Show #8978 - Wednesday, November 22, 2023

2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs semifinal game 1.

Contestants

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Kit Sekelsky, a freelance graphic designer from Kent, Ohio

Deanna Bolio, a community outreach supervisor from Campbell, California

Nick Cascone, an orthopedic physician assistant originally from Queens, New York

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Jeopardy! Round

"B"OOKS
SPORTSTALK
THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH
PASTA SHAPES
BUILDING TERMS
ONOMATOPOEIA
    $200 29
This classic kids' book by Felix Salten is subtitled "A Life in the Woods"
    $200 30
Roll out,
draw play,
yard marker
    $200 18
In 1793 Jean-Paul Marat was retired in the bath with one of these
    $200 1
The name cavatappi means this tool, what you need if you're having vino to go with the cavatappi
    $200 19
A deadlight is one of these, designed not to open
    $200 22
Kerchoo is a word to represent this
    $400 2
"Fleeing playgirl traced to Rio" is a headline about Holly Golightly in this Truman Capote tale
    $400 4
Stroke play,
wood,
shank
    $400 11
In 1914 Franz Ferdinand didn't say "take me out" but was anyway, via this
    $400 3
Fettuccine means this; get it right & we'll award you a "blue" one
    $400 20
As seen here, it's a small tower that rises up from a castle wall
    $400 23
The sound caused by a spasm of the diaphragm, or the name of the rider of Toothless the Dragon
    $600 5
Sylvia Plath died one month after this novel of hers was published
    $600 8
Rubber,
rundown,
slider
    $600 12
In 1880 outlaw Ned Kelly was doing this around Melbourne
    $600 14
These little round guys get their name from an Italian word for "cake"
    $600 21
Because its supports are called balusters, an elaborate railing is called this
    $600 24
Boo's sibilant friend, this 4-letter word can express disapproval
    DD: $1,000 6
The title of this bestseller by Ann Patchett refers to a smooth style of opera singing
    $800 9
Striker,
throw-in,
marking
    $800 13
In 1946, in order to avoid execution, Hermann Goering picked his this
    $800 15
Stelline are literally "little" these heavenly bodies
    $800 27
From their ruddy facades, it's the colorful name for eastern U.S. apartment buildings built in the 19th century
    $800 25
A noise a bomb might make, it can also refer to a period of rapid economic growth
    $1000 7
The French title of this existential work is "L'Être et le Néant"
    $1000 10
Red light,
mucking,
penalty killer
    $1000 17
In 1861 Victoria's consort Prince Albert: this fever
    $1000 16
Orecchiette means "little" these body parts
    $1000 28
This term for the grooves or channels in the shaft of a marble column is not related to music
    $1000 26
The sound of eating a chip, it comes before "time" to mean a moment of pressure

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

Nick Deanna Kit
$0 $2,000 $2,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Nick Deanna Kit
$5,000 $3,800 $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

BELGIUM
SORRY ABOUT THAT
TITLE ROLE ACTORS
18th CENTURY TECHNOLOGY
COMPANY NAME ORIGINS
"TAG", YOU'RE IT
    $400 21
This largest Belgian city is the seat of the European Union & known as the "Capital of Europe"
    $400 18
In 1997 Tony Blair formally apologized to this country for British negligence during the 1845-49 famine
    $400 24
"The People vs. Larry Flynt"
    $400 2
In 1764 weaver James Hargreaves developed this improved spinning machine that has a girl's name
    $400 15
Jeff Bezos settled on this name because it started with the first letter of the alphabet & implied something really large
    $400 7
Magical geometric figure pictured here
    $800 27
Long ruled by others, in 1815 Belgium was merged with this northern neighbor but became its own kingdom at last in 1830
    $800 16
In 1986 the French government apologized & paid compensation for the sinking of this group's ship the Rainbow Warrior
    $800 25
Since 2011, "Thor"
    $800 11
In 1784 this American wrote in praise of bifocals, "serving for distant objects as well as near ones"
    $800 1
Benjamin Holt created a tractor that an onlooker said crawled like this worm-like larva
    $800 6
This brand is now part of Whirlpool & makes ranges & refrigerators as well as washing machines
    $1200 28
2 wins in the Tour of Flanders are among the record 525 in this sport by national hero Eddy "the Cannibal" Merckx
    $1200 17
Pete Davidson apologized to congressman & former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw for making fun of his eye patch on this show
    $1200 26
"Marty"
    $1200 12
In 1785, 16 years after his patent for an improved steam engine, he developed a fuel-efficient furnace
    $1200 3
In 1936 this company started as Government Employees Insurance Company, hence the name
    $1200 8
To make someone angry or even make him your enemy
    DD: $1,000 29
This large cultural & linguistic group lives in southern Belgium & speaks predominantly French
    $1600 19
In the 1970s, this ex-Alabama governor said his opposition to integration had been wrong & apologized for his actions
    $1600 22
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
    $1600 13
Musicians can thank John Shore, who invented this in 1711; it vibrated at 423.5 cycles a second
    DD: $4,000 4
James Church chose this name for his product because the symbols of the god Vulcan represented power
    $1600 9
Aquaracer & Carrera are models of this glamorous Swiss watch brand
    $2000 30
In WWI the second battle of this western Belgian cit"Y" saw some of the earliest use of deadly poison gas
    $2000 20
After taking power in South Africa, this party apologized for the faulty timing of some bombs as it battled apartheid
    $2000 23
"Barton Fink"
    $2000 14
John Bird made the first of these navigating instruments with an arc of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle
    $2000 5
The "Aerial Services" of this state & this territory of Australia gave Qantas its name
    $2000 10
It's the lower house in the German legislative systeme

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Nick Deanna Kit
$23,200 $3,000 $1,200
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

MUSICIANS
An Esquire profile said, "The most distinguishing thing" about the face of this singer "are his eyes, clear blue & alert"

Final scores:

Nick Deanna Kit
$23,200 $0 $1,221
Finalist 3rd place: $10,000 2nd place: $10,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Nick Deanna Kit
$24,800 $3,000 $5,200
26 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 7 R,
2 W		 15 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $33,000

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Game tape date: 2023-10-19
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