Show #8891 2023-06-12 (taped 2023-04-04) Regular

Suresh Krishnan game 5.

Contestants

Marilyn Singer — a children's book author from Brooklyn, New York

Michael Vallely — a data analyst from Somerville, Massachusetts

Suresh Krishnan — a networking engineer from Suwanee, Georgia (whose 4-day cash winnings total $53,999)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Suresh	$1,995	$5,395	$14,195	$28,195 5-day champion: $82,194	$14,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$3,600	$5,600	$26,400	$24,400 2nd place: $2,000	$19,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Marilyn	$2,200	$0	$4,400	$3,400 3rd place: $1,000	$4,400 9 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

POP SONGS	TROPIC OF CAPRICORN NATIONS	NARRATOR OF THE NOVEL	CORE VALUES	5-LETTER WORDS	BEN & JERRY'S FLAVOR GRAVEYARD
$200 [1] "Daddy" was the closing track on this diva's solo debut "Dangerously In Love" Beyoncé	$200 [17] This nation is 2,650 miles long & mostly less than a tenth of that wide Chile Suresh	DD $5 [11] This novel:Stranded astronaut Mark Watney The Martian Suresh	$200 [22] Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada & Mariano Rivera were the "Core 4" on this team, winning 4 titles in 5 years the Yankees Marilyn	$200 [7] Like a track athlete, you might "pass" it when turning a responsibility over to another baton Michael	$200 [15] Fresh Georgia this flavor "tasted great but couldn't last, 'cuz Georgia's quite a-ways away & trucks don't go that fast" peach Michael
$400 [2] In a 2004 Grammy Song of the Year, John Mayer urged, "Fathers be good to" these people daughters Michael	$400 [18] This coastal nation of southeast Africa gained independence from Portugal in 1975 Mozambique Suresh Michael	$200 [10] This novel:16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, who has cancer The Fault in Our Stars Suresh	$400 [23] A song about being this "to the core" is sung by the progeny of villains in Disney's "Descendants" rotten Suresh	$400 [8] A sharp turn in a road or river can be called this body part elbow Michael	$400 [27] In the '90s we said hello & goodbye to the rhyming "Holy" this, a ricotta & pistachio ice cream Cannoli Suresh
$600 [3] This NBA big man's 1994 rap song "Biological Didn't Bother" is dedicated to his stepfather Shaq (Shaquille O'Neal) Michael	$600 [19] Its Mesopotamia region is between the Paraná & Uruguay Rivers Argentina Suresh Michael	$600 [12] This Pulitzer Prize-winner: Celie, who writes letters to God & to Nettie The Color Purple Marilyn	$600 [24] Within the earth, heading outward: core, mantle... crust Michael	$600 [9] The first letter is silent in this verb meaning to grind; your teeth, for example gnash Marilyn	$600 [28] A 1980s effort honored a Revolutionary War Vermont hero--not just almond but this first name preceding "Almond" Ethan Michael Marilyn
$800 [4] In this 1986 No. 1 Madonna enjoined her father from sermonizing "Papa Don't Preach" Suresh	$800 [20] 250,000-strong Gaborone is its capital & largest city Botswana Michael	$800 [13] "The Bell Jar":Esther Greenwood, this author's alter ego (Sylvia) Plath Michael	$800 [25] Satyagraha, this man's doctrine against injustice, inspired James Farmer to found CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality Gandhi Suresh Marilyn	$800 [16] It's a strong beam used in construction from wall to wall to support a ceiling a joist Suresh Marilyn	$800 [29] "Aloha" the decadent flavor named for this nut, say Ben & Jerry, adding that it got sent off the aisle macadamia Marilyn
$1,000 [5] It's what papa's got in the title of a 1965 James Brown hit a brand new bag Michael	$1,000 [21] After this landlocked nation won independence in 1811, its leader, "El Supremo", locked it off from the world for 26 years Paraguay Marilyn	$1,000 [14] This downer of a novel:14-year-old Susie Salmon, from heaven, because she's been murdered The Lovely Bones Marilyn	$1,000 [26] The central part of your body, your core includes your hips, lower back, abs (of course) & this set of bones connecting the trunk & legs the pelvis Suresh	$1,000 [6] It means an heir, especially to a wealthy or prominent family a scion Suresh	$1,000 [30] The flavor graveyard includes the ice cream named for this Woodstock emcee, seen here Wavy Gravy Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WAR OF 1812	LIKE A STATUE	HEALTH & MEDICINE	COLOR MY WORLD	HANG UP YOUR TV REBOOTS	"AX" MARKS THE SPOT
$400 [9] Backing the slogan "Free trade and sailors' rights", this president signed the declaration of war against Britain Madison Michael	$400 [1] Taller than the original, a replica of this "Great" statue stands outside the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas the Sphinx Suresh	$400 [6] Lupus is this type of disease in which the body attacks healthy tissues & organs autoimmune Michael	$400 [16] In 2008 it became the first German political party with an ethnically Turkish leader the Green Party Suresh	$400 [21] Jack Bauer didn't appear in the short-lived reboot of this show that took place in 2016 as Sgt. Eric Carter was on the clock 24 Marilyn	$400 [26] It's the shaft connecting 2 wheels on a car axle Suresh
$800 [10] U.S. forces killed Tecumseh & broke an Anglo-Indian alliance at the 1813 battle of this river (in Ontario, not London) the Thames Suresh	$800 [2] On a bluff above the Missouri, 50-foot-tall "Dignity" honors the Dakota & this related people one letter different the Lakota Suresh	$800 [12] Some dieters attempt to enter ketosis, in which fat starts getting burned instead of this sugar in the blood glucose Suresh	$800 [17] Colorful name of the social insect seenherethat commonly builds concealed nests underground a yellowjacket Michael	$800 [22] Netflix' reboot of this sci-fi series ended with Will Robinson & fam prevailing over the evil robots Lost in Space Michael	$800 [27] "Addition is commutative" is one of these postulates used in algebra axiom Michael
$1,200 [7] This U.S. ship, later nicknamed Old Ironsides, defeated the HMS Guerriere in quick fashion August 19, 1812 the Constitution Michael	$1,200 [3] Michelangelo's statue of this guy is 11 1/2 feet taller than Bernini's David Michael	$1,200 [13] This type of nasal irrigation device seenhereis generally safe when cleaned & handled properly a neti pot Marilyn	$1,200 [18] The Detroit Pistons' tenure at the palace of this suburb began in the championship season of 1988-89 & ended in 2017 Auburn Hills	$1,200 [23] Starbuck & Lee Adama didn't get to walk off into the sunset as this reboot ended; Starbuck just sort of vanished Battlestar Galactica Michael	$1,200 [28] It transmits a signal from one neuron to another axon Marilyn
$2,000 [11] Signed December 24, 1814, the treaty of this Belgian city ended the war with no decisive gains for either side Ghent Michael	$1,600 [4] Honoring the city's iron making heritage, astatueof this fiery Roman god overlooks Birmingham, Alabama Vulcan Suresh	$1,600 [14] It's the widening of an artery due to a weakness in the wall, which can lead to a hemorrhagic stroke an aneurysm	$1,600 [19] The Orange Free State is a historic region that became a province of this country in 1910 South Africa Suresh	$1,600 [24] "New Blood" was a fitting title for the Showtime reboot of the antics of this serial killer, but it was cut short after one season Dexter Michael	$1,600 [29] Rolling Stone called Jimmy Page "the legendary" this word axeman
DD $8,400 [8] In 1814 U.S. forces under Gen. Jacob Brown invaded Canada by crossing this river between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario the Niagara Michael	DD $2,000 [5] John Diefenbaker & Lester Pearson are among the notables commemorated with statues on this Ottawa hill Parliament Hill Suresh	$2,000 [15] ECT is short for this brain stimulation therapy used to treat severe depression & bipolar disorder electroconvulsive therapy Marilyn	$2,000 [20] From the color of their cloaks, this order is also known as the Black Friars the Dominicans Michael	$2,000 [25] This sitcom won a ton of Emmys during its first run, 1998-2006, but ended in 2020 after a brief reboot & a few more trophies Will & Grace	$2,000 [30] This salamander of Mexico takes its name from the Nahuatl for "water monster" an axolotl Marilyn

Final Jeopardy!

WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY

The name of this woman, the product of an incestuous union, means "against birth"

Antigone

Marilyn "Who is Niobe?" — wagered $1,000

Suresh "Who Antigone?" — wagered $14,000

Michael "Who is Uncle Steve?" — wagered $2,000

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