Show #8823 2023-03-08 (taped 2023-01-31) High School Reunion

2023 High School Reunion Tournament final game 1.A production error made the final scores visible during Mayim's opening monologue.

Contestants

Justin Bolsen — a first-year student at Brown University from Canton, Georgia

Maya Wright — a senior at Emory University from Peachtree City, Georgia

Jackson Jones — a junior at Vanderbilt University from Louisville, Kentucky

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jackson	$3,800	$4,800	$14,000	$24,000	$14,000 19 R, 3 W
Maya	$400	$2,000	$4,400	$3,370	$4,400 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Justin	$5,600	$9,000	$18,401	$13,570	$15,400 20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

MOUNTAIN HIGH, VALLEY LOW	FAMOUS PAIRS	LIABLE IN THE BIBLE	TV REALITY & COMPETITION SHOWS	NATIVE AMERICANA	WE ARE PRO-ANTONYMS
$200 [30] Lombardy's northern reaches are occupied by the Lepontine, Rhaetian & Orobic these mountains the Alps Maya	$200 [29] Spoiler alert:This duo in the title of a Stevenson novel are actually the same guy Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Maya	$200 [9] His punishment for eating forbidden fruit: "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground" Adam Justin	$200 [27] Season 21 of this show saw Bindi Irwin win the Mirrorball Trophy with the help of her partner Derek Hough Dancing with the Stars Jackson	$200 [21] Like many names of Native nations, this word used by many indigenous Alaskans means "the people" the Inuit Jackson	$200 [26] "I'm stuck like a dope with a thing called hope" in the "South Pacific" song about a cockeyed pessimist optimist Maya
$400 [16] The Brahmaputra Valley winds down the Asian continent from these mountains up north the Himalayas Jackson	$400 [28] The Battle of Actium saw Octavian defeat the forces of this pair, a Roman general & an Egyptian queen Antony & Cleopatra Justin	$400 [8] If "a false" one of these "testified falsely against his brother... do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother" a witness Justin	$400 [12] Rob Frisbee & Brennan Swain traveled 35,000 miles back to where they started to win this show's first $1 million prize The Amazing Race Jackson	$400 [20] Tepeesare different from other tents because of the upper flaps designed to release this smoke Jackson Justin	$400 [25] Proverbially, presence "makes the heart grow fonder" absence Justin
$600 [15] Cape Town's Table Mountainoften has its own cloud cover, which has fittingly been dubbed this tablecloth Justin	$600 [10] These 2 title animated boys have a pet platypus named Perry Phineas & Ferb Maya	$800 [2] He is imprisoned on a false allegation when a woman grabs his garment (but not his coat of many colors) & says he made advances Joseph Jackson	$600 [11] In 2022, much of the Kardashians Season 2 was about this oldest sister's upcoming wedding Kourtney Jackson	$600 [19] Armaments-wise, Plains Indians had a gull-wing style of these, which they could use on horseback--it takes 2 hands. You try it a bow and arrow Justin	$600 [24] The 5th Amendment prohibits double safety, trying you twice for the same crime jeopardy Jackson
$800 [14] Cyprus has a range that the Greeks call Pentadaktylos, which has this anatomical meaning five fingers Justin	$800 [6] This biblical pair is an Israelite warrior & the woman who cut his hair while he slept Samson & Delilah Justin	$1,000 [1] As told by Leonard Cohen, David sees this woman on a roof; his sin with her leads to the death of their child as punishment Bathsheba Maya Justin	$800 [4] An episode of "Love After Lockup" had the alliterative title "From" this type of offender "to Fiance" Felon Maya	$800 [18] More & more common, land acknowledgements include Florida State University's--its campuses are on this tribe's land the Seminoles Justin	$800 [23] Posting "Happily surprised to win my third Nobel Prize!" is quite the arrogantbrag humble brag Justin
$1,000 [13] Once home to Kamehameha the Great, the Waipio Valleyis also called this, just like a place in Egypt Valley of the Kings Jackson	$1,000 [5] Philosopher John Locke was a court favorite of this royal couple, whom he'd met when he fled to the Netherlands William & Mary Jackson	DD $1,800 [7] These paired cities, "going after strange flesh, are... suffering the vengeance of eternal fire" Sodom & Gomorrah Justin	$1,000 [3] Contestants are judged on their bladesmithing & weapon-making skills on this "hot" History Channel show Forged in Fire	$1,000 [17] To many people, this small mammal was a trickster god; to the Powhatan, it was a creator named Ahone a rabbit	$1,000 [22] As Shakespeare put it so eloquently, "Parting is such sweet joy" sorrow Maya

Double Jeopardy! Round

IT HAPPENED IN ASIA	HEALTH & MEDICINE	FANS OF THE SINGER	SHAKE IT OFF	AUNTIE HERO	"U" BELONG WITH "ME"
$400 [23] In 2000 a period of freedom in Syria upon the death of Pres. Assad I was called the Damascus this & lasted about as long as a season Spring Jackson Justin	$400 [30] Physical therapist & kinesiotherapist are 2 careers within this field that specializes in athletic injuries sports medicine Maya	$400 [20] Beliebers Justin Bieber Justin	$400 [29] Beignets are usually covered with piles of this stuff, so you may want to shake a little off if you don't want a mess powdered sugar Maya	$400 [28] In "Frankenstein's Aunt", the plucky heroine tries to clear the family name & of course meets a werewolf & this vampire Dracula Jackson	$400 [25] Thoreau wrote, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different" one of these drummer
$800 [22] Thisstar of many Hollywood Westerns, a supporter of the Vietnam War, visited the troops in 1966 John Wayne Justin	$800 [21] Though it's actually named for a person, you can still get this type of food poisoning from the fish that's in its name salmonella Jackson	$800 [19] Sheerios Ed Sheeran Justin	$800 [27] "The Private Investigator's Handbook" talks about shaking this 4-letter follower a tail Jackson Maya	$800 [26] In this classic of American lit, the mischievous title boy lives with Aunt Polly, who opens the novel by calling his name The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Jackson	$800 [24] Sounding like a part of a saddle, it means to beat with the fists pummel Maya
$1,600 [5] Seen here in late 1979 is this building in Tehran that was at the center of news for the next year plus the U.S. Embassy Jackson	$1,200 [8] Thisdevice delivers an electrical shock to correct an abnormal heartbeat in cases of cardiac arrest a defibrillator Justin	$1,200 [9] Livies Olivia Rodrigo Jackson	$1,200 [18] Here's this breed of herding dog shake, shake, shaking it off a Border Collie Maya	$1,200 [14] Early on in a book from 1900, we learn that she came to the Kansas prairies as a "young, pretty wife" but sun & wind had turned her gray Auntie Em Maya	$1,200 [15] Certain naval vessels must attain negative buoyancy in order to do this submerge Jackson
$2,000 [6] Xi Zhongxun, father of current Chinese leader Xi Jinping, was persecuted during this brutal process of "renewal" that started in 1966 the Cultural Revolution Justin	$1,600 [4] As of July 2022 help is only a short phone call away with this 3-digit number to the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 988 Jackson	$1,600 [2] BTS has its Army & she has her Navy Rihanna	$1,600 [17] If you're "anti-" allergies, you can shake off symptoms with one of these drugs like Zyrtec an antihistamine Jackson	$1,600 [13] This semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens features Betsey Trotwood, an aunt of the title character David Copperfield Justin	$1,600 [11] In Finnish, this celebration of the longest day of the year is called Juhannus & is a national holiday Midsummer Jackson
DD $3,001 [7] On Aug. 30, 1999 almost 80% of the people of East Timor voted for independence from this country Indonesia Justin	DD $2,000 [3] Obesity has been linked to OSA, or obstructive this disorder, where breathing is disrupted while slumbering sleep apnea Maya	$2,000 [1] Hooligans Bruno Mars	$2,000 [16] As testosterone rises, male moose shake off the soft covering on their antlers known by the name of this plush fabric velvet Jackson	$2,000 [12] Aunt Mary Beton, mentioned in "A Room of One's Own", has been compared to this author's own Aunt Caroline Virginia Woolf Maya	$2,000 [10] The Latin for "increase" gives us this 7-letter word meaning to enlarge in size or strength augment

Final Jeopardy!

GEOGRAPHIC NAME'S THE SAME

The busiest passenger port in the U.K., it shares its name with a capital of one of the original 13 states

Dover

Maya "What is York?" — wagered $1,030

Jackson "What is Dover?" — wagered $10,000

Justin "What is Annapolis? mom!" — wagered $4,831

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