Show #8555 2022-01-14 (taped 2021-11-02) Regular

Amy Schneider game 33.

Contestants

Rachel Ostrow — a full-time parent from Arlington, Massachusetts

Luis Soto — a financial analyst from San Gabriel, California

Amy Schneider — an engineering manager from Oakland, California (whose 32-day cash winnings total $1,101,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$4,000	$9,000	$30,200	$10,200 33-day champion: $1,111,800	$21,200 28 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W
Luis	$-200	$600	$3,000	$1,000 3rd place: $1,000	$3,000 10 R, 7 W
Rachel	$2,400	$3,000	$3,800	$1,599 2nd place: $2,000	$3,800 12 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

FEAR	WHAT DID YOU LOSE?	MISS, MR. OR MRS. SONG	WORDS & PHRASES	HOLLAND	OATS
$200 [26] The "Irish Fright" of 1688 affected thousands in England with fear of slaughter from marauders of this religion Catholics Amy Luis	$200 [20] It's from Latin for "moderate" & to lose yours means to suddenly become enraged your temper Luis Rachel	$200 [1] Little Richard:"Good Golly," her Miss Molly Amy	$200 [25] It's the term for the number written below the line in a fraction; you may have heard of the "lowest common" one denominator Rachel	$200 [4] The Maas & Schelde Rivers both flow into the Netherlands before emptying into this sea the North Sea Amy	$200 [13] Ask Goldilocks--oats are a mainstay in the preparation of this boiled treat that she partook of in an old tale porridge Luis
$400 [27] In Luke 2 they "were sore afraid" but an angel tells them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy" the shepherds Amy	$400 [22] This toy lends its name to an often unhealthy cycle of dieting where weight is lost & then regained over & over a yo-yo Amy	$400 [2] Kelly Clarkson:"What happened to" her? "No more the need to be defensive" "Miss Independent" Rachel	$400 [24] Manga refers to Japanese graphic novels; this other 5-letter word is for artistic works like "Princess Mononoke" anime Rachel	$400 [6] Once Rotterdam's highest tower, the Euromastwas built in 1960 for an international exhibition of these, for which Holland is known tulips (flowers) Rachel	$400 [14] A FAQ on the Pepsi Co website asks if the man on this brand's logo is William Penn; they say he isn't Quaker Oats Amy
$600 [28] FDR described "fear itself" as "nameless, unreasoning, unjustified " this feeling terror Luis	$600 [21] Migration after a natural disaster helped make it the only southern state to lose a House seat in the 2010 reapportionment Louisiana Rachel	$600 [5] Styx:"Domo arigato" him "Mr. Roboto" Luis	$800 [7] This type of drug has a psychological effect, not directly physiological, & a name from Latin meaning "I shall please" placebo Amy	$600 [10] William the Silent, leader of the 16th century Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, was known as the Count of Nassau & the Prince of this Orange Amy	$600 [15] Unflattened oat kernels with the husks removed are called this, which rhymes with oats groats Rachel
$800 [29] Asylum seekers in the U.S. may be examined to see if they have a "reasonable fear of persecution or" this savage treatment torture Luis	$800 [16] Many have lost their shirts at Aqueduct, now the only one of these in New York City a race track Amy	$800 [3] Billy Paul:"Me and" her "We got a thing goin' on" Mrs. Jones Luis	$1,000 [9] This expression, inspired by aneventin the Book of Daniel, illustrated here, means "an effort is doomed to fail" the writing is on the wall Amy	$800 [11] The International Court of Justice, headquartered in this Dutch city, got its current name in 1945 The Hague Amy Luis	$800 [18] In the early 1900s, Swiss doctor Maximilian Bircher-Bennerdevised this rolled oats cereal as a health food muesli Amy Rachel
$1,000 [30] The National Institute of Mental Health defines them as "sudden and repeated" episodes of fear of "several minutes or longer" panic attacks Amy	$1,000 [17] Tiu lien is literally Chinese for this, harming one's reputation, a dreaded fate in China losing face Amy	$1,000 [8] E.L.O.:"A celebration," he's "up there waitin"' "Mr. Blue Sky" Rachel	DD $2,000 [23] Something that is exactly what you would expect is this 4-word golfing phrase; it's actually 72 at Augusta national par for the course Amy	$1,000 [12] Willem-Alexander, the son of this woman who reigned for more than 30 years, is the current monarch Queen Beatrix Luis	$1,000 [19] At the Chicago Board of Trade, many agricultural commodities like oats are traded in this unit equal to 4 pecks a bushel Luis

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	CHARACTER TEST	INTERNATIONAL ORGS.	CENTENARIANS	BOBBING FOR ACTORS	FROM "C" TO "Y"
$400 [1] These large, rolling weapons of war were used for the first time in 1916's First Battle of the Somme tanks Amy	$400 [22] Bernadine, Gloria, Robin & Savannah are "Waiting to" do this, the title of a Terry McMillan novel exhale Amy	$400 [11] UPU:"Universal" this "Union", setting the rules for international mail delivery Postal Amy	$400 [17] Col. Aaron Bank (1902-2004) was the father of these U.S. Army special forces named for an item of apparel the Green Berets Amy	$400 [6] In 2019, it was announced this actor would be the Batman Pattinson Amy	$400 [12] This white wine originated in the Burgundy region of France Chardonnay Luis
$800 [2] One of Millard Fillmore's few marks on world history was in 1852 when he put this man in charge of a naval expedition to Japan (Matthew) Perry Amy	$800 [23] He's Ahab's No. 2; that & $4.65 will get you a grande mocha Starbuck Amy	$800 [13] ICRC:"International Committee of" this the Red Cross Amy	$800 [27] Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann (1906-2008) was the first to create & learn of the effects of this synthetic psychedelic drug LSD Luis	$800 [7] He delivered the classic line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning... smelled like... victory" (Robert) Duvall Luis	$800 [18] It's the type of seed seen here a caraway seed Rachel
$1,600 [4] In the 13th century the Mongols destroyed the first East Slavic state, the "Rus", which had this city, not Moscow, as capital Kiev Amy Luis	$1,200 [24] Rodion Romanovich are the first & middle names of this abundantly alliterative Dostoyevsky character Raskolnikov Rachel	$1,600 [15] NC, with members including Norway, Finland & Sweden: this "Council" the Nordic Council Luis	$1,200 [28] This children's author (1916-2021) won a National Book Award for "Ramona and Her Mother" Beverly Cleary Amy	$1,200 [8] This actor was back haunting dreams as Freddy Krueger in a 2018 episode of "The Goldbergs" called "Mister Knifey-Hands" Robert Englund	$1,200 [19] Both parts of the name of this classic talking doll fit the category Chatty Cathy Rachel
$2,000 [5] Scholars struggle to decipher the language of the IVC, the civilization of this river valley, a power in south Asia in the 2000s B.C. the Indus River Amy	$1,600 [25] This "A Tale of Two Cities" hero goes to his death in place of his lookalike Charles Darnay Sydney Carton	$2,000 [16] NAM:this "Movement" established in 1961 for countries that didn't ally themselves with the East or the West Non-Aligned Luis	$1,600 [29] Grandson of John D., David Rockefeller (1915-2017) was a longtime CEO & chairman of this bank Chase Manhattan	$1,600 [9] As Alexander Pierce in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", this film legend didn't see eye-to-eye with Nick Fury Robert Redford Luis	$1,600 [20] Lighter weight than corduroy, this cotton fabric is often used for button-down shirts chambray Rachel
DD $4,000 [3] Led by King Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden entered this decades-long European conflict, a major turning point in that war the Thirty Years' War Amy	$2,000 [26] The title of this Salman Rushdie novel refers to Saleem Sinai & other babies born at the stroke of 12 on August 15, 1947 Midnight's Children Rachel	DD $6,000 [14] IRENA, where they talk a lot of wind:"International" this type of "Energy Agency" Renewable Amy	$2,000 [30] Alf Landon (1887-1987), who ran for president in 1936 & lost to FDR, was governor of this state Kansas Amy	$2,000 [10] As Ted Striker in "Airplane!", he says, "We're coming in... I guess the foot's on the other hand now, isn't it, Kramer?" Robert Hays	$2,000 [21] Hell's bells! It's the study of bells campanology Rachel

Final Jeopardy!

CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS

60,000 are at rest in a National Memorial Cemetery opened in 1949 in the crater of an extinct volcano in this state

Hawaii

Luis "What is Wyoming?" — wagered $2,000

Rachel "What is Oregon?" — wagered $2,201

Amy "What is California?" — wagered $20,000

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