Show #8973 2023-11-15 (taped 2023-10-17) Champions Wildcard

2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Henry Rozycki — a neonatologist and author from Richmond, Virginia

Kit Sekelsky — a freelance graphic designer from Kent, Ohio

Leah Caglio — a librarian originally from Phoenix, Arizona

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leah	$5,400	$7,000	$15,400	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$15,400 21 R, 3 W
Kit	$400	$4,200	$10,600	$5,600 Winner: semifinalist	$10,600 18 R, 3 W
Henry	$600	$800	$16,700	$0 2nd place: $5,000	$7,800 12 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE	SPORTS!	GOBS OF GODS	LET'S TAKE A BATH	FINISH THE TERRIBLE RHYME	IN COGNITO
$200 [30] Have fun going to the top ofthis630-foot monument, tallest in the U.S.; we looked east & saw the Mississippi River & Illinois the Gateway Arch Kit	$200 [29] Early winners of this trophy include the Montreal Shamrocks, the Winnipeg Victorias & the Ottawa "Silver Seven" the Stanley Cup Leah	$200 [17] Egyptian myth resembles "Rumpelstiltskin" when Isis learns the secret name of this sun god to equal his power Ra Kit	$200 [24] Thewaiting roomof New York City's old Penn Station was inspired by the Baths of Caracalla, built in the 3rd century in this city Rome Henry	$200 [14] "Diplomacy in action", which really does sound great / Was on the website of the cabinet department that we call... State Leah	$200 [28] Gimme a gin & this mixer, light on the mixer tonic Kit
$400 [18] You thought the Eiffel Tower was tall! I just bungeed from the Millau Viaduct, France's tallest this a bridge Leah	$400 [19] Robin Williams said this, England's national summer sport, "is basically baseball on Valium" cricket Kit	$400 [8] Traditionally, the Roman god Janus is depicted with this many noses 2 Kit	$400 [5] I've been known to get colorful in the tub with Crayola's version of these alliterative sudsy explosions bath bombs Leah	$400 [15] To gather, rouse or summon / You better believe it, buster / It's this word that will be heard / This is the word you'll... muster Leah Kit	$400 [4] In sum it precedes "ergo" cogito Kit
$600 [20] We'll always have the Hassan II Mosquein this West African country; it has one of the world's tallest minarets Morocco Henry	$600 [13] This '70s tennis superstar said when she was 12, she knew she'd "spend the rest of (her) life fighting for equal rights" Billie Jean King Kit	$600 [7] A son of Uranus, this Greek god was the personification of the water that surrounded the world Oceanus Leah Kit	$600 [9] The idea for "Lohengrin" came to this composer while he was taking a spa bath Wagner Henry	$600 [25] "Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel" was not writ just to shame us / It is, however, right here now, from the Bible's book the Book of Amos Henry	$600 [1] This hockey heavy a goon Leah
DD $1,000 [10] Wish you weren't here! Our raft is nearing the drop of this tallest Venezuelan cataract! See you next fall! Angel Falls Henry	$800 [12] Mule ears, snake eyes & goal posts are nicknames for this split in bowling a 7-10 Leah	$800 [6] Acrateron the big island of Hawaii is said to be the home of this goddess, she, who devours the land Pele Leah	$800 [22] Sodium sesquicarbonate is one chemical sold as the soothing additions called "bath" these compounds salts Kit	$800 [26] Banyo & Nkambé / No, not Bombay / For your honeymoon / Consider... Cameroon	$800 [2] This bar of gold an ingot Leah
$1,000 [21] Toured the Burjin this UAE city; they say it's the tallest tower in the world--looked over ledge & lost my lunch Dubai Kit	$1,000 [11] Both former U.S. figure skating champs, they bring style as well as expertise to their commentary on the sport Weir & Lipinski Leah	$1,000 [16] This chief defender of Asgard had a big cult following in Uppsala Thor	$1,000 [23] The earliest known surviving bathtub dates back to 1700 B.C. & was used in the palace of Knossos on this island Crete Kit	$1,000 [27] "The best is the enemy of the good"--no dolt, there / It must be the enlightened author, monsieur... Voltaire Leah	$1,000 [3] Thishybrid offspring of two big cats a tigon Leah Henry

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS	STAGE NAME'S THE SAME	CANADIAN ARTISTES	BRIDE'S HEAD REVISITED	SAINTS GO MARCHING IN	WHAT'S THE "PLAN"?
$400 [18] Behave or I'll turn this car around right now! This many degrees--half a circle; don't think I won't 180 Henry	$400 [15] Funnyman director Melvin Kaminsky & funnyman director Albert Einstein Brooks Kit	$400 [8] Yannick Nézet-Séguin goes beyond the usual Verdi familiar works as music director since 2018 of this NYC organization the Metropolitan Opera Leah Kit Henry	$400 [21] Brides often adorn their heads with this delicate fabric; the Alençon type would look lovely on you lace Kit	$400 [27] 5th century pope Celestine I sent this man & future saint to Ireland, where he is said to have established 300 churches Patrick Kit	$400 [14] The Adlerin Chicago is one of these buildings for space science education a planetarium Leah
$800 [16] If you sit that close to the TV & burn this eye part that receives images from the lens, don't come running to me the retina Leah	$800 [2] '70s TV star John Sanford & "Beat Shazam" host Eric Bishop Foxx Leah Kit	$800 [1] Alberta Ba Ilet's "The Fiddle and the Drum" is set to the songs of this singer born in Alberta Joni Mitchell Leah	$800 [22] Despite the ending of the play, many abridehas worn a cap named for this Capulet Juliet Henry	$800 [29] This saint of Jesus' time celebrated on June 24 lived up to the ritual from his name St. John the Baptist Henry	$800 [9] Go bananas for these, aka cooking bananas; they're popular in Caribbean cuisine plantains Kit
$1,200 [17] When you have daughters of your own, with this chromosomal letter pair, you'll understand XX Leah	$1,200 [3] "Mrs. Soffel" Diane Hall & "Mr. Mom" Michael Douglas Keaton Kit	$1,200 [4] In 1980 this Toronto novelist wrote of "Life Before Man", 5 years before her book of life under man Atwood Leah	$1,600 [24] The height of Spanish style, it's oftenwornover a comb & has a name derived from "manta", Spanish for cape mantillas	$1,600 [28] Born at Lourdes in 1844, she was canonized in 1933 Bernadette	$1,200 [10] In this reflex, the toes curl down when the sole is stroked; abnormal response can indicate brain or spinal cord damage a plantar reflex Henry
$1,600 [20] Keep making that face & it'll freeze that way... absolute zero, mister! On this scale named for a British scientist (Lord) Kelvin Leah	$1,600 [5] Tall comedian Brad Gerstenfeld & '70s teen idol Leif Per Nervik Garrett Kit	$1,600 [6] Maud Allan's dancing as this ancient woman got her linked with Oscar Wilde & in 1918, accused of being in a gay cult Salome Leah	$2,000 [25] A ballerina might wear a veil made of this tutu fabric that also starts with the letters "TU" tulle Henry	$2,000 [26] So you know he's still venerated as a saint & looks out for ferry workers... whaddya want? A medal? St. Christopher	$1,600 [11] In 1948 this organization awarded a grant to biologist Gregory Pincus, who developed the birth control pill Planned Parenthood Leah
$2,000 [19] Why is this & not oxygen the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere? Because, I said so! nitrogen Kit	$2,000 [13] Screen legend Lucille LeSueur & Broadway legend Michael Dumbell-Smith Crawford Henry	$2,000 [7] The drawings of the late Annie Pootoogook represented modern life in this newest Canadian territory, her birthplace Nunavut Henry	DD $2,800 [23] In contrast to chapel length, a veil of this "church" length sounds perfect for a wedding at St. Paul's cathedral (length) Henry	DD $8,300 [30] In 1979, John Paul II made this animal-loving saint the patron saint of ecology St. Francis of Assisi Henry	$2,000 [12] This British royal line descended from the union of Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, & the empress Matilda, Henry I's daughter Plantagenet Leah

Final Jeopardy!

WASHINGTON, D.C.

It was proposed in Congress in 1926 in honor of a big 150th anniversary; it opened 17 years later

the Jefferson Memorial

Kit "What the Lincoln Memorial" — wagered $5,000

Leah "What is the Washington Monument?" — wagered $15,400

Henry "What is the Constitution Hall" — wagered $16,700

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