Show #8980 2023-11-24 (taped 2023-10-19) Champions Wildcard

2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Dennis Chase — a biotech project manager from Palm Springs, California

Danielle Maurer — a digital marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Georgia

Fred Nelson — a university professor from Fresno, California

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Fred $2,400 $4,800 $8,400 $16,800
3rd place: $10,000
$8,400
13 R, 2 W
Danielle $1,400 $7,400 $16,800 $33,600
2nd place: $10,000
$12,400
15 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Dennis $3,000 $6,200 $30,600 $33,603
Finalist
$24,200
28 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

TIPS FROM THE ANCIENTS FAMOUS GINGERS SIGN O' THE TIMES IN EXPLICABLE I'D LIKE A DRINK IT'S THE COCKATIEL HOUR
$200 [11]
The moral of his town & country mice fable is that a simple, peaceful life is better than riches with unease
Aesop
Dennis
$200 [12]
As part of a group from 1994 to 1998, Geri Halliwellwent by this name
Ginger Spice
Fred
$200 [28]
On a telephone it's commonly to the immediate right of the zero
the pound sign
Dennis
$200 [2]
A proverb says "look before you" do this
leap
Dennis
$200 [1]
On your Kentucky veranda, you'll sip this bourbon, sugar & crushed ice drink that's garnished with an aromatic herb
a mint julep
Dennis
$200 [18]
Cockatiels are members of this large & raucous bird order
parrots
Fred
$400 [24]
In his "Analects", this Asian thinker was among those who suggested not to do to others what you don't want done to you
Confucius
Danielle
$400 [13]
This King of Rock was engaged to Ginger Alden at the time of his sudden 1977 death
Elvis Presley
Dennis
$400 [29]
In Catholicism it's made by touching the forehead, the chest, the left shoulder & then the right
the sign of the cross
Fred
$400 [3]
A man wears a boutonniere on this part of his jacket
lapel
Dennis
$400 [8]
This "worldly" drink consists of vodka, orange-flavored liqueur, cranberry juice & lime juice
a cosmopolitan
Dennis
$400 [19]
Discovered there around 1770, cockatiels are native to this continent
Australia
Dennis
$600 [5]
Simple machine of which Archimedes said that with the right place to stand he could move the world
a lever
Dennis
$600 [14]
It was said of this Oscar-winning actress, that she did everything Fred Astairedid, only backwards & in high heels
Ginger Rogers
Fred
$600 [25]
One of these "in the cloud" was God's sign to Noah that he would never again flood the Earth
a rainbow
Danielle
$600 [4]
A color or the fragrant flower seen here
lilac
Danielle
$600 [7]
Perfect for summer is a bikini martini--gin, peach schnapps & the blue type of this liqueur
curaçao
Fred
$600 [20]
Like dogs, cockatiels like to nibble on this untanned leather, also the title of an old TV Western
rawhide
Dennis
$1,000 [23]
In his "Meditations" this stoic Roman emperor wrote, "Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity"
Marcus Aurelius
Danielle
$800 [15]
Ginger Zee is a meteorologist for this ABC a.m. show
Good Morning America
Dennis
$800 [26]
If you see someone displaying the sign of distress seen here, be prepared to perform this maneuver
the Heimlich maneuver
Fred
$800 [6]
Another word for vertex or summit
apex
Danielle
$800 [9]
This cocktail of whiskey, sweet vermouth & a cherry sounds like Peter Minuit paid $24 for it & at a fancy bar, he might
a Manhattan
Dennis
$800 [21]
The difference between males & females becomes apparent after the first of these shedding periods at 6-9 months
molting
Danielle
DD $2,200 [22]
Completes the Hippocratic injunction "to help, or at least, to do..."
no harm
Danielle
$1,000 [16]
Ginger Bakerplayed drums in this 1960s rock trio that also had Jack Bruce & Eric Clapton
Cream
Dennis
$1,000 [30]
Add a vertical line to the bottom half of a Mercedes logo & you'll have this familiar symbol
the peace sign
Danielle
$1,000 [17]
Thiswild goat sports quite a pair of horns
an ibex
Fred
$1,000 [10]
Rye, bitters, Pernod, sugar & a twist gets you this Crescent City cocktail
a Sazerac
Fred Dennis
$1,000 [27]
Though cockatiels are mainly seed eaters, the hard internal shells of these squid relatives provide needed calcium
cuttlefish
Dennis

Double Jeopardy! Round

NASHVILLE, GEOGRAPHIC FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS POSSESSIVE BOOK TITLES AN AMERICAN IN PARIS CHESS "A"DJECTIVES
$400 [11]
There must be a "Gap" in your memory if you don't know that Nashville lies on this river
the Cumberland
Dennis
$400 [1]
Jack Black fronted & provided tutelage to this young band, also a 2003 movie title
School of Rock
Danielle
$400 [15]
Douglas Adams:"The ____'s Guide to the Galaxy"
Hitchhiker
Dennis
$400 [24]
In 1984, this Yank received the French Legion of Honor award for his work with muscular dystrophy
Jerry Lewis
Fred
$400 [6]
The first "C" in ICCF; it stands for how moves are exchanged between players geographically apart
correspondence
Fred
$400 [20]
It means "easy to approach"; you'll also find it a lot after "wheelchair"
accessible
Danielle
$800 [23]
Quit Monkee-ing around if you want to catch the last train to this Tennessee city 40 miles from Nashville
Clarksville
Dennis
$800 [3]
Stillwater, fronted by Jason Lee, rocks this movie
Almost Famous
Dennis
$800 [16]
Kurt Vonnegut:"____'s Cradle"
Cat
Danielle
$800 [25]
Thisfirst Chief Justice of the U.S. negotiated the Treaty of Paris in 1782
(John) Jay
Danielle
$800 [7]
The "Sicilian" one starts with a move by black on the queen's half of the board
defense
Dennis
$800 [30]
This cold adjective from the north comes before "Blitz" in a Gatorade flavor
Arctic
Danielle
$1,200 [27]
Nashville's Centennial Park on West End Avenue sports a full-size replica of this Athenian temple
the Parthenon
Danielle
$1,200 [12]
This movie covers the rise of the One-ders, later The Wonders
That Thing You Do!
Dennis
$1,200 [2]
Philip Roth:"____'s Complaint"
Portnoy
Fred
$1,200 [22]
His surname sounds French, but this Yank ended up in Paris by winning the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 & 1990
LeMond
Fred
$1,200 [8]
It's the 8-letter term for the direction in which white has chosen tocastle
kingside
Fred
$1,200 [17]
This 10-letter word means "greedy" & goes back to one of the 7 Deadly Sins
avaricious
Dennis
$1,600 [21]
Juniper trees mistaken for cedars led to the biblical name of this state park, east of Nashville
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
Fred
$1,600 [13]
The New Main Street Singers, Mitch & Mickey & The Folksmen are groups in this Christopher Guest film
A Mighty Wind
Dennis
$1,600 [4]
Umberto Eco:"____'s Pendulum"
Foucault
Dennis
$1,600 [26]
Nadia Boulanger's American students included this one who came home to compose all-American works like "Lincoln Portrait" & "Rodeo"
Aaron Copland
Dennis
$1,600 [9]
Bring your queen out fast against an inexperienced player & you can have this victory after just 2 moves
a fool's mate
Fred
$2,000 [19]
It means "characteristic of an uncle"
avuncular
Dennis
DD $5,000 [28]
A very rich businessman gave his name & money to this prestigious university in Nashville; Go Commodores!
Vanderbilt
Danielle
$2,000 [14]
In a 1984 film, Peter Weller is this lead singer backed by the Hong Kong Cavaliers
Buckaroo Banzai
$2,000 [5]
Marcel Proust:"____'s Way"
Swann
Dennis
$2,000 [29]
Thiscompanion of Gertrude Stein raised some eyebrows with her 1954 cookbook
Alice B. Toklas
Dennis
$2,000 [10]
Even chess masters often begin a game with this familiar opening, named for a Spanish priest
the Ruy Lopez
DD $8,000 [18]
Looking for a word to describe a cloudless sky? Try this light blue
azure
Dennis

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS

This company announced, "On September 29th, 2023, we will send out the last red envelope"

Netflix

Fred "What is Netflix?" — wagered $8,400
Danielle "What is Netflix?" — wagered $16,800
Dennis "What is Netflix?" — wagered $3,003

« Back to Games