Show #8930 2023-09-15 (taped 2023-08-15) Second Chance

2023 Second Chance competition week 1, final game 2.

Contestants

Hari Parameswaran — a hardware engineer from Cupertino, California (subtotal of $1,600)

Jill Tucker — an operations manager from Mulino, Oregon (subtotal of $19,600)

David Maybury — a magnetics engineer originally from Richmond, Virginia (subtotal of $6,728)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
David!. $4,600 $6,400 $14,800 $29,600 $13,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Jill $1,800 $3,000 $7,800 $7,800 $7,800
11 R, 1 W
Hari $4,000 $6,800 $19,200 $35,200 $22,800
26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

IN YOUR ELEMENT BUILDING, AMERICA AGATHA ALL ALONG SONG BIRDS CAT LOVERS FIRE Z
$200 [28]
It's the element Hg& it's a god
mercury
Jill
$200 [27]
Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the striking concert hall seenhereis named for this man
Walt Disney
Hari
$200 [29]
At one point in this Agatha Christie book, the Karnak is anchored at Abu Simbel
Death on the Nile
David!.
$200 [26]
"Maybe you're just like my mother, she's never satisfied" is from this song in "Purple Rain"
"When Doves Cry"
David!.
$200 [22]
Some of this empress' favorite cats were said to be Russian Blues, naturally, & they had the run of the Winter Palace
Catherine the Great
Hari
$200 [30]
Chisel the Z from an abundant mineral & it becomes this liquid measure equal to one-fourth of a gallon
a quart (from quartz)
Jill
$400 [21]
Traces of Pb, this element, are found in everyday substances like old house paint, where they can be dangerous
lead
David!.
$400 [20]
In September 1930 former governor Alfred E. Smith laid the cornerstone for this building that would top off at 103 stories
the Empire State Building
Hari
$400 [19]
Agatha Christie brought this brilliant Belgian to life in "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", her debut novel
Hercule Poirot
Hari
$400 [25]
John Mayer endured these carrion eaters "hiding right outside my door... They've never gone this long without a kill before"
vultures
Jill
$400 [23]
Inky cat footprints are found in the writings of this 19th century British founder of modern nursing who owned dozens
Nightingale
Hari
$400 [24]
Take Z beer away from a word for a heavy drinker & get this person at a sporting event voicing their displeasure
booer (from boozer)
Jill
$600 [7]
Most of what we call this elemental foil is actually made with aluminum
tin
David!.
$600 [18]
His 1930s design of the Johnson Wax HQ building in Wisconsin included the great workroom with its "lily pad" columns
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hari
$600 [17]
Though her first name is Jane, the Agatha Christie detective is usually just called this
Miss Marple
Hari
$600 [3]
"I'll raise you like a" this mythical bird, sang Fall Out Boy, who rhymed it with remix
a phoenix
Hari
$600 [1]
Not satisfied with your basic kitty, Salvador Dalí owned Babou, one of these wild cats of Central & South America
an ocelot
David!.
$600 [13]
Pop the Z off a pimple & get this Stephen King title
It (from zit)
David!.
$800 [2]
Consuming too much of this element, atomic number 11, can lead to high blood pressure
sodium
Hari
$800 [6]
On a clear day you can see Illinois, Indiana & Michigan from the skydeck of this building on South Wacker Drive
the Willis Tower
David!.
$800 [5]
A young woman named Victoria Jones gets embroiled in a mystery in Agatha's novel "They Came to" this Iraqi city
Baghdad
Jill
$800 [10]
In 2015 Lana Del Rey did croon this melancholy tune whose title refers to a farewell or final performance
a "Swan Song"
David!.
$800 [11]
This American author had a beloved pet named Catterina, who we hope was not the inspiration for his horror tale "The Black Cat"
Poe
David!. Hari
$800 [14]
Deny the Z of a ballroom dance & it becomes this first name of a 19th century U.S. poet
Walt (from waltz)
Hari
$1,000 [4]
Time to find out who's got the big mo, & this big Mo helps stimulate chemical reactions that get rid of sulfur in petroleum
molybdenum
Hari
$1,000 [8]
Originally the Union Gospel Tabernacle, it was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974
Ryman Auditorium
$1,000 [16]
More than 460 actors & actresses have appeared in this play that originated as a request of the BBC for Queen Mary
The Mousetrap
David!.
DD $2,000 [9]
In the 1960s Fleetwood Mac had an international hit with their song about one of these seabirds; Coleridge put one in a poem
an albatross
David!.
$1,000 [12]
This gorilla famous for learning sign language once adopted a kitten that she cared for & named "All Ball"
Koko
Jill
$1,000 [15]
Take the Z off the case in a type of mystery novel with little violence & it becomes this word for shy
coy (from cozy)

Double Jeopardy! Round

MONET MONET CURRENCY FROM "B" TO "F" CELEB LIT BEFORE & AFTER THIRST TRAP
$400 [30]
This art movement got its name from an 1872 Monetmasterpiecedetailing an early morning Le Havre landscape
Impressionism
Hari
$400 [29]
It's said this currency of India goes back to a silver coin introduced by Sher Shah in 1542
the rupee
Hari
$400 [27]
3... 2... 1! Mission Control, we've achieved this success, also known as a rocket launch
blastoff
Hari
$400 [26]
"Last Week Tonight" host who learns the inside scoop on pickpocketing from Fagin
John Oliver Twist
David!.
$400 [25]
Gatorade bills itself as a thirst this, from the Old English for "extinguish"
a quencher
David!.
$400 [28]
The unopened tomb of the 1st Qin emperor of this country is said to contain booby traps that trigger crossbows
China
Hari
$800 [19]
Monet painted a series of these in different colors & though it would've been appropriate, without a sleeping Little Boy Blue
haystacks
Jill
$800 [20]
Add a letter to the Angola currency & it becomes this December Pan-African holiday
Kwanzaa
David!.
$800 [21]
It can describe an argument without flaws & beyond criticism, or a vehicle impervious to gunfire
bulletproof
Jill
$800 [22]
Ishmael & crew ready their harpoons in preparation to capture a "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" star
Moby-Dick Van Dyke
David!.
$800 [23]
A commercial featuring thirsty polar bears called "Northern Lights" was a big hit for this brand
Coca-Cola
Jill
$800 [24]
Bothlater became prime ministers; this one claimed Louis Botha took him prisoner in an ambush in November 1899
Churchill
Hari
$1,200 [3]
It's lucky this Pierre gave us the 1875 portrait of Claude Monet seen here
Renoir
Hari
$1,200 [1]
In a symbol for Japanese currency, parallel bars adorn this letter
a Y
David!.
$1,200 [7]
It can mean an argument or conflict; Steven Yeun & Ali Wong get into one in a Netflix series
a beef
Hari
$1,200 [13]
Paul Blart portrayer takes a ride on a really big piece of fruit
Kevin James and the Giant Peach
David!.
$1,200 [8]
In this book, the tiger Richard Parker was originally named Thirsty
Life of Pi
Hari
$1,200 [18]
This Carthaginian Elephant Man trapped Roman legions at the Battle of Cannae
Hannibal
Hari
$1,600 [4]
Nice yard work, Claude! In Giverny, Monet created a pond of these flowering plants that inspired his last major set of paintings
water lilies
Hari
$1,600 [2]
The front of a 2015 Argentine50 peso notefeatures a map of these islands
the Falklands
Hari
$1,600 [16]
Hardwood trees can be described by this adjective, meaning they have photosynthesis structures that are not needlelike
broadleaf
Jill
$1,600 [17]
Tiny Tim says, "God bless us every one" for an iconic comedian & Eunice in "Mama's Family"
A Christmas Carol Burnett
David!.
$2,000 [11]
In "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" he wrote, "Fame is the thirst of youth"
Lord Byron
Hari
$2,000 [12]
In 1187 this leader delivered a major blow to the kingdom of Jerusalem when he trapped an army of crusaders at the Battle of Hattin
Saladin
Jill
$2,000 [5]
At the Met in New York, you can see Monet's this city on the Seine "Cathedral: The Portal (Sunlight)"
Rouen
Hari
$2,000 [6]
Curacao uses the Netherlands Antillean this, the name of the old Dutch currency
a guilder
Jill
$2,000 [15]
Thislarge & powerful canine breed with an 11-letter name was once bred to protect game land from poachers
a bullmastiff
David!.
$2,000 [14]
Rowling's whiz kid has trouble with a certain rock & a "chilly" WWE star
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Cold Steve Austin
DD $3,000 [10]
Excessive thirst may be a symptom of high blood sugar, also known by this 13-letter name
hyperglycemia
Hari
DD $5,000 [9]
In WWI the "Lost Battalion" lacked food & medical supplies while trapped behind enemy lines in this forest
the Argonne
Hari

Final Jeopardy!

ASTRONOMY

The only dwarf planet located in the inner Solar System, it's named for an ancient deity of planting & harvests

Ceres

Jill "What is Demeter?" — wagered $0
David!. "What is Ceres? :)" — wagered $14,800
Hari "What is Ceres?" — wagered $16,000

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