Show #8859 2023-04-27 (taped 2023-02-08) Regular

Contestants

Eric Anderson — an operations director from Brooklyn, New York

Rebecca Bailey — a reference librarian from Reading, Massachusetts

Jesse Matheny — a customer success implementation manager originally from Huntington, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jesse	$2,400	$4,400	$3,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$7,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 9 W (including 2 DDs)
Rebecca =)	$1,000	$4,600	$9,800	$5,999 2nd place: $2,000	$9,800 13 R, 0 W
Eric	$-600	$0	$6,800	$7,600 New champion: $7,600	$6,800 11 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SPOT THE MAMMAL	HISTORIC WIVES	TV DRAMA	READY TO WEAR	TAKE A TOUR	"A_B_C_D"
$200 [21] Bobolink, bonobo, betta bonobo Jesse	$200 [5] Legally bound to a man who ghosted her, Deborah Read was the common-law wife of this printer & statesman Benjamin Franklin Eric	$200 [10] The title character of this NBC series was an antagonist in "The Silence of the Lambs" Hannibal Jesse	$200 [26] A call to arms! Butterfly, bishop & the less-than-fashionable leg-of-mutton are types of these sleeves Rebecca =)	$200 [16] An architecture tour of this city includes the Tribune Tower & the Wrigley Building Chicago Eric	$200 [11] Originally this word was used as a charm to ward off evil or illness abracadabra Eric
$400 [22] Impala, ibis, indigo impala Rebecca =)	$400 [4] The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Marie-Louise became his second wife in 1810 Napoleon Jesse	$400 [9] The truth is right here: the Cigarette Smoking Man & Deep Throat were shadowy characters on this '90s Fox show The X-Files Jesse	$400 [27] This one-lens eyepiece worn by Mr. Barnacle Jr. in a work by Dickens is commonly associated with the upper class a monocle Jesse	$400 [17] A real quack-up, a fun way to tour Boston is on one of these amphibious vehicles that ends with a ride on the Charles River a duck boat Eric	$400 [12] The list "Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Washington" is in this alphabetical order Rebecca =)
$600 [23] Nutria, nudibranch, natterjack nutria Rebecca =)	$800 [1] This Catherine, Anne Boleyn's first cousin, was the fifth wife of Henry VIII; got it? Catherine Howard Jesse	$600 [8] Seen here, she plays the title aristocratic noblewoman in Amazon's Western "The English" Emily Blunt Rebecca =)	$600 [28] For the dad bod on the go, try these shorts with a name that says dad can carry a lot of stuff in the big thigh-level pockets cargo shorts Jesse	$600 [18] From the comfort of your home, you can virtually tour some of the art exhibits of this museum in both New York & Bilbao, Spain the Guggenheim Rebecca =)	$600 [13] 2-word term for the first responder at the wheel of a rescue vehicle ambulance driver Jesse
$800 [24] Orb weaver, oystercatcher, okapi okapi Rebecca =)	DD $1,000 [3] Kasturba, who married him when both were under 15, became a leader in India's struggle for independence from British rule (Mahatma) Gandhi Jesse	$800 [6] Netflix' "Cursed" centers on Nimue, a gifted girl destined to become this Arthurian sword giver the Lady of the Lake Jesse	$800 [29] Appropriately named, this straw hat with a flat top & a flat brim was a must-have at turn-of-the-century regattas a boater	$800 [19] In Kentucky, "swing" by the museum & factory for this sporting product, see how it's made & score one for yourself Louisville Slugger Jesse	$800 [14] It's a longer way of saying vitamin C ascorbic acid Jesse
$1,000 [25] Adder, amberjack, aye-aye aye-aye Rebecca =) Eric	$1,000 [2] The outspoken wife of President Nixon's attorney general, shewas the Southern socialite who turned Watergate whistleblower Martha Mitchell Jesse	$1,000 [7] Post "Spider-Man", he played a devout detective investigating fundamentalism & murder in "Under the Banner of Heaven" Andrew Garfield Jesse	$1,000 [30] Let's "C", it's the umbrella term covering bow ties, neckties, scarves & ascots cravats Eric	$1,000 [20] Fashion fit for royalty is one of the specialty tours offered at this palace in Honolulu, once home to Hawaii's monarchs Iolani Palace	$1,000 [15] If you "go" this 7-word phrase, you've exceeded what your obligations require above and beyond the call of duty Jesse Eric

Double Jeopardy! Round

WHERE THE "H" IS THAT?	A FINE WINE FILM	TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES	PRODUCE: WE HAVE NAMES	RECENT LITERARY BIOGRAPHY	4-LETTER BEFORE & AFTER
$400 [5] The Buda Castle District is near the Danube in this nation Hungary Rebecca =)	$400 [15] "Decanted" is a documentary about growing wine in this storied California valley Napa Valley Eric	$400 [29] Though it's named for a Russian, this low-tech weapon in a bottle was used early on against Russian T-26 tanks by the Finns a Molotov cocktail Jesse	$400 [27] A trendy 21st century one of these, the Campari is sweet, juicy & good for bruschetta & in grilled cheese sandwiches tomatoes Eric	$400 [30] "An Elusive Woman" is the subtitle of a biography of this mystery writer, born a proper Victorian but later an avid surfer Agatha Christie Rebecca =)	$400 [6] Oddly, the Colonel's recipes are overseen by this agency along with Americans' TVs & cell phones the KFCC Eric
$800 [4] The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is in this Missouri city Hannibal Jesse	$800 [13] The 2004 movie "Sideways" has been credited with killing sales of this varietal Merlot Eric	$1,200 [17] In 2023 Germany agreed to send its battle tanks named for this creature to help Ukraine a leopard Jesse	$800 [28] Named for a French horticulturist, the Bosc pear was once Beurré Bosc, beurré meaning this quality buttery	$800 [21] In 2022 John Lahr published a new bio of this American playwright who was Arty from a young age--that's what his mom called him Arthur Miller Jesse	$800 [7] A January 1 texting abbreviation for students at an institution around Manhattan's Washington Square Park HNYU Jesse Rebecca =)
$1,200 [2] The Canadian citadel seenherehas a lovely view of this Nova Scotia city Halifax Jesse	$1,600 [11] A 2012 documentary follows 4 candidates trying to earn the title master this, a French word for a wine steward "sommelier" Jesse	$1,600 [16] The Trubia Modelo 1936 was used by the Republican side in this conflict the Spanish Civil War Eric	$1,200 [19] This woman enjoyed asparagus at her Mount Vernon home & a variety of the veggie is named for her Martha Custis (Washington) Jesse	$1,200 [20] For the centennial of its publication, Matthew Hollis' 2022 "Biography of a Poem" is about this culture-spanning one by T.S. Eliot The Waste Land	$1,200 [8] An American truck & SUV maker becomes a world of entertainment that got started with "Iron Man" GMCU Jesse
$1,600 [1] One of New Jersey's oldest, this rhymingly named city was founded as New Barbadoes Hackensack Jesse Rebecca =)	$2,000 [14] This actor starred in "A Good Year", in which he inherits a vineyard, & narrated the documentary "Red Obsession" about Bordeaux Russell Crowe	DD $2,000 [24] Built in England in 1916, a prototype of the first operational tank was nicknamed "Big Willie" in mockery of this man Kaiser Wilhelm Jesse	$1,600 [18] Grower Henri Pascal found superior stalks of this veggie & the familiar dip-&-crunch variety is named for him celery Jesse	$1,600 [22] Lucasta Miller gives us "A Brief Life" (& brief it was) of him "in Nine Poems" (including "Endymion") "& One Epitaph" Keats	$1,600 [9] Look--they took a plastic for making pipes & built a device to record TV shows in the 1980s PVCR Jesse
$2,000 [3] This Ancient Egyptian city lived up to its name as the seat of worship of Re, the sun god Heliopolis	DD $3,000 [12] This 2-word term for disparagement of something you can't have is the title of a 2016 documentary about counterfeit wine sour grapes Jesse	$2,000 [25] Between 1942 & 1946, the U.S. produced nearly 50,000 of these tanks named for a Civil War general Sherman tanks Eric	$2,000 [26] An important Korean crop is the Napa type of this vegetable, used in a signature food of the peninsula cabbage Rebecca =)	$2,000 [23] "I Used to Live Here Once" is about this author, who like the heroine of her "Wide Sargasso Sea" had Caribbean roots Jean Rhys	$2,000 [10] This report, very important to boss Bill Lumbergh in "Office Space", is also a commercial broadcast for the audience's benefit TPSA Eric

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC FIGURES

Dante gives him, born to a Kurdish family in the 12th century, a place of honor in limbo along with the war heroes of Rome & Troy

Saladin

Jesse "Who is Virgil?" — wagered $3,000

Eric "Who is Saladin" — wagered $800

Rebecca =) "Who is Genghis Khan?" — wagered $3,801

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