Show #8723 2022-10-19 (taped 2022-09-14) Second Chance

2022 Second Chance competition week 1, semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Pam Schoenberg — a dentist and entrepreneur from South Salem, New York

Renée Russell — a branch office administrator from Baltimore, Maryland

James Fraser — a naval aviator from Newport Beach, California

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
James $6,400 $8,800 $20,899 $31,801
Finalist
$18,800
21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Renée $600 $1,000 $-800 $-800
3rd place: $1,000
$4,200
11 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Pam $1,800 $4,600 $15,400 $9,900
2nd place: $2,000
$15,400
19 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

A PLACE IN HISTORY TV WRITERS' MIDDLE NAMES HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES HOME COMPUTING DEVOURING EATING IDIOMS
$200 [27]
O say can you see--OK, just say--the name of this fort that defended Baltimore from the Brits on Sept. 13 & 14, 1814
Fort McHenry
Renée
$200 [19]
In 1990 sheriff Harry S. Truman was on duty in this quirky David Lynch title town
Twin Peaks
Renée
$200 [26]
Natty Bumppo creator James ____ Cooper
Fenimore
James
$200 [28]
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania celebrates this on February 2, year after year after year
Groundhog Day
Pam
$200 [30]
Your laptop's displayport or HDMI port can be hooked up to one of these just like the nice big one you had at the office
a computer monitor
James
$200 [29]
The phrase "eating high on" this comes from the best cuts of meat being on the upper leg of one
the hog
Pam
$400 [14]
Yo, this Philly building dating back to 1732 hosted the adopting of the Articles of Confederation
Independence Hall
Pam
$400 [18]
This series on Disney+ follows a teen named Kamala, who gets superpowers
Ms. Marvel
$400 [20]
Romantic poet Percy ____ Shelley
Bysshe
Pam
$400 [17]
Each December 17, celebrations in Ohio & North Carolina commemorate a 1903 accomplishment by this pair
the Wright brothers
James
$400 [24]
Cat 6 is one type of this cable to connect a computer to the Internet; flat ones are easier than round ones to run under the rug
ethernet
Pam
$400 [9]
I'm pulling away in a footrace, so "eat my" this that I've kicked up
dust
James
$600 [13]
In the 17th century Cardinal Richelieu began using this as a state prison; in the 18th, it drew a big crowd outside
the Bastille
James
$600 [12]
Thisactor has been a presence in TV squad rooms, showrooms, & hospital rooms
Andre Braugher
$600 [16]
"Anne of Green Gables" scribe Lucy ____ Montgomery
Maud
Pam
$600 [15]
Yom Hashoah, the Remembrance Day for this tragedy, is observed in April or May on the 27th of Nisan
the Holocaust
Pam
$600 [23]
A good webcam is vital both for work meetings & for when you become King Bozomeme on this gamer livestreaming service from Amazon
Twitch
James
$600 [10]
You're being "eaten out of" this rather redundant pair of places when someone is scarfing down all your food
house & home
Renée
$800 [6]
Excavations showed that this English site begun around 3000 B.C. was connected to the Avon River by a paved avenue
Stonehenge
Pam
$800 [7]
Chris Pratt stars as Navy SEAL James Reece on this thriller on Amazon Prime
The Terminal List
James
$800 [25]
Creator of "The Runaway Bunny" Margaret ____ Brown
Wise
$800 [5]
A parade through Southie in this city celebrates both St. Paddy's Day & Evacuation Day, the 1776 withdrawal of the British
Boston
James
$800 [8]
Impact & thermal are types of these peripherals
printers
Renée
$800 [11]
To eat this means to admit you're wrong, but not actually consume a corvid
eat crow
James Renée
$1,000 [3]
& that's the ballgame for the Yorkists here at the 1485 Battle of this; Tudor's your winner, as Plantagenet takes a tough loss
the Battle of Bosworth Field
James
$1,000 [4]
Paul Feig created this beloved but short-lived series about high school burnouts & nerds
Freaks and Geeks
James
$1,000 [21]
Novelist, essayist & short story maven Joyce ____ Oates
Carol
Pam
DD $1,000 [1]
Alaska celebrates the last Monday in March as this onetime U.S. Secretary of State's day
William Seward
James
$1,000 [2]
You can get an encrypted connection to the Internet with a VPN, short for this
a virtual private network
$1,000 [22]
If none of you responds correctly, "I'll eat my" this, even if it's a chupalla
a hat
James

Double Jeopardy! Round

WHAT A BUTTE! THE PARENT COMPANY SCIENCE & NATURE ADJECTIVES FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY SECOND CHANCE SONGS
$400 [18]
The city of Butte in this state was once known as "the Richest Hill on Earth"
Montana
Pam
$400 [12]
Of Jif peanut butter; the perfect accompaniment to its jams & jellies, this company named for J.M.
Smucker's
Renée
$400 [23]
DDT was first used as this lethal type of substance around 1940 & restrictions on it began in the late '50s
a pesticide
Pam
$400 [15]
This adjective for an illness or condition that lasts for a long time begins & ends with the same letter
chronic
Renée
$400 [30]
This Christian Army has reopened Liverpool Strawberry Field, a home for children in John Lennon's time
the Salvation Army
Renée
$400 [16]
In an Adele hit, this one-word title precedes, "It's me, I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet"
"Hello"
Renée
$800 [28]
Crested Butte is this state's "Last Great Ski Town" as well as its wildflower capital
Colorado
Renée Pam
$800 [13]
Of ABC & ESPN
Disney
James
$800 [22]
This largest reptile on Earth is amphibious & can weigh over 2,000 pounds
the crocodile
$800 [11]
Peccadillo, a type of minor sin, is linguistically related to this adjective meaning flawless
impeccable
James
$800 [29]
His first big solo concert tour was titled "Faith" & took him from Tokyo to Pensacola in 1988
George Michael
James Pam
$800 [7]
"Oh, baby, give me one more chance to show you that I love you", this quintet sang in 1969
The Jackson 5
Pam
$1,200 [2]
If you hike Black Butte in Oregon, you'll see this type of pine tree that's also the name of the Cartwrights' ranch on "Bonanza"
a ponderosa
James
$1,200 [14]
Of Old Navy
the Gap
James
$1,200 [21]
Since the early 1990s, this condition also known as Hansen's disease has decreased by about 90% worldwide
leprosy
Pam
$1,200 [8]
Also a math term, this adjective is used for growth at an extremely rapid rate
exponential
Renée
$1,200 [1]
At Scotland's Edzell Castle, thegardenspells out them otto"Dum spiro spero"--"while I do this, I hope"
breathe
Pam
$1,200 [4]
"I just need one more shot at second chances", sang this Ontario-born heartthrob in his 2016 chart-topper "Sorry"
Justin Bieber
Renée
$2,000 [26]
A group of buttes in California's Central Valley are named for this man who famously owned a sawmill in 1848
Sutter
James
$1,600 [17]
Of Doubletree & Embassy Suites
Hilton
James
$1,600 [20]
Monkey-faced is another name for thebirdbetter known by this name, for a place it might nest
a barn owl
Pam
$1,600 [9]
There's a "Q" in this adjective for an informal way of speaking
colloquial
$1,600 [24]
The ironically named Harry Hope runs the saloon full of deluded losers in this play by Eugene O'Neill
The Iceman Cometh
Pam
$1,600 [5]
A Grammy winner by Toni Braxton implored an ex to do this to her heart
un-break
James
DD $3,699 [3]
Grizzly Bear Lodge is another name for this butte that rises 1,267 feet above Wyoming
Devils Tower
James
$2,000 [27]
Of Kleenex & Huggies diapers; this hyphenated company
Kimberly-Clark
$2,000 [19]
Many elements are named for places--like polonium & this one, atomic No. 21, which honors a large peninsula of northern Europe
scandium
Renée Pam
DD $5,000 [10]
A synonym for "absurd", it's from the Latin for "with the rear part first"
preposterous
Renée
$2,000 [25]
This 19th century philosopher wrote in "Fear & Trembling" of a knight of faith who takes a mighty leap
Kierkegaard
$2,000 [6]
"If we loved again, I swear I'd love you right", sang Taylor Swift in this hit in which she mentally revisits a certain month
"Back To December"
Renée

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN HISTORY

Ben Franklin, John Adams & John Jay succeeded as a trio in this city, though Adams wrote of fearing the other 2 would gang up on him

Paris

Pam "What is Philadelphia" — wagered $5,500
James "What is Paris?" — wagered $10,902

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