Show #8144 2020-01-23 (taped 2019-11-13) Regular

Contestants

Christine DeLorme — an attorney from Washington, D.C.

Justin Weatherby — a business manager from New York, New York

John Cuevas — a slot floorperson from San Marcos, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$3,200	$13,400	$22,800	$23,510 2-day champion: $52,511	$19,200 27 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Justin	$200	$-400	$1,200	$2,400 3rd place: $1,000	$1,200 6 R, 4 W
Christine	$800	$1,800	$5,800	$5,800 2nd place: $2,000	$5,800 9 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ENTERING THE LANGUAGE	THE COUNTY LINE	HEAVEN'S KITCHEN	THE REST OF THE MOVIE'S TITLE	NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF	THE OPERATING THEATER
$200 [15] 1845, in the Knickerbocker Magazine: this 2-word possessive synonym for January 1 New Year's John	$200 [20] Take a county seat! Specifically for Seminole county in this state, that'd be Sanford Florida Christine	$200 [12] Thislight and airy cake is perhaps a favorite of Gabriel angel's food John	$200 [1] These rapscallions: "The Curse of the Black Pearl" Pirates of the Caribbean Justin	$600 [26] In "The Book of Gutsy Women", this former first lady & her daughter tell the stories of their heroes, like Diana Nyad & Rachel Carson (Hillary) Clinton John	$400 [2] Scalpel! Clamp! Retractor! may all be on a type of instrument stand named for these brothers of Minnesota clinic fame Mayo John
$400 [16] From @stoweboyd on twitter.com August 25, 2007: this ubiquitous social media word derived from a keyboard symbol hashtag Justin	$400 [21] Rev up your big ol' RV & go to this Wisconsin county south of Waupaca & east of Waushara Winnebago John	$400 [11] Food lore says this salty snack represents arms crossed in prayer & that its holes represent the Trinity pretzels John	$400 [3] This film series: "Battle of the Smithsonian" Night at the Museum Christine	$800 [25] "A Dream About Lightning Bugs" is a 2019 book from this singer, minus his Five Ben Folds Justin	$600 [4] A Spotify survey shows most surgeons listen to music in the O.R. & the No. 1 selection is this band's "Rock You Like A Hurricane" the Scorpions John
$600 [17] 1125, in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle": this word for an assembly that now often follows "city" council John	$600 [22] You can catch the 3:10 to this state's Yuma County, then keep goin' east to Cochise Arizona John	$600 [13] It's the condition of being a god, or a fudge-like nutty candy divinity Christine	$600 [5] This lunatic: "or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" Dr. Strangelove John	$1,000 [27] "The Girl Who Lived Twice" is the latest novel featuring this tattooed heroine introduced by Stieg Larsson Lisbeth Salander John Justin	$800 [8] 5-letter type of nurse who keeps the surgical team sterile & helps with their gloves & gowns the scrub nurse
$800 [18] 1738: this 2-word term for low-powered binoculars you might take to a performance of "Aida" opera glasses Christine	$800 [23] Known for a very big bang, this county in New Mexico was organized from parts of Sante Fe & Sandoval counties in 1949 Los Alamos Justin	$800 [14] Angels applaud this alliterative Breyers ice cream with marshmallow flavor & almonds, sorta like Rocky Road Heavenly Hash Christine	$800 [6] This naval epic: "The Far Side of the World" Master and Commander John	DD $5,000 [28] Christy Lefteri's "The Beekeeper of Aleppo" details a married couple's flight from this war-torn country Syria John	$1,000 [9] Stretchy & strong, the Prolene brand of these was invented in 1969 & is still used for bypass surgery sutures Justin Christine
$1,000 [19] 1934, from an L.A. Times piece about a "lonely wives party": this rhyming 2-word term for a female buddy a gal pal John	$1,000 [24] At least 1,300 men would prefer not to be in this Kansas county; they're in the same-named medium security penitentiary Leavenworth John	$1,000 [10] In Greece baklava is traditionally made with 33 layers of this dough to represent the years of Jesus' life phyllo Justin	$1,000 [7] This noble name: "The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" Greystoke	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

GET YOUR "B.A." DEGREE	NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS	BOOKS ABOUT ANCIENT HISTORY	PROVERBIALLY YOURS	PLACE-NAME NAMES	THE NON-OPERATING THEATER
$400 [21] You might end up in the gutter or pick up a split at this place a bowling alley Christine	$400 [16] It makes sense that this animal is at the center of the coat of arms for the Ivory Coast an elephant John	$400 [17] "The Fall of Athens" is the 37th & final chapter in Donald Kagan's book named for this war the Peloponnesian John	$400 [23] "When you can tread on 9 daisies at once", this season "has come" spring John	$400 [24] In a 2019 film he starred as Arthur Fleck, who becomes the villainous Joker Joaquin Phoenix John	$1,200 [2] This comedian hopes to turn his Branson, Missouri theater into Yakov Towers, a senior community (Yakov) Smirnoff John
$800 [7] It's a city of 3 million located on the Río de la Plata Estuary Buenos Aires John	$1,200 [13] The motto "L'Union fait la force", "Unity makes strength", is on the coat of arms not of France but of this next-door neighbor Belgium John	$800 [18] This Punic city "Must Be Destroyed" covers its epic battle with Rome Carthage Christine	$800 [25] Things are always going wrong with the proverb "Bread always falls" this way butter side down Justin	$800 [9] This star who made a comeback with "Stranger Things" was named for a city in her birthplace of Minnesota Winona Ryder Justin	$1,600 [1] In 1849 this showman turned the lecture room of his American museum into a full-scale theater but it all burned down in 1865 P.T. Barnum Justin
$1,600 [3] This prehistoric period began around the 4th Millenium B.C. Bronze Age	$1,600 [12] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Australia's coat of arms has the kangaroo and this bird. Both symbolize the country's forward motion, as it's believed the animals don't like to move backwards an emu John	$1,200 [19] "The Story of a Sacred Landscape" is the subtitle of a history of this ancient monument on Salisbury Plain Stonehenge John	$1,200 [26] "Sine cerere et baccho friget Venus" means "without food and wine" this, represented by Venus, "grows cold" love	$1,200 [8] The "TODAY" show is anchored by Hoda Kotb & this woman who is also NBC news chief legal correspondent Savannah Guthrie Christine	$2,000 [10] For more than 250 years, Nakamura-za was one of the foremost venues for viewing this highly stylized Japanese drama kabuki John
$2,000 [6] An island group of the Western Pacific held by Germany until WWI, it bears the name of a German Chancellor Bismarck Archipelago	$2,000 [14] The coat of arms of this nation of islands off Africa's east coast has only one shell down by the seashore, & it's a turtle the Seychelles John	$1,600 [20] A history of this 2-letter Sumerian city is subtitled "The City of the Moon God" Ur	$2,000 [22] "Hell hath no fury like" one of these a woman scorned John	$1,600 [5] Shedefeated Serena Williams to win the women's title at the 2018 U.S. Open (Naomi) Osaka Christine	—
DD $3,400 [4] Thishornless breed--take a look--is named in part for a place in Scotland black angus John	DD $3,200 [15] Mexico's coat of arms has a nopal, a type of cactus that also has this alliterative name a prickly pear John	—	—	$2,000 [11] Just go with it--Andy Roddick is married to this model Brooklyn Decker	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

A new Election Day ritual is leaving “I Voted” stickers on the headstone of this historic woman at a Rochester, New York cemetery

Susan B. Anthony

Justin "Who is Susan B. Anthony" — wagered $1,200

Christine "Who Susan B. Anthony?" — wagered $0

John "Who is Susan B. Anthony?" — wagered $710

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