Show #8317 2021-01-19 (taped 2020-12-01) Regular

Brian Chang game 1.

Contestants

Lisa Garner — a safety engineer from Carmichael, California

Brian Chang — an attorney from Chicago, Illinois

Donesh Olyaie — a strategist from Corona, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,400)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Donesh $4,200 $5,200 $6,000 $12,000
3rd place: $1,000
$16,000
17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Brian $3,400 $1,800 $17,000 $13,201
New champion: $13,201
$21,400
26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Lisa $1,200 $2,200 $6,600 $12,100
2nd place: $2,000
$6,600
11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

I CAN'T DECIDE ON A SYNONYM 3-LETTER RESPONSES COUNTRY ROADS PUT SOMETHING ON! SOUNDS LIKE THE MOVIE'S SEQUEL HISTORICALLY SHAMELESS
$200 [14]
To alternate between 2 positions is to do this, also a 6-letter playground apparatus
see-saw
Brian
$200 [24]
John McCain's status from 1967 until his release in 1973
a POW
Donesh
$200 [1]
500-mile long Bundesstrasse 1
Germany
Brian
$200 [23]
The pretzel knot is one of the knots suggested for these winter items; there aren't as many types as for neckties
scarves
Brian
$200 [25]
This 1984 film based on a Frank Herbert novel was not a prequel to "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain"
Dune
Lisa
$200 [19]
(William H. Macy presents the clue.) Though he shamelessly threw around accusations of communist affiliation, hisinfluence ended in 1954, when a lawyer asked, "Have you no sense of decency"?
McCarthy
Brian
$400 [13]
It can mean a rubber sandal or to reverse your decision
flip-flop
Lisa
$400 [10]
An organization for doctors, or a patient who checks out of a hospital despite what the doctors suggest
AMA
Brian
$400 [3]
N15 from Sligo to Lifford
Ireland
Donesh
$400 [22]
The man seenherehas on an ushanka hat; ushi's Russian for these body parts
ears
Donesh
$400 [26]
This 2019 all-star whodunnit was not a follow-up to the documentary "Forks Over Knives"
Knives Out
Brian
$400 [30]
(Jeremy Allen White presents the clue.) Unashamed of his circus hoaxes, hedescribed himself in 1869 as "preeminent among all who have sought to furnish healthful entertainment to the American people"
(P.T.) Barnum
Lisa
$600 [12]
The still undecided are this, also the title of a movie in which George Clooney has millions of frequent flyer miles
up in the air
Brian
$600 [8]
In 2017 the parent company for QVC filled up its cart & acquired this longtime rival
HSN
Brian
$600 [4]
The Snowy Mountains Highway, the Tasman Highway
Australia
Brian
$600 [21]
The "no-show" type of these is suggested with topsiders, for example
socks
Brian
$600 [27]
"The Host", starring Saoirse Ronan, did not have this Korean import & Best Picture Oscar winner as its sequel
Parasite
Brian
$600 [18]
(William H. Macy presents the clue.) His name has come to mean a great lover, &this18th century Italian was quite shameless about his escapades, trysting with nuns & writing to one woman, "I have no reason to blush at having made a conquest of you"
Casanova
Donesh Lisa
$800 [11]
Using this breakfast food to mean "to be indecisive" dates back to the 1800s
waffle
Brian
$800 [5]
George H.W. Bush was director of it from January 1976 to January 1977
the CIA
Donesh
$800 [6]
The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway
the Philippines
Lisa
$1,000 [15]
Ralph Lauren sells "The Iconic Khaki" these pants that might get their name from an Asian country
Chinos
$800 [28]
The movie "Looking for" him, also the name of a candy bar, was not a sequel to "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
Mr. Goodbar
Lisa
$800 [16]
(Shanola Hampton presents the clue.) In the early 1200s, heestablished an Asian empire the size of Africa, & doesn't seem to have many regrets since he's quoted as saying, "The greatest joy is to conquer your enemies and savor their despair"
(Genghis) Khan
Brian
$1,000 [9]
This adjective for your mixed feelings comes from Latin for "both" & "vigor"
ambivalent
Donesh
$1,000 [2]
Abu Dhabi is the largest of the states that make up the federation commonly known by these 3 letters
the UAE
Donesh
$1,000 [7]
Valtatie 8, running north from Turku along the Gulf of Bothnia
Finland
Donesh
DD $4,400 [20]
Whether on tops or dresses, puff these were one of Elle's "9 Trends Dominating 2020"
sleeves
Brian
$1,000 [29]
Sounds fitting, but "Singin' in the Rain" was not the first in a series with these "of Cherbourg"
Umbrellas
Donesh
$1,000 [17]
(William H. Macy presents the clue.) Rome's citizens must have rethought the whole one-man rule thing when this third emperor gleefully abused his power by making senators run beside his chariot & dissolving valuable pearls in his drinks
Caligula
Lisa

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT MONUMENTS & RUINS TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL TESTING, TESTING SONG REFERENCES ANAGRAM THE FIRST NAME
$400 [26]
Look out below, it's this Neolithic monument as seen from above
Stonehenge
Brian
$400 [20]
It was so cold in London in 1814 that a frostfairwas held on this river that had frozen over
the Thames
Brian
$400 [10]
For the Ernest amongst you:"El viejo y el mar"
The Old Man and the Sea
Brian
$400 [28]
During an exam using the eye chart seen here, reading the 8th line means your vision is considered normal, expressed as this fraction
20/20
Brian
$400 [12]
This singer & former boyfriend of Taylor Swift assumes he's the "John" in her song "Dear John"
John Mayer
Lisa
$400 [29]
A video game plumber & a native people of New Zealand
Mario & Maori
Brian
$1,200 [16]
Located on a slope of the Acropolis is one of Greece's oldesttheaters, dedicated to this god of wine
Dionysus
Donesh
$800 [30]
In Southern California, morning low clouds & fog during the sixth month are part of this near-rhyming phenomenon
June gloom
Donesh
$800 [9]
From C.S. Lewis:"La silla de la plata"
The Silver Chair
Donesh
$800 [27]
For a graphology test, you'll need to submit a sample of this
handwriting
Lisa
$800 [13]
Rapper Nas is said to be the title "Mr." in Amy Winehouse's "Me & Mr." him; it's Nas' last name
Jones
Brian
$800 [24]
A nickname for Henry & a hieroglyph of Ancient Egyptian religion
Hank & ankh
Donesh
$1,600 [3]
With tombs, houses & buildings carved into the cliffs, Petra in this country is a famous archaeological site
Jordan
Donesh
$1,200 [17]
It's the "colorful" term for a thin frozen film on the road that can lead to hazardous driving conditions
black ice
Donesh
$1,200 [8]
Set in the American south:"Luz de agosto"
Light in August
$1,200 [18]
Cardiac rhythm, blood pressure & breathing are all monitored while you exercise on a treadmill in this type of test
a stress test
Brian
$1,200 [21]
David Paich of Toto said Ms. Arquette was the inspiration for the title of this 1982 hit
"Rosanna"
Lisa
$1,200 [6]
A first name made up by a rock & roll frontman & a California airport code
Axl & LAX
Donesh
$2,000 [4]
A gift from Egypt, theobeliskon Paris's Place de la Concorde once marked the entrance to this temple in Thebes, not Vegas
Luxor
Brian
$1,600 [14]
It's the type of cloud seenherebefore it touches the ground & becomes a tornado
a funnel cloud
Donesh
$1,600 [7]
Mann up:"La muerte en venecia"
Death in Venice
Donesh Lisa
$1,600 [15]
This Greek letter "test" is often the last stage of testing for a computer product
beta
Brian
$1,600 [11]
The U2 song "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" is about Michael Hutchence, late frontman of this band
INXS
Lisa
$1,600 [5]
Ms. Bassett & the ore that's the main source of lead
Angela & galena
Brian
DD $10,000 [25]
One of the 7 Ancient Wonders was this huge marble tomb at Halicarnassus, of which some fragments survive
the Mausoleum
Donesh
$2,000 [19]
A weathervane measures wind direction; one of these "meters" measures wind speed
an anemometer
Lisa
DD $2,000 [2]
From 1937:"De ratones y hombres"
Of Mice and Men
Brian
$2,000 [23]
No ink blots seen here on the photo of this man, who lends his name to a form of clinical psychological testing
Rorschach
Brian
$2,000 [22]
After breaking up with Erykah Badu, Andre 3000 apologized to her mother in OutKast's "Ms." her
Jackson
Brian
$2,000 [1]
A name meaning "polite" & an adjective meaning typical of the countryside
Curtis & rustic

Final Jeopardy!

THE BUSINESS OF TRAVEL

Adjusted for inflation, the nightly rate this company put in its name in 1962 is now $51

Motel 6

Donesh "What is Motel 6?" — wagered $6,000
Lisa "What is Motel 6?" — wagered $5,500
Brian "What is H&R Block? =)" — wagered $3,799

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