Show #8916 - Monday, July 17, 2023

Contestants

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Leann Craumer, a librarian from Catonsville, Maryland

Jerry Powers, a retired elementary teacher originally from Fanwood, New Jersey

Daniel Moore, a contract compliance analyst from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,000)

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Jeopardy! Round

TOM SWIFT TALES
(Ken: About the kids' adventure novels of the early 20th century.)
WORLD ROYALTY
6-LETTER WORDS
FISH PEOPLE
STATE FLAGS
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT TV SHOW?
    $200 30
In 1914 Tom had a "Photo" one of these; today he could use a Samsung Galaxy
    $200 6
The serfs he brutally suppressed in the revolts of 1705 to 1708 probably didn't think this czar was so great
    $200 18
One who's used as the tool of another, or Moe Howard
    $200 26
A 19th century man named Preserved Fish was an early broker for what became NYSE for short
    $200 27
It's the only state flag to have different designs on each side, with the Pacific Ocean on the front & a beaver on the back
    $200 16
Seattle's Café Nervosa was a hangout for the title psychiatrist on this TV series
    $400 29
In 1963 Tom Swift Jr. went up against the asteroid ones, not the ones of the Caribbean
    $400 5
11th century Olaf "the Tax King" was the first Swedish monarch to issue these, which must have made it easier to pay up
    $400 21
In the title of a John le Carré novel, these 2 occupations precede "Soldier, Spy"
    $400 25
In 2022 this L.A. Angel with a cutthroat swing won his 9th Silver Slugger Award
    $400 23
Wyoming's flag, adopted in 1917, bears the silhouette of one of these animals, just back from the brink of extinction
    $400 15
Ms. Weissman is the maiden name of the title character of this show that ran for 5 seasons on Amazon Prime
    $600 28
In his first tale back in 1910, Tom was riding high on his Hog in "Tom Swift and His" this
    $600 4
The historian Tacitus says the ancient British queen Boudicca led a revolt that wiped out the 9th of these Roman units
    $600 20
This wild cat seen here ranges from Argentina to South Texas
    $600 24
It was a "bust" for this explorer in 1806 when he decided not to scale the peak that was later named for him
    $600 11
Reflecting a state nickname, one of these aquatic birds feeds its young on Louisiana's flag
    $600 8
The Great Cornholio is an alter ego of one of this animated title pair
    $800 22
Tom Swift Jr. had "his outpost in space" in 1955, 3 years before his "Race to" this
    $800 2
Mad King Ludwig of this old German kingdom got his nickname for stunts like building Neuschwanstein Castle
    $800 19
Marcel Duchamp famously displayed an autographed one of these bathroom receptacles as an artwork
    $800 17
Seen here, she became the first woman elected as mayor of Los Angeles
    $800 10
Idaho's flag is based on one used in 1898 by the First Idaho Infantry during this war
    $800 7
From 2004 to 2012 Hugh Laurie played this crusty but skillful title M.D.
    $1000 14
I'm both attracted & repulsed by 1932's "Tom Swift and His Giant..."
    $1000 1
In 1578 this country's young & fanatical King Sebastião made the fatal mistake of leading a crusade into Morocco
    DD: $1,200 13
This poetic name for the land of Robert Burns is in the name of a Canadian province
    $1000 12
An "American Masters" documentary on this photographer is subtitled "Prophet of the Avant-Garde"
    $1000 9
Delaware's flag prominently displays the date "December 7" this year
    $1000 3
Adrian Zmed was the rookie partner of the title character on this '80s police drama

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

Daniel Jerry Leann
$2,200 $1,200 $1,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Daniel Jerry Leann
$4,600 $1,600 $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY
(Ken: This is the Library of Congress program; we'll be asking you about new editions to the Registry in 2023.)
DOUBLE TALK
WHO'S THAT POET?
I'LL "B" THERE
WITH BELLS ON
OPPENHEIMER
(Emily: I'm Emily Blunt.) (Matt: I'm Matt Damon.) (Emily: Brilliant physicist of the war effort.) (Matt: Doubted by his own government.) (Emily: Clues about J. Robert Oppenheimer.) (Matt: The subject of our new film Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan.)
    $400 29
The bestselling holiday song recorded by a female artist is this 1994 hit by Mariah Carey
    $400 19
Though her real first name was Gabrielle, French designer Chanel went by this nickname
    $400 20
Nearing 40, had no poetry books out; took "The Road Not Taken" anyway, made all the difference; a New England patriot
    $400 22
The third-largest island in the world, it touches the Java, Sulu & South China Seas
    $400 2
The New York Times guide to spectator sports says this can happen, "if a man is knocked down in the closing seconds of a round"
    $400 30
(Emily Blunt presents the clue.) My character Kitty Oppenheimer's marriage to Robert was tempestuous, & in the 1950s controversy over her one-time involvement with this political party helped bring an end to her husband's career in government
    $800 14
The first video game theme to join the Registry is Koji Kondo's iconic "Ground Theme" from this 1985 Nintendo game
    $800 18
A type of goose, it's the state bird of Hawaii
    $800 21
Usher-ed in "The Haunted Palace"; fell for Whitman (Sarah, not Walt); bit of a drinking problem
    $800 7
A cement quarry near Sucre, judicial capital of this country, is the site of numerous dinosaur tracks
    $800 3
On "The Addams Family", he would often respond to a bell's summons with a simple "You rang?"
    $800 28
(Emily Blunt presents the clue.) "I feel I have blood on my hands", said a troubled Oppenheimer in a tense October 1945 meeting with this man, who replied that the blood was on his own instead
    $1200 13
It's not all music in the Registry--this astronomer's recording of "Pale Blue Dot" made the cut too
    $1200 17
It's the pedal that created the musical effect heard here
    $1200 23
"I shall not be moved"... quite moving; got a Tony nom for a 1973 performance; gone since 2014, but still she rises
    $1200 10
A 470-mile parkway linking Shenandoah & Great Smoky Mountains National Parks is named for these mountains
    $1200 4
During this formal ecclesiastical censure, a priest will ring a bell
    DD: $1,000 1
(Matt Damon presents the clue.) Oppenheimer wasn't sure why he chose this name for a nuclear test site, but he did recall thinking of John Donne's poems of death & resurrection, including the sonnet that begins, "Batter my heart, three-person'd God"
    $1600 12
The first reggaeton recording in the Registry is "Gasolina", a 2004 hit by this Puerto Rican rapper
    $1600 16
This German health resort town is famous for its spas & a lavish casino
    $1600 27
"Big Shoulders" to cry on; Spanish-American War vet; his kind of town, "Chicago" is
    $1600 8
This 215-mile-long Australian river shares a name with the capital of Queensland
    $1600 5
Yongs are ancient brass bells that didn't have these tongues inside to make noise as mallets were used for that
    $1600 25
(Emily Blunt presents the clue.) Arguing that the far-flung Manhattan Project needed a central facility, Oppenheimer helped choose an isolated New Mexico location for this top-secret site, described as an ivory tower frontier boomtown
    $2000 11
Sadly, she didn't live to see her song "Flashdance... What A Feeling" make it into the National Recording Registry
    $2000 15
In Voodoo shops you can buy one of these bags with a variety of ingredients designed to protect you & bring you luck
    $2000 26
An unabashed romantic; "Unbound" effort; drowning, his sorrows
    DD: $2,200 9
Though the majority of this country's population is Hutu, the Tutsi minority has historically held power there
    $2000 6
This word refers to a set of bells in church; there must be at least 23 bells & as many as 78
    $2000 24
(Matt Damon presents the clue.) I play this hard-driving U.S. Army general, described as the Manhattan Project's indispensable man who oversaw the project from its inception through the successful testing & eventual wartime use of the atomic bomb

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Daniel Jerry Leann
$9,800 $7,400 $4,200

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Final Jeopardy! Round

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
In 1867 he wrote to General Rousseau, "on arriving at Sitka... you will receive from the Russian commissioner the formal transfer"

Final scores:

Daniel Jerry Leann
$14,800 $9,801 $3,598
2-day champion: $39,800 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Daniel Jerry Leann
$11,000 $8,400 $6,400
21 R,
8 W
(including 1 DD)		 14 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 12 R,
3 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $25,800

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Game tape date: 2023-05-18
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