Show #8365 2021-03-26 (taped 2021-02-01) Regular

Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to HealthCorps.

Contestants

Paul Pompetti — a system administrator from Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Susan McMillan — an Arabic translator from Portland, Maine

Lisa O'Brien — a stay-at-home mom and community volunteer from Edina, Minnesota (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lisa	$200	$400	$100	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$800 8 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$2,800	$7,600	$25,600	$35,600 New champion: $35,600	$19,600 24 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Paul	$1,000	$4,800	$7,200	$201 2nd place: $2,000	$7,200 18 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	MOVIE ROLE, TV ROLE	DINOSAURS	CATHAY SOCIETY	GIMME THE NUMBERS!	"MONKEY" BUSINESS
$200 [21] For using tribute to enrich Russian lands, 14th century Grand Prince Ivan I of this city was known as "Moneybag" Moscow	$200 [7] The genie in 2019's "Aladdin" & "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Will Smith Paul	$200 [22] Despite its name, the giant Dreadnoughtus was one of these, from Latin for "plant eating" an herbivore Lisa	$200 [30] What medieval Europeans knew of Cathay, or China, was largely from this Venetian's 1298 tales of his travels Marco Polo Paul	$200 [16] It's the number of days in a fortnight 14 Susan	$200 [1] Something very pleasurable is said to be "more fun than" this container a barrel full of monkeys Paul
$400 [5] A pair of 1930s alliances formed the Axis made up of these 3 nations Germany, Italy & Japan Paul	$400 [6] The Oscar-winning role of Sally Hyde in "Coming Home" & the Emmy-nominated role of Grace on "Grace and Frankie" Jane Fonda Lisa	$400 [25] The "hands" of Iguanodon included 4 "fingers" & a bony spike in place of this a thumb Susan	$400 [27] The merit-based civil servants of old Cathay were called these, from the language they spoke Mandarins	$400 [17] The distance between the measuring sticks to get a first down in the NFL--in feet, not yards 30 Paul	$400 [11] In an expression of astonished surprise, "Well I'll be" this relative a monkey's uncle Paul
$600 [2] Though often pushed into the Everglades, they claim to be "the only tribe in America who never signed a peace treaty" the Seminoles Susan	$600 [8] Airline pilot Whip Whitaker in "Flight" & Dr. Chandler on "St. Elsewhere" Denzel Washington Paul	$600 [26] When the first specimen of this horned dinosaur was found in Colorado in 1887, it was mistaken for an extinct buffalo a Triceratops Paul	$600 [13] One theory says this was created in China through accidental coagulation when curds formed in soybean soup tofu Susan	$600 [18] Number of "questions" traditionally asked by the youngest child at Passover 4 Susan	$600 [12] The playground structure called these is also known as a horizontal ladder monkey bars Susan
$800 [3] Established in the 10th century, the Varangian Guard was an elite force of Vikings acting as bodyguards of this empire's monarch the Byzantine Empire Susan Paul	$800 [9] Samantha Baker in "Sixteen Candles" & Mary Andrews on "Riverdale" Molly Ringwald Lisa	$800 [28] In the name of the biggest dinosaurs discovered to date, this word for a giant early Greek god precedes "-osaur" Titanosaur Paul	$800 [14] Guangzhou, a boomtown in the 1200s, is known to westerners as this Canton Susan	$1,000 [20] To the nearest million miles, it's the equivalent of 1 astronomical unit, the distance from the Earth to the Sun 93 million Susan	$800 [23] Slang for a mechanic a grease monkey Paul
$1,000 [4] Europe sent goods to Africa; slaves went to the Americas on this agonizing leg of the triangle; & raw materials went back to Europe the Middle Passage Susan	$1,000 [10] LBJ in "Lee Daniels' The Butler" & "Ray Donovan" Liev Schreiber Lisa Paul	$1,000 [29] The Stegosaurus lived 150 million years ago; this even more heavily-armored grade A relative came 80 million years later Ankylosaurus Susan	$1,000 [15] Ni Zan painted many landscapes featuring this grass, one of the "4 noble plants" bamboo Paul	DD $3,600 [19] It's the difference in the number of U.S. states in 2020 vs. the number of U.S. states in 1790 37 Susan	$1,000 [24] To cause something to fail is to hurl this implement into it a monkey wrench Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAREWELL TO THE AUTHOR	OPERA SETTINGS	MULTIPLE-CAPITAL COUNTRIES	THIS & THAT	NO DOUBT	ENTERTAINMENT ADD A LETTER
$400 [30] Henry Fonda, who played Tom Joad on film, read some poetry at the funeral of this author in 1968 John Steinbeck Paul	$400 [15] This opera opens at the Royal Palace in Memphis during the time of the pharaohs Aida Lisa	$400 [9] Santiago is its official capital, but its legislature meets in Valparaiso Chile Susan	$400 [1] In December 2020 Tesla joined this stock market index that lists many more companies than the Dow Standard & Poor's Lisa Susan	$400 [3] I'm quite confident of the outcome; I'm this, the charge of a cation positive Lisa	$400 [18] Add a letter to an "artsy" Salma Hayek film & you get an Ice Cube movie Frida & Friday Susan
$1,200 [19] Beginning 100 years after this author's death, a mysterious stranger visited annually leaving cognac & 3 roses at his Baltimore grave Edgar Allan Poe Paul	$800 [14] This Puccini classic is set in the Latin Quarter during the 1830s La bohème Susan	$800 [10] These 2 cities are the official capital & seat of government of the Netherlands Amsterdam & The Hague Susan	$800 [2] When this government agency was created in 1865, it used undercover operatives to fight counterfeiters, hence its name the Secret Service Paul	$800 [4] This deodorant brand asked you to "Raise your hand" Sure Paul	DD $700 [27] Add a letter to a Leslie Caron favorite & you get a Ben Affleck not-so-favorite Gigi & Gigli Lisa
$1,600 [21] In 1881, some 30,000 mourners turned out in St. Petersburg for the funeral of this man, one of the greatest writers of all time Dostoevsky Lisa Susan	$1,200 [8] This opera opens at a cigarette factory in Seville & closes outside an arena Carmen Paul	$1,200 [11] In 2006 Myanmar's capital moved to Nay Pyi Taw, but this city is still its commercial capital Yangon Susan	$1,200 [20] It was invented in 1930 by a 3M engineer & a few years later someone tried to repair the Declaration of Independence with it Scotch tape Susan	$1,200 [5] The objectshereare emblematic of this alliterative idiom, meaning something is seen as it truly is crystal clear Susan	$800 [24] Add a letter to a Mickey Rourke / Jessica Alba graphic novel adaptation & you get a Michael J. Fox sitcom Sin City & Spin City Susan
$2,000 [29] Toni Morrison paid tribute to this "Go Tell It on the Mountain" author on his passing with a piece in The New York Times Baldwin Susan	$1,600 [7] The opera about this alliterative Melville sailor takes place aboard the HMS Indomitable Billy Budd Susan	$1,600 [12] Sucre is Bolivia's legislative capital; this city is the official one La Paz Susan	$1,600 [22] The human tibia is also known as this bone the shin bone Lisa	$1,600 [16] Thanos in "Endgame" says, "I am" this very certain 10-letter word--it doesn't turn out that way inevitable	$1,200 [26] When you add a letter to a Ben Affleck Oscar winner, you get a Midwestern film from 16 years before Argo & Fargo Lisa
DD $4,000 [25] On his 1875 passing in Copenhagen, it was said though his eyes were closed, in children's hearts, he would live forever Hans Christian Andersen Susan	$2,000 [6] "Porgy and Bess" is set in an area known by this "fishy" name Catfish Row	$2,000 [13] This one of South Africa's 3 capital cities has a name meaning "fountain of flowers" Bloemfontein Susan Paul	$2,000 [23] Seen here a breed growing in popularity is part poodle, part this mountain dog a Bernese Lisa Paul	$2,000 [17] This 16-letter word is often found before "evidence" when there's no doubt as to the conclusion incontrovertible Paul	$2,000 [28] A Josh Hartnett Shakespeare reworking becomes an HBO prison series O & Oz Susan

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY AMERICANS

In 1869 he moved to Yosemite Valley & was the first to say the area was formed by glacial erosion, a theory generally accepted today

(John) Muir

Lisa "Who is Ansel Adams?" — wagered $100

Paul "Who is Pike?" — wagered $6,999

Susan "Who is Muir?" — wagered $10,000

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