Show #8474 2021-09-23 (taped 2021-08-24) Regular

Matt Amodio game 27.

Contestants

Guhan Venkatesan — an undergrad student and EMT from New Providence, New Jersey

Caroline Minkus — an ophthalmologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 26-day cash winnings total $929,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Matt	$3,400	$6,400	$26,800	$25,800 27-day champion: $955,201	$18,000 24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Caroline	$1,000	$2,000	$9,200	$17,200 3rd place: $1,000	$7,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Guhan	$1,600	$5,500	$11,500	$22,993 2nd place: $2,000	$10,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY TERMS	SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES	WORLD WAR II NAVAJO CODE TALKERS' DICTIONARY	MONEY IDIOMS	PEAK	MY INTEREST
$200 [24] "Sign that kid up! He runs like a thoroughbred" is one of these comparative figures of speech a simile Guhan	$200 [30] The stadium of this Gainesville school is officially Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, but it's nicknamed "The Swamp" (the University of) Florida Matt	$200 [29] This armored fighting vehicle was chay-da-gahi, a "tortoise" a tank Caroline	$200 [4] Dropping one of these on another person means you're informing on his criminal activities a dime Caroline	$200 [3] See the Sun earlier than most hiking the Cadillac Mountain North Ridge Trail in this state's Acadia National Park Maine Guhan	$200 [28] A mycophile is a culinary hobbyist on the hunt for wild these mushrooms Guhan
$400 [22] "And then a million people started screaming at me at once" is an example of this exaggeration for effect hyperbole Matt	$400 [2] The Gonzaga University Bulldogs basketball teams play at McCarthey Athletic Center, nicknamed this canine shelter the Kennel Caroline Guhan	$400 [26] These weapons were ni-ma-si, meaning "potatoes" grenades Matt Caroline	$400 [5] This rhyming term refers to the output of a counterfeiter funny money Matt Caroline	$400 [23] Seen here, New Zealand's Mount Aoraki is fittingly translated as "cloud piercer" from this language Maori Caroline	$400 [27] Vecturists crave these small round items, like old ones from the New York City Transit Authority subway tokens Guhan
$600 [17] A sheet of thin metal shares its name with this, a character who contrasts with the hero or heroine foil Matt	$800 [10] The centerpiece of the 2008 Olympics, the National Stadium seen here, has this avian nickname Bird's Nest Matt	$600 [13] This enemy was besh-be-cha-he, or "iron hat" Germany Matt	$600 [6] Something that has no value is said to be "not worth a plugged" this nickel Matt	$600 [21] Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third-tallest peak, resides in this range Himalayas Matt	$600 [16] From words meaning "earth" & "hide", it's the pastime involving searching for hidden goods using GPS geocaching Guhan
$800 [11] Juliet's "Good night, good night!" is followed by these 5 words that include an oxymoron Parting is such sweet sorrow Matt	$1,000 [15] Nicknamed "The Loud House", the Carrier Dome is the stadium of this university in New York state Syracuse University	$800 [12] A fighter plane was da-he-tih-hi, one of these hovering avians a hummingbird Caroline	$800 [18] Makes cents! These 2 words begin the idiom that ends "pound foolish" penny wise Caroline	$800 [14] An extinct volcano, Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus mountains is located in this country Russia Guhan	$800 [20] A phillumenist likes to collect these books; the reading, though minimal, can lead to enlightenment matchbooks Matt
$1,000 [1] "The ancient door groaned when I opened it" makes use of this device giving human attributes to nonhuman things personification Guhan	DD $1,500 [25] Home to an NHL team, the SAP Center in this California city is nicknamed "The Shark Tank" San Jose Guhan	$1,000 [9] These opposite military movements, toward & away from battle, were nas-sey & ji-din-nes-chanh advance & retreat Matt Guhan	$1,000 [19] Cash that you are eager to spend is figuratively said to do this to your clothes burn a hole in your pocket Guhan	$1,000 [7] This Alpine peak inspired Shelley to write a 5-part poem Mont Blanc Matt Guhan	$1,000 [8] Rest a spell in your cave & tell us of your love for this pastime of exploring them spelunking Matt

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC WOMEN	SUPERLATIVES	WELCOME TO COMET-CON!	REVIVAL	ROLE PLAYERS	"DEF"INITIONS
$400 [20] This first lady's last words, in 1818: "Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. & John, it will not be long" Abigail Adams Matt	$400 [11] Since 1985 People magazine has been pointing out this person, including Sean Connery & Michael B. Jordan Sexiest Man Caroline	$400 [30] Here'sa 1986 shot of this regular visitor that got its name in 1759 Halley's Comet Caroline	$400 [6] Nationality name for the literary revival that included writers like Yeats & O'Casey Irish Matt	$400 [29] Jane Foster & Padme Amidala, in 2 very, very different universes (Natalie) Portman Caroline	$400 [1] It's a 4-letter synonym for adroit or skillful deft Guhan
$800 [3] In 1993 Ellen Ochoa became the first Latina launched into space, aboard this shuttle, also a 2017 "Star Trek" series Discovery Matt	$1,200 [13] Seen, but not heard here--for safety reasons--Manowar vied for & sometimes achieved this distinction loudest (band) Matt	$800 [14] An unusual object known as 288P has a tail so it's classed as a comet, but it's basically a binary this, also called a minor planet an asteroid Matt Caroline	$800 [28] 19th century news, like the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, inspired the style called this Revival Egyptian Matt	$800 [27] Machete &... what? You need more? Tyrannosaurus Death & Muerte (Danny) Trejo Matt	$800 [9] Yield to another & you're showing this courteous regard deferential Matt
$1,200 [2] After briefly dancing in Paris as Lady MacLeod, she soon changed her name to a Malay one meaning "eye of the dawn" Mata Hari Guhan	$1,600 [17] While attending Beverly Hills High, "When Harry Met Sally" screenwriter Nora Ephron was dubbed this 4-word future winner most likely to succeed Caroline Guhan	$1,200 [8] The 4 visible parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, ion tail & this tail that sounds like a bottle of Pledge will get rid of it dust Caroline	$1,200 [26] 1765's "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry" was part of a revival of this type of folk poem, like the one "Of Constant Susanna" a ballad	$1,200 [25] Gabrielle Solis on "Desperate Housewives" & Beatriz Mendoza on "Grand Hotel" (Eva) Longoria Matt	$1,200 [18] The Joint Chiefs of Staff coined this acronym for a state of alertness in 1959 DEFCON Matt
$1,600 [4] In 1969 Shirley Chisholm attacked the Vietnam War in the first floor speech of her 14-year run as a rep. of this state New York Matt Guhan	$2,000 [16] Motivational author Zig Ziglar reminded us to "Expect the best", followed by these 4 words prepare for the worst Caroline	$1,600 [7] In 1997 the world caught sight of this comet named for 2 amateur astronomers Hale-Bopp Caroline	$2,000 [19] Baroque revival architecture is typified by London's criminal courts building called the "Old" this (it was New in 1907) Bailey Guhan	$1,600 [23] Justice in 1993's "Poetic Justice" & Charlene DuPrey on the TV show "Diff'rent Strokes" Janet Jackson Matt	$1,600 [24] Excess of spending over revenue, or the margin by which a team trails an opponent deficit Guhan
$2,000 [5] A programming language is named after this daughter of Lord Byron who is called the world's 1st computer programmer Ada Lovelace Guhan	DD $2,800 [12] Before "woman alive", this word is often applied to multiple Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica fastest Caroline	$2,000 [10] The source of many observable short-period comets is the belt beyond Neptune named for this Dutch-American astronomer Kuiper Guhan	DD $10,400 [15] Search Etsy for the revival of this 19th c. movement of William Morris that itself looked back to the fine work of medieval times Arts & Crafts Matt	$2,000 [22] Sulu in recent "Star Trek" films & Kumar's pal Harold Lee John Cho Guhan	$2,000 [21] Latin for "window" partly gives us this word that means to throw someone out of a window defenestrate Guhan

Final Jeopardy!

FOOD & DRINK IN THE BIBLE

In the King James Version, these creatures are a plague in Exodus 10, but deemed okay to eat in Leviticus 11

locusts

Caroline "What are locusts?" — wagered $8,000

Guhan "What are locusts?" — wagered $11,493

Matt "What are frogslocusts?" — wagered $1,000

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