Show #5 2023-05-10 (taped 2023-03-14) Jeopardy! Masters

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Contestants

Sam Buttrey — an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California

Amy Schneider — a writer from Oakland, California

James Holzhauer — a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
James	—	$10,600	$44,800	$44,681 Winner: 6 match points	$24,400 29 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Amy	—	$4,000	$8,000	$9,121 3rd place: 2 match points	$8,000 11 R, 2 W
Sam	—	$5,200	$20,600	$20,600 2nd place: 2 match points	$15,200 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WIVES OF THE NOT YET PRESIDENTS	EPONYMOUS TELEVISION	A SHAKESPEARE PLAY IN A FEW WORDS	DEALING WITH THE GOVERNMENT	CHAT G-P-T	MASTERING PASTRY WITH DOMINIQUE ANSEL
$200 [25] When Dwight Eisenhower first met her in 1915, he thought she had a saucy "look about her face and in her whole attitude" Mamie Sam	$200 [11] Challenges both professional & personal have played out at Seattle Grace Hospital on this series Grey's Anatomy Sam	$200 [30] Witches, Dunsinane, ghost, blood?Womb, doom Macbeth James	$200 [21] This agency was born in 1865 to combat counterfeiting, as at the Civil War's end, nearly 1/3 of currency in circulation was fake the Secret Service Amy	$200 [16] Varieties of this include star ruby, oro blanco & pink grapefruit James	$200 [28] (Dominique Ansel reads.)Thesesavory appetizers are made with puff pastry & Parmesan; twist the pastry end back, but don't sip your drink with them cheese straws Sam
$400 [24] The former Ellen Herndon died in 1880, the year this future prez was elected veep Arthur Amy Sam	$400 [10] From the '70s, it could have alternately been titled "Defazio & Feeney" Laverne & Shirley Sam	$400 [29] Shipwreck, Viola...Cesario...same?!Romance Twelfth Night Amy	$400 [20] The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service & the Bureau of Reclamation are part of this Cabinet department Interior James	$400 [15] The Pallas's catis called the world's this superlative; it's not just the face--it's only successful on a third of its hunts grumpiest (cat) James	$400 [27] (Dominique Ansel reads.) It's not actually a thousand, despite the name, but usually three layers of puff pastry that are spread with cream & jam to make this dessert mille-feuille James
$600 [23] Reagan's first wife, she earned 4 Oscar nominations, the first for 1946's "The Yearling" Jane Wyman James	$600 [9] "The Germans" is an episode of this British comedy about running a hotel Fawlty Towers James	$800 [5] Magic, monsoon, misunderstanding, men from Milan The Tempest James	$600 [19] Appointed by Reagan, he was Chief Justice of the United States immediately before John Roberts Rehnquist James	$600 [14] This soft substance is used in nuclear reactor cores & pencils graphite Sam	$600 [26] (Dominique Ansel reads.) It's been ten years since I launched what Time magazine lauded as one of the best inventions of 2013, this signature hybrid pastry with a portmanteau name a cronut James
$800 [22] Georgia belle Ellen Axson, a relative of Confederate Gen. James Longstreet, got to live in Princeton with this not yet president Wilson Sam	$800 [8] The title of this show, a continuation of "All in the Family", refers to a bar Archie Bunker's Place Sam	$1,000 [2] Navarre, celibacy!Rosaline?Re-plan! Love's Labour's Lost Amy	$800 [18] NYC's Eric Adams said, "I don't care what anyone says, there are ghosts in there", there being this 224-year-old mayoral residence Gracie Mansion Sam	$800 [13] This Mississippi city is home to one of the world's longest man-made beaches Gulfport Amy	$800 [17] (Dominique Ansel reads.) Phyllo pastry is used in savory dishes likespanakopita& sweet ones like this Middle Eastern pastry filled with chopped nuts & topped with honey baklava Sam
$1,000 [1] Although this president's wife, Martha (nee Wayles), served as first lady of Virginia, she never served as U.S. first lady Jefferson James	$1,000 [7] Green Gables Farm on Prince Edward Island is home to this show's title character played by Amybeth McNulty Anne with an E Amy	DD $2,800 [6] Octavia, Octavius, battle, snake, figs, finis Antony and Cleopatra James	$1,000 [4] Sen. Chris Coons & Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester have a relatively short D.C. commute to this, their home state Delaware Amy	$1,000 [12] Engines don't turn the main rotors on these flying machines; they self-lift due to air flow gyrocopters James	$1,000 [3] (Dominique Ansel reads.) Choux is used to make thebunsfor this decorative dessert traditionally served at French weddings& with a name that means "crisp in mouth" croquembouche James

Double Jeopardy! Round

YOU BUG ME	CLASSICAL MUSIC CLASSICS	TOUGH MOVIE STUFF	DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO	NATIONAL FOUNDERS	GOOD NAME FOR A BREAKFAST CEREAL?
$400 [26] Types of this destructive insect include subterranean, drywood & dampwood a termite James	$400 [24] Ferde Grofé's account of his first time at this place, about which he wrote a suite, includes "All of a sudden, bingo! There it was" the Grand Canyon James	$400 [23] The first movie to get a PG-13 rating was this 1984 one where the teens call themselves "Wolverines" Red Dawn James	$400 [29] One's a beloved denizen of Jellystone Park & the other, a beloved Yankees catcher & manager Yogi Bear & Yogi Berra James	$400 [27] Emperor Jimmu is the legendary founder of this country's first dynasty Japan Amy	$400 [30] These exercises are similar to sit-ups, but you don't lift up as far crunches Amy
$800 [25] The males of this insect better be doing a word in their name, as females often bite their heads off after mating praying mantis James	$1,200 [9] Anaudio clueon Robert Schumann's "Träumerei", meaning this activity that interested Freud, has to be long b/c it's played so slow dreaming Sam	$800 [22] This 1934 film was the first comedy to win the Best Picture Oscar It Happened One Night James	$800 [28] One's an Aussie mogul who produced "Sale of the Century"; one flows between Laredo & Nuevo Laredo Reg Grundy & Rio Grande	$800 [6] Mujibur Rahman, who led this country's breakaway from Pakistan, was killed in a 1975 coup Bangladesh James	$800 [17] It means fancy food & is literally French for "high cooking" haute cuisine James
$1,200 [12] The caterpillar of the monarch butterfly is toxic to many predators because it feeds entirely on this plant milkweed Amy	$1,600 [7] The fictional maestro in "Tár" is trying to record the 1902 fifth ("Giant") symphony by this Austrian composer Mahler Sam	$1,200 [21] Rudy Ray Moore made his film debut as this character in 1975, along with his "all-girl army of kung fu killers" Dolemite Amy Sam	$1,200 [1] Language or jargon used by lawyers & a language or people of Sri Lanka legalese & Sinhalese James	$1,200 [3] Iceland's National Day commemorates the birthday of Jon Sigurdsson, a 19th century president of this legislative body the Althing Sam	$1,200 [16] "Thank your" these, an expression used after narrow escapes, was the title of a 1943 movie musical with Dinah Shore lucky stars Amy
$2,000 [10] Not sounding much like biology-speak, it's the term for the figure-8 dance bees use to tell others the distance & direction to food waggle Sam	$2,000 [8] The title of this Carl Orff choral work means "Songs of Beuren", a Bavarian monastery Carmina Burana James	$1,600 [20] James Dean starred in only 3 films--these 3 Rebel Without a Cause , Giant & East of Eden James	$1,600 [13] A mineral of which ruby is a type & a difficult problem or puzzle corundum & conundrum Sam	$1,600 [2] In the 1950s Kwame Nkrumah led this country to its independence from Britain Ghana James	$1,600 [15] They're also called crow blackbirds & their name is one letter off from a sound some cereal makes grackle Sam
DD $7,000 [11] Perhaps to kill parasites, some birds encourage angry ants to spray this substance on their plumage formic acid Sam	DD $19,000 [18] This composer's most famous piece, eventually annoying him with its fame, was originally titled "Finland Awakes" Sibelius James	$2,000 [19] This tough guy was one of both "The Magnificent Seven" & "The Dirty Dozen" Charles Bronson James Sam	$2,000 [5] As seen here, one is a metalloid, atomic No. 32, & the other a flowering plant germanium & geranium James	$2,000 [4] Last name of Józef, the leader of newly independent Poland after World War I Piłsudski	$2,000 [14] His name became legendary from the bed he built that he forced people to fit into Procrustes Amy

Final Jeopardy!

THE FIRST MILLENNIUM

In 303, to celebrate 20 years of his reign, the emperor Diocletian visited this city for the first time

Rome

Amy "What is Rome?" — wagered $1,121

Sam "What is Constantinople?" — wagered $0

James "What is Byzantium" — wagered $119

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