Show #9288 2025-03-12 (taped 2025-01-27) Regular

Contestants

Brian Nieves — a substitute teacher from Gambrills, Maryland

Kristen VanBlargan — a writer from Brooklyn, New York

James Corson — a nuclear engineer from Frederick, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $42,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
James	$3,200	$4,600	$18,800	$28,800 2-day champion: $70,800	$14,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Kristen	$1,000	$1,200	$14,000	$18,801 2nd place: $3,000	$13,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Brian	$3,000	$5,000	$6,600	$11,200 3rd place: $2,000	$12,600 18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WATER EVERYWHERE	BESTSELLING FICTION	EAT LIKE A BRIT	MOVIE TITLE ROLES	U.S. FESTIVALS	IT'S FROM THE GREEK FOR...
$200 [26] Theareaof China known as the Pearl River this is home to more than 70 million people Delta Brian	$200 [27] In 2015 her "To Kill a Mockingbird" was back on the bestseller list along with "Go Set a Watchman" (Harper) Lee Brian	$200 [30] A British recipe for s'mores calls for digestive biscuits rather than these graham crackers Brian	$200 [29] The second part of the title of this Angelina Jolie action adventure is "Tomb Raider" Lara Croft James	$200 [28] Believers & skeptics alike are invited to attend the annual UFO Festival in this New Mexico City, held since 1996 Roswell James	$200 [25] "The drink of the gods"... sweet! nectar (ambrosia) Kristen Brian
$400 [19] This word for a section of marshy, sluggish water came into English via Louisiana French bayou James	$400 [13] "'F' Is for Fugitive" was the first of her Alphabet Mysteries to make the New York Times bestseller list Grafton James	$400 [23] It's the super awesome name forsausages, especially when they're paired with mash bangers Kristen	$400 [20] George Clooney played Danny Ocean in the remake of "Ocean's Eleven"; this crooner played the role in the 1960 original Sinatra James	$400 [21] Catch 'em while you can, sheep parading down Main Street in Ketchum during the Trailing of the Sheep Festivalin this state Idaho Brian	$400 [24] "Origin", perhaps biblically genesis Kristen
$600 [1] Opened in 1900, the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal was built to divert sewage away from this much bigger body of water Lake Michigan Brian	$600 [3] 1959 saw some big bestsellers, including "Doctor Zhivago" & this Leon Uris novel with a biblical title Exodus Kristen	$600 [10] London chef Pierre Koffmann is legendary for his dish of trotters, less elegantly known as these, with a sweetbread stuffing pig's feet James Kristen	$600 [5] Kirsten Dunst played this title iconic & ill-fated queen from her marriage at 14 through her capture & imprisonment by revolutionaries Marie Antoinette James	$600 [9] A festival in Hampton, Virginia named for this British pirate includes a reenactment of his last battle Blackbeard	$600 [6] "First state of the universe", which was pretty much utter this chaos Brian
$800 [11] The Moray this is an inlet of the North Sea; the Solway this, of the Irish sea Firth James	DD $1,000 [4] John Updike put his most famous character to bed in this 1990s bestseller that won a Pulitzer Prize Rabbit at Rest Kristen	$800 [22] It's not exactly the same, but it is the British version of molasses treacle Brian	$800 [14] Sebastian Stan played Donald Trump learning the ropes of real estate & public relations inthis2024 film The Apprentice	$800 [18] Fittingly, this city at the tip of Illinois hosts a multi-day extravaganza celebrating all things Superman Metropolis James Kristen	$800 [15] "Master craftsman"; some folks have designs on this job architect Brian
$1,000 [12] This Pacific sea is home to hundreds of species of the stuff that gives it its name, both hard & soft kinds the Coral Sea Kristen	$1,000 [2] 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang hit the U.S. bestseller list with this novel whose title refers to Yeong-hye, who renounces meat The Vegetarian James	$1,000 [17] What we call eggplant the Brits call this, which is actually the French name aubergine James	$1,000 [7] A renowned New York playwright travels to California to write for the movies in this Coen brothers dark comedy Barton Fink Kristen Brian	$1,000 [8] It sounds like a marsupial but it's a music & arts festival held annually in Manchester, Tennessee Bonnaroo James	$1,000 [16] "Conversation", or "to speak alternately" dialogue

Double Jeopardy! Round

REVOLUTIONARIES	HISTORIC ACTORS & ACTRESSES	A MYTH BUSTER	TECH OF THE TIME	AS SEEN ON TV	BIG "W"
$400 [25] As you'd guess, "Light Horse" Harry Lee was a masterful commander of this kind of force, but "Lee's Legion" had infantry too cavalry James	$400 [26] 18th c. actor David Garrick was adept at these two opposites & is shown between the muses of both comedy & tragedy Brian	$400 [27] This man was a real wily buster--telling the Cyclops he's "nobody" & the one-eye guy reports, "Nobody poked me"? Brilliant! Odysseus James	$400 [30] In 1966 the creator of an early one of these "bot"s was startled when his secretary asked him to leave so she could talk with it a chatbot James	$400 [29] On HBO, this actress played paranoid as well as germaphobic in leading "The Regime" as Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate) Winslet Kristen	$400 [28] The Saltstraumen maelstromis one in Norway a whirlpool Kristen
$800 [24] Alexander Kerensky lived 50+ years in exile including teaching at Stanford after losing power to this Russian faction in 1917 the Bolsheviks Kristen	$800 [16] Sarah Bernhardt was unafraid to take on male roles, like this Shakespeare prince Hamlet James	$800 [7] In folklore this tricky kitty eats an ogre, while in "Shrek" the same-named character befriends one Puss in Boots Brian	$800 [17] Launched by Kodak in 1965, this eight-millimeter format was used in the early, early films of Sam Raimi & Guillermo del Toro Super 8 Kristen	$800 [22] Louis Huang, on this ABC sitcom: "Okay, we apologize if some of you felt sexually harassed by our last sexual harassment training" Fresh Off the Boat James	$800 [23] From the Old English for "twist" or "bend", it means to wriggle in embarrassment or pain writhe James
$1,600 [1] He was once a revolutionary but his 2nd stint as pres. of Nicaragua, since 2007, has looked more like a dictatorship Ortega Brian	$1,200 [13] Sessue Hayakawabecame the first Asian-American movie matinee idol, aided by a 1914 movie titled this type of Pacific storm typhoon Brian	$1,200 [6] An 1888 book by D.R. McAnally called this type of mythical creature "a mischief maker, the Puck of the Emerald Isle" a leprechaun Kristen	$1,200 [9] 2017 brought the launch of Nadi X (from Sanskrit for "flow"), Bluetooth-enabled pants for this activity to fix problem poses yoga James	$1,200 [21] In 2024 Kathy Bates had legal issues on this CBS drama, but being related to the same-named Andy Griffith guy was not one of them Matlock Brian	$1,600 [11] This nickname for theA-10 Thunderbolt IIaircraft refers to a swine from the savannah Warthog James
$2,000 [3] The Gov. of Guerrero hid in a crate from Margarita Neri of this eponymous group of early 1900s Mexican rebels reborn in the 1990s the Zapatistas Kristen	$1,600 [14] A sex symbol of the silent film era, Theda Baraplayed roles like Carmen, Cleopatra & this dancer of the Seven Veils Salomé Kristen	$1,600 [4] In folklore Bruin is a bear lured into a log with the promise of honey by this foxy trickster Reynard Brian	$1,600 [8] In the '90s, Taher Elgamal at this navigator browser co. developed the encryption protocol SSL, letting e-commerce explode Netscape Brian	$1,600 [19] To his horror, this "Weekend Update" man was forced to call out a man you never, ever want to call out--Kendrick Lamar (Michael) Che Kristen Brian	$2,000 [12] Hyphenated term for the phosphorescent light over swampy areas will-o'-the-wisp James
DD $6,000 [2] Giuseppe Mazzini's 1830s movement, Giovine Italia, called this in English, inspired La Jeune Suisse & Mloda Polska Young Italy Brian	$2,000 [15] Maud Gonnewas an Irish activist, suffragist & muse of W.B. Yeats, playing his Cathleen ni Houlihan at this Dublin theatre the Abbey Theatre Kristen	$2,000 [5] In a West African tale, this trickster spider god kills the king's jester & as a consequence, has to wear the jester's corpse on his head Anansi Kristen	$2,000 [18] This 4-letter tech that tells cops on U.K. crime shows who was almost anywhere anytime debuted outdoors in Bournemouth in 1985 CCTV Brian	$2,000 [20] Personas of the alien on this animated show include Ricky Spanish, Abigail Lemonparty & Yeager Chillax American Dad Brian	DD $5,800 [10] In a 1930s interview Lead Belly urged folks to "stay" this, "keep their eyes open"; now it's common slang woke James

Final Jeopardy!

AUTHORS' OTHER WORKS

In an 1833 story by her, an alchemist's assistant drinks a potion giving eternal life but ends up seeing all he loves die

Mary Shelley

Brian "Who Shelley?" — wagered $4,600

Kristen "Who is Mary Shelley?" — wagered $4,801

James "Who is Mary Shelley?" — wagered $10,000

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