Show #8345 2021-02-26 (taped 2021-01-11) Regular

Contestants

Ollie Savage — an English and film studies teacher from Burbank, California

Syed Ahamed — an operations manager originally from New York, New York

Michael Colton — a screenwriter originally from Newton, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$5,000	$9,000	$13,800	$8,402 2-day champion: $17,603	$12,800 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Syed	$-200	$3,200	$14,200	$700 3rd place: $1,000	$13,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Ollie	$2,600	$2,600	$18,400	$8,399 2nd place: $2,000	$14,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ASIAN HISTORY	BASEBALL NICKNAMES	ROAD TRIP TO THE SAME-NAMED PLACE	TOYS & GAMES	NUMBERS	"ORIAL"
$200 [2] In the late 12th century this Buddhist sect arrived in Japan; it would become popular with the warrior class Zen Syed Ollie	$200 [26] "The Splendid Splinter" & "Teddy Ballgame" Ted Williams Syed	$200 [17] You'll spend a lot of time on I-95 going from Maine to Georgia, maybe to see a major golf tournament Augusta Ollie	$200 [25] This puzzle game's name is a shortening of a Japanese phrase that means "the numbers are restricted to single status" Sudoku Ollie	$200 [14] For the U.S. Senate to conduct business, a quorum of this many senators must be present 51	$200 [9] This spring holiday was once called Decoration Day Memorial Day Ollie
$400 [3] Thailand, then known by this name, entered World War I in 1917 on the side of the Allies Siam Michael	$400 [27] "The Big Unit" Randy Johnson Syed	$400 [18] Interstate stops in Cleveland & Cheyenne may await on a trek from Maine's largest city to Oregon's Portland Michael Syed	$400 [1] While recovering from polio in 1948, teacher Eleanor Abbott invented this "sweet" board game for the children in the ward to play Candy Land Ollie	$400 [15] At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, this distance was completed in a record 9.58 seconds 100 meters Ollie	$400 [10] The part of a computer program that walks you through the instructions tutorial Michael
$600 [5] A junta led by General Park Chung-hee took over this country, ending its second republic in 1961 South Korea Michael Ollie	$600 [28] That's "Mr. Cub" to you Ernie Banks Syed	$600 [19] Interstate stops in Cleveland & Cheyenne may await on a trek from Essex County, Mass. to Marion County, Oregon Salem Michael	$600 [4] Richard Garfield "Gather"ed his wits to create this 1993 fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering Ollie	$600 [22] There are 76 trombones & 110 cornets mentioned in a song from this show The Music Man Ollie	$600 [11] The latitude of this African nation is where it got its 2-word name Equatorial Guinea Ollie
$800 [7] Around 770, the rock cut temple seenherewas completed at Ellora, India & dedicated to this main god, the destroyer Shiva Michael	$800 [29] That's "Mr. October" to you Reggie Jackson Syed	$800 [20] You'll head south on I-65--& remember I said south--when you go from Miami University to the University of Mississippi Oxford	$800 [6] Created in 1959, these dolls named for a creature of Scandinavian folklore were known for their unique hairstyles Trolls Ollie	$800 [23] Found in the last book of the Bible, it was a common telephone prefix in Reeves, La. but residents got the option to change it 666 Syed	$800 [12] A word coined in the 20th century, it's a section of a newspaper intended to look like news but really hawking a product advertorial Michael
$1,000 [16] In 2001 Kofi Annan pleaded with this country to stop the destruction of Buddhist statues, but sadly, they were demolished Afghanistan Ollie	$1,000 [30] That's "Mr. November" to you Derek Jeter Syed	DD $2,000 [21] You start on Interstate 91 out of the one in Massachusetts & you end up on I-55 to reach the one in Illinois Springfield Michael	$1,000 [8] George Lerner originally had trouble selling this toy because after WWII it seemed wasteful to make toys using veggies Mr. Potato Head Michael	$1,000 [24] It's the total number of dots on a standard die 21 Michael	$1,000 [13] For 4, this math function is 4 times 3 times 2 times 1 factorial Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

OPERA SONGS	17th CENTURY LIT	MED. ABBREV.	AROUND THE WORLD	LARGE & IN CHARGE	COLORFUL LANGUAGE
$400 [12] "Habanera" is the popular name for an aria from this opera about a gypsy woman Carmen Ollie	$400 [20] Thomas Ellwood said he got this poet to write a late epic by asking him, what about paradise found? Milton Michael	$400 [5] Injuries are sometimes treated with PT, short for this physical therapy Michael	$400 [14] As reaffirmed by a 2011 referendum, Italy is the only G7 country that produces no electricity through this method nuclear power	$400 [27] This Marvel character was modeled on Frankenstein's monster crossed with Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde the Hulk Ollie	$400 [18] I'm sick of all the bureaucratic nonsense; let's cut this stuff once used to bind legal documents red tape Ollie
$800 [11] "Vesti la giubba" ("put on the costume") is from this clownish work Pagliacci Ollie	$800 [19] Ben Jonson wrote popular comedies like the 1610 play about one of these magical gold-changers the alchemist Ollie	$800 [6] In the U.K. patients are often treated by a GP, short for this general practitioner Michael	$800 [13] Embedded with stones that glow in the dark, the Van Gogh Path in the Netherlands was inspired by this painting Starry Night Syed	$800 [28] Boba Fett froze Han Solo in carbonite & brought him to this crime lord who called the prize "his favorite decoration" Jabba the Hutt Ollie	$800 [23] A 1907 paper compared the warming influence of Earth's atmosphere to the effect of one of these structures a greenhouse Ollie
$1,600 [8] "Liebestod" ("Love-Death") is from this Wagner opera about a pair of doomed lovers Tristan and Isolde Ollie	$1,200 [3] Keira Knightley made her West End debut in a modern version of this Frenchman's "The Misanthrope" Molière Michael	$1,200 [7] RA is this joint disease rheumatoid arthritis Michael Ollie	$1,200 [15] What became this South African city started in 1652 as a Dutch East India Company refreshment station Cape Town Michael Syed	$1,200 [4] Hafþór Björnssonplayed Gregor Clegane aka the Mountain on this show Game of Thrones Syed	$1,200 [24] Spherical word meaning to vote against a candidate or to ostracize someone socially blackball
$2,000 [9] This "Chorus" hammers down in the Verdi opera "Il Trovatore" the "Anvil Chorus" Ollie	$1,600 [2] An early English novel is "Oroonoko, or, the Royal" this, about an African prince sold to a Suriname plantation Slave	$1,600 [21] According to the initials, COPD is this type of pulmonary disease chronic obstructive Syed	$1,600 [16] After the Canboulay Riots of the 1880s, the British banned traditional drums on Trinidad, leading to the creation of these from oil drums steel drums Michael	$1,600 [29] This giant female lepidopteran has been terrorizing Japan in monster movies since 1961 Mothra Michael Ollie	$1,600 [25] FIFA rules say a soccer player who's shown one of these is getting cautioned, not ejected a yellow card Syed
DD $5,000 [10] Sung first by Clara, not by either title character, "Summertime & the livin' is easy" in this 20th century opera Porgy and Bess Ollie	$2,000 [1] Published in 1697, this Frenchman's collection of fairy tales includes "Sleeping Beauty" & "Puss in Boots" Charles Perrault	$2,000 [22] During this surgery, TKR, the ends of the femur & tibia are removed & then capped with metal & plastic pieces total knee replacement Syed	$2,000 [17] When artist Edi Rama became mayor of this Albanian capital, he had many of the drab buildingsrepaintedin bright colors Tirana Syed	$2,000 [30] Made by the Muffin Man, Mongo is the name of a huge one of these that attacks the castle at the end of "Shrek 2" a gingerbread man Michael	DD $3,000 [26] The final draft of an authoritative government report, is one of these, for the stuff it's printed on & its color a white paper Syed

Final Jeopardy!

EARLY U.S. HISTORY

Elbridge Gerry, Charles Pinckney & John Marshall were the diplomats in this 1797 incident that led to a quasi-war with France

the XYZ Affair

Michael "What is the ??" — wagered $5,398

Syed "What is the Affair?" — wagered $13,500

Ollie "What is the Rum Barrel Fiasco?" — wagered $10,001

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