Show #8336 2021-02-15 (taped 2020-12-16) Regular

Contestants

Phil Hoffman — a graduate student originally from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

Karen Ellestad — a chaplain originally from Frankfort, Kentucky

Lance St. Laurent — a Ph.D. student from Madison, Wisconsin (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lance	$5,000	$10,500	$10,900	$6,800 3rd place: $1,000	$9,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Karen	$1,400	$2,400	$4,800	$7,800 2nd place: $2,000	$6,000 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Phil	$1,000	$400	$7,100	$14,195 New champion: $14,195	$11,600 14 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

21st CENTURY NEWS	ANYONE FOR TENNIS?	4-LETTER VERBS	FOOD & DRINK RETRONYMS	MICHAEL WROTE	THE BOAT, ASHORE
$200 [1] In 2006 Julian Assange founded this secret-busting group, much in the news in later years WikiLeaks Lance	$200 [26] In 2020 Dominic Thiem completed a comeback to win this event & became the first new male Grand Slam winner in 6 years the U.S. Open Lance Phil	$200 [6] To defeat, or to hit repeatedly like a drum beat (bang) Lance	$200 [12] The first vegetables called potatoes were actually what we now call these "potatoes" sweet potatoes Lance	$200 [16] Michael Chabon's novel "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" has this country collapsing in 1948 & refugees moving to Sitka, Alaska Israel Phil	$200 [21] Used by U.S. Marines in World War II, the "Alligator" was an AAV, this type of assault vehicle capable of moving on land & water amphibious Karen
$400 [2] Uprisings in 2011 in Egypt & Libya were hallmarks of this pro-democracy "season" the Arab Spring Karen	$400 [27] In 2014, 2015 & 2019 Novak Djokovic defeated this Swiss player in the Wimbledon final Roger Federer Lance	$400 [7] To smooth metal with a tool, or to put a document in its proper place file Karen	$400 [11] When the kernels are not removed, corn is described with this 3-word prepositional phrase on the cob Lance	$400 [17] Michael Morpurgo takes readers on a trip down the yellow brick road as seen through the eyes of this title canine Toto Karen	$400 [22] In a Persian legend 18,000-foot Mount Damavand, not Mount Ararat, is given as the resting place of this Noah's Ark Karen
$600 [3] In 2003 billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky made the mistake of criticizing this leader, who then locked him up Putin Lance	$600 [28] This 5-letter word means an extended exchange of strokes before a point a rally Lance	$600 [8] To inspect a place as a preliminary to robbery case Lance	$600 [13] Before "polishing" began, most of the rice people ate was this color variety; now the term is used for a "whole grain" type brown Karen	$600 [18] In 2020 this actor released the memoir "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality" Michael J. Fox Lance	$600 [23] The Shetland Islands' Up Helly Aa Festival celebrates the heritage of these seafarers with the burning of a dragon ship the Vikings Phil
$800 [4] After being trapped in a cave for more than 2 weeks in 2018, 12 boys & their soccer coach were rescued in this country Thailand Karen Phil	$800 [29] At the 2012 French Open, this Russian completed her career slam Maria Sharapova Phil	$800 [9] To portion out food, or to gossip to dish Karen Phil	$800 [14] Due to the emergence of the vodka type, the original martini now has this liquor in front gin Lance	$1,000 [20] "The Black Echo" & "The Black Ice" are books by Michael Connelly featuring this maverick LAPD detective (Harry) Bosch Lance	$800 [24] Able to launch on land or sea, the first hovercrafts were made to travel this narrow arm of the Atlantic the English Channel Lance Phil
$1,000 [5] In 2008 scientists ran the first experiments using this device, considered the biggest machine ever built the Large Hadron Collider Lance	$1,000 [30] Teams representing different nations vie for this trophy named for its donor the Davis Cup	$1,000 [10] To stride up & down, or to set the speed of a race pace Phil	$1,000 [15] The black type of this is the original type made from a plant; the "black" part was added when candy like Twizzlers came along licorice Lance	DD $2,500 [19] "Dragon Teeth", published after his 2008 death, returned to the world of paleontology Michael Crichton Lance	$1,000 [25] In this German director's classic 1982 film "Fitzcarraldo", a boat is dragged through the Amazon jungle Werner Herzog Lance

Double Jeopardy! Round

MEAN TWEETERS	ALTERNATE ANTHEMS	1821	A PLACE LIKE RIVER HILL	"AU" CONTRAIRE	SPECIFIC HOSPITAL
$400 [4] Red, Chuck, Bomb & Matilda are these surly characters in a Rovio game app Angry Birds Karen	$400 [28] "This Land Is Your Land" does cover the country, "from" here "to the New York island" California Lance Phil	$400 [27] "Show Me" you know it became the 24th U.S. state Missouri Karen	$400 [24] With hiking & golf, Cave Creek in the Sonoran Desert is a tourist draw just north of this state capital Phoenix, Arizona Phil	$400 [9] One rope was very loose, while the others had the proper tension described this 4-letter way taut Lance	$1,200 [25] Since 1894 this city has had a Parkland Hospital; a brand-new facility opened in 2015 Dallas
$800 [5] For a 1963 film he directed a seagull attack on Tippi Hedren Hitchcock Karen	$800 [26] When this song written by an alumna is sung at Wellesley, it goes "and crown thy good with sisterhood" "America The Beautiful" Phil	$800 [1] Long known as simply "The Post", this publication printed its first issue The Saturday Evening Post Lance Phil	$800 [23] Lake Forest, Calif. was once known as "El" this, for the bulls of a nearby ranch; a Marine air base in the area had the same name (El) Toro Lance Karen	$800 [10] As far as shades of purple go, I prefer lavender while my wife prefers this color with a name derived from the French mauve Lance	$1,600 [18] Founded as N.Y. Cancer Hospital in 1884, today it's known as Memorial these 2 last names of ex-GM executives Sloan Kettering Phil
$1,200 [6] Screech, the eagle mascot of this MLB team, won the President's Race once with the help of his cheating mascot friends the Washington Nationals	$1,600 [13] If it's got to be about the stars & stripes, how about "The Stars & Stripes Forever" or George M. Cohan's "You're A" these 3 words Grand Old Flag Lance	$1,200 [2] A Frenchman in Cairo discovered some neglected plants, leading to the Egyptian type of this fabric cotton Phil	DD $800 [22] Valley Stream, New York is on Long Island, in this county whose name brings the West Indies to mind Nassau County Karen	$1,200 [11] One paper said the mime was clawed by the tiger; the other used this 6-letter word mauled Phil	$2,000 [19] Beginning in 1995 U.S. News ranked the heart program at this alliterative place in Ohio as No. 1 for 24 straight years the Cleveland Clinic Phil
$1,600 [7] Marco Polo told of this 3-letter bird of myth, so large it could carry off gigantic beasts to have its supper the Roc Karen	$2,000 [16] This hymn adopted as the official song of the NAACP was played before the opening games of the 2020 NFL season "Lift Every Voice And Sing" Phil	$1,600 [3] This country formally ceded Florida to the U.S. July 17, 1821 Spain Lance	$1,200 [20] The Gulf Prairie Cemetery was his 1st resting place when he died in 1836; fittingly, he was moved to the capital of Texas in 1910 (Stephen) Austin Phil	$1,600 [14] Oliver Hardy could be described as plump, while Stan Laurel was this gaunt	—
$2,000 [8] Several crows are decidedly uncivil to Dumbo, singing this song with a 6-word title dismissive of his ability "When I See An Elephant Fly" Lance Karen	DD $4,500 [17] Music critic Jody Rosen has suggested this Bill Withers hit about taking care of each other "Lean On Me" Phil	$2,000 [12] The 4th Britishkingof this name had a lavish coronation with dressinspired by the Tudor & Stuart eras George IV Karen	$1,600 [21] Mount Desert Island, Maine is where you'll find this national park Acadia National Park Karen	$2,000 [15] One painter artistically applied fine strokes to the canvas; another used these unskilled strokes daubs Phil	—

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYWRIGHTS

This late writer has had 10 plays on Broadway, most of them set in Pittsburgh like "Jitney", which premiered in 2017

August Wilson

Karen "Who is August Wilson?" — wagered $3,000

Phil "Who is August Wilson?" — wagered $7,095

Lance "Who is Sondheim?" — wagered $4,100

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