Show #8236 2020-09-14 (taped 2020-07-28) Regular

First game of Season 37.New opening graphics.Third game in which reigning champion did not return.

Contestants

Franki Butler — a TV writer from Los Angeles, California

Jeff Rich — an astronomer from Glendale, California

Cory Barger — an orchestra musician from Riverside, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Cory	$800	$3,900	$12,300	$23,800 New champion: $23,800	$11,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Jeff	$2,600	$4,800	$21,600	$13,200 2nd place: $2,000	$21,200 22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Franki	$400	$2,400	$11,600	$50 3rd place: $1,000	$11,600 15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

OPENING STATEMENTS	DISCOVERY	APPROACH THE BENCH	SENTENCING	CROSS EXAMINATION	SIDE BAR
$200 [28] This girl "lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry..." Dorothy Cory Franki	$200 [9] In 1985 this ship was discovered by a U.S. Navy expedition led by Robert Ballard that found where she had lain for 73 years the Titanic Franki	$200 [4] Claiming this star player was out of shape for a 2008 exhibition vs. Germany, England's soccer coach benched it like him Beckham Franki	$200 [1] In "He gave the dog a bone", bone is a direct one of these & dog is an indirect one an object Cory	$400 [21] A t-shaped cross also called St. Anthony's cross bears the name of this Greek letter tau Franki	$400 [16] It's a curled piece of lemon peel to garnish a cocktail a twist Cory Franki
$400 [27] "Moby-Dick" begins with this 3-word sentence "Call me Ishmael." Jeff	$400 [12] Collective name for the ancient manuscript fragments discovered in 1947 in caves in the Qumran region of the West Bank the Dead Sea Scrolls Jeff	$400 [5] Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov's benching of goalie Vladislav Tretiak helped Team USA get miraculous at the 1980 Olympics in this village Lake Placid	$400 [2] In French most adjectives are postpositive, meaning you'll find them here after the noun Jeff	$800 [22] A cross with a ring superimposed is also called this alliterative cross a Celtic cross	$600 [17] Orgeat syrup, which sweetens many a Mai Tai, is flavored with these nuts almonds Cory
$600 [24] She started a novel, "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich..." Jane Austen Cory	$600 [13] In this year James Marshall discovered gold from the American River in California; the next year the rush was on 1848 Cory Jeff Franki	$600 [6] Backups Lenn Sakata, Ron Washington & Juan Bell had time to bird watch as Cal Ripken Jr. played nonstop for this team the (Baltimore) Orioles Jeff	$600 [3] Austrian novelist Thomas Bernhard used long sentences; the 2nd sentence of "Correction" has 79 of these punctuation marks commas Franki	$1,000 [23] Egyptians used the crux ansata, a cross with a loop on top, better known by this 4-letter name an ankh Franki	$800 [18] Thisimplement is used to crush ingredients at the bottom of a drink, like the mint in a Mojito a muddler Jeff
$800 [25] "Happy families are all alike", begins his "Anna Karenina" Tolstoy Franki	$800 [14] In late 1805 this pair's Corps of Discovery arrived at the Pacific Ocean near what is now Astoria, Oregon Lewis & Clark Jeff	$800 [7] Eli Manning started 232 of 233 regular season games at QB for this team but in 2019, couldn't keep up with the (Daniel) Jones the Giants Franki	$800 [10] This is the subject at hand; this type of "sentence" tells the main idea of a paragraph the topic Cory Franki	DD $1,500 [20] Also known as St. Andrew's cross, the crux decussata can represent the Roman numeral of this number 10 Cory	$1,000 [19] Many a cocktail calls for these, perhaps the Angostura or Peychaud's type bitters Cory
$1,000 [26] This Poe story begins, "True!--nervous--very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am" "The Tell-Tale Heart" Jeff	$1,000 [15] At Mount Wilson Observatory in the 1920s, Edwin Hubble made the discovery that this isn't a nebula but a large galaxy all its own Andromeda Cory	$1,000 [8] N.Y. Yankee Wally Pipp had a headache in 1925, so this "lucky" man played at 1st; he didn't leave the lineup until 1939 Lou Gehrig Jeff	$1,000 [11] The arrangement of words to make a sentence meaningful; in programming, it's the arrangement of characters so a computer cooperates syntax Cory	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENT & ACCOUNTED FOR	1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS	ITALIAN OPERA	ROLE WITH THE CHANGES	THIS AMERICAN CITY	GOOD "P.R."
$400 [7] Writing about immigration in 2019, Mexico's President López Obrador said this American landmark "is not an empty symbol" the Statue of Liberty Cory	$400 [1] It can mean to create something, or it can refer to the current style of dress fashion Cory	$400 [2] Vincenzo Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" is based on this Shakespeare work Romeo and Juliet Jeff	$400 [27] Lecy Goranson was Becky Conner No. 1 on this '90s sitcom; Sarah Chalke was second Becky Roseanne Jeff Franki	$400 [12] This city, the seat of New Mexico's Bernalillo County, gives you 2 Q's for the price of one Albuquerque Cory	$400 [18] This event is often held before a school football game to show spirit & to get the crowd excited a pep rally Cory
$800 [8] He was Cuba's defense minister from 1959 to 2006; then he became acting president Raúl Castro Jeff	$800 [3] A geometric figure, or go fish with a hook & line angle Jeff	$800 [10] The khedive of Egypt considered Wagner & Gounod to write the music for this opera, but Verdi won out in the end Aida Jeff	$800 [26] Don Cheadle suited up for duty as Rhodey when Terrence Howard exited this film series Iron Man Franki	$800 [13] In 1819 a newspaper in this Ohio city boasted that it was "justly styled the fair queen of the west" Cincinnati Franki	$800 [19] Call them chicharrones or call them cracklins, they're still basically this snack pork rinds Cory
$1,200 [9] This politician who said, "Being rich is bad, it's inhuman" had a TV show called "Hello President" before his death in Caracas in 2013 Hugo Chávez Cory	$1,200 [4] It can mean to hinder, or a place for your dirty clothes a hamper Jeff	$1,200 [28] A double bill of Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" & this Leoncavallo opera is called "Cav & Pag" Pagliacci Cory	$1,200 [25] Dick York's role of Darrin magically transformed into Dick Sargent's role of Darrin on this sitcom Bewitched Jeff	$1,200 [15] Its central location helped make it the capital of Maine in 1832 Augusta Jeff	$1,200 [20] Iggy Pop & Joey Ramone have both been called "the father of" this punk rock Jeff
$1,600 [11] He didn't let a little thing like the military forcing him to quit stop him for long; he was back as Argentina's president in 1973 (Juan) Perón Franki	DD $2,000 [5] It's a large waterfall, or an eye abnormality a cataract Jeff	$1,600 [29] He said he composed 94 operas, which would have kept him busy all "Four Seasons"; many are now lost, but not "Orlando Furioso" Vivaldi Cory Jeff	$1,600 [24] Changes for season 3 of "The Crown" included Vanessa Kirby out & her in as Princess Margaret Helena Bonham Carter Franki	$1,600 [16] Named for a capital of Ancient Egypt, this city is on a bluff on the Mississippi River's east bank Memphis Jeff	$1,600 [21] There are some famous landmarks along this body of water, as seen here the Potomac River Jeff
$2,000 [14] Hamid Karzai was president of this country from 2002 to 2014 Afghanistan Jeff	$2,000 [6] It's a 3-letter word for a water sprite of German folklore, or it can mean to put the kibosh on nix Jeff	$2,000 [30] Based on the same myth, Peri's "Euridice" & this Monteverdi work are 2 of the earliest Italian operas L'Orfeo Cory	$2,000 [23] In "Roots" LeVar Burton played the younger version of this character; John Amos played the adult Kunta Kinte Franki	DD $2,000 [17] Part of what locals call the Metroplex, this Texas city was founded as an army post in 1849 Fort Worth Jeff	$2,000 [22] This author who explored Jewish life in books like "Portnoy's Complaint" died in 2018 at age 85 Philip Roth Franki

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS BUILDINGS

This Rome building with a name from the Greek was described by Michelangelo as coming from "angelic and not human design"

the Pantheon

Franki "What is St. Peter's Basilica?" — wagered $11,550

Cory "What is the Pantheon" — wagered $11,500

Jeff "What is The Forum" — wagered $8,400

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