Show #8770 2022-12-23 (taped 2022-10-25) Regular

Ray Lalonde game 7.

Contestants

Ardi Mendoza — an emergency medicine resident from New York, New York

Rebecca Triano — a chemistry lecturer from Lambertville, New Jersey

Ray Lalonde — a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 6-day cash winnings total $166,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ray	$1,600	$9,800	$20,200	$26,500 7-day champion: $192,700	$17,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Rebecca	$3,200	$3,800	$6,400	$1,400 3rd place: $1,000	$11,400 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Ardi	$1,800	$2,800	$13,200	$3,200 2nd place: $2,000	$10,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ORCHESTRAL MANEUVERS IN THE PARK	LITERATURE: BLANK IT & BANK IT	EVERYDAY ROYALTY & NOBILITY	SPORTS EQUIPMENT	THAT WAS MY HOME	PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
$200 [19] On July 5, 1986 800,000 hit Central Park to enjoy the N.Y. Philharmonic & the reopening of this tall landmark off downtown the Statue of Liberty Ray Rebecca	$200 [20] "'Please, sir,' replied Oliver,'I want ____ ____'" some more Rebecca	$200 [29] Home to the Croissan'wich, this fast food chain had trademark issues Down Under, so it's known as Hungry Jack's in Australia Burger King Ardi	$200 [28] For tenpin, these are all 8.5 inches in diameter & can weigh up to 16 pounds bowling balls Rebecca	$200 [26] His Neverland Ranch was on the market for $100 million in 2015 but sold for just $22 million 5 years later Michael Jackson Ardi	$200 [22] Someone being thoroughly tested is "put through" these steps their paces Ardi
$600 [15] This man's marches are a park orchestra staple, like in 2021 when Pacific Symphony played 1899's "Hands Across The Sea" (John Philip) Sousa Ray	$400 [1] "Honour the charge they made! Honour the ____ ____, noble six hundred!" Light Brigade Rebecca	$400 [30] This university traces its roots back to an 1838 schoolhouse in Randolph County, North Carolina Duke University Ardi	$400 [27] Hybrid golf clubs are so named because they combine the qualities of these 2 traditional types of clubs woods & irons Rebecca	$400 [21] Built by movie producer Sam in 1934, a Beverly Hills estate stayed in this family until Taylor Swift bought it in 2015 Sam Goldwyn	$400 [9] "IOW" is Internet shorthand for this, a different way to say something in other words Rebecca
$800 [16] Check out thephilharmonicof this world capital as it played its summer night concert on the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace Vienna Ray	$600 [2] "Stay ____, Ponyboy.Stay ____" gold Ardi	$600 [6] Asked if he was okay playing the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show in a downpour, he had a request--"Can you make it rain harder?" Prince Ardi	$600 [11] Most of the material used to make the moving objects in this sport comes from a Scottish quarry on Ailsa Craig curling Ray	$600 [5] Built for George Vanderbilt, this estate in North Carolina features a mansion in French Renaissance style the Biltmore Estate Ardi	$600 [8] When singing "America The Beautiful", you end with these 5 words from sea to shining sea Ray
$1,000 [17] In 1991, rain didn't deter 125,000 as the Philharmonia Orchestra backed this Italian tenor in London's Hyde Park Pavarotti Ray	$800 [3] "The deep and dank tarn at my feet closed sullenly and silently over the fragments of the 'House of ____!'" Usher Rebecca	$800 [7] Remembering the category title, it's where you'll find La Guardia airport &--a bit smaller--Alley Pond Environmental Center Queens Rebecca	$800 [12] Some tennis rackets are made with this DuPont product that's also used to make bulletproof vests Kevlar Rebecca	$800 [23] Pickfair, a 42-room Beverly Hills estate, was owned by these 2 early film stars & later, by Pia Zadora & Lakers owner Jerry Buss Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Pickford Ray	$800 [10] Stuck with 2 bad options, you're this, the title of a book by trapped climber Aron Ralston between a rock & a hard place
DD $3,400 [18] On July 4, 2022 this city's Pops returned to the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade to bring in Independence Day with a bang Boston Ray	$1,000 [4] "When ____ last in the dooryard bloom'd, and the great star early droop'd in the western sky" lilacs	$1,000 [14] We commission you to give the first & last names of this Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969 Earl Warren	$1,000 [13] A powder made from pine trees is what fills this bag used on the mound to get a better grip the rosin bag Ray	$1,000 [25] The manor, 56,500 sq. feet with room to park 100 cars, belonged to this mega-producer of "Beverly Hills, 90210" & "Dynasty" Spelling Ray	$1,000 [24] Let's "bend" to this expression that refers to the more prominent space on page 1 of a newspaper above the fold Ray

Double Jeopardy! Round

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY	AROUND ASIA	BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES	ALL STARS	5-LETTER WORDS	RIAN JOHNSON LOVES A WHODUNIT
$400 [3] The Havasupai are the "guardians of" this landmark & live on a reservation below its south rim the Grand Canyon Ardi	$400 [29] The plateau of this disputed land is the major source of the rivers of South & East Asia Tibet Ardi	$400 [26] From the Latin for "fine powder", it's the process by which microscopic grains from one plant travel to another to fertilize it pollination	$400 [28] Weighing 563 carats, the Star of India is one of these blue gems a sapphire Ray Rebecca	$400 [25] The 10 Commandments say not to do this to another man's house or wife covet Rebecca	$400 [23] (Rian Johnson presents the clue.) The 1978 version of "Death on the Nile" is so fantastic, as is Peter Ustinov, who is my favorite actor to play this famous Belgian sleuth Poirot Rebecca
$800 [7] These residential "schools" like the Carlisle Indian School founded in 1879 suppressed the language & culture of Native kids the Indian boarding schools	$800 [30] Mainland Asia's southernmost point is Cape Piai at the tip of this peninsula the Malay Peninsula Ray Ardi	$1,200 [5] As part of this system, the thin walls of thealveoliare conducive to extracting carbon dioxide & getting oxygen to the blood the respiratory system Rebecca	$800 [27] The music for this came from a festive British song titled "To Anacreon In Heaven" "The Star-Spangled Banner" Ray	$800 [24] There are 2 Vs in this word meaning extreme enthusiasm or spirit verve Rebecca	$800 [22] (Rian Johnson presents the clue.) An underappreciated film is 1973's "The Last of Sheila", a murder mystery written by the unexpectedduoof Stephen Sondheim & this star of "Psycho" (Anthony) Perkins Ray
$1,200 [17] Shawnee leader Tecumseh sided with the British during this conflict, helping in the capture of Detroit the War of 1812 Ray	$1,200 [1] The boundary between Asia & Europe runs through the Bosporus & this other strait to the southwest the Strait of the Dardanelles Ardi	$1,600 [6] In the process of adolescence, the slow development of the PFC, or prefrontal this, may explain risk-taking the cortex Ray	$1,200 [14] A logo for this department store uses a red star before the company name & another star for the apostrophe Macy's Rebecca	$1,200 [10] It's a small, secret group of plotters & can also mean their conspiracy a cabal Ray	$1,200 [8] (Rian Johnson presents the clue.) For the look of "Knives Out", I pictured films set in large houses like "Deathtrap" & "Sleuth", both of which starred this Oscar winner, known for his Cockney accents Michael Caine Ardi
$1,600 [18] Thischief befriended Washington Territory settlers, who named a city for him & paid him for the use of his name Chief Seattle Ray	$1,600 [2] Known as the Caucasus Indicus in ancient times, the mountain range seenhereis today called the Hindu this Kush Ray	$2,000 [20] There's no place like this, the regulating process in which equilibrium is the ultimate goal in an organism homeostasis Rebecca	$1,600 [15] Thisdestructive starfish, named for a relic worn by Jesus, is considered a major threat to Pacific coral reefs a crown-of-thorns Ardi	$1,600 [12] This word for the sound a bell makes rhymes with bell a knell Rebecca	$1,600 [9] (Rian Johnson presents the clue.) "Just one more thing"--what I loved about this show was while you knew whodunit in the first five minutes, the suspense & the fun was in how Peter Falk nailed them for it Columbo Rebecca
$2,000 [19] Osceola was a leader of this people who resisted removal from their land in Florida in the 1830s the Seminoles Ardi	DD $4,400 [4] The largest inland body of water in the world, it's named for an ancient people of Transcaucasia the Caspian Sea Ardi	DD $5,000 [21] These glands that aid in digestion are found under the tongue & inside the cheeks & the lower jaw the salivary glands Rebecca	$2,000 [16] Harry Truman once worked in the mailroom of the Pulitzer-winning Star of this city Kansas City Ray	$2,000 [13] This adjective meaning "full of substance" is also a punny way to describe the hat seen here pithy Ray Rebecca	$2,000 [11] (Rian Johnson presents the clue.) The loving relationship in "The Thin Man" between these two lead characters is endearing, & the only killing they do is of 12 martinis between them at a sitting Nick & Nora Charles Ray

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN POEMS

In an 1847 poem this character sees her town of Grand-Pré burned, but finally reunites with her beau for a kiss before his death

Evangeline

Rebecca "Who is Isolde?" — wagered $5,000

Ardi "Who Bronte?" — wagered $10,000

Ray "Who is Evangeline?" — wagered $6,300

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