Show #8280 2020-11-13 (taped 2020-09-08) Regular

Contestants

Mary Dang — a game play engineer from Belmont, California

John Bussard — a Marine aviator originally from Ringoes, New Jersey

Kate Lazo — an assistant athletics director from Menlo Park, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kate	$1,200	$3,200	$12,800	$25,575 2nd place: $2,000	$12,800 14 R, 1 W
John	$6,800	$11,800	$24,200	$26,200 New champion: $26,200	$25,400 30 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Mary	$200	$1,000	$6,200	$12,200 3rd place: $1,000	$6,200 9 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	BREAD	ABANDONED PLACES	ANAGRAMS	CLASSIC SITCOMS BY EPISODE TITLE	37 IS HEAVEN
$200 [2] In 2005 80% of New Orleans was flooded by this cataclysm Hurricane Katrina Kate	$200 [6] The perfect foil for corned beef or pastrami at a Jewish deli is this bread traditionally made with caraway seeds rye bread John	$200 [17] The ancient town of Craco in this country's boot was abandoned after a 1980 earthquake Italy Mary	$200 [26] I seem to recall the old house having this room to store food over the winter a cellar (from recall) John	$200 [11] "The One After Ross Says Rachel" Friends Mary	$200 [12] 37 degrees is normal human body temperature on this scale Celsius Kate
$400 [3] First lady Helen Taft arranged the planting of hundreds of these trees along the Potomac River in Washington (Japanese) cherry trees John	$400 [7] This long thin loaf of French bread has cleverly been called a French stick, though its name actually means "little rod" a baguette John	$400 [18] Home to one of Japan's major mines for this fuel, Battleship Islandwas abandoned in the 1970s when the supply petered out coal Kate John	$400 [27] This closed figure is integral to a branch of math triangle (from integral)	$400 [13] "Edith Flips Her Wig" All in the Family John	$400 [22] Casey Stengel played for the Dodgers & Giants but had his number 37 retired by these other 2 New York teams he managed the Yankees & the Mets Kate
$600 [1] In the 1930s the AFL expelled members of this group from its ranks; in 1955 the 2 organizations reunited the CIO John	$600 [8] Gold miners in the Klondike got this nickname, after a bread they made sourdough John	$800 [20] Once a glamorous resort, Varosha on this island has been off-limits since 1974 fighting between Greeks & Turks Cyprus John	$600 [28] It's how the ladies got across the lake to the island sailed (from ladies)	$600 [14] "Opie & the Bully" The Andy Griffith Show John	$600 [23] This Texan was the USA's 37th vice president (& 36th president) LBJ Mary
$800 [4] In 1951 Matthew Ridgway replaced this general as Allied Commander in the Far East MacArthur John	$800 [9] Why do hamburger buns commonly feature these seeds, aka benne? No one seems to know sesame seeds Kate	DD $1,000 [19] The Exclusion Zone created after this 1986 event covers some 1,600 square miles, & you should still keep out Chernobyl John	$800 [29] In the southwest, a Native American abode was commonly made of this adobe (from abode) John	$800 [15] "Castaways Pictures Presents" Gilligan's Island John	$800 [24] The character of Rick Blaine in this classic movie is 37 years old Casablanca John
$1,000 [5] During the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, a tired and disorganized Continental Army was drilled into shape by this German Baron (von) Steuben John	$1,000 [10] Italian breads include focaccia & this one whose name means "slipper" ciabatta	$1,000 [21] A station for hunting these at Grytviken on South Georgia has been abandoned for decades, & that's fine with us whales Kate	$1,000 [30] It was quite an ordeal getting to this Texas city Laredo (from ordeal) John	$1,000 [16] "The Lady in the Bottle" I Dream of Jeannie John	$1,000 [25] According to legend, on his journey of conquest in 218 B.C. this man brought 37 elephants with him Hannibal Kate

Double Jeopardy! Round

CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980	A NOVEL CATEGORY	INVENTORS & INVENTIONS	BRITISH ROYAL RESIDENCES	CRIME & PUNISHMENT	FROM B TO C
$400 [11] Before running "The Office", hestarred in school plays like"How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying" Steve Carell John	$400 [27] "Ali Cross", a book for young mystery fans, features the son of Alex Cross from novels by this author James Patterson	$400 [3] On June 12, 1817 Baron von Drais went several miles demonstrating his 2-wheeled "running machine", an early version of this bicycle Mary	$400 [1] Edward VII called this official London residence of the royal family "a sepulchre" Buckingham Palace Kate	$400 [8] Sirhan Sirhan, for the 1968 assassination of this man: the death sentence, commuted to life in prison RFK (Robert Kennedy) John	$400 [17] One side in the Cold War was often called the "Eastern" this group the bloc Kate
$800 [13] Hisyearbook mentions he did varsity wrestling and varsity soccer, and his original last name was Mapother Tom Cruise Mary	$800 [28] Larry McMurtry won high praise for this 1985 novel about an 1800s cattle drive from Texas to Montana Lonesome Dove John	$800 [5] In 1714 physicist Daniel Fahrenheit invented the first thermometer to use this liquid mercury Kate	$800 [2] A major royal residence until a 1512 fire, the Palace of Westminster is now home to these "Houses" Parliament John	$800 [9] In 2009 for securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, false filings with the SEC & other crimes: 150 years in prison for him (Bernie) Madoff Kate	$800 [18] Pressure measured in millibars barometric John
$1,200 [14] Thisfuture Oscar winner was valedictorian of her graduating class at the Lycée Français in Los Angeles (Jodie) Foster Mary	$1,200 [23] In 1998 Iran declared it no longer sought Salman Rushdie's death over this novel The Satanic Verses John	$1,200 [24] In 1986 Dr. Patricia Bath invented a device that safely uses one of these beams to remove cataracts in the eye a laser Mary	$1,200 [4] Caernarfon Castle was used by Edward I in the 13th century when subduing this country, now part of the United Kingdom Wales John Mary	$1,200 [10] Nathuram Godse, who murdered this man in 1948 as he headed to a prayer meeting: death by hanging Gandhi Mary	$1,200 [19] This variety of pear is crisp & in season from September to April Bosc John
$1,600 [15] Shewas on the fast track her senior year, winning the AAU Junior Olympics Pentathlon; in 1988 she would win the Olympics Heptathlon Jackie Joyner-Kersee Mary	DD $1,600 [29] E.M. Forster saw his first major success in 1910 with this novel named for a country estate Howards End John	$1,600 [25] Laszlo & Gyorgy Biro of Hungary used a novel tip when making this easy-to-use implement in the 1930s a ballpoint pen John	$1,600 [6] Originally a Saxon castle, this edifice overlooks the Thames River and is where several English monarchs are entombed Windsor Kate	$1,600 [12] 30-year CIA veteran Aldrich Ames, in 1994, for tax evasion & this more serious crime: life without parole espionage John	$1,600 [20] Religious territorial jurisdiction aka a diocese a bishopric Kate
$2,000 [16] Ather Connecticut high school most of this lawyer and conservative media pundit's jabs were as a member of the fencing team Ann Coulter John	$2,000 [30] This Donna Tartt bestseller begins, "While I was still in Amsterdam, I dreamed about my mother for the first time in years" The Goldfinch	DD $2,000 [26] Inspired as a boy by H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", he launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926 (Robert) Goddard John	$2,000 [7] This castle on the River Dee where the royal family spends summers is lovingly called "The Highland Barn" Balmoral Kate	$2,000 [22] This Attorney General for his role in the Watergate scandal: ultimately 19 months in prison John Mitchell	$2,000 [21] A legal opinion by all the judges of an appeals court, not just a smaller panel, is given "en" this, French for "bench" en banc Kate

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. MONUMENTS

More than 100 years after it was first proposed, this monument was dedicated by President Chester Arthur

the Washington Monument

Mary "What is the Washington Monument?" — wagered $6,000

Kate "What is the Washington Monument?" — wagered $12,775

John "What is the Washington Monument?" — wagered $2,000

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