Show #9518 2026-03-11 (taped 2026-02-10) Regular

James Denison game 4.

Contestants

Molly Hackett — a typewriter poet originally from Denver, Colorado

Chris Kearney — a high school social studies teacher from West Chester, Pennsylvania

James Denison — a college professor and museum curator originally from Alexandria, Virginia (whose 3-day cash winnings total $90,799)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
James $1,800 $4,200 $13,800 $8,601
4-day champion: $99,400
$18,400
22 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Chris $600 $2,600 $8,600 $4,801
2nd place: $3,000
$8,600
15 R, 4 W
Molly $600 $1,600 $2,400 $2,299
3rd place: $2,000
$1,600
10 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

FUN PLACE NAMES BUNDLE UP! HYPHENATED ADJECTIVES THE WURST OF TIMES HISTORY PICTURE THE MUSIC MAKERS
$200 [30]
Theboxing crocodileis a sight to see in Humpty Doo in the Northern Territory of this country
Australia
James
$200 [29]
Called an Aran sweater for the islands where it was first made, it's also known as this type of sweater for those who wore it
a fisherman's sweater
James
$200 [18]
In an idiom it's paired with "bushy-tailed"
bright-eyed
Molly
$200 [28]
Those from Munich know that authentic weisswurst, German for this color sausage, is made with veal & only eaten before noon
white
James
$200 [23]
In 1696 the Dutch began planting coffee on this island, & a new slang term was brewing
Java
James
$200 [21]
I wish they all could be California bands like this one
The Beach Boys
Molly
$400 [7]
Toad Suck is a crossing of this river, like Clinton Presidential Park Bridge further downriver
the Arkansas River
Molly
$400 [26]
Shane's Team Canada one of these soft jackets became a must-have for fans of the hot TV series "Heated Rivalry"
a fleece
James
$400 [16]
Hyphenated adjective for a police officer who isn't on the clock
off-the-job (off-duty)
Chris
$400 [27]
Cooked sausage made with animal blood, blutwurst or "blood sausage" is called boudin noir in France & black this in England
pudding
James
$400 [8]
Shortly after succeeding Elizabeth in 1603, James I ended England's long & costly war with this nation
Spain
James Molly
$400 [20]
Tune into this band, pioneers of alternative rock
Radiohead
Chris
$600 [6]
Proverbially, this 3-name village in Pennsylvania that's been around since colonial times is worth 2-in-bush
Bird in Hand
Chris
$600 [13]
Thistype of hat is named for a people of Southern Russia & Ukraine who are also known for their military prowess & great dance moves
the Cossacks (a Cossack hat)
Molly
$800 [9]
This alliterative adjective was used to describe WWI soldiers who physically & mentally suffered the horrors of war
shell-shocked
James
$600 [25]
Though similar to Vienna sausages & American hot dogs, Würstchenfrom this city are served in pairs & made only with pork
Frankfurt
Molly
$600 [3]
The U.S. suffered financial crises known by this frantic name in 1837, 1857 & 1873
a panic
James
$600 [15]
They headlined the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show
Maroon 5
$800 [4]
Kitchener, Brantford & the much more fun-ly named Punkeydoodles Corners are in this Canadian province
Ontario
James
$800 [12]
We could go on & on & on & on & on about the elegance & versatility of this neck wrap made from a conjoined loop of fabric
an infinity scarf
James
$1,000 [10]
Unless it can be proved, the FTC warns marketers about labeling products "green" or this amiable adjective
eco-friendly
James
$800 [24]
Who's there? It's this sausage with a name from German for "crackle", which refers to the sound it makes when you bite into it
knockwurst
James Chris
$800 [1]
"On that unhappy island... the news has grown worse instead of better", said JFK after a failed April 1961 landing here
the Bay of Pigs
James
$800 [17]
In the 1960s, they had 12 No. 1 hits
The Supremes
James
$1,000 [5]
U-G-L-E-Y, you ain't got no alibi for being unaware that Ugley is in this county in England that begins with "E"
Essex
James
$1,000 [14]
A chemical engineer futzing with a polymer accidentally invented this brand of breathable, waterproof fabric used in ski jackets
GORE-TEX
James Chris
DD $4,600 [11]
This can describe a pachyderm literally, or a person insensitive to criticism
thick-skinned
James
$1,000 [22]
No "judgment", but this city loves its bratwurst: there's a museum devoted to the local version, which is small, thin & made with marjoram
Nuremberg
Chris
$1,000 [2]
Formally the European Recovery Program, it went into effect April 3, 1948
the Marshall Plan
Chris
$1,000 [19]
He was named Billboard's Artist of the Decade for the 2010s
Drake
Chris

Double Jeopardy! Round

RECURRING CHARACTERS "U" SAID IT MED. ABBREV. SET IN FRANCE PARADES TRIPLE RHYME TIME
$400 [24]
Profession of Claude Lantier in Émile Zola's "The Belly of Paris" & "The Masterpiece"; "The Open Air" is one of Claude's works
artist (a painter)
Chris
$400 [23]
"I want you", said this finger-pointing character on a World War I recruiting poster, & he looked like he meant it
Uncle Sam
Chris
$400 [26]
URI is short for this & is another name for the common cold
an upper respiratory infection
$400 [20]
It's the garbage boy, Linguini, who discovers Remy's hidden culinary talents in this film
Ratatouille
Chris
$400 [25]
Many Western cities & towns have aparadenamed for this event showcasing riding skills
rodeo
Chris
$400 [27]
Moby Dick's credit card gets declined as he tries to temporarily get out of jail
a whale fail bail (whale bail fail)
Molly
$800 [6]
He narrates the stories "The Musgrave Ritual" & "The Red-Headed League"
Dr. Watson
$800 [15]
"Deus vult!", or "God wills it!", said the II pope of this name in 1095, setting off the First Crusade
Urban
James
$800 [21]
A TDaP vaccine is one that works to prevent these 3 possible infections
tetanus, diphtheria & pertussis
Chris
$800 [7]
After Ridley Scott directed him as Maximus, they reteamed when he was Max, stuck with a Provençal vineyard in "A Good Year"
Russell Crowe
Molly
$800 [22]
The Schützenfest in Hanover, Germany honors these men who once protected the city, a word including an old German currency
marksmen
$800 [28]
It's what happens when all the little kids agree to rebel against taking long walks in the woods
a tyke hike strike
James
$1,200 [3]
Carl Hiaasen created Skink, who's missing an eye, eats roadkill & is an ex-governor of this state
Florida
$1,200 [11]
"I was with the Braves twice. They didn't believe how bad I was the first time", said this actor/ballplayer/broadcaster
(Bob) Uecker
Chris
$1,200 [16]
If you've got AFib, get it checked out right away, as it's this type of disturbance of the rhythm of the heart
atrial fibrillation
James Chris Molly
$1,200 [1]
In 2020 this character from the future got his name on a series & the first episode showed him on the family vineyard in France
(Jean-Luc) Picard
$1,200 [13]
Like the lives of counter-French revolutionaries, Paris' annual Bastille Day Parade ends at this "Place" or square
Place de (la) Concorde
Chris
$1,200 [19]
A joke based on hearsay without a discernible source said by someone in the generation born between 1946 & 1964
boomer rumor humor
DD $2,000 [4]
John le Carré created this British agent & titled one novel his "People"
Smiley
Molly
$1,600 [10]
"I am sick for anger and for love of fair Igraine", said this Pendragon of a king
Uther Pendragon
James Molly
$1,600 [17]
This type of comprehensive test, a CBC, measures many different properties of your little red & white soldiers
a complete blood count
James
DD $2,000 [2]
This award-winning biopic had a different French in France: "La Môme", from Édith Piaf's nickname "Kid Sparrow"
La Vie en Rose
Molly
$1,600 [9]
The 2025 D.C. parade marking 250 years of the U.S. Army included a jump by them, not a hockey club, but the Army's parachute team
the Golden Knights
Chris
$1,600 [29]
The golfer assistant's villainous parent
a caddie daddy baddie
James Molly
$2,000 [5]
Mrs. Proudie is the domineering wife of a bishop in this Victorian's "The Last Chronicle of Barset" & "Barchester Towers"
Trollope
Chris
$2,000 [12]
"The war we have to wage today has only one goal... to make the world safe for diversity", said this Burmese U.N. Secretary-General
U Thant
Chris
$2,000 [18]
You may need antibiotics if you've got PUD, one of these maladies of the stomach
peptic ulcer disease
$2,000 [8]
The big heist inthisTV show about a master thief in Paris is, of course, of a Marie Antoinette necklace from the Louvre
Lupin
Molly
$2,000 [14]
As seen on film with Ferris Bueller on a float, Chicago's German community parades in honor of this man who helped George Washington
Von Steuben
Molly
$2,000 [30]
A red velvet or tres leches served at the funeral reception for an English explorer who died in 1596
a Drake wake cake
James

Final Jeopardy!

MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

Home to dry lake beds in the Mojave, it was once known as Muroc Field & later renamed for a test pilot who died in a crash

Edwards Air Force Base

Molly "What is goose? (hi m" — wagered $101
Chris "What is Yeager?" — wagered $3,799
James "What is Yeager? (Go U Bears!)" — wagered $5,199

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