Show #8306 2021-01-04 (taped 2020-10-26) Regular

Brayden Smith game 5.Originally slated to air 2020-12-21. Preceded by two weeks of "Around the World with Alex" reruns:#4624,#4972,#5299,#5327,#5609,#5796,#5808,#6243,#6246,#7461.

Contestants

Teal Patterson — a lawyer originally from Gainesville, Florida

David Kaye — a high school English teacher from Scottsdale, Arizona

Brayden Smith — a policy intern from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 4-day cash winnings total $97,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brayden	$4,800	$12,200	$23,800	$17,999 5-day champion: $115,798	$19,200 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
David	$4,200	$4,800	$14,800	$0 2nd place: $2,000	$19,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Teal	$0	$1,000	$5,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$5,000 5 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE MOVIES	DECEMBER 21	THE LITERARY CHARACTER'S OCCUPATION	ABCDEFG--THAT'S ALL YOU GET	GEOGRAPHIC ETYMOLOGY	FARMING U.S.A.
$200 [27] Amy Schumer wrote & starred in this 2015 comedy whose title is slang for "complete mess" Trainwreck Teal	$200 [28] In 1891 the first game of this sport was played in Springfield, Massachusetts basketball David	$200 [2] Ms. Ratched; also Catherine Barkley in "A Farewell to Arms" a nurse David	$200 [24] One part of an epoch; we've gone from the Stone to the Space an age Brayden	$400 [23] The name of this ocean is from the Greek for "bear" the Arctic Ocean	$400 [26] More than 4,000 corn, soybean, etc. farmers attend the trade show with the alliterative name this type of crop "Classic" commodity Brayden
$400 [19] This Hitchcock movie has the line "A boy's best friend is his mother" Psycho David	$400 [16] Containing 31 clues, the first modern one of these diversions appeared in a New York newspaper on December 21, 1913 a crossword puzzle Brayden	$400 [3] Hannibal Lecter, before he's put away--this kind of doctor a psychiatric doctor David	$400 [20] One flat side of a cube a face Brayden	$800 [6] This European capital's name comes from a barrier built across a river flowing through it Amsterdam	$600 [25] A farrow-to-finish farmer raises these animals all the way from birth to their market weight of about 285 pounds a pig Brayden
$600 [12] (I'm Ryan Reynolds.) In my 2020 movie, "Free Guy", I play a bank teller who comes to realize that he's really an NPC, short for this kind of character in anopen-world video game a non-player character Brayden	$600 [15] Dec. 21, 1914 saw the premiere of the first full-length movie comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance", featuring him Charlie Chaplin	$600 [4] Kinsey Millhone in 25 novels a detective Brayden	$600 [18] Budgie abode cage	$1,000 [7] The name of this valley & national park in the Sierra Nevada is from a native word meaning "they are killers" Yosemite	$800 [22] In 1909 several cheese producers formed the Tillamook this establishment, a word including another dairy product creamery Teal
$800 [14] Taron Egerton played Elton John in this 2019 musical fantasy Rocketman David	$800 [10] Setting a precedent, in 1942 the Supreme Court ruled that a divorce granted in this western state was legal in North Carolina Nevada Brayden	$800 [5] Howard Roark in "The Fountainhead" an architect Brayden	$800 [1] An image of city hall appears on the one worn by a member of the LAPD a badge David	DD $5,200 [17] Early Spanish settlers gave this South American city a name meaning "fair winds" Buenos Aires Brayden	$1,000 [21] This act that gave people 160 acres to develop took effect in 1863; land claimed peaked 50 years later at 11 million acres the Homestead Act Brayden
$1,000 [13] Rachel McAdams bawls reading a breakup letter from Ryan Gosling in this all-around weepy movie The Notebook David	$1,000 [9] Launched Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 was the first manned vehicle to do this (10 times) orbit the Moon Brayden	$1,000 [11] Nathan Zuckerman, created by Philip Roth a writer David	$1,000 [8] How dare you mistreat a lady! You're such a this 3-letter word for an ill-bred man a cad Brayden	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHRISTMAS ON BROADWAY	WORDS ABOUT WORDS	3-NAMERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY	-OLOGIES	REPLICAS	HOW DO YOU...
$400 [1] This musical wraps up with "A New Deal For Christmas", featuring FDR, Daddy Warbucks & the gang Annie Brayden	$400 [25] Dysphemism, the substitution of an offensive word for an inoffensive one, is the direct antonym of this word a euphemism Brayden	$400 [17] After the Revolution, this American naval hero became an admiral in the Russian navy John Paul Jones Brayden	$1,200 [13] Charles Richter taught this -ology at Caltech from 1937 to 1970 seismology Brayden	$800 [27] A replica of this, crack & all, can be seen at an Allentown church where the original was hidden during the Revolutionary War the Liberty Bell David	$800 [21] Begin with putting your right hand in, then put it out, then back in again, then shake it all about; repeat with other body parts do the Hokey Pokey Brayden
$800 [24] A group of homeless people begin the not so merry "Christmas Bells" in this Jonathan Larson musical Rent Teal	$800 [5] Sonar is one of these words formed from the first letters of a series of words an acronym Brayden	$800 [8] This son of a president was the USA's ace diplomat in the 18-teens before becoming president himself John Quincy Adams Brayden	$1,600 [15] This -ology is for bird brains & bird beaks, habitats, migration & everything else that deals with birds ornithology David	$1,200 [26] In Carlsbad, Calif. & Winter Haven, Florida, you can see mini versions of iconic buildings & landmarks made out of these toys LEGOs Brayden	$1,200 [20] Combine rye or bourbon, sweet vermouth & bitters over ice, stir, strain, garnish with a cherry make a Manhattan David
$1,200 [23] This musical auntie sings, "We need a little Christmas, right this very minute, candles in the window, carols at the spinet" Mame Teal	$1,200 [4] An ananym is a name written this way, like Kebert backwards David	$1,600 [2] The New-York Weekly Journal's criticism of a Colonial governor led to the 1735 trial of JPZ, this printer Zenger David	$2,000 [14] Doctors in this field might specialize in issues with the retina or in treating glaucoma ophthalmology David	$1,600 [22] For about 50 bucks on Amazon, you can get yourself a small copy of the Louvre statue "Winged Victory of" this island Samothrace David	$1,600 [19] Stand behind a wooden stake, facing an opposite one a few yards away, toss metal semi-discs in an arc at the far one play horseshoes Brayden
$1,600 [11] In 2018 these mind-blowing magicians with monikers like the Deductionist debuted their "Magic of the Holidays" show The Illusionists	$1,600 [7] This word for a misused word comes from the name of a meddling aunt in Richard Sheridan's "The Rivals" malapropism David	$2,000 [10] In 1878, shegot an equal rights amendment introduced & appeared before senators who chatted & smoked as she spoke (Elizabeth Cady) Stanton Brayden	DD $10,000 [16] Ethnology is a branch of this -ology that is closely related to sociology anthropology David	$2,000 [9] In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl sailed from Peru to Polynesia on this raft, a replica of ones used by ancient south Americans Kon-Tiki David	$2,000 [18] Nock the projectile in the string, hold solid part of weapon firmly, pull back on string, aim, release fire a bow & arrow Brayden
$2,000 [12] Based on the 1954 film, a musical called this composer's "White Christmas" livened up the holidays in 2008 & 2009 (Irving) Berlin David	$2,000 [6] An eponym is a word derived from a person's name; this is a word for a person from a particular place, like Muscovite demonym David Teal	DD $6,400 [3] In 1871 this inventor began teaching instructors of the deaf in the Boston area Alexander Graham Bell David	—	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY CHARACTERS OF THE 1600s

When the title character tells him that a great adventure may win him an island he can govern, he leaves his family

Sancho Panza

Teal "Who is Robinson Crusoe" — wagered $5,000

David "Who is Robinson Crusoe?" — wagered $14,800

Brayden "Who is Gulliver?" — wagered $5,801

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