Show #9449 2025-12-04 (taped 2025-10-28) Regular

Contestants

Marie D'Avignon — a VP of operations from Durham, North Carolina

Andy Luo — a student success coach originally from Johns Creek, Georgia

Ron Lalonde — a medical physicist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ron	$2,600	$5,600	$24,400	$20,400 2-day champion: $35,601	$22,000 29 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Andy	$4,000	$5,000	$5,400	$399 2nd place: $3,000	$8,200 12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Marie	$2,200	$4,400	$5,200	$201 3rd place: $2,000	$5,200 12 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 21st CENTURY	WHICH CABINET DEPARTMENT?	THE FILMS OF DIANE KEATON	ON THE MAINE LAND	HAVE A SEAT	THE SONG OF ONE LONELY CONSONANT
$200 [16] On Feb. 28, 2013 he said nope to more pope-ing, formally resigning to become pope emeritus Benedict (XVI) Ron Andy	$200 [22] Managing the Federal Emergency Management Agency Homeland Security Ron	$200 [21] Bette Midler, who starred with Keaton & Goldie Hawn as vengeful divorcées in this film, shared a warm tribute on Diane's passing The First Wives Club Ron	$200 [23] In 1951 its flagship store in Freeport, Maine made the move to stay open 24/7 to cater to outdoorsy folk taking long journeys L.L. Bean Ron	$200 [4] La-Z-Boy offers this kind of chair in styles like Riley high leg & Astor platinum power lift recliner Marie	$200 [30] Vowels, vowels & one lonely"D"in this, valediction "à Paris" adieu Ron
$400 [17] Once big on not committing, this country finally joined the U.N. in 2002 as the 190th member state Switzerland Ron	$400 [2] The Office of Financial Stability, which seems, y'know, preferable the Treasury Ron Andy	$400 [10] AFI named Diane's "La-dee-da, la-dee-da" from this Oscar-winning role one of the greatest movie quotes of all time Annie Hall Marie	$400 [24] The name of this largest lake in Maine stems from map outlines sort of resembling that of a certain antlered noggin Moosehead Lake Andy Marie	$400 [3] Also boasting a high slatted back, the seat is lower in the back than the front in the wooden lawn chair with this mountainous name Adirondack Ron	$400 [5] This trademarked name with one lonely"J"lets us hear what the spirits are trying to say Ouija Marie
$600 [18] Taking 73% of the vote in a 2019 run-off, he won his nation's presidency while playing his nation's president on TV Zelenskyy Ron	$600 [11] The Food Safety & Inspection Service, if you're into your food being safe to eat & stuff Agriculture Ron Marie	$600 [9] In "The Godfather" films, Diane played Kay, wife of this character Michael Corleone Ron	$600 [14] This Maine poet based his poem "The Village Blacksmith" on a 17th century relative who toiled in a smithy Longfellow Andy	$600 [6] Tennessee Ernie Ford cited his home state as the source of the expression "nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of" these rocking chairs Ron	$600 [29] An "L" stuck with vowels, in isolation, goes to Kauai for this celebration luau Andy
$800 [19] With the hardwood floors refurbished, in 2021 D.C.'s Naval Observatory was finally ready for her to call home Harris Marie	$800 [12] How many days without an accident? The Occupational Safety & Health Administration should know Labor Ron	$800 [8] In this film the parents were played by Spencer Tracy & Joan Bennett; in the 1991 remake, Steve Martin & Diane Father of the Bride Ron	$1,000 [25] Though bearing the name of another country, this "Spring" co. is based in Maine & traces its roots back to 1794 Poland Spring Ron	$800 [7] As the name implies, when a swoon impends, hasten to repair to this daybed with a back raised at one end & a curved wood frame a fainting couch Ron Marie	$800 [28] Alone among vowels a "Z" has the blues & tries to forget with this clear Grecian booze ouzo Marie
$1,000 [20] The world's most powerful particle accelerator, the LHC, short for this, had its 1st test op on Sept. 10, 2008 (& we're still here!) the Large Hadron Collider Marie	$1,000 [13] Deploying the Grid Deployment Office Energy Andy	$1,000 [1] In her memoir, Keaton cited this film in which she & Jack Nicholson end up together as her favorite Something's Gotta Give Marie	DD $2,000 [15] John D. Rockefeller Jr. donated land & money to create this park, the first national park established east of the Mississippi Acadia Andy	$1,000 [26] Quilted leather upholstery with deep buttoning is the mark of this type of sofa believed to be named for the Fourth Earl of it Chesterfield Ron	$1,000 [27] Surrounded by vowels, one "L" is alone in this term for a pair of blade-shaped pelvic bones ilia Ron Andy

Double Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH A GREEK LETTER	HOT DAM!	THE THREAD OF THE STORY	ANNUAL EVENTS	EXTINCT CREATURES	DIFFERENT ARTISTS, SAME HIT SONG
$400 [25] Adjective meaning composed of numbers & letters alphanumeric Andy	$400 [12] Most of Las Vegas' drinking water comes from Lake Mead, the reservoir created in 1936 by this dam Hoover Dam Ron	$400 [11] From this novel: "On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth... an elaborate embroidery & fantastic flourishes of gold-thread" The Scarlet Letter Marie	$400 [30] Known as Hogmanay, New Year's revelry includes anice-cold plungecalled the Loony Dook in the local waters of this capital city Edinburgh Marie	$400 [10] At the Oxford Museum of Natural History, the remains of one of these birds inspired Lewis Carroll a dodo Ron	$400 [2] Dolly Parton & Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" Ron
$800 [24] Double talk word for the Hawaiian garb seen here muumuu Marie	$800 [17] Along the Columbia River, stepped pools calledfish laddersenable these fish to bypass dams & travel upstream to spawn salmon Ron	$800 [13] Turns out next to the guillotine is the perfect place to knit for Madame Defarge in this Dickens book A Tale of Two Cities Andy	$800 [29] This big cat that goes 0-60 in 3 sec. can't outrun threats to its survival, so its conservation fund celebrates it every December 4 the cheetah Marie	$800 [6] The last wild Pyrenean ibex, which lived on this European peninsula, was found dead in 2000, killed by a fallen branch the Iberian Peninsula Andy	$800 [1] Shocking Blue & Bananarama:this song named for a goddess "Venus" Ron
$1,200 [21] This type of drug thwarts certain receptors in the body to treat conditions like hand tremors & glaucoma beta blocker Ron	$1,200 [18] Primarily staffed by civilians, this permanent branch of the Army operates & maintains about 740 dams across the USA the Army Corps of Engineers Ron	$1,200 [14] The title character of this George Eliot novel is "The Weaver of Raveloe" Silas Marner Andy	$1,200 [26] Don't forget to wear orange on King's Day, aka Willem-Alexander's birthday, the biggest party of the year in this country the Netherlands Andy	$1,200 [7] With a name meaning "large tooth" & an estimated size of 60 feet, this colossal shark ruled the seas millions of years ago megalodon Ron	$1,200 [3] Neil Diamond & UB40:This drinking song "Red Red Wine" Ron
$2,000 [23] "Trust the" this, the 2-word term for the pointy end of your sternum the xiphoid process	$1,600 [19] Director Jean-Luc Godard was a worker on the Grande Dixence Dam & made a film about it, "Operation" this weighty material Concrete	$2,000 [16] In mythology, Ariadne gives a ball of thread to this man to find his way back out of the Labyrinth after killing the Minotaur Theseus Ron	$1,600 [27] The name of this March event--a 7-day conference covering music, film & tech--was inspired by a Hitchcock film South by Southwest Ron	$1,600 [8] One of the biggest mammals ever found in that country, the Mexican variety of this omnivore has gone extinct like its Calif. cousin the Mexican grizzly bear Marie	$1,600 [4] Simon & Garfunkel had a hit with this song; the Bangles dropped an "A" from the title & had a bigger one "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" Ron
DD $4,000 [22] A fire-breather from Greek myth, it's now a word for any mish-mosh of a creation chimera Ron	$2,000 [20] The Nurek Damin this Asian country, the smallest of the -stans, was the world's tallest dam until 2013, when China took the lead Tajikistan	DD $4,000 [15] Her favorite of her own stories was "The Tailor of Gloucester", about some mice with mad needle skills Beatrix Potter Andy	$2,000 [28] Held at England's Aintree Racecourse, this prestigioushorse racefeatures challenging jumps called The Chair & Becher's Brook the Grand National Andy	$2,000 [9] Theselarger ancestors of cattle were depicted in ancient cave paintings & lived until the 1600s aurochs Ron	$2,000 [5] "A Moment Like This" was a No. 1 hit for 2 reality TV champs:Kelly Clarkson in the U.S. & this "X Factor" winner in the U.K. (Leona) Lewis Andy

Final Jeopardy!

THE SUPREME COURT IN THE 19th CENTURY

Citing the "language of the people whether sellers or consumers", in 1893 the S.C. ruled on the botanical designation of this

tomato

Marie "What is tobacco? thx M+J♡" — wagered $4,999

Andy "What is tobacco?" — wagered $5,001

Ron "What is tobacco ?" — wagered $4,000

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