Show #9386 2025-09-08 (taped 2025-08-06) Regular

First game of Season 42.New opening graphics.

Contestants

Josh Jackson — an urban planner from Pasadena, California

Caroline Paul — an HR specialist from Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Hugendubler — an adjunct professor and trivia host from Baltimore, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonathan	$1,800	$3,800	$29,800	$40,000 2-day champion: $63,601	$18,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Caroline	$4,600	$5,600	$7,200	$6,200 2nd place: $3,000	$7,200 15 R, 5 W
Josh	$1,600	$4,400	$5,200	$5,626 3rd place: $2,000	$3,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

EDIBLE IDIOMS	BUSINESS HISTORY	BIOLOGY	BICYCLES ON THE BIG SCREEN	PLAIN	SIMPLE
$200 [26] It's something of little importance or value, like, say, legumes in a heap a hill of beans Caroline	$200 [2] In 1986 a Georgia Kroger store pioneered this service for shoppers who are in a hurry &/or don't feel like chatting self-checkout Caroline Josh	$200 [27] Nidologists know male wrens build an array of these abodes to impress females who come into their territory nests Josh	$200 [24] Bicycles take flight thanks to the magical powers of a mysterious alien in this Spielberg flick E.T. Caroline	$200 [30] A chunk of Western Canada is part of this region, covering roughly one-third of the United States Great Plains Josh	$200 [16] Used in everything from daiquiris to gin fizzes, simple syrup is commonly made using equal parts water & this sugar Josh
$400 [9] In a 1785 poem William Cowper referred to this as "the very spice of life"; spoken like a man who's never tried sriracha variety Jonathan	$400 [3] The record losing streak for this index lasted 2 weeks in 1941--rough ride for investors in the American Smelting & Refining Co. the Dow Jones Jonathan	$400 [28] Study of isolated species, called this "biogeography", can look at a peak or a national park, not just a place surrounded by water island Jonathan	$400 [23] "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" plays as Paul Newman hams it up on a bike in this film that co-starred Robert Redford Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Caroline	$400 [29] The North China Plain is also called the this color Plain, like the name of the river that helped to build it up yellow Jonathan	$400 [19] As its head tapers to a thin edge, an ax is considered one of these 5-letter simple machines a wedge Josh
$600 [4] At the dinner table, it can be a tempting item, perhaps twice baked--or a subject best avoided a hot potato Caroline	$600 [1] This chain named for a different creature popularized popcorn shrimp in America starting in 1974 Red Lobster Caroline Josh	$800 [14] Alpha Fold, a Google-developed AI system, has predicted the complex structures of 200 million of these substances proteins Josh	$600 [10] A bit of movie magic allowed this green guy to take a bike ride in 1979 & 1981 films Kermit the Frog	$600 [13] The Denakil Plain is a region found in these 2 "E" countries of the Horn of Africa Ethiopia & Eritrea Josh	$600 [25] Blake Livelyturned up in 2025 to once again torment Anna Kendrickin the sequel to this dark comedy A Simple Favor Caroline
$800 [5] TV's "Myth Busters" once tested whether "taking" this is "as easy" as the idiom suggests--conclusion: nope take candy from a baby	$800 [7] Longtime music manager Irving Azoffwas CEO of this concert behemoth when it merged with Live Nation in 2010 Ticketmaster Caroline	$1,000 [15] Knowing mitos is Greek for "thread" helps you name this cell structure loaded with the energy-carrying molecule ATP the mitochondria Caroline	$800 [11] In a 2025 HBO Max doc, Paul Reubens said people riding bicycles around the WB lot inspired the stolen-bike plot of this movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure Caroline	$800 [18] The massive European Plainstretches from the Urals all the way west to this other range on the Spanish-French border the Pyrenees Caroline	$800 [21] Believed to be an alteration of an English word, it's a simplified variety of language created when 2 cultures come in contact a pidgin Jonathan Josh
$1,000 [6] This 3-word term once referred to a vessel for boiling the catch at river picnics; today, "fine" or not, it means a hot mess kettle of fish Caroline	$1,000 [8] In 2024 this company known for creating cool spaces had to vacate its own 300,000-square-foot HQ in Midtown Manhattan WeWork Josh	DD $2,000 [22] "By Means of" this 2-word process was fit enough to survive as a subtitle for Darwin's "Origin of Species" natural selection Josh	$1,000 [12] In "Better Off Dead" a psychotic paperboy pedals after this actor in pursuit of the $2 he's owed (John) Cusack Jonathan	$1,000 [17] The Plain of Sharon runs some 50 miles along the Mediterranean coast of this country Israel Jonathan	$1,000 [20] Aaron Copland gavethis19th century Shaker tune new prominence when he featured it in "Appalachian Spring" "Simple Gifts" Jonathan Josh

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN HISTORY	THAT ADDS UP	STREAMING TV	PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS	SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER	A PLATONIC CATEGORY
$400 [17] The 19th century Mahdist Movement was an Islamic revolt against Egyptian rule of this nation, Egypt's southern neighbor Sudan Jonathan	$400 [25] Conquest, War, Famine & Death are names traditionally given to these the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Caroline	$400 [12] Seth Rogen, Ike Barinholtz & Catherine O'Hara star in this comedy about Tinseltown execs The Studio Jonathan	$400 [18] Fans of the film version may be surprised when the "always be closing" monologue is absent from this David Mamet play on stage Glengarry Glen Ross Caroline	$400 [19] Also called nicotinic acid, it gets better publicity as a vitamin under this name niacin	$400 [27] (Luke Macfarlane presents the clue.) Adjectives that Plato gave us include, of course, platonic & also this one that can mean theoretical or just useless & comes from theschool Plato founded academic Caroline
$1,200 [3] The Capsian people thrived in modern Tunisia c. 6000 B.C. by eating tons of these, so their sites are called escargotières snails Jonathan	$800 [24] Jerome Horwitz, Moses Horwitz & Samuel Horwitz went by other names nyukking it up as members of this troupe The Three Stooges Jonathan	$800 [26] Kristine Frosethplayed the alluring Alaska Young in this miniseries based on John Green's young adult novel Looking for Alaska Caroline	$800 [7] This whodunit play that opened in London in 1952 & still runs there today begins with the offstage murder of Maureen Lyon The Mousetrap Jonathan Josh	$800 [20] It's paired with preen in an idiom meaning to make oneself beautiful primp Josh	$800 [28] (Seth Rogen presents the clue.) The fate of Socrates was a big event in Plato's life; he produced four books about it, including this one set at thetrial, where, despite the title, Socrates does not sound sorry Apology Jonathan
$1,600 [1] In 2012, Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubangabecame the first person convicted by this legal entity the ICC Jonathan	$1,600 [14] For their brave actions in October 1947, Alvah Bessie, Ring Lardner Jr., Dalton Trumbo & seven others became known as this the Hollywood Ten Jonathan Caroline	$1,200 [9] In 2024 Peacock announced a new series called "The Paper", set in the same universe as this sitcom The Office Caroline	$1,200 [5] A play by Branden Jacobs Jenkinsshares this title word with a 19th centurydramaabout a girl who's one-eighth Black octoroon Caroline	$1,200 [21] This type of place that makes & serves beer foamed up in the '80s, with California's first being fittingly in Hopland a brewpub Josh	$1,200 [8] (Luke Macfarlane presents the clue.) In most of Plato's dialogues, Socrates is hanging around Athens, but the first line of this work about the ideal state says, "I went down to Piraeus", the port that was a center of resistance to tyranny the Republic Jonathan
$2,000 [2] For its royalty, the Asante Kingdom of 18th century West Africa invented this type of cloth whose name means "will not tear" kente Jonathan	$2,000 [16] Shoeless Joe & 7 teammates, in the title of a 1963 book & a 1988 movie Eight Men Out	$1,600 [10] After three episodes on "Star Trek: Discovery", Rebecca Romijnbrought first officer Una Chin-Rileyto this prequel series Strange New Worlds	$1,600 [4] The title fowl lives in the attic of the Ekdal family's apartment in his 1884 play "The Wild Duck" Ibsen Jonathan	$1,600 [22] Lye is also known as this type of soda, meaning it can corrode by chemical action caustic Josh	$1,600 [29] (Rose Byrne presents the clue.) Six hundred years after Plato, a philosopher named Plotinusfounded Neoplatonism, which placed intellect prior to physical reality, or if you like some snappy alliteration, this 3-word phrase mind over matter
DD $10,600 [13] 1896's Battle of Adwa saw an Ethiopian army defeat an attempt by this European country to take control of it Italy Jonathan	DD $3,000 [15] Barnard, Wellesley & 5 other schools banded together as these a century ago to address the need to fund women's colleges the Seven Sisters Jonathan	$2,000 [11] The adaptation of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" stars this"Gone Girl" girl Rosamund Pike Caroline	$2,000 [6] This contemporary who outlived Shakespeare coined the term "playwright", though he meant it as a pejorative term Ben Jonson Jonathan	$2,000 [23] From the French for "explore", the military does it to get information reconnoiter	$2,000 [30] (Seth Rogen presents the clue.) Plato tried to put his political ideas into practice by advising leaders in this city, no not the one between Albany & Buffalo; yeah, that one, the one on Sicily that was the most powerful in the Greek world Syracuse Jonathan Josh

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

On June 12, 1942 she wrote, "I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone"

Anne Frank

Josh "Who is Anne Frank?" — wagered $426

Caroline "Who is Queen Elizabeth?" — wagered $1,000

Jonathan "Who is Anne Frank? Frank Love you Kate!" — wagered $10,200

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