Show #7584 - Thursday, July 27, 2017

Justin Vossler game 6.

Contestants

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Shadi Peterman, a high school history teacher from St. Louis, Missouri

Ryan Kious, a social media and web writer from Albuquerque, New Mexico

Justin Vossler, a high school history teacher from Homer, New York (whose 5-day cash winnings total $110,000)

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Jeopardy! Round

STATE FLAGS
PENNANTS
THE JOLLY ROGER
THE "STAR"S & "STRIPE"S
TRY COLOR
THE UNION, JACK
    $200 1
This star is on the flags of both Alaska & Maine
    $200 6
On Aug. 13, 1969 this team was 9.5 games back but somehow ended up winning the NL pennant; a miracle, perhaps?
    $200 11
He founded the town of Providence on land he acquired from the Narragansett Indians
    $200 12
Facing forward, it's a boat's right-hand side
    $200 23
The first Crayola to get a name change was Prussian blue, which became this timely blue
    $200 14
Most casualties suffered by the Union in the Civil War came about not due to combat but rather this
    $400 2
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows the California state flag on the monitor.) Designed in 1846, the bear flag of California has a 5-pointed star, originally an allusion to this state that also fought for independence from Mexico
    $400 7
After a Bobby Thomson home run on Oct. 3, 1951, Russ Hodges screamed, they "win the pennant!" 4 times
    $400 13
Jolly good! On May 6, 1954 in Oxford, England, he ran the mile in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds
    $400 19
Fashion pattern used in certain suits or by a team very familiar with winning pennants
    $400 24
Aptly, the girl in "Peanuts" with this first name sometimes wore a purple dress
    $400 15
In November 1862 this bewhiskered man replaced General McClellan as head of Union troops
    $600 3
Indiana's flag has a flaming gold one of these, representing liberty & enlightenment
    $600 8
The Dodgers had a little help winning the 1963 pennant; this lefty won 25 games, 11 by shutout
    $600 25
1994's "North" left this late reviewer un-jolly: "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it"
    $600 20
Hyphenated term meaning ill-fated, like doomed lovers
    $600 26
The auburn hair seen here is a result of this plant dye
    $600 16
Although the Union won the August 1864 Battle of this bay, the city itself remained in Southern hands
    $800 4
New Hampshire's flag shows the frigate Raleigh being built at this "Port" city
    $800 9
No big surprise that this all-time steals king was 1989's ALCS MVP for the A's; he stole 8 bases in 5 games & hit .400
    DD: $1,600 27
Between signing the Dec. of Ind. & the Constitution, Roger Sherman autographed this govt.-organizing document in 1777
    $800 21
To suddenly activate a plan or a motorcycle
    $800 29
These 2 colors are in the name of an Irish song about a lad with a Protestant dad & a Catholic mom
    $800 17
This Scottish-born detective in charge of getting secrets from the South wrote a memoir called "The Spy of the Rebellion"
    $1000 5
It's the only state flag that has a green background
    $1000 10
In 2007 this slugger had some Big Papi in his bat, hitting .714 in the ALDS on the way to pennant & World Series wins
    $1000 28
An English dance called the Sir Roger de Coverley evolved into a jolly dance for couples called this state's reel
    $1000 22
If you're an L.A. County health career junior volunteer, you have this tasty job
    $1000 30
The iPhone 7 comes in a metallic pink with this 2-word name, also popular for jewelry
    $1000 18
Days after assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, he led the Union to victory at Gettysburg

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Justin Ryan Shadi
$3,400 $3,200 -$400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Justin Ryan Shadi
$6,400 $4,000 $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE LITERARY DR. PHIL SHOW
(Alex: You have to identify the character who Dr. Phil is talking to.)
14-LETTER WORDS
BOTANY
THE BRIDGE & TUNNEL CROWD
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS BY HIT
LET'S ALL GO TO THE LIBRARY
    $400 21
So you say after you became king of Thebes, you met the girl of your dreams, but she turned out to be your mother?
    $400 16
Adjective meaning concerning the heart & blood vessels, collectively
    $400 11
The vein structure of these parts can be parallel, pinnate or palmate
    $400 26
Tour de France champ Chris Froome is the first man to cycle from England to France via this; it took 55 minutes
    $400 4
"Everybody Hurts", "The One I Love"
    $400 1
Burned by the Brits in 1814, the Library of Congress was rebuilt with the purchase of 6,487 books from this man
    $800 22
I know you are already under Dr. Spielvogel's care, but do you see life as just one long complaint to him & me?
    $800 17
The period of a film's creation after all the footage is shot & it's being readied for release
    $800 12
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a table of hereditary traits on the monitor.) To study heredity, this botanist used seven pairs of distinctive traits, including pod color--green or yellow--and stem size
    $800 27
Spanning the Allegheny River, the 7th Street bridge in Pittsburgh is officially named for this pop artist
    $800 5
"Back On The Chain Gang"
    $800 2
California's Huntington Library holds the precious Ellesmere manuscript of this medieval English poet's work
    $1200 23
"You, my creator, abhor me"; how does it make you feel to hear those painful words?
    $1200 18
It's a large increase in a species' numbers leading to a depletion of available resources
    DD: $1,200 13
Also known as the trailing arbutus, it's said to have been named by the Pilgrims; its bloom was the 1st seen in the spring of 1621
    $1200 28
The McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica marks the western terminus of the 10 freeway, which transitions to this highway, the PCH
    $1200 6
"Burning Down The House", "Wild Wild Life"
    $1200 3
The Harold Washington Library Center is this city's main public library
    $1600 24
Do you judge the rest of us? The ones who haven't morphed yet into beetlelike insects?
    $1600 19
Similar to hallucinations, it's a phantastic sequence of haphazard imagery as seen in dreams or fever
    $1600 14
Generally, 60-70% of the dietary fiber in citrus fruits is this gelling agent used to make jams & jellies
    $1600 29
These lions outside Beijing watch people go between them on the bridge named for this European born in 1254
    $1600 7
"Green River", "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
    $1600 9
Have a cup of coffee before taking in this D.C. Shakespeare library's 255,000 books & 55,000 manuscripts
    $2000 25
It's time to search your heart & try to forgive yourself right now for axing that pawnbroker & her half sister
    $2000 20
A quality of only judging something by the way it looks & not by what it's made of
    $2000 15
Also called wild hazel, this evergreen shrub of the Sonoran Desert is prized for its oil used in cosmetics
    DD: $2,000 30
Named for its engineer, this tunnel from Manhattan to Jersey City opened in 1927
    $2000 8
"Do You Believe In Magic"
    $2000 10
The venerable Oxford University library is named for an Elizabethan patron

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Justin Ryan Shadi
$10,000 $10,400 $9,800

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Final Jeopardy! Round

THE OSCARS
This Brit is the only actor to get Oscar nominations for playing 2 real-life U.S. presidents, both for 1990s films

Final scores:

Justin Ryan Shadi
$6,000 $799 $6,800
2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000 New champion: $6,800

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Justin Ryan Shadi
$11,200 $12,000 $9,800
15 R,
1 W
(including 1 DD)		 22 R,
5 W
(including 1 DD)		 12 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W

Combined Coryat: $33,000

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