Show #8587 2022-03-01 (taped 2022-01-11) Regular

Christine Whelchel game 5.Margaret Shelton game 1.

Contestants

Stefan Stenroos — a technical trainer from Aliso Viejo, California

Margaret Shelton — a homemaker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Christine Whelchel — a piano teacher and church organist from Spring Hill, Tennessee (whose 4-day cash winnings total $73,602)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Christine	$400	$3,400	$10,600	$14,600 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Margaret	$2,000	$4,800	$13,600	$16,600 New champion: $16,600	$13,600 21 R, 4 W
Stefan	$2,200	$3,000	$1,800	$3,599 3rd place: $1,000	$2,000 9 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

EDUCATORS	MILITARY MEMOIRS	PAST YOUR PRIME	REMEMBERING STEPHEN SONDHEIM	SUNDAY IN THE PARK	WITH GORGE
$200 [1] 16th c. monk Pedro Ponce de León is said to be the first teacher of these people; his prized pupil had to speak to make confession the deaf Christine	$200 [6] He recounted some of his campaigns in the 50s B.C. in "Commentaries on the Gallic Wars" Julius Caesar Christine	$200 [7] This flower comes before "path" in a phrase describing a hedonistic life primrose Margaret	$200 [21] Sondheim's first Broadway musical was as lyricist for this show; he passed away in 2021 just days before the premiere of the movie remake West Side Story Margaret	$200 [15] Enjoy a 6-mile Sunday stroll in a full loop around this city park, passing the Sheep Meadow & Heckscher Playground Central Park Christine	$200 [26] Estimated to be nearly 20,000' deep, the Kali Gandaki Gorge is in the Himalayas in this nation between China & India Nepal Margaret
$400 [2] I'd like to thank this school founded in the 380s B.C. that employed Aristotle, who left after not getting a big promotion the Academy Christine	$400 [8] George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" offered a firsthand glimpse of the chaos of this country's Civil War Spain Christine	$400 [9] To groom meticulously primp Christine Margaret	$400 [22] For "A Little Night Music", not a circus, Sondheim wrote the song "Send In" these, "don't bother, they're here" the clowns Christine	$400 [17] The record for consecutive kicks of this footbag by 2 people is well over 100,000; let's go to the park & try to top it hacky sack Margaret	$400 [27] This 80-mile gorge has the same name as the river that divides Oregon & Washington on its way to the Pacific the Columbia Stefan
$600 [3] Last name of Carl, the first computer science graduate at Michigan & a teacher & mentor at Michigan State; he had a famous son, Larry Page Christine	$600 [12] There's no "grim" in this title of sniper Nicholas Irving's 2015 war memoir, also his nickname Reaper Margaret	$600 [10] "Royal" adjective referring to an extravagant amount princely Margaret	$600 [23] Sondheim's songs for this musical include "The Worst Pies In London" & "God, That's Good!" Sweeney Todd Stefan	$600 [18] It's one of these geometric gatherings of joyous sound; one at L.A.'s Griffith Park has been around since the late 1990s a drum circle Christine	$600 [28] Norway's Toka Gorgeis always worth a look, about 25 miles east of this port city, first called Bjorgvin in 1070 Bergen Margaret
$800 [4] Bolivian émigré Jaime Escalante's dedication to teaching calculus to "unteachable" L.A. kids was featured in this 1988 film Stand and Deliver Margaret Stefan	$800 [13] "Chickenhawk" is Robert Mason's true story of the Vietnam War from the point of view of soldiers aboard these transports helicopters Stefan	$800 [11] Other terms for it include joint, hoosegow & big house a prison Stefan	$800 [24] Here's Bernadette Petersrehearsing with Sondheim for her role as the witch in this fairy tale musical Into the Woods Margaret	$800 [19] Let's relieve some stress in the park through this 2-word activity seenherethat some call meditation in motion tai chi Margaret	$800 [29] Purnululu National Park in this country is home to a narrow gorge called echidna Chasm Australia Stefan
DD $800 [5] The schools founded by this woman date back to 1907 when she opened her first casa dei bambini, a "children's house" for those 2 to 6 (Maria) Montessori Stefan	$1,000 [14] T.E. Lawrence's chronicle of his desert experiences & participation in the Arab Revolt has this numeric title the Seven Pillars of Wisdom Margaret Stefan	$1,000 [16] As Edward Teach, Blackbeard is thought to have served as one of these on a ship that attacked other ships privateer Christine	$1,000 [25] Characters in this 1-word musical that originally played Off-Broadway include John Wilkes Booth & Charles Guiteau Assassins Margaret Stefan	$1,000 [20] Time to take Mr. Snuffles, who is this sole dog breed native to Cuba, for Sunday park walkies Havanese Christine	$1,000 [30] America's highest suspension bridge, Royal Gorge Bridge, is seen here, 956 feet above the Arkansas River in this state Colorado

Double Jeopardy! Round

CAUSE OF DEATH	BLISSFUL STANZAS	ANTONYMS	FEELING SHEEPISH	TV SHOWS BY FINAL EPISODE	ESTEEMED MEN OF ITALY
$400 [6] Frederic Chopin: this ailment "of the lungs & larynx", per his death certificate tuberculosis Margaret	$400 [11] The first known reference to baseball ends, "Away flies the boy / To the next destined post / And then" here "with joy" home Christine	$400 [20] The two symbols seenheredenote these antonyms on a popular movie website rotten tomatoes & fresh tomatoes Christine	$400 [16] The animated antics of Shaun the Sheep originally began alongside this guy & his dog Gromit Wallace Margaret	$400 [5] This sitcom in 1993:"One for the Road" Cheers	$800 [26] The creator of the Franciscan order was born in this city in the late 12th century Assisi Christine
$800 [7] Philosopher William of Ockham, circa 1347: this disease that killed many other Europeans then too the black plague Margaret	DD $2,000 [12] Vivaldi published poems with this 1725 work; one began, "Spring has arrived with joy / Welcomed by the birds with happy songs" The Four Seasons Christine	$800 [21] The King James Bible says Christ shall judge them, meaning the living, & the dead the quick and the dead Margaret	$800 [17] Trumpets of rams'horns, looking shofar-like, bring down the wall of this city in the King James Bible Jericho Christine	$800 [3] Luring over 100 million viewers in 1983: "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" MAS*H Margaret	$1,600 [25] On his ship La Dauphine, he explored New York harbor & is honored with a structure spanning it Verrazzano Margaret
$1,200 [8] Cartoonist Thomas Nast, working as a diplomat in Ecuador: this fever yellow fever Christine	$2,000 [27] Bliss Carman wrote of the bliss of being this type of wanderer similar to "vagrant" & with the same first 3 letters a vagabond Margaret	$1,200 [13] The classic song "Tears Of A Clown" rhymes "sadness" with this opposite gladness Christine Stefan	$1,200 [14] Sailors know a sheepshank, named for its resemblance to the animal's leg, is a type of this a knot Christine	$1,200 [2] "Felina", in 2013 Breaking Bad Stefan	DD $2,000 [15] This director is seen here with Marcello Mastroianni who often played an onscreen version of the filmmaker Federico Fellini Christine
$1,600 [9] James K. Polk (the president who died the youngest aside from those assassinated): this water-borne disease cholera Christine	—	$1,600 [22] If you want to own a green snake, you have these 2 species as options; your choice will affect your petting experience the rough green snake & the smooth green snake Stefan	$1,600 [18] When paired with "out", it means losing one's composure; in sheep farming, it means shearing the head wigging Margaret	$1,600 [1] This sitcom, in 1997: "Chicago Shoe Exchange" Married... with Children Margaret	$2,000 [24] Seen here is an electroscope capacitor from this physicist born in 1745 who always went with the current Alessandro Volta Stefan
$2,000 [10] Chester Arthur (the president who died the second-youngest aside from those assassinated): Bright disease, of this organ the kidney Margaret	—	$2,000 [23] In "Of Human Bondage", an artist requests an opinion & is told, "People ask you for criticism, but they only want" this praise Margaret	$2,000 [19] Measured on the curve, the distinctive cranial features of this wild breed, Ovis canadensis, can reach 4 feet the bighorn sheep Christine Margaret	$2,000 [4] Putting the final nail in the coffin in 2005: "Everyone's Waiting" Six Feet Under	—

Final Jeopardy!

THE SILVER SCREEN

He was the first actor to star in 3 films that won the Oscar for Best Picture: those of 1934, 1935 & 1939

Clark Gable

Stefan "Who is Clark Gable?" — wagered $1,799

Christine "Who is Clark Gable?" — wagered $4,000

Margaret "Who is Clark Gable?" — wagered $3,000

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