Show #8421 2021-06-14 (taped 2021-03-23) Regular

First game with Savannah Guthrie as guest host.Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to The Bowery Mission.

Contestants

Caitlin Hackett — a radiologist from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jonathan Udoff — a business intelligence analyst from San Diego, California

Katie Sekelsky — a graphic designer from Kent, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,999)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Katie	$-200	$2,800	$9,600	$8,699 2-day champion: $16,698	$11,600 15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jonathan	$6,400	$8,200	$10,200	$599 2nd place: $2,000	$8,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Caitlin	$1,200	$1,200	$9,900	$299 3rd place: $1,000	$10,000 11 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THAT'S HEAVY, MAN	BODIES OF WATER	THE MAIN LIQUOR	A MESSY CATEGORY	PLAY TIME IS OVER	MOBITUARIES WITH MO ROCCA
$200 [14] She's 111'1" tall heel to head & her copper alone weighs 31 tons the Statue of Liberty Caitlin	$200 [9] This largest lake in Africa is named for a British queen Victoria Jonathan	$200 [1] In a Highland Fling Scotch whiskey Katie	$200 [3] This newspaper word game with mixed-up letters is also a word meaning a disorderly mixture a Jumble Caitlin	$200 [20] In 1967, killjoys at the NCAA banned this crowd-pleasing basketball shot; they unbanned it in 1976 a slam dunk Katie	$200 [17] (Mo Rocca presents the clue.) I explore these early humans, the archetypal cavemen portrayed as uncivilized & primitive, but who actually exhibited intelligent behavior; and though they've long disappeared, they remain a part of us, showing up today in our DNA tests Neanderthals Katie
$400 [15] Lolong, a 2,400-pound saltwater one of these reptiles with at least one human death pinned on him, died in 2013 a crocodile Caitlin	$400 [10] This body of water is centered on the North Pole the Arctic Ocean Katie Jonathan	$400 [2] In a strawberry margarita tequila Jonathan	$400 [4] This"Peanuts" character fits the category Pig-Pen Caitlin	$400 [21] An MLB rule change eliminated the "neighborhood play"; fielders now have to touch this base to record an out there second base Katie	$400 [27] (Mo Rocca presents the clue.) Audrey Hepburn suffered hunger & loss as a teen in Nazi-occupied Netherlands & felt a special bond with this girl born in the same year; the girl's diary evoked such painful wartime memories that Hepburn declined to play her on film, even at the request of the girl's father Anne Frank Jonathan
$600 [16] A Nimitz-class this type of ship can weigh more than 100,000 tons aircraft carrier	$800 [12] Catumbo lightningis a phenomenon regularly seen over this huge Venezuelan lake Lake Maracaibo Jonathan	$600 [8] In a Gorky Park vodka	$600 [5] I'd invite you in, but my place is in total this, the primeval formlessness of the ancient Greek cosmos chaos Jonathan	$600 [22] In 1992 the NHL began calling this "elevated" penalty above waist level, not just shoulder height high sticking Katie	$600 [28] (Mo Rocca presents the clue.) If places had obituaries, the one for this once powerful territory might have mentioned its spikyhats& its extravagantly mustachioed Kaisers named Wilhelm Prussia Jonathan
$800 [25] A 4-year restoration plan begun in 2017 stopped this 15.1-ton great hour bell from chiming, save for special occasions Big Ben Katie	$1,000 [13] Saudi Arabia lies between the Red Sea & this 93,000-square-mile gulf the Gulf of Persia (the Persian Gulf) Jonathan	$800 [18] In a Planter's Punch rum Jonathan	$800 [6] This 8-letter word for shabby originally described people wearing loose shoes slipshod	$800 [23] In college hoops this play used to happen after every basket, but the possession arrow took over decades ago a jump ball Katie	$800 [29] (Mo Rocca presents the clue.) "He had lived long, did some good and much harm, said one obituary of this"Common Sense" pamphleteer who had only a handful of people show up to his funeral in 1809 Thomas Paine Katie
$1,000 [26] Named for a Civil War general, this World War II tank weighed 33 tons & was powered by a 425-hp engine a Sherman tank Katie	DD $2,000 [11] Accessible only by ferry, Vashon Island is in this body of water, between Seattle & Tacoma Puget Sound Jonathan	$1,000 [19] In a Caruso, a confirmed bachelor or a Ramos Fizz gin Katie	$1,000 [7] Shambles is an old word for one of these workplaces, a literal scene of carnage a slaughter house Jonathan	$1,000 [24] After the Raiders won a 1978 game on a play called "The Holy Roller", the NFL cracked down on offensive advances via these fumbles	$1,000 [30] (Mo Rocca presents the clue.)This English dandy with an alliterative name, was an influencer of men's fashion in the 1800s, counting Lord Byron among his fans; today his name is an old-fashioned term for a fashion plate Beau Brummell

Double Jeopardy! Round

CITY FILL IN	ASIAN LITERATURE & DRAMA	TIME LINES	U.N. ANNIVERSARIES	MUSICAL SEQUELS	ENDS IN "GH"
$400 [7] ____ Rock: It became a symbol of freedom after it split in two in 1774 Plymouth	$400 [4] The traditional Korean form of drama known as talchum involves singing, dancing & the donning of these masks	$400 [17] In his "Advice to a Young Tradesman", he said, "Remember that time is money" Franklin Jonathan	$400 [26] In 2020 the U.N. celebrated the 75th anniversary of its October 1945 founding in this U.S. West Coast city San Francisco Jonathan	$400 [1] The sequel to this Broadway hit was once subtitled "Miss Hannigan's Revenge" Annie Caitlin	$400 [12] It's a 12-letter word for a sudden advancement or development, especially in science a breakthrough Jonathan
$800 [8] ____ Slugger: It's used to hit in the big leagues Louisville Jonathan	$800 [18] 1913 Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore wrote the words & music to this country's national anthem India Katie	$800 [22] "The time has come", this character says, "to talk of many things: of shoes--and ships--and sealing wax--of cabbages--and kings" the Walrus	$800 [27] 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization, once part of this U.N. predecessor the League of Nations Katie	$800 [2] In the 1982 musical sequel to this movie, the Rydell High exchange student is from Britain, not Australia Grease Caitlin	$800 [13] A depression in the ocean floor, or what a horse drinks from a trough Katie
$1,200 [9] ____ Ward: Since 1872, great deals for those from Chicago & Alabama alike Montgomery Katie	$1,600 [20] A collection of verses first translated into English in the 19th century, "The Rubaiyat" is by this Persian poet Omar Khayyam Jonathan	$1,200 [23] "You must remember" this song that says, "A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh" "As Time Goes By" Caitlin	$1,200 [28] The 20th anniversary celebration of the statute creating the ICC, this agency, included a mock trial the International Criminal Court Jonathan	$1,200 [3] Zac, Vanessa & the gang spend a summer vacation working at Lava Springs Country Club in 2007's this movie "2" High School Musical Jonathan	$1,200 [14] We salute you if you know it's the service song heard here "Anchors Aweigh" Caitlin
$1,600 [10] ____ sausage: Oddly, in Austria it's called a frankfurter Vienna Caitlin	DD $2,000 [19] This acclaimed 1950 multi-perspective film is based on 2 Japanese short stories Rashomon Katie	DD $1,500 [24] This book of the Bible mentions "a time to weep, a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance" Ecclesiastes Caitlin	$1,600 [29] 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the U.N.'s first deployment of these blue-helmeted folks, during a 1948 Mideast crisis peacekeepers Jonathan	$1,600 [5] 20 years after "Bye, Bye" this guy, "Bring Back" this guy didn't fare so well, closing after 4 performances Birdie Katie	$1,600 [15] It's a leave of absence in the military, or mandatory unpaid time off for an employee a furlough Katie
$2,000 [11] ____ jar: A Dutchman stored electricity in it Leyden	$2,000 [21] Also called "Lunyu", this work is a collection of the sayings & teachings of the philosopher Confucius the Analects	$2,000 [25] At a commencement speech at Stanford in 2005, he said, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life" Steve Jobs	$2,000 [30] In 2011 the U.N. solemnly marked the 50th anniversary of the death of this beloved Swedish secretary-general in a plane crash Dag Hammarskjöld	$2,000 [6] "Of Thee I Sing" was such a big hit for these brothers, George & Ira, that they came up with "Let 'Em Eat Cake" (which bombed) the Gershwins Katie	$2,000 [16] It's a synonym for molt slough Caitlin

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY AMERICA

2-word term for the statement saying U.S. policy is "to leave the parties to themselves, in the hope... other powers will (do) the same"

the Monroe Doctrine

Katie "What is Global isolationism" — wagered $901

Caitlin "What is Laissez Faire" — wagered $9,601

Jonathan "What is hands off?" — wagered $9,601

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