Show #8960 2023-10-27 (taped 2023-09-13) Champions Wildcard

2023 Champions Wildcard Diamonds quarterfinal game 6.

Contestants

Brian Adams — a retired public educator from Big Bear Lake, California

Cory Burns Barger — an orchestra musician from Riverside, California

Erick Loh — a pastor from Northridge, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Erick	$3,600	$6,200	$12,200	$5,199 3rd place: $5,000	$12,200 19 R, 2 W
Cory	$1,000	$1,400	$9,600	$6,600 2nd place: $5,000	$11,800 14 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Brian	$3,200	$5,400	$5,400	$10,800 Winner: semifinalist	$5,400 16 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE LAST SUPPER	QUOTABLE CINEMA	THE MAORI	ANATOMY	FABRICS	THE "LONG" & "SHORT" OF IT
$200 [1] According to 3 of the Gospels, this Jewish holiday was being celebrated during the Last Supper the Passover Erick	$200 [30] 1939:"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!" The Wizard of Oz Cory	$200 [29] The language of the Maoris became an official language of this country in 1987 New Zealand Brian	$200 [28] The layers of the skin are the epi-this, the this & the hypo-this the dermis Erick	$200 [27] Jeans & overalls can be made from this fabric whose name comes from a city in the south of France denim Cory	$200 [24] At 29 feet, 4 1/2 inches, Mike Powell holds the world record for this the long jump Brian
$400 [2] Traditional 2-word name for the chalice used by Jesus during the Last Supper the Holy Grail Erick	$400 [9] 2018:"Wakanda forever!" Black Panther Cory	$400 [19] Called "moko" in Maori, these body adornments signal status & rank tattoos Brian	$400 [13] The uvea, the eye's middle layer, includes this contractile diaphragm, the colored part of the eye the iris Cory	$400 [26] It sounds like hammerheads provide the material for this, but it's usually a worsted fabric for men's suits sharkskin Brian	$400 [23] "The Lottery" or "The Gold-Bug" short stories (short fiction)
$600 [3] During the meal Jesus predicts that this man will deny knowing him 3 times Peter Brian	$600 [5] 1976:"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Network Erick	$600 [16] The 2nd-largest Hawaiian isle shares its name with this Maori hero of myth who slowed down the Sun for humans Maui Erick	$600 [12] The capitulum is a rounded protuberance in this arm joint, nudge nudge the elbow Erick	$600 [25] Freshly groomedsnowthat's grooved is called this for its resemblance to a certain fabric corduroy Brian	$600 [22] Traditionally, the main ingredients in these Scottish cookies are flour, sugar & an ample amount of butter shortbread Brian
$800 [6] According to John, Satan entered this apostle during the Last Supper Judas Brian	$800 [4] 1989:"I'll have what she's having" When Harry Met Sally... Brian	$800 [17] Named for a figure in Maori legend, sacred Mount Ruapehu is one of the world's most active ones of these a volcano Erick	$800 [11] The gastrocnemius & soleus, 2 muscles of the calf, act like a lever system with this largest tendon to lift or lower the heel the Achilles tendon Erick	$800 [15] This soft fabric originated in Wales; its name comes from the Welsh gwlanen ("woolen cloth") flannel Cory	$800 [21] Tinker, of "Tinker to Evers to Chance", was one of these a shortstop Brian
$1,000 [7] Traditionally the Last Supper is thought to have taken place on this day of the week Thursday Erick	$1,000 [8] 1967:"They call me Mr. Tibbs!" In the Heat of the Night Brian	$1,000 [18] In this 2002 movie starring Keisha Castle-Hughes, a 12-year-old girl wants to be chief of her Maori tribe; granddad says no Whale Rider Brian	DD $1,000 [10] Familiar to pitchers, the group of muscles called this includes the subscapularis muscle the rotator cuff Cory	$1,000 [14] The name of this fabric can precede "steel" & "rose" damask	$1,000 [20] This California port city is home to an aquarium & the Queen Mary Long Beach Erick

Double Jeopardy! Round

LEONARDO DA VINCI, BUSY GUY	BROADWAY MUSICALS BY CHARACTERS	"A"UTHORS	MICROSCOPY	STREET SMARTS	BAD ENGLISH
$400 [28] The crank-operated covered chariot Leodesignedcertainly predated the Sherman one of these a tank Erick	$400 [11] Rizzo, Sandy, Danny Zuko Grease Brian	$400 [30] This prolific author used the name Paul French for some sci-fi works (Isaac) Asimov Brian	$400 [26] A variety of this plague carrier is seen here a flea Brian	$400 [23] Zagreb, Croatia & Shoreham, New York each have a street named for this enigmatic inventor Tesla Erick	$400 [22] The clue I am reading had an example of a shift in this tense Cory
$800 [27] Leo called it "the noblest sense", hence his love for harmonious proportions in paintings sight Brian	$800 [10] Hercules Mulligan & James Madison Hamilton Erick	$800 [29] According to legend, he was a Phrygian slave who may have lived from 620 to 560 B.C. Aesop Erick	$800 [25] Half of the original you, seen here a sperm Erick	$800 [24] The N.Y. Times won a Pulitzer in 2002 for covering this street, also in the name of another winning paper that year Wall Street Erick	$800 [21] Its the typographical mark that is missing in the first line of this clue. the apostrophe Cory
$1,200 [20] Late in life, a bitter Leonardo made apocalyptic drawings called this series, another word for flood Deluge Erick Cory	$1,200 [9] Tevye, Yente, Lazar Wolfe Fiddler on the Roof Erick	$1,200 [14] Hernovels include "The House of the Spirits" & "Of Love and Shadows" Isabel Allende Cory	$1,200 [19] It'sa fertilizing element for ragweed pollen Cory	$1,600 [2] The city of Salford, near Manchester, has the real street that inspired this British soap opera Coronation Street Cory	$1,200 [17] In a sentence, this noun & its verb has--excuse me, have to agree in number the subject
$2,000 [5] As it has bird-like flapping wings, Leo's flyingmachineis designated one of these an ornithopter	$1,600 [8] Mafala Hatimbi &Elder McKinley The Book of Mormon Brian	$1,600 [13] "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" was brought to life by this author; a response of "42" won't help you Douglas Adams Cory	$1,600 [18] The single-use weapon of this insect is seen here a bee Brian	$2,000 [1] In Berlin Wilhelmstrasse runs parallel to this other major street bearing the name of a German emperor Friedrichstrasse Erick Cory	$1,600 [16] Flout, meaning "to show scorn for", is often confused with this word meaning "to show off" flaunt Cory
DD $6,000 [6] Using Vitruvius' formulae, Leo showed how the proportions of this relate to the most perfect geometric figures the human body Cory	$2,000 [7] Deena Jones, Effie White, James "Thunder" Early Dreamgirls Erick	$2,000 [12] This author's "Things Fall Apart" is set in an Igbo village (Chinua) Achebe Erick	$2,000 [15] You can identify some molds by the shape of these reproductive cells their spores	DD $5,000 [3] This capital's Gran Vía was once named Avenida de José Antonio, after the founder of the Fascist Party Madrid Cory	$2,000 [4] 8-letter term for a "sentence" error. Found in the present clue. a fragment Brian

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS AMERICANS

On March 23, 1779 he became the first U.S. diplomat to serve overseas by presenting his credentials to a foreign government

Benjamin Franklin

Brian "Who Benjamin Franklin?" — wagered $5,400

Cory "Who is Jefferson?" — wagered $3,000

Erick "Who is John Adams?" — wagered $7,001

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