Show #9039 2024-02-15 (taped 2024-01-18) Champions Wildcard

2024 Champions Wildcard Group 2 quarterfinal game 9.

Contestants

David Bederman — an attorney from Los Angeles, California

James Tyler — a senior editor from Blandon, Pennsylvania

Diandra D'Alessio — a technical writer from Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Diandra	$4,800	$7,000	$24,600	$23,599 Winner: semifinalist	$19,200 23 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W
James	$1,400	$4,000	$12,800	$0 2nd place: $5,000	$12,800 18 R, 1 W
David	$4,000	$4,000	$7,600	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$7,600 13 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

AROUND THE WORLD	JACKSON	CHEMISTRY TEST	POP MUSIC	SAFE MODE	"F"8
$200 [28] Well-preserved sections of it run about 5,500 miles from Mount Hu near Dandong to Jiayu Pass in the Gansu province the Great Wall of China James	$200 [26] Andrew Jackson appears on the bill of this denomination $20 Diandra	$200 [30] The process of photosynthesis converts water & carbon dioxide into organic compounds & this gas oxygen James	$200 [23] She sorts her songs based on the pens used to write them: fountain, quill or glitter gel; "You Need To Calm Down" is glitter gel Taylor Swift Diandra	$200 [29] If you're a rich guy in an old movie, such as "Gilda", you keep your important papers in a wall safe behind this a painting James	$200 [21] Collective term for the traditional legends of a culture handed down orally folklore Diandra
$400 [27] To the north, Minnesota is bordered by Manitoba & this other province Ontario Diandra David	$400 [24] Titles in the book series featuring this protagonist include "The Titan's Curse" & "The Battle of the Labyrinth" Percy Jackson James	$400 [25] It's the branch of chemistry that studies elements & compounds containing little or no carbon, i.e. nonliving stuff inorganic Diandra	$400 [22] We are rabbit fans of this performer born Benito Martinez Ocasio in Puerto Rico in 1994 Bad Bunny David	$400 [19] Dating back to the 1870s, it's the usual term for a burglar specializing in opening safes a safe cracker James	$400 [20] A retailer's primary location, or for Sir Francis Drake, the Pelican a flagship James
$600 [3] This largest city in Uganda was originally built on 7 hills at about 4,000 feet up Kampala Diandra	$600 [12] Economists get a taste of the outdoors at the Central Banking annual conferences in Jackson Hole in this state Wyoming David	$600 [11] It's the general term for a chemical process that converts a substance into a different one; give us your gut... reaction Diandra	$600 [8] Of course fireworks burst across the sky-y-y in her video for "Firework" Katy Perry David	$600 [15] In 2023, the Commerce Department lifted tariffs on this type of safe that helps protect children in many homes a gun safe James	$600 [16] This word meaning "spontaneous" is also the name of the channel that's home to the show "grown-ish" freeform Diandra
DD $1,000 [1] Once you come ashore from this gulf, you can enjoy the delights of Haiphong the Gulf of Tonkin Diandra	$800 [4] Randy Rhoads helped create the Jackson brand of these, now owned by Fender a guitar James	$800 [9] Mg is magnesium; Mn is this element manganese Diandra	$800 [6] She's named in honor of her grandfather William; the rest of her name is Pirate Baird O'Connell Billie Eilish Diandra	$800 [14] To secure winnings, Vegas hotels with room safes include this one on the downtown street of the same name, once Nevada's tallest Fremont David	$800 [17] Found in Teflon, this dangerous gas has the symbol F fluorine James
$1,000 [2] The name of this fortress in Granada, Spain gets its name from Arabic for "the red one" the Alhambra David	$1,000 [5] New Orleans-born Mahalia Jackson, "The Queen of" this music style, sang at JFK's inauguration gospel	$1,000 [10] This unit with an animal name is used to measure extremely large numbers of atoms & other tiny particles a mole David	$1,000 [7] Thisrapper, is like, totally from the San Fernando Valley Doja Cat Diandra	$1,000 [13] A guard posted to say, "Who goes there?" to possible intruders; herehe is as the logo of a safe company founded in 1930 Sentry	$1,000 [18] The theme for "Bolero" came to Ravel while on vacation, but he originally titled it this other dance fandango Diandra

Double Jeopardy! Round

DEALING WITH THINGS DIPLOMATICALLY	POP CULTURE	WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?	MISCELLANEOUS KNOWLEDGE	ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES	THOSE WORDS PACKED SOMETHING TO EAT
$400 [30] Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to buy this port city & West Florida for $10 mil, max; Napoleon said how about all of Louisiana for 15? New Orleans David	$400 [22] This icon, the focus of a blockbuster film & a Mattel mainstay, made it onto Forbes' list of the most powerful women of 2023 Barbie David	$400 [29] In 1956 Harry Coover received a patent for "alcohol-catalyzed cyano-acrylate adhesive compositions" or just "Super" this Glue Diandra	$400 [28] According to the U.S. Geological Survey, of all the continents, this one has the fewest earthquakes Antarctica Diandra	$400 [24] Sir Alec Guinness won a Tony for his performance in this play about poet Thomas, not musician Bob Dylan David	$400 [27] Containing a veggie, it completes the saying "Hell hath no fury like a woman..." s corn ed James
$1,200 [18] In 1994 U.S. diplomats got this country's deposed President Aristide reinstated just in time to head off an invasion Haiti David	$800 [13] He briefly played in the minors in Baltimore before the Red Sox & his 1914rookie cardrecently sold for more than $7 million Babe Ruth James	$800 [17] The pillar kind of this device loved by dogs was invented by... uh... we dunno; an early patent was ironically lost in a blaze a fire hydrant James	$800 [25] In 1968 this NYC school dropped "of Music" from its name to reflect its broader scope that includes dance & drama Juilliard Diandra	$800 [23] In this play named for a Danish city, the spirits of Heisenberg & Niels Bohr come together to discuss a meeting they once had there Copenhagen James	$800 [26] There's a fruit inside this word meaning "marked with small patches" such as "of sunlight" d apple d James
$1,600 [19] In 2023 Saudi Arabia resumed diplomatic work in this other Arab country a decade after ending it due to the long Civil War Syria David	$1,200 [12] In 2009 it was revealed that Joy is the first name of this pancake syrup spokescharacter Mrs. Butterworth Diandra David	$1,200 [14] Inventor Dan Klitsner said he was working on a zany remote control for kids when he came up with this'90s hit toy Bop It Diandra	$1,200 [9] More than 6,000 athletes from some 40 countries compete in these games, the Olympics of the Western Hemisphere the Pan American Games David	$1,200 [4] It ends with Malcolm saying, "So thanks to all at once and to each one, whom we invite to see us crowned at Scone" Macbeth Diandra	$1,200 [1] There's lunch meat nestled in this cloth used for polishing a c ham ois Diandra James
$2,000 [20] In 1956 this U.N. Secretary-General from Sweden worked with Canada's Lester Pearson to resolve the Suez Crisis Hammarskjöld Diandra	$1,600 [10] The leg warmers may be gone but 50 years after Judi Sheppard Missett founded this dance & fitness franchise, it's still going strong Jazzercise David	$1,600 [15] In 1978 Julio Palmaz heard a talk about the problem of arteries re-closing after surgery & invented this tube to hold them open a stent James	$1,600 [7] With a Russian name meaning "union" & launched in the '60s, it's the longest operational manned spacecraft program in history Soyuz James David	$1,600 [5] The musical "My Fair Lady" was based on this play by George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion Diandra	$1,600 [2] The English word for unagi is inside this old pirate torture where you got dragged by ropes under the ship k eel hauling David
DD $5,000 [21] The 6th century Peloponnesian League was a coalition of city-states led by this one big on the military Sparta Diandra	$2,000 [11] Miyawaki is the last name of the "Your Best American Girl" indie rock goddess who goes by this single name Mitski Diandra	$2,000 [16] Puppets dancing to steel drums in Port of Spain on this island inspired the design of those wiggly tube dudes in front of car dealers Trinidad James	$2,000 [8] The youngest veep at 36, John Breckinridge served under this president before running against Lincoln for president Buchanan David	DD $3,000 [6] This 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner by John Patrick Shanley is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964 Doubt Diandra	$2,000 [3] Help yourself to a piece of dessert within this word meaning lack of reverence im pie ty James

Final Jeopardy!

LANDMARKS

The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall

the Gateway Arch

David "What is the Eiffel Tower" — wagered $7,600

James "What is Christ the Redeemer?" — wagered $12,800

Diandra "What is the Eiffel Tower?" — wagered $1,001

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