Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! game #20 - Wednesday, November 15, 2023

2023-2024 Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 7.

Contestants

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Becky Lynch, a WWE superstar and author originally from Dublin, Ireland

Rachel Dratch, an actor, writer, and podcast host originally from Lexington, Massachusetts

Macaulay Culkin, an actor originally from New York City

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Jeopardy! Round

THE SEARCH FOR FOREIGN LANDS
(Ken: Each response will be a country whose name is actually hidden in a word in the clue.)
FOR THE LOVE OF PETE
TV DRAMAS IN A NUTSHELL
ADVENTUROUS WOMEN
RAIN
CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO
    $100 8
Located in Lima, this country's Biblioteca Nacional is a great place to peruse some literature
    $100 6
His first kiss with future ex Kim Kardashian was in a 2021 "SNL" sketch--& he was dressed as Aladdin
    $100 1
The survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 band together to battle mysterious forces on a tropical island
    $100 20
One of history's first travel writers, the 4th-century pilgrim Egeria explored the Holy Land using this book as a guide
    $100 21
It's the only form of liquid precipitation other than rain; for shizzle
    $100 27
Figuratively speaking, you might "put" this "in" an issue to be handled later, or perhaps an issue to be handled... never
    $200 9
After gaining its independence in 1963, Jomo Kenyatta became this African country's first prime minister
    $200 7
This Cincinnati baseball great once said he'd "walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play"; now he's banned for life
    $200 2
To save himself & his family, Marty Byrde must launder money for a ruthless cartel kingpin
    $200 19
One of many times she saved their butts, Sacagawea rescued valuable supplies for this duo after they fell into a river
    $200 22
Reduce your speed when it's raining to avoid this dangerous driving condition, which occurs when tires lose contact with the road
    $200 28
This 2-word phrase meaning "chat" or "connect" may have started as a sports metaphor; overusing it is now a national pastime
    $300 10
A popular spot for scuba diving, the bay of pigs is located on this island nation's southern coast
    $300 12
Depending on whom you ask, he is either a guitarist for The Who, or the writer of the "CSI" theme songs, or both
    $300 3
An MI6 agent & a wily assassin known as "Villanelle" have it bad for each other
    $300 16
Intrepid writer Eliza Scidmore lobbied for years to bring these Japanese trees to Washington; Mrs. Taft finally listened
    $300 23
As YouTube's "Hungrybear9562" can attest, sunlight refracting twice inside raindrops before dispersing may result in this
    $300 29
It's a way of saying "reconnect later", with a dash of needless geometry thrown in for good measure
    $400 11
Pune, one of this country's 10 most populous cities, is a sister city of Columbus, Indiana
    $400 14
Back in South Bend, this former presidential hopeful went by "Mayor Pete"; now he goes by "Secretary of Transportation"
    DD: $300 4
Tommy Shelby and his sharp-hatted gang carve out a crime empire in post-WWI England
    $400 17
Annie Londonderry inspired the 2021 novel "Spin", about her historic 19th-century trip around the world on one of these
    $400 24
Scientists use the term "petrichor" to refer to this pleasing property of rain; you can thank the bacteria in wet soil
    $400 26
It's a sonar-inspired way to say "contact me"--when "text me", "call me" or "email me" just won't cut it
    $500 13
Synonymous with "a faraway place", the much-maligned city of Timbuktu is located in this west African nation
    $500 15
He's the wholesome comic known for his HBO series "Crashing" & the podcast "You Made It Weird"
    $500 5
A young doctor gets acquainted with the quirky locals when he opens a practice in Cicely, Alaska
    $500 18
Pioneering journalist Martha Gellhorn made a brief home in Cuba during the '40s as the third wife of this author
    $500 25
Sometimes called "phantom rain", virga are wisps of precipitation that never make it to the ground; they do this instead
    $500 30
It's a 3-word phrase meaning "at one's own expense"--& a needlessly wordy way of saying "unavailable"

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

Mack Rachel Becky
$2,100 $1,500 -$200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Mack Rachel Becky
$2,700 $3,400 -$700

Double Jeopardy! Round

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING
SCIENCE MUSEUMS
SIX DEGREES OF ACTUAL BACON
SAD SONGS
MOTHER GOOSE POLICE BLOTTER
(Ken: You'll give us the nursery rhyme in question.)
"N-I-A-L" AIN'T A RIVER IN EGYPT
(Ken: The letters "N-I-A-L" will appear in each correct response.)
    $200 26
Modern cheerleading icon Lawrence Herkimer patented these classic cheer props with the advent of color TV in mind
    $200 17
At Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center, he's inducted in the Robot Hall of Fame; so is his sidekick R2-D2
    $200 11
Mozzarella is in caprese salad with tomato, & tomato is with bacon in this 3-initial sandwich
    $200 1
This weepy Sinéad O'Connor ballad might not be about lost love; Prince is rumored to have written it about his housekeeper
    $200 12
A woman called 9-1-1 to report an intruder at her tuffet; an 8-legged suspect was apprehended & later released
    $200 6
It's the term for a 200th anniversary; the United States celebrated one in 1976
    $400 27
This university's Lexington-based cheer team is the winningest in UCA Division IA history, with 24 national titles; go Wildcats!
    $400 22
1601 NASA Parkway is the street address of a space museum in this Texas city
    $400 13
Mayo is in egg salad with hard-boiled eggs, which are with bacon atop this salad, first served at LA's Brown Derby
    DD: $1,000 2
Existential pain & stand-still traffic, life's essential struggles, are on display in the video for this 1992 R.E.M. hit
    $400 18
Medics were dispatched to a local hillside where a man sustained head injuries fetching water with a female companion
    $400 7
Stereotypes about this demographic -- also known as "Gen Y" -- include "tech-savvy" & "saddled with student loan debt"
    $600 28
"The Complete Story of the Cheerleading Movie that Changed, Like, Everything" is the partial title of a 2022 book saluting this film
    $600 23
The St. Louis Science Center recently hosted "Becoming Jane", a traveling exhibition about this primatologist
    $600 14
Milk is in custard with eggs, & eggs are with bacon in this quiche, named for a region of France
    $600 3
At the 2020 Grammys, Alicia Keys & this trio sang "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" in a tribute to Kobe Bryant
    $600 19
Veterinary personnel were dispatched when a local woman reported her flock had returned without tails after an unexplained absence
    $600 8
It describes the "first pitch" thrown by a guest of honor at a baseball game -- a nice way of saying it doesn't actually count
    $800 29
It's no picnic being a flyer in this flashy stunt where teammates lock hands, fling you into the air, and hopefully catch you
    DD: $2,000 24
Behind thick glass in the Gems & Minerals Hall of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Tom's Baby is an 8-lb nugget of this
    $800 15
Tomato sauce is in Sloppy Joes with beef, & beef is with bacon in this beloved Wendy's burger, introduced in 2007
    $800 4
This handsome crooner revealed that after a bad breakup, he wrote "Somebody's Crying" inside a closet at a party
    $800 20
Police received multiple reports at 10 P.M. of a man running through town & tapping on windows in his nightgown
    $800 9
Showcasing life in the 18th century, this Virginia attraction calls itself "the world's largest living history museum"
    $1000 30
It's the term for cheer squads whose sole purpose is to compete; they're not affiliated with any school... or with Smash Mouth
    $1000 25
Hey, fulcrum lovers! At Columbus, Ohio's Center of Science & Industry, kids can lift a 2,437-lb. car using this bar
    $1000 16
Sugar is in jam with fruit, & fruit is with pancakes & bacon in this classic IHOP dish with a kooky name
    $1000 5
You hardly notice that this Simon & Garfunkel song has no rhymes; maybe you're busy counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike
    $1000 21
Officers responded to anonymous reports that a local man was sequestering his wife inside a large gourd
    $1000 10
It's the 2000 comedy with the Sandra Bullock line, "I'm in a dress, I have gel in my hair... & I'm armed. Don't mess with me"

Scores at the Double Jeopardy! Round commercial break (after clue 15):

Mack Rachel Becky
$5,500 $5,600 -$700

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Mack Rachel Becky
$8,700 $7,600 -$1,700

Triple Jeopardy! Round

U.S. "WORLD CAPITALS"
VETERINARY MEDICINE
THE WARDROBE DEPARTMENT
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS
THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE
(Ken: In this category, you'll need to name a historic battle that we are going to show you every other letter of, if that makes sense.)
ROGET'S BUTT
    $300 2
This Lone Star State capital moonlights as the "live music capital of the world"
    $300 24
A "prep race" for the Kentucky Derby, the Withers Stakes fittingly shares its name with the highest point on this animal's back
    $300 1
The costume designer for this sci-fi film said she wanted Trinity's suit to look like an oil slick
    $300 30
Splash, crash & ride are just three varieties of these disks made by Zildjian
    $300 6
A major turning point in the U.S. Civil War

G_T_Y_B_R_
    $300 12
Vehicles can have butts, too! This synonym for "butt" is also a term for the last car on a train
    $600 3
Home to General Dynamics electric boat, Groton, CT is the longtime "world capital" of these underwater vessels
    $600 25
Sometimes called a "paunch", a cow's rumen is the largest chamber of this digestive organ; the vet's paunch is his own business
    $600 14
Alicia Silverstone's yellow plaid suit from this comedy went missing & has never been found. Ugh, as if!
    $600 18
The Hohner Company makes a variety of reed instruments including harmonicas & these "squeeze boxes"
    $600 8
First major battle of the American Revolution

B_N_E_
H_L_
    $600 13
A synonym for "butt", it's also "an unclean animal" according to the king James Bible
    DD: $1,500 4
This Ohio city is the "rubber capital of the world" & the hometown of NBA icon LeBron James
    $900 26
Believe it or not, many adult cats suffer from this condition, which makes them unable to digest milk
    $900 21
The sumptuous, pastel gowns in this director's "Marie Antoinette" were inspired by a box of French macarons
    $900 19
The first grand piano made by this German in 1836 is dubbed "the kitchen piano" after the room where he crafted it
    $900 9
Greeks send the Persian army running away

M_R_T_O_
    $900 15
Arrr! It's a synonym for "butt", me hearties! It's also what a pirate likes to plunder
    $1200 5
If you like brats & getting barreled, head to Sheboygan in this state, the "world capital" of bratwurst & freshwater surfing
    $1200 27
It's an infectious disease affecting livestock--or the heavy metal band guitarist Scott Ian named after it
    DD: $2,000 22
Acclaimed designer Jenny Beavan has created looks for Sherlock Holmes, Mad Max, & this fur-loving villainess
    $1200 20
The Nippon Gakki Company was the corporate ancestor of this large instrument maker & motorcycle manufacturer
    $1200 10
A crucial U.S. naval victory in the Pacific

M_D_A_
    DD: $2,000 16
Merci! This synonym for "butt" is derived from French, meaning "behind"
    $1500 7
Once the "logging capital of the world", this city in Washington State is now best known as the setting of the "Twilight" saga
    $1500 28
If your pooch leaves doggie daycare with a scratchy throat, have him checked for canine infectious tracheobronchitis, better known as this
    $1500 23
Robert De Niro had over 50 costume changes portraying gambling kingpin & clotheshorse Sam "Ace" Rothstein in this crime drama
    $1500 29
A musician himself, Nodu Mullick also made some of these instruments for Ravi Shankar
    $1500 11
William the Conqueror conquers

H_S_I_G_
    $1500 17
Honky tonk! Trace Adkins chose this synonym for "butt" for a 2005 hit country song

Scores at the end of the Triple Jeopardy! Round:

Mack Rachel Becky
$16,800 $23,000 -$500

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Final Jeopardy! Round

ARTISTS
Exhumed in 2017 to settle a paternity suit, his mustache had "preserved its classic 10-past-10 position" according to the Spanish press

Final scores:

Mack Rachel Becky
$33,600 $33,601 $1,000
2nd place: $30,000 to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Winner: semifinalist 3rd place: $30,000 to the V Foundation, supporting Connor's Cure

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Mack Rachel Becky
$16,300 $22,800 -$500
37 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W		 35 R
(including 3 DDs),
1 W
(including 1 DD)		 2 R,
4 W

Combined Coryat: $38,600

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Game tape date: 2023-10-11
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