Show #8788 2023-01-18 (taped 2022-11-16) Regular

Contestants

Alec Wang — a real estate analyst from Avon, Connecticut

Erin Portman — a high school English teacher from Naperville, Illinois

Vince Bacani — a risk manager from Montreal, Quebec, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Vince	$3,000	$3,800	$15,599	$21,001 2nd place: $2,000	$15,400 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Erin	$2,200	$9,400	$21,000	$31,201 New champion: $31,201	$18,400 23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Alec	$-800	$400	$-2,000	$-2,000 3rd place: $1,000	$-2,000 6 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1890s	WOMEN OF SCIENCE	A COLLEGE / TOWN	SONGS OF THE 2010s	SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER	SIX PACK
$200 [29] In 1891 the ancient order of Hibernians marched up Fifth Avenue for the first time in their parade celebrating this holiday St. Patrick's Day Erin	$200 [15] After a 1929 earthquake, Inge Lehmann measured seismic waves & discovered the Earth had an "inner" one of these a core Vince	$200 [22] The University of Georgia, kind of going Greek Athens Vince	$200 [28] In 2014 Meghan Trainor was "all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no" this treble Erin	$200 [13] Thistype of farm implement may cut & gather crops like wheat, not very grim in that sense a reaper Vince	$200 [23] Of the 6 New England states, it's the smallest in area Rhode Island Vince
$400 [19] Moving up from Mexico, this pest invaded U.S. cotton fields, devastating crops throughout the south the boll weevil Vince	$400 [14] Eunice Foote's"Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays"foreshadowed the study of this effect the greenhouse effect Vince Alec	$400 [21] Cornell University, kind of going Greek Ithaca Erin	$400 [25] Covering a Toto hit, Weezer blessed "the rains down in" this place Africa Alec	$400 [8] It can be a praiseworthy feat or proof of ownership to a piece of land a deed Vince	$400 [12] Established in 1968, it's the newest of the 6 Nobel Prize categories Economics Erin
$600 [16] Dedicated to protecting the environment, the Sierra Club was founded in 1892 with this naturalist as its first president Muir Erin	$600 [1] Fei-Fei Li took a sabbatical from Stanford to be Google Cloud's chief scientist of AI/ML, artificial intelligence & this machine learning Erin	$600 [4] The University of New Mexico, where classes began in 1892, before statehood Albuquerque Vince Alec	$600 [24] This collaboration between Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus was Billboard's No. 1 Hot 100 Song of the Year for 2019 "Old Town Road" Erin	$600 [7] This term for a privileged, high status group within a society is from Old French for "chosen" elite Erin	$600 [11] The 6 historic counties that make up this U.K. division include Armagh, Antrim & Tyrone Northern Ireland Erin
$800 [17] In 1897 this author was released from Reading Gaol & went into exile in France Wilde Erin	$800 [2] Chemist Alice Ball developed an early treatment used for decades for this devastating bacterial skin disease leprosy (Hansen's disease)	$800 [27] "Stick" to it at Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Alec	$800 [20] Her hit "Anaconda" sampled "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot Nicki Minaj Erin	$800 [5] Use your this & tell us this slang term for your head; it can also mean a small mug or cup a noggin Erin	$800 [9] The "Six Flags" over Texas refer to the entities that have controlled it; sixth is the USA, this was fifth the Confederacy Vince Erin Alec
DD $3,600 [18] Returning after a 1,500-year break, these opened April 6, 1896 the (Modern) Olympic Games Erin	$1,000 [3] In 1823 Mary Anning discovered the first full fossil skeleton of a "sea dragon", this long-necked marine reptile a plesiosaur Alec	$1,000 [30] The University of Virginia, which Jefferson envisioned as his "academical village" Charlottesville Erin	$1,000 [26] It became the first mostly Spanish song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since "Macarena" in 1996 "Despacito" Erin	$1,000 [6] Meaning produced by the lips, it's applied to letters like P & B labial Vince	$1,000 [10] The 4th of the 6 wives of Henry VIII was this woman, whom Henry called "a Flanders Mare" Anne of Cleves Vince

Double Jeopardy! Round

KNOW YOUR BOUNDARIES	BLANK VERSE	LONG-SERVING POLITICIANS	NEWSPAPER NAMES	ELEMENTAL RESPONSES	MOVIES THAT MATTER
$400 [15] As part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, this river was set as the primary boundary between the U.S. & Mexico the Rio Grande Vince	$400 [20] "Candy is dandy but ____ is quicker" liquor Vince	$400 [18] Massachusetts kept this "Liberal Lion" in the Senate for nearly 47 years, until his death Ted Kennedy Vince	$400 [23] In France it's "the world" Le Monde Erin	$400 [3] Collective term for metal dining utensils regardless of what they're made of silverware Alec	$400 [1] Starring Tom Hanks as a gay man with AIDS, this was the first major studio film to deal with that disease & the stigma it carried Philadelphia Alec
$800 [14] Forming part of the boundary between Serbia & Romania, the Iron Gate Gorge is found on this long river the Danube Erin	$800 [21] "A thing of ____ is a joy for ever: its loveliness increases" beauty Vince	$800 [27] Kay Granger has been a House-sitter since 1997 after serving as mayor of this city, part of the metroplex with Dallas Fort Worth Alec	$800 [24] India's Amar Ujala brings the "light" in this language Hindi Vince	$800 [5] Castor, Pollux & Heracles are sometimes listed as members of this group of fleece seekers the Argonauts Vince	$800 [2] This theme park announced an end to its orca programs after the release of "Blackfish", about Tilikum, who killed one of the trainers SeaWorld Erin
$1,200 [13] Often cited as the southernmost point of South America, this rocky headland marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage Cape Horn Erin	$1,200 [10] "But there is no joy in ____--Mighty Casey has struck out" Mudville Vince	$1,200 [29] Always colorful, he began the first of 2 terms as California governor in 1975 & would be elected to 2 more starting in 2011 Governor Jerry Brown	$1,200 [28] In Communist Russia Pravda translated to this, which may have been stretched from time to time truth Vince	$1,200 [17] A container with flint, steel & matches, or a situation with the potential for violence & destruction a tinderbox Erin	$1,200 [4] This 2006 Al Gore documentary was a wake-up call for many about how climate change is devastating our planet An Inconvenient Truth Erin
$1,600 [11] After World War I, the Curzon Line was proposed as the boundary between Russia & this newly reconstituted nation Poland Vince	$1,600 [9] "I have a rendezvous with ____ at some disputed barricade" death	$1,600 [30] He was the center of attention as New York's governor from 1959 to 1973 & a year later, was selected to be vice president Nelson Rockefeller Vince	$2,000 [25] This Japanese paper shares its name with the chief index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange the Nikkei Vince	$1,600 [16] This herb that was used as a medicine by Native Americans is often paired with echinacea in herbal supplements goldenseal	$1,600 [22] This 2014 film about voting marches in Alabama shined a light on the contributions of Black women to the civil rights movement Selma Erin
$2,000 [12] The world's longest freshwater lake, it forms the boundary between Tanzania & the Democratic Republic of the Congo Lake Tanganyika Erin Alec	$2,000 [8] "In the room the women come and go talking of ____" Michelangelo Erin	$2,000 [19] Marcy Kaptur from this city on Lake Erie west of Cleveland is the longest-serving female U.S. Representative ever Toledo Erin Alec	DD $6,399 [26] Samuel Morse could have used his code to signal the name of this British daily founded in 1855 the (Daily) Telegraph Vince	DD $4,600 [6] Ferns, amphibians & early reptiles thrived during this geological period from about 360 to 300 million years ago the Carboniferous Period Vince	$2,000 [7] Amputee Harold Russell, who played a returning serviceman in this 1946 classic, was an inspiration to fellow World War II vets & the disabled The Best Years of Our Lives Vince

Final Jeopardy!

EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY

In 1692 Increase Mather wrote, "It were better that ten suspected" these "escape, than that one innocent person... be condemned"

witches

Vince "What are witches?" — wagered $5,402

Erin "What are witches?" — wagered $10,201

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