Show #8556 2022-01-17 (taped 2021-11-08) Regular

Amy Schneider game 34.

Contestants

Jorge Quiñones — a front end web developer from Boston, Massachusetts

Frances Garrison — a high school English teacher from Hemet, California

Amy Schneider — an engineering manager from Oakland, California (whose 33-day cash winnings total $1,111,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$1,800	$6,400	$26,800	$36,800 34-day champion: $1,148,600	$25,800 33 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Frances	$1,600	$1,000	$7,800	$12,800 2nd place: $2,000	$7,800 9 R, 3 W
Jorge	$600	$1,600	$400	$800 3rd place: $1,000	$4,400 7 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE LAKE SHOW	A MEMBER OF THE BANDS	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	"PRE"FIXES	ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE CHARACTERS	HOLMES & WATSON
$200 [26] Near where it joins the Tigris, parts of this river flow through the marshes of Iraq's Lake Hammar the Euphrates Jorge	$200 [1] He reached nirvana as a drummer but went on to fight foo as a frontman Dave Grohl Jorge	$200 [11] This "handy" measure of booze is a pour of about 3/4 of an inch a finger Amy	$200 [16] Accepted in advance, like a guaranteed credit card application pre-approved Amy	$200 [6] In addition to all the evil & crime, this man had time to write the book "The Dynamics of an Asteroid" Moriarty Amy	$200 [21] Artist-scientist William Henry Holmes paintedcliff dwellingsin the 1870s, & soon helped establish this -ology in America archaeology Amy
$400 [27] The east coast of the state of Michigan is known as the sunrise side because of daybreak over this lake Lake Huron	$400 [2] This top-hatted guitarist left Guns N' Roses & brandished a new musical weapon, Velvet Revolver Slash Jorge	$400 [12] Tire pressure is measured in psi, short for these pounds per square inch Amy	$400 [17] Before a contest, or to toss a few back before hitting the bars pre-game Amy	$400 [7] Charles Augustus Milverton, "the worst man in London", is using imprudent letters of lady Eva Brackwell in this evil deed blackmail Amy	$400 [22] At Jarama in 1937 anti-fascist Alonzo Watson became the first African American killed in this country's Civil War Spain Amy
$600 [28] Known for its tourist resorts, Lake Tahoe is a high elevation lake in these mountains of the western United States the Sierra Nevadas Frances Jorge	$600 [3] Hollywood Vampires were brought to life in 2015, led by Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp & guitarist Joe Perry of this band Aerosmith Frances	$800 [14] At one time, a nook was a measure of land equal to about 20 of these acres Amy	$600 [18] This word means secondhand, like a used car pre-owned Frances	$600 [8] Mrs. Hudson is Sherlock's landlady at this alphanumeric London address 221B Baker Street Amy	$600 [23] Thisheavyweight boxing champ of the 1970s & '80s was nicknamed the Easton Assassin Larry Holmes Frances Jorge
$800 [29] Found in a volcanic crater & ringed by Mayan villages, Lake Atitlánis in the highlands of this nation Guatemala Amy	$800 [4] Drummer Travis McNabb rocked for Better Than Ezra, then went country with this Jennifer Nettles band Sugarland	$1,000 [15] This length used in horse racing is equal to 220 yards, or 1/8 of a mile a furlong Amy	$800 [19] It means biased or inclined in a particular direction, though it sounds like it means thrown away early pre-disposed	$800 [9] In "A Study in Scarlet", this Scotland Yard inspector is described as "lean and ferret-like" Inspector Lestrade	$800 [24] As part of this company, the Thomas J. Watson Research Center conducts work on A.I. & quantum computing IBM Jorge
$1,000 [30] Lake Peipus forms part of the border between this northernmost Baltic republic & Russia Estonia Amy	$1,000 [5] Neil Finn, formerly of Split Enz, formed this band named for a cramped place on Sycamore Avenue in Los Angeles Crowded House Frances	DD $1,800 [13] This unit of measure also means to come to understand to fathom Amy	$1,000 [20] Some agrarian societies are considered this, not yet having developed manufacturing capability pre-industrial Amy	$1,000 [10] Irene Adler is known as the woman who outwitted Sherlock, but she only appears in one story: "A Scandal in" this kingdom Bohemia	$1,000 [25] Called "The Great Dissenter", he was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1902 & served there for 29 years until the age of 90 Oliver Wendell Holmes Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY AMERICA	PALACES	INTERNATIONAL FOOD & DRINK	ILLUSTRATORS	DOCUMENTARIES	6-LETTER WORDS
$400 [30] In 1979, Jimmy Carter installed the first of these at the White House; one is now at his presidential library solar panels Amy	$400 [20] It was the principal residence of French kings from Louis XIV to Louis XVI Versailles Amy	$400 [6] The name of this traditional Austrian dish is German for "Viennese cutlet" wienerschnitzel Amy	$400 [28] N.C. Wyeth contributed illustrations to the story about this guy who slept for 20 years Rip Van Winkle Amy	$400 [29] A 2021 documentary celebrates this legend who, after leaving Ike, reinvented herself to become the Queen of Rock & Roll Tina Turner Amy	$400 [11] This synonym for knowledge is said to be dispensed in pearls wisdom Amy
$800 [5] The Immigration Act of 1903 banned these no-government types with their wild eyes & smoking bombs from entering the United States anarchists Frances	$800 [16] The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg was long the official residence of the Russian monarchy & today is part of this museum complex the Hermitage Amy	$800 [1] Belgians are fond of their moules-frites, these with French fries mussels Amy	$800 [27] On YouTube, children's author & illustrator Marc Brown teaches you how to draw this beloved aardvark Arthur Frances	$800 [7] His life & lessons were the subject of "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Mr. Rogers Amy	$800 [12] It's the container & specialty sporting good seen here a quiver Amy
$1,200 [21] The May 24, 1934 Dallas Morning News had a hometown angle with the headline these "Dallas desperadoes shot to death in Louisiana" Bonnie & Clyde Amy	$1,600 [18] Built in the 1740s, Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam was the summer residence of this "Great" Prussian Frederick the Great Amy	$1,200 [2] Danes really love their beer, especially this type of pale golden lager that Tuborg introduced to the country in 1880 pilsner Frances	$1,200 [24] Like Langston Hughes, painter & illustrator Aaron Douglaswas a leading figure of this arts movement centered in New York the Harlem Renaissance Jorge	$1,200 [8] "The Mushroom Club", a 2005 documentary short, is a portrait of this city & its people, 60 years after the bombing Hiroshima Amy	$1,200 [13] To light a fire one can enjoy while using the same-named e-reader kindle Amy
$1,600 [22] Named for a god, this line of cars from Ford got cooler when James Dean drove one in "Rebel Without a Cause' a Mercury	$2,000 [19] Once a home of Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace was expanded at the behest of William & Mary by this 17th century architect (Sir Christopher) Wren Amy Frances	$1,600 [3] With or without masala, this Indian dish that often contains chicken literally means "bits" or "pieces" tikka Amy	$2,000 [26] "Blue-winged Teal"was among the 435 illustrations he did for a book published in four volumes between 1827 & 1838 Audubon Amy	$1,600 [9] Filmmaker & diver Craig Foster forged an unusual bond with a sea creature in this Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher Frances Jorge	$1,600 [14] A Spanish wine cellar, or a corner grocery store bodega Frances
$2,000 [23] This naturalist died in California in 1914, shortly before a dam flooded his beloved Hetch Hetchy Valley (John) Muir Amy	DD $4,000 [17] The Doge's Palace in Venice is connected to a prison complex by this fateful bridge built around 1600 the Bridge of Sighs Amy	$2,000 [4] Popular in South America & said to have health benefits, the first part of this tea's name is from Spanish for "herb" yerba mate Frances	DD $4,000 [25] British surgeon & artist Henry Vandyke Carter was the man behind the illustrations for this classic 1850s textbook Gray's Anatomy Jorge	$2,000 [10] "Bombshell" is about this Austrian-born actress whose credits also include developing a communication system during WWII Hedy Lamarr	$2,000 [15] Alphabetically, this fertilized egg is darn near last zygote Amy

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENTIFIC NAMES

The 1905 paper that gave this its name also referred to it as "Dynamosaurus imperiosus"

Tyrannosaurus rex

Jorge "What is a T-Rex?" — wagered $400

Frances "What is Tyranosaurus Rex?" — wagered $5,000

Amy "What is Tyrannosarus Rex?" — wagered $10,000

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