Show #8246 2020-09-28 (taped 2020-08-03) Regular

Contestants

Eric Aiese — a media researcher from North Hollywood, California

Paula Spence — an art director and designer for TV animation from Altadena, California

Sameer Gandhi — a writer from Pasadena, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $37,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sameer	$2,200	$5,400	$11,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$10,200 14 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Paula	$3,000	$1,200	$9,600	$3 2nd place: $2,000	$9,600 14 R, 2 W
Eric	$800	$3,400	$19,200	$16,399 New champion: $16,399	$17,000 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WRITERS ANONYMOUS	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	DOCUSERIES	MOVIN' ON "UP"	THE JEFFERSONS
$200 [2] The anonymous author of the 2019 book "A Warning" is listed as a senior official in this administration the Trump Administration Paula	$200 [7] The fittingly named Mount Sunflower shines as the highest point in this state Kansas	$200 [12] St. John's College in Maryland claims to be the third-oldest college in the U.S., predating this Connecticut school by 5 years Yale Sameer	$200 [15] HBO's "McMillions" shows how Mc Dona Mc Dona Mc Dona Mc Dona Mc Dona Mc Dona Mc DonaMcDonaldtestsisweredore than a decade Monopoly Paula	$200 [1] In sports it happens when a favorite to win ends up losing an upset Paula	$400 [26] 19th c. rich guy & Monticello owner Jefferson Levy had one of these devices printing out stock prices in his New York home a ticker tape Eric
$400 [3] This anonymous Old English poem about a hero fighting monsters survives in the Nowell Codex at the British Library "Beowulf" Paula	$400 [8] North Rim Country Store in Kaibab National Forest sits 6 miles away from this natural wonder the Grand Canyon Eric	$400 [18] According to its website, this UC school is the most applied-to university in the nation; go Bruins! UCLA Eric	$400 [16] According to a series by PBS & Ken Burns, these, like Grand Teton or Joshua Tree, were "America's best idea" the national parks Sameer	$400 [17] In other words a rebellion, like the Boxer one in China in 1900 an uprising Eric	$600 [27] Here are Grace Slick& herbandmates' group during the Summer of Love year of 1967 Jefferson Airplane Eric
$600 [4] These 85 essays were attributed to "Publius" when they appeared in New York newspapers from 1787 to 1788 the Federalist Papers Paula	$600 [9] Cicero & Oak Park are western suburbs of this Midwestern metropolis Chicago Eric	$800 [19] More than 1/3 of the courses at the Fort Collins main campus of this state school are sustainability related Colorado State Eric	$600 [14] It makes sense that "The Imagineering Story" about the making of theme parks is on this streaming service launched in 2019 Disney+ Paula	$600 [23] Cheerful, or a stroke used by an orchestra's conductor upbeat Eric	—
$800 [5] Tender-Conscience is the hero of an anonymous author's "Third Part" of this work, tacked on to John Bunyan's parts 1 & 2 The Pilgrim's Progress Paula	$800 [10] Perry, Maine has a marker for this latitudinal line signifying the halfway point between the equator & North Pole the 45th parallel Eric	DD $1,000 [13] Students on this school'scampusmay run into Ben Franklinrelaxing on a bench reading a newspaper the University of Pennsylvania Sameer	$800 [21] Part 5 of this CNN series about the royal family is titled "The Princess, the Prince and the Press" The Windsors Paula	$800 [24] Traditionally this 13-letter word was used to refer to a junior or senior in high school or college an upperclassman Sameer	—
$1,000 [6] In 1827 this 18-year-old American anonymously published "Tamerlane and Other Poems", including "Visit of the Dead" Edgar Allan Poe Sameer	$1,000 [11] At its south end this 25,000-square-mile desert named for a people borders the Sonoran Desert the Mojave Eric	$1,000 [20] This school in Annandale-on-Hudson in New York was named for a wealthy Episcopalian family, not for Shakespeare Bard Eric	$1,000 [22] This sprawling hip-hop "Clan" is profiled in the Showtime series "Of Mics & Men" the Wu-Tang Clan Sameer	$1,000 [25] From the Bible: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and" this upright Sameer Paula	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	RESTAURANT RHYMES	ELEMENTAL FACTS	OLYMPIC SITES	TERMS FROM ISLAM	FOLLOW THE BUNNY
$400 [10] In 1800 the U.S. capital was moved to Washington, D.C. from this city Philadelphia Eric	$400 [5] Offerings like bangers & mash served in a British bar pub grub Paula	$400 [15] There are 383 atoms of hydrogen & 6 atoms of sulfur in each molecule of this hormone that regulates sugar in the body insulin Sameer	$400 [4] Mack Robinson, Jackie's older brother, finished second behind Jesse Owens at this city's Olympics Berlin Paula	$400 [3] The Fatiha is the short opening sura, or chapter, of this text the Koran Eric	$400 [1] In 1959 Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh presented the Oscar won by a short cartoon featuring this classic critter & that's all, folks Bugs Bunny Eric
$800 [11] In 1819 this country ceded Florida to the United States Spain Paula	$800 [6] The athletic activity in a shopping mall cuisine area food court sport	$800 [16] Stumptown Coffee Roasters uses this elemental gas in a process that gives cold brew coffee a beer-like frothy head nitrogen Eric	$800 [17] Countries like Armenia & Belarus fielded a "Unified Team" that competed in this city's 1992 Olympics Barcelona Eric	$1,200 [28] The "Oxford Dictionary of Islam" entry on this says it's called jahannam & is a place of eternal fire hell Eric	$800 [2] Need a hand? This website finds you help around the house "when you need it, at your fingertips" TaskRabbit Sameer
$1,200 [12] In 1733 John Kay's flying shuttle made weaving more efficient & was an early part of this revolution the Industrial Revolution Sameer	$1,200 [7] The workers at the window where you order & pick up your burgers without getting out of your car a drive-thru crew Eric	$1,200 [24] This S. Am. country produces nearly 90% of the world's niobium; President Bolsonaro dreams of making Niobium Valley like Silicon Valley Brazil Sameer	$1,200 [18] Squaw Valley, Calif. is best known for this sport in which Ernst Hinterseer of Austria & Heidi Biebl of Germany won gold there in 1960 (alpine) skiing Sameer	$1,600 [29] Salat are these that an observant Muslim says 5 times a day prayers Paula	$1,200 [21] In 2006 this "MNF" play-by-play guy was traded to NBC (in part) for rights to Oswald the Rabbit, forerunner of Mickey Mouse Al Michaels
$1,600 [13] In 1932 Hattie Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to this the Senate Sameer Eric	$1,600 [8] A less important casual restaurant similar to a coffee shop a minor diner Paula	$1,600 [25] Needed for the thyroid gland, this element, atomic No. 53, is essential to the human body iodine	DD $2,000 [19] Many countries joined the U.S. in boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics hosted by this city Moscow Sameer	$2,000 [30] This is the cube-shaped shrine in Mecca that contains the black stone the Ka'bah (Kaaba) Sameer	$1,600 [22] Seated between Alice and the Mad Hatter at the Mad Tea Party, hehappens to be mad, too the March Hare Sameer Paula
$2,000 [14] Her accession as ruler of Austria in 1740 touched off a war, but she stayed in power for 40 years Maria Theresa	$2,000 [9] A 1950s dance party at a place the 18-wheeler drivers go a truck stop sock hop Eric	$2,000 [26] Alkali elements react with halogen elements because alkalis have 1 valence shell electron & halogens have this many 7 Eric	$2,000 [20] The 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games were held in this Japanese city, also home to the 1998 Winter Olympics Nagano Eric	DD $3,000 [27] Sawm is the practice of doing this during Ramadan fasting Eric	$2,000 [23] Soak rabbit meat in a wine-vinegar marinade for a few days in preparation for this stew dish, literally German for "hare pepper" hasenpfeffer Paula

Final Jeopardy!

ON THE OLD MAP

On the U.N. website's map of the world in 1945, these 2 initials of a member state appear 13 times on continental Africa

U.K.

Paula "What is G.B.?" — wagered $9,597

Sameer "What is C.W." — wagered $11,000

Eric "What is NL" — wagered $2,801

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