Show #8549 2022-01-06 (taped 2021-11-01) Regular

Amy Schneider game 27.

Contestants

Geoff Hoppe — a delivery driver from Fairfax, Virginia

Terry Wolfisch Cole — a professional storyteller from West Simsbury, Connecticut

Amy Schneider — an engineering manager from Oakland, California (whose 26-day cash winnings total $950,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Amy $3,200 $5,400 $25,400 $27,400
27-day champion: $977,400
$25,400
29 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Terry $2,200 $4,200 $13,400 $2,800
3rd place: $1,000
$13,400
14 R, 0 W
Geoff $3,800 $5,600 $11,600 $23,200
2nd place: $2,000
$11,600
15 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

FLY BY NIGHT MOVIES BY QUOTE JOB DESCRIPTION "MAL" PRACTICE ANNIVERSARIES IT'LL BE MY TWEET
$200 [30]
Who wants to try their luck as we fly over this city's Strip
Las Vegas
Amy
$200 [1]
1986:"I feel the need, the need for speed"
Top Gun
Geoff
$200 [29]
Catwalking; being "elite" like Cindy, Christy & Naomi; not getting out of bed for less than $10,000 a day
supermodel
Amy
$200 [28]
A hammering tool, or an item used to play a vibraphone
a mallet
Amy
$200 [27]
In Salzburg on January 27, 2006, church bells rang to celebrate the 250th birthday of this composer
Mozart
Amy
$200 [26]
At exactly 3 a.m. London time on October 28, 2021, an unofficial account of this landmark let us know, "bong bong bong"
Big Ben
Terry
$400 [22]
Commissioned in 1806 following a great victory, it's this famous landmark by night
the Arc de Triomphe
Geoff
$400 [19]
2013:"Look at me. Look at me. I'm the captain now"
Captain Phillips
Terry
$400 [23]
Enjoyment growing by leaps & bounds; jeté battu pas marché, tricks of the trade; a specific terpsichorean
a ballerina
Terry
$400 [24]
An "attack" using this disrupts normal functioning of a computer via Trojans & viruses
malware
Geoff
$400 [25]
On Oct. 9, 1992 Disneyland hosted 1,000 fifth graders to celebrate the 100th anniversary of these words they say each morning
the Pledge of Allegiance
Terry
$400 [20]
It me, this Philadelphia Flyers mascot who noted, "Not all heroes wear pants"
Gritty
Geoff
$600 [21]
Batter up at this ballpark; notice the Gateway Arch to the right
Busch Stadium
Amy
$600 [18]
1993: "It's like that movie... 'An Affair to Remember'... she's gonna meet him at the top of the Empire State Building"
Sleepless in Seattle
Terry
$600 [17]
Fluency in Latin & Italian, a must; you own nothing yet also have your own hospital & bank; only about 260 have had the gig
the pope
Geoff
$600 [10]
I saw the hot-water bottle on the thermometer! You're not sick, you're doing this, pretending to be
malingering
Amy
$600 [11]
"Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" was part of MoMA's 75th anniversary exhibition devoted to this artist
Picasso
Terry
$600 [14]
This TV chef asked, "Am I really that mean????"; he constantly hurls F-bombs & called a kitchen staffer a "French pig", so yes
Gordon Ramsay
Terry
$800 [4]
Let's go back in time as we take a little flyby of this famous hill
the Acropolis
Geoff
$800 [3]
1993:"If the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists"
Jurassic Park
Geoff
$800 [6]
By law, can't be a U.S. senator; only needed quadrennially;"faithless"? Can be fined or fired
an elector
Amy
$800 [9]
The American Kennel Club says this working dog breed is "affectionate, loyal, playful"; the Alaskan type is super-cute, too
Malamute
Amy
$1,000 [12]
At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2021, a moment of silence marked the 10th anniversary of this Japanese disaster
Fukushima
Amy
$800 [16]
This billionaire of the Virgin empire attached an article on "How My Dyslexia Has Been a Great Benefit to Me in Business"
Branson
Amy
$1,000 [5]
Hereare the lights of this largest Chinese city, about 700 miles from Beijing
Shanghai
Geoff
$1,000 [2]
2008:"I know who I am! I'm a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude!"
Tropic Thunder
Geoff
$1,000 [7]
Take in 4,500 years of history;12 basic meridians & qi are key; get to the multiple points & max around 0.4 inches deep
an acupuncturist
Terry
$1,000 [8]
Stunting & wasting are 2 types of this worldwide problem
malnutrition
Amy
DD $2,000 [13]
In January 2015 1,500 military re-enactors marked the bicentennial of this battle at Chalmette Battlefield
the Battle of New Orleans
Amy
$1,000 [15]
This scientist: "In my NCAA wrestling days I dreamt of a hold I called the 'double tidal lock' inspired by Earth-Moon physics"
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS TV SCIENCE RELIGION ALSO A COOKING VERB LITERARY CHARACTERS
$400 [25]
Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state & this New England state as a non-slave addition
Maine
Geoff
$400 [30]
An infant might exhibit this type of "anxiety" when taken away from someone to whom they have a strong attachment
separation
Amy
$400 [29]
On this series, Walter & Jesse plan to make ricin out of castor beans to poison the troublesome Tuco
Breaking Bad
Geoff
$400 [26]
In 2018 the Mormon or LDS Church announced a course correction to stress this full name that mentions the Savior
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Amy Geoff
$400 [28]
Humorous insults are the order of the day at one of these ceremonial tributes
a roast
Amy
$400 [27]
This character known for its grin tells Alice that everyone in Wonderland is mad
the Cheshire Cat
Terry
$800 [24]
The procedural wizardry of this longtime congressman from Kentucky got the compromise passed
(Henry) Clay
Amy
$800 [11]
Submissive & pugnacious are synonyms for the 2 words in this type of behavior; fine. Whatever
passive-aggressive
Amy
$800 [21]
The Cooper-Hofstadter paper about space-time & superfluidity was co-authored by characters on this CBS show
The Big Bang Theory
Amy
$800 [22]
Just as Catholics debate this practice of its priests, in Thailand there's debate about it (brahmacharya) for Buddhist monks
chastity
Amy
$800 [4]
To fish or hunt for game illegally
poach
Amy
$800 [23]
The 2021 novel "Nick" by Michael Farris Smith tells of this Nick before his time as the narrator of "The Great Gatsby"
Nick Carraway
Geoff
$1,200 [17]
The 1820 compromise allowed slavery only south of a line of this; it still forms state boundaries & there's a marker on it in Enid, Oklahoma
latitude
Amy
$1,200 [10]
The DSM-5 psychiatry text defines it as "persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions"
hoarding
Terry
$1,200 [15]
In 2008 this "Science Kid" began teaching preschoolers about pulleys & inertia, among other topics
Sid
Geoff
$1,200 [12]
The Karaite sect of Judaism rejects talmudic doctrine, relying on this set of 5 books for guidance
the Torah
Amy
$1,200 [3]
Dental accessory popularized by hip-hop stars
grill
Amy
$1,200 [5]
"God forgive me everything!" are her last words before the train runs her over
Anna Karenina
Amy
$1,600 [16]
Many anti-Missouri men had been active in this faded party & were accused by opponents of using the issue to make a comeback
the Federalists
Amy Terry
$1,600 [8]
Many speculate that Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" has this syndrome identified in the 1970s; Emma Watson weighed in to disagree
Stockholm Syndrome
Amy
$1,600 [19]
"NCIS: New Orleans" finds CCH Pounder playing Dr. Loretta Wade, this 7-letter official who gets clues from the deceased
a coroner
Geoff
$1,600 [13]
As holder of this post, Reverend Justin Welbyis the spiritual leader of the 85 million members of the Anglican Communion
Archbishop of Canterbury
Amy
$1,600 [2]
To mix a transmitted radio signal so that only the intended recipient can translate it
scramble
Amy
$1,600 [6]
Thomas Hardy's last 2 major novels both have title characters, Tess of the d'Urbervilles & this man
Jude the Obscure
Amy
DD $2,000 [18]
The compromise was repealed in 1854 by this act with a hyphenated 2-state name, spurring Abe Lincoln's return to politics
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Amy
$2,000 [9]
In the operant kind of this learning process, desired behavior is rewarded; respond correctly & you'll get $2,000
conditioning
Terry
$2,000 [20]
Dean Stockwell played the observer who helps physicist Sam Beckett adjust to various time periods on this 1990s show
Quantum Leap
Terry
DD $4,000 [14]
In 2018 members of this Christian group released a very quiet podcast of a silent meeting of worship
the Quakers
Amy
$2,000 [1]
In Exodus, a plague afflicting the Egyptians
boil
Terry
$2,000 [7]
This main character of "Native Son" by Richard Wright ends up in prison for committing 2 murders
Bigger Thomas
Geoff

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC BUILDINGS

Begun in the 1070s with stone from Caen, it was meant to dominate both a skyline & the hearts & minds of a conquered populace

the Tower of London

Geoff "What is the Tower of London" — wagered $11,600
Terry "What is Buckingham Palace?" — wagered $10,600
Amy "What is the Tower of London?" — wagered $2,000

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