Show #8163 2020-02-19 (taped 2019-12-04) Regular

MacKenzie Jones game 3.

Contestants

Sam Leon — an international trade specialist from Washington, D.C.

Adam Greenfield — a client escalations manager from Astoria, New York

MacKenzie Jones — a program development director from Tulsa, Oklahoma (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,800)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
MacKenzie $800 $5,000 $30,200 $46,801
3-day champion: $85,601
$23,400
25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Adam $800 $2,000 $3,600 $100
3rd place: $1,000
$3,600
9 R, 2 W
Sam $6,200 $7,200 $23,400 $46,800
2nd place: $2,000
$15,800
18 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

AROUND THE WORLD OFFBEAT HISTORY INFLUENTIAL WRITING ANIMATED TV CHARACTERS WEIGHTS & MEASURES 4-LETTER WORDS ENDING IN "O"
$200 [6]
In 2019 India's Supreme Court ruled that a barrier for these huge animals be demolished, as they had the "first right" in forests
elephants
MacKenzie
$200 [17]
The CIA once tried to knock off Fidel Castro with a poisoned box of these smokes
cigars
MacKenzie
$200 [26]
Rudolf Flesch found that the son of a friend had never been taught to sound out letters; hence the book "Why" he "Can't Read"
Johnny
$200 [1]
Homer Simpson says this man is "the richest guy I know"; he replies, "Ah yes, but I'd trade it all for a little more"
Mr. Burns
Adam Sam
$200 [8]
32 degrees is the freezing point for water on this temperature scale
Fahrenheit
Adam
$200 [18]
A reflection of sound waves back to the listener
an echo
MacKenzie
$600 [3]
It's estimated that in Finland, population 5.5 million, there are between 2 & 3 million of these steamy rooms
a sauna
Sam
$400 [16]
The Medians & Lydians who were on the battlefield in 585 B.C. saw one of these in the sky & laid down their arms
an eclipse
Adam Sam
$400 [30]
He wrote pamphlets like "American Crisis" & "Common Sense" in support of the American Revolution
Paine
MacKenzie
$400 [7]
Ruh roh! Turns out corporations are dogs, my friend, as this title pooch & pals were "Mystery Incorporated" on Cartoon Network
Scooby-Doo
Adam
$400 [9]
This large unit for a bottle of wine holds 1.5 liters
a magnum
Adam
$400 [19]
Disc of light above a revered figure
a halo
Adam
$800 [2]
In Guatemala this is the holiday to eat a 50-ingredient salad called fiambre at the graves of loved ones
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
MacKenzie
$600 [15]
During this president's funeral at the Hermitage, his parrot "commenced swearing so loud & long as to disturb the people"
Andrew Jackson
Sam
$600 [27]
"The Republic" by this student of Socrates examined personal ethics & the ideal society
Plato
Adam
$600 [23]
Trying to steal a secret formula, Plankton tells him to "Join me! & we'll be rich & powerful, until I eventually betray you!"
SpongeBob
Adam
$600 [10]
The Book of Acts talks about these nautical measurements of depth equal to 6 feet
a fathom
MacKenzie
$600 [20]
A short note sent to someone you work with
a memo
Sam
$1,000 [4]
The Chapel of St. Johnin the north of this country is quaint when framed with the Dolomitesin the background
Italy
Sam
$800 [13]
Cheers to this pirate captain, arrested in 1672 but later knighted by Charles II & made Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica
Captain Henry Morgan
MacKenzie
$800 [28]
This world leader & former prisoner titled his autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom"
Mandela
MacKenzie
$800 [21]
This Netflix series centers on the most beloved sitcom horse of the 1990s
BoJack Horseman
MacKenzie
$800 [11]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents using his hand.) The unit of measurement known as a hand once represented the span of the palm including the thumb but it was standardized to four inches in accordance with the 1541 statute from this British king
Henry VIII
$800 [24]
This martial art takes its name from the Japanese for "gentle way"
judo
MacKenzie
DD $1,800 [5]
The 3 T's in Chinese censorship are Taiwan, Tibet & this locale made infamous in 1989
Tiananmen Square
Sam
$1,000 [14]
Before his fatal 1863 wound, this Confederate general suffered a wound in his hand as he stretched it high to help his equilibrium
Stonewall Jackson
Sam
$1,000 [29]
An unfulfilled housewife in this feminist classic by Betty Friedan asks, "Is this all?"
The Feminine Mystique
MacKenzie
$1,000 [22]
After Brian "kills" Rupert, this diabolical baby's teddy bear, he gets even by unfollowing Brian on Twitter & Instagram
Stewie
MacKenzie
$1,000 [12]
These units of distance are in the title of un voyage extraordinaire by Jules Verne
a league
Sam
$1,000 [25]
This computer command at Control-Z or Command-Z can save you from awful mistakes
undo
MacKenzie

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS TEXANS MYTHICAL CREATURES "B" IN MEDICINE POTPOURRI A DISASTER AREA SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
$400 [13]
ThisTV comedienne was born in San Antonio
Carol Burnett
MacKenzie
$400 [14]
It's the only mythical creature among the 12 Chinese zodiac signs; 2024 will be the year of it
dragon
MacKenzie
$400 [21]
It's a painful bony protrusion at the base of the big toe
a bunion
Adam
$400 [1]
This 19th century service used mochilas, especially designed saddlebags with mail pouches
the Pony Express
Adam
$400 [8]
The "Tri-State Tornado" of 1925 wreaked havoc in Missouri, Indiana & this state between the 2
Illinois
Sam
$400 [4]
From the same Latin root as "tenant", it's a rundown building where being a tenant is no fun
a tenement
Sam
$800 [12]
Like a good Texan, heplayed high school football but an injury put him in a cast for six months so he turned to other pursuits
(Patrick) Swayze
Sam
$800 [15]
The relief seen here, from about the third century, show Hercules chaining this guard dog of Hades
Cerberus
MacKenzie
$800 [22]
This eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by purging
bulimia
Adam
$800 [2]
This English car company makes a luxury SUV, the Cullinan, which weighs almost 6,000 pounds & costs more than $300,000
Rolls Royce
Sam
$1,200 [5]
The worst nuclear disaster until Chernobyl, 1957's Kyshtym explosion in this nation contaminated 9,000 square miles
Russia
$800 [19]
A plane figure with 9 sides
a nonagon
MacKenzie
$1,200 [9]
Thismusical trio has been performing together for fifty years
ZZ Top
MacKenzie
$1,600 [17]
Seen here is an Etruscan sculpture of this creature with the head of a lion, a goat's head on its back & the tail of a serpent
a chimera
MacKenzie
$1,200 [23]
COPD is often a combination of emphysema & this chronic inflammation in the lungs
bronchitis
Sam
$1,200 [29]
Perfect for the orchestra is the mushroom seen here, known as the black this
trumpet
MacKenzie
$1,600 [3]
A Midwest region got this 1930s nickname when homesteaders removed grasses to plant wheat & row crops, leading to soil erosion
the Dust Bowl
MacKenzie
$1,200 [20]
4-letter word for a piece of land granted to a feudal vassal by a lord
a fief
$1,600 [10]
Born to two University of Texas students, this Austin boy is in the Texas Film Hall of Fame
Ethan Hawke
Sam
$2,000 [18]
In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Harry & Hermione ride Buckbeak, this type of mythical creature
a hippogriff
MacKenzie
$1,600 [30]
This type of delivery means that the baby is born feet or tushie first instead of head first
breech
MacKenzie
$1,600 [25]
Dandies of the 1820s called this single eyeglass a quizzing glass
a monocle
MacKenzie
$2,000 [6]
1,100 workers were killed in a 2013 factory collapse in this Asian country's frenetic low-cost garment industry
Bangladesh
Sam
$1,600 [28]
It can mean a priest of the Anglican Church, or a person in charge of a school
rector
$2,000 [11]
Thisrock pioneer was an original inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Buddy Holly
MacKenzie
DD $8,000 [16]
Those who couldn't answer her riddle "What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 at noon, and 3 in the evening" were killed
the Sphinx
MacKenzie
$2,000 [26]
Wound infection & improperly canned food are common causes of this poisoning by a toxin
botulism
MacKenzie
$2,000 [24]
This app that specializes in 15-second videos gets its name from the sound of a clock
TikTok
Sam
DD $7,000 [7]
In the 1670s the 202-foot Monument column was built in this city near the origin of a large fire a few years before
London
Sam
$2,000 [27]
The horizontal beam above a door or a window
the lintel

Final Jeopardy!

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS

It’s the only country that has played in every FIFA World Cup tournament, winning 5 times

Brazil

Adam "What is France?" — wagered $3,500
Sam "What is Brazil" — wagered $23,400
MacKenzie "What is Brazil?" — wagered $16,601

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