Show #8665 2022-06-17 (taped 2022-04-20) Regular

Megan Wachspress game 4.

Contestants

Molly Fleming — a community organizer from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sadie Goldberger — an interpreter from Columbia, Maryland

Megan Wachspress — an attorney from Berkeley, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $34,402)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Megan	$1,600	$2,000	$9,200	$17,199 4-day champion: $51,601	$9,200 14 R, 3 W
Sadie	$2,000	$4,600	$9,800	$2,300 3rd place: $1,000	$9,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Molly	$-400	$-400	$3,300	$6,500 2nd place: $2,000	$6,800 14 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC ALLIANCES	WORDPLAY-POURRI	HOME SWEET HOME RENOVATION	THINK PINK	STATELY RIVERS	POP ROCKS
$200 [8] A hope of joining this alliance is in Ukraine's constitution NATO Sadie	$200 [25] Only one vowel:The main building of a parish church Sadie	$200 [9] They say "No man is" one, but no kitchen of ours will be without one of these! Maybe with a wine rack, too! an island Megan	$200 [1] This title object of a 1963 film doesn't refer to a large feline but to a large gem targeted by a thief the Pink Panther Megan	$200 [6] John Wesley Powell was one of the first to explore the Grand Canyon by boat on this river the Colorado Megan	$200 [16] Seen here, he is pops to British model Georgia May & to 7 other kids Mick Jagger Molly
$400 [10] The Seneca & the Tuscarora were members of an 18th century confederacy bearing the name of this group of Native American people the Iroquois Molly	$400 [26] Crossword clues "P":Next to the last (11 letters) penultimate Megan	$400 [21] Time to change the look with a new this but which type? Mansard, gambrel or Dutch gabled? a roof Megan Sadie	$400 [2] In 1939 Paul & Betty Pink began selling soda & these from a cart on La Brea & Melrose in L.A. & the rest is history hot dogs Sadie	$400 [7] Its name derived from words for "truth" & "head", Lake Itasca is the head or starting point for this river the Mississippi Megan Molly	$400 [17] In an interview, Frances Bean said of this late father, his "artistry was on another level" Kurt Cobain Sadie
$600 [14] Created during the Cold War in 1955, this alliance joined together several countries including Bulgaria & Albania the Warsaw Pact Molly	$600 [27] 5-syllable words:A person aged 100 years or older a centenarian Megan	$600 [22] Thistype of flooring named for two parts that fit together is a nice choice, easy to install & with tight seams a tongue & groove (T&G)	DD $600 [3] Introduced in 1957, this brand was packaged in little pink packets so that it would stand out in sugar bowls Sweet'n Low Sadie	$600 [11] Great Falls, Montana was named for the nearby falls of this river the Missouri Megan	$600 [18] A few years back daughter Liv posted a sweet video of her & dad, this Aerosmith frontman, singing, "Can't take my eyes off of you" Steven Tyler Sadie
$800 [15] The Eight-Nation Alliance was formed to protect Western interests in this Asian nation during a 1900 uprising against foreigners China Sadie Molly	$800 [28] Change a letter:A convenient way to get your bills paid & an examination of a body after death autopay & autopsy Megan Sadie	$800 [23] Out of the barn & into the kitchen for this type of big sink, installed just under the counter-top & a bit in front of cabinets below a farmhouse sink Molly	$800 [4] 2020 marked the 20th anniversary of this fashion designer's Pink Pony initiative to fight cancer Ralph Lauren Megan	$800 [12] The Schuylkill & Lehigh Rivers are tributaries of this river the Delaware	$800 [19] At his Rock Hall of Fame induction, this late legend's son Dhani joined Tom Petty & others in playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George) Harrison Sadie
$1,000 [24] Around 1428 Texcoco, Tlacopan & this Aztec city-state formed the Triple Alliance Tenochtitlan Megan Sadie	$1,000 [29] Overlaps:Home city of the NHL sabres+a type of leather step-in shoe a Buffaloafer	$1,000 [30] It's the transportation name for the tile that's seenherein a kitchen subway tile Sadie	$1,000 [5] In Hawaii, these flowers, often with a touch of pink, are popular for leis a plumeria	$1,000 [13] It empties into Long Island Sound between the towns of Old Saybrook & Old Lyme the Connecticut River Molly	$1,000 [20] In 2000 Duncan Jones directed a concert film of this legendary pop, born David Jones, rocking out at the Roseland Ballroom David Bowie Sadie Molly

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCI-FI CHARACTERS	HIS WIDOW LIVED ON	MARINE BIOLOGY	THE "IT" DEPARTMENT	THE QUOTABLE MOVIE	SUCH A PEASANT LIFE
$400 [1] In "Ink" by Sabrina Vourvoulias, Mari & Meche have their immigrant status displayed in the form of these on their wrists tattoos Molly	$400 [6] Then in her 70s & a widow for 2 decades, Maud Gage Baum was a consultant on this 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz Molly	$400 [17] The giant & colossal species of this are the world's 2 largest cephalopods & may reach 60 feet & 2,000 pounds squid Sadie	$400 [16] This restraining item from which Houdini used to escape can also mean anything that confines you a straitjacket Molly	$400 [11] "It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with... & it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead" The Terminator	$400 [21] After working dawn to dusk, it's time for some mead, an alcoholic concoction brewed from water & this sweet stuff honey Molly
$1,200 [3] Paul Atreides is the messiah-like Kwisatz Haderach in the novels named for this desert-like planet Dune Molly	$800 [7] Until 2020 you could book a tour of this country that included a visit with its first lady Jehan Sadat, widowed in 1981 Egypt Megan	$800 [22] A new theory says that as cetaceans evolved from land animals, the nostril moved to the top of the skull & became this orifice the blowhole Sadie	$800 [18] Passports: check; tickets: check; kids: check; & this, a schedule of your journey & planned activities itinerary Megan	$800 [12] From 2004:"On Wednesdays we wear pink" Mean Girls Megan	$800 [24] Our lord's away fighting again, across the channel in the battles of Blanchetaque & Caen; hope this war is over soon a Hundred Years' War Molly
$1,600 [4] In Kameron Hurley's novel, Dietz is reduced to particles & beamed to war in this title corps, sounding like one in a Tennyson poem the Light Brigade Megan	$1,200 [8] 35 years after the death of this beloved Yankee first baseman, his widow Eleanoris seen at a 1976 game Lou Gehrig Megan Sadie Molly	$1,200 [28] The movement of invasive species from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean via this waterway has been called Lessepsian migration the Suez Canal Molly	$1,200 [19] This split of the Korean Peninsula took place in August 1945 the partition	$1,200 [13] "McLovin? What kind of a stupid name is that, Fogell?" Superbad Sadie	$1,200 [25] You might think I'm revolting, but I swear I did not join Wat Tyler's peasant revolt that stormed this fortress on June 14, 1381 the Tower of London
DD $2,000 [2] In an H.G. Wells tale, Griffin, whose face is wrapped in rags, turns out to be this title guy The Invisible Man Molly	$1,600 [9] Last name of Frank, the "How to Succeed in Business..." composer who died in 1969; Jo, his widow & collaborator, lived until 2019 Loesser	$1,600 [29] Benthic organisms that live on the ocean bottom include sponges, bristle worms, &these prickly echinoderms a sea urchin Sadie Molly	$1,600 [20] Methuselah had more of it than anyone else in the Bible longevity	$1,600 [14] From 2015:"I don't do romance. My tastes are very singular. You wouldn't understand" Fifty Shades of Grey Sadie	DD $1,500 [26] Not much travel for us normally, but I am considering a pilgrimage to Glastonbury to see the grave of this legendary queen Guinevere Molly
$2,000 [5] Walter M. Miller Jr. won a Hugo Award for penning "A Canticle for" this saint Saint Isaac Leibowitz	$2,000 [10] Wife Genevièveoutlived this "Carmen" composer by 50 years, but even aftershestopped wearing black, stuck mostly to mauve (Georges) Bizet Sadie	$2,000 [30] This smallest North American marine mammal is a key species in kelp forests, keeping consumers of the kelp in check the sea otter	$2,000 [23] Having a right to something, or acting like you have a right to just about anything entitlement Molly	$2,000 [15] "I drink your milkshake. I drink it up" There Will Be Blood Megan	$2,000 [27] No more back-breaking farm labor for me; I've got this new job at the manor, curing hides & making leather a tanner Sadie

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY CONTEMPORARIES

Congratulating her on the 1869 release of her biography, Frederick Douglass wrote, "I have wrought in the day--you in the night"

Harriet Tubman

Molly "Who is Harriet Tubman" — wagered $3,200

Megan "Who is [Some letters scribbled out] Harriet Tubman?" — wagered $7,999

Sadie "Who isHSHarriett Tubma" — wagered $7,500

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