Show #25 2024-01-16 (taped 2023-10-11) Celebrity

2023-2024 PrimetimeCelebrity Jeopardy!semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Heather McMahan — an actor and comedienne originally from Atlanta, Georgia

Mo Rocca — a journalist and podcast host originally from Bethesda, Maryland

Rachel Dratch — an actor, writer, and podcast host originally from Lexington, Massachusetts

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Rachel $3,200 $4,700 $11,700 $18,900
2nd place: $50,000 to City Harvest
$18,900
38 R, 0 W
Mo $1,000 $2,500 $9,300 $38,100
Winner: finalist
$18,300
33 R (including 4 DDs), 3 W
Heather $-200 $800 $4,600 $0
3rd place: $50,000 to City of Refuge
$1,300
9 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHO CAME FIRST? DR. SEUSS EN ESPAÑOL SPELLING BIZ KURT RUSSELL FILMS TREES "LOL"
$100 [26]
John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, Jon Bon Jovi
John Quincy Adams
Mo
$100 [1]
"Huevos Verdes con Jamón"
Green Eggs and Ham
Rachel
$100 [6]
Thisbeverage brand debuted in 1876; you can't spell it without spelling...B _ _ _ E _ _ E R
Budweiser
Rachel
$100 [25]
Kurt & this funny lady were already a couple when they starred in the 1987 amnesia comedy "Overboard"
Goldie Hawn
Mo
$100 [11]
This South American rainforest is said to be home to roughly 390 billion trees
the Amazon
Heather
$100 [24]
An oldie but goodie, this 1958 Chordettes hit features the line, "sweeter than candy on a stick"
"Lollipop"
Rachel
$200 [16]
Sally Ride, Coretta Scott King, Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Rachel
$200 [2]
"¡Cómo el Grinch Robó la Navidad!"
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Rachel
$200 [7]
Thisgasoline brand merged with Exxon in 1999; you can't spell it without spelling..._ O _ I L
Mobil
Rachel
$200 [27]
A sudden reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed fire can cause this, also the title of a Kurt Russell film
Backdraft
Rachel
$200 [12]
In the 1984 film "The Karate Kid", Daniel asks Mr. Miyagi "How'd they get so small?" when he sees Mr. Miyagi trimming these trees
bonsai
Rachel
$200 [18]
Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell got the name for this Chicago music festival from the Three Stooges
Lollapalooza
Heather
$300 [15]
Ferdinand Magellan, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Mo
$300 [3]
"El Gato Ensombrerado"
The Cat in the Hat
Rachel
$300 [8]
Toyota debuted this model in the US in 1983; you can't spell it without spelling...C A _ R _
Camry
Rachel
$300 [28]
Rumor has it that Russell was secretly directing the 1993 western "Tombstone" while portraying this legendary lawman
Wyatt Earp
Mo
$300 [13]
This Bay Area city has a tree on its official flag (it's the type of tree featured in the city's name)
Oakland
Mo Heather
DD $400 [19]
This word meaning "dawdle" is almost as much fun to say as "dillydally" & "shilly-shally", two of its other synonyms
lollygag
Heather
$400 [14]
Coco Chanel, Frida Kahlo, Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Mo
$400 [4]
"¡Horton Escucha a Quién!"
Horton Hears a Who
Rachel
$400 [9]
Bronies know this plaything debuted in 1983; you can't spell it without spelling..._ __ _ T _ _ __ O _ Y
My Little Pony
Rachel
$400 [29]
Kurt Russell's Santa is the gift that keeps on giving! He even speaks a fake language called "Elvish" in this holiday romp
The Christmas Chronicles
Mo
$400 [17]
Balsa, magnolia or sequoia: it's the tree that becomes the name of another tree when you add an "M" to its end
balsa (balsam accepted)
Heather
$400 [20]
In 1955, a U.K. Sunday Express editor declared this novel by Vladimir Nabokov "the filthiest book I have ever read"
Lolita
Mo
$500 [21]
Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan
Alexander the Great
Mo
$500 [5]
"Un Pez, Dos Peces, Pez Rojo, Pez Azul"
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Rachel
$500 [10]
In 1972, this brand debuted Red Zinger and Sleepy Time; you can't spell it without spelling..._ _ _ _ _ T _ _ __ E A _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Celestial Seasonings
Rachel
$500 [30]
Kurt has said that his most iconic character is "Snake" Plissken, the antihero of this film set in a dystopian Big Apple
Escape from New York
Mo
$500 [23]
Meaning "to fall off" in Latin, it's the word used to describe non-evergreen trees & baby teeth
deciduous
Rachel
$500 [22]
This 1998 German crowd-pleaser is 80 minutes long; for most of that time, Franka Potente is out of breath
Run Lola Run
Rachel

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE FRENCH HORN SISTERHOODS WORDS THAT MAKE DOGS GO NUTS THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF... WHERE ART THOU? YUP, IT'S A PORT-A-POTTY
$200 [5]
A French horn's name is technically just "horn"--& the modern version was born not in France, but in this land of Oktoberfest
Germany
Rachel
$200 [26]
The beloved March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy--are the heroines of this classic novel
Little Women
Heather
$200 [1]
It goes hand in hand with "trick" on All Hallows' Eve
treat
Heather
$200 [13]
Will Ferrell films: "Old School", "Anchorman", "Step Brothers" & this comedy set in the Big Apple & the North Pole
Elf
Mo
$200 [16]
You're snapping a selfie at this museum's main entrance, a glass pyramid designed by architect I.M. Pei
the Louvre
Mo
$200 [10]
A family-owned port-a-potty business since 2003, its name is "yes yes" in French
Oui Oui
Rachel
$400 [29]
A French horn & choir comprise the iconic intro of this Rolling Stones song, in which Mick assures us, "you get what you need"
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Mo
$400 [25]
Grammy-winning sisters Ruth, Anita, Bonnie & June kept fans so excited performing as this foursome
the Pointer Sisters
Rachel
$400 [2]
A large, lavish party with dancing; once upon a time Cinderella attended one
ball
Mo
$400 [3]
U.S. gymnasts: Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Kerri Strug & this gold medalist who became America's Sweetheart in 1984
Mary Lou Retton
Mo
$400 [18]
You're taking a dip in one of the world's most photographed swimming pools, Bondi Icebergs, in this city Down Under
Sydney
Rachel Heather
$400 [11]
A port-a-potty business for over 30 years, it's also a poker hand consisting of the five highest cards of one suit
Royal Flush
Rachel
$800 [28]
After the 2014 finale, the iconic blue French horn from the set of this TV comedy went home with actor Josh Radnor
How I Met Your Mother
Mo
$600 [23]
Carmen, Lena, Tibby, Bridget, & a pair of secondhand Levi's in a 2005 film
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Rachel
$600 [6]
It's the "P" in the automotive acronym PRNDL
park
Rachel
$600 [4]
Celebrity chefs: Wolfgang Puck, Julia Child, Anthony Bourdain & this N'awlins legend known for his catchphrase "Bam!"
Emeril Lagasse
Rachel
$800 [19]
You're geeking out on a "Game of Thrones" tour of Dubrovnik, an ancient port city in this country
Croatia
Mo
$600 [12]
Finally, I've been holding it in forever; it's what the WC stands for on this port-a-potty
water closet
Mo
$1,000 [30]
Thispart of the horn where a player inserts their hand can be detached on some instruments to make carrying easier
the bell
$800 [22]
Not everyone on "Keeping up with the Kardashians" was a Kardashian; these three were the only sisters to boast TV's splashiest name
Kourtney, Kim & Khloe
Heather
$800 [7]
In the "Ice Age" films, the acorn-obsessed Scrat is a fictional saber-toothed species of this rodent
a squirrel
Mo
$800 [8]
Masterpieces: "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", "the starry night" & this Botticelli work of a goddess standing in a scallop shell
(The) Birth of Venus
Rachel Mo
$1,000 [20]
You're paddling through the heart of Budapest on a kayaking trip down this river
the Danube
Rachel
$800 [14]
A break at the Indy 500, it's also the name of public toilets used in San Francisco since 2014
Pit Stop
Rachel
DD $2,000 [27]
In one of the least alluring rituals of horn maintenance, players must invert their instruments routinely to drain them of this
spit
Heather
$1,000 [24]
Fans of this 1996 bestseller have formed dozens of female bonding clubs worldwide; not all require campfire initiation rituals
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
$1,000 [21]
In "Mean Girls", Gretchen Wieners tries to make this word happen to no avail
fetch
Heather
$1,000 [9]
Rock drummers: Neil Peart, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon & this legendary Led Zeppelin beat keeper
John Bonham
Rachel
DD $3,000 [17]
You're hiking up the Yoshida Trail, the most popular route to the summit of this sacred peak in Japan
Mount Fuji
Mo
$1,000 [15]
Based in Eau Claire, WI, this port-a-potty company shares its name with the target where a skydiver lands
Drop Zone

Final Jeopardy!

ICONIC DESIGNERS

Once married to a publishing heir who owned citrus groves, her brightly printed dresses were originally designed to hide juice stains

Lilly Pulitzer

Heather "Who can get me some wine?" — wagered $2,800
Rachel "Who is Lilly Pulitzer?" — wagered $0
Mo "Who is Lily Pulitzer?" — wagered $14,000

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