Show #9098 2024-05-08 (taped 2024-04-02) Regular

Allison Gross game 2.

Contestants

Ben Mills — an operations director from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kelcy LópezFreeman — a hospital pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia

Allison Gross — a data scientist from Cleveland, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Allison	$2,600	$4,400	$12,400	$9,999 2-day champion: $19,598	$16,400 23 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Kelcy	$2,600	$3,800	$7,400	$4,800 2nd place: $3,000	$7,400 11 R, 4 W
Ben	$600	$2,000	$3,200	$3,200 3rd place: $2,000	$6,200 10 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

NURSERY RHYME CHARACTERS	THE PLANETS	WORDS WITH SILENT CONSONANTS	THAT'S BANANAS	A RAPPER'S DELIGHT	THE FOLKS IN "I.T."
$200 [22] The sudden appearance of an arachnid frightens her off her stool Little Miss Muffet Allison	$200 [30] Sunlight reaches this planet in less than 4 minutes & is about 7 times as bright as received on Earth Mercury Allison	$200 [23] Each finger has 3 of these; the thumb has 2 knuckles Allison	$200 [24] Bananas are a healthy source of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins & this indispensable chemical element with the symbol K potassium Ben	$200 [11] In 2023 this former member of OutKast released the album "New Blue Sun" that contained no rap bars, but a lot of his passion: flutes André 3000 Ben	$200 [29] Before he partnered with Tina, he had what some call rock's first hit with "Rocket 88" Ike Turner Ben
$400 [13] Her quest to find canine sustenance in a storage cabinet ends in vain Old Mother Hubbard Kelcy	$400 [28] Ancient astronomers didn't know the size of this gas giant when naming it for the Roman ruler of the gods Jupiter Allison	$400 [21] Miss Cleo, by TV profession; call me now! a psychic Ben	$400 [20] Banana is a word in the language of these animated yellow sidekicks, whose banana song was in a trailer for "Despicable Me 2" Minions Allison	$400 [10] In a video for ESPN, Lil Wayne states his love for this sport & says he feels amped after doing a "flat ground trick off of a 50-50" skateboarding Kelcy	$400 [25] Shehad a cameo as herself in the 1996 film "The First Wives Club" saying, "Don't get mad, get everything" Ivana Trump Allison
$600 [7] She's misplaced her flock, but don't fret, they're bound to come back on their own Little Bo Peep Kelcy	$600 [27] In Polish, this planet with 28 known moons is 2 letters shorter than in English & presents no pronunciation dilemmas Uranus Ben	$600 [15] Junior lien is another term for a second one of these a mortgage Ben	$600 [19] Banana is one of the many fine flavors of this cocktail, & it's what Fredo Corleone orders in Cuba a daiquiri Kelcy	$600 [9] Will Smith trained in this pastime with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley chess Kelcy	$600 [18] The Detroit Pistons retired this great point guard's number 11 jersey Isiah Thomas Kelcy
$800 [2] His impressive hurdling skills include leaping over a taper Jack Kelcy	$800 [26] Before it was discovered in 1846, scientists were able to predict its likely existence mathematically Neptune	$800 [5] Scattered remnants, the space type, millions of pieces strong, is a danger to satellites debris Allison	$800 [14] "Travel & Safari Clothing Co." were part of its name when it began in California in 1978 Banana Republic Allison	$800 [3] The rapper Twista has an affinity for magic & also can make his puppet Tiny Twista rap as one of these voice-throwing performers ventriloquist Ben	$800 [17] Married to actress Norma Shearer, this producer & boy wonder of Hollywood died at age 37 Irving Thalberg
$1,000 [1] This deceitful guy made off with some small pies but learned his lesson in the end the Knave of Hearts Allison	DD $1,000 [12] Weak gravity there has led to the tallest-known volcanoes in the solar system Mars Ben	$1,000 [6] Crypts for Christians in ancient Rome catacombs Allison	$1,000 [4] Bananas were introduced to the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in this year 1876 Allison	$1,000 [8] In 2023 this rapper & Lando Calrissian actor opened a boba tea shop in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles Donald Glover Kelcy	$1,000 [16] This Russian author depicted "A Month in the Country" Ivan Turgenev

Double Jeopardy! Round

18th CENTURY AMERICA	A LITTLE WORLD LIT	TIERS	TV & MOVIE MOMS	CLOSE	QUARTERS
$400 [28] The institution called the First this, founded in 1791, issued the only notes accepted for paying federal taxes the First Bank of the United States Kelcy	$400 [25] In novels like "Sjalfstaett Folk", Nobel Prize winner Halldor Laxness examined life on this island Iceland Allison Ben	$400 [26] Made by Fiona Cairns, Prince William & Kate's had 8 tiers a wedding cake Allison	$400 [30] Former Brat Packer Molly Ringwald played Mary Andrews, mom to Archie on this CW series Riverdale Allison	$400 [29] Meaning "near", this other 4-letter word that also starts with N follows "the end is" on apocalyptic signs nigh Allison	$400 [27] The forbidding Rub' al-Khali, one of these covering more than a fourth of Saudi Arabia, is also called the "Empty Quarter" desert Ben
$800 [11] On December 9, 1793 New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, was established by this lexicographer Webster Kelcy	$800 [20] Khaled Hosseini looked back on his childhood in this country of his birth for his novel "The Kite Runner" Afghanistan Allison	$800 [22] Bobby bighair in front of you is less of a problem in a movie theater with this tiered seating that sounds like a large arena stadium seating Kelcy	$800 [23] This sitcom character was mom to Becky, Darlene & D.J. Roseanne Conner Kelcy	$800 [18] Latin for "closest", it comes before Centauri in the name of a star close to us Proxima Allison	$800 [24] The fifth arrondissement is known for this "Quarter", so carpe diem! the Latin Quarter Allison Kelcy
$1,600 [16] In 1787 Arthur St. Clair was appointed the first governor of this vast territory & made his headquarters in Cincinnati the Northwest Territory	$1,200 [19] The devil in disguise exposes Soviet hypocrisy in Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and" her Margarita	$1,200 [12] Inspiring the Mohican people, painters & authors, Kaaterskill is a 2-tiered one of these in the Catskill Mountains a waterfall	$1,200 [14] Glynis Johns, mom to Jane & Michael in the original of this film, passed away in 2024 at age 100 Mary Poppins Allison	$1,200 [17] 2 people who are close in age or who live at the same time are these 14-letter folks contemporaries	$1,200 [5] Seen here, this Catalonian capital's Gothic Quarter is steeped in history Barcelona Allison
$2,000 [21] This Puritan minister who wrote "The Christian Philosopher" in 1721 was a leader in the fight for smallpox vaccinations Cotton Mather	$1,600 [2] A famed pilot, this author of "The Little Prince", was killed on a 1944 reconnaissance flight over France Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Allison Ben	$1,600 [1] Japan's Horyuji Temple has a 5-tiered one of these structures rebuilt around 700 A.D. a pagoda Allison	$1,600 [9] Before her Oscar-winning role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once", she played the matriarch in "Crazy Rich Asians" (Michelle) Yeoh Allison	DD $2,000 [3] It sounds ordinal, but it means soon to happen, or in another sense, frank & cooperative forthcoming Ben	$1,600 [7] Hats off to the Jewish quarter in this Moroccan city that can be spelled with an S or a Z at the end Fez Ben
DD $4,000 [15] Thishorse-drawn wagon named for a Pennsylvania river, was first used in the early 1700s & had a curved floor & a white canvas top a Conestoga wagon Allison	$2,000 [10] In the epic named for him, this Mesopotamian hero turns down a marriage proposal from Ishtar, goddess of love Gilgamesh Allison	$2,000 [13] The tiered Olympic podium debuted at the 1932 Winter Games here & local speed skater Jack Shea was the first winner atop it Lake Placid	$2,000 [8] Only 4 years older than Robin Williams, Glenn Close was cast as his feminist mom Jenny Fields in this 1982 film The World According to Garp Kelcy	$2,000 [4] A plant that grows close to the Earth, or someone who sits in the cheap theater seats a groundling Allison	$2,000 [6] New Orleans' French Quarter is called this in French, meaning "old square" Vieux Carré Kelcy

Final Jeopardy!

RHYME TIME: OPERA VERSION

Telling the story of a duke, a jester & the jester's daughter, it was written by poet Francesco Maria Piave

the Rigoletto libretto

Ben "What is_" — wagered $0

Kelcy "What is ?" — wagered $2,600

Allison "What is Don Juan" — wagered $2,401

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