Show #8906 2023-07-03 (taped 2023-05-16) Regular

Ken Jennings hosts.

Contestants

Sarah Daily — an artist manager from New York, New York

Elliott Kim — a television editor from Los Angeles, California

Ilena Di Toro — a public relations specialist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,500)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Ilena $1,400 $2,800 $3,200 $1,400
2nd place: $2,000
$3,200
9 R, 4 W
Elliott $4,800 $15,200 $27,200 $24,400
New champion: $24,400
$21,000
28 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Sarah $0 $-400 $4,000 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$4,000
10 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

RIOTS IN HISTORY A JOB IN TELEVISION CAR GO FAST "NEG" BAIT LIKE AVERSION TOUCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
$200 [1]
In the Rebecca Riots of the 1840s, Welsh men dressed as women attacked the gates that levied these charges for using public roads
a toll
Elliott
$200 [16]
This title guy is a fry cook under the sea
SpongeBob SquarePants
Elliott
$200 [21]
With a turbocharged V6, the XJ220 from this company was quick as a cat, topping out at 217 miles per hour
Jaguar
Ilena Elliott
$200 [3]
For his efforts helping end the Russo-Japanese War, Teddy Roosevelt is ranked among the best of these historically
a negotiator
Sarah
$200 [12]
"Mary, Mary, quite" this word meaning averse to what you're told to do; how does your response grow?
contrary
Sarah
$200 [11]
Before stepping on the Moon, he told Neil Armstrong he'd "partially close the hatch... making sure not to lock it"; Neil: "Good thought"
Aldrin
Sarah
$400 [2]
An uprising of industrial workers, the Poznan riots of 1956 brought Wladyslaw Gomulka back to power in this country
Poland
Sarah
$400 [17]
For 11 years, this character was miserable as a women's shoe salesman on "Married... with Children"
Al Bundy
Elliott
$400 [22]
Someone call 911! No, make that 919, as this brand's 919 Evo hybrid takes 4.8 seconds to go from 0 to 120
Porsche
Ilena
$400 [4]
This Balkan nation gained full independence after breaking from a union with Serbia in 2006
Montenegro
Elliott
$400 [13]
In a 1972 literary title, Sin City had its share of "Fear &" this
Loathing
Elliott
$400 [28]
Doing some ceiling work around 1511, Michelangelo showed God reaching to give this man the divine breath of life with a touch
Adam
Elliott Sarah
$600 [8]
The 7th New York Infantry returned from this big battle to help deal with the July 1863 draft riots in New York City
Gettysburg
Ilena
$600 [18]
Seen here, Barbara Feldon had this job in her most famous role
a spy
Ilena
$600 [23]
In 2010 an Enzo from this Italian company en-zoomed to 237 miles per hour
Ferrari
Elliott
$600 [5]
3rd century general Carausius is considered one of these outlaws, disobeying Roman law & declaring himself emperor of Britain
a renegade
Elliott
$600 [14]
"Adverse" is another term for this type of witness who can be cross-examined as if the opposing lawyer had called them
hostile
Elliott
$600 [27]
These Missourians touched the Stanley Cup for the first time in 2019 after more than 50 years in the NHL
the St. Louis Blues
Ilena
$800 [9]
The 1969 riots outside this Greenwich Village bar served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement
Stonewall
Elliott
$800 [19]
It's the job of the "Extraordinary" Woo Young-woo, a streaming fave
lawyer (an attorney)
Elliott
$800 [24]
The Challenger SRT Demon from this Fiat Chrysler car brand was quite the speed demon in 2019, roaring at 211 miles per hour
Dodge
Elliott
$800 [6]
Beersheba is the chief town in this region with a name from Hebrew for "dry"
Negev
Elliott
$800 [15]
It follows "the loyal" as the out-of-power political party
the opposition
Ilena
$1,000 [30]
The ceremonial driving of this item linked the Central Pacific & Union Pacific railroads for the first time
the golden spike
Elliott
$1,000 [10]
U.S. servicemen attacked young Latino men in 1943 Los Angeles riots named for this rhyming style of attire
zoot suit
Elliott
$1,000 [20]
On "Two and a Half Men", Charlie Harper was this specific type of ad writer
a jingle writer
Ilena
$1,000 [25]
In 2020 Lewis Hamilton averaged 164 mph to win pole position at the Italian Grand Prix driving for this German company
Mercedes-Benz
Ilena Elliott
$1,000 [7]
A county in northwest Ireland, it's also the name of a durable tweedfabricmade there
Donegal
Sarah
$1,000 [26]
A synonym for dislike, it's a Latin word that can mean spirit or anger
animus
DD $5,000 [29]
Finally touched with goodness, this literary character says, "I will live in the past, the present, and the future!"
Ebenezer Scrooge
Elliott

Double Jeopardy! Round

BOOKS BY CHAPTERS WORDS WITHIN WORDS NATURE "B" MOVIE QUOTES COUNTIES OF ENGLAND NO CAP
$400 [26]
"Wilbur's Boast","The Egg Sac"
Charlotte's Web
Sarah
$400 [1]
A small flowing body of water contains this, 500 sheets of paper
a ream
Elliott Sarah
$400 [12]
Early in the alphabet of domesticated camelids, it'srelated to the llama but smaller & more prized for its wool
an alpaca
Ilena
$400 [2]
"I am William Wallace! & I see a whole army of my countrymen, here in defiance of tyranny"
Braveheart
Elliott
$400 [21]
Technically, the southeastern county of Kent borders France through this engineering marvel
the Chunnel
Ilena
$400 [7]
There's no upper age limit for U.S. president; some want one set at this age that Joe Biden blew past in 2012
70
Ilena
$800 [27]
From Russia:"The Grand Inquisitor", "Plans to Save Mitya"
The Brothers Karamazov
Ilena
$800 [17]
A number above a trillion is pierced by this, a product you can get from DeWalt
a drill
Sarah
$800 [13]
One of the 3 basic types of rock, it's formed when preexisting rocks are weathered & deposited elsewhere
sedimentary
Elliott
$800 [3]
"Miss Golightly, I protest"
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Elliott
$800 [22]
Found up north, this largest of England's historic counties lends its name to a terrier & a pudding
Yorkshire
Elliott
$800 [8]
2023 marks 50 years of family feasts at Golden Corral restaurants & their "endless" this--just take a new plate on the return trip
a buffet
Ilena
$1,200 [28]
By Gaston Leroux:"At the Masked Ball", "The End of the Ghost's Love Story"
The Phantom of the Opera
Sarah
$1,200 [18]
Inside a domesticated fowl is this word of disgust; it's paired with "the" in Gen Z slang for a dating turnoff
the ick
$1,200 [14]
The name of this type of turtle may refer to how it can close itself up inside its hinged lower shell
a box turtle
Sarah
$1,200 [4]
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas... it's dark & we're wearing sunglasses"; "Hit it"
The Blues Brothers
Elliott
$1,200 [23]
Essex County takes its name from an ancient kingdom of these people
the Saxons
$1,200 [9]
This type of damages, awarded to victims to chasten the offender & deter future ones, are uncapped in states such as Illinois
punitive damages
$1,600 [29]
"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn","Mr. Toad"
The Wind in the Willows
$1,600 [19]
A word for an underground cemetery hides this Mexican food offering
a taco
Elliott
$1,600 [15]
The Arctic reindeer moss isn't really moss but this algae/fungus hybrid
lichen
Elliott Sarah
$2,000 [6]
"Just what are you getting at, Elvis?"; "I think you know what I'm gettin' at, Mr. President. We're gonna kill us a mummy"
Bubba Ho-Tep
Elliott
DD $1,400 [24]
Legend says King Arthur was born at Tintagel Castle in this pointy county that juts into the Atlantic Ocean
Cornwall
Elliott
$1,600 [10]
California has legal marijuana but no limit on the level in a driver's blood of this chemical whose name has 3- & 20-letter versions
THC
Sarah
$2,000 [30]
"Ice-Nine","Tutored by Bokonon"
Cat's Cradle
$2,000 [20]
A word for booze has this 4-letter silver salmon inside of it
coho
Sarah
$2,000 [16]
Hereare these 2-word flowers in bloom in a bunch of different colors
calla lilies
DD $5,000 [5]
"My people are praying for a man who can drive their team to victory over Messala"
Ben-Hur
Elliott
$2,000 [25]
Queen Victoria had a vacation residence on this island that is today its own administrative county
the Isle of Wight
$2,000 [11]
The USA's thousands of uncapped oil wells issue forth greenhouse gases like me than e & carcinogens like this embalming agent
formaldehyde
Elliott

Final Jeopardy!

FASHION

The name of these items that became a 1940s fad derives in part from a word meaning "to cut short"

bobby socks

Ilena "What is demiskirt?" — wagered $1,800
Sarah "What are culottes?" — wagered $4,000
Elliott "What is culotte?" — wagered $2,800

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