Show #8464 2021-08-12 (taped 2021-05-04) Regular

Matt Amodio game 17.Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to KidSmart.

Contestants

Ruth Reichard — a judicial educator from Indianapolis, Indiana

Steve Spillman — a product manager from Los Angeles, California

Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 16-day cash winnings total $505,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Matt	$9,200	$11,800	$30,400	$42,400 17-day champion: $547,600	$31,400 34 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Steve	$-800	$-200	$200	$101 2nd place: $2,000	$200 5 R, 4 W
Ruth	$-200	$800	$21,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$12,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

UNUSUAL ISLANDS	TIME FOR SECONDS	COLORFUL PRO SPORTS TEAMS	SHIRT SHORTS	RIDDLE ME THIS	DUMB ANSWERS
$200 [20] Snake Island off Brazil's coast is filled with golden lanceheads, a deadly "pit" type of this snake viper Matt Steve	$200 [24] In 1800 the second of these listed 5,641 people living in the entire Indiana Territory the census Ruth	$200 [22] Boylston Street & Brookline Avenue will take you to parking for their home games the (Boston) Red Sox Ruth	$200 [29] A Channel Island lends its name to this athletic shirt jersey Matt	$200 [27] In 1939 this statesman spoke of a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" Churchill Ruth	$200 [25] As the saying goes, do this to "me once, shame on you"; do this to "me twice, shame on me" fool me Ruth
$400 [19] Nothing strange here, just another normal day on this island Easter Island Ruth	$400 [23] In 2021 he became the USA's first second gentleman Doug Emhoff Steve	$400 [21] This U.S. pro soccer team sounds like an energy drink the (New York) Red Bulls Steve	$400 [30] Apparel nickname for a "Star Trek" crew member who may not live to the second commercial break redshirt Matt	$400 [28] A famous Sumerian riddle says a person enters this institution "blind, but comes out seeing" a school	$400 [26] Opposite of keen, it's often found compared to "dishwater" dull Ruth
$600 [14] Taal Lake has a volcanic island that has its own Crater Lake--all on Luzon island in this country Philippines Matt	$600 [16] The second-largest moon in the solar system, Titan orbits this planet every 16 Earth days Saturn Matt Ruth	$600 [13] This baseball team whose name includes a shade of red is also known as the Redbirds Cardinals Matt	$600 [17] Simon Cowell is famous for wearing this letter-style T-shirt V-neck Matt	$600 [18] The Sphinx plagued Thebes before this man solved its riddle Oedipus Matt	$600 [15] This compound avian term says you don't have one single idea in your tiny mind birdbrain Matt
$800 [7] More than 300 shipwrecks have earned Canada's Sable Island the nickname this "of the Atlantic" Graveyard	$800 [9] Around 19 B.C. King Herod expanded the second of these & built a retaining wall that still stands today temple Matt	$800 [8] This Midwest NHL team that plays its home games at the United Center won the Stanley Cup in 2013 & 2015 (the Chicago) Blackhawks Matt	$800 [11] Theguayaberais also known as the Mexican this festive event shirt wedding shirt Steve	$800 [10] To pay up for a riddle solved, this biblical strongman murders 30 men who had nothing to do with it and steals their stuff Samson Matt	$800 [12] It rhymes with a synonym for "fast", but describes a person empty of interest or originality vapid Ruth
DD $1,000 [1] Miyake islanders have worn masks to thwart this element, atomic No.16, prevalent in the air due to gassy Mount Oyama sulfur Matt	$1,000 [5] Marquette, Michigan is on this, the world's second-largest lake by area Superior Matt	$1,000 [2] One in the NBA & one in the NHL, these 2 pro sports teams are "Golden" Golden Knights & Golden State Warriors Matt	$1,000 [3] Cilice is another word for this type of "shirt" worn by monks for extra filth & discomfort hairshirt Matt	$1,000 [4] This Puccini princess of Peking vows to marry a man who can answer her 3 riddles; anyone who fails must die! Turandot Matt	$1,000 [6] Also a Jethro Tull album title, this 4-word rhyming phrase includes a building material thick as a brick Ruth

Double Jeopardy! Round

CLASSIC BRITISH NOVELS	HISTORIC GROUPS	"CON" GAME	FEATURES OF THE MOON	CITY TRANSPORTATION	THE GERSHWIN PRIZE
$800 [14] Charles Ryder recalls members of the Marchmain family in this place "Revisited" Brideshead Matt	$400 [25] They had meant to make a brand new start of it near the Hudson River, but in November 1620 decided to stay on Cape Cod Pilgrims Matt	$400 [26] By definition it's the relationship of a circle within a circle within a circle, all sharing the same midpoint concentric Matt	$400 [24] Seen here in the Oceanus Procellarum is one of these ridges that shares a name with a skin feature of the aged wrinkle Matt	$400 [19] Named for their resemblance to coconuts, cocotaxisroam the cities of this Communist island nation Cuba Matt	$400 [1] Created in 2007 by the Library of Congress, the first prize went to this"One Trick Pony"singer Paul Simon Steve
$1,200 [9] Like her more famous novel, her "Villette" was also published under the name Currer Bell Charlotte Brontë Matt	$800 [17] You'd think just 46th staters, but folks from Kansas & Texas who went to California from 1933 to 1935 were also called these Okies Matt	$800 [27] They're the circus performers seen here contortionists Ruth	$800 [12] The darker areas on the Moon are called maria, Latin for these seas Matt	$800 [21] Vaporettos are water buses on the canals of this city Venice Matt	$800 [2] Born in Saginaw, Michigan, this 2009 honoree was recording with Motown Records at age 12 Stevie Wonder Ruth
$1,600 [4] Michael Cunningham's "The Hours" is a "contemporary retelling of" this Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway Matt	$1,200 [10] Rome was sacked at least 7 times in its history, including by Alaric & this Germanic people in 410 A.D. Goths Matt	$1,200 [28] This synonym for a magician comes from Latin for "swear together" a conjurer Steve Ruth	DD $1,000 [16] Apollo 17 astronauts landed near a mountain called "South" this; you may be familiar with the Vinson one in Antarctica Massif Matt	$1,200 [20] In 2012 London brought back a Routemaster this alliterative type of bus, redesigned in time for the Olympics a double-decker bus Steve	$1,200 [3] In 2013 this singer-songwriter became the first woman to get the prize thanks to her "Tapestry" of hits (Carole) King Matt
$2,000 [13] The women in his "Women in Love" are Ursula & Gudrun, who first appeared in "The Rainbow" D.H. Lawrence Ruth	$1,600 [5] Formed by the U.S. to help China in World War II, the American Volunteer Group Air Corps was also known as these "felines" the Flying Tigers	$1,600 [29] It's another name for a candy store that also sells other sweets confectionary Matt	$1,200 [11] A catena is a chain of these depressions on the Moon, the sites of impacts long ago craters Ruth	$1,600 [18] In Manila, a jeepney is a mix of Jeep & this small bus both physically & etymologically a jitney Steve	$1,600 [7] The 2014 Gershwin Prize concert honoring him included Boyz II Men performing his doo-wop tribute "The Longest Time" Billy Joel Ruth
DD $9,000 [23] Seen here is a cover for one of the earlier editions of this Wells novel The Invisible Man Ruth	$2,000 [15] In 1662 King Charles II granted patronage to scientists & academics who had formed this group Royal Society Matt	$2,000 [30] It's a group of voters in a district, or the district itself constituency Matt	$1,600 [6] There are lakes on the Moon, like Lacus Felicitatis, which NASA translates as the Lake of this (Lake of) Happiness Steve Ruth	$2,000 [22] Tourists arepushedaround on toboggans without snow in the parish of Monte on this wine-y Portuguese island Madeira Ruth	$2,000 [8] In 2012 this man was honored along with songwriting partner Hal David (Burt) Bacharach Matt

Final Jeopardy!

BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES

Based on a 1974 novel, this film has been described as combining "An Enemy of the People" & "Moby Dick"

Jaws

Steve "What is I had Fun!" — wagered $99

Ruth "What is ____?" — wagered $21,000

Matt "What is Jaws?" — wagered $12,000

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