Show #8328 2021-02-03 (taped 2020-12-09) Regular

Contestants

Paul Acosta — a former support services clerk from Los Angeles, California

Nicole Kozdron — an attorney originally from Elyria, Ohio

Steve Crupi — a retired police department information supervisor from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$1,400	$2,000	$7,200	$4,400 2nd place: $2,000	$7,200 10 R, 1 W
Nicole	$2,600	$5,200	$18,700	$18,700 New champion: $18,700	$17,800 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Paul	$2,000	$7,200	$4,200	$200 3rd place: $1,000	$9,200 16 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

LET'S GO SNORKELING	SCIENTISTS	FEELING LITERARY	TV & MOVIE PAIRS	A "KID" IN	A CANDY STORE
$200 [14] You'll be safer & have a better time if you wear these, whether the full foot or adjustable open-heel kind flippers Paul	$200 [13] Roger Sperry used this part of his brain to prove that it's used for analytical thought & calculation the left side Paul	$200 [12] Hunter S. Thompson had mixed emotions:"____ & ____ in Las Vegas" Fear & Loathing Paul	$200 [1] They're the pair referred to in the movie line "These aren't the droids you're looking for" R2-D2 & C-3PO Steve	$200 [9] Using care is treating something with these, as if you had delicate handwear kid gloves Paul	$200 [3] You can buy Belly Flops, rejects from this company, at its factory candy store in Fairfield, California Jelly Belly Nicole
$400 [15] S.O.O.S.! To protect vulnerable reefs & sea life, snorkelers are urged to "stand only on" this stuff sand Nicole	$400 [25] Bananas were an important lab tool for Thomas Hunt Morgan as he used these insects to prove chromosome theory fruit flies Nicole	$400 [23] About post-war youth in Britain:"Look Back in ____" Anger Paul	$400 [2] The recurring "Wayne's World" sketch on "Saturday Night Live" featured these 2 performers as Wayne & Garth Mike Myers & Dana Carvey Nicole	$400 [10] This boy band began with a city-wide talent search in Boston the New Kids on the Block Nicole	$400 [4] You can buy a single flavor of these sticky but cute predators at the Albanese candy store near Chicago Gummi Bears Steve
$600 [20] Hawaii's Big Island is renowned for its night snorkeling with these gentle giants nicknamed devil fish manta rays Paul	$600 [26] Pierre-Gilles de Gennes won a Nobel Prize for explaining the behavior of these "L.C."s whose "D" is used in video screens liquid crystals Nicole Paul	$600 [24] A biographical novel by Irving Stone:"The ____ & the ____" The Agony & the Ecstasy Steve	$600 [7] On a classic sitcom Robin Williams & Pam Dawber played this pair, our favorite alien & Earth girl couple Mork & Mindy Nicole	$600 [11] Harry Longabaugh had this nickname as a member of the Wild Bunch the Sundance Kid Paul	$600 [5] True Treats in W.V. sells candy from many eras, including peanut brittle from this 19th century horticulturist's recipe George Washington Carver Nicole
$800 [21] Environmental groups encourage snorkelers to use "reef-safe" this that doesn't contain PABA & other coral-killing chemicals sunscreen Nicole	DD $1,000 [27] This 19th c. German invented an engine that, unlike gasoline engines, achieves ignition with no external spark (Rudolf) Diesel Nicole	$800 [30] Eugene O'Neill drew up Greek tragedy:"____ Under the Elms" Desire	$800 [19] Mike Judge voiced this title pair of crude animated teens during their run on MTV that began in 1993 Beavis & Butt-Head Nicole	$800 [16] Parodying the Cabbage Patch Kids, these gross stickers were a sensation in the 1980s the Garbage Pail Kids Paul	$800 [6] Lincoln, Nebraska's this candy "International" sells nearly 160 types of it & not just the anise-like black one licorice Steve
$1,000 [22] Maybe we'll see the beautiful Zanclus cornutus, more commonly known as the Moorish this the Moorish idol Nicole	$1,000 [28] Tom Lehrer sang, "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department, says" this man (Wernher) von Braun Paul	$1,000 [29] By Chester Himes:"A ____ in Harlem" A Rage Paul	$1,000 [18] The 1956 film, "Dance with Me, Henry" is notable for being the final film to feature this funny duo Abbott & Costello Paul	$1,000 [17] This term describes children who have to unlock the door when they come home to an empty house latchkey kids Paul	$1,000 [8] Nashville, home of this double-talk "Cluster", a mix of peanuts & candy, has a shop dedicated to it Goo Goo Clusters Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

1961, WHAT A YEAR!	ATLAS ALLITERATION	FOREIGN ELECTIONS	THERE'S A WORD FOR THAT	NOTORIOUS	"UN"-TERTAINMENT
$400 [12] July: JFK tells Americans "We cannot and will not permit the Communists to drive us out of" this city Berlin	$400 [10] This Australian place got its name due to "the great quantity of plants Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander" found on shore Botany Bay	$400 [26] The Bundestag or lower house of parliament officially elects Germany's prime minister, aka this title the chancellor of Germany	$400 [9] Able to use both hands with equal ease ambidextrous Steve	$400 [6] Though their exploits promoted a Depression-era chic, this pair is thought to have murdered about a dozen people Bonnie & Clyde Paul	$400 [1] This duet between Nat "King" Cole & Natalie Cole won Grammys for Song of the Year & Record of the Year "Unforgettable" Steve
$800 [13] February: The Beatles are paid 5 pounds (total) for their first show at the Cavern Club in this city Liverpool Steve	$800 [11] This Massachusetts peninsula has the also alliterative Buzzards Bay to its west Cape Cod	$800 [27] It takes weeks to get all the votes securely with about 900 million eligible voters in this country's elections India Nicole Paul	$1,200 [19] Of dubious authenticity, specifically like non-canonical Bible books apocryphal Nicole	$800 [7] Richard Dreyfuss & Robert De Niro have both portrayed this man who bilked his victims of $65 billion Bernie Madoff Paul	$800 [2] This comedy series starred Ellie Kemper as a young woman who escaped a doomsday cult led by Jon Hamm Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Steve Nicole
$1,200 [14] April: this cosmonaut makes history when he takes Vostok 1 about 200 miles above the Earth Gagarin Steve	$1,200 [15] In 2011, 6 years after a comprehensive peace agreement, this African country came to be South Sudan Nicole	$1,200 [28] Starting under American auspices in 2005, the "I voted" purplefingerhas symbolized elections in this Arab country Iraq Paul	DD $1,500 [18] Someone who takes blame for others, from an ancient Jewish ceremony a scapegoat Nicole	$1,200 [8] In this 2002 film, Leonardo DiCaprio played Frank Abagnale Jr., a check forger who posed as a pilot, a doctor & a lawyer Catch Me If You Can Nicole	$1,200 [3] In this 2019 film Adam Sandler played NYC jeweler Howard Ratner, who came into possession of a rare opal Uncut Gems Steve
$1,600 [22] March: with other nations disapproving of apartheid, South Africa with draws from this body rooted in the British Empire the British Commonwealth Paul	$1,600 [16] This area of the North Atlantic is named for the type of seaweed prevalent there the Sargasso Sea Nicole	$2,000 [30] On August 15, 2004 this Venezuelan president won a recall election, garnering 59% of the vote Hugo Chávez	$1,600 [20] A new term for a suddenly old version of something, like "film camera" a retronym Nicole	$1,600 [24] A 1950s psychiatrist predicted the Mad Bomberwore a double-breasted suit, buttoned, using this technique; he was right profiling	$1,600 [4] A young Jewish woman flees her ultra-conservative religious group in this Netflix miniseries Unorthodox Nicole
$2,000 [23] September: the Foreign Assistance Act gives birth to the agency known by this 5-letter name USAID	$2,000 [17] This world capital is named for a lady who found a bronze Buddha there Phnom Penh, Cambodia	DD $5,000 [29] Televised debates dubbed "The Road to Carthage" were a new feature in this country's 2019 elections Tunisia Paul	$2,000 [21] The study of flags vexillology Steve	$2,000 [25] $5,800 of this parachuting hijacker's money turned up near the Columbia River in 1980 D.B. Cooper Nicole	$2,000 [5] As the name suggests, bands play acoustic sets on this MTV series Unplugged Paul

Final Jeopardy!

EUROPEAN ROYALTY

In 1653 King Louis XIV performed as this Greco-Roman god in the ballet "de la Nuit"

Apollo

Paul "Who is Morpheus?" — wagered $4,000

Steve "Who is ?" — wagered $2,800

Nicole "Who is Apollo?" — wagered $0

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