Show #8584 2022-02-24 (taped 2021-12-14) Regular

Christine Whelchel game 2.

Contestants

Anne Large — a bar and restaurant owner from Washington, D.C.

Lucian Wang — a law clerk from New York, New York

Christine Whelchel — a piano teacher and church organist from Spring Hill, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $34,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Christine	$3,000	$6,800	$12,600	$10,600 2-day champion: $44,600	$15,600 21 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Lucian	$400	$1,400	$4,600	$5,200 2nd place: $2,000	$8,600 9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Anne	$2,000	$3,200	$1,200	$400 3rd place: $1,000	$2,400 10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BOOK OF THE YEAR	PARISH FROM THE EARTH	HODGEPODGE	SENATE COMMITTEES	THE HALL OF FAMER'S POSITION	THE INNER "EAR"
$200 [8] Gore Vidal's novel with this title follows the presidential election in the year of the nation's centennial 1876	$200 [18] Louisiana has an East as well as a West this parish; the capital city is in the East Baton Rouge	$200 [10] In the 1970s East Germany came up with ketwurst inside a roll as an alternative to this American fare hot dog Christine	$200 [3] If you're a senator who has made questionable stock trades, you may run afoul of the "Select" committee regarding these Ethics	$200 [26] Wayne Gretzky, Dermontti Dawson & Shaq, in wildly different ways center Anne	$200 [1] In the 15th century B.C. Egyptian queen Hatshepsut was depicted wearing men's attire & a fake one of these a beard Anne
$400 [9] Whitley Strieber's "2012" is a thriller based on apocalyptic events supposedly predicted by this Mesoamerican people's calendar the Mayans Christine	$400 [19] This parish has the same name as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's death St. Helena Christine	$400 [11] This Jewish observance is also known as Pesach Passover Christine	$400 [4] Like the one on taxation, 4 committees begin with this 5-letter word meaning "shared" Joint Lucian	$400 [27] To begin, Pedro Martinez; to end, Mariano Rivera pitcher Anne	$400 [2] In 1893 Wrigley's introduced a gum with this refreshing flavor spearmint Anne
$600 [22] This author's novel "3001" is subtitled "The Final Odyssey" (Arthur C.) Clarke Christine	$600 [20] The seat of Caddo Parish, this "port" city got very popular after the nearby discovery of oil in 1906 Shreveport	$600 [12] This word for a high-level teacher once simply meant a person who openly declares something a professor Christine	$600 [5] A long-time member & sometime chair of the Finance Committee, in 2021this88-year-old Iowan announced he's running again (Chuck) Grassley Anne	$600 [28] "Power" players Karl Malone & Charles Barkley forwards Anne	$600 [15] It's the inventory-reducing event seen here clearance (sale) Christine
$800 [23] Tim Pat Coogan's account of the Easter Rising Rebellion in Ireland has this year for a title 1916	$800 [21] The category title PARISH FROM THE EARTH can clue you in to this presidential name of a parish with Ruston as its seat Lincoln Parish	$800 [13] This 2-letter abbreviation is alphabetically last among U.S. state postal codes WY Christine	$1,000 [7] There are 3 "P"s in the name of this committee that is responsible for allocating federal funds the Appropriations Committee Anne	$800 [29] Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary & Brian Urlacher; same team, different decades linebackers	$800 [16] These, such as sweet words or caresses, express affection endearments Christine
$1,000 [24] The Maralinga nuclear tests along with the continent's first Olympics are in this: "The Year Australia Welcomed the World" 1956	$1,000 [25] Spanish explorer Hernando spent time in what's now Louisiana before his May 21, 1542 death; this parish is named for him DeSoto Christine	$1,000 [14] The masteronetransmits pedal action to the wheels; a bad one may be the culprit if your brake goes right to the floor a cylinder Anne	DD $1,200 [6] In 2006 this committee voted 10-8 to send the Alito nomination to the full Senate the Senate Judiciary Committee Anne	$1,000 [30] Harry (Apple Cheeks) Lumley & Georges Vezina, of trophy fame goalie (hockey goaltenders) Lucian	$1,000 [17] Noun for an animal between the ages of one & 2 a yearling Christine

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC WOMEN	LIT-POURRI	CONSTELLATIONS	NAUTICAL LINGO	THAT '70s SHOW	RHYMING SYNONYMS
$400 [27] Before she died in 1906, she helped pave the way for women to vote & the 19th Amendment is nicknamed in her honor Anthony Christine	$400 [13] In 1995 Octavia Butler became the first author in this genre to be honored with a MacArthur Genius Grant science fiction Christine	$400 [18] The Crab Nebula is not in Cancer but in this constellation, & that's no bull Taurus Lucian	$400 [29] A binnacle was a case often made of a nonmagnetic metal so it could store this guiding device a compass Christine	$400 [26] Beginning in 1971, they starred in their own musical variety show Sonny & Cher Christine	$400 [10] Deliberately discourteous & a "raw" grade of oil before refining rude & crude Anne
$1,200 [11] One of America's first self-made female millionaires, this founder of a beauty empire was the subject of a Netflix series Madam C.J. Walker Christine	$800 [3] In 1989, 30 years after this "Doctor Zhivago" author had to turn down his Nobel Prize, his son accepted it on his behalf Boris Pasternak	$800 [15] If you're hunting for Rigel, you'll find it in a leg of this constellation Orion Lucian	$800 [30] Wa'a kaukahi is a Hawaiian canoe with just one of these; wa'a kaulua has a double one hulls	$800 [23] Mr. Roarke began welcoming wishful guests to this title resort in the late '70s in a show rebooted in 2021 Fantasy Island Lucian Anne	$800 [6] Actor Pickens &a quick haircut Slim & trim Christine Lucian
$1,600 [12] In 1889 social reformers Jane Addams & Ellen Gates Starr founded this famous settlement house in Chicago Hull-House Christine	$1,200 [2] The word detective was brand new at the time this author introduced C. Auguste Dupin, the model for the detective in fiction Edgar Allan Poe Lucian	$1,200 [16] The Southern Cross is also called this, a 4-letter Latin word Crux Christine	$1,600 [20] A wall or partition that separates compartments on a vessel a bulkhead	$1,200 [22] When we first met the 2 title gals of this series, they were working at Shotz Brewery Laverne & Shirley Christine	$1,200 [7] These 2 of Santa's reindeer Dancer & Prancer Lucian Anne
$2,000 [28] She made history when she became the first woman in space & more recently she's served in the Russian parliament Valentina Tereshkova	$1,600 [4] Shakespeare's sonnets 127 to 152 are addressed to a mysterious woman commonly called this, whose "eyes are raven black" the Dark Lady	$1,600 [1] Appropriately, this constellation containing a famous galaxy, is right by Perseus Andromeda Christine	$2,000 [21] Also a southwestern city, it's the pole upon which the ship's colors are flown Flagstaff Lucian	$1,600 [24] Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021, Marla Gibbswas noted for playing Florence the maid on this sitcom The Jeffersons	$1,600 [8] A "-sayer" of old & the verity of what is said sooth & truth Lucian
DD $3,000 [5] The war of Austrian Succession was fought over whether she should succeed to the throne, which she did in 1740 Maria Theresa Christine	$2,000 [14] A little birdie told us this Pulitzer Prize winner for "Thomas and Beulah" was Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995 Rita Dove Anne	$2,000 [17] Light & everything else takes a swan dive into this constellation's X-1, the first known black hole Cygnus Lucian	DD $4,000 [19] A boat that doesn't list was said to be "on" this, which now means a calm disposition on an even keel Lucian	$2,000 [25] This show whose theme song was "Come On Get Happy" turned David Cassidy into a teen heartthrob The Partridge Family Christine	$2,000 [9] "Tasty" descriptor for the 6 types of quarks & to relish in the moment savor & flavor Lucian

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL FAMILIES

Introduced in the 1930s in The New Yorker, they've appeared on TV & Broadway & in live action & animated films

the Addams Family

Anne "Who are the Von Trapps?" — wagered $800

Lucian "Who are the Addams Family?" — wagered $600

Christine "Who are?" — wagered $2,000

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