Show #8578 2022-02-16 (taped 2021-12-13) Regular

Contestants

Emily Budd — a customer service rep from Rochester, New York

Charles Fogelman — a geographer from Champaign, Illinois

Dave Rapp — a writer from Valley Village, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $69,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$2,400	$4,400	$9,200	$8,400 2nd place: $2,000	$9,200 16 R, 2 W
Charles	$3,600	$6,400	$18,500	$10,500 New champion: $10,500	$16,400 21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Emily	$1,000	$3,600	$13,200	$3,201 3rd place: $1,000	$12,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

FLICK PICS	NAVAL CONFLICT	GREEK LETTERS, ROMAN NUMERALS	KID LIT	6-LETTER ADVERBS	THE LYIN' IN WINTER
$200 [16] It's a set of personal goals The Bucket List Emily	$200 [26] In 394 B.C. Conon the Athenian found what is best in life, crushing the fleet of this rival city-state Sparta Charles	$200 [1] The Dog Whisperer says, "There is usually one" this Greek letter "couple, a male & a female, that lead the whole pack" alpha Dave	$200 [4] Books by Mo Willems implore, "Don't Let" this creature "Stay Up Late!" or "Drive the Bus!" the Pigeon Charles	$200 [11] Coming before "departed", this word begins an alliterative idiom referring to the recently deceased dearly Emily	$200 [20] We used to walk 8 miles in the snow between Minneapolis & this capital city to get to school at Concordia University St. Paul Charles
$400 [17] Nic Cage by the Bay--pun intended The Rock Dave	$400 [27] On Oct. 21, 1805 this admiral was felled by a French sniper's bullet on the Victory, his flagship Admiral Nelson Emily	$400 [2] LXXII divided by IX equals this (either number system acceptable) 8 Dave	$400 [5] A librarian named Mrs. Phelps is the first to really see how special this Roald Dahl title girl is Matilda Dave	$400 [12] Often found on prescriptions, P.O. means a medicine should be taken this way orally Emily	$400 [24] In the Himalayas, you bet we saw the big creature of myth who got this anglicized name from a journalist in the '20s; no pics though the Abominable Snowman Dave Charles
$600 [18] A 1980s road trip Planes, Trains and Automobiles Dave	$600 [28] In Sept. 1779 this Bonhomme Richard commander began to fight with the Brit ship Serapis; he won, but at the cost of his vessel John Paul Jones Charles	$600 [3] "Love of learning is the guide of life" is the motto of this academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa Charles	$600 [6] This novel begins with a minister, his wife & their 4 kids shipwrecked on an island in the East Indies The Swiss Family Robinson Dave	$600 [13] The Latin adverb semper translates to this other 6-letter adverb always Emily	$600 [23] Hard to believe we just beat Dan Jansen's 1994 gold medal-winning time in the 1,000 meters in this sport speed skating Dave Charles
$800 [19] This 2011 film got all A's Moneyball Charles	$1,000 [30] Octavian cut the communications of this fellow second triumvirate member & handed him a big L at the Battle of Actium Mark Antony	$800 [7] This Greek letter shares a spelling with the body's vital life force chi Emily	$800 [8] The tale of this title mister, gifted with a penguin from the zoo, was written in & set during the 1930s Mr. Popper Dave	$800 [14] Old-timey adverb that can follow "come" & precede "yon" hither Charles	$800 [22] We snowmobiled all the way up this alphanumeric mountain, all 28,251 feet of it! Then played some Yahtzee at the peak K2 Charles
$1,000 [25] Love and song in Montmartre Moulin Rouge Emily	DD $1,200 [29] On August 2, 1964 North Vietnamese torpedo boats fired on the Maddox, a U.S. destroyer, in this body of water the Gulf of Tonkin Charles	$1,000 [9] The luxury luggage monogram that came out of 1 rue Scribe in Paris equals this in our numbers 55 Charles Emily	$1,000 [10] Her picture books include "Barnyard Dance!" & "Moo, Baa, La La La!" (Sandra) Boynton Charles	$1,000 [15] This good-natured adverb is repeated in the name of a "Guys and Dolls" character nicely	$1,000 [21] We would've given our beloved mail carrier a Mercedes to observe this day, December 26, but federal law maxes single gifts at $20 Boxing Day Emily

Double Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES ON THE EQUATOR	PLANETARY TALK	OUR AVIAN FRIENDS	TV MOMS	LOST	4 WORDS
$400 [8] This river reaches the Atlantic Ocean at the equator near Macapá, Brazil the Amazon Dave	$400 [14] A scarcity of something; we'll spot you the "D" dearth Emily	$400 [2] Theclawof a bird of prey is known as one of these, from the Latin for "ankle bone" a talon Dave	$400 [17] Lauren Graham was 30-something single mom Lorelai on this series Gilmore Girls Dave	$400 [9] In Matthew 18, Jesus tells the parable of the lost this, which strays from the flock sheep Charles	$400 [3] Since 1957 the Truman Library has displayed the desk sign with this 4-word phrase the buck stops here Charles
$800 [10] Ecuador takes its name from "equator" & this capital city is just south of the line Quito Charles	$800 [27] The leaves of this reopen about 10 days after catching a meal a Venus flytrap Charles	$800 [1] The adjective "pinnate" means having the shape of one of these bird features a feather Dave Charles	$800 [19] Hereare the stars who all play moms with secrets on this HBO series Big Little Lies Emily	$800 [23] The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Americans of this ethnicity, rescued a "lost battalion" from the Germans during World War II Japanese(-Americans) Emily	$1,200 [5] In Genesis 1:3, "and God said" these 4 words, & there was Let there be light Dave
$1,200 [11] Neighboring nations on the equator, a republic & a democratic republic are both named for this African river the Congo Charles	$1,200 [28] It's rule by the wealthiest plutocracy Charles	$1,200 [15] A gorget is a patch of distinctive color on this part of certain birds like hummingbirds the throat Emily	$1,200 [20] Rebecca Pearson is mom to Kate, Kevin & Randall on this drama This is Us Emily	$1,200 [24] Before he lost his head, this Elizabethan poet & adventurer founded the Lost Colony of Roanoke in North Carolina Sir Walter Raleigh Emily	$1,600 [6] Maya Angelou found inspiration in the Paul Laurence Dunbar poem that concludes, "I know why" these 4 words the caged bird sings Dave
$1,600 [12] The equator bisects this large mostly Indonesianislandthat's called Kalimantan by locals Borneo Charles	$1,600 [29] A sweet wine used to cook with chicken or veal marsala Dave	$1,600 [16] Cobs & pens are the terms for the adult males & females of this species swans Dave Emily	$1,600 [21] As Endora, veteran actress Agnes Morehead often mocked her mortal son-in-law Darrin & called him Durwood on this '60s comedy Bewitched Dave	DD $2,000 [25] John Dos Passos & Archibald MacLeish were among the 1920s writers known collectively as this the Lost Generation Emily	$2,000 [7] The Constitution begins, "We the people of the United States, in order to form" this a more perfect Union Charles
$2,000 [13] The equator passes between the islands of this "K" country of the Pacific Kiribati Charles	$2,000 [30] An ancient Roman orgy saturnalia Emily	$2,000 [18] Like our hair & fingernails, a bird's beak is made out of this fibrous protein keratin Emily	$2,000 [22] This actress whose mom is a Motown legend plays mom Rainbow Johnson on "black-ish" Tracee Ellis Ross Emily	$2,000 [26] The body of this English climber who went missing on Everest in 1924 was finally discovered in 1999 George Mallory	DD $2,500 [4] This 4-word phrase occurs 8 times in a landmark 1963 speech I have a dream Charles

Final Jeopardy!

18th CENTURY HISTORY

The stated aim of this period was using violence to achieve political goals; its success aided in its demise in under a year

the Reign of Terror

Dave "What is anarchism?" — wagered $800

Emily "What is the French" — wagered $9,999

Charles "What is the French Revolution?" — wagered $8,000

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