Show #8427 2021-06-22 (taped 2021-03-24) Regular

Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to The Bowery Mission.

Contestants

Sandy Olive — a high school English teacher from St. Louis, Missouri

Bridget Gallagher — an accounts receivable clerk from Austin, Texas

Michael Tran — a Ph.D. student from El Monte, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,879)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$0	$1,000	$10,000	$20,000 2nd place: $2,000	$8,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Bridget	$5,600	$8,800	$3,300	$3,300 3rd place: $1,000	$6,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Sandy	$4,200	$8,600	$21,000	$21,000 New champion: $21,000	$21,000 24 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

YOU GIVE ME FEMA	FOOD TALK	IN THE SCI-FI & FANTASY SECTION	BOROUGH WATCH	PSYCHOLOGY	"AL" WORDS FROM ARABIC
$200 [13] Let's start with the basics: FEMA is an acronym for this government organization the Federal Emergency Management Agency Bridget	$200 [24] November 6th is Nationalthese Day; pass 'em around nachos Sandy	$200 [15] "The Tributes" is part I of this 2008 book by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games Bridget	$200 [7] Kevin James rules:"King of ____" Queens Sandy	$200 [10] Carl Jung popularized the use of these 2 terms to refer to outgoing & shy personality types introvert & extrovert Bridget	$200 [1] It's a small recess in a wall or room an alcove Bridget
$400 [25] FEMA & the U.S. Geological Survey are 2 of the 4 groups in the Natl. Hazards Reduction program for this type of disaster earthquake Bridget	$400 [30] The flambe dessert called Bananas Foster was created at Brennan's Restaurant in this city in the 1950s New Orleans Bridget	$400 [18] One big difference between this 1963 Pierre Boulle novel & the film version--no half-buried Statue of Liberty at the end Planet of the Apes Sandy	$400 [22] J. Lo charms the room: "Maid in ____" Manhattan Bridget	$600 [8] From the Greek for "under the ribs", it's the one-word alternate name for illness anxiety disorder hypochondria Sandy	$400 [2] It's from Arabic for "calendar" & the first one printed in America was "for New England for the year 1639" an almanac Bridget
$600 [9] 5,000 FEMA employees were deployed in the wake of this storm that made landfall in New Jersey Oct. 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy Sandy	$600 [6] Served hot or chilled, it's the 4-letter name for Japanese buckwheat noodles soba Sandy	$600 [19] The only graphic novel on Time magazine's list of 100 Best Novels of All Time was this one featuring Rorschach Watchmen Sandy	$600 [23] Steve Buscemi & Bill Burr are firefighters:"The King of____ ____" Staten Island Sandy	$800 [12] For his studies in the early 20th century, this Russian scientist is considered the pioneer of classical conditioning Pavlov Sandy	$600 [3] It will neutralize an acid & it's from Arabic for "the ashes" alkaline Sandy
$800 [26] FEMA declared major disasters due to wildfires in these 2 neighboring western states about a month apart in 2020 Oregon & California	$800 [14] Any way you slice it, this iconic brand with its colorful balloons on the wrapper celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2021 Wonder Bread Sandy	$800 [20] Artificial intelligence has become self-aware & is not pleased in Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth & I Must" do this scream Sandy	$800 [28] De Niro's directorial debut:"A ____ Tale" Bronx Sandy	$1,000 [16] In psychoanalysis, this term refers to a patient projecting emotions from a previous relationship onto the therapist transference Bridget	$800 [4] Thisplant is widely cultivated as feed, but can also be foundgrowingwild alfalfa Bridget
$1,000 [27] FEMA warns, "While" these dikes "can help reduce the risk of flooding... they do not eliminate the risk" levees Sandy	$1,000 [17] A popular Thai dish, it's bite-sized skewered pieces of meat usually served with peanut sauce satay Michael	$1,000 [21] Ursula K. Le Guin delighted audiences with her tales of Ged, a wizard of this archipelago Earthsea	$1,000 [29] Eddie Murphy sinks his teeth into a role:"Vampire in ____" Brooklyn Bridget	DD $2,600 [11] According to Freudian theory, the libido originates in this one of the 3 divisions of the psyche the id Bridget	$1,000 [5] A set of rules to be followed in computer calculations, it comes from the name of a 9th century mathematician algorithm Bridget

Double Jeopardy! Round

MUSIC HISTORY	AROUND THE WORLD	PLAYING IN TRAFFIC	DESCRIPTIVE WORDS	SCULPTURE & STATUES	C.G., I
$400 [20] In "We Didn't Start The Fire", Billy Joel sings of "trouble in" this Mideast canal region, the site of a 1956 crisis Suez Michael	$400 [10] Referring to semi-arid bush country, it's the term for remote & largely uninhabited interior regions of Australia the Outback Michael	$400 [21] The traffic warning sign for playgrounds features this piece of equipment, with one kid higher than the other a see-saw Bridget	$400 [1] While you're looking out one of these, contemplate that the word fenestral refers to them windows Michael	$400 [26] Want to see a pair of Nikes almost 2,000 years old? Visit the Athens museum named for this hill the Acropolis Sandy	$400 [15] I can't believe a 1930s MGM casting director said, "My ears mademelook like a giant sugar bowl" Clark Gable Michael
$800 [7] A Grateful Dead song plays fast & loose with the story of this heroic train engineer who died in 1900 Casey Jones Bridget	$800 [11] This "diabolical" landmark climbs 1,200 feet above the Belle Fourche River Valley in the Black Hills Devils Tower Michael	$800 [22] In the U.K. a Pegasus crossing has a sign showing this animal & allows it to cross with pedestrians a horse Bridget	$800 [2] Connubial refers to these unions marriages Michael	$800 [27] Several cities have Lorenzo Quinn's hurricane-inspired sculptures of this not-so-maternal figure hurling a globe Mother Nature	$800 [16] Tri Star showed me a reported $600,000 for "Jerry Maguire" Cuba Gooding Jr. Sandy
$1,200 [6] A "Hamilton" number about the defeat of Adams & Burr is titled "The Election Of" this year 1800	$1,600 [13] The Iguacu Falls extend for nearly 2 miles along the border between Brazil & this other nation Argentina Bridget Sandy	$1,200 [23] In 2018, a German town where this rock star was once stationed, honored him on pedestrianlights Elvis Presley Sandy	$1,200 [3] Adenoid as a descriptor refers to these, like the salivary ones glands Sandy	$1,200 [28] Statues of Dizzy Dean & Ozzie Smith are outside the stadium of this Major League Baseball team the St. Louis Cardinals Sandy	$1,200 [17] You know I fronted Gnarls Barkley & coached on "The Voice", but did you know I sang backup on "Waterfalls"? CeeLo Green Michael
$2,000 [9] Tom Russell's "Tonight We Ride" recounts General Pershing's 1916-17 pursuit of this Mexican guerrilla leader Pancho Villa Michael	$2,000 [14] The fourth-most populous of the British Isles is this holiday isle off the south coast of England the Isle of Wight Michael	$1,600 [24] To reduce congestion, if this ends in 1 or 2, you can't drive in parts of Manila on Monday your license plate Michael	$1,600 [4] Something described as sidereal is like one of these faraway things a star Bridget	$1,600 [29] Sri Lanka boasts a 37-foot tallstatueof this religious figure carved from a single block of limestone Buddha Sandy	$1,600 [18] I played Count Rugen & yes, I know your name is Inigo Montoya! Christopher Guest Sandy
DD $5,500 [8] "The water took its victim's name", goes a Vampire Weekend song about this English explorer who was set adrift by his crew in Canada Henry Hudson Bridget	DD $3,000 [12] Latvia is wedged in the middle of these two other Baltic republics Estonia & Lithuania Michael	$2,000 [25] A sleeping policeman is British slang for this traffic-slowing road feature a speed bump Bridget Sandy	$2,000 [5] Cretaceous pertains to this soft rock chalk	$2,000 [30] The only work to which Michelangelo signed his name is this sculpture today in St. Peter's the Pietà Sandy	$2,000 [19] In the 1970s I had a giant hit with the song "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" Crystal Gayle Sandy

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY LITERARY CREATURES

The author said the name of this 10-letter creature in his poem meant "the result of much excited discussion"

the Jabberwock

Bridget "What is Jaberwocky?" — wagered $0

Michael "What is Jabberwock?" — wagered $10,000

Sandy "What is a hullaballoo?" — wagered $0

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