Show #9379 - Thursday, July 17, 2025

Scott Riccardi game 11.

Contestants

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Marisa Cohen, a magazine writer and editor from New York, New York

Chad Biele, a public relations professional from Atlanta, Georgia

Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (whose 10-day cash winnings total $262,101)

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Jeopardy! Round

AUNTIE DEFAMATION LEAGUE
MOVIE TITLES IN ITALIANO
(Ken: You'll give us the American title.)
OH DEAR, THEY DIED
NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
(Ken: The letter "U" will appear twice in each response.)
THERE'S ALWAYS A TIME
WHEN YOU MUST STAND FOR SOMETHING
    $200 21
In this novel wealthy Aunt March says love in a cottage will fail; Meg retorts that it can't be worse than in a big house
    $200 30
2010:
"Mangia
prega
ama"
    $200 29
After plundering along the Carolinas & in the Caribbean, this "colorful" pirate got the heads up (& off) on Nov. 22, 1718
    $200 24
It's a chase with haste, be it "Trivial" or not
    $200 27
Midday, palindromically
    $200 28
Deceitful advertising will run afoul of the BBB, this organization founded in 1912
    $400 20
In a 1900 book she shows cowardice climbing into a cellar ahead of her niece to avoid a cyclone
    $400 15
1972:
"Il padrino"
    $400 22
Reports about this Shoshone woman vary greatly; some say she blazed a new path in 1812 but others have her gone in her 90s in 1884
    $400 23
From the flight deck... sorry, folks, we're experiencing some this, a synonym for turmoil or tumult that also begins with T
    $400 25
This term for facial stubble first sprouted in a 1930s magazine ad
    $400 26
Elmo thinks Elmo should rebrand! In 2000 the CTW, this group, became the Sesame Workshop
    $600 17
Is it really a good idea to entrust an orphaned Patrick Dennis to this madcap Manhattan socialite known for homemade gin?
    $600 13
2003:
"Sotto il sole Della Toscana"
    $600 1
& had some help! In 43 B.C. the head & hands of this orator were placed on the speakers' platform at the Forum
    $600 7
Differential is one type of this branch of math
    $600 4
In 1965 James Leo Herlihy published this book about non-sportscaster Joe Buck, new to New York City
    $600 10
An ACL injury involves the anterior cruciate ligament, but there are also injuries to the MCL, this collateral ligament
    $800 18
Sure, Tom Sawyer is a "mischeevous" lad, but does this aunt really need to whack him on the skull with a thimble?
    $800 12
1969: "Un colpo all'italiana"
(the 2003 remake used the English title)
    $800 2
She went beyond the help of the American Red Cross on April 12, 1912, a few days before the Titanic went down
    $800 8
A castrato is one of these, a man lacking a certain something
    DD: $2,400 5
The name of a chain known until 1946 as Tote'm Stores reflected these new opening & closing times of day
    $800 14
In addition to battling booze, the WCTU, short for Women's Christian this, fought for voting rights & prison reform
    $1000 19
Lady Catherine wants to know if this nephew has proposed to Elizabeth Bennet, who says the talk is frivolous & ill-judged; oh snap!
    $1000 11
2017:
"Chiamami col tuo nome"
    $1000 3
The "survived" in a memorable rhyme, she only survived her hazardous husband by just under 2 years
    $1000 9
It's the type of conveyance seen here
    $1000 6
Good afternoon, Mirabilis jalapa are commonly known as these timely flowers because they don't open until late in the day
    $1000 16
Part of the Justice Department, what's known as the ATF is really the Bureau of ATF & E, short for this

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

Scott Chad Marisa
$9,400 $1,400 -$400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Scott Chad Marisa
$12,800 $1,800 $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

A HOTEL MOST UNUSUAL
BRITISHISMS
OPERA CHARACTERS
FABRICS & MATERIALS
A DOSE OF MATH
"N"TERTAINMENT
    $400 29
This country's Taj Lake Palace Hotel appears to float atop Lake Pichola; in "Octopussy", Bond checked in by hiding in a fake crocodile
    $400 26
When part of Hogwarts becomes a swamp, Filch punts students across; he doesn't kick them, he uses a pole to pilot one of these
    $400 30
Early on in a 1787 opera, Leporello, servant to this rake, plays lookout as his master seduces Donna Anna
    $400 24
Though the name comes from French for Swedish gloves, this material also makes great shoes
    $400 14
It can mean either the bottom side of a geometric figure or a number that gets multiplied by an exponent
    $400 27
This "JAG" spinoff boasts 22 seasons & 6 spinoffs of its own, including versions set in Hawaii & Sydney
    $800 28
A Boeing 727 salvaged from San Jose is now a luxury suite perched above the tree canopy in this country's Hotel Costa Verde
    $800 25
The Brits call this traffic control tool a sleeping policeman
    $800 22
The Nibelung are a race of these enslaved by Alberich, who uses them to find gold
    $800 23
Don Freeman gave this fabric name to the stuffed bear in his classic kids' book because it was the nickname for his own son Roy
    $800 13
In a data set, the median is the middle value, the mode is the most frequently appearing value & this is the average of all the values
    $800 3
It's the song that immediately precedes the horror & shame of realizing you've been Rickrolled
    $1200 18
Tired of amenities? Book a "sweat-box" cell at the prison castle in Tobolsk, Russia, where this author of "The Idiot" once did time
    $1200 9
Skive can mean to skip these 2 things, the middle 2 in a 4-part song title by The Godfathers; you can't skive the other 2
    $1200 4
First name Floria, she's a singer whose boyfriend Mario is painting a portrait of Mary Magdalene in a Puccini opera
    $1200 15
Though angora goats also produce wool called mohair, the yarn called angora comes from this other animal
    $1200 10
The circles here are this, meaning sharing the same central point
    $1200 2
Conan O'Brien wants to hang out! this phrase follows his name in the title of the podcast team Coco launched in 2018
    $1600 19
Temps hover below freezing in this country's Icehotel built anew each year with ice harvested from the Torne, its northernmost river
    DD: $1,800 1
This phrase meaning have a chat features a facial movement, but to the Welsh it means their cup is empty
    DD: $4,000 5
Henry Kissinger & Zhou Enlai are surprisingly melodic in this John Adams opera from 1987
    $1600 16
The waterproof wool fabric Gabardine was invented by this man whose eponymous company is known for its raincoat
    $1600 11
A polygon with 10 sides is one of these
    $1600 7
One of Netflix' biggest hits is this spy thriller about an FBI agent who works a secret phone line at the White House
    $2000 20
Literally sleep with the fishes--Conrad's all-glass undersea Muraka suite is just four hours by speedboat from this Maldives capital city
    $2000 21
Polar opposites are called these 2 "CH" words, one a writing implement & the other, a dairy product
    $2000 6
The daughter of this Verdi jester, Gilda is the subject of a kidnapping plot
    $2000 17
The light cotton plaid fabric madras was so named because it was originally produced in Madras, now called this
    $2000 12
This property of addition says that
2 + 3 = 3 + 2
    $2000 8
Director RaMell Ross asked himself, "How do you... film from the perspective of a Black person?" when shooting this 2025 Best Picture nominee

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Scott Chad Marisa
$40,000 -$2,000 $5,200
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN NOVELS
A critic described this novel as "A man from down South sitting in a manhole up north... & signifying about how he got there"

Final scores:

Scott Chad Marisa
$20,000 -$2,000 $4,488
11-day champion: $282,101 3rd place: $2,000 2nd place: $3,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Scott Chad Marisa
$36,000 -$200 $5,200
39 R
(including 2 DDs),
2 W		 4 R,
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 10 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $41,000

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Game tape date: 2025-05-07
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