Show #8909 2023-07-06 (taped 2023-05-16) Regular

Contestants

Carol Oppenheim — a retired computer programmer from Owings Mills, Maryland

Alex Gordon — a medical student from Somers, New York

Anji Nyquist — a social media coordinator from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,800)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Anji $1,800 $2,600 $7,000 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$7,000
8 R, 0 W
Alex $2,200 $5,400 $22,900 $25,000
New champion: $25,000
$18,200
25 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Carol $400 $200 $7,800 $14,001
2nd place: $2,000
$10,400
15 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MYTH MISERY A TV SERIES SO I'M READING THIS BOOK ANTIQUES ROAD "SHOW"
$200 [21]
She was a beautiful mortal, but after making Athena angry, which you should definitely never do, this Gorgon got a reptile hairdo
Medusa
Alex
$200 [1]
Captains of the Enterprise:William Shatner; this man from 1987 to 1994; then Scott Bakula
Patrick Stewart
Carol
$200 [9]
A mystery: "Langdon said... 'Well, folks, as you all know, I'm here tonight to talk about the power of symbols"'
The Da Vinci Code
Anji
$200 [23]
Musical instruments from this Italian maker, whose work is seen here, have sold at auction for $1 million or more
Stradivarius
Alex
$200 [10]
We're high rolling along a notable part of this boulevard, a 4.2-mile stretch between Russell Road & Sahara Avenue
the Las Vegas Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard)
$200 [11]
It's a face-to-face confrontation to force a conclusion
a showdown
Carol
$400 [19]
As you can see from what happened to Ixion, hitting on this woman, Zeus's wife, was not a great idea
Hera
Alex
$400 [2]
"Law & Order", 1990; "Law & Order:" this, 1999; "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", 2001; & it just keeps going...
SVU
Alex
$400 [5]
A novel, writing the clue for us: "This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure"
The Hobbit
Alex
$400 [24]
Bergère, fauteuil & ribbon-back are all antique styles of these
chairs
Alex Carol
$400 [13]
In the 1780s Pope Pius VI undertook a partial reconstruction of this ancient road that ran southeast from Rome
the Appian Way
Alex
$400 [12]
This Olympic equestrian competition demonstrates agility over a course of obstacles
show jumping
Alex
$600 [17]
Let's just say Zeus was disappointed this god gave fire to humans, nailing him to a big rock & having his liver eaten repeatedly
Prometheus
Alex
$600 [3]
Hosts of "The Tonight Show": Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, this man, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon
Jay Leno
Anji
$600 [6]
A fictional journal: "129 lbs. (but post-Christmas), alcohol units 14... cigarettes 22, calories 5424"
Bridget Jones's Diary
$600 [25]
Thisearly kind of photograph with a metal in its name has proven durable over the years
a tintype
$600 [28]
In Phoenix the Stackis the name for the interchange where I-17, going north-south, meets this east-west interstate
I-10
Alex
$600 [14]
Step right up, welcome to this; not literally a place to buy weapons & armaments
a gun show
Alex
$800 [18]
Song titles applying to the plight of this Corinth king: "Like A Rolling Stone" & "Running Up That Hill" (& back down again, forever)
Sisyphus
Anji
$800 [4]
Added to the title of this animated FX series: "Vice" (2014); "Dreamland" (2017); "Danger Island" (2018); "1999" (2019)
Archer
Alex
$800 [7]
1950s self-help, opening strong: "BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!" (in all caps) "Have faith in your abilities!"
The Power of Positive Thinking
Carol
$800 [26]
One of the top "Antiques Roadshow" finds, a jade bowl originally made for the person with this title was appraised at up to $600,000
emperor of China (the Chinese emperor)
Alex
$1,000 [30]
Once home to fruit farms, Orchard Road in this Asian city-state is a major shopping district today
Singapore
$800 [15]
Twice-beastly term for an elaborate presentation to attract attention
a dog & pony show
Carol
$1,000 [20]
Actaeon got a naked look at Apollo's twin sis, this goddess; she then turned Acty into a stag & said release the hounds!
Artemis
Alex
$1,000 [8]
This big fella on "Game of Thrones": Conan Stevens, Ian Whyte, Hafthor Julius Bjornsson
The Mountain (Gregor Clegane)
Anji
$1,000 [16]
A collection of poems: "I celebrate myself, & sing myself, & what I assume you shall assume"
Leaves of Grass
Alex
$1,000 [27]
An 1800s version of the travel alarm, this alliterative item includes the name of a horse-drawn vehicle
a carriage clock
Carol
DD $2,600 [29]
Lively Las Ramblas is a main street in this city & links Plaça de Catalunya to the city's Old Harbor
Barcelona
Carol
$1,000 [22]
3-word name for Buffalo Bill's turn-of-the-century rootin'-tootin', sharpshootin' arena extravaganza
the Wild West Show
Carol

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHIC ANAGRAMS THE MAIN INGREDIENT SCIENCE 10-LETTER ADJECTIVES NAMES IN HISTORY SOME "HARD" SONGS
$400 [6]
I would hasten to add that much of the classical world's art & ideas sprang from this city near Mount Pentelicus
Athens (from hasten)
$400 [1]
In the holiday favorite casserole whose recipe began appearing on Campbell's cream of mushroom soup in the 1960s
green beans
Anji Carol
$400 [11]
A theory about the formation of this satellite supposes a planet named Theia, the mother of Selene in myth, crashed into Earth
the Moon
Alex
$400 [17]
Seemingly without a floor, like the pit of hell as described in Revelation
bottomless
Alex
$400 [27]
The name of Shakespeare's acting troupe, the King's Men, honored this benefactor
James I
Alex
$400 [4]
A 1964 chart-topper said, "It's been" this, "& I've been working like a dog"
"A Hard Day's Night"
Alex
$800 [7]
I love learning new dances, but traveling to this Pacific nation for the tango contest was too far
Tonga (from tango)
Carol
$800 [2]
In traditional chorizo sausage
pork
Alex Carol
$800 [13]
Negatively portrayed in "The Lion King", the spotted type of these African animals are actually valuable apex predators
hyenas
Alex
$800 [25]
In the form of small, crystallized particles like refined sugar
granulated
Alex
$800 [26]
This given name of Maimonides, Judaism's greatest medieval thinker, honors Judaism's greatest prophet
Moses
Carol
$800 [19]
In a reggae classic by Jimmy Cliff, this title precedes "the harder they fall, one and all"
"The Harder They Come"
$1,200 [8]
The cruise down this scenic river was a delight until Yolanda & Henri joined the boating party
the Rhine (from Henri)
Carol
$1,200 [3]
In the Indian dish saag paneer: spinach & this
cheese
Anji Carol
$1,200 [12]
The phenomenon of St. Elmo's fire familiar to sailors & aviators is a luminous glow of this 4th state of matter
plasma
Carol
$1,600 [16]
From the Greek for "pleasure", it means devoted to pleasure as the highest goal
hedonistic
Carol
$1,200 [18]
Last name of Bronson, a teacher & abolitionist who lived in poverty until his daughter made it big in books in the 19th century
Alcott
Anji
$1,200 [20]
"She" does this, sang Donna Summer, "so you better treat her right"
"She Works Hard For The Money"
Carol
$1,600 [5]
Make sure to bring the keys to our whisky distillery on this isle off Scotland's West Coast
Skye (from keys)
Carol
$1,600 [28]
In baba ghanoush: this member of the nightshade family
the eggplant
Alex
$1,600 [10]
99% of intl. data traffic is carried by several hundred of these 2-word light transmission cables crisscrossing the ocean floor
fiber optics
Carol
$2,000 [24]
A sportswriter might note that after a titanic struggle, the teams remained this 10-letter word shown here
deadlocked
Alex
$2,000 [29]
During World War II this Norwegian sold out his country & made his name a synonym for traitor
Quisling
Carol
$1,600 [21]
"Ghetto Anthem" is the subtitle of this Jay-Z hip-hop classic
"Hard Knock Life"
Anji
$2,000 [9]
I just learned the reign of the Songhai empire in this West African nation ended in the 16th century
Niger (from reign)
Alex
$2,000 [30]
In coquilles St. Jacques
scallops
Alex Carol
$2,000 [14]
A 1957 Scientific American article called this "Mighty" organelle the "Powerhouse of the Cell"
the mitochondria
Alex
DD $2,500 [15]
Only superficially relevant, or related to a line making contact with a curve at a single point
tangential
Alex
DD $5,000 [23]
Famed Roman talker Marcus Tullius, who ended up talking himself to death, was better known by this one name
Cicero
Alex
$2,000 [22]
"Is there anyone out there? 'Cause it's getting" this, the title of Maroon 5's debut single
"Harder To Breathe"
Alex

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY LIT

Squashing the allegory theory, the daughters of the author of this novel say it's "just a story about rabbits"

Watership Down

Anji "What is?" — wagered $7,000
Carol "What is Watership Down?" — wagered $6,201
Alex "What is Watership Down?" — wagered $2,100

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