Show #8558 2022-01-19 (taped 2021-11-08) Regular

Amy Schneider game 36.

Contestants

Dimitri Apessos — an 8th grade math teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana

Ashley Chow — a corporate lawyer from Santa Clara, California

Amy Schneider — an engineering manager from Oakland, California (whose 35-day cash winnings total $1,164,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$4,600	$9,000	$32,800	$17,800 36-day champion: $1,181,800	$31,000 34 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Ashley	$0	$800	$6,800	$12,401 2nd place: $2,000	$6,800 9 R, 1 W
Dimitri	$3,400	$5,400	$6,200	$12,200 3rd place: $1,000	$6,600 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LEADERS	ALL EARS	HOW ARE WE EVEN RELATED?	POTENT POTABLES	AN ORANGE CATEGORY	CORRECT THAT NUMBER
$200 [8] In 2020 this P.M. credited the U.K.'s National Health Service for saving his life after he spent time in the ICU battling COVID Boris Johnson Ashley	$200 [30] Scientists aren't sure what the earlike tufts of feathers on these nocturnal raptors do; they may be used for camouflage owls Amy	$200 [1] Phil &Lily Collins father & daughter Dimitri	$200 [28] On a cold wintry night, warm up with a traditional hot buttered this drink rum Amy	$200 [6] Tennessee orange is the primary color of the University of Tennessee; it's burnt orange for this school with the same initials (University of) Texas (at Austin) Dimitri	$200 [19] Go home, you're drunk: to be very precise, you're 46 "sheets to the wind" three sheets to the wind (or two sheets to the wind) Ashley Dimitri
DD $200 [2] At age 39 in 2017 he became the youngest president in the history of modern France Macron Dimitri	$400 [29] The low-hanging ears on these hunting hounds swing as they run, wafting scents to their noses a Basset Hound Dimitri	$400 [4] Jonah Hill &Beanie Feldstein brother & sister Dimitri	$400 [27] Ilchester is a cheese created in 1962 by adding this potent potable to Cheddar beer Amy	$400 [3] Oh, my darlin', it's this variety of small mandarin orange a clementine Amy	$400 [23] Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel, crankin' the dials on his amp waaay up: "These go to" 596, which would totally rock so hard 11 Amy
$400 [7] One succeeding the other, these two brothers both led their country Fidel & Raul Castro Ashley	$600 [13] These reptiles, such as the Nile type, have moveable external ear flaps that can be closed underwater crocodiles Amy	$600 [5] Jason Momoa &Zoë Kravitz stepdad & stepdaughter Ashley Dimitri	$600 [20] Gusano Rojo is a popular brand of this tequila relative known for sometimes having a worm in the bottle mescal Dimitri	$600 [16] Prison supplier the Bob Barker Company offers a "high security" version of this garment in orange--no pockets a jumpsuit Amy	$600 [24] In a Christmas song: 156 "drummers drumming", a multiple of the actual number that would totally rock so hard 12 Ashley
$800 [9] Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who became the first female president of this African nation, is related by marriage to funny lady Retta Liberia Amy	$800 [14] These desert "rabbits" (really hares) got their name because their long ears were thought to resemble those of donkeys jackrabbits Amy	$800 [11] Bridget &Jane Fonda aunt & niece Dimitri	$800 [21] This type of booze is also a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet whiskey Amy	$800 [17] The original version of this orange soda made by Coca-Cola was formulated in Germany during World War II Fanta Dimitri	$800 [25] Slang for being absolutely truthful: I'm "keeping it" 7,322 100 Amy
$1,000 [10] Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with this Egyptian president Sadat Amy	$1,000 [15] These singing cricket relatives with a female first name in their name have tiny ears on their legs katydids Amy	$1,000 [12] Tippi Hedren &Dakota Johnson grandmother & granddaughter Dimitri	$1,000 [22] This yellow-green liqueur is made by Carthusian monks Chartreuse Amy	$1,000 [18] Orange County, California is home to Disneyland & this other theme park that began as a roadside produce stand Knott's Berry Farm Amy	$1,000 [26] In a classic poem: "Then they rode back, but not / Not the" 19 600 Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

LOCAL NICKNAMES	"BIG" TALK	CEMETERIES	SHORT NOVELS	MEXICO BEFORE 1600	ALSO A BROADWAY MUSICAL
$400 [30] In New York City this 3-letter abbreviation is a museum; in London it refers to the police force the Met Amy	$400 [29] He's seenherein an old illustration meeting his end the Big Bad Wolf Amy	$400 [26] Distinguished military officers like General Winfield Scott are buried in this service academy's cemetery West Point Dimitri	$400 [1] This classic centers on George Milton & Lennie Small, migrant workers in California Of Mice and Men Amy	$400 [28] Maya tracking their appointments could use the Haab 19-month one of these or the long count one, which covers 5,125 years calendars Amy	$400 [27] Tanned actor George or "Terminator" actress Linda Hamilton Amy
$800 [18] Joburg is a shortening of this large African city Johannesburg Ashley	$800 [10] In 1958 the Fresno Bee reported that this had a 50-inch stride & traveled only at night Bigfoot Amy	$800 [25] In 2020 Ruth Bader Ginsburg was laid to rest at this cemetery outside Washington, D.C. Arlington Amy	$800 [2] Set in Africa, this novella was published in Spanish as "El corazon de las tinieblas" the "Heart of Darkness" Dimitri	$800 [14] This crop, Zea mays, was cultivated thousands of years ago in Mexico & farmers learned how to hybridize it to get bigger kernels corn Ashley	$800 [9] An ad slogan says, "Ajax... mild on hands, tough on" this grease Amy
$1,200 [19] In its web address, the University of Mississippi uses this 2-word nickname before .edu Ole Miss Amy	$1,200 [11] As its name indicates, it's aretailernoted for a certain architectural style big box Ashley	$1,600 [23] Painter René Magritte is buried in Schaerbeek Cemetery just outside this European capital Brussels Amy	$1,200 [6] "A River Runs Through It" begins, "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and" this 2-word activity fly fishing Ashley	$1,200 [15] The Toltec fashioned & traded various items out of this black volcanic glass obsidian Amy	$1,200 [3] Last name of Willy & Benny, early 1900s New York City delicatessen entrepreneurs Katz Dimitri
$1,600 [20] Convicts named an area of this city where they settled starting in 1788 "The Rocks" Sydney Amy	$1,600 [12] A 1962 article said JFK's Democratic Party was like one of these, "sheltering liberals and conservatives" a big tent Amy	DD $2,000 [22] Naturally, Washington Irving rests at this famed cemetery in New York State Sleepy Hollow Amy	$1,600 [7] This British-born author's "Mr. Norris Changes Trains" was later published as part of his "Berlin Stories" Isherwood Amy	$1,600 [16] This people, the first big civilization in Mexico, left behindfigurescalled were jaguars the Olmecs Dimitri	$1,600 [4] At the carnival, it's also known as a whirligig carousel Amy
$2,000 [21] A Spud Islander is a resident of this Canadian province known for its potatoes Prince Edward Island	DD $3,000 [13] Ironically, it was cosmologist Fred Hoyle, a leading advocate of the steady-state theory, who coined this term the big bang Amy	$2,000 [24] Chopin & Jim Morrison are now permanent residents of Paris at this cemetery Père Lachaise Amy	$2,000 [8] As the title of this daring 1899 work by Kate Chopin indicates, 20-something Edna Pontellier discovers her sexuality The Awakening Ashley	$2,000 [17] The biggest court for the ball game pok-ta-pok was in this 2-word city on the Yucatan whose ruins you can visit today Chichen Itza	$2,000 [5] In the King James Bible, Mordecai & Reuben each got upset & did this to their clothes rent Amy

Final Jeopardy!

FILMS OF THE 2000s

One of the screenwriters of this 2001 film described it as "'Clueless' meets 'The Paper Chase"'

Legally Blonde

Dimitri "What is Legally Blonde?" — wagered $6,000

Ashley "What is Legally Blonde?" — wagered $5,601

Amy "What is Never Been Kissed?" — wagered $15,000

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