Show #8980 - Friday, November 24, 2023

2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs semifinal game 3.

Contestants

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Dennis Chase, a biotech project manager from Palm Springs, California

Danielle Maurer, a digital marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Georgia

Fred Nelson, a university professor from Fresno, California

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Jeopardy! Round

TIPS FROM THE ANCIENTS
FAMOUS GINGERS
SIGN O' THE TIMES
IN EXPLICABLE
(Ken: Each response here can be formed from the letters in the word "explicable".)
I'D LIKE A DRINK
IT'S THE COCKATIEL HOUR
    $200 11
The moral of his town & country mice fable is that a simple, peaceful life is better than riches with unease
    $200 12
As part of a group from 1994 to 1998, Geri Halliwell went by this name
    $200 28
On a telephone it's commonly to the immediate right of the zero
    $200 2
A proverb says "look before you" do this
    $200 1
On your Kentucky veranda, you'll sip this bourbon, sugar & crushed ice drink that's garnished with an aromatic herb
    $200 18
Cockatiels are members of this large & raucous bird order
    $400 24
In his "Analects", this Asian thinker was among those who suggested not to do to others what you don't want done to you
    $400 13
This King of Rock was engaged to Ginger Alden at the time of his sudden 1977 death
    $400 29
In Catholicism it's made by touching the forehead, the chest, the left shoulder & then the right
    $400 3
A man wears a boutonniere on this part of his jacket
    $400 8
This "worldly" drink consists of vodka, orange-flavored liqueur, cranberry juice & lime juice
    $400 19
Discovered there around 1770, cockatiels are native to this continent
    $600 5
Simple machine of which Archimedes said that with the right place to stand he could move the world
    $600 14
It was said of this Oscar-winning actress, that she did everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards & in high heels
    $600 25
One of these "in the cloud" was God's sign to Noah that he would never again flood the Earth
    $600 4
A color or the fragrant flower seen here
    $600 7
Perfect for summer is a bikini martini--gin, peach schnapps & the blue type of this liqueur
    $600 20
Like dogs, cockatiels like to nibble on this untanned leather, also the title of an old TV Western
    DD: $2,200 22
Completes the Hippocratic injunction "to help, or at least, to do..."
    $800 15
Ginger Zee is a meteorologist for this ABC a.m. show
    $800 26
If you see someone displaying the sign of distress seen here, be prepared to perform this maneuver
    $800 6
Another word for vertex or summit
    $800 9
This cocktail of whiskey, sweet vermouth & a cherry sounds like Peter Minuit paid $24 for it & at a fancy bar, he might
    $800 21
The difference between males & females becomes apparent after the first of these shedding periods at 6-9 months
    $1000 23
In his "Meditations" this stoic Roman emperor wrote, "Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity"
    $1000 16
Ginger Baker played drums in this 1960s rock trio that also had Jack Bruce & Eric Clapton
    $1000 30
Add a vertical line to the bottom half of a Mercedes logo & you'll have this familiar symbol
    $1000 17
This wild goat sports quite a pair of horns
    $1000 10
Rye, bitters, Pernod, sugar & a twist gets you this Crescent City cocktail
    $1000 27
Though cockatiels are mainly seed eaters, the hard internal shells of these squid relatives provide needed calcium

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

Fred Danielle Dennis
$2,400 $1,400 $3,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Fred Danielle Dennis
$4,800 $7,400 $6,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

NASHVILLE, GEOGRAPHIC
FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS
POSSESSIVE BOOK TITLES
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
CHESS
"A"DJECTIVES
(Ken: With that "A" in quotation marks, beginning all correct responses.)
    $400 11
There must be a "Gap" in your memory if you don't know that Nashville lies on this river
    $400 1
Jack Black fronted & provided tutelage to this young band, also a 2003 movie title
    $400 15
Douglas Adams:
"The ____'s Guide to the Galaxy"
    $400 24
In 1984, this Yank received the French Legion of Honor award for his work with muscular dystrophy
    $400 6
The first "C" in ICCF; it stands for how moves are exchanged between players geographically apart
    $400 20
It means "easy to approach"; you'll also find it a lot after "wheelchair"
    $800 23
Quit Monkee-ing around if you want to catch the last train to this Tennessee city 40 miles from Nashville
    $800 3
Stillwater, fronted by Jason Lee, rocks this movie
    $800 16
Kurt Vonnegut:
"____'s Cradle"
    $800 25
This first Chief Justice of the U.S. negotiated the Treaty of Paris in 1782
    $800 7
The "Sicilian" one starts with a move by black on the queen's half of the board
    $800 30
This cold adjective from the north comes before "Blitz" in a Gatorade flavor
    $1200 27
Nashville's Centennial Park on West End Avenue sports a full-size replica of this Athenian temple
    $1200 12
This movie covers the rise of the One-ders, later The Wonders
    $1200 2
Philip Roth:
"____'s Complaint"
    $1200 22
His surname sounds French, but this Yank ended up in Paris by winning the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 & 1990
    $1200 8
It's the 8-letter term for the direction in which white has chosen to castle
    $1200 17
This 10-letter word means "greedy" & goes back to one of the 7 Deadly Sins
    $1600 21
Juniper trees mistaken for cedars led to the biblical name of this state park, east of Nashville
    $1600 13
The New Main Street Singers, Mitch & Mickey & The Folksmen are groups in this Christopher Guest film
    $1600 4
Umberto Eco:
"____'s Pendulum"
    $1600 26
Nadia Boulanger's American students included this one who came home to compose all-American works like "Lincoln Portrait" & "Rodeo"
    $1600 9
Bring your queen out fast against an inexperienced player & you can have this victory after just 2 moves
    DD: $8,000 18
Looking for a word to describe a cloudless sky? Try this light blue
    DD: $5,000 28
A very rich businessman gave his name & money to this prestigious university in Nashville; Go Commodores!
    $2000 14
In a 1984 film, Peter Weller is this lead singer backed by the Hong Kong Cavaliers
    $2000 5
Marcel Proust:
"____'s Way"
    $2000 29
This companion of Gertrude Stein raised some eyebrows with her 1954 cookbook
    $2000 10
Even chess masters often begin a game with this familiar opening, named for a Spanish priest
    $2000 19
It means "characteristic of an uncle"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Fred Danielle Dennis
$8,400 $16,800 $30,600

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

BUSINESS
This company announced, "On September 29th, 2023, we will send out the last red envelope"

Final scores:

Fred Danielle Dennis
$16,800 $33,600 $33,603
3rd place: $10,000 2nd place: $10,000 Finalist

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Fred Danielle Dennis
$8,400 $12,400 $24,200
13 R,
2 W		 15 R
(including 2 DDs),
0 W		 28 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W

Combined Coryat: $45,000

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Game tape date: 2023-10-19
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