Show #8828 2023-03-15 (taped 2022-12-16) Regular

Stephen Webb game 7.

Contestants

Govind Dandekar — a solutions architect from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gwen Lockman — a Ph.D. candidate from Missoula, Montana

Stephen Webb — a data scientist from Longmont, Colorado (whose 6-day cash winnings total $155,281)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Stephen	$3,000	$4,600	$20,200	$20,001 7-day champion: $175,282	$20,200 24 R, 3 W
Gwen	$1,300	$2,500	$8,000	$1,000 3rd place: $1,000	$7,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Govind	$1,000	$2,000	$8,000	$7,000 2nd place: $2,000	$8,000 11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY VILLAINS	STANDING ON A BOARD SIDEWAYS	ALPHABETICALLY NEXT	THE MORNING AFTER	HANGOVER CURES	HAIR OF THE DOG
$200 [5] He tells Sherlock Holmes, "If you are clever enough to bring destruction upon me, rest assured that I shall do as much to you" Moriarty Stephen	$200 [24] A snowboarder who rides with the right foot forward may be referred to by this Disney canine name Goofy Gwen	$200 [20] Disney dwarf after Grumpy Happy Govind	$200 [27] April 16, 1912 morning editions of some newspapers reported that this had been saved; later editions had worse news the Titanic Stephen Govind	$200 [28] The juice of the Asian or Korean one of these, shaped more like an apple, only works if you take it before the drinking pear Stephen	$200 [29] "Rich, lustrous golden of various shades" is the AKC standard for the coat of this working breed a golden retriever
$400 [4] In a Dodie Smith children's book, this evil heiress wants to turn several dozens of cute li'l furballs into a fur coat Cruella de Vil Govind	$400 [17] He tweeted about a TSA agent who told him, "You look like that skateboarder (checks ID). Same last name too! Crazy!" Tony Hawk Stephen	$400 [21] Zodiac sign after Scorpio Taurus Stephen	$400 [26] On this date, John Adams wrote to a friend, "A declaration passed Congress yesterday, and this morning will be printed" July 5, 1776 Stephen	$400 [15] Nolan Ryan treated blisters with brine, also called this juice, & for internal use, the electrolytes might help your symptoms pickle juice Gwen	$400 [30] On Labradors, this sweet coat color ranges from medium brown to dark brown chocolate Stephen
$600 [3] In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", she remembers Mr. Taber, who "was an intolerable ward manipulator. For a while" Nurse Ratched Gwen	$600 [16] In surf speak, when you're inside the green room, you're inside of this 6-letter tube, the hollow part of a wave as it breaks the barrel	$600 [22] NFL team name (not the city) after the Rams the Ravens Govind	$600 [13] The signherewas put up in California on this date in 1941 December 8th Stephen	$600 [14] Aussies swear by Beroccafor hangovers, maybe after too many of their beloved espresso these cocktails a martini Govind	$600 [25] The Yorkshire Terrier has a coat that's this, soft & strokable; it's actually the name of a similar-looking terrier silky
$800 [1] In "You Only Live Twice", he says, "The piranhas & the volcanic mud are useful housekeepers" (maybe for "better lairs & gardens") Blofeld	$800 [18] In 2022 Kelly Slater gave himself a nice 50th birthday present, winning a premier surfing event at this Hawaii pipeline the Banzai Pipeline	$800 [23] U.S. vice president after Fillmore Gerald Ford	$1,000 [12] She was arrested the evening of Dec. 1, 1955; next morning, fliers calling for a boycott were all over town Rosa Parks Stephen	$800 [9] Some believe in this type of "pressure", especially a point on the thumb side of the hand called the great eliminator acupressure Stephen	$800 [8] Long-haired breeds include this one that once served as sentinels in Himalayan monasteries a Lhasa apso Gwen
$1,000 [2] Avians abound both in the villain named Blue Duck & the title of this Larry McMurtry novel featuring 2 former Texas Rangers Lonesome Dove Stephen	$1,000 [19] Seen here is this American, the youngest woman ever at 17, to win Olympic gold in snowboarding Chloe Kim Gwen	$1,000 [11] Chemical element after magnesium manganese Stephen	DD $1,500 [10] An October 9, 1871 headline declared this city was "utterly destroyed... both North and South Sides smoking ruins" Chicago Gwen	$1,000 [6] Eggs may counter alcohol's toxins, so whip up this dish, made with huevos y patatas a frittata (a Spanish tortilla or omelet) Stephen Gwen	$1,000 [7] The AKC classes the Miniature Poodle & Miniature Schnauzer as this adjective, since their non-shedding coats minimize dander hypoallergenic Stephen

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD TRAVEL	BIBLICAL FIRST NAMES	POP CULTURE	THOSE DARN NEBRASKANS	TOUGH SCIENCE	"F"OUR LETTER WORDS
$400 [20] MUV is this country's home-grown version of Uber; take a MUV to your hotel from the Asunción Airport Paraguay Govind	$400 [28] This name of a biblical wife & mother of twins is sometimes shortened to Reba Rebecca Stephen	$400 [29] Caroll Spinney based the voice of this Muppet who lives in a trash can on a cranky NYC cab driver Oscar the Grouch Govind	$400 [6] Nebraska senator & governor Bob Kerrey received the Medal of Honor after being wounded in Vietnam as part of this Navy special ops force the SEALs Stephen	$400 [25] As well as a fast airplane, it's a fast stream, like the ones of hot matter at 99.99% the speed of light from some black holes a jet Govind	$400 [30] From the Latin for "rage", it's a surge of violent anger fury Gwen
$800 [19] Amazing rockformationsof Central Asia include one in Kyrgyzstan called this, like what a forlorn lover has a broken heart Govind	$800 [1] It's the name shared by actress Watts & model Campbell Naomi Stephen	$800 [12] Prior to being the silent half of a magicduo, hetaught high school Teller Stephen	$800 [7] Nebraskan through & through:He was born in Omaha, works & lives in Omaha & is the "Oracle of Omaha" Buffett Stephen	$800 [5] The 7 gases in this "distinguished" group got their name from their reluctance to mix with more common elements noble gases Gwen	$800 [26] Horsetail is a relative of this primitive plant a fern Govind
$1,200 [18] A cruise line that sails to French Polynesia is named for this painter who sailed there too Gauguin Stephen	$1,200 [27] Not the one who was raised from the dead but a beggar of this name became a patron saint of lepers Lazarus Stephen	$1,600 [9] The name ofhischaracter in "Doctor Strange" is also his last name, a coincidence that made him seem fated for the part (Benedict) Wong Gwen	$1,200 [8] Poet John Trudell, who helped lead the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz, later became chairman of the AIM, this movement the American Indian Movement Gwen	$1,200 [4] Drive the distance from New York City to Denver but straight down & you'll reach the CMB, these 2 regions' boundary the core & the mantle	$1,200 [24] It's a channel for conveying away smoke or gas produced by a fire or heater a flue Stephen
$1,600 [17] Cruise Wilhelmstrasse in a famously awful Trabanton a visit to what was once called this 2-word capital East Berlin	$1,600 [22] From Hebrew for "the Lord exalts", it's a good name for prophets, boys & bullfrogs Jeremiah Stephen	$2,000 [10] In 2022 he returned as Ralphie, all grown up with a family of his own, in "A Christmas Story Christmas" Peter Billingsley	$1,600 [16] No wonder he wears shades:Omaha's Conor Oberstachieved indie rock superstardom with this anatomically-named band Bright Eyes	$1,600 [3] Though this 2-word name implies moving air, it also puts drag on a vehicle moving through still air wind resistance Stephen	$1,600 [23] A device that "makes time travel possible" is this capacitor flux Stephen
$2,000 [13] The modern town of Wadi Musa, Jordan serves tourists visiting this ancient city built among sandstone cliffs Petra Govind	DD $2,000 [14] The son of Abraham & Hagar & the kingly husband of Jezebel gave their names to these 2 characters onboard the Pequod Ahab & Ishmael Govind	DD $3,500 [11] The 2 individuals with the most Grammy nominations are this married couple, tied with 88 nominations each Beyoncé & Jay-Z Gwen	$2,000 [15] Red Cloud is home to the center devoted to this woman whose early 20th century writings are synonymous with Plains life (Willa) Cather Stephen	$2,000 [2] Elizabeth Blackburn figured out the structure of these segments at the ends of chromosomes that help control cells' aging & maybe ours telomeres Stephen Gwen	$2,000 [21] In fashion, it's an ornamental braided coat fastener a frog

Final Jeopardy!

ART EXHIBITIONS

In 1898 what's been called the first blockbuster art show was devoted to him & put on for Queen Wilhelmina's coronation

Rembrandt

Gwen "Who is Bu[?]" — wagered $7,000

Govind "Who is Van Gogh?" — wagered $1,000

Stephen "Who is Munch?" — wagered $199

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