Show #8566 2022-01-31 (taped 2021-11-29) Regular

Mayim Bialik hosts.

Contestants

Riley Timmreck — a student from Houston, Texas

Matthew McElroy — a high school history teacher from Wildwood, New Jersey

Jay Foster — an engineer from Rancho Palos Verdes, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,600)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jay $2,400 $4,400 $16,400 $11,999
2-day champion: $25,599
$12,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Matthew $2,800 $4,600 $10,400 $401
2nd place: $2,000
$13,400
20 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Riley $1,000 $1,800 $200 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$400
9 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BIG NAMES ON CAMPUS FROM BOOK TO TV STATE CAPITAL HISTORY STUPID ANSWERS BALLET ENDS IN A SILENT T
$200 [6]
A Wesleyan residence is named for this African-American leader; a cultural center at Mount Holyoke, for his wife Betty Shabazz
Malcolm X
Matthew
$200 [25]
Neil Patrick Harris was Count Olaf on this series; Patrick Warburton played author Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Riley
$200 [9]
A famous speedway was built to test cars for this city's many early 20th c. automakers, like the National Motor Vehicle Company
Indianapolis
Matthew
$200 [20]
Combining hip-hop & street jazz, the Brooklynettes are the dance team for this NBA squad
the Brooklyn Nets
Matthew
$200 [29]
Prince Siegfried drowns himself in the title body of water in this ballet
Swan Lake
Jay
$200 [22]
The initial appearance of a new product or course of action
a debut
Matthew
$400 [7]
At Stanford, this presidential family has its name on a pavilion, a memorial building, a tower & an institute
Hoover
Riley
DD $200 [8]
"Bastogne" was an episode of this war-set miniseries based on Stephen Ambrose's book
Band of Brothers
Riley
$400 [4]
The first Pony Express rider reached this capital of a West Coast state on April 13, 1860
Sacramento
Riley
$400 [19]
What we call the "magnetic" this attracts the north magnetic poles of compass needles, so it's actually a south magnetic pole
the magnetic north pole
Matthew
$400 [28]
In 1841 Fanny Cerrito & Arthur Saint-Léon performed a single one of these French-named dances for 2; in 1845 they married
the pas de deux
Jay
$400 [13]
Soft hat worn by Britain's Royal Tank Regiment
a beret
Riley
$600 [10]
A USC cinema building is named for this director who was rejected 3 times by the school & attended Cal State Long Beach instead
(Steven) Spielberg
Riley
$400 [5]
This native of Dorchester, Massachusetts starred as the titular Boston cop in Netflix' "Spenser Confidential"
(Mark) Wahlberg
Matthew
$600 [3]
Located 50 miles east of Louisville, it was the only Union state capital captured by Confederate forces
Frankfort
Matthew Riley
$600 [18]
Hammacher Schlemmer sells a $9,500 gyroscopic one of these swaying items
a hammock
Jay Riley
$600 [26]
A dancer who's "sur les" these is on the tips of the toes
pointe shoes
Riley
$600 [12]
A choice cut of meat or fish with the bones removed
a filet
Jay
$800 [14]
In 2021 this S.E.C. school in Alabama renamed Eagle Hall to honor Dr. Josetta Brittain Matthews, its first African-American graduate
Auburn University
Matthew
$800 [24]
A Hulu miniseries was based on this John Green novel, with Miles Halter in search of the titular Ms. Young
Looking for Alaska
Riley
$800 [1]
In 1683, this leader of a neighboring colony decreed the founding of Dover, Delaware
(William) Penn
Matthew
$800 [16]
Man o' War's first defeat came in 1919 at Saratoga in an upset by this horse
Upset
Matthew
$800 [27]
Havana-born Alicia Alonsowas known for her sensual portrayal of the tragic title woman of the ballet based on this Bizet opera
Carmen
Riley
$800 [11]
A place where buses arrive & depart
a depot
Jay
$1,000 [15]
The Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering goes above & beyond at this school in West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue
Jay
$1,000 [23]
Jennifer Connelly stars in this TV series based on a graphic novel & set aboard a train that perpetually circles a frozen world
Snowpiercer
Matthew
$1,000 [2]
Explorer Hernando de Soto & his men spent the winter of 1539-40 at what is today this southern capital
Tallahassee
Matthew
$1,000 [17]
The flag that Betsy Ross sewed for the new union of the colonies in 1777 had 13 stars in the top inner corner, the area called this
the union
Riley
$1,000 [30]
Not realizing he was fleeing from the KGB, autograph hounds chased this dancer as he ran out a Toronto stage door in 1974
(Mikhail) Baryshnikov
Jay
$1,000 [21]
Drizzled with honey is a popular way to serve this soft French cheese
Camembert
Jay

Double Jeopardy! Round

OUTLAWS ALLITERATION SURNAMES MUSIC BIOPIC SUBJECTS ON THE "M"AP PSYCHOLOGY LITERATURE
$400 [17]
John Nevison, one of these bandits with a type of road in the name, was hanged in the 1680s at a place fittingly called Knavesmire
a highwayman
$400 [2]
It's where you learn algebra in July because you didn't in January
summer school
Jay
$400 [22]
A common Italian surname, Rossi comes from a word for this, be it hair color or complexion
red
Matthew
$400 [15]
From 2021,"Respect":her
Aretha Franklin
Matthew
$400 [11]
The Aegean Sea is an arm of this one
the Mediterranean
Matthew
$1,200 [25]
Named for a fallen angel, this "Effect" is the title of Philip Zimbardo's book on "How Good People Turn Evil"
Lucifer ( The Lucifer Effect )
Matthew
$800 [18]
A scotch & vermouth drink bears the name of this 18th century highland outlaw
Rob Roy
Jay
$800 [1]
These items whose name suggests they're for storing financial records are generally 15 inches long by 12 wide by 10 high
bankers boxes
Jay Matthew
$800 [28]
Actor Andy & golfer Sergio both have this last name, the most popular surname in Spain
Garcia
Matthew
$800 [14]
"La Bamba":this early rock & roller who died young, tragically
Ritchie Valens
Matthew Riley
$800 [10]
The name of France's national anthem honors this French port
Marseille
Jay
$1,600 [24]
To help us be more productive, Charles Duhigg explores why we do what we do in "The Power of" this
The Power of Habit
$1,200 [19]
The 1930s outlaw born Arizona Donnie Clark was better known by this motherly married name
Ma Barker
Jay
$1,200 [6]
It's written below the big "G" on the trademarked motion picture rating--that's who gets in
all ages
Jay Matthew
$1,600 [26]
Bill Clinton took his stepfather's last name, but his name at birth was William Jefferson this (the III)
Blythe
$1,200 [13]
"Sweet Dreams":this country singer who died young, tragically
Patsy Cline
Matthew
$1,200 [5]
Here'sthe iconic Rajabai Clock Tower in this Indian city
Mumbai
Riley
$2,000 [23]
This man's book "Walden Two" is a fictional account of a society based on his theories of behaviorism
B.F. Skinner
Jay Riley
$1,600 [20]
In 1880 bushranger Ned Kelly & his gang briefly captured the township of Glenrowan in what's now this country
Australia
Jay
$1,600 [7]
U.S. troops in the Spanish-American War carried a .30-caliber bolt-action this type of weapon weapon weapon
a repeating rifle
Matthew
$2,000 [16]
This last name of a land manager in Ireland came to be used for a refusal to do business with a particular company or country
Boycott
Jay
$1,600 [12]
"Love & Mercy":this genius of The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson
Matthew
$1,600 [3]
Going to Timbuktu? Book passage to this country in which it lies
Mali
Jay
$2,000 [21]
John died in a shootout & Bob in prison, but Cole, the older of these brothers, lived to star in Wild West shows
the Younger brothers
$2,000 [8]
Despite its name, this member of genus Melaleuca is better known for a topical oil than a hot drink
tea tree
DD $3,000 [27]
The name Chevrolet goes back to a word for this animal, or perhaps one who kept them
goats
Matthew
$2,000 [9]
"Bound for Glory":this folk singer & composer
Woody Guthrie
Jay
DD $5,600 [4]
Known for coffee before 1917, this Venezuelan port city struck oil & became a big deal
Maracaibo
Jay

Final Jeopardy!

WOMEN WHO WRITE

Mimicking her style, a 1912 rejection note read: "Only one look, only one look is enough. Hardly one copy would sell here. Hardly one"

Gertrude Stein

Riley "Who is Plath?" — wagered $200
Matthew "WhoAust" — wagered $9,999
Jay "Who is Virginia Woolf" — wagered $4,401

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