Show #9150 2024-07-19 (taped 2024-05-23) Regular

Neilesh Vinjamuri game 1.

Contestants

Neilesh Vinjamuri — a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania

Dave Gutierrez — a logistics director from Fox River Grove, Illinois

Jay Fisher — a government relations manager from Lisle, Illinois (whose 3-day cash winnings total $28,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jay	$2,200	$2,600	$5,000	$5,401 2nd place: $3,000	$7,000 11 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Dave	$1,200	$3,400	$5,400	$400 3rd place: $2,000	$5,400 11 R, 3 W
Neilesh	$200	$-800	$13,000	$12,000 New champion: $12,000	$14,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY	THE OLYMPICS	RODENTS	IT'S SOME KIND OF LAW	RATED "PG"	40
$200 [30] The 1746 Battle of Culloden in this country was the last major one fought on British soil Scotland Neilesh	$200 [29] Olympic medley swimming events have these 4 strokes in one race butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle & backstroke Neilesh	$200 [28] Faked scenes in the 1958 Disney film "White Wilderness" aided the false narrative that these Arctic rodents commit suicide lemmings Jay	$200 [7] A 1925 Geneva protocol forbade the use of bacteriological weapons or this stuff in war (poison) gas Jay	$200 [26] An improvement in a hotel room or airline seat upgrade Neilesh	$200 [24] In this sport, 40 is the third point reached in a game tennis Jay
$400 [11] A big 19th c. issue was laws protecting farmers & increasing food prices; even when about wheat or other grains, they were these "laws" corn laws Jay	$400 [5] This 18-year-old from Louisville won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal in 1960 Muhammad Ali Dave	$400 [2] Species of this burrowing rodent in the U.S. include plains pocket & northern pocket the gopher Dave	$400 [9] Newton's first law, which says a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force, is also called the law of this inertia Dave	$400 [15] A good place to pitch a tent a campground Neilesh	$400 [23] In Venice, plague caused ships to be isolated in harbors for 40 days, leading to this modern word quarantine
$600 [14] Pope Leo X gave this monarch the title "Defender of the Faith" in 1521 for his written work against Martin Luther Henry VIII	$600 [4] Denmark's Ellen Osiier foiled many of her opponents in 1924 to become the 1st woman to win a gold medal in this sport fencing Jay	$600 [3] Theserodents live in towns in extended familygroupscalled coteries prairie dogs Jay	$600 [10] The first 5 books of the Old Testament are called simply "The Law" or, in Hebrew, this the Torah Jay Neilesh	$600 [25] This cork-firing child's toy makes a particular sound a pop gun Dave	$600 [22] If you make it to 40 years of marriage, know that it's termed this gem anniversary (a variety of corundum) ruby Neilesh
DD $1,000 [16] The name of this venue built in 1599 fit its circular shape, a "wooden O", some would say the Globe Theatre Neilesh	$800 [1] During the opening ceremony's parade of nations, this country traditionally goes first Greece Dave	$800 [6] Its name may be from the French for "sleep" because it hibernates about half the year, missing out on a lot of tea parties the dormouse	$800 [12] A 1968 U.N. agreement requires states to rescue & assist these people & "promptly return them to their launching state" astronauts Neilesh	$800 [27] Many a Victorian tale featured one of these young women employed in a retail store a shopgirl Dave	$800 [21] In the "Arabian Nights", this poor woodcutter discovers 40 thieves & their treasure hidden in a cave Ali Baba Dave
$1,000 [17] Embalmers messed up the body after his 1658 death; in 1661 folks thought putting his head on a pole was a nice finishing touch Oliver Cromwell Neilesh	$1,000 [8] Reminiscent of witches, it's the bowl-like structure that holds the flame in the host stadium; Torino's was placed 190 feet up the Olympic cauldron	$1,000 [18] The giant species of this rodent has been recorded as gliding up to 1,500 feet from tree to tree flying squirrel Neilesh	$1,000 [13] The 2018 Genocide & Atrocities Prevention Act is named for this Holocaust survivor & Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel Jay	$1,000 [19] Ahoy, mateys! Scurry aloft & haul in these sails high, high up on the masts the topgallants Neilesh	$1,000 [20] As told in chapter 16, verse 35 of this book of the Bible, the Israelites wandered for 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt Exodus Neilesh

Double Jeopardy! Round

REAL BOOK TITLE LOCALES	FANNY PACK	CLASSICAL MUSIC	OLD HOLLYWOOD POWER COUPLES	A LITTLE WORD MATH	FORT-Y
$400 [19] Colm Tóibín:A Big Apple borough Brooklyn Jay	$400 [21] Fannie May has been selling premium chocolates since its first store opened in this "Windy City" in 1920 Chicago Neilesh	$400 [28] This quartet of concerti by Vivaldi is contained within his "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'invenzione" The Four Seasons Neilesh	$400 [22] Her 27-year relationship with Spencer Tracy was one of Hollywood's great love stories Katharine Hepburn Dave	$400 [5] The opposite of out+to serve drinks at a bar= this, to have in mind intend (in + tend = intend) Dave	$400 [10] Better known for the depository next door, this fort pioneered mechanized cavalry training in the 1930s Fort Knox Neilesh
$800 [8] James Michener:A group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean Hawaii Dave	$800 [18] Shewas the original "Funny Girl" dressed up here as her character, Baby Snooks Fanny Brice	$800 [3] Beethoven's Sixth Symphony & his Piano Sonata No. 15 in D, op. 28 both have this bucolic nickname Pastoral Neilesh	$800 [23] After sparks flew on the set of "Cleopatra", they married & divorced not once, but twice Burton & Taylor Dave	$800 [6] An individual edition of a periodical-a form to be =this litigious verb sue (issue - is = sue) Neilesh	$800 [11] Lonely & perhaps tippling at Fort Vancouver in 1852, 11 years later, he was the hero of Vicksburg Grant Dave Neilesh
$1,200 [13] Charles Frazier:A peak in North Carolina near Asheville Cold Mountain Jay	$1,200 [20] He wrote poems like "Bright Star" about Fanny Brawne, the love of his short life that ended in 1821 Keats Neilesh	DD $1,000 [4] This suite by Handel for strings & various wind instruments was performed for a royal boat trip on the Thames Water Music Neilesh	$1,200 [24] Jamie Lee Curtis called this power couple mom & dad Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh Dave	$1,200 [7] A fixture with a shade +Spanish for "king"=this aquatic sucker lamprey (lamp + rey = lamprey) Jay	$1,200 [12] We'd be in euphoria if you knew this fort near El Paso was named for Zachary Taylor's son-in-law, a West Point math teacher Fort Bliss
$1,600 [16] Michael Crichton:The second-longest river in Africa Congo Jay	$1,600 [2] In the 1980s this Swede wrote & directed the period family drama "Fanny & Alexander" Ingmar Bergman	$1,600 [1] Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" is a set of 48 preludes & these, which Bach also taught us "The Art of" the Fugue	$1,600 [25] Mrs. Robinson in the movies, she was Mrs. Mel Brooks for more than 40 years Bancroft Dave	$1,600 [9] A no-fooling state of mind you might be "in"-an external organ =this animal abode nest (earnest - ear = nest)	DD $2,000 [14] Fort Moultrie held off the Royal Navy in 1776; a 2nd fort constructed at this same harbor years later would gain fame in 1861 Charleston Jay
$2,000 [17] Hilary Mantel:A historic manor in Wiltshire Wolf Hall Neilesh	$2,000 [30] This scandalous 18th century novel by John Cleland is subtitled "The Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" Fanny Hill Neilesh	$2,000 [29] He & his musicians wanted to leave Hungary & go home, so he wrote the aptly named "Farewell" symphony for Prince Nicholas Haydn Neilesh	$2,000 [26] A film producer extraordinaire & an eventual 6-time Best Actress Oscar nominee, they could have been called "Irvma" Irving Thalberg & Norma Shearer	$2,000 [27] A religious residence+a charged atom =this big assembly convention (convent + ion = convention)	$2,000 [15] Ethan Allen & yes, Benedict Arnold, penciled in May 10, 1775 as the date to take this fort from the Brits Ticonderoga Neilesh

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY WOMEN

The National Park Service says there are more statues of her, often with her infant son, than any other American woman

Sacagawea

Jay "Who isTubmSacagawea?" — wagered $401

Dave "Who is Lincl" — wagered $5,000

Neilesh "Who is Lincoln" — wagered $1,000

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