Show #8793 2023-01-25 (taped 2022-12-06) Regular

Troy Meyer game 5.

Contestants

David Maes — an attorney from Chicago, Illinois

Kristina Zimmerman — a youth program coordinator from Seattle, Washington

Troy Meyer — a music executive from Tampa, Florida (whose 4-day cash winnings total $137,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Troy	$9,000	$11,600	$18,400	$32,801 5-day champion: $170,401	$15,800 24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Kristina	$2,000	$3,000	$9,200	$9,200 3rd place: $1,000	$12,200 13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
David	$800	$2,000	$16,400	$18,401 2nd place: $2,000	$12,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GARDEN VARIETY STORIES	3-LETTER RESPONSES	HOW DO I GET THERE?	PACINO PLAYED 'EM	YOU WEAR ME OUT	WE GRADE THAT H-PLUS
$200 [17] Deborah Moggach's "Tulip Fever" is set in this European city in the 17th century, when lust for the bulbs was all too real Amsterdam Troy	$200 [28] An agency of Homeland Security, it tells you what you can & can't take on a plane the TSA David	$200 [26] This venue that opened in 1891:Go south on 5th past Central Park, hook a right onto 57th, hit 7th & also practice, practice, practice Carnegie Hall Troy	$200 [27] This reluctant (for a while) member of the Corleone crime family Michael Corleone Kristina	$200 [20] As part of France's energy sobriety policy, President Macron began wearing this "reptilian" pullover to stay warm turtlenecks	$200 [30] Insert an "H" in a word meaning identical & you get a feeling of disgrace shame & same David
$400 [16] Mysteries abound as plucky Agatha Raisin tries to find a killer in M.C. Beaton's novel "Pushing up" these flowers Daisies Kristina	$400 [23] Elon Musk holds this 3-letter title at both Tesla & SpaceX CEO Troy	$400 [21] This UNESCO World Heritage Site:Leave Cuzco on a narrow-gauge railway & get set to climb up from the Urubamba River Valley Machu Picchu Troy	$400 [18] This college football coach facing scandal Joe Paterno Troy	$400 [19] Named for a town near Wiesbaden, "H" is for this type of hat, seen here a homburg Troy Kristina	$400 [24] To be unwell takes some Preparation H to call out for a cab ail & hail Troy
$600 [5] James Ellroy took on the real-life unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, nicknamed this, in his novel of the same name the "Black Dahlia" Troy	$600 [10] This federal agency has its headquarters in Atlanta largely because the South was once the epicenter of malaria outbreaks the CDC Troy	$600 [4] This river:Head to southern Idaho & enjoy Twin Falls but don't try to jump it like Evel Knievel & Eddie Braun (Eddie did make it in 2016) the Snake River Troy	$600 [12] As Sonny, a Vietnam vet turned bumbling bank robber in this film Dog Day Afternoon Troy	$600 [8] You can put on your best Irish accent while wearing these perforated leather shoes of the same name brogues Troy Kristina	$600 [15] A clever word describing Oscar Wilde adds an H to become a preposition wit & with Troy
$800 [1] Susan Orlean wrote about John Laroche, arrested for stealing these title flowers from Florida swamps orchids Troy David	$1,000 [22] The police will put out one of these to other law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for a suspect an APB Troy	$800 [2] This city opposite the same-named island: Drive north on I-5 past Seattle, cross the border & use BC-99, eh Vancouver Troy	$800 [13] Sporting a beard, this honest cop who fought corruption Serpico Kristina	$800 [7] Seen here is this beautiful garment of the Middle East & North Africa kaftan Kristina	$800 [25] A planet lets an H settle on it to become a fireplace's brick floor Earth & hearth David
$1,000 [6] This Umberto Eco novel is set in Italy in 1327 The Name of the Rose Troy	DD $3,400 [11] When it comes to food labeling, the word bioengineered is frequently replacing these 3 letters GMO Troy	$1,000 [3] This nation:Head south out of Estonia & you're there, but if you keep going & head into Lithuania, you've gone too far Latvia Kristina	$1,000 [14] Homicide detective Will Dormer, whose name is close to Euro-words meaning "sleep", in this film Insomnia Troy	$1,000 [9] You can stand out from the crowd with these wide-legged pants named for a large group of women harem pants	$1,000 [29] A restaurant with tables on the sidewalk adds H to the menu for a word meaning to irritate by rubbing café & chafe

Double Jeopardy! Round

BOOK OF THE YEAR	CLASSICAL IS IN	THESNLALUMNUS WHO...	HOW MANY DOTTED LETTERS?	GOOD LUCK	WE'RE ALL COUNTING ON YOU
$400 [29] Gavin Menzies' "1434" says a group from China visited this top Catholic & supplied knowledge that made the renaissance happen the pope David	$400 [8] In 2022 composer Max Richter released "The New Four" these as part of his "Vivaldi Recomposed" project Seasons David	$400 [26] Starred in "Hustle", "Grown Ups" & "Billy Madison" Adam Sandler Troy	$400 [30] 4:It's what we're doing to the entire text of the clue, presently italicizing David	$400 [27] To bring luck, rub the ample belly of the laughing figure of this "enlightened one" Buddha Kristina	$400 [28] 18th century composer Luigi Boccherini numbered his works using this Latin word but Yves Gérard's numbered list is much better opus
$800 [17] The dashing Elmer Ellsworth, the 1st Union officer killed in the Civil War, is brought to life in Adam Goodheart's book about this year 1861 David	$800 [6] In 1724 Bach composed more than 60 of these musical pieces that were meant to be sung, as opposed to a sonata cantatas Troy	$800 [24] Has gone on tostarin several Emmy-winning roles Julia Louis-Dreyfus Troy	$800 [22] 2:This capital of the Côte d'Or department cuts the mustard Dijon Kristina	$800 [18] From 1927 to 1928 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was the star of silent films created & produced by this man Walt Disney Troy David	$800 [20] This Russian divided the elements into columns & rows in an early version of the periodic table Mendeleev David
$1,600 [14] The Hundred Years' War novel "1356" features this heir to the English throne, known for armor not suited for hot, sunny days Edward the Black Prince Troy	$1,200 [3] This man's only opera, "Fidelio", takes place in a Spanish prison, not a German one Beethoven David	$1,200 [15] Co-wrote & starred in "The King of Staten Island", dedicated to his father Scott, a firefighter who died on 9/11 Davidson David	$1,200 [13] 2:Lest & because are both this part of speech conjunction David	$1,200 [5] Seen here, this southern legume is thought to bring luck when eaten on New Year's Day black-eyed peas Kristina	$1,200 [10] Social sciences range from 300-399 in the library classification system named for this man Dewey Kristina
$2,000 [16] "1947: Where Now Begins" naturally takes note of an invention that year by this Russian gun designer Kalashnikov Kristina	$1,600 [1] A folk song that accompanied a pantomime character was the basis for this Debussy piece whose name means "moonlight" "Clair De Lune" David	$2,000 [25] Played Carole Baskin, who takes on the Tiger King, in the limited series "Joe vs Carole" Kate McKinnon	$1,600 [19] 5:"Unbeatability" may not be a word, but this one, which basically means that, sure is invincibility Troy David	$1,600 [7] Ancient Romans would hang a tintinnabulum, one of these with bells on it, for good luck & hope for breeze wind chime Kristina	$1,600 [11] Entropy is the crux of the third law of this, devised by German chemist Walther Nernst thermodynamics David
DD $4,800 [4] Mark Kurlansky wrote a book titled this year of the Tet Offensive & 2 American assassinations 1968 David	$2,000 [2] This Wagner opera concerns the winning back of a magic spear from the magician Klingsor Parsifal	DD $3,000 [23] In recent years traveled the country on "The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on Tour" Tour Al Franken Kristina	$2,000 [21] 2:Small intestine part near the duodenum jejunum Kristina	$2,000 [9] Not surprisingly, a wheel was the symbol of this Roman goddess of luck or chance Fortuna Troy	$2,000 [12] The sequence named for this Italian mathematician begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 Fibonacci Troy

Final Jeopardy!

LANDMARKS

Pskov & Nizhny Novgorod are 2 of the cities that have a fortress called this

the Kremlin

Kristina "What is Kremlin?" — wagered $0

David "What is Kremlin?" — wagered $2,001

Troy "What is Kremlin?" — wagered $14,401

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