Show #8705 2022-09-23 (taped 2022-08-03) Regular

Contestants

Navid Mehrjou — an attorney from Elmhurst, New York

Jenny Dally — a curatorial assistant from San Francisco, California

Michael Menkhus — a data analyst from Kansas City, Missouri (whose 1-day cash winnings total $31,201)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Michael $2,400 $3,600 $11,400 $17,201
2-day champion: $48,402
$16,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Jenny $1,600 $4,600 $4,600 $599
3rd place: $1,000
$4,600
12 R, 3 W
Navid $2,400 $4,200 $8,600 $17,100
2nd place: $2,000
$8,600
15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GOING HOME TAKE ME TO THE PILOT NEW HARLEQUIN ROMANCES IN 2022 CUTTING BACK ON THE BRAND SO GALLANTLY STREAMING TINY 3-LETTER WORDS
$200 [29]
The Internet loves videos of these people coming home & reuniting with their dogs, like Hannah Foraker with Buddy
soldiers
Jenny
$200 [28]
Among her last confirmed words on July 2, 1937 were "We are on the line 157-337"
(Amelia) Earhart
Navid
$200 [25]
"Forbidden Nights in" this capital of Catalonia
Barcelona
Michael
$200 [27]
A shipping company dropped "eral" & "press" from its brand, going by this 5-letter mashed-up name
FedEx
Michael
$200 [11]
In 2022 people still wished to keep up with this title reality show family; their U.S. premiere was the biggest in Hulu's history
the Kardashians
Michael
$200 [8]
Musically, it precedes Wayne & Uzi Vert
Lil
Jenny
$400 [2]
In 1965 when this American wrote the song "Homeward Bound", he was really far from home in the north of England
Paul Simon
$400 [6]
In 2022, Charles McGee, who flew 130+ missions for this elite African-American group in WWII, passed away at 102
the Tuskegee Airmen
Michael
$400 [3]
"Taking a Chance on" this person who hands the rings over during a wedding ceremony
the Best Man
Michael Jenny
$400 [22]
In 2019 this brand dropped "Donuts" from its advertising to emphasize its beverages & other offerings
Dunkin'
Michael
$400 [13]
Thisactress flies high on HBO Max as flight attendant Cassie Bowden
(Kaley) Cuoco
Navid
$400 [9]
The Havanese & the Brussels Griffon are part of this tiny dog group
the toy
Jenny
$600 [18]
In the 1980s TV shows began to promote this person who stays sober & gets you home, of course including "Cheers"
a DD (designated driver)
Michael
$600 [1]
In 2009 U.S. Airways pilot Sully Sullenberger noted, "What a view" of this river, but soon said, "We may end up in" it
the Hudson
Navid
$600 [16]
This ashen fairy tale girl "Next Door"
Cinderella
Navid
$600 [7]
The shortened name Huff Post came about after this founder left in 2016
Arianna Huffington
Jenny
$600 [14]
On Netflix this actor known for his quick banter went back in time & gave himself a real talking-to in "The Adam Project"
Ryan Reynolds
$600 [10]
A synonym for a magical creature like a pixie, it can also refer to a mischievous person
an imp (elf)
Michael Navid
$800 [19]
It means to return someone to his home country & can be a nicer-sounding (& longer) word for deportation
repatriate
Jenny Navid
DD $1,000 [4]
This wealthy man of many interests designed & flew his own planes, circled Earth in a record 91+ hours in 1938 & owned an airline
Howard Hughes
Michael
$800 [17]
"Penniless and Pregnant in" this synonym for heaven
Paradise
Michael
$800 [12]
In 2012 this company dropped "Pizza" from its logo, which features a 3-pipped game tile
Domino's
Jenny
$800 [15]
Going from the movies to Prime Video, he grew as a character, as Alan Ritchson is about 6'2" & Tom Cruise... is not
Jack Reacher
Navid
$800 [21]
A brief period, or an item straight from the horse's mouth
a bit
Navid
$1,000 [20]
If Enrique, slave of Magellan, was coming back to this island country where Magellan died, that makes Enrique the 1st circumnavigator
the Philippines
Jenny
$1,000 [5]
Clyde "Upside-Down" Pangborn was one of the 1920s pilots who thrilled folks on the ground with thestunt flyingcalled this
aerobatics (barnstorming)
Michael
$1,000 [24]
"A Proposal in" this French region that also begins with "Pro"
Provence
Navid
$1,000 [23]
In 2007, the same year it introduced the iPhone, Apple dropped this 8-letter word from its corporate name
Computer
Michael Navid
$1,000 [26]
Oscar Isaac had the roles of a lifetime as Marc Spector & Steven Grant in this Marvel series on Disney+
Moon Knight
Navid
$1,000 [30]
This quick dance move using your arms was popularized by Migos & Cam Newton
a dab
Jenny

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY BIBLE STUDY IT'S ONLY "A" COUNTRY INFRASTRUCTURE SONG SNIPPETS YIDDISHISMS
$400 [25]
1947's National Security Act established this government entity now based in Langley, Virginia
the CIA
Michael
$400 [29]
The second patriarch, Isaac was the only son from this father & mother
Abraham & Sarah
Jenny
$400 [28]
Teddy Roosevelt helped bring about independence for this Central American country in 1903
Panama
Navid
$400 [27]
In 2019 a highway opened over permafrost to link Beijing to Mohe, China's northernmost town, on the border with this country
Russia
Navid
$400 [19]
"Take a sad song and make it better"
"Hey Jude"
Navid
$400 [23]
Your bubbie & zayde are this beloved pair
grandma & grandpa
Jenny
$800 [4]
People who entered the Oklahoma District before the designated time were first called this about 6 months after the Land Run of 1889
Sooners
Michael
$800 [30]
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" is from this book of wise writings
Proverbs
Michael
$800 [26]
Located on the Gulf of Guinea, ittakes its name from a great medieval trading empire
Ghana
Michael
$800 [24]
At the Atlanta Airport, this tower where professionals help keep passengers safe stands 400 feet, the nation's tallest
air traffic control
Jenny
$800 [18]
"Pop some tags, only got twenty"
"Thrift Shop"
Michael Jenny
$800 [9]
It's hot--I'm schvitzing, doing this
sweating
Michael
$1,600 [1]
This 1797 "Affair" in which 3 French diplomats demanded bribes led to the cry "millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute"
the XYZ Affair
Michael
$1,200 [5]
This ancient city in southern Turkey was the birthplace of St. Paul
Tarsus
$1,600 [16]
Situated between Sicily & Libya, it was a major strategic base for the Allies during World War II
Malta
$1,200 [7]
You could call it Lunar Energy--Canada's Annapolis Power Station turns its turbines with these, controlled by the Moon
tides
Michael
$1,200 [10]
"Run away, but we're running in"
"Circles"
$1,200 [20]
It's the Yiddish equivalent of a knickknack
a tchotchke
Jenny
DD $2,000 [3]
Speaking at the opening of a World's Fair, he was the first U.S. president to appear on television
FDR
Michael
$1,600 [6]
This queen told Solomon, "It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom"
the Queen of Sheba
$2,000 [17]
Home to great mineral wealth, it's the largest country in Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Michael Navid
$1,600 [8]
Comedian John Oliver's digs at Danbury, Connecticut got the city to name a plant after him for treating this
sewage
Navid
$1,600 [11]
"Why men great 'til they gotta be great?"
"Truth Hurts"
Michael
$1,600 [22]
To kvell is to burst with pride; this similar word means to complain
kvetch
Navid
$2,000 [2]
An early champion of free speech & religious liberty, Anne Hutchinson was put on trial in 1637 & banished from this colony
the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jenny
$2,000 [14]
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark & Luke are called by this adjective because their stories line up neatly when summarized
the synoptic Gospels
DD $3,000 [15]
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through this Indian Ocean island nation about 300 mi. south of the capital, Antananarivo
Madagascar
Michael
$2,000 [13]
You can count all 36 arches of Spain's Les Ferreres one of these water-carrying structures
an aqueduct
Michael
$2,000 [12]
"Thawed out what was scared and cold"
"Like A Virgin"
$2,000 [21]
In New York City's Garment District, you'd find lots of people working in this "business", Yiddish for rag
schmatta
Navid

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY CHARACTERS

In a later part of the epic named for him, this character becomes king after his cousin Heardred dies in battle

Beowulf

Jenny "Who is Gilgamesh?" — wagered $4,001
Navid "Who is Beowulf?" — wagered $8,500
Michael "Who isBeowBeowulf?" — wagered $5,801

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