Show #9383 2025-07-23 (taped 2025-05-08) Regular

Scott Riccardi game 15.

Contestants

Andrew Crowley — a freelance writer from Henderson, Nevada

Gerri Budd — an adjunct professor and small business owner from Nutley, New Jersey

Scott Riccardi — an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (whose 14-day cash winnings total $390,902)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Scott	$4,000	$7,600	$32,200	$40,008 15-day champion: $430,910	$26,000 29 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Gerri	$-400	$-800	$3,200	$6,300 3rd place: $2,000	$3,000 8 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Andrew	$4,000	$5,800	$9,400	$9,000 2nd place: $3,000	$9,400 15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

TRY ME A RIVER	BLANK CANVAS	NO LONGER IN PRINT	POTPOURRI	WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS	A JAVIER BARDEM RETROSPECTIVE
$200 [11] The U.S. has the Red River of the North; this country has the Red River of the North Island, flowing into the Akitio River New Zealand Gerri Andrew	$200 [7] "____ Receives the Head of John the Baptist" by Caravaggio Salome Gerri	$200 [30] Published weekly from 1936 to 1972, this companion of Time magazine was known for its vivid photojournalism Life Andrew	$200 [19] Japan's tallest mountain, it's actually a volcano that hasn't erupted since 1707 Mount Fuji Andrew	$200 [22] This avian term for a type of competition once meant a petition written in a circle to conceal the order of signing round robin	$200 [5] (Javier Bardem presents the clue.) After I got the role of King Triton, I told my seven-year-old daughter I was going to be in this movie; she then asked if I was going to play the title girl & I told her the role was already in amazing hands with Halle Bailey The Little Mermaid Scott
$400 [29] Liechtenstein's capital, Vaduz, lies in avalleyof this river that starts in the Swiss Alps the Rhine Scott Andrew	$400 [8] "The Treachery of Images (This Is Not a ____)" by René Magritte Pipe Scott Gerri	$400 [28] Gillian Flynn & Ryan Murphy both wrote for this mag, a "Pop-Culture Bible" that ceased print publication in 2022 Entertainment Weekly Scott	$400 [20] Popular Science wrote about how this N.Y. troupe puts the tallest members in the center, giving an illusion of equal height the Rockettes Andrew	$400 [23] Stogie, slang for a cigar, goes back to this type of covered wagon; perhaps its drivers liked to chomp on a big fat stogie a Conestoga Gerri	$400 [15] (Javier Bardem presents the clue.) In the TV series "Monsters", I played José, the real-life father of these Beverly Hills brothers the Menéndez brothers Andrew
$600 [1] Arkansas' White River was a favorite of the late Dave Whitlock, part of the "Mount Rushmore of" this, angling with fake bugs fly fishing Scott	$600 [9] "Vase with Twelve ____" by Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers Andrew	$600 [4] This gen-Z favorite ceased print publication in 2017, but its "big sister" at Condé Nast still prints ginormous hard copies Teen Vogue Gerri Andrew	$600 [21] A 2025 book by John Green is called "Everything is" this disease that usually affects the lungs tuberculosis Scott Andrew	$600 [24] The word for this savory jelly takes its name from a snake that supposedly killed an ancient queen aspic Scott	$600 [16] (Javier Bardem presents the clue.) Five married couples have been nominated for acting Oscars in the same year; when mywife & Ijoined the club, Iwas up for "Being the Ricardos" &shefor "Parallel Mothers" Penélope Cruz Andrew
$800 [2] For about 80 of its 1,560 miles, this sacred river is shared by India & Bangladesh the Ganges Scott Gerri	$800 [14] "Cow's ____: Red, White, and Blue" by Georgia O'Keeffe Skull Andrew	$800 [6] This magazine ended its print edition in 2010, but its annual rankings guides are still helping us decide where to go to school & retire U.S. News & World Report Andrew	$800 [26] This type of fortified wine is from the area around the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Spain's Andalusia region sherry Scott Gerri	DD $1,000 [12] It's the 1714 document regarding insurgents that's a phrase sometimes used in an angry confrontation the Riot Act Gerri	$800 [17] (Javier Bardem presents the clue.) In this 2012 film, I played Silva, a former agent bent on revenge againstM, a mission he completes when Judi Dench's character dies Skyfall Scott
$1,000 [3] The Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, is on the border of these 2 nations that start with the same letter Brazil & Bolivia Scott	$1,000 [10] "The Great ____ off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai Wave Andrew	$1,000 [25] This paper's print edition ended in 2009, but its iconic neon globe still reminds Seattle residents, "It's in the P-I" the Post-Intelligencer Scott	$1,000 [27] This St. Louis landmark in a national park of the same name represents a door to the Western United States the Gateway Arch Scott	$1,000 [13] A Greek god of magic "sealed" the deal as the origin of this word--sealed it airtight hermetic Scott	$1,000 [18] (Javier Bardem presents the clue.) We were fortunate to have Gabriel García Márquez send us script notes for this 2007 film based on his novel, in which I played Florentino Ariza Love in the Time of Cholera Andrew

Double Jeopardy! Round

RUSSIAN HISTORY	GREAT LITERATURE BEFORE 2000	ALL ABOUT ANIMALS	HERE COMES TRUFFLE	NOT OUR WEDDING SONG	3 "O"s
$400 [27] Weighing nearly 3,000 pounds, the third of these Soviet satellites was launched on May 15, 1958 Sputnik Scott	$400 [29] In "The Divine Comedy", this Roman poet serves as an informative guide through purgatory & hell Virgil Scott	$400 [28] Mexican ecologist Rodrigo Medellín captured the first video of a birth by this animal, with the mother hanging upside-down a bat Andrew	$400 [23] Keen-nosed animal breeds used to find truffles include Lagotto romagnolo dogs & Spanish black these pigs Scott	$400 [30] With all due respect to Mr. Sumner & The Police, this No. 1 single of 1983 simply reeks of unsavory clinginess "Every Breath You Take" Scott	$400 [22] It's been called the most famous rock music festival of the 1960s Woodstock Andrew
$800 [26] In 1867 Czar Alexander II sold Alaska to the U.S. & sweetened the deal by throwing in these islands the Aleutians Andrew	$800 [25] Goethe's "Faust" tracks a disillusioned scholar's despair at life leading to a dangerous wager with this devil Mephistopheles Scott	$800 [24] The six species of these long-necked birds are born gray or white; their diet turns them pink (pink) flamingos Scott Gerri	$800 [21] Out to harvest the Oregon truffle? Try looking around the roots of the Douglas type of this 3-letter tree a fir Gerri	$800 [19] Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" is lovely... but also a tragic reminder of Izzie sobbing over Denny's deathbed on this TV show Grey's Anatomy Scott	$800 [20] It's time to hit the lake & have some fun on this type of boat pontoon Scott
$1,200 [3] Stalin laid down the law with what's called "The Great" this, which found many old Bolsheviks jailed & executed Purge Scott	$1,200 [4] A seaman travels into the African interior in search of an ivory trader in this work exposing colonialist evils Heart of Darkness Scott	$1,600 [11] The Detroit Zoo has 2 of the Eurasian type of this tough animal of the weasel family that in some ways is more like a bear wolverines	$1,200 [13] Once a chef on "Friends", she shared Brandi Carlile's recipe for coffee-truffle steak with her 15 million Instagram followers Courteney Cox Scott	$1,200 [16] Though both charming & apropos, "Marry You" by this Super Bowl halftime veteran is entirely out of the question: overused! Bruno Mars Gerri	$1,200 [6] It's the style of music associated with The Marcels & Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers doo-wop Gerri
$1,600 [1] In 1613 Mikhail became the first czar of this dynasty that would rule Russia for 300 years Romanov Gerri	$2,000 [10] Giuseppe di Lampedusa's only novel was about an aging aristocrat with this title animal on his family crest The Leopard	$2,000 [12] The name of this rodent comes from a native people of the Andes who ate them as well as wearing their precious fur chinchilla Scott	$1,600 [14] Flatter than linguine, & with a silent G, this pasta is a traditional base for truffles tagliatelle	$1,600 [17] Sadly, a string quartet can't nail the barefoot hippie vibes essential to this diamond-certified Jason Mraz hit "I'm Yours" Scott	$1,600 [7] This surgical procedure, in which nerve connections in the brain are severed, is no longer used to treat mental illness a lobotomy Scott
$2,000 [2] Russian for "restructuring", this policy was launched by Gorbachev to "borscht up" the economy perestroika Scott	DD $5,000 [5] A man makes numerous failed attempts to gain access to a the title edifice to improve his situation in this Franz Kafka novel The Castle Scott	DD $4,000 [9] The nine-spotted species of this beetle is the state insect of New York a ladybug Scott	$2,000 [15] Between January & March, Bianchetto truffles are found in this Italian region just south & east of Tuscany Umbria	$2,000 [18] Thepottery scenein the movie "Ghost" is too messy for me, a neat freak, so this Righteous Brothers ballad is a hard pass "Unchained Melody" Andrew	$2,000 [8] It's the study of mountains & how they are formed orology

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS BUILDINGS

Opened in 1902, it's 87 feet in width on the 22nd Street side & less than 7 feet wide at its narrowest point on 23rd Street

the Flatiron Building

Gerri "What is The Flatiron Bldg" — wagered $3,100

Andrew "What is the TriBeca Building?" — wagered $400

Scott "What is the Flatiron?" — wagered $7,808

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