Show #8993 2023-12-13 (taped 2023-11-08) Champions Wildcard

2023 Champions Wildcard Hearts semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Ed Coulson — an economics and real estate professor from Dana Point, California

Emma Saltzberg — a campaigns director from Brooklyn, New York

Tyler Vandenberg — a Marine officer currently serving in Stuttgart, Germany

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tyler	$3,200	$4,800	$18,400	$36,800 Finalist	$18,400 18 R, 2 W
Emma	$1,000	$2,600	$10,600	$21,200 2nd place: $10,000	$10,600 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Ed	$3,800	$3,600	$2,800	$5,600 3rd place: $10,000	$9,800 19 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	WESTERN TV SHOWS	HOLMES, SHERLOCK HOLMES	NAME THAT CARMAKER	SLANG FOR LIQUOR	LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT'S...
$200 [21] The Lumières' autochrome color photo plate used a layer of dyed starch particles from these vegetables potatoes Ed	$200 [20] Beth Dutton kidnaps a Catholic priest to marry Rip Wheeler on this TV series set in Montana Yellowstone Emma	$200 [11] Holmes figures out the killer in "Black Peter" must be strong--the victim is "pinned like a beetle" by this whaling weapon a harpoon Ed	$200 [1] You can truck in its Tacoma all the way to Yakima Toyota Tyler	$200 [7] Béarnaise or A.1., for example sauce Ed	$200 [30] Thisdazzling phenomenon, as seen from Alaska aurora borealis (the northern lights) Ed
$400 [22] Ocean sediment may be made up of coccolithophores, these tiny organisms, 6 billion to the square foot algae Tyler Emma	$400 [15] In 1966 this man stepped down from hosting the Western "Death Valley Days" to focus on his campaign for governor (Ronald) Reagan Emma	$400 [8] Gregson, Lestrade, Hopkins & Jones isn't a law firm; they're guys who sought Holmes' help for this "national" agency Scotland Yard Ed	$400 [2] There's one U in Outback & 2 in its name Subaru Ed	$400 [16] Lewis Carroll coined chortle by combining chuckle & this word snort	$400 [29] One of these that streaked across the sky over Russia in February 2013, then exploded with the force of 30 nuclear bombs a meteor Tyler
$800 [24] From 1979 to 2009 physicist Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at this university Cambridge Ed	$600 [12] This actor has been on the right side of the law as Seth Bullock in "Deadwood" & Raylan Givens in "Justified" Timothy Olyphant Tyler	$600 [3] In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", Holmes figures out that the title killer is one of these deadly creatures a snake Emma	$600 [4] Its C40 Recharge is less boxy than some of its Swedish predecessors Volvo Tyler	$600 [17] On film, Turner's canine partner Hooch Tyler	$600 [28] A flock of these birds in motion, they're like little stars of the sky starlings Ed
DD $1,000 [23] During an epidemic of this disease in 1796, Edward Jenner discovered the power of vaccines & used it to save lives smallpox Ed	$800 [13] According to good ol' Hoss Cartwright on this show, "Anything will taste good when you're hungry enough" Bonanza Ed	$800 [9] In "The Musgrave Ritual", Holmes recovers the lost crown of this king deposed in 1649 Charles I Ed	$800 [5] Its Cayenne puts some pepper in your step Porsche Tyler	$800 [18] It can come before "sander" & after "Bible" belt Emma	$800 [27] This constellation, the "chained maiden" Andromeda
$1,000 [25] When boiling water, energy absorbed that escapes as vapor is this type of heat, from Latin latere, "to hide" latent Ed	$1,000 [14] A Paramount+ series follows this Black lawman of the Wild West who in real life apprehended more than 3,000 outlaws, including his son Bass Reeves	$1,000 [10] This kindly landlady was first mentioned by name in the second Holmes story, "The Sign of the Four" Mrs. Hudson Ed	$1,000 [6] Its name implies you'll drive the QX55 forever Infiniti Tyler	$1,000 [19] Most Hawaiian Punch labels say, "contains 3%" this juice Emma	$1,000 [26] A 350-feetA35-1000from this aircraft company with another type of transport in its name Airbus Tyler

Double Jeopardy! Round

FRENCH CONNECTIONS	WHO'S THE MRS.?	YOUR DAY IN "C"OURT	IT WAS AN OLYMPIC YEAR!	OSCAR, MEYER, WIENER	AD-JECTIVES
$400 [6] Opened in 1932, Orly is this type of place where one might make a connection an airport Ed	$400 [25] James Brolin Barbra Streisand Ed	$400 [1] An assertion to a legal right to something; you can also make a "counter-" one a claim Ed	$400 [15] The Liberty Bell moves to a pavilion north of Independence Hall; Israeli commandos take on hijackers at Entebbe 1976 Tyler	$400 [2] On the small screen, he starred in "Moon Knight"; on the big screen, "The Force Awakens" & "Inside Llewyn Davis", among others Oscar Isaac Emma	$400 [30] In other words this common pair of advertising adjectives could be "novel as well as ameliorated" new & improved Emma
$800 [16] Aneto Peak is the highest point in these mountains that connect or separate France & Spain the Pyrenees Tyler	$800 [7] Garth Brooks Trisha Yearwood Emma	$800 [21] "Cross-" this is security for one debt that also serves as security for another collateral Ed	$800 [11] Hillary Clinton elected to Senate; first full-time crew arrives at International Space Station 2000 Tyler Emma	$800 [3] He co-wrote the musicals "Show Boat" & "The King & I" Oscar Hammerstein Ed	$800 [29] Taking this adjective literally, the ads say that BMW is the last driving machine that'll be made ultimate
$1,200 [17] The Fréjus Tunnel carries car traffic from Modane, France to the Piedmont region of this country Italy Ed	$1,200 [8] John Krasinski Emily Blunt Tyler Ed	$1,600 [23] A judge other than a chief judge at one of the U.S. courts of appeals a circuit judge Tyler	DD $1,200 [12] McKinley wins term one; the Supreme Court rules on Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 Emma	$1,200 [4] Thismobster worked with Bugsy Siegel & Lucky Luciano among others Meyer Lansky Emma	$1,200 [28] This column may precede "tingling" in ad copy for haunted houses & mystery novels spine Emma
$1,600 [18] Thislake lies between southwestern Switzerland & the Haute-Savoie department of France Lake Geneva Tyler	$1,600 [9] Dax Shepard Kristen Bell Emma	$2,000 [24] Executive clemency can lead to this, reducing the severity of a punishment commutation Emma	$1,600 [13] Mahatma Gandhi assassinated; Alger Hiss accused of passing secrets to the Soviets 1948 Tyler	$1,600 [5] This industrialist's son Solomon founded a famous New York City museum Meyer Guggenheim Tyler Ed	$1,600 [27] 6-letter synonym for "robust" that's applied in ads to Chunky soup hearty Tyler
$2,000 [19] Baptiste du Cerceau & Pierre des Illes designed this, the oldest existing bridge across the Seine the Pont Neuf Tyler	$2,000 [10] Ted Danson Mary Steenburgen Ed	DD $6,000 [22] This effort to boot a juror can be peremptory or for cause a challenge Ed	$2,000 [14] The U-2 incident; incidentally, U2's Bono is born 1960 Tyler	$2,000 [20] Best known for his science of cybernetics, this math professor graduated from college in 1909 at age 14 Norbert Wiener Ed	$2,000 [26] It's applied to juicy steaks or, botanically, to cacti & other water-retaining plants succulent

Final Jeopardy!

MOVIE MUSICALS

Of the musicals to win an Oscar for Best Picture, 1 of the 2 with one-word titles based on & named for literary characters

(1 of) Gigi or Oliver!

Ed "What is Gigi?" — wagered $2,800

Emma "What is Oliver!?" — wagered $10,600

Tyler "What is Oliver!" — wagered $18,400

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