Show #9072 2024-04-02 (taped 2024-02-27) Invitational

2024Jeopardy!Invitational Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

David Madden — an academic competition director from Ridgewood, New Jersey

Jennifer Quail — a wine-tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan

Amy Schneider — a writer from Oakland, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$4,800	$8,400	$17,600	$35,100 Finalist	$17,600 24 R, 2 W
Jennifer	$2,400	$1,200	$7,200	$0 3rd place: $10,000	$10,200 13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
David	$800	$400	$17,400	$17,609 2nd place: $10,000	$12,800 13 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	FICTION	BUS. ABBREV.	NAMED FOR A PLACE	SONG SIMILES	"J-I-T" WORDS
$200 [26] At the Democratic Convention in 1932, FDR promised one of these, part of a "crusade to restore America to its own people" a New Deal Amy	$200 [27] Agatha Christie set part of this 1937 mystery at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan Death on the Nile David	$200 [30] EOD:5:00 PM, say, not December 31st end of day Amy	$200 [28] This humorous poem of 5 lines takes its name from a city in Ireland a limerick Amy	$200 [29] "She's hot as hell" in her 2009 song "Monster" Lady Gaga	$200 [25] Its magnetic field is 20 times stronger than Earth's Jupiter Jennifer
$400 [16] Also called the Old Pennsylvania State House, it's where John Hancock signed his John Hancock July 4, 1776 Independence Hall Amy	$400 [1] Scientist Elizabeth Zott ends up hosting a cooking show called "Supper at Six" in this 1960s-set novel Lessons in Chemistry	$400 [10] MoM:Growth analysis month-over-month Amy	$400 [18] Though more closely associated with Mexico, these hot chlii peppers are named for a city across the Yucatán Channel habanero David	$400 [5] Simile-titled hit by Foreigner about a lover who'll someday "pay the price" "Cold As Ice" Jennifer	$400 [13] The Rio Grande Valley is the birthplace of this dish of meat, onions & peppers sizzled & tortilla-ed fajitas Amy
$600 [12] McLean House, the site of a famous surrender, is part of this Virginia site that's now a national historical park Appomattox Court House Amy	$600 [2] Erich Segal wrote this tearjerking 1970 novel set at Harvard & was also a translator of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus Love Story Amy	$600 [9] To improve online visibility:SEO search engine optimization Amy	$600 [19] It's not just any plaidfabric, it's woven cotton known by the former name of a city in India Madras Jennifer	$600 [24] The video for this Maroon 5 / Christina Aguilera hit features plenty of dancing by a certain other rock star "Moves Like Jagger" Amy	$600 [14] From the Latin for "close by", it's theplacement of different elementsside by side juxtaposition Amy
$800 [6] The War of 1812 ended when Great Britain & the U.S. came to terms in this Belgian city Ghent Amy	$800 [3] Her historical fiction includes "Burning Bright", "The Lady & the Unicorn" & of course, "Girl with a Pearl Earring" Tracy Chevalier	$800 [8] JIT:The tournament? No! The inventory system! just-in-time Amy	$1,000 [21] Popularly used for drapery & upholstery, this lustrous fabric is named for a city in the Middle East damask Jennifer David	$800 [23] "In the droptop ride with you, I feel like Scarface", says SZA on this tune, winner of a Grammy in 2024 for Best R&B Song "Snooze"	$800 [15] Once the site of a state prison, this city near Chicago has an economy today based on tourism & casinos Joliet David
$1,000 [7] H.R. Haldeman said that the shootings at this Ohio location in 1970 began the demise of the Nixon administration Kent State Jennifer	$1,000 [4] The title of this 2023 bestseller by Ann Patchett refers to a theater company, not a body of water Tom Lake	$1,000 [11] LWOP:Luckily something that won't happen to you contestants leave without pay(ment) Jennifer	DD $3,000 [20] This word meaning to ramble comes from the name of a winding river in Turkey meander Jennifer	$1,000 [22] This Top 10 title from 2001 precedes "I'll only fly away / I don't know where my soul is / I don't know where my home is" "I'm Like A Bird" Amy	$1,000 [17] One of 3 core design languages, this programming mainstay is often used to add interactive features to webpages JavaScript Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

MOUNTAIN HIGH, VALLEY LOW	PHILOSOPHY	ASTRONOMY	AN INVITATION TO THE DANCE	MOVIES & MYTH	3 TOUGH LITTLE LETTERS
$400 [23] The Kamchatka Peninsula is home to an area called the Valley of these Geysers Amy	$400 [24] Nobel prize-winning physiologist John Eccles held to dualism, the belief that these 2 are radically different substances the body & the mind Jennifer	$400 [30] This type of pollution refers to the human-generated glow that impairs a stargazer's view of the heavens light pollution Amy	$400 [25] 1990s country fans scooted their boots in this geometrically named type of dancing line dance Jennifer	$400 [29] In a 2017 film Chris Hemsworth says it's the hall "where the brave shall live forever" Valhalla David	$400 [28] Sardonic, or slyly & dryly humorous wry Amy
$800 [22] In 2023 Hurricane Hilary caused flooding in Badwater Basin in this Calif. national park, creating a temporary lake Death Valley David	$800 [8] Skye Cleary's book on Simone de Beauvoir is titled "How to Be" this synonym of genuine authentic	$1,200 [6] These gas vortices on the Sun can be Earth-sized or larger & last for months sunspots David	$800 [4] The Jitterbug & Lindy Hop are this kind of dance that shares its name with the jazzy musical era of the big bands swing Jennifer	$800 [26] In a 1969 film Maria Callas starred as this tragic woman that the Greek hero Jason discards Medea Amy	$800 [19] Intense anger, & it's not "mad" ire Amy
$1,200 [11] 24,836-foot Gangkhar Puensum, the world's tallest unclimbed peak, lies on the border of Tibet & this tiny nation Bhutan David	$1,200 [2] Before he was the title guy who spake about teaching of the Superman, he appeared in Nietszche's book "The Gay Science" Zarathustra David	$1,600 [12] Whether you answer the short way or the long way, Jupiter is still 5.2 of these measurements from the Sun an AU (astronomical units) Jennifer	$1,200 [5] It's the chill term for when a breakdancer hits & holds a shape for a few seconds freeze Jennifer	$1,200 [15] In "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets", this serpent of myth harms many with its gaze a basilisk Amy	$1,200 [20] A bog is fed by rainwater; this type of marshy area is fed by groundwater a fen David
DD $2,000 [1] Most of what was once the Nubian Valley is now this lake Lake Nasser David	$1,600 [3] Medieval philosophy's "Doctor Invincibilis" was this man who used a "razor" to eliminate unnecessary entities Ockham Amy	$2,000 [18] This word with a non-spacey meaning of "preference" refers to the angle between the orbital & ecliptic planes inclination Amy	$1,600 [13] Rudolf Nureyev reworked this Tchaikovsky ballet to give added importance to Rothbart &, of course, the Prince Swan Lake Jennifer	$1,600 [16] In "The Mummy Returns", this Egyptian god of the dead/cute li'l puppy takes the soul of Dwayne Johnson Anubis Jennifer	$1,600 [21] A cog is a fixed part of a gear or wheel; this linking part rotates or slides a cam Amy Jennifer
$2,000 [10] This peak in the Great Smoky Mountains is the highest point in Tennessee Clingmans Dome David	$2,000 [7] This 1781 work includes "pure knowledge à priori is that with which no empirical element is mixed up" Critique of Pure Reason David	DD $5,000 [9] The "E" in NASA's T.E.S.S. satellite stands for these that it's actively looking for, whether they can support life or not exoplanets David	$2,000 [14] Fayard & Harold were the first names of these brothers, whose amazing moves lit up the screen in films like "Stormy Weather" the Nicholas Brothers	$2,000 [17] In this Guillermo del Toro tale set in the 1940s, a faun believes a girl named Ofelia is a mythical princess Pan's Labyrinth Amy	$2,000 [27] Measure of work equal to 10-7joules erg Amy

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC GROUPS

The Kipchak Khanate is another name for this group that was eventually defeated by Tamerlane in 1395

the Golden Horde

Jennifer "What is the Mongol Empire?" — wagered $7,200

David "What is the Golden Horde?" — wagered $209

Amy "What is the Golden Horde?" — wagered $17,500

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