Show #8654 2022-06-02 (taped 2022-04-01) Regular

Ryan Long game 15.

Contestants

Tom Philipose — a writing professor from Forest Hills, New York

Maya Sudarsana — a customer success manager from Boston, Massachusetts

Ryan Long — a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 14-day cash winnings total $260,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ryan	$4,200	$8,600	$22,800	$19,300 15-day champion: $279,400	$21,800 28 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Maya	$-600	$-200	$2,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$5,000 8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$5,600	$8,800	$18,800	$0 2nd place: $2,000	$18,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE	THE PACIFIC OCEAN	NUGGETS OF INFORMATION	LET'S PLAY A GAME	WHAT BREED OF MOVIE DOG?	COME "INN"
$200 [30] An aircraft carrier is to be named for Dory Miller, who saved many lives during the attack here, December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Tom	$200 [18] At its northern end, the Pacific Ocean meets the Arctic Ocean in this strait between the U.S. & Russia the Bering Tom	$200 [29] Before it was the Nuggets, this city's basketball team was called the Larks & later, the Rockets Denver Ryan	$200 [17] Whether you're playing singles or doubles, you smack around the shuttlecock in this game badminton Maya	$200 [27] Voiced by Drew Barrymore, Chloe of Beverly Hills a Chihuahua Maya	$200 [28] What's packaged as apple pie spice is mainly a blend of nutmeg, allspice & this cinnamon Ryan
$400 [1] In 1973, after nearly 6 years as a P.O.W. in Vietnam, this future senator returned home a hero John McCain Tom	$400 [14] For 250 years Spanish ships called the Manila these sailed the Pacific carrying valuable goods like silk from Manila to Acapulco galleons	$400 [8] Nicknamed Nugget, Steve Davis is a 6-time world champion in this British billiard game snooker Ryan	$400 [16] Spare Ribs & Wish Bone can be removed in this classic game, but maybe the patient should worry about that glowing red nose Operation Ryan	$400 [26] Frank in "Men in Black" & "Men in Black II" a pug Ryan	$400 [2] The Latin for "renew" gives us this word for someone who brings revolutionary ideas or products to the forefront innovator Tom
$600 [15] Before commanding U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War, he fought in Vietnam & Grenada (Norman) Schwarzkopf Ryan	$600 [24] About 36,000 feet down, the deepest part of the Pacific's Mariana Trench is located 200 miles southwest ofthisU.S. island Guam Ryan	$600 [9] In 2019 this Springdale, Arkansas-based company, a chicken nugget powerhouse, rolled out plant-based nuggets Tyson (Foods) Ryan Maya	$600 [3] You've probably heard of a turkey in bowling, but a hambone is even better, as that's this many consecutive strikes four Tom	$600 [4] Daisy, John Wick's dog whose death leads to a killing spree a beagle Tom	$600 [21] When you play Twister, this determines what awkward positions you'll be assuming the spinner Ryan
$800 [22] For actions in 2005 in Operation this country Freedom, Leigh Ann Hester became the first woman since WWII to earn a Silver Star Iraqi Tom	DD $1,000 [19] Like a "super" one that hit the region in 2018, a hurricane in the West Pacific is called this, related to Chinese for "big wind" typhoon Tom	$800 [10] Sports Illustrated billed its first one of these books as being filled with "nuggets of information" an almanac Ryan	$800 [6] This game says the record for its highest tower is 40 complete stories plus 2 blocks into 41 Jenga Tom	$800 [7] In the "Beethoven" movie a St. Bernard Ryan	$800 [5] A lofty mountain peak, or the height of any personal achievement pinnacle Tom
$1,000 [23] Among the most decorated soldiers of World War II, heplayed himself in the 1955 movie "To Hell and Back" Audie Murphy Ryan	$1,000 [25] Unusual Pacific Ocean life includes this crab, that, due to its hairy arms, takes its name from a fabled creature of the Himalayas the yeti crab Ryan	$1,000 [11] Still published today, the Nugget is a newspaper in this Alaskan city that covered the 1925 dogsled rescue there Nome Tom	$1,000 [13] Settings for "Grand Theft Auto" have included Anywhere City, Liberty City & this "City" that doesn't sound safe Vice Ryan	$1,000 [20] In "Hachi", the loyal dog waiting for Richard Gere at the train station: this Japanese breed Akita Tom	$1,000 [12] Seen here, is a woman preparing sorghum by removing impurities through this process winnowing Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

THEATER	YE OLD "E" CATEGORY	USA	A SHORT GOODBYE	6 DRUGS	ROCK & ROLL
$400 [30] In 2010, Paul Reubensbrought this comic persona to the Broadwaystage Pee-wee Herman Ryan	$400 [12] Now we know it as a magazine title, but back in the day it was a young man who attended a knight esquire Maya	$400 [8] In 1987, some 300,000 people crowded onto this structure to celebrate its 50th anniversary the Golden Gate Bridge Maya	$400 [21] In Hawaiian, A.:it has you both coming & going aloha Ryan	$400 [2] This stimulant found in coffee is the world's most commonly used drug caffeine Ryan	$400 [19] Though Eric Clapton was rumored to be the subject of her song "My Favorite Mistake", she has performed it in concert with him Sheryl Crow Ryan
$800 [26] Spoken by Stanley, the first line in this play is "Hey, there! Stella, baby!" A Streetcar Named Desire Ryan	$800 [3] Much of Germanic mythology comes from old texts known as the "poetic" & "prose" these eddas Ryan	$800 [9] This body of water that separates Maryland's eastern & western shores is the largest estuary in the United States the Chesapeake Bay Ryan	$800 [15] In German, A.W.: until we see each other again! auf wiedersehen Tom	$800 [5] Used to treat everything from acne to the plague, tetracycline is this type of drug that fights bacterial infections antibiotics Maya	$800 [14] In 2022 music by this late performer, including his "Bat Out of Hell" album, returned to the Billboard charts Meat Loaf Tom
$1,200 [27] A line from this Beckett play sums it up: "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes" Waiting for Godot Ryan	$1,200 [4] Perhaps you've heard of the one of these from Nantes; before that, the 313 one of Milan established Christian tolerance the edicts Maya	$1,200 [13] This Pennsylvania city was named for the family who founded the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co., not Dunder Mifflin, in 1840 Scranton Ryan	$1,200 [20] In texting, TTFN ta ta for now Maya	$1,200 [1] Common medications for headaches include Advil, which is ibuprofen, & Tylenol, which has this as its primary active ingredient acetaminophen Maya	$1,200 [18] "The Shareef don't like it", but when it comes to this 1982 song by The Clash, we sure do "Rock The Casbah" Ryan
$1,600 [28] "Tick, Tick... BOOM!" premiered Off-Broadway in 2001, telling of this late composer & playwright, pre- "Rent" (Jonathan) Larson Tom	$1,600 [10] Long before Tokyo got its current name, it was known as this Edo Ryan	$1,600 [23] At one square mile, Elk Island in Jackson Lake is this state's largest island Wyoming Tom	$1,600 [22] In English(or British, really)T.:it also has 4 O's toodle-oo Tom	$2,000 [7] Developed in 1959, this synthetic opioid is up to 100 times more potent than morphine, making it one of the most deadly drugs fentanyl Ryan	$1,600 [16] Thislegendary drummer who passed away in 2021 was called "the heartbeat of The Rolling Stones" (Charlie) Watts Tom
$2,000 [29] His "Long Day's Journey into Night" didn't debut on Broadway until 3 years after his death Eugene O'Neill Ryan	DD $3,000 [11] Gladiatorial combat may have originated as a funeral custom among these Roman precursors the Etruscans Ryan	$2,000 [24] Some believe the ghost of this Voodoo queen haunts her House of Voodoo museum & store in New Orleans Marie Laveau	$2,000 [25] In Russian, D.S.:you'd think it'd be D.V., but nyet do svidaniya Tom	DD $3,000 [6] Used to reduce the formation of clots, Coumadin is a brand of this, also called blood thinner an anticoagulant Maya	$2,000 [17] In 2000 3 Doors Down had a hit with this song that mentions Superman & "my superhuman might" "Kryptonite" Ryan

Final Jeopardy!

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES

Known as the female Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell called this place "a fairy tale city, all pink & wonderful"

Petra

Maya "What is Jaipur?" — wagered $2,000

Tom "What is Jaipur?" — wagered $18,800

Ryan "What is Baghdad?" — wagered $3,500

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