Show #8341 2021-02-22 (taped 2021-01-11) Regular

First game withJeopardy!executive producer Mike Richards as guest host.

Contestants

David Maybury — a magnetics engineer originally from Richmond, Virginia

Natalie Tyson — an academic advisor from Walnut Creek, California

Sam Stapleton — a college consultant from Los Gatos, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $33,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sam	$3,800	$6,200	$17,200	$17,100 2-day champion: $50,301	$16,000 19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Natalie	$1,000	$4,000	$5,200	$8,401 3rd place: $1,000	$5,200 10 R, 1 W
David	$2,800	$6,400	$8,400	$10,401 2nd place: $2,000	$18,400 22 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE CELEB CHEF WON'T EAT THAT!	PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA	WATER WE DOING	POLITICAL SLANG	THERE'S A BOOK IN MY MOVIE	CROSSWORD CLUES "T"
$200 [6] Duff Goldman says no to these items seen here& named for its shape, tweeting, "They ruin everything they touch" bell peppers Sam	$200 [27] Ancientcliff dwellingsin Bandelier National Monument were crafted from tuff, a rock formed of ash from these volcanoes Natalie	$200 [8] Just 50 miles separates the U.S. & Russia across this strait the Bering Strait Sam	$200 [1] Gucci Gulch refers to the section of K Street home to well-financed offices of these people who ask Congress for stuff lobbyists David	$200 [11] As Charles Xavier, James McAvoy reads to his students from "The Once & Future King" in the "Apocalypse" film in this franchise the X-Men franchise David	$200 [20] Burial vault(4) tomb Sam
$400 [7] The late Anthony Bourdain reveled in eating just about anything, but never on this type of transport--"I like to arrive hungry" an airplane Natalie	$400 [28] Nahuatl was the language of these people who ruled from the prestigious city of Tenochtitlan the Aztec David	$400 [9] A Great Lake indeed, it stretches from Duluth to Ontario to Sault Ste. Marie Lake Superior David	$400 [2] A "Full Ginsburg", named for lawyer William, is appearing on all 5 news shows on this day of the week Sunday David	$400 [13] In this film, Tom Hanks identifies Meg Ryan as his online love interest by a flower inside a book, specifically, "Pride & Prejudice" You've Got Mail Sam	$400 [21] A hairy, scary spider(9) tarantula Sam
$600 [16] Katie Lee: "I hate" this sushi condiment. "& I love spicy food, so I'm not sure why I have (an) aversion to" it wasabi Sam	$600 [29] Mayan artisans greatly prized turquoise &this gem, from which they made elaborate death masks jade	$600 [10] Appropriately, this 160-mile-long river in Canada flows past London; it passes Woodstock & Chatham as well the Thames Natalie	$600 [3] Unlucky journalists who can't get a seat on this craft while covering the president may be relegated to a zoo plane Air Force One Sam	$600 [14] In this film that's near & dear to us, Rosie Perez reads the World Almanac to study for "Jeopardy!" White Men Can't Jump David	$600 [22] France's flag(8) tricolor David
$800 [18] Gordon Ramsay spoke for many when he said in typical style, "You don't put (bleepin')" this fruit "on a pizza!" pineapple Sam	$800 [30] Beans, squashes & the "Indian" type of this supplied much of the caloric intake of Mesoamericans corn Natalie	$800 [12] The northwest corner of the Indian Ocean is this grade-"A" sea the Arabian Sea Sam	DD $1,000 [4] Astroturfing describes artificial attempts to create the appearance of this 2-word kind of political campaigning grass roots Sam	$800 [17] In "Pleasantville" Reese Witherspoon goes from black & white to color after reading this novel by D.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover David	$800 [23] Good luck charm(8) talisman David
$1,000 [25] Rachael Ray (as well as Jimmy Fallon & Barack Obama) will always say, "hold" this creamy condiment mayo (mayonnaise) David	$1,000 [26] To bring home dinner, hunters back in the day had to kill mammoths &these relatives a mastodon Natalie	$1,000 [15] Lakes Maggiore & Garda empty into tributaries of this 400-mile-long Italian river the Po	$1,000 [5] A clothing item not in daily fashion for many years, they can carry downballot candidates to victory coattails David	$1,000 [19] Naturally, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is at the heart of this film with Amy Adams & Meryl Streep Julie & Julia Natalie	$1,000 [24] Old-fashioned "fool"ishness(10) tomfoolery Sam

Double Jeopardy! Round

THROWING THE BOOK AT YOU	HISTORIC SECONDS	"P" FOR SCIENCE	HAMBURGERS	ANIMALS WITHIN WORDS	PAGING DR. TV!
$400 [11] The bestseller "Midnight in" this place tells of a 1986 disaster in the Soviet Union Chernobyl Sam	$400 [16] Sworn in in 2005, shebecame the second woman to serve as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Sam	$400 [5] A very old vertebrate, the Greenland shark takes nearly 150 years to reach this; for humans, it's around age 10 or 11 puberty Natalie	$400 [1] Born in Hamburg, H.A. & Margret Rey are best known for a series of kids' books about this monkey Curious George Natalie	$400 [23] A house mouse weighs about an ounce; comparatively, a black one of these weighs about 10 ounces a rat (in compa rat ively) David	$400 [2] Dr. Dana Scully dealt with some out there stuff on this eerie show The X-Files Natalie
$800 [12] Father & daughter go out at night in a children's classic by Jane Yolen titled this bird "Moon" Owl Moon	$800 [21] William Bradford, who came over on the Mayflower, would become the second governor of this colony Plymouth Colony Sam David	$800 [6] A compressed spring is an example of an object that has strong this type of energy potential David	$800 [9] German-born Paul Warburg was a board member of this American central banking authority the Federal Reserve David	$800 [26] Everyone from Manitoba to Milwaukee knows the "great" this bird is now extinct the auk (in Milw auk ee) David	$800 [3] Oliver Platt & Torrey DeVitto do some Windy City doctoring on this NBC show Chicago Med
$1,200 [14] The billions made & lost in the real estate crash are detailed in this "large" Michael Lewis bestseller, later a film in 2015 The Big Short Natalie	$1,200 [17] Ratified in 1791, the 2nd Amendment guarantees "the right of the people to" do these 4 words "shall not be infringed" keep and bear arms Sam	$1,200 [7] Proteins & cellulose are examples of these, materials made up of repeating chains of molecules polymers David	$1,200 [22] Born in Hamburg in 1833, herose from his humble beginnings, to become one of the three B's of classical music (Johannes) Brahms Sam Natalie	$1,600 [28] About a half-million years ago, this predator ranged across North America as well as Africa lion (in mil lion )	$1,200 [4] A few parallels with this title doc & Sherlock Holmes--both had the address 221B & played musical instruments Dr. Gregory House David
$1,600 [15] In 1846 he became a "Typee" personality, taking "a Peep at Polynesian Life" Herman Melville David	$1,600 [18] Union General John Pope lost about 15,000 troops & his reputation in the Second Battle of this, August 1862 in northern Virginia Bull Run David	$1,600 [8] According to Bohr's atomic model, electrons can jump orbit, emitting this light particle photons Sam	$1,600 [24] Hamburg-born politician Helmut Schmidt held this top job from 1974 to 1982 chancellor David	$2,000 [29] A set of bejeweled ceramic sheep may include these 2 animals, a female & a male a ewe & a ram (in bej ewe led & ce ram ic) Sam	$1,600 [13] Freddie Highmore plays Shaun Murphy, the title character on this series The Good Doctor David
$2,000 [19] "The Prime of" Muriel Spark's writing was this novel, penned in less than a month, according to the author The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Sam	DD $3,000 [20] Tragically, in 1881, shortly after taking office, he became the second president to be assassinated Garfield Sam	$2,000 [10] This part of a plant contains the ovary the pistil David	$2,000 [25] Orchestra leader & Hamburger Bert Kaempfert is known for classic hits like this tune that Sinatra also recorded "Strangers In The Night"	DD $10,000 [27] After sighting one of these horned animals in Africa, we busted out a magnum of champagne gnu (in ma gnu m) David	$2,000 [30] Syrian refugee Dr. Bash Hamed got a job at a Toronto hospital after saving the life of one of its doctors on this NBC show Transplant

Final Jeopardy!

MUSIC

Just 24 notes, this piece is nicknamed "Butterfield's Lullaby" for the U.S. Army general who arranged it

"Taps"

Natalie "What is taps?!?" — wagered $3,201

David "What is Taps?" — wagered $2,001

Sam "What is Love, Baby Don't Hurt Me No More" — wagered $100

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