Show #8493 2021-10-20 (taped 2021-09-10) Regular

Jonathan Fisher game 8.

Contestants

Anjolie Chidambaram — a financial writer from San Francisco, California

Jack Hodges — a hotel loyalty analyst from Bethesda, Maryland

Jonathan Fisher — an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida (whose 7-day cash winnings total $156,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonathan	$4,800	$6,400	$27,200	$37,700 8-day champion: $193,800	$27,200 32 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Jack	$0	$600	$2,600	$5,200 2nd place: $2,000	$2,600 7 R, 2 W
Anjolie	$3,200	$3,200	$18,800	$800 3rd place: $1,000	$12,000 12 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

BOATS & SHIPS	THE STATE OF THE TV SHOW	TERMS OF LOVE & ENDEARMENT	"E"-MALE	IN BOX	DRAFTS
$200 [26] Electric boats are taking off like electric cars & 30 of these speed units is a common performance benchmark knots Jonathan	$200 [1] "Magnum, P.I." Hawaii Anjolie	$200 [16] Beastly term for youthful, immature love, not just for your baby Keeshond puppy love Jonathan	$200 [17] A towering figure in 19th century engineering, this Frenchman was known as the "Magician of Iron" Eiffel Jonathan	$200 [2] The 2 tablets of law that God gave to Moses were placed in this wooden, gold-plated chest but don't look at it, Marion! the Ark of the Covenant Jonathan	$200 [7] In one draft Tolkien had this character stab & kill Smaug, then nearly drown in the dragon's blood Bilbo Baggins Jonathan
$400 [25] In 1943 the USS Kidd became the first U.S. Navy ship permitted to fly this feared flag the Jolly Roger Jonathan	$400 [3] "Breaking Bad" New Mexico Jonathan	$400 [27] Bearing the name of the spiritual part of a person, this is your ideally suited one true love your soulmate Jack	$400 [18] Though also working in law enforcement, he was busted for horse stealing & uh, brothel involvement before moving to Tombstone in 1879 (Wyatt) Earp Jack	$400 [12] You can get a Skogsta dining table or Lommarp bookcase to build out of the box from this brand IKEA Anjolie	$400 [8] Here's"A Remembrance of Things Past" as first written--literally--by this man Proust Jonathan
$800 [23] The USS Doyle didn't have a mutiny during World War II, but it later played this movie ship that did the Caine Jack	$600 [4] "King of the Hill", I tell you what Texas Jonathan	$600 [28] From the Middle English for "faint", it means to faint from feelings of love swoon Jack	$600 [19] A crater on Mars is named for this 11th century Norse explorer of North America Erikson Jonathan	$600 [13] 18th century craftsmen got elaborate & whimsical with these boxes, named for the scented powdered tobacco they held snuff boxes Jonathan	$600 [9] In his 1917 poem "Dulce et Decorum est", Wilfred Owen tried several verbs about being stricken by this: gargling, gurgling, goggling mustard gas Jonathan
$1,000 [24] The 107-year-old steamboat Belle of Louisville offers lunch & dinner cruises as it paddles up & down this river the Ohio	$800 [5] "The Golden Girls" Florida Jonathan	$800 [29] Literally meaning not paid back, this adjective is used for love for someone who doesn't love you in return unrequited Jonathan	$800 [20] A World War II vet, this slain NAACP field secretary in Mississippi was buried with full military honors at Arlington Medgar Evers Jonathan	$800 [14] "America's Original Butcher", this co. that can send you beef in a box was founded by Latvian immigrants in Nebraska Omaha Steaks Anjolie	$800 [10] Elvira Entwhistle was renamed Veruca Salt by this writer who, thankfully, also went with Mike Teavee over Herpes Trout (Roald) Dahl Anjolie
DD $1,600 [22] In 1854 Flying Cloud, this type of merchant ship, sailed from NYC to San Francisco in 89 days, a record that stood for 135 years a clipper Jonathan	$1,000 [6] "black-ish" California Jonathan	$1,000 [30] 2 people who seem perfect for each other are likened to this type of Empyrean pairing a match made in heaven	$1,000 [21] Seen here are two "E"-males who helped create the motion picture--Edison &this man who made the film he used George Eastman	$1,000 [15] In 2000 Al Gore said he wanted to put this government program in a "lockbox", as it then had a surplus of $150 billion Social Security Anjolie	$1,000 [11] Lost on an island before "Lost", Simon is a bit of a precog in this 1954 novel, foreseeing his own death in an early draft Lord of the Flies

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRIDAL WAVES	THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE	I WANT TO SUCK YOUR BLOOD!	MYTHOLOGY	STAIRING AT MOVIES	2 CONSONANTS, THEN ONE VOWEL
$400 [24] She's seenherefollowing her May 2018 wedding Meghan Markle Jonathan	$400 [29] 3,212-foot-high Angel Falls, in the southeast of this country, was unknown to the outside world until the 1930s Venezuela Anjolie	$400 [11] There are 3 species of this flyer, the only mammal whose diet is solely based on blood a vampire bat Jonathan	$400 [1] Hera honored her servant Argus by setting his eyes in the feathers of this, her sacred bird a peacock Jonathan	$400 [6] Young again, Rose ascends a ship's staircase to reunite with Jack in this 1997 film Titanic Jack	$400 [16] I broke a "powder" this & only have one now; it's gonna be hard to get down the slope a ski Jonathan
$800 [25] The happy wavers seenhereare enjoying the New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade in this capital of the Bahamas Nassau Jack	$800 [21] Residents of this volcanic British island territory in the Caribbean call themselves Monstratians Montserrat	$800 [12] These bloodsucking worms have been used in medicine to treat everything from gout to whooping cough leeches Jonathan	$800 [10] As both were beautiful & unfaithful, Helen of Troy is often compared to this wife of King Arthur Guinevere Jonathan	$800 [5] "I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise" is a classic number in this musical with Gene Kelly in France An American in Paris Jonathan	$800 [17] Noodle soup with beef that's the national dish of Vietnam pho Jonathan
$1,200 [26] Princess Carolineof this country was all smiles following her 1978 wedding to Philippe Junot Monaco Anjolie	$1,600 [23] Georgetown is the chief port & capital of this South American country Guyana Jonathan	$1,200 [13] Feasting on rats & humans, these bloodsuckers helped cause the deaths of 1/4 of Europe during the Middle Ages fleas Anjolie	$1,200 [9] This realm of the Norse gods included Valhalla, the hall of the dead heroes Asgard Jack	$1,200 [4] This actor wanted to carry 120-lb. Butkus the dog up Philly's Museum of Art steps in 1976 but fearing "a terminal case of a hernia", did not Stallone Jack	$1,200 [18] Neophyte is an antonym of one pro Anjolie
$1,600 [27] Some 2,500couplestook vows at a 2014 mass wedding staged by the Unification Church in this country South Korea Jonathan	$2,000 [30] Receiving water from about 200 rivers, it's the largest lake in the Western Hemisphere Lake Superior	$1,600 [14] Female mosquitos drink human blood & in so doing, can transmit diseases like this, also called breakbone fever dengue fever Jack	$2,000 [7] In Egyptian mythology, this 5-letter moon god with the head of an ibis also ruled over learning & writing Thoth Jonathan	$1,600 [3] "Home Alone" & atop the stairs, this child actor tells 2 burglars, "I'm up here, you morons! Come & get me" Macaulay Culkin Jonathan	$1,600 [19] This word meaning "brother" was once a form of address for certain Italian clergy fra Anjolie
$2,000 [28] A smiling Marilyn Monroewaved with her gloves after her 1956 wedding to this playwright Arthur Miller Jonathan	DD $8,000 [22] For 647 miles, this westernmost of Canada's 3 territories shares a straight-line border with Alaska the Yukon Anjolie	$2,000 [15] Terminix offers a 30-day guarantee when removing these bloodsuckers--90 days if you buy a mattress encasement bedbugs Jonathan	DD $3,200 [8] With 2 faces, this Roman god had an eye on both the past & the future Janus Jonathan	$2,000 [2] A baby in a carriage rolls down stairs during a gunfight at a Chicago train station in this film but Andy Garcia has things under control The Untouchables Jonathan	$2,000 [20] For wines of superior vintage, it follows "grand" cru Anjolie

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

The first "self-evident" truth in the Declaration of Independence was quoted & found not to apply to this plaintiff

(Dred) Scott

Jack "Who is Scott?" — wagered $2,600

Anjolie "Who is Madison?" — wagered $18,000

Jonathan "Who is Dred Scott?" — wagered $10,500

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