Show #9139 2024-07-04 (taped 2024-05-15) Regular

Isaac Hirsch game 2.

Contestants

Josh Martin — a corporate pilot from Springfield, Missouri

Christine Roberts — a digital marketing coordinator originally from Holland, Pennsylvania

Isaac Hirsch — a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,185)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Isaac	$800	$3,400	$21,200	$28,801 2-day champion: $47,986	$23,200 30 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Christine	$2,000	$2,000	$6,400	$4,400 3rd place: $2,000	$6,400 7 R, 0 W
Josh	$2,800	$4,200	$14,400	$15,199 2nd place: $3,000	$11,000 14 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY, AMERICAN STYLE	SAME ROLE IN THE FRANCHISE	WORDS WITH SILENT CONSONANTS	HIT THE GRID-Y	GAME-POURRI	PLAY TIME
$200 [16] He wrote the Massachusetts Constitution, signed the Treaty of Paris, then became vice president, which he did not enjoy John Adams Josh	$200 [21] "Star Wars":Billy Dee Williams & Donald Glover, both so smooth in any galaxy Lando Isaac	$200 [30] What's given to you in a "Jeopardy!" clue, it could be final on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" an answer Isaac	$200 [29] Maybe Laurence Fishburne can let you in on this, a grid or table to display data in a structured format a matrix Isaac	$200 [8] Type of place you inherited from grandpa in Stardew Valley a farm Isaac	$200 [17] Willy Loman's last name in this Arthur Miller play describes his status in life Death of a Salesman Josh
$400 [4] In Feb. 1836 there were about 20 serviceable cannons & 150 men defending this landmark; that defense ended abruptly on March 6 the Alamo Isaac	$400 [20] "Mission: Impossible", which better be possible now:Jon Voight &Peter Graves Jim Phelps	$400 [22] From the German for "hunting ship", it's a large, often expensive pleasure craft a yacht Isaac	$400 [24] According to ancient tradition, polished & beautiful pics go on the grid while down-&-dirty pics go on the story when using this app Instagram Isaac	$400 [28] Cash with no value may be called this alliterative term, something that comes in denominations of $1 to $500 Monopoly money Josh	$400 [15] Kim Hunter was Stellllla! on stage in this play in 1947 & on screen 4 years later A Streetcar Named Desire Josh
$600 [5] A prosperous neighborhood known as Black Wall Street wasburnedin a 1921 massacre in this city that left 10,000 homeless Tulsa Isaac	$600 [1] "Batman":Andy Serkis & Michael Caine, on the home front Alfred Isaac	$600 [23] A person in line to succeed another in rank, title or office heir Josh	$600 [19] "Alert Days" for this in Manhattan include during the U.N. General Assembly & holiday season gridlock traffic Isaac	$800 [10] While Ike was off at war, Mamie Eisenhower played this Chinese tile game with 3 friends almost every day for 3 years mahjong Josh	$600 [14] Central Park's Angel of the Waters statue is featured in this Tony-winning play by Tony Kushner Angels in America Josh
$800 [6] In 1989, this tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil off Alaska; later, under the name "Oriental Nicety", it was sold for scrap the Exxon Valdez Isaac	$800 [2] "X-Men":Jennifer Lawrence & Rebecca Romijn worked blue Mystique Isaac	$800 [26] It's a glancing rebound of a projectile off a flat surface, like a bullet off a wall a ricochet Isaac	$800 [18] This word for off-the-grid, dispersed camping comes from the Tagalog word for "mountain" boondocking	$1,000 [11] It's a town on Long Island with a national laboratory, or a role-playing game in Roblox with a fire department Brookhaven	$800 [12] A lack of props didn't stop this Thornton Wilder play from getting its props--the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Our Town Isaac
$1,000 [7] In 1876, after escaping from a New York jail & fleeing the country, this corrupt politician was brought back to the United States Boss Tweed Christine	$1,000 [3] "Dune":Jason Momoa & Richard Jordan, on team Atreides Duncan Idaho Christine	$1,000 [27] The adjective carpal refers to any of the 8 small bones of this body part the wrist Isaac	$1,000 [25] Chandigarh, India'scity grid, as well as the Assembly Palacein elegant concrete, were designed by this Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier	DD $3,400 [9] TV's "Hollywood Game Night" had an episode punningly called "50" these "of Grey" Charades Isaac	$1,000 [13] The title character of this play was inspired in part by Emilie Bardach, a young woman Henrik Ibsen was infatuated with late in life Hedda Gabler Josh

Double Jeopardy! Round

SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPYRUS	3 E's ONLY	PACIFIC ISLANDS	LATIN MUSIC	KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS	WELL, WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT RESPONSE
$400 [21] In a papyrus from the Christian era, Bast, a goddess in the form of this animal, debates a canine on matters of the universe a cat Isaac	$400 [28] As a noun, it's a wooly covering; as a verb, it means to swindle fleece Christine	$400 [1] In the late 1700s the Hawaiian Law of the Splintered this canoe accessory was proclaimed by Kamehameha I an oar (paddle) Christine	$400 [29] Her 2024 album "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran" is her first since her split from former soccer player Gerard Piqué Shakira Isaac	$400 [13] As a boy, he read a story about a magic wardrobe; he later created his own in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" C.S. Lewis Josh	$400 [30] The 3 words in Genesis 1:3 that follow "and God said" + the go-to handheld Jedi weapon = this updated phrase Let there be lightsaber Josh
$800 [20] In "The Satire of the Trades", a man with this ancient writing job speaks on the cons of physical work out in the cold a scribe Christine	$800 [16] This verb means to go beyond what is allowed, like a speed limit; you can also do it to expectations exceed Isaac	$800 [2] The Rikitea type of these organic gems are farmed off the nutrient-rich waters surrounding the Gambier Island chain pearls Christine	$800 [15] Popular at fiestas, "La Chona" is a bop from Los Tucanes (of) this city in northwestern Baja California Tijuana Josh	$800 [12] It turns out that this Baltimore newspaperman known for "The American Language" was a virulent racist & antisemite H.L. Mencken Isaac	$800 [24] Basin-shaped complex of human bones supporting the trunk + garnish combined with "sage, rosemary & thyme" = this altered icon Pelvis Parsley Isaac
$1,200 [7] A pretty mangled piece of papyrus contains part of the Tithonus poem, a work attributed to this poet of Lesbos Sappho Isaac	$1,200 [17] Half of this 6-letter word meaning harsh or critical is its 3 Es severe Isaac	$1,200 [3] Rarotonga is the largest of these islands named for a British explorer the Cook Islands Isaac	$1,200 [22] This Brazilian artist's "Me Gusta" was her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 Anitta Isaac	$1,200 [4] In 1912 he pleaded to Maine residents, "You cannot expect success hunting deer or moose if your feet are not properly dressed" L.L. Bean Isaac	$1,200 [14] Italian building 5.5 degrees from perpendicular + 4-letter Chinese sailboat = this; what a... Leaning Tower of Pisa junk Isaac
$2,000 [9] The Westcar Papyrus contains stories about the royal court of this pharaoh of the Old Kingdom, aka Cheops Khufu Josh	$1,600 [18] This synonym of facade is equally at home when used in woodworking or dentistry veneer Isaac	$2,000 [11] In October 1790 Thursday October Christian was born on this island Pitcairn Island	$1,600 [27] Headlining Cuba's famed Tropicana nightclub in the 1950s, Celia Cruz reigned for decades as "The Queen of" this music Salsa Isaac	$1,600 [5] The initials of this "Shropshire Lad" poet stood for Alfred Edward Housman Isaac	$1,600 [23] "The" + Swiss psychologist Carl + "the" + 8-letter adjective for deprived of sleep = a slightly altered soap opera title The Jung and the Restless Josh
DD $3,000 [8] Written more than 4,000 years ago, the Diary of Merer found near the Suez Gulf is called this, rhyming with mss. from around Qumran the Red Sea Scrolls Isaac	$2,000 [19] Though it could suggest vision problems, this "effect" in photos happens when a flash bounces off the retinas red-eye Isaac	DD $5,000 [10] 1,332-foot Mount Lamlam is the highest point on this U.S. island, the largest of the Marianas Guam Josh	$2,000 [26] Thiswoman of Colombian heritage had a viral hit in 2021 with "Telepatia" Kali Uchis	$2,000 [6] "Sky and Water I" from 1938 by this graphic artist is typical of his optical illusionary style (M.C.) Escher Isaac	$2,000 [25] Prefix found before "curricular" or "marital" + multiple canvas covers slanting down above windows = we're going into these extra awnings Isaac Christine

Final Jeopardy!

TECH TALK

In 1992 Jean Polly told new web users to do this & later explained they "need some skill... never know if there are going to be sharks"

surf the web

Christine "What thanks!" — wagered $2,000

Josh "What is surf the web?" — wagered $799

Isaac "What is surf the web?" — wagered $7,601

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