Show #9379 2025-07-17 (taped 2025-05-07) Regular

Scott Riccardi game 11.

Contestants

Marisa Cohen — a magazine writer and editor from New York, New York

Chad Biele — a public relations professional from Atlanta, Georgia

Scott Riccardi — an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (whose 10-day cash winnings total $262,101)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Scott	$9,400	$12,800	$40,000	$20,000 11-day champion: $282,101	$36,000 39 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Chad	$1,400	$1,800	$-2,000	$-2,000 3rd place: $2,000	$-200 4 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Marisa	$-400	$2,400	$5,200	$4,488 2nd place: $3,000	$5,200 10 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

AUNTIE DEFAMATION LEAGUE	MOVIE TITLES IN ITALIANO	OH DEAR, THEY DIED	NOTHING COMPARES 2 U	THERE'S ALWAYS A TIME	WHEN YOU MUST STAND FOR SOMETHING
$200 [21] In this novel wealthy Aunt March says love in a cottage will fail; Meg retorts that it can't be worse than in a big house Little Women Marisa	$200 [30] 2010:"Mangiapregaama" Eat Pray Love Marisa	$200 [29] After plundering along the Carolinas & in the Caribbean, this "colorful" pirate got the heads up (& off) on Nov. 22, 1718 Blackbeard Scott	$200 [24] It's a chase with haste, be it "Trivial" or not pursuit Scott	$200 [27] Midday, palindromically noon Scott	$200 [28] Deceitful advertising will run afoul of the BBB, this organization founded in 1912 the Better Business Bureau Scott
$400 [20] In a 1900 book she shows cowardice climbing into a cellar ahead of her niece to avoid a cyclone Auntie Em Marisa	$400 [15] 1972:"Il padrino" The Godfather Scott Marisa	$400 [22] Reports about this Shoshone woman vary greatly; some say she blazed a new path in 1812 but others have her gone in her 90s in 1884 Sacagawea Scott	$400 [23] From the flight deck... sorry, folks, we're experiencing some this, a synonym for turmoil or tumult that also begins with T turbulence Marisa	$400 [25] This term for facial stubble first sprouted in a 1930s magazine ad five o'clock shadow Chad	$400 [26] Elmo thinks Elmo should rebrand! In 2000 the CTW, this group, became the Sesame Workshop the Children's Television Workshop Scott
$600 [17] Is it really a good idea to entrust an orphaned Patrick Dennis to this madcap Manhattan socialite known for homemade gin? Auntie Mame Marisa	$600 [13] 2003:"Sotto il sole Della Toscana" Under the Tuscan Sun Scott	$600 [1] & had some help! In 43 B.C. the head & hands of this orator were placed on the speakers' platform at the Forum Cicero Scott	$600 [7] Differential is one type of this branch of math calculus Scott	$600 [4] In 1965 James Leo Herlihy published this book about non-sportscaster Joe Buck, new to New York City Midnight Cowboy	$600 [10] An ACL injury involves the anterior cruciate ligament, but there are also injuries to the MCL, this collateral ligament medial Scott Chad
$800 [18] Sure, Tom Sawyer is a "mischeevous" lad, but does this aunt really need to whack him on the skull with a thimble? Aunt Polly Scott	$800 [12] 1969: "Un colpo all'italiana"(the 2003 remake used the English title) The Italian Job Scott	$800 [2] She went beyond the help of the American Red Cross on April 12, 1912, a few days before the Titanic went down Barton Scott	$800 [8] A castrato is one of these, a man lacking a certain something a eunuch Scott	$1,000 [6] Good afternoon, Mirabilis jalapa are commonly known as these timely flowers because they don't open until late in the day four o'clocks	$800 [14] In addition to battling booze, the WCTU, short for Women's Christian this, fought for voting rights & prison reform Temperance Union Chad
$1,000 [19] Lady Catherine wants to know if this nephew has proposed to Elizabeth Bennet, who says the talk is frivolous & ill-judged; oh snap! Mr. Darcy Marisa	$1,000 [11] 2017:"Chiamami col tuo nome" Call Me by Your Name Scott	$1,000 [3] The "survived" in a memorable rhyme, she only survived her hazardous husband by just under 2 years (Catherine) Parr Scott	$1,000 [9] It's the type of conveyance seen here a funicular Scott	DD $2,400 [5] The name of a chain known until 1946 as Tote'm Stores reflected these new opening & closing times of day 7-Eleven Scott	$1,000 [16] Part of the Justice Department, what's known as the ATF is really the Bureau of ATF & E, short for this Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Scott

Double Jeopardy! Round

A HOTEL MOST UNUSUAL	BRITISHISMS	OPERA CHARACTERS	FABRICS & MATERIALS	A DOSE OF MATH	"N"TERTAINMENT
$400 [29] This country's Taj Lake Palace Hotelappears to float atop Lake Pichola; in "Octopussy", Bond checked in by hiding in a fake crocodile India Scott	$400 [26] When part of Hogwarts becomes a swamp, Filch punts students across; he doesn't kick them, he uses a pole to pilot one of these a boat Marisa	$400 [30] Early on in a 1787 opera, Leporello, servant to this rake, plays lookout as his master seduces Donna Anna Don Giovanni Scott	$400 [24] Though the name comes from French for Swedish gloves, this material also makes great shoes suede Scott	$400 [14] It can mean either the bottom side of a geometric figure or a number that gets multiplied by an exponent a base Scott	$400 [27] This "JAG" spinoff boasts 22 seasons & 6 spinoffs of its own, including versions set in Hawaii & Sydney NCIS Scott Marisa
$800 [28] ABoeing 727salvaged from San Jose is now a luxury suite perched above the tree canopy in this country's Hotel Costa Verde Costa Rica Chad	$800 [25] The Brits call this traffic control tool a sleeping policeman a speed bump Marisa	$800 [22] The Nibelung are a race of these enslaved by Alberich, who uses them to find gold dwarves	$800 [23] Don Freeman gave this fabric name to the stuffed bear in his classic kids' book because it was the nickname for his own son Roy corduroy Scott Marisa	$800 [13] In a data set, the median is the middle value, the mode is the most frequently appearing value & this is the average of all the values the mean Scott	$800 [3] It's the song that immediately precedes the horror & shame of realizing you've been Rickrolled "Never Gonna Give You Up" Scott
$1,200 [18] Tired of amenities? Book a "sweat-box" cell at the prison castle in Tobolsk, Russia, where this author of "The Idiot" once did time Dostoyevsky Scott	$1,200 [9] Skive can mean to skip these 2 things, the middle 2 in a 4-part song title by The Godfathers; you can't skive the other 2 school & work	$1,200 [4] First name Floria, she's a singer whose boyfriend Mario is painting a portrait of Mary Magdalene in a Puccini opera Tosca	$1,200 [15] Though angora goats also produce wool called mohair, the yarn called angora comes from this other animal a rabbit Scott Chad	$1,200 [10] The circleshereare this, meaning sharing the same central point concentric Scott	$1,200 [2] Conan O'Brien wants to hang out! this phrase follows his name in the title of the podcast team Coco launched in 2018 Needs a Friend Marisa
$1,600 [19] Temps hover below freezing in this country's Icehotelbuilt anew each year with ice harvested from the Torne, its northernmost river Sweden Chad	DD $1,800 [1] This phrase meaning have a chat features a facial movement, but to the Welsh it means their cup is empty a chin wag Chad	$2,000 [6] The daughter of this Verdi jester, Gilda is the subject of a kidnapping plot Rigoletto Scott	$1,600 [16] The waterproof wool fabric Gabardine was invented by this man whose eponymous company is known for its raincoat Burberry Scott	$1,600 [11] A polygon with 10 sides is one of these a decagon Scott	$1,600 [7] One of Netflix' biggest hits is this spy thriller about an FBI agent who works a secret phone line at the White House The Night Agent Scott
$2,000 [20] Literally sleep with the fishes--Conrad's all-glass undersea Muraka suiteis just four hours by speedboat from this Maldives capital city Malé Scott	$2,000 [21] Polar opposites are called these 2 "CH" words, one a writing implement & the other, a dairy product chalk & cheese Scott	DD $4,000 [5] Henry Kissinger & Zhou Enlai are surprisingly melodic in this John Adams opera from 1987 Nixon in China Scott	$2,000 [17] The light cotton plaid fabric madras was so named because it was originally produced in Madras, now called this Chennai Scott	$2,000 [12] This property of addition says that2 + 3 = 3 + 2 the commutative property Scott	$2,000 [8] Director Ra Mell Ross asked himself, "How do you... film from the perspective of a Black person?" when shooting this 2025 Best Picture nominee Nickel Boys Scott

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN NOVELS

A critic described this novel as "A man from down South sitting in a manhole up north... & signifying about how he got there"

Invisible Man

Marisa "What is On the Road?" — wagered $712

Scott "What is ?" — wagered $20,000

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