Show #8371 2021-04-05 (taped 2021-02-17) Regular

First game with Aaron Rodgers as guest host.Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to the North Valley Community Foundation.

Contestants

JoBeth Thomas — a database architect from Carrollton, Georgia

Brandon Deutsch — a student from Long Beach, California

Scott Shewfelt — a writer originally from Tavistock, Ontario, Canada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $46,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Scott	$1,400	$3,600	$9,300	$9,300 2nd place: $2,000	$6,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 8 W
Brandon	$5,200	$7,000	$22,300	$23,224 New champion: $23,224	$19,800 27 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
JoBeth	$1,600	$4,000	$8,400	$7,499 3rd place: $1,000	$8,400 12 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE THE STATE	PARTS OF THE BODY	POP CULTURE-POURRI	FORTUNE FAVORS THE BALD	"BUT"	FIRST, COFFEE
$200 [11] Hearst Castle is a landmark there California Scott	$200 [14] This organ has a mitral valve & semilunar valves the heart Brandon	$200 [29] In 2021 Queen Latifah rebooted this old Edward Woodward TV role of righting wrongs that no one else will The Equalizer Brandon	$200 [30] We're used to seeing this great man in his later balder years, but here'sa side by side comparison with his younger self (Mahatma) Gandhi JoBeth	$200 [7] It's also known as your umbilicus the belly button Brandon	$200 [23] Coffeehouses first appeared in Mecca in the 15th century, though authorities said coffee was prohibited by this 7th century text the Quran Scott
$400 [13] An original colony, it was named for the chaste Queen Elizabeth I Virginia Scott JoBeth	$400 [15] Condyles are the rounded ends of bones that meet up at joints--the femur has one where it meets up with the tibia in this joint the knee Brandon JoBeth	$400 [28] Robert Newton's 1950 performance as this rogue in "Treasure Island" is considered the source of the "pirate accent" Long John Silver Scott	$400 [21] 1956 was a good year for the bald: Ike got re-elected & this movie musical starring Yul Brynner had its premiere The King and I Scott	$400 [6] It's the architectural support seen here a buttress Brandon	$400 [24] Englishman John Dring, who patented a "coffee compound" in 1771, is often credited as the first to make this time-saving stuff instant coffee JoBeth
$600 [3] It's the only U.S. state to have hosted the Olympics in the 21st century Utah Scott	$600 [16] The brain region known as the parietal this 4-letter area contains the sensory cortex lobe Brandon	$600 [27] In 2008 the visitors' locker room in Bryant-Denny Stadium at this university was named in honor of James M. Fail Alabama Scott	$600 [20] He may not love being bald but he created & stars in a show that debuted on HBO in 2000, so that's pretty, pretty good Larry David Brandon	$600 [5] A major-domo or valet a butler Brandon	$600 [25] You can visit the first of these at 1912 Pike Place Starbucks Scott Brandon
$800 [10] Its state microbe is the one that was used to develop streptomycin at Rutgers New Jersey JoBeth	$800 [18] The Palatine type of these masses in your throat are the ones often removed--the pharyngeal types are called adenoids tonsils Brandon	$800 [17] You can get your ownred energy dome hat from the website of this 4-letter band, popular in the 1980s Devo JoBeth	$800 [1] No. 2 on GQ's "100 Most Powerful Bald Men in the World", he "imparted wisdom... to millions of faithful devotees & Richard Gere" the Dalai Lama Brandon	$800 [8] There are North Atlantic & Pacific species of this extremely edible flatfish a halibut Brandon	$800 [26] Originally grown only in Arabia, in the 17th century coffee plants first made it to this 50,000-square-mile Indonesian island Java Brandon
$1,000 [12] 244,000 acres of it make up Badlands National Park South Dakota Brandon	$1,000 [19] The gallbladder stores this greenish fluid that aids in the digestion of fats bile Scott	$1,000 [4] A Nintendo video game creator used an animal word that symbolizes stubbornness in naming this gorilla villain Donkey Kong Scott	DD $1,000 [2] It's said Stalin cleaned his pipe by tapping it on the bald head of this man, but by 1958 he was running Russia, so it worked out (Nikita) Khrushchev Brandon	$1,000 [9] It's an early type of trombone a sackbut	$1,000 [22] Patented in 1906, the first process for doing this involved steaming green coffee beans & treating them with a chemical decaffeinating Scott JoBeth

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY POTPOURRI	DROPS IN THE OCEAN	11-LETTER WORDS	SCULPTURE MATERIALS	BASEBALL MANAGERS	HEMINGWAY
$400 [5] A 2018 book about Benedict Arnold is titled this, a clothing term for him & his ilk Turncoat Brandon JoBeth	$400 [19] It follows Long Island & Nantucket in names of arms of the Atlantic Sound Brandon	$400 [6] It's the scientific study of language & how it works linguistics Brandon	$400 [23] Mount Rushmore will be around for a while: this type of rock erodes one inch every 10,000 years granite JoBeth	$400 [15] Connie Mack, Mike Scioscia & a disproportionate number of MLB managers played this position where you face your teammates catcher Scott	$400 [28] (Ken Burns narrates the clue.) Hemingway's father nurtured his love of the outdoors on Walton Lake in this state, 300 miles north, northeast of the family home near Chicago Michigan Scott Brandon
$800 [3] In late 1945 Indianapolis was considered as a site for this org. that held its first meeting (not in Indy) Jan. 10, 1946 the UN Brandon	$800 [20] I'll pass on vacationing on the East Siberian Sea in this ocean the Arctic Ocean Scott Brandon	$800 [7] Thisancient flying reptile had a wing span of up to 35 feet pterodactyl Scott Brandon	$800 [21] Renaissance Florentines said, this alloy isn't just good for artillery--hey Ghiberti, sculpt some doors from it bronze Brandon	$800 [14] In 2016 Joe Maddon managed this team to its first World Series title since before his own father was born the Chicago Cubs Brandon	$800 [26] (Ken Burns narrates the clue.) Hemingway gave his first son a middle name Nicanor, after a Spanish star of this arena sport that the writer had become enthralled with bullfighting Scott
$1,200 [2] The Ming bought horses on a huge scale from these previous rulers (it's hard to breed horses in China's selenium-poor soil) the Mongols Brandon	$1,200 [17] The Toyama Trough & the Yamato Basin are in this "national" sea of the North Pacific the Sea of Japan Scott	$1,200 [8] From the Latin for "grow to maturity", it's the period in which a child develops into an adult adolescence Brandon	$1,200 [22] An early 1970s series by Robert Rauschenberg is made of shipping boxes & titled after this not-so-durable material cardboard JoBeth	$1,200 [13] The nickname of this Yankees manager likely came from Kansas City, where he was born Casey Stengel	$1,200 [29] (Ken Burns narrates the clue.) Hemingway portrayed his friends in this first novel; Harold Loeb became the unattractive Robert Cohn, whose name begins the book The Sun Also Rises Scott
$1,600 [1] In 2015 Congress authorized payments of $4.44 million to each of these people, $10,000 for each day of their captivity the Iran hostages Scott Brandon JoBeth	$1,600 [16] The Gulf of Finland & the Gulf of Riga are in this sea, an arm of the Atlantic the Baltic Sea Brandon	$1,600 [9] Attributed to Seneca is the line "Luck is what happens when" this action "meets opportunity" preparation Scott	$1,600 [24] A big attraction of Taiwan's National Palace Museum is a tiny green & white bok choy carved from this gemstone jade Brandon	$1,600 [11] Coach, scout & manager Cal Ripken Sr. spent 36 years in the organization of this major league team the (Baltimore) Orioles Scott	$2,000 [27] (Ken Burns narrates the clue.) The third Mrs. H., Martha Gellhorn, was a fellow correspondent & the lovers bonded in this war-torn capital in the 1930s Madrid JoBeth
DD $4,500 [4] What is usually called the Ancien Regime came to an end in this year 1789 Brandon	$2,000 [18] This Indian Ocean channel separates Madagascar from another "M" on the African mainland the Mozambique Channel Scott JoBeth	$2,000 [10] This adjective that means esteemed, like some awards, is from the Latin for "full of tricks" prestigious	$2,000 [25] In the 15th century, figures were carved for the tomb of a Duke of Burgundy by a master caster of this marble-like material alabaster Scott Brandon	$2,000 [12] The manager of 3 teams in the 19th century, he later owned the White Sox; for 8 decades the Sox' field was named for him (Charles) Comiskey Scott	DD $4,500 [30] (Ken Burns narrates the clue.) An anecdote in the 1936 Esquire piece was the basis for this 1952 bestseller that brought Hemingway new acclaim The Old Man and the Sea Scott

Final Jeopardy!

DAYTIME TV PERSONALITIES

Accepting a Lifetime Achievement Emmy, he said, "Just take... 10 seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are"

Mr. (Fred) Rogers

JoBeth "Who is?" — wagered $901

Scott "Who wanted to kick that field goal?" — wagered $0

Brandon "Who is Mr. Rogers?" — wagered $924

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