Show #8298 2020-12-09 (taped 2020-09-29) Regular

Contestants

Kendra Blanchette — a registered dietitian from Elk Grove, California

Jason Grote — a writer from Los Angeles, California

Kristen Thomas-McGill — a graduate student originally from Louisville, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kristen	$2,000	$5,600	$13,200	$21,200 2nd place: $2,000	$15,400 25 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jason	$1,200	$3,000	$1,600	$3,200 3rd place: $1,000	$4,600 10 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Kendra	$1,800	$4,000	$19,400	$26,401 New champion: $26,401	$17,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC ENGLISH COUNTIES	CLOTHES MINDED	PEOPLE OF THE BOOK	COMPUTER LANGUAGES	"USA"! "USA"!	KEN JENNINGS KNOWS THE G.O.A.T. (GREATEST OF ALL TIME)
$200 [1] Found in the north, this largest historic county is known for more than just its savory pudding Yorkshire Kendra	$200 [3] To a Brit a mackintosh isn't an apple or a computer, it's this article of clothing a raincoat Kristen	$200 [7] Dorothy, Aunt Em The Wizard of Oz Kristen	$200 [26] Developed by Bjarne Stroustrup, this letter "++" is one of the first computer languages that college students learn C Kristen Kendra	$200 [12] Black pudding isn't a type of dessert--it's a type of this sausage Kristen	$200 [16] (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) The greatest minds of all time include Einstein, of course, Isaac Newton, &this woman, a student of mathematics, physics & chemistry, & also the first to win a Nobel Prize Marie Curie Jason
$400 [2] Fittingly, most of this county's southern border is with Suffolk Norfolk Jason	$400 [22] The name of this bodysuit that combines a leotard with tights comes from the word "leotard" unitard Kristen	$400 [8] Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom Ulysses Kristen	$400 [27] Seen here is the logo for this language that’s used on billions of devices everywhere Java Kristen	$400 [18] Someone vigorously fighting for a cause, not just in the medieval Middle East a crusader Jason	$400 [17] (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) 1967 saw the Summer of Love & the release of what “Rolling Stone” calls the greatest album of all time, this Beatles classic that Paul McCartney conceived of as being by an alter ego group Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Kristen
$600 [4] What is now this city in Somerset was started by the Romans as Aquae Sulis around its hot springs Bath Kristen	$600 [25] Puffer or quilted vests are also known as these vests, for the natural insulation used in them down Kristen Jason	$800 [10] Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, Cherry Valance The Outsiders Jason	$600 [28] In the acronym for this computer language created at Dartmouth in the 1960s, the first letter stands for "Beginner's" BASIC Kendra	$600 [14] Named for a composer of military marches, this instrument is made for marching a sousaphone Kendra	$600 [19] (Ken Jennings presents the clue.)Thiswriter once said his first book wasn’t an important novel, but it ranks among the great ones, & its line, “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me” is among the most haunting of the 20th century Ralph Ellison Jason
$800 [5] Of course Sherwood is found in this "shire" where Elizabeth Fradd is the current high sheriff Nottinghamshire Kristen	$800 [24] Thisheadwear of the Middle Ages has a name that sounds like an adult who accompanies two young people on a date a chaperon Kendra	$1,000 [11] Lucie Manette, Madame Defarge A Tale of Two Cities Kristen	$800 [29] Created by Tim Berners-Lee, the language known by these 4 letters is used to create lots of web pages HTML Kristen Jason	$800 [13] The free-swimming stage in a jellyfish's life, it sounds like a mythological monster medusa Kristen	$800 [20] (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) Among the greatest archaeological discoveries are King Tut’s tomb, & more recently, the remains of this last Plantagenet king of England; his skeleton, uncovered in a Leicester parking lot, of all places, showed signs of a fatal battle wound & scoliosis Richard III Jason
$1,000 [6] The name of this region in southwest England is related to the Latin word for “horn”, based on its horn-like shape Cornwall Kendra	$1,000 [23] The raglan variety of this clothing part is named for a British general who lost a limb at Waterloo & had a special shirt made sleeve Kristen	DD $2,200 [9] John Yossarian &Milo Minderbinder Catch-22 Kristen	$1,000 [30] Sharing a name with a type of large snake, this computer language is used in NASA's integrated planning system Python Kristen	$1,000 [15] Adjective for a behavior or transgression that is so bad it cannot be pardoned or tolerated inexcusable	$1,000 [21] (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) Even with his 1997 loss to Deep Blue, an IBM computer (I know how that feels), this Soviet-born chess master ranks as probably the greatest player of all time--though for my money, his Sicilian defense got a bit predictable Kasparov Kendra

Double Jeopardy! Round

A TRIP TO -BURG -TON -VILLE	NEWSPAPERS	DURING THE RENAISSANCE	BOTANY	21st CENTURY TONY WINNERS	COMMON LATIN
$400 [18] This South African city of about 5 million is also called Egoli, a Zulu name for "City of Gold" Johannesburg Kendra	$400 [1] By circulation it's the largest newspaper in California The L.A. Times Kendra	$400 [20] The weak Clement VII was pope when forces of this double-adjective empire led by Charles V sacked Rome in 1527 the Holy Roman Empire Kristen	$400 [11] The N.Y. Botanical Garden defines it as "a nonwoody plant"; many, like bergamot & marjoram, are useful for food or medicine an herb Kendra	$400 [2] Cynthia Erivo won a Tony for playing Celie in this "colorful" musical The Color Purple Kendra	$400 [4] "Firma" or not, this is the Latin word for "land" terra Kristen
$800 [19] This city is the seat of Lackawanna County & the birthplace of Joe Biden Scranton Kristen Jason Kendra	$800 [10] At its launch in 1982, this paper whose name includes our country had a globe logo; now it's just a blue dot USA Today Kendra	$800 [21] Titian painted Isabella d’Este, the First Lady of the Renaissance, who ruled this city--“Mantova” in Italian Mantua Kristen	$800 [12] Instead of seeds, non-flowering plants likeferns, use these one-cell units to reproduce spores Kristen	$800 [3] Bill Irwin & Tracy Letts both won Tonys for playing George in productions of this questioning Edward Albee play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Kristen	$800 [14] In Latin sinister means this direction left Kendra
$1,600 [26] The Giralda, a 300'-high minaret tower built in the 12th century, is a landmark of this Spanish city on the Guadalquivir River Seville Kristen Kendra	$1,600 [30] Cleveland has one major daily & this 2-word paper is it The Plain Dealer Jason	$1,200 [22] The sale of these reductions in punishment by the church troubled Martin Luther & influenced him to take action indulgences Kendra	$1,200 [15] Pines are members of this group of woody trees, typically evergreen, with needle-like leaves & tapered seed pods conifers Jason Kendra	$1,200 [7] This man's performance in "One Man, Two Guvnors" won him a Tony Award & a job hosting "The Late Late Show" on CBS James Corden Kendra	$1,200 [6] "Veni, vidi, vici" translates to this succinct summary of a victory I came, I saw, I conquered Kendra
$2,000 [27] In Germany, only Berlin has more people than this city whose airport dates back to 1911 Hamburg Jason	$2,000 [28] The main daily in Austin, Texas isn't the American Sportsman, it's the American-this the American-Statesman Jason	$1,600 [23] A 16th century French queen commissioned this Paris palace; it’s gone now, but itsgardensremain the Tuileries Kristen	$1,600 [16] Hopefully you remember this hardy perennial stateflowerof Alaska forget-me-not Kendra	$1,600 [8] She returned to the role of the Queen opposite many different prime ministers in "The Audience" Helen Mirren	$1,600 [5] "Amor" & "mors" are these 2 things of concern to many of us love & death Kristen
DD $3,000 [25] If you like your Christmas days around 90 degrees, then this world capital, home to the U. of the West Indies, is for you Kingston (Jamaica) Kendra	DD $3,000 [29] Newspaper newspaper on the wall, this London one was originally founded in 1903, for women one & all the Mirror Jason	$2,000 [24] In 2020 museums marked the 500th anniversary of the death at age 37 of this artist with the name of an angel Raphael Kristen Kendra	$2,000 [17] Not xylem but this related tissue conducts nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the plant phloem Kristen	$2,000 [9] Jessica Lange added to her trophy case, winning a Tony in 2016 for this "Long" Eugene O'Neill play Long Day's Journey Into Night Jason	$2,000 [13] A Latin word for "soul" or "spirit", today in English it means a hostile feeling animus Kristen

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN LIT

A book by him says, "From the forest came the call… distinct and definite as never before--a long-drawn howl"

Jack London

Jason "Who is Jack London?" — wagered $1,600

Kristen "Who is Jack London?" — wagered $8,000

Kendra "Who is Jack London?" — wagered $7,001

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