Show #8332 2021-02-09 (taped 2020-12-15) Regular

John Focht game 2.

Contestants

Myles Nye — a game designer from Berkeley, California

Morgan Halvorsen — a news editor from Silver Spring, Maryland

John Focht — a software team lead originally from El Paso, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$2,600	$6,400	$18,400	$34,000 2-day champion: $58,800	$14,800 23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Morgan	$1,800	$4,000	$16,800	$18,601 2nd place: $2,000	$16,800 18 R, 1 W
Myles	$2,800	$4,600	$5,400	$67 3rd place: $1,000	$5,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

NONFICTION	COUNTRIES' TRANSLATED NAMES	6-LETTER WORDS	POTPOURRI	SQUID PRO QUO	IT'S "IN" THE SPORT
$200 [7] Milton Friedman's 1962 book titled this economic -ism "& Freedom" says that the first is tied to the second capitalism John Morgan	$200 [10] "Land of the Angles" (Europe) England John	$200 [2] As an adjective, it means secluded; as a noun, it helps get your TV going remote Myles	$200 [9] Germany hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics; these 2 countries who soon allied with Germany were slated to host in 1940 & 1944 Italy & Japan Morgan	$200 [1] Spaghetti al nero di seppia is a traditional Sicilian dish in which the pasta's color is changed by this liquid (squid) ink Myles	$200 [23] In cricket a single turn at bat is always pluralized as these divisions of a game, also used in baseball innings John
$400 [19] A surprise 2020 bestseller, "The Book of" these fish admits, "they're slimy and slithery, look like snakes..." eels Myles	$400 [11] "Little Venice"(South America) Venezuela John	$400 [3] This term for any basic food item also doubles for something that keeps your papers together staple John	$400 [15] Foxtrot, mascot of the United Nations World Food Program, is very happy the organization won this 2020 honor a Nobel Peace Prize Morgan	$400 [8] Parodying "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B., this funny guy has a song about getting "another tattoo", "maybe a squid, or a tarantula" "Weird Al" Yankovic Morgan	$400 [24] In soccer, a free kick that must touch at least one other player before a goal can be scored is this "roundabout" type indirect John
DD $800 [20] "Looking for" her chronicles many who have held the title, like Yolande Betbeze, who refused to model swimsuits Miss America Myles	$600 [12] "In the navel of the moon" (North America) Mexico John	$600 [4] It sounds kind of trash-y, but it's a governmental excursion on the public's dime junket Myles	$600 [16] Kenyan engineer Roy Allela invented gloves that turn this into audible speech sign language Myles	$600 [28] While trying to become employee of the month, Squidward & SpongeBob destroy this restaurant the Krusty Krab Morgan	$600 [25] There is zero casual jogging involved with this hyphenated type of home run inside-the-park John
$800 [21] Tom Lutz wrote a history of these products of emotion, like those of Isis that brought her brother Osiris back to life tears Morgan	$800 [13] "Land beside the silvery river"(South America) Argentina John	$800 [5] This word that means to squirm in pain begins with a silent "W" writhe Myles	$800 [17] It's a post-coup military governing body; one in Bolivia in 1970 lasted just 1 day before it was overthrown in turn a junta John	$800 [29] As seen in coverart, the crew in this Jules Verne tale had to fight off the deadly tentacles of a nasty beast Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Morgan	$800 [26] If an NFL offensive lineman catches a non-tipped pass, the team is penalized for the player being this type of receiver ineligible John
$1,000 [22] Thomas Merton's "The Seven Storey Mountain" is his faithful account of joining this order of silent monks the Trappists	$1,000 [14] "Bright stone"(Europe) Liechtenstein Myles	$1,000 [6] This word meaning "scheduled" begins with a type of metamorphic rock slated Morgan	$1,000 [18] In 1852, George Stokes's study of the mineral seenhereinspired him to coin this word for a type of photoluminescence fluorescence	$1,000 [30] This pupil of Plato was a big fan of zoology & called the giant squid teuthos Aristotle John	$1,000 [27] Jack Nicklaus says, "I've always used" this "grip" in which his right hand's pinky intertwines with his left hand's index finger an interlocking grip

Double Jeopardy! Round

TV SHOWS BY WORKPLACE	HISTORICAL PAIRS	MONTH OF THE BOOK	ENDS WITH "TH"	BANKS FOR THE MEMORIES	ENGINEERING
$400 [6] Pritchett's Closets & Blinds Modern Family	$400 [1] 19th century Mexican president Benito Juárez began the separation of la iglesia y el estado, this pair church & state John	$400 [11] Stephen Ambrose's "D-Day, ____ 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II" June Morgan	$400 [16] Typically tiny Tarzan attire loincloth Myles	$400 [21] This bank that asks "What's in your wallet?" traces its roots to an I.P.O. in 1994 Capital One Morgan	$400 [26] (Erica Joy Baker presents the clue.) Early streetlights tended to hiss & flicker until the problem was solved by Hertha Marks Ayrton, a pioneer in this branch of engineering abbreviated E.E. electrical engineering Morgan
$800 [7] Central Perk Friends John	$800 [2] Ten days after these paired 1775 battles in Massachusetts, Amos Doolittle visited the towns & created vividengravings Lexington & Concord John	$800 [12] Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red ____" October Morgan	$800 [17] Used in cocktails, it's a fortified white wine flavored with aromatic herbs vermouth Morgan	$800 [22] The wagon of this bank started rolling in 1852; the 2 founders also helped begin American Express Wells Fargo John	$800 [27] (Erica Joy Baker presents the clue.) In 2020, NASA sponsored a public competition to help engineer a rover that could withstand the 900-degree surface temperature & crushing atmospheric pressure of this otherwise somewhat Earth-like planet Venus John Myles
$1,200 [8] Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Mad Men Morgan	$1,600 [4] Père Lachaise Cemetery very likely houses the remains of these medieval lovers; for sure, it has a lovely tomb for them Abelard & Heloise Morgan	$1,200 [13] Elizabeth von Arnim's "The Enchanted ____" April Myles	$1,200 [18] It's the consequence following a major event, not the class following arithmetic aftermath John	$1,600 [24] Living up to its name, in 1991 it became the first bank in the U.S. with coast-to-coast operations Bank of America Myles	$1,200 [28] (Erica Joy Baker presents the clue.) Famed California architect, Julia Morgan, pioneered the use of reinforced concrete, helping designs such as the Mills College Bell Towerto survive this 1906 disaster the San Francisco earthquake John
$1,600 [9] The Missouri Belle Casino Ozark Morgan	$2,000 [5] Elsass-Lothringen is the German name for this area that has gone back & forth between Germany & France many times Alsace-Lorraine Morgan	$1,600 [14] Knebel & Bailey's political thriller"Seven Days in ____" May John	$1,600 [19] Mind your own this reddish-gray metallic element bismuth John	$2,000 [25] If you allegedly help launder $220 billion working with Danske Bank, you're gonna get raided like this German bank did in 2019 Deutsche Bank John	$1,600 [29] (Erica Joy Baker presents the clue.) The first historically documented engineer, Imhotepcreated a new type of building with this pyramid named for its series of flat-terraced platforms a step pyramid Morgan Myles
$2,000 [10] The Max Dot Compression Socks Company Bob Hearts Abishola	DD $3,000 [3] During National Surveyors Week (March 21-27, 2021), think about members of the profession like this 18th century "line" pair Mason & Dixon John	$2,000 [15] Saul Bellow's "The Adventures of Augie ____" March John	$2,000 [20] Professional who deals with pin tumblers & back plates a locksmith Morgan	DD $3,000 [23] A national bank organized in 1877 was named for this ex-treasury secretary with a fishy first name Salmon Chase John	$2,000 [30] (Erica Joy Baker presents the clue.)Mae Jemisongot her start in the sciences with a degree in chemical engineering before becoming the first African-American woman in space as an MS--this kind of astronaut conducting experiments aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour a mission specialist

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

While it has only 31 miles of coastline on the Atlantic, its shoreline is almost 3,200 miles thanks to a large estuary & its tributaries

Maryland

Myles "What is North Carolina?" — wagered $5,333

Morgan "What is Maryland?" — wagered $1,801

John "What is Maryland?" — wagered $15,600

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