Show #8969 2023-11-09 (taped 2023-10-17) Champions Wildcard

2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Matt Takimoto — an elementary school teacher from Moraga, California

Jen Jazwinski — a youth services librarian from Algonquin, Illinois

Charlie Fonville — a producer from Los Angeles, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Charlie	$3,000	$3,800	$8,100	$16,200 2nd place: $5,000	$9,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Jen	$1,600	$7,000	$15,400	$30,800 Winner: semifinalist	$13,800 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Matt	$1,400	$4,600	$15,400	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$15,400 20 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

CLASSICAL MUSIC	FAMOUS FORMER TEACHERS	A LITTLE LEGALESE	POTPOURRI	OPERATION	ALTERED STATES
$200 [14] In 2018 Jaap van Zweden left the Dallas Symphony to become the maestro of this Big Apple band the New York Philharmonic Charlie	$200 [1] This "Mad Men" star taught drama at his old high school Jon Hamm Charlie	$200 [30] This "of court" may be direct, like using insulting language, or indirect, like refusal to obey a lawful order contempt Charlie	$200 [25] As early as 1901 this U.S. state was described as "The Mitten State" Michigan Matt	$200 [24] Eagle Claw:Abortive 1980 attempt to free hostages in this country Iran Jen	$200 [12] OLD FAIR Florida
$400 [15] A string quartet typically has 2 of these instruments violin Jen	$400 [2] Before "Harry Met Sally", he worked as a substitute teacher on Long Island Billy Crystal Charlie	$400 [21] This 3-word Latin phrase means "something for something ", like one action being exchanged for another of value quid pro quo Matt	$400 [13] The case of this enslaved man v. Sandford is often called the worst Supreme Court decision ever Dred Scott Charlie	$400 [23] Breadbasket:Boycott of discriminatory businesses begun in 1962 by the SCLC, this the Southern Christian Leadership Conference	$400 [26] A FRAIL ICON California Matt
$600 [4] "Grosso" sometimes follows this word-o for a type of composition a concerto Matt	$600 [3] This KISS frontman taught sixth grade in Spanish Harlem Gene Simmons Jen	$600 [16] You pay this to have a lawyer available whenever you need legal help, like suing that orthodontist for giving you a bad one a retainer Matt	$600 [7] It's the M in mRNA messenger Jen	$600 [22] Wrath of God:Covert Israeli campaign to avenge the deaths of Olympic athletes in this city Munich Charlie	$600 [27] SUMO IRIS Missouri Jen
$800 [6] Johann Pachelbel was considered one of the great masters of this instrument before the generation of J.S. Bach the organ Jen Matt	$800 [10] He taught English at his former high school before finding fame with the musicals "In the Heights" & "Hamilton" Lin-Manuel Miranda Charlie	$800 [19] Personal property is sometimes called "goods and" these, from a word referring to bovines chattels	$800 [8] This mythic watchdog of the underworld had snakes growing from its back Cerberus Jen	$800 [17] Chromite:The surprise 1950 U.S. landing at this Korean port Incheon Matt	$800 [28] SAW NOTHING Washington Matt
$1,000 [5] The theme of the piece is the true mystery of these "Variations" by Edward Elgar the Enigma Variations Matt	$1,000 [11] Before he was a "Police" man, he was a teacher named Gordon Sumner Sting Charlie	DD $2,600 [20] Libel & slander are both forms of this 10-letter term often found before "of character" defamation Jen	$1,000 [9] Fretum Herculeum is the Latin name of this strait the Strait of Gibraltar Matt	$1,000 [18] 1998 bombing of Iraqi military sites:____ Fox Desert Jen	$1,000 [29] EAR BANKS Nebraska Jen

Double Jeopardy! Round

MATH SYMBOLS	OSCAR-WINNING SCREENPLAYS	CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS	EAT	PRAY	"LOVE"
$400 [28] The integral symbol seen here, created by Leibniz, is a stylized "S", standing for this word sum (summation)	$400 [1] 2010:Aaron Sorkin, from the book "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook" The Social Network Charlie	$400 [6] FromDDEto this JFK Matt	$400 [29] In Scandinavia they call it köttbullar; we know it as this, with a nationality in its name Swedish meatballs Jen Matt	$400 [30] In Luke 22, Jesus assumes this position to pray, "Father... remove this cup from me" kneeling Jen	$400 [11] An amusement park ride for 2 a tunnel of love Matt
$800 [27] Instead of a decimal point, the French use this common punctuation mark comma Matt	$800 [2] 2008:Simon Beaufoy, from the novel "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup Slumdog Millionaire Jen	$800 [26] FromLBJto this RMN Matt	$800 [18] A shiitake is one of these; "take" is Japanese for it a mushroom Matt	$800 [24] This person opens the day in the House of Representatives with a prayer the chaplain Charlie	$800 [10] 2-word term for fat bulges at the sides of the waist love handles Charlie
$1,200 [21] When you've usedparentheses & brackets, it's time for these braces Matt	$1,200 [3] 1950:Joseph Mankiewicz, from the short story "The Wisdom of Eve" All About Eve Charlie	$1,200 [23] FromFDRto this HST Jen	$1,200 [17] Does calling these veggies petits pois make them any tastier? peas Charlie	$1,200 [14] Between the first thread of light & actual sunrise, Muslims pray for the first of this many times each day 5 Jen	$1,200 [9] Phyllis York, co-founder of this no-nonsense therapy, said, "We had... rotten kids; now they're wonderful" Toughlove Jen
$1,600 [19] An arrow with a dot at the non-pointed end indicates this, also a male first name a ray Matt	$2,000 [5] 1983:James L. Brooks, from the novel by Larry McMurtry Terms of Endearment Jen	$1,600 [22] FromWJCto this GWB Matt	$1,600 [12] For a well-done filet mignon, do this "insect" cooking term that means to cut down the center almost completely butterfly Matt	$1,600 [15] The Passover service includes a prayer for tal, this type of moisture; once the rainy season ends in Israel, it is extra precious (morning) dew Jen	$1,600 [7] It's an old name for the tomato a love apple Jen
$2,000 [20] Thisextreme symbol indicates a square root; when used with araised 3, a cube root a radical Matt	DD $5,400 [4] 1976:William Goldman, from the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward All the President's Men Charlie	DD $5,500 [25] FromRWRto this GHWB Charlie	$2,000 [13] You can make your panini with this Italian bread whose name comes from the Latin for "hearth" focaccia Matt	$2,000 [16] Legend says this German artist's 1508 drawing of"Praying Hands"was inspired by his own brother Albrecht Dürer	$2,000 [8] As there's no "beautifulest", you can use this word that Edward Fitzgerald paired with "the best" loveliest Jen Matt

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

In 1950 the Swedish Academy said this Nobel Prize winner "is a regional writer" but called "his regionalism universal"

William Faulkner

Charlie "Who is William Faulkner?" — wagered $8,100

Jen "Who is Faulkner?" — wagered $15,400

Matt "Who... is Sinclair Lewis?" — wagered $15,400

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