Show #8552 2022-01-11 (taped 2021-11-02) Regular

Amy Schneider game 30.

Contestants

Brigid Hogan — a server from Ephraim, Wisconsin

Steve Chanderbhan — a philosophy professor from Lewiston, New York

Amy Schneider — an engineering manager from Oakland, California (whose 29-day cash winnings total $1,035,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$5,200	$14,800	$42,400	$22,400 30-day champion: $1,057,800	$35,000 41 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Steve	$200	$200	$9,500	$9,000 2nd place: $2,000	$8,200 7 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Brigid	$200	$1,000	$2,600	$600 3rd place: $1,000	$2,600 6 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

JOHN F. KENNEDY	STATE YOUR BUSINESS	TV SHOWS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES	RUN, 4 "S", RUN	STARS	STRIPES
$200 [2] On Sept. 12, 1962, JFK said, "We choose to go" here; "It will be done. & It will be done before" the end of the decade the Moon Amy	$200 [13] General Mills, Land O'Lakes Minnesota Amy Brigid	$200 [8] Successful actor Vincent Chase navigates the Hollywood life with the help of a close circle of pals Entourage Amy	$200 [1] To willfully act in a dangerous manner is "running with" this instrument, & please don't scissors Brigid	$200 [21] The star Qalb al-Asad, or "heart of the lion", was named by Arab stargazers observing this constellation Leo Amy	$200 [26] Trying to locate this title character in books by illustrator Martin Handford? Look for his 2-toned striped shirt & hat Waldo Amy
$400 [4] JFK, in a speech in Germany on June 26, 1963: "In the world of freedom, the proudest boast is" this 4-word phrase, in the native tongue Ich bin ein Berliner Amy	$400 [14] Home Depot, Waffle House Georgia Amy	$400 [9] 3 baskets of ingredients per episode must be used by contestants in the kitchen Chopped Amy	$400 [3] Ownership of an item, or what "The Exorcist" dealt with possession Brigid	$600 [23] The collapse of a massive star can create one of these cosmic explosions that blasts tremendous amounts of matter into space a supernova Brigid	$400 [27] This form of pool is also known as stripes & solids 8-ball Amy
$600 [18] Kennedy took "sole responsibility" for the April 17, 1961 disaster at this Cuban location the Bay of Pigs Amy	$600 [15] John Deere Co., Jimmy John’s Illinois Amy Steve Brigid	$600 [10] 2 brothers run a one-plane airline on the island of Nantucket Wings Amy	$600 [5] ZZ Top recommended you go out & get yourself some black frames, & "they come in 2 classes--rhinestone shades" & "cheap" these sunglasses Amy	$800 [24] Around 2700 B.C., Alpha Draconis had the distinction of being the North Star; now this one stakes the claim Polaris Amy	$600 [28] Now in light & lemon varieties, Red Stripe beer was first brewed in this Caribbean nation in 1928 Jamaica Amy Brigid
$800 [19] While serving in the Navy, John became a war hero after he saved his crew of this patrol boat that was rammed & sunk by the Japanese PT-109	$800 [16] Walmart, Tyson Foods Arkansas Brigid	$800 [11] 2 women, a Vegas legend & a snarky young writer, work together to make comedy Hacks	$800 [6] It's the occupation of a woman who sews for a living a seamstress Steve	$1,000 [25] The bluish-white star Bellatrix & the reddish star Betelgeuse are the shoulders of this constellation Orion Amy	$800 [29] He composed "The Stars & Stripes Forever", now the official march of the United States Sousa Amy
$1,000 [20] Citing back surgery, in 1954 JFK was one of 6 senators who did not vote to censure this senator McCarthy Amy	$1,000 [17] Frontier Airlines, Dish Network Colorado	$1,000 [12] Ordinary people begin to develop superpowers & must unite against the evil Sylar to prevent a global catastrophe Heroes Amy	$1,000 [7] Britain's royal guards are supposed to be this, an adjective for a deadpan face devoid of feeling or emotion expressionless Amy	DD $3,000 [22] The largest constellation is this one represented as a water snake Hydra Amy	$1,000 [30] This dark pigment gives a zebra its black stripes melanin Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

12-LETTER GEOGRAPHY	BOOK ALIKES	THE VICTORIAN ERA	"D-D-S"	MOVIES BY ANTAGONIST	FALLING
$400 [1] North Dakota & Montana both border this province nicknamed Canada's breadbasket Saskatchewan Amy	$400 [13] "All The King's Men" is fiction about corrupt politics; so is this similarly titled nonfiction classic published 28 years later All the President's Men Amy	$400 [3] The modern version of this holiday item in England was popularized by German transplant Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband a Christmas tree Amy	$400 [17] This hairstyle is chronicled in professor Bert Ashe's book "Twisted" dreadlocks Amy	$400 [8] 1986:Chicago-area high school dean of students Ed Rooney Ferris Bueller's Day Off Amy	$400 [26] To release a piece of music or an episode of a TV show to the public drop Amy Brigid
$800 [2] Largely ranch land until 1906, this city known for its wealthy celebs is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles Beverly Hills	$800 [22] "Middlesex" is a 21st century novel by Jeffrey Eugenides; "Middlemarch" is a 19th century novel by her (George) Eliot Steve	$800 [4] The 1840s "Great Hunger" in this nation led to 1 million deaths & as many as 2 million more emigrating to other countries Ireland Amy	$800 [18] He created wings of wax & feathers to escape Crete; what could go wrong? Daedalus Steve	$800 [9] 2009:Nazi colonel Hans Landa Inglourious Basterds Amy	$800 [27] This word used of statues & dominoes starts with the part that falls first to topple
$1,200 [14] This capital on the island of Hispaniola was first called l'Hopital Port-au-Prince Amy	$1,200 [23] "East of Eden" is a classic by Steinbeck; "Exit to Eden" is a novel she wrote under the pseudonym Anne Rampling Anne Rice	$1,600 [6] Around 1856 Henry Bessemer developed a process for cheaply mass-producing this alloy steel Amy	$1,600 [20] Here'sa representation of this dinosaur Diplodocus Amy	$1,200 [10] 2014:Teacher for a conservatory jazz ensemble Terence Fletcher Whiplash Amy	$1,200 [28] The part of the boat that'sshowinggave us this 2-word phrase meaning "to collapse in a faint" keel over Amy
$1,600 [15] This capital on the island of Hispaniola was once called Nueva Isabela Santo Domingo Steve	$1,600 [24] "The Little Prince" is a fable by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; "A Little Princess" is a kids' classic by this 3-named woman Frances Hodgson Burnett Amy	$2,000 [7] The world's first postage stamp, this "dark" one, was issued & soon millions of letters were being sent every year the Penny Black	$2,000 [21] A letter that Oscar Wilde wrote from prison was published with this title, Latin for "out of the depths" De Profundis Amy	$1,600 [11] 2015:Despot of a post-apocalyptic wasteland Immortan Joe Mad Max: Fury Road Amy	$1,600 [29] Sometimes used of the stock market, it's a plunge by an aircraft with the forward part pointing down a nosedive (tailspin) Amy Steve
$2,000 [16] One of the world's largest churches, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peaceis in this capital of Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Steve	$2,000 [25] Tom Wolfe was the white-suited author of "The Right Stuff"; Thomas Wolfe wrote the 1940 novel "You Can't" do this Go Home Again Amy	DD $6,000 [5] In 1845 the rules of this sport were codified at the school where its origin story happened during a soccer game rugby Amy	DD $2,500 [19] Gallipoli is a port on this narrow strait the Dardanelles Steve	$2,000 [12] 1999:Creepy boss at Initech Bill Lumbergh Office Space Brigid	$2,000 [30] You'll sometimes hear, "He went down like he'd been hit" withthis2-function medieval weapon a poleax Amy

Final Jeopardy!

BROADWAY MUSICALS

Each in a show that ran more than 2 years, Ethel Merman & Sarah Jessica Parker played 2 different characters with this first name

Annie

Brigid "What is Mary?" — wagered $2,000

Steve "What is Melissa" — wagered $500

Amy "What is Rose?" — wagered $20,000

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