Show #9470 2026-01-02 (taped 2025-11-05) Second Chance

2025-2026 Second Chance competition week 3, final game 2.

Contestants

Ryan Sharpe — a recent graduate from Oakville, Ontario, Canada (subtotal of $33,440)

Abigail Arnold — an academic administrator from Waltham, Massachusetts (subtotal of $23,600)

Dondi DeMarco — an operations executive from New York, New York (subtotal of $0)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dondi	$200	$1,400	$6,700	$1	$7,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Abigail	$4,400	$7,000	$12,600	$961	$12,600 17 R, 1 W
Ryan	$2,400	$4,800	$24,800	$24,842	$18,000 25 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE	PARENTING	FLIP AROUND THE COMPOUND (WORDS)	LOGOS	MODERN HORROR IS LIT	TV: WHO PLAYED 'EM?
$200 [22] During the Edo Period, Basho perfected his writing of these haikus Ryan	$200 [26] A teen acting out before leaving for college, maybe easing the transition, is "soiling" this, soon to be "empty" the nest Ryan	$200 [23] A play-action pass begins with a fake one&a synonym for casual, like some comments handoff & offhand Ryan	$200 [21] With the advent of color TV, NBC introduced this colorful logo in the late 1950s & a version of it is still used the peacock Ryan	$200 [29] Koji Suzuki's novel "Ring" involves one of these outdated pieces of technology; teens watching it die a week later a VHS tape Abigail	$200 [30] Frank Reagan on "Blue Bloods" & Thomas Magnum (Tom) Selleck Dondi
$400 [20] In response to the sinking ofHMS Hood, Churchill gave the order to sink this German battleship the Bismarck Ryan	$400 [27] They're defined as tasks that benefit the household; a good one to start toddlers on is matching socks out of the dryer chores Abigail	$400 [24] Preparatory motion from a baseball pitcher&location of a hunter from which they can be smelled by prey upwind & windup Dondi	$400 [8] "Your old country store is here to stay", said this restaurant chain after a logo change uproar caused it to scrap the new image Cracker Barrel Abigail	$400 [28] In "Tender Is the Flesh", a virus has contaminated most of Earth's protein supply, so folks become these unsavory sorts cannibals Abigail	$400 [25] Mark Scout on "Severance" & Ben Wyatt on "Parks & Recreation" (Adam) Scott Ryan
$600 [19] In 1595 & again in 1617, Sir Walter Raleigh led expeditions in South America in search of this lost city of gold El Dorado Dondi	$600 [16] If you know the leading cause of death for kids age 1-4, you know it's important to start these lessons young swimming lessons Abigail	$800 [2] Nightly hotel service in which rooms are tidied, bedcovers arranged&a measurable decline economically turndown & downturn Abigail	$600 [7] Thiscompany wrote its first policy in 1931 for a Studebaker Allstate Ryan	$600 [3] His chilling novel "Lunar Park" features murders similar to those committed in his "American Psycho" (Bret Easton) Ellis Dondi	$600 [11] Officer Jessica Tang on "Southland" & Joan Watson on "Elementary" Lucy Liu Abigail
$800 [15] In 843 the Treaty of Verdun made peace among 3 Frankish kings, his grandsons who were fighting for his empire Charlemagne Abigail	$800 [17] Studies show an increase in violence in movies with this rating introduced in 1984 & put on "Jack Reacher" & "Taken" PG-13 Ryan	$1,000 [1] The final design of something to be printed&an expenditure of money layout & outlay Dondi	$800 [6] The king of watches, this expensive brand has long used a crown for its logo Rolex Ryan	$800 [9] This author of impressive horror lineage wrote of a "Heart-Shaped Box" that contained a haunted suit Joe Hill Abigail	$800 [12] Blackie Parrish on "General Hospital" & Jesse Katsopolis John Stamos Dondi
$1,000 [14] Around 1800 a military leader named this helped knock out the French from Egypt & began building it into a modern nation Muhammad Ali Ryan	$1,000 [18] This term for a parent who emphasizes discipline & achievement was popularized by Amy Chua's 2011 book a tiger mother Abigail	DD $1,600 [4] A verb meaning to distract or divert&area right next to the rail yard or the horse race sidetrack & trackside Dondi	$1,000 [5] Named for a NW outdoorsman, this company recently refreshed its logo with block letters instead of cursive & a new goose icon Eddie Bauer	$1,000 [10] In "The Deep", the cure to a disease is found in this, the deepest part of the Pacific, but the lab there has gone silent the Marianas Trench Abigail	$1,000 [13] Cate Hennessy on "8 Simple Rules" &Peg Bundy (Katey) Sagal Dondi

Double Jeopardy! Round

THAT PLACE SOUNDS FISHY	BALLET & OPERA	WALL THINGS CONSIDERED	FILMS ABOUT WRITERS	"OW"!	I FEEL GOOD
$400 [11] Spearfish, South Dakota near the Wyoming border lies in these colorful hills the Black Hills Dondi	$400 [17] In Act II of this holiday ballet, the Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes Clara to the Kingdom of Sweets The Nutcracker Ryan	$400 [16] Surrounding Kumbhalgarh Fortin Rajasthan, the world's second longest wall is known as the Great Wall of this non-China country India Ryan	$400 [25] Johnny Depp played James Barrie in the 2004 movie titled "Finding" this place Neverland Abigail	$400 [29] The Florida Department of Transportation affirmed it had this type of machine after a January 2025 storm a snowplow Ryan	$400 [30] It's not a tan out of tan, but I did get a B- in this math subject that focuses on the relationship between angles & triangles trigonometry Ryan
$800 [10] About 15 miles from Yosemite National Park, Bass Lake sits high above sea level in this mountain range the Sierra Nevada Ryan	$800 [18] In Act 1 of this opera, Cio-Cio-San's uncle, a priest, curses her for changing her religion to marry Lieutenant Pinkerton Madame Butterfly Abigail	$800 [15] Since the '90s, visitors have made their own colorful additions to The Gum Wallnear this city's famous Fish Market Seattle Ryan	$800 [24] "Sylvia" finds Gwyneth Paltrow starring as Mrs. Plath & Daniel Craig playing this poet Ted Hughes Ryan	$800 [28] It's a canid onomatopoeia, or a lil' "Puppy Love" rapper (Lil') Bow Wow Dondi Ryan	$800 [27] I messed around on the basketball court & got one of these, 2-digit totals in points, assists & rebounds... it was a good day a triple-double Dondi Ryan
$1,600 [4] This song includes, "The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay (Wisconsin) if they'd put 15 more miles behind her" "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" Ryan	$1,200 [6] Benjamin Britten's opera "Gloriana", about Elizabeth I, gets its title from this Edmund Spenser work The Faerie Queene Dondi	$1,200 [14] If you'd like to leave a note at this wall but can't get there in person, you can write one online at thekotel.org the Western Wall Ryan	$1,200 [9] "Goodbye Christopher Robin" had Domhnall Gleeson playing this man, first name Alan (A.A.) Milne Ryan	$1,200 [19] To deny; if you or your I.M. Force mess up, "the secretary will" do this regarding knowledge of your actions disavow Abigail	$1,200 [23] I feel good after going to Waco Surf Water Park with the fam & floating down its mile one of these rides with an indolent name a lazy river Abigail
$2,000 [1] This fish-name "Beach" city in Broward County is just north of Fort Lauderdale Pompano Beach	$1,600 [3] Nijinskydanced the part of the Golden Slave when this ballet, based on an "Arabian Nights" tale, first premiered Scheherazade Ryan	$1,600 [13] The largest structure built by the Incas was the walled Sacsayhuamán complexon a hill north of this ancient capital Cusco Ryan	$1,600 [8] In "Kill Your Darlings", Ben Foster played this author of "Naked Lunch" Burroughs Abigail	$1,600 [20] Supercilium is a fancy name for this follicular facial feature eyebrow Dondi Ryan	$1,600 [26] In my Good Feelings Era, I read up on the 19th century Era of Good Feelings, when this president sought to eliminate political parties (James) Monroe Abigail Ryan
DD $8,000 [5] A town on the Naknek River in Alaska is named for this "regal" fish, the largest of its 5 Pacific species the king salmon Ryan	$2,000 [2] Vengeful ghost maidens called Wilis welcome this dancing peasant girl into their fold after she dies of a broken heart Giselle Abigail	$2,000 [12] This Croatian city's Old Town has been surrounded by stone walls since the 14th century when it was the independent republic of Ragusa Dubrovnik Ryan	DD $2,500 [7] In "Only Lovers Left Alive", John Hurt is this poet/dramatist, really a vampire, who gives his work to an "illiterate" Shakespeare Marlowe Dondi	$2,000 [21] Qatar's nationalemblemdepicts crossed swords, palm trees & one of these boats with a triangular sail a dhow Dondi	$2,000 [22] Feeling vibey after walking the cherry tree-lined Philosopher's Pathin this old capital of Japan Kyoto Ryan

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH ROYAL TITLES

This title named for a county of coastal England had lapsed by 1843 but was revived in 2018 when Elizabeth gave it to a family member

the Duke of Sussex

Dondi "What is....... ♡Ƶ" — wagered $6,699

Abigail "What is Duchess of Sussex?" — wagered $11,639

Ryan "What is Duke of Sussex?" — wagered $42

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