Show #9350 2025-06-06 (taped 2025-04-08) Regular

Contestants

Brian O'Heron — a graduate student from Saint Louis, Missouri

Elizabeth Hawkins — a software engineer from Oakland, California

Nikhil Joshi — a veterinarian originally from Montville, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Nikhil	$2,000	$4,200	$16,200	$14,799 2-day champion: $20,199	$16,200 20 R, 1 W
Elizabeth	$1,200	$1,200	$1,200	$1,200 3rd place: $2,000	$2,200 13 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Brian	$200	$800	$8,800	$1,399 2nd place: $3,000	$11,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

LONDON LITERARY LANDMARKS	HODGEPODGE	CYBERCRIME	HITS ACROSS THE DECADES	COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES	SHAPED LIKE
$200 [30] You can still visit the George, one of these establishments frequented by Dickens & mentioned in "Little Dorrit" a pub Elizabeth	$200 [26] This term for overnight flights refers to what you might have on arrival due to lack of sleep red eye Brian	$200 [22] Reportedly named for a stripper, Melissa, an early major one of these, began spreading from a hijacked AOL account in 1999 a virus Brian	$200 [10] "Disco Duck","Disco Lady","Disco Inferno", &you know there were more we could add the 1970s Elizabeth	$200 [15] In a phrase of agreement, it precedes "words were never spoken" truer Elizabeth	$200 [20] Michigan has had this nickname, for the winter-wear shape of the lower peninsula, since at least 1901 the Mitten State Brian
$400 [29] "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" ends at Charing Cross Station; from there, these 2 pals will head for the Russian embassy Holmes & Watson Elizabeth	$400 [25] According to its website, it's a major source of income for seniors, with 9 out of 10 people 65 & over receiving it Social Security Nikhil	$400 [19] Wow... the FBI nabbed Vladimir Levin for a 1994 online bank robbery thanks to "outstanding cooperation " from this country Russia Nikhil	$400 [11] "In Da Club","Hot In Herre","Buy U A Drank(Shawty Snappin')" the 2000s Brian	$400 [16] This comparative is also a noun that follows "paint" or "blood" thinner Elizabeth	$400 [21] Though it's Italian for an insect, farfalle is also called this kind of pasta after a natty accessory with the same shape bow tie Nikhil
$600 [27] It's not certain which of 2 churches called St. Clement's is where this ditzy Bennet girl marries Mr. Wickham in "Pride & Prejudice" Lydia Nikhil	$600 [24] In 2025 she bid farewell to Jenna & the rest of her "Today" show family, looking forward to focusing on family & her next chapter Hoda Kotb Nikhil	$600 [12] Less of a risk with newer cell phones, but these cards can be swapped or hijacked, giving hackers access to your info SIM cards Nikhil	$600 [4] "Surf City","Surfer Girl" &"Surfin' Bird" the 1960s Brian	$600 [9] This comic strip about a mom & dad takes its 5-word title from wedding vows, & 2 of the words are comparatives For Better or for Worse Nikhil	$600 [23] 20 Fenchurch Street in London? Doesn't ring a bell, but the Londonbuildingshaped like this rhyming gadget? Unmistakeable walkie-talkie
DD $1,000 [8] In this Twain tale Tom Canty is welcomed to the splendor of the Guildhall while the real royal is mocked trying to get in The Prince and the Pauper Elizabeth	$800 [7] Longevity must run in the family--this son of Lamech & grandson of Methuselah lived to the ripe old age of 950 Noah	$800 [5] There's a weapon in the name of this cybercrime, an info-gathering attempt with a specific target; it won't catch any grouper spear phishing Elizabeth	$800 [13] "I'm Too Sexy","Here Comes The Hotstepper","Livin' La Vida Loca" the 1990s ('90s) Nikhil	$800 [3] Little has the comparatives littler & this littler word less Elizabeth Brian	$800 [6] Chicagoans refer to the Marina City buildings, seen here, as these towers after a compost item with a similar profile a corncob Elizabeth
$1,000 [2] This London landmark is full of memories in "Mrs. Dalloway" & has a garden that Sylvia Plath wrote about Regent's Park Elizabeth	$1,000 [1] One of Vishnu's avatars is Kurma, one of these, who supported Mount Mandara on his back during the churning of the ocean a turtle Elizabeth	$1,000 [18] A 2017 hack of this credit reporting agency compromised the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans Equifax Nikhil Elizabeth	$1,000 [14] "Bette Davis Eyes","(I Just) Died In Your Arms" &"Legs", which pretty much covers things"Head To Toe" the 1980s Elizabeth	$1,000 [17] A qualifier to this 4-word proverb is "the fewer, the better fare" the more, the merrier	$1,000 [28] Scaphe is Greek & navicula is Latin for this; apparently, wrist bone namers thought thescaphoid boneor navicular bone was shaped like one a boat

Double Jeopardy! Round

VOLCANOES ARE SO HOT RIGHT NOW	MYTHOLOGY	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	TV CREATORS	AMERICA IN THE 1920s	WE'D LIKE A SHORT WORD WITH "U"
$400 [19] Pollution sometimes obscures Iztaccihuatl & Popocatépetl, 2 volcanoes rising above this capital Mexico City Nikhil	$400 [26] Remember these early gods that included Cronus & Themis? They were banished to Tartarus by Zeus the Titans Nikhil	$400 [27] This biblical measure equaled about 21 inches a cubit Nikhil	$400 [20] Before Quinta Brunson hit it big producing & starring in this show, she created "Quinta vs. Everything" Abbott Elementary Nikhil	$400 [21] Shortly after women got the right to vote, the Episcopal Church removed this word from its wedding vows obey Elizabeth	$400 [23] 4 letters:Contraction meaning an outlying area of a city a 'burb Nikhil
$800 [10] Off Cook Inlet lies Mount Iliamna, described as a fickle volcano in this state Alaska Nikhil	$800 [4] In Ovid's "Metamorphoses", this goddess of the rainbow wore a robe of a thousand colors Iris Nikhil	$800 [25] The name of this traditional system of weight comes from Old French for "goods of weight"--how clever! avoirdupois	$800 [24] Mike White created this far-flung series The White Lotus Elizabeth	$800 [22] With Prohibition in full force, there were as many as 100,000 of these illicit places to drink in New York City alone--sh! speakeasies Elizabeth	$800 [15] 3 letters:A Raymond Chandler dame snaps, "Is this" clumsy lout "your partner?" a lug
$1,200 [6] Scientists think centuries-old ash at the bottom of the North Atlantic came from Katla, one of this country's myriad volcanoes Iceland Nikhil	$1,200 [1] The Norns of Norse mythology, Urd, Verdandi & Skuld are said to represent these 3 things past, present & future	$1,200 [13] When it comes to shots of booze, measures include jigger & this equine one a pony	$1,200 [28] In 2007 he moved his character of Madea to the small screen & into the "House of Payne" Perry Elizabeth	$1,200 [8] Heescaped harm, but seven associates of this gangster were gunned down in Chicago on February 14, 1929 Bugs Moran Elizabeth	$1,200 [12] 3 letters:To project or protrude, like a peninsula jut Brian
$1,600 [5] One of the tallest active volcanoes in the world Klyuchevskayais found this far east Russian peninsula Kamchatka Nikhil	$1,600 [2] In Book 1 of the "Aeneid", Aeneas is welcomed to Carthage by this widowed queen Dido Brian	$2,000 [17] This specific unit of measure for calculating computer speed consists of a prefix meaning "trillion" & an acronym a teraflop Elizabeth Brian	$1,600 [29] This "SNL" alum wore many hats on "Barry", including writer, director & executive producer Bill Hader	$1,600 [9] The Scopes trial took its toll on this statesman who died suddenly while still in Dayton, Tennessee Bryan Nikhil	$1,600 [14] 3 letters:A prompt a cue
$2,000 [7] When this Philippine volcano blew its top in 1991, it sent ash & smoke 28 miles high Pinatubo Nikhil	$2,000 [3] According to one tradition, this Aztec feathered serpent god threw himself on a pyre & was reborn as the planet Venus Quetzalcoatl Brian	DD $3,200 [18] A French scientist is honored in the name of this unit of pressure that's equal to one Newton per square meter a pascal Brian	$2,000 [30] Thiscreator first had Emmy noms for "The X Files", but he'd later win for "Breaking Bad" Vince Gilligan Brian	$2,000 [11] In one of the trials of the century, these 2 Italian immigrants were found guilty of murdering 2 men in a payroll robbery Sacco & Vanzetti Nikhil	DD $4,000 [16] 3 letters:It follows "grand" to designate the ritziest bottles in a wine appellation cru Brian

Final Jeopardy!

NAME THAT -ISM

This word first appears in English in a letter explaining that "Candide" is meant to ridicule the philosopher Leibniz

optimism

Elizabeth "What is optimism?" — wagered $0

Brian "What is absurdism?" — wagered $7,401

Nikhil "What is existentialism?" — wagered $1,401

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