Show #8299 2020-12-10 (taped 2020-09-29) Regular

Contestants

Becca Jones — an attorney from Phoenix, Arizona

Gabriel DeRoche — a Ph.D. student originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kendra Blanchette — a registered dietitian from Elk Grove, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,401)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Kendra $3,200 $7,800 $20,200 $14,200
2-day champion: $40,601
$20,200
24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Gabriel $600 $1,800 $1,800 $15
3rd place: $1,000
$1,800
8 R, 4 W
Becca $600 $2,000 $7,000 $4,000
2nd place: $2,000
$10,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

LET'S MAKE A SUPERGROUP BRAND NAMES LEO POTPOURRI-O ENDS IN DOUBLE-"S" ALL ROADS TO LEAD ROME
$200 [6]
On lead guitar, this lefty from Seattle who was a paratrooper before joining up with Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell
Jimi Hendrix
$200 [20]
Due to lawsuits, in the 1940s Pinesol had to change its name to Pine-Sol to avoid confusion with this other cleaning brand
Lysol
Kendra
$200 [21]
The zodiac constellation Leo represents the Nemean lion, slain by him
Hercules
Becca
$200 [1]
Satan is also known as the "Prince of" this
Darkness
Gabriel
$200 [11]
A friend of John & Yoko's took the iconic picture that shows the Fab 4 crossing this thoroughfare in 1969
Abbey Road
Becca
$200 [26]
A funny thing happened in the 2nd c.: Trajan built a 900 X 600-foot one of these public gathering places--OK, not so funny
a forum
Kendra
$400 [7]
Over on piano, this New Yorker who had his own residency at Madison Square Garden
Billy Joel
Gabriel
$400 [16]
Crepe paper filters used in gas masks during World War I evolved into this brand of tissue
Kleenex
Kendra
$400 [22]
The mascot of this movie studio, began roaring in 1928
MGM
Becca
$400 [2]
Navel oranges are known for being this
seedless
$400 [12]
On Australia's Great Ocean Road, you may get inspiration from the limestone towers known as this biblical dozen
the (Twelve) Apostles
Gabriel
$400 [27]
After the regime known as the Roman this government came to an end, Augustus became the first emperor
the Republic
Gabriel
$600 [8]
Bringing the thunder on drums, let's give a "Whole Lotta Love" to the legendary John Bonham of this hard rock group
Led Zeppelin
Kendra
$600 [17]
Launched nationally in 1953, this wrap that clings to leftovers was Dow Chemical's first consumer product
Saran Wrap
Kendra
$600 [23]
Leo Rosten brought readers "The New Joys of" this language, including words like kvell & kvetch
Yiddish
Becca
$600 [3]
In gemspeak it describes a diamond with virtually no imperfections
flawless
Becca
$600 [13]
Much of Ruta 40, which travels through Patagonia in this country, is unpaved
Argentina
Gabriel
$600 [28]
This general of Rome's first triumvirate got the nickname Magnus, or "the Great", from his troops
Pompey
Kendra
$800 [9]
On lead vocals! She's a 2-time Rock Hall inductee, with Fleetwood Mac & as a solo artist! "Stand Back", & welcome to the stage...
Stevie Nicks
Kendra
$800 [18]
In 1958 this credit card began as BankAmericard when cards with a $500 limit were sent out as an experiment
Visa
Kendra Becca
$800 [24]
LEO can be an abbreviation for this type of officer
law enforcement officer
Kendra
$800 [4]
Not surprisingly it's Kentucky's official state music
bluegrass
Kendra
$800 [14]
Italy's Stelvio Passfeatures several of these turns named for a tress fastener
hairpin turns
Becca
$800 [30]
After Caligula's murder, Claudius was made emperor by these guards
the Praetorian Guard
Gabriel
$1,000 [10]
Here's Bruce's intro of this big man on sax: "The Minister of Soul! The Sec. of the Brotherhood! Probably the next king of England!"
(Clarence) Clemons
Kendra
$1,000 [19]
The strawberry flavor of this 5-letter Coca-Cola brand is a favorite spirit offering at shrines in Thailand
Fanta
Becca
$1,000 [25]
Giovanni, the second son of Lorenzo of this family, was just shy of 40 upon becoming Pope Leo X
the Medicis
Kendra
DD $1,000 [5]
It's been said that when you look into this, from the Greek for "bottomless", it also looks into you
the abyss
Kendra
$1,000 [15]
The Karakoram Highway connects China to this country via the Himalayas & Hindu Kush
Pakistan
Kendra Gabriel Becca
$1,000 [29]
The infamous Commodus was the son of this "Golden Era" ruler
Marcus Aurelius

Double Jeopardy! Round

AWWW INSPIRING WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR HEAD? VERY PURITANICAL GAME SHOWS NEEDLESS VERBIAGE LITERATURE TITLES BY LAST WORD
$400 [9]
The AKC says the Cavalier King Charles thisis affectionate, gentle, graceful; we'll add awww
a spaniel
Becca
$400 [3]
On safari? Wear this helmet whose name mentions a soft internal plant tissue
pith
Kendra
$400 [14]
It wasn't just "A" for adultery--offenders might wear "B" for blasphemy & one guy got a "D" for being in this condition
drunk
Kendra Gabriel
$400 [21]
Lifelines on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" have included "Phone a Friend" & "Ask" this group for help
the audience
Becca
$400 [1]
Hula-Hoops & fidget spinners are examples of this, a short-lived craze that doesn't need to be described as "passing"
a fad
Becca
$400 [23]
A 2005 bestseller:"Tattoo"
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Becca
$800 [10]
Whoa, here it comes; watch out bugs, a tamandua, this creature, will eat you up using its 16-inch tongue
an anteater
Kendra
$800 [4]
Thishigh-domed hat shares its name with the nickname of the law enforcement professional who wears it
a bobby hat
Gabriel
$800 [15]
Clothing wasn't all black, but finery like this fabric from insects could only be worn by the rich, or else it might be "flaunting"
silk
Becca
$800 [22]
To determine the winner on "The Price Is Right", contestants have to bid on these sets of prizes
the showcases
Kendra
$800 [2]
From the Latin scrutari, this noun means "close examination", so it doesn't need "close" before it
scrutiny
Kendra
$800 [24]
An 1820 story:"Hollow"
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Gabriel Becca
$1,200 [11]
During hibernation, the heartbeat of this insectivore slows from 190 to 20 per minute
a hedgehog
Kendra Gabriel
$1,200 [5]
Country comedian Minnie Pearl wore this down-home kind of flowered hat, with the price tag still on it
a straw hat
$1,200 [17]
Trot trot to Boston, trot trot to Lynn; those were 2 cities in this colony founded in 1630 by Puritans
the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Becca
$1,200 [30]
Jeff Foxworthy hosted this game show where contestants tested their knowledge against school kids
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Becca
$1,200 [6]
The U.S. Code refers to "obtaining information under false" these, though in today's language they're always false
pretenses
Kendra
$1,200 [25]
A 1969 memoir:"Sings"
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Becca
$1,600 [12]
Repeat after me, this dwarf antelope is so cute it was named twice
a dik-dik
Becca
$1,600 [16]
"But pleasures are like poppies spread", says this Robert Burns poem, also the name of a cap
"Tam o' Shanter"
Kendra
$1,600 [18]
A Puritan idea that land not being farmed was theirs to take led to the Pequot War, ended by the Treaty of this Conn. capital
Hartford
Becca
$1,600 [29]
On this show, Wayne Brady might give you a choice between cash & what's in the big box
Let's Make a Deal
Kendra
$1,600 [7]
Per Merriam-Webster it's "something personally... undergone or lived through", so it doesn't need "past" or "prior" before it
experience
Gabriel
$1,600 [26]
A 1989 immigrant story:"Club"
The Joy Luck Club
Kendra
$2,000 [13]
The World Wildlife Fund called this Australian wallaby the world's happiest animal; we call it a tough-to-solve "Wheel of Fortune" Final
quokka
Kendra Becca
DD $2,000 [20]
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" has mamma in this headgear "and I in my cap"
a kerchief
Becca
DD $3,000 [19]
Last name of Richard, who was too Puritan for England & founded a dynasty of stern ministers in North America
Mather
Becca
$2,000 [28]
A popular music-identifying app is in the name of this Jamie Foxx game show
Beat Shazam
Becca
$2,000 [8]
Researchers at the Arthur D. Little Co. felt compelled to add this word to plain old "flavor" to describe how tastes work together
profile
$2,000 [27]
A 1939 Hollywood tale:"Locust"
The Day of the Locust

Final Jeopardy!

EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY

Once a residence of rulers of Austria, this city on the Danube less than 20 miles from Vienna became a national capital in 1993

Bratislava

Gabriel "What is Salzburg" — wagered $1,785
Becca "What is Salzburg?" — wagered $3,000
Kendra "What is Sarajevo?" — wagered $6,000

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