Show #8562 2022-01-25 (taped 2021-11-09) Regular

Amy Schneider game 40.

Contestants

Maria Krasinski — a managing director and illustrator from Buffalo, New York

John Williams — a biology professor from Albany, Georgia

Amy Schneider — an engineering manager from Oakland, California (whose 39-day cash winnings total $1,319,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$7,800	$14,600	$38,000	$63,000 40-day champion: $1,382,800	$32,000 36 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
John	$1,200	$2,200	$1,500	$2,999 3rd place: $1,000	$3,000 9 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Maria	$800	$1,400	$2,200	$3,001 2nd place: $2,000	$2,200 8 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SEE LIFE	NATIONAL ANTHEM LYRICS	SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC	WOMEN IN POLITICS	SPORTS ON TV	TIME TO GET A "HEAD"
$200 [16] It's the breed seen here, at an event where the "wiener" takes all dachshund John	$200 [1] "Beneath our radiant Southern Cross we'll toil with hearts and hands, to make this Commonwealth of ours renowned of all the lands" Australia John	$200 [21] The zodiac year begins in March with the spring equinox & this as the first sign Aries Amy	$200 [11] As her 2020 presidential campaign merchandise said, this Massachusetts senator "has a plan for that" Elizabeth Warren Maria	$200 [2] Co-founded by Arnold Palmer, it launched January 17, 1995 the Golf Channel Amy	$200 [26] The day-to-day expenses to run a business, separate from the costs of production overhead John
$400 [17] From Sioux for "used to live in", it was the easily portabledwellingof Plains Indians a teepee Amy	$400 [7] "'Independence!' cries the American world; bathed in the blood of its heroes the land of Columbus" Colombia Amy	$400 [22] It's the sign represented by the symbol seen here Sagittarius Maria	$400 [12] First & last name of this political daughter, who represents Wyoming in Congress Liz Cheney Amy	$400 [3] In 2021 Anthony Neuer, "The Ginger Assassin", converted the first of these splits in a live TV bowling match since 1991 a 7-10 split Amy	$400 [27] If the editor says to set this in 72-point type, there's big news happening a headline Amy
$600 [18] That's totally tubular, dude! Located behind the trachea, it's the body part seen here the esophagus John	$800 [9] "Unite us as a people... cross the Vistula & Warta" Poland Amy	$600 [23] Alphabetically, it's the last sign of the zodiac Virgo Amy Maria	$600 [13] In 2018, using a privilege for House leadership, she gave an 8-hour speech in support of the "Dreamers" Pelosi Maria	$600 [4] The NBA draft was first televised in 1980; this event, in 1985 as David Stern picked envelopes during Celtics-76ers halftime the draft lottery Amy	$600 [28] The front part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge the warhead Amy
$800 [19] Here'sthe exciting part of the creation of this dessert, named for a regular at a New Orleans restaurant bananas Foster Amy	$1,000 [10] "This country Harald united... this country Hakon protected" Norway Amy	$800 [24] It's the only sign that is an inanimate object Libra Amy	$800 [14] Afterherfather Frank became Alaska governor in 2002, he appointed her to fill his Senate seat, & she's been there ever since Murkowski Amy	$800 [5] In 1992 this tycoon's Sky got the contract for the new Premier League & terrestrial TV soccer was largely over in Britain Murdoch Amy	$800 [29] Plural word for the place where a river begins headwaters Maria
$1,000 [20] The parts being covered in wax resist the dye in this Indonesianmethodof applying colored designs to fabric batik Amy	DD $2,400 [8] "With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the True North strong & free" Canada Amy	$1,000 [25] Gemini is identified with these twins from Greek mythology, one mortal, the other immortal Castor & Pollux Amy	$1,000 [15] In 2020 Keisha Lance Bottoms, when mayor of this city, said, "You're not going to out-concern me... about where we are in America" Atlanta John	$1,000 [6] In 2021, Sue Bird & Marshawn Lynch were among the guests on this man's last "SportsCenter" after 27 years with ESPN Kenny Mayne	$1,000 [30] Thiseastern U.S. native is typically less than 3 1/2 feet long a copperhead Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

"C" LIFE	BOOKS WITH HORSEPOWER	FRENCH ART & ARTISTS	THIS WILL FLOOR YOU	MOVIES THAT MENTION THEIR TITLES	A QUICK & DIRTY CATEGORY
$400 [7] Stole his way into life in 1866 in Beaver, Utah; led a "Wild Bunch"; died in Bolivia in 1909... maybe (Butch) Cassidy John	$400 [23] A young English girl wins a horse in a raffle, learns to ride it & ends up winning a top "national" race in this tale National Velvet John	$400 [1] Pierre La mure's 1950 novel "Moulin Rouge" was based on the life of this artist Toulouse-Lautrec Amy	$400 [21] This material associated with bottle stoppers makes a floor that is comfy to walk on & environmentally friendly cork Maria	$400 [6] Tyler: "I look around, I see a lot of new faces... which means a lot of you have been breaking the first 2 rules of" this Fight Club John	$400 [16] "Porcine" word for a horribly littered-up room a pigsty Amy
$800 [8] Born in 12 A.D.; executed the Praetorian Guard prefect who helped get him the top job; in 41, executed by Praetorian Guards Caligula Amy	$1,200 [25] In an equine sequel by Marguerite Henry, Stormy is the foal of this horse "of Chincoteague" Misty Amy	$1,200 [3] This onetime stockbroker abandoned business for art, traveled widely & died in the South Pacific in 1903 Gauguin Amy	$800 [22] Also a synonym for phonograph records, this flexible substance can be "cushioned" for your pleasure vinyl John	$800 [12] 2010:"Maestro, Odile's coda... show me your" this, "Nina" Black Swan Amy	$800 [17] To corrupt morally, or darken wood chemically stain Amy
$1,200 [9] Fought for his people in Arizona; brought down by a (General George) Crook; died 1874 on a reservation Cochise John	DD $1,500 [24] Tom Booker is this title cowboy whose voice can calm wild stallions & whose touch can heal broken spirits The Horse Whisperer John	$1,600 [4] The most celebrated French artist of his day, he painted works like "The Oath of the Horatii" in a Neoclassical style David Amy	$1,200 [28] "L" is for this type of flooring, made of thin layers laminate Amy	$1,200 [13] Hugh Grant's opening narration: "If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that" this title "is all around" Love Actually Maria	$1,200 [18] "U" know this 7-letter adjective describes hair that hasn't been combed in a while unkempt Amy
$1,600 [10] Appeased his parents by showing up in England in 1869; tried to make peace; failed & died soon after in 1940 Neville Chamberlain Amy	$1,600 [26] Don Quixote's steed has this name from Spanish meaning "old nag" Rocinante Amy	$2,000 [5] Granddaughter of the Rococo artist Fragonard, she aligned with the Impressionists & her "Dressmaking Lesson" is seen here Berthe Morisot Maria	$1,600 [29] If it's a tiled floor you're after, try using this fine 9-letter ceramic also used in dentistry porcelain Maria	$1,600 [14] Charlton Heston: This "is people!" Soylent Green Maria	$1,600 [19] The verb "to soil" shares the same Latin root as this verb that means the same sully Amy
$2,000 [11] Born in Halifax, 1787; found a "line" of work sending ships across the Atlantic; made the same journey & died in London, 1865 Cunard Amy	$2,000 [27] "One particular horse, called Nugget, he embraces... they stand in the dark for an hour" is a line from this play Equus Amy	DD $5,000 [2] Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker" was originally conceived as a representation of this poet gazing at the gates of hell Dante Amy	$2,000 [30] This type of limestone with an Italian name is used as flooring & on the facade of the Getty Museum exterior travertine Maria	$2,000 [15] "This isn't your typical corporate espionage. You asked me for" this... "the seed... we plant in this man's mind will grow into an idea" Inception	$2,000 [20] Harry Truman said, "It is not the American way to" this fancy word "the character of the innocent" besmirch

Final Jeopardy!

SEA LIFE

In 2018 National Geographic reported that half of this was dead, "akin to a forest after a devastating fire"

the Great Barrier Reef

John "What is the Great Barrier Reef?" — wagered $1,499

Maria "What is the Great Barrier Reef?" — wagered $801

Amy "What is the Great Barrier Reef?" — wagered $25,000

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