Show #8912 2023-07-11 (taped 2023-05-17) Regular

Contestants

Erin Sheedy — a library science graduate student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Justin White — a director of orchestra personnel from Overland Park, Kansas

James Tyler — a senior editor from Blandon, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,200)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
James $2,400 $4,200 $15,000 $11,000
2nd place: $2,000
$15,000
18 R, 1 W
Justin $2,200 $3,000 $9,200 $14,701
New champion: $14,701
$11,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Erin $3,000 $5,400 $7,000 $7,000
3rd place: $1,000
$7,000
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

SPACE CUISINE SO YOU GOT YOUR "M.A." CARTOON CRITTERS FIRST NAME VERBS FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
$200 [19]
After John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich onto a Gemini mission, bits of this bread floated around the capsule
rye
Erin
$200 [17]
Kendo & hapkido, to name just 2
martial arts
James
$200 [18]
Nicknamed "Taz", this voracious Warner Bros. character is named for a real creature off Australia's coast
the Tasmanian Devil
James
$200 [1]
To honor, as with one's presence
grace
Erin
$200 [25]
Bonding over their love of golf, this entertainer said that of all the presidents Gerald Fordwas "the one I can call a pal"
Bob Hope
Justin
$200 [30]
Mount Washington in this state is the highest point in New England
New Hampshire
Justin
$400 [20]
The first drink taken on the Moon was this, by Buzz Aldrin as he observed communion aboard the Eagle
wine
Erin
$400 [10]
The name of this New York City street is synonymous with the advertising industry
Madison Avenue
Erin
$400 [12]
The 2022 sequel to the movie about this video game hedgehog finds him jamming to "Here Comes The Hotstepper"
Sonic the Hedgehog
Justin
$400 [2]
To put on clothes
don
James
$400 [24]
This French general remained friends with George Washington after the Revolutionary War & even named a son after him
Lafayette
Erin
$400 [27]
From its observation deck, 1,465 feet above Toronto, you can feel this building sway in the wind
the CN Tower
Erin
$600 [21]
Long missions don't serve foods high in this element, as astronauts have fewer red blood cells & can't process it well
iron
James
$600 [9]
He said, "Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round"
Muhammad Ali
James
$600 [7]
Gabriel Iglesias voiced this "fastest mouse in all of Mexico" in "Space Jam: A New Legacy"
Speedy Gonzales
Justin
$600 [3]
To pry open
jimmy
James Justin
$600 [13]
In a letter to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she recalled "stirring up the world to recognize the rights of women"
Susan B. Anthony
Erin
$600 [26]
Mount Vinson is the tallest of several mountains on Antarctica collectively referred to as Vinson this
Vinson Massif
Justin
$800 [22]
To solve the problem of bread crumbs floating around, in 1985 NASA began using flat flour these
a tortilla
James
$800 [11]
"The Knight of Maison-Rouge" is a long-forgotten Dumas adventure about this beautiful & tragic queen
Marie Antoinette
Justin
$800 [6]
This title Manx cat is often addressed by his Chihuahua friend as "You eeediot!"
Stimpy
James
$800 [4]
To kid around
josh
Erin
$800 [14]
Conversations about language & myths initially bonded these two titans of fantasy influencing each other & their work
C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien
$800 [28]
It ranks as the highest mountain peak in both the Southern & Western Hemispheres
Aconcagua
Justin
$1,000 [23]
During the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz link-up, cosmonauts & astronauts shared this beet soup from packagesjokingly marked "vodka"
borscht
Erin
$1,000 [16]
This 1910 law said you couldn't take women across state lines for immoral purposes
the Mann Act
$1,000 [8]
Rainbow Dash is a daredevil Pegasus in this magical animated series
My Little Pony
James Justin
DD $1,000 [5]
To give, like a wish
grant
Erin
$1,000 [15]
Meeting in India in the 1950s, Yehudi Menuhin & this sitarist forged a musical relationship that lasted the rest of their lives
Ravi Shankar
James
$1,000 [29]
Located in Colorado & named for metal ore, at approximately 10,150 feet, it's the highest incorporated city in the USA
Leadville
Justin

Double Jeopardy! Round

A CENTURY AGO: 1923 2 BOOKS IN ONE "B" IN MUSIC A GAME OF CARDS CITY FOLK 7-LETTER WORDS
$400 [26]
This facility hosts its first game, with Babe Ruth hitting a 3-run homer to beat the Red Sox
Yankee Stadium
James Justin
$400 [21]
"Bleak Expectations"
Great Expectations & Bleak House
Erin
$400 [1]
You could say it's a conductor's magic wand
a baton
Justin
$400 [7]
This wild card originated in the game of euchre & may have gotten its name from it
the joker
Justin
$400 [11]
In song, she posed the questions "How Will I Know" & "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Whitney Houston
Justin
$400 [19]
It's a broom's natural partner
dustpan
Erin
$800 [27]
This constitutional amendment to ban discrimination based on sex is first proposed in Congress
the ERA
Erin
$800 [22]
"The Hunt for Present Danger"
The Hunt for Red October & Clear and Present Danger
James
$800 [2]
It's the male singing voice between tenor & bass
a baritone
Justin
$800 [6]
This other name for solitaire is a virtue you might need while playing it
patience
James
$800 [12]
This 2-time Oscar nominee who also plays Joyce Byers on "Stranger Things" was named for her hometown in Minnesota
Winona Ryder
James
$800 [18]
A type of lettuce, or a big object produced by a process called calving
iceberg
Justin
$1,200 [28]
At a conference of 20 nations in Vienna, this global law enforcement body is founded
INTERPOL
Justin
$1,200 [23]
"Dandelion 451"
Dandelion Wine & Fahrenheit 451
$1,600 [4]
This "Lullaby" composer once upset Franz Liszt by falling asleep during one of his performances
Brahms
Erin
$1,600 [9]
If you've been dealt an 11 in blackjack, consider this alliterative option
double down
James
$1,200 [13]
This "TODAY" co-anchor & legal correspondent received the top score on her Arizona bar exam in 2002
Savannah Guthrie
Justin
$1,200 [16]
A vexing song or melody you can't get out of your head
an earworm
James
$1,600 [29]
Peering back millennia, this archaeologist opens King Tut's burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings
Howard Carter
Justin
$1,600 [24]
"All the Pretty Old Men"
All the Pretty Horses & No Country for Old Men
Justin
$2,000 [5]
This German music festival has been presenting the works of Wagner since 1876
Bayreuth
Justin
$2,000 [10]
The name of this 18th century whist expert & author is often invoked as an authority, as in "According to"
(Edmond) Hoyle
$1,600 [14]
He directed "Home Alone" as well as the first 2 Harry Potter movies
Chris Columbus
James
$1,600 [17]
A piece of rope used to tie something to a ship, or a strap for carrying something around the neck
a lanyard
James
$2,000 [30]
This Russian immigrant files a patent for the iconoscope, the first television transmission tube
Vladimir Zworykin
$2,000 [25]
"Sharp Girl"
Sharp Objects & Gone Girl
DD $2,800 [3]
Russian by birth, he composed the patriotic song heardherefor his beloved adopted country
Irving Berlin
Justin
DD $2,200 [8]
There are 2 types of booze in this 2-player game
gin rummy
Justin
$2,000 [15]
Thisactress & model found a love match with Andy Roddick; they married in 2009
Brooklyn Decker
$2,000 [20]
It's the place where horses are saddled before a race, or an enclosed space where they're exercised
a paddock
James

Final Jeopardy!

OLYMPIC TEAMS

A city of about 2.5 million people, since 1984 for political reasons it has been in the name of an Olympic team

Taipei

Erin "What is Pittsburgh" — wagered $0
Justin "What is Taipei?" — wagered $5,501
James "What is Serbia & Monteneg" — wagered $4,000

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