Show #8148 2020-01-29 (taped 2019-11-19) Regular

Contestants

Ryan Wenstrup-Moore — an associate director of social media from Cincinnati, Ohio

Joshua Swiger — a private tour company owner from Kapolei, Hawaii

Sarah Frontiera — a graduate student from Santa Monica, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $52,402)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sarah	$1,800	$3,600	$16,000	$9,199 2nd place: $2,000	$15,600 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Joshua	$1,800	$7,400	$27,400	$16,400 New champion: $16,400	$21,400 25 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Ryan	$1,400	$2,400	$4,400	$4,000 3rd place: $1,000	$4,400 8 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE WORLD ALMANAC 2020	TRAIN OF THOUGHT	A LITTLE ALLITERATION	MONROE	DOCTORIN'	STATES' BIG EMPLOYERS
$200 [2] Approved 2020 names for these in the Eastern North Pacific include Fausto, Yolanda & Zeke hurricanes Ryan	$200 [1] Taking over operation of intercity trains in 1971, it's also known as The National Railroad Passenger Corp. Amtrak Joshua	$200 [10] A display of anger "thrown" by a child temper tantrum Joshua	$200 [18] At 16 James Monroe entered this college named for 2 royals but left after 2 years to fight in the revolution William & Mary Joshua	$200 [14] Despite the name patients don't need to be on a mattress to benefit from this soothing 2-word doctor demeanor bedside manner Joshua	$600 [28] About 3 million people live in this state--51,000 work for MGM Resorts International Nevada Sarah Ryan
$400 [3] In 2017 19% of U.S. high school students experienced this type of intimidation by peers while on school property bullying Sarah	$400 [13] 2.8 million cubic yards were excavated to build this New York City train station opened in 1913 Grand Central Sarah	$400 [16] Four o'clock or so, when Earl Grey is traditionally served tea time Joshua	$400 [23] When Monroe passed away in 1831, he became the third president to give up the ghost on this date July 4th Joshua	$400 [19] This medical oath named for a Greek physician does not explicitly say, "First, do no harm" but advocates doing no harm the Hippocratic Ryan	$800 [7] More than 35,000 folks in New Jersey work at Wakefern, a co-op with about 350 of these including Shop Rite supermarkets (grocery stores) Sarah Ryan
$600 [4] The results are in for the 2019 NCAA men's basketball championship: Texas Tech lost in overtime to this school's Cavaliers Virginia Joshua Ryan	$800 [27] In 1904 this route was finished but ran through Manchuria; a new route through Russian territory alone was completed 12 years later Trans-Siberian Sarah	$600 [11] A car that uses a great deal of fuel a gas guzzler Ryan	$600 [24] Lt. Monroe crossed the Delaware with Washington to fight in the battle of this now-N.J. capital & got a near-fatal wound Trenton Sarah	$600 [20] This French word refers to a way in which doctors prioritize patients triage Joshua	$1,000 [8] The hospital system of this university known for its school of medicine employs 31,000 Marylanders Johns Hopkins Joshua
$800 [5] Both male & female Americans will celebrate the August 2020 100th anniversary of this amendment to the Constitution the 19th Amendment Joshua	$1,000 [26] Trouble ahead, trouble behind, this Cannonball Express engineer & folk hero sacrificed himself in a crash in 1900 to save many lives Casey Jones Sarah Joshua	$800 [9] Randomly selected anonymous gift-giving tradition among an office's employees during the holidays Secret Santa Sarah	$800 [15] The J-Mo Doctrine said the Americas are "not to be... subjects for" this type of settlement by European powers colonization Ryan	$800 [21] Doctors should protect this 15-letter bond with the patient, ensuring that personal details are kept secret confidentiality Joshua	—
$1,000 [6] In 1950 the U.S. manufactured more than 75% of the world's these; in 2018, 12% cars Joshua	DD $2,200 [17] In 1977, after decades of dwindling ridership, this luxury train was discontinued, or was it... murdered?! the Orient Express Joshua	$1,000 [12] In 1922 London, over 50 companies were making this mechanical & musical wonder with no fingers on the keys player pianos Sarah Joshua	$1,000 [25] Though he wrote against slavery, Monroe freed only 1 of his own slaves & went along with the 1820 deal admitting this slave state Missouri Sarah	$1,000 [22] What a "gas"! This type of doctor specializes in the stomach, the intestines & their ailments a gastroenterologist Sarah	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

SIN-OPSIS	PLACES	COLORFUL POP CULTURE ANIMALS	WHAT'S YOUR AREA?	LETTER MEN	PETTY RHYMES
$400 [10] Augustus Gloop gets evicted from this man's candy factory because his gluttony has gotten the best of him Willy Wonka Ryan	$400 [24] Russia's 1,700-foot-deep Mir Mine, one the largest manmade holes in the world, has produced millions of carats of these diamonds Sarah	$400 [1] Michael Sheen voiced this bunny in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" the White Rabbit Sarah	$400 [11] This word refers to an area covered by a police station; Ed McBain wrote about the 87th one a precinct Sarah	$400 [16] A: in Genesis 20:2, he says his wife is his sister Abraham Joshua	$400 [21] Perspiring sweaty Joshua
$800 [9] In a Jeffrey Eugenides novel, each of the lovely Lisbon sisters commits this, which a priest in the book calls a mortal sin suicide	$800 [26] The opera ain't over until you get to Bayreuth, Germany & its periodic festivals celebrating this composer's work Wagner Sarah	$800 [2] At Acme Labs, this cartoon rodent pairs with "the Brain" to attempt world domination Pinky Sarah	$800 [12] The region of a country that grows a lot of grain is called this, also a slang term for a person's stomach a breadbasket Sarah	$800 [30] B: this tasty Elizabethan courtier pioneered inductive reasoning in "Novum Organum" (Francis) Bacon Sarah	$800 [29] Festive paper pieces that are tossed in the air confetti Joshua
$1,200 [6] Hester Prynne wears a scarlet "A", which stands for this sin that she's committed adultery Joshua	$1,200 [27] The grapes for the wine known as "Lacryma Christi" (Tears of Christ) are grown on the slopes of this volcano Vesuvius Sarah	$1,200 [3] Grey Wind was the name of one of these that belonged to Robb Stark on "Game of Thrones" a wolf Joshua	$1,200 [13] It's the 5-letter word for the central part of a cricket field that's between the wickets a pitch Sarah	$1,200 [19] C: Giacomo was the first name of this 18th century man whose "History of My Life" recounts his many amores Casanova Joshua	$1,200 [28] Rubble or Boop Betty Joshua
$1,600 [7] Way too proud of his visage, this man in a Wilde tale sells his soul for eternal youth Dorian Gray Sarah	$2,000 [25] Sweet! This South American judicial capital lies at 9,000 feet on the Quirpinchaca River Sucre Joshua	$1,600 [4] Chris Pratt's "beta" raptor from "Jurassic World" was named this, like the coloration on its skin Blue	DD $2,000 [14] This central part of a Christian church is where the worshippers sit; the altar is for the clergy the nave Sarah	$1,600 [17] D: this German died in 1900, a quarter century before his firm merged with that of Karl Benz Daimler Joshua	$1,600 [20] Using a pot of the same name, it's the ritual cleaning of the nasal sinuses a neti pot Ryan
$2,000 [8] A priest & a greedy doctor are but a few of the obstacles the young diver Kino must overcome in this Steinbeck tale The Pearl Sarah	DD $6,000 [23] The 33-mile Seikan Undersea Tunnel links these 2 major islands that both begin with the same letter Honshu & Hokkaido Joshua	$2,000 [5] In a 1994 film, Alan Cumming voiced this title horse Black Beauty	$2,000 [15] Latin for "run together" gives us this word for a large open area where crowds gather, as in an airport or a train station a concourse Sarah Joshua	$2,000 [18] E: his "Elements" says, "a line is a length without breadth" Euclid Sarah	$2,000 [22] NASA acronym for alien-seeking SETI Joshua

Final Jeopardy!

21st CENTURY OSCAR WINNERS

This man won Best Supporting Actor twice, both for films that won Best Picture

Mahershala Ali

Ryan "Who is Colin Moore" — wagered $400

Sarah "Who is Gosling" — wagered $6,801

Joshua "Who is Hanks" — wagered $11,000

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