Show #8772 2022-12-27 (taped 2022-10-26) Regular

Ray Lalonde game 9.

Contestants

Scott Handelman — a math and computer science teacher from Lincoln, Nebraska

Maggie Frank-Hsu — a writer from San Diego, California

Ray Lalonde — a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 8-day cash winnings total $219,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ray	$1,200	$4,200	$27,800	$35,800 9-day champion: $255,100	$24,400 27 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Maggie	$4,000	$3,800	$3,600	$7,199 3rd place: $1,000	$5,800 13 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Scott	$3,200	$6,000	$9,200	$11,199 2nd place: $2,000	$9,200 15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ESPIONAGE GLOSSARY	RHYMING RESPONSES	WORLD OF BEERS	HISTORICAL FIGURES ON FILM	FICTION	ECONOMY OF MOVEMENT
$200 [26] 003, here's your this, a compilation of documents about your next target; the Steele one was in the news in 2017 a dossier Ray	$200 [27] A bird that can talk &a unit of gold fineness a parrot & a carat Scott	$200 [29] Refreshing like a milkshake, this Irish beer nicknamed "the black stuff" is known for its unique texture Guinness Maggie	$200 [21] 2018:Felicity Jones as this groundbreaking attorney in "On the Basis of Sex" Ruth Bader Ginsburg Maggie	$200 [28] Written under the V.C. Andrews name, recent prequels to her bestselling series include "Beneath the" this & "Out of the" this Attic Ray Maggie	$200 [30] The Smithsonian exhibited a ticket costing a pricey 1,000 reichsmarks for the 1937 last flight of this transport the Hindenburg Ray
$600 [23] This "mortal" term refers to the prearranged location spies use to relay information without meeting a dead drop Maggie	$400 [10] To shred cheese &ocho, translated from Spanish eight & grate Scott	$400 [19] Singha beer from Thailand uses a mystical one of these beasts on its label a lion Ray Maggie Scott	$400 [20] 2008:Him as slain San Franciscan leader Harvey Milk (Sean) Penn Scott	$400 [11] In Ruth Ware's thriller "The Woman in Cabin 10", the cabin isn't in the woods but on one of these a boat (cruise ship) Maggie	$400 [18] A train still runs under the name Venice Simplon this, but Istanbul to Paris costs $20,000 for a twin cabin?! That's murder! the Orient Express Maggie
$800 [22] Also a word for "zero", it's a method spies use to disguise messages by shuffling letters around cipher Scott	$600 [8] A response (well, other than on "Jeopardy!") &a terpsichorean an answer & a dancer Ray	$600 [12] Goldstar & Maccabee are beers from this nation Israel Maggie	$600 [1] 2022:Tom Hanks as this manager of Elvis with a shadowy past Colonel Tom Parker Scott	$600 [6] From chapter 1 of this classic: "On a bright may morning in 1888, John, Lord Greystoke, and Lady Alice sailed from Dover..." Tarzan (of the Apes) Scott	$600 [15] "Doc... are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a" this? & You can rent a replica for $2,000 a day?! a DeLorean Scott
$1,000 [24] The use of sexual wiles in espionage is called this, which sounds like it would work against Winnie-the-Pooh a honey trap Ray	$800 [7] To confiscate by force &to goad (or to backcomb your hair a bit) to seize & to tease	$800 [13] Trappist monks in this small European country make Chimay & use the income to support their charitable works Belgium Ray	$800 [2] 2010:Him as George VI in "The King's Speech" (Colin) Firth Scott	$800 [4] His "The World According to Garp" & "The Cider House Rules" were both made into movies (John) Irving Ray Scott	$800 [16] This airline can take you first class from New York to London for about $6,500; a trip on the same brand "Galactic" is more Virgin (Atlantic) Scott
DD $1,800 [25] John le Carré popularized this word; in a 1974 novel, he defined it as "an agent so called because he burrows deep" a mole Ray	$1,000 [9] Arriving before the expected time &in a rotten, irritable mood early & surly Scott	$1,000 [14] First brewed in 1842, Pilsner Urquell from this Central European republic is based on a beer first made in the Middle Ages the Czech Republic Ray Maggie	$1,000 [3] 2021:Her as Diana, spending Christmas with the in-laws Kristen Stewart Maggie	$1,000 [5] This author of "Waiting to Exhale" says, "I write about what breaks my heart, what I don't understand & what I wish I could change" McMillan Maggie	$1,000 [17] In 2008 this alphanumeric Cunard ship set out with its last passengers, with some berths going for more than $40,000 the QEII Maggie Scott

Double Jeopardy! Round

FLYOVER COUNTRIES	SYNONYMS	SCIENCE	ALBUM COVERS	THE CIVIL WAR	"T" TIME
$400 [9] So sit back & relax as we leave Tunisia & head east along the Mediterranean coast over this country on our way to Egypt Libya Scott	$400 [27] This book part is a synonym for backbone spine Maggie	$400 [6] This sweet plant secretion that's full of sucrose, fructose & glucose serves to attract pollinators like birds & bees nectar Ray	$400 [19] Springsteen said of this cover, a lot of photos were taken but in the end his behind looked better than his face Born in the U.S.A. Ray	$400 [26] Confederate general Thomas Jackson gained this nickname at the first Battle of Bull Run in 1861 Stonewall Ray	$400 [16] The name of this bluish-green gem reflects the country it was mistakenly thought to come from turquoise Ray
$800 [10] We've got the wind behind us as we cruise east out of Bosnia & Herzegovina to fly over this country on Romania's western border Serbia Ray	$800 [22] It can be an angry look or a harsh light a glare Scott	$800 [5] The epicanthus is a fold of skin at the inner corner of this part of the human body the eye Ray	$800 [18] The cover of Green Day's "American Idiot" shows a bloody hand holding a heart-shaped one of these--stand back! a grenade Ray	$800 [25] Abner Doubleday, purported inventor of baseball, ordered the firing of the first defensive shots of the war at this location Fort Sumter Ray	$800 [15] Here'sthe logo of this brand, known for its waterproof boots Timberland Maggie
$1,200 [28] We're next in line for departure; we'll head south out of Ecuador into this nation & finally touch down in Chile Peru Ray Maggie	$1,200 [11] This synonym for "oceanic" can also be a member of the armed forces marine Ray	$1,200 [2] This region of the inner Earth is prone tohot spots; volcanoes can form above them the mantle Ray	$1,200 [7] Alberto Vargas painted model Candy Moore posing on a Ferrari for this band's "Candy-O" The Cars Ray	$1,600 [23] In 1863 Congress passed the first act implementing this in the U.S., leading to riots in New York City & elsewhere conscription (the draft) Ray	$1,200 [12] This Copenhagen amusement park's famous bubble fountain is said to have been co-designed by Niels Bohr Tivoli Ray
$1,600 [29] We hope you enjoyed your time in Iraq; now take in the Persian Gulf on our left as we cross this small emirate & land in Saudi Arabia Kuwait Ray Maggie Scott	$1,600 [21] A stain on one's character can be this, also beginning with "st" a stigma Scott	$1,600 [3] It's the process by which an atomic nucleus splits into 2 smaller nuclei, or how certain single-celled organisms reproduce fission Ray	$1,600 [8] Patti Smith's photo on the cover of her "Horses" album was taken by this soulmate & photographer who died of AIDS at 42 Mapplethorpe Maggie	$2,000 [24] Resulting in almost 24,000 casualties, this 1862 battle in Tennessee has a name from Hebrew that is often translated as "peaceful one" Shiloh Scott	$1,600 [13] Beveridge is the fitting last name of the guy behind this brand of vodka distilled in Austin, Texas Tito's Ray
$2,000 [30] Skies are clear as we fly west out of Panama & into this country's airspace; we'll ease north & have you in Nicaragua in no time Costa Rica Ray	$2,000 [20] This 6-letter synonym for "whirlpool" comes from Latin for "whirlpool" a vortex	DD $4,000 [4] Neptune's moon Triton is the only big moon in our solar system that orbits in this 10-letter way, meaning backwards retrograde Ray	$2,000 [17] Actress Kate Murtagh, who appeared as a waitress on their 1979 "Breakfast in America" album, died in 2017 at age 96 Supertramp Ray	DD $2,200 [1] Arthur MacArthur from Milwaukee won the Medal of Honor for a charge at Missionary Ridge shouting this, now a fight song title On, Wisconsin! Maggie	$2,000 [14] Survived by its gardens, this palace next to the Louvre was originally commissioned by Catherine de Medici Tuileries Maggie

Final Jeopardy!

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Its title character is told "By the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off... your eyes drop out & you get... shabby"

The Velveteen Rabbit

Maggie "What is the Velveteen Rabbit?" — wagered $3,599

Scott "What is the velveteen rabbit?" — wagered $1,999

Ray "What is The Velveteen Rabbit?" — wagered $8,000

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