster than the speed of sound creates a percussive wave called a Mach cone. Wherever the cone passes, observers on the ground encounter this window-rattling phenomenon a sonic boom Jennifer	$800 [17] Starring Dustin Hoffman & Jon Voight, it's the only X-rated movie to win Best Picture Midnight Cowboy Jennifer	$800 [2] In March 1943 he ended a 21-day fast in India with a religious ceremony & a glass of orange juice Mahatma Gandhi Jennifer	$1,200 [8] Old Yeller saves the family from a rabid one of these beasts, but he's bitten & young Travis must put him out of his misery a wolf Jennifer	$800 [27] Black Lives Matter came to national prominence as a hashtag after tragic events in this suburb of St. Louis in 2014 Ferguson Davita	$800 [22] In North America, a reindeer is called this a caribou Jennifer
$1,200 [13] A study of the macaques in this European territory shows that they were descended from imports from Africa Gibraltar Stephanie Jennifer	$1,200 [18] The only statuette made of this was a special award to Edgar Bergen, in honor of his pal Charlie McCarthy wood Davita	$1,200 [3] She has been dubbed the "Queen of Queens" & "The Serpent of the Nile" Cleopatra Jennifer	$1,600 [9] In this novel by Camus, Meursault kills an Arab on a beach; he's not entirely sure why The Stranger Jennifer	$1,200 [28] Started in Victoria, British Columbia in 1987, the Raging "these", older relatives, fight for social and economic justice Grannies Jennifer	$1,200 [23] It's a large, festive gathering, often of Boy Scouts nationwide jamboree Jennifer
$1,600 [14] The polar night jet is not a new airline; it's another name for this phenomenon that froze the Midwest in Jan. 2019 the polar vortex Jennifer	$1,600 [19] The only silent-era Best Picture was this 1927 film about World War I flyboys Wings Jennifer	$2,000 [5] From 1961 to 1971 this Burmese statesman served as Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant Jennifer	$2,000 [10] In the "Iliad" this Trojan & elder brother of Paris is killed by Achilles in single combat Hector Jennifer	$1,600 [29] In 2019 protests here got a bill shelved that would have allowed extradition to Mainland China Hong Kong Davita Jennifer	$1,600 [24] This 7-letter skin condition that affects the nose, cheeks & forehead often makes it look like a person is blushing rosacea Stephanie
$2,000 [15] The drum fish gets its name from the noise it makes when internal muscles resonate through this air sac the swim bladder Jennifer	$2,000 [20] The only winner for Best Actress for playing a saint was Jennifer Jones for playing this peasant girl of Lourdes St. Bernadette Jennifer	DD $3,000 [4] In 1609 he published "New Astronomy", containing his first 2 laws of planetary motion (Johannes) Kepler Jennifer	DD $4,000 [7] This nemesis perishes when he plunges off Switzerland's Reichenbach Falls with the hero Professor Moriarty Jennifer	$2,000 [30] This political movement fighting income inequality is named for emergency items required in cars by French law yellow vests Jennifer	$2,000 [25] It's a thick cream soup, or unglazed porcelain popularly used to make dolls in the 19th century a bisque Jennifer

Final Jeopardy!

OPERA TITLE NAMES

Before being consumed in flames, he flirts with a bride on her wedding day & a list of his amorous conquests is sung

Don Giovanni

Stephanie "Who is Icarus?" — wagered $2,000

Davita "Who is the Barber of Seville?" — wagered $2,800

Jennifer "Who is Don Giovanni?" — wagered $10,000

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