Show #8964 2023-11-02 (taped 2023-09-14) Champions Wildcard

2023 Champions Wildcard Diamonds semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Yoshie Hill — a program support specialist from Colma, California

Emily Sands — a project manager from Chanhassen, Minnesota

Dave Rapp — a writer from Valley Village, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$3,600	$4,200	$11,800	$11,800 3rd place: $10,000	$11,800 16 R, 1 W
Emily	$1,000	$4,600	$25,800	$25,800 Finalist	$21,400 26 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Yoshie	$600	$1,200	$9,200	$18,400 2nd place: $10,000	$9,200 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHING IN ACTION	FICTION-ALE	ALL THE PRESIDENTS' CHILDREN	GROWING PAINS	WOOD	COMPLETES THE PROVERB
$200 [23] It's where the goddess Persephone spends a third of the year away from home Hades Yoshie	$200 [21] Pabst Blue Robot is Bender's favorite on this TV show Futurama Emily	$200 [25] In 2014, she & husband Marc Mezvinsky welcomed their first child, Charlotte Chelsea Clinton Emily	$200 [28] More common in women than men, these swollen & twisted veins can be a real pain in the leg varicose veins Yoshie	$200 [26] In 1994 & 1999 this rock festival celebrated its 25th & 30th anniversaries with new concerts Woodstock Dave	$200 [30] "Birds of a feather flock ____" together Emily
$400 [14] Collective name for 7 sisters, daughters of Atlas & Pleione, whom Zeus placed among the stars the Pleiades Emily	$400 [20] You'll find Ent-draughts, served by an old stick, in this trilogy The Lord of the Rings Emily	$400 [24] That's Abraham Lincoln looking at a book with son Thomas, who was better known by this 3-letter nickname Tad Emily	$400 [27] These hard, pebble-like masses in your renal organ can cause pain until they pass kidney stones Emily	$400 [22] "Knock knock" guess who? It's this bird that made his cartoon debut in "Knock Knock" in 1940 Woody Woodpecker Dave	$400 [29] "Still waters____ ____" run deep Yoshie
$600 [5] This woman whose prophecies were disbelieved was one of Agamemnon's spoils after Troy fell Cassandra Yoshie	$600 [12] A blue ale is named for this warrior race related to Vulcans Romulans Dave	$600 [11] While in the White House, Malia Obama had the code name Radiance & Sasha had this name, like a famous movie sled Rosebud Dave	$600 [15] Using a keyboard like this one may reduce the risk of this painful condition, abbreviated CTS carpal tunnel syndrome Emily	$600 [4] Pirates shiver when woodsmen yell this word from the Old English for "trees for building" timber Dave	$600 [3] "The shoemaker's son always goes ____" barefoot Emily
$800 [13] Laertes was the king of Ithaca & the father of this world traveler Odysseus Dave	$800 [8] Harry Potter might get carded trying to drink a pint of this at the Three Broomsticks butterbeer Emily	$1,000 [10] In 1944, 20 years after his own death, his oldest daughter Margaret died at an ashram in India Woodrow Wilson Dave	$800 [18] There are more than 300,000 hip fractures annually, many attributable to this porous bone disease osteoporosis Yoshie	$800 [16] This mythic ship's prow was made of wood from the sacred talking tree of Dodona & it talked to Jason & the crew the Argo Emily	$800 [2] "Crosses are ladders that lead to ____ " heaven Emily
$1,000 [6] In Norse mythology's great final battle, Fenrir, a giant one of these animals, is destined to swallow Odin a wolf Dave	$1,000 [7] This sitcom introduced Monkeyshine beer; Marcel was the mascot Friends Dave	DD $3,200 [9] Last name of Johnwho, before his death in 2013 at 91, was the oldest living child of a president Eisenhower Emily	$1,000 [19] Bursitis of the shoulder is often treated with injections of this hormone, from the Latin for "bark" cortisone Emily	$1,000 [17] In German, this Strauss waltz is known as "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald" "Tales From The Vienna Woods" Yoshie	$1,000 [1] "If wishes were horses,____ ____ ____" beggars would ride Emily

Double Jeopardy! Round

FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE	KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES	CLIFFS NOTES: DRAMA	SOUSED	MISNOMERS	O-E-O-E
$400 [25] It's the only element on the chart with exactly the same name as a planet in our solar system mercury Dave	$400 [19] In 1999, at age 49, hewas the youngest honoree ever; he had his first No. 1 hit in 1963 at age 12 Stevie Wonder Dave	$400 [30] Willy: "I'm tired."Howard: "Oh yeah? You're fired" Death of a Salesman Dave	$400 [28] It's suggested to eat snacks known as amezedeswhile consuming this traditional anise-tinged Greek apéritif ouzo Emily	$400 [1] The Pennsylvania Dutch weren't Dutch immigrants, they were of this background German Dave	$400 [2] Depressed or sad because of a lack of friends or companionship; are you this tonight? lonesome Emily
$800 [14] Cs is listed as an alkali one, Co, as a transition one a metal Emily	$800 [18] 1983 "was a very good year" for this entertainer; that's when he was honored Frank Sinatra Yoshie	$800 [29] Martha:"I'm drunk."Nick: "I'm confused." Honey: "I'm mousy." George: "I'm going to bed" Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Yoshie	$800 [27] Korbel Brut calls itself "America's favorite California" this champagne Yoshie	$800 [26] This old corset-stiffening substance is actually baleen whalebone Emily	$800 [6] It's a foot-pound per-second unit of power; let's see what you've got under the hood horsepower Yoshie
$1,600 [20] After helium, it's the Next noble gas on the table neon Dave	$1,200 [13] Shewas a child star, an ambassador & in 1998, a Kennedy Center honoree Shirley Temple Black Dave	$1,600 [22] Act One,"Daily Life":Stage Manager:"My God, is this place boring" Our Town Emily	$1,200 [10] This tequila relative can make you see things, but isn't the same as the similarly spelled hallucinogen mescal Yoshie	$1,200 [5] Milk, seltzer & chocolate syrup combine to make this drink an egg cream Dave Emily	$1,200 [9] Job description of George Balanchine & Bob Fosse choreographer Emily
$2,000 [24] The seventh period begins with francium, followed by this element discovered in France in 1898 radium Emily	$1,600 [16] The first group of honorees in 1978 included this opera singer Marian Anderson Yoshie	$2,000 [21] Estragon: "Is he here yet?"Vladimir: "Nope"(curtain) Waiting for Godot Dave	$1,600 [12] From the Latin for "wormwood", it can be 68% alcohol by volume absinthe Emily	$1,600 [3] What's called India ink didn't come from India, but from this country China Yoshie	$1,600 [8] Drink up! It can precede "whale", though the dolphin types get more press bottlenose Emily
DD $6,000 [15] 1 of the only 2 letters not found in the abbreviations of elements with atomic numbers up to 100 J (or Q) Emily	$2,000 [17] Thisone-named violinist was one of the five Kennedy Center honorees in 2020 Midori Yoshie	DD $4,000 [23] Laura: "You broke my unicorn!"Gentleman Caller: "whoops" The Glass Menagerie Emily	$2,000 [11] A town in Italy's Veneto region shares a name with this strong brandy made from the pomace of a wine press grappa	$2,000 [4] Properly, it's the cavy; it's not from the place & not related to the animal in this other name a guinea pig	$2,000 [7] In Marxist theory, this class is primarily concerned with property values the bourgeoisie Emily

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY

Britain became an island less than 10,000 years ago, as warming weather & melting ice filled in this sea

the North Sea

Yoshie "What is North Sea?" — wagered $9,200

Dave "What is Thank you, Mom!! {S} {C}" — wagered $0

Emily "What is the North Sea?" — wagered $0

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