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00:00Hello, I'm Stephen Fry, and this is Jeopardy! Australia.
00:10Thank you and welcome.
00:12On tonight's show, we have a musician from the inner west of Sydney, Alex Palmer.
00:19A data protection officer from Den Iris, Melbourne, Megan Merzer.
00:24And our returning champion, an office administrator from Keeler Downs, Melbourne,
00:30James Olley, whose one-day cash winnings total $5,001.
00:35Well, last time, you know, James made an excellent start,
00:39showing off his quick reflexes and keen intellect
00:41on the road to claiming a well-deserved victory.
00:44Tonight, however, we have two new contestants,
00:47so good luck to all three of you. Let's play Jeopardy!
00:53And shall we have a look at the first seven categories?
00:57We have gold medal cities...
01:01..tough rhymes...
01:05..my songs...
01:06..who directed the 90s movie?
01:09..Five Letters Ends In O.
01:12..let's talk about six.
01:15..and potluck.
01:17James, as reigning champion, you have the honour,
01:20so can you please pick a category and cash amount?
01:23Can we start with five letters ends in O, $50, please?
01:27Five letters ends in O, speaks for itself.
01:29And this for $50.
01:30A device for receiving or transmitting wireless broadcasts.
01:34Yes, Alex?
01:35What is radio?
01:36What is radio, indeed.
01:38Let's do gold medal cities, $200, please.
01:40For $200 now, these Australian athletes and teams
01:45all won gold medals at the same Olympic Games.
01:49Name the host city, please.
01:51The Hockey Roos, Duncan Armstrong, Debbie Flintoff King.
01:55Yes, James?
01:56What is Barcelona?
01:57No, it wasn't Barcelona.
01:59Either of you want a buzz?
02:04Not risking it.
02:04It was Seoul, actually.
02:06Seoul, South Korea.
02:07OK, Alex, still with you.
02:09Let's do gold medal cities, $250, please.
02:12Now for $250, the maximum.
02:14The Woodies, Susie O'Neill, Russell, Mark.
02:17Yes, James?
02:18What is Sydney?
02:19No, it wasn't Sydney.
02:21Hard luck.
02:22Yes, Alex?
02:23What is Atlanta?
02:23It was Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, the Woodies being, of course,
02:27Mark Woodford and Todd Woodbridge, the great tennis pair.
02:30OK, Alex, with you.
02:31Tough rhymes, $200, please.
02:33Tough rhymes, these are words that rhyme with tough, single words.
02:37A pale yellowish-brown colour, an expert on a subject,
02:40ought to polish something.
02:42Yes, James?
02:43What is buff?
02:44Buff is correct.
02:45Potluck for $50?
02:46Potluck for $50.
02:48A vacuum cleaner brand and an enormous dam
02:51on the Arizona-Nevada border.
02:54Yes, James?
02:55What is hoover?
02:56Hoover, exactly.
02:57Potluck for $100, please.
02:59Potluck for $100.
03:00In ancient Rome, these men were trained to fight each other
03:03or against wild animals in an arena for entertainment.
03:06Yes, James?
03:07What are gladiators?
03:08Gladiators, as simple as that, yeah.
03:10Potluck $150, please.
03:11All right, potluck for $150.
03:13This is a Greek titan often depicted holding a globe on his shoulders
03:18and another name for a book of maps.
03:20Yes, James?
03:21Who is Atlas?
03:21Who was Atlas is exactly right.
03:24And you're back in positive numbers.
03:27Potluck for $200.
03:28Potluck for $200, now.
03:29This P word describes a film, TV program or book
03:33that occurs earlier in the fictional timeline than its predecessor.
03:37Yes, Alex?
03:38What is a prequel?
03:39A complicated way of saying prequel, exactly.
03:42Tough rhymes for $250, please.
03:43Tough rhymes, okay.
03:45A peevish and temporary spell of anger or resentment
03:48or to express a feeling of petty annoyance.
03:51Yes, James?
03:53What is rebuff?
03:54No.
03:56Yes, Alex?
03:57What is huff?
03:58It's a huff, yeah.
03:59Often a huff.
04:00Exactly.
04:01With you still, Alex.
04:02Five letters ends in O for $250, please.
04:05All right, five letters ends in O for $250.
04:09A historic mission and then fortress in San Antonio, Texas,
04:12known for the Battle of the...
04:14Yes, Alex?
04:15What is Alamo?
04:16The Alamo.
04:17Remember the Alamo and you did.
04:19Five letters ends in O, $200, please.
04:20For $200, now.
04:22An informal abbreviation meaning annoyance, discord or belligerent behaviour.
04:27Yes, Alex?
04:30Oof.
04:32Oh, I'm afraid your time's up.
04:34Yeah, bad choice.
04:35No.
04:37Anybody?
04:39Nobody else, no.
04:41It's aggro we were after.
04:42That's quite a tricky one, I agree.
04:44Aggro.
04:44So, Alex, you still have the call?
04:46Let's talk about $600, please.
04:48Let's talk about $600.
04:49I'm glad we're not New Zealanders here.
04:51All right, it's the six times table we're after.
04:54So, six by 21.
04:57Yes, Megan.
04:58What is 126?
04:59What is 126?
05:01Quite right.
05:01And you're in the game.
05:03Fabulous.
05:03I'll take 100 for five letters ending in O.
05:07All right.
05:08A brief minor role in a play or film often played by a well-known actor.
05:13Yes, Alex?
05:14What is a cameo?
05:15Cameo, quite right.
05:17Who directed the 90s movie?
05:19200, please.
05:19Okay, speaks for itself.
05:21Sleepless in Seattle, 1993.
05:24Yes, Megan.
05:26Who is Nora Ephron?
05:27Nora Ephron is right.
05:29150 for five letters ending in O.
05:32Okay, five letters ending in O for 150.
05:34Used to indicate agreement that something already stated is applicable again.
05:42Anybody?
05:44Yeah, it's just ditto.
05:46Ditto.
05:47Saying the same ditto.
05:48Yep.
05:49Still with you, Megan.
05:50Who directed the 90s movie?
05:52$50, please.
05:54Okay.
05:54Romeo and Juliet, 1996.
05:58Yes, Alex?
05:59Who is Baz Luhrmann.
06:00Yes, that was Baz Luhrmann.
06:02My songs, 200, please.
06:03Song titles containing the word my.
06:06This song was truly global.
06:08It was a 2021 collaboration between Coldplay and BTS.
06:12Yes, Alex?
06:14What is my world?
06:15Not my world, no.
06:18Either of you going to punt?
06:21No, the actual title was My Universe.
06:23Hard luck.
06:24Still with you, though.
06:26My songs, 250, please.
06:28Now for 250.
06:29After Always Be My Baby and My All,
06:32Mariah Carey asked us to do this in 2008.
06:39No?
06:41Not something I would ever ask anybody.
06:44What is touch my body?
06:46Yeah.
06:47Alex, still with you.
06:48Let's talk about 6, 250, please.
06:50Let's talk about 6.
06:516 times 32.
06:54Yes, James?
06:55What is 192?
06:56Very good.
06:57Quick and excellent.
06:58Let's talk about 650.
07:00All right.
07:01Let's talk about 6 for 50.
07:026 times 3.
07:04Yes, James?
07:05What is 18?
07:06Yeah, I think I could have got that one,
07:07but it's a good race to the buzzer there.
07:09Let's talk about 6 for 100, please.
07:11Now for 100.
07:126 times 7.
07:13Yes, James.
07:14What is 42?
07:15Yes, it's 42.
07:16And let's round it out with 150.
07:18And now for 150.
07:196 times 19.
07:22Yes, Alex?
07:23What is 114?
07:26Very good.
07:28You've got it.
07:29Let's do potluck 250, please.
07:31Potluck for 250.
07:33Cricket bats are traditionally made from this wood.
07:36Yes, James?
07:37What is willow?
07:38Willow is the wood.
07:40Gold medal cities, $50, please.
07:41All right, back to gold medal cities.
07:43Kathy Freeman, Ian Thorpe, women's water polo.
07:46Yes, James?
07:47What is Sydney?
07:48That was Sydney 2000, absolutely.
07:51Gold medal cities for 100, please.
07:53For 100 now.
07:54Zach Stoubledy Cook, Logan Martin, Emma McKeon.
07:58Yes, James?
07:59What is Tokyo?
08:00That was Tokyo.
08:01Correct.
08:02Gold medal cities, $150.
08:04For 150.
08:05Clint Robinson, Kathy Watt, the awesome foursome.
08:09Yes, James?
08:10What is Barcelona?
08:11Correct.
08:12That was Barcelona.
08:13Tough rhymes, please, for $50.
08:16More rhymes with tough.
08:17Part at the end of the sleeve of a dress or shirt,
08:20which is thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
08:22Yes, James?
08:23What is a cuff?
08:24A cuff.
08:25Tough rhymes for 100, please.
08:26Now, tough for 100, of poor quality or not working properly.
08:30Also, a brand of beer in The Simpsons.
08:33Yes, James?
08:33What is duff?
08:34Duff.
08:35Mmm, beer-y.
08:37Yes.
08:38Tough rhymes for 150.
08:39Now, for 150.
08:40A low, hoarse voice or being abrupt in manner.
08:43Think of the three billy goats.
08:45Yes, James?
08:46What is gruff?
08:47Gruff, quite right.
08:48My songs for 50, please.
08:50Oh, right, a song with my in it.
08:51You need to try to remember the title of this huge single for Rihanna
08:56that featured Drake.
09:00Anybody?
09:02What is What's My Name?
09:05James, with you still?
09:07My song's for 100.
09:08Right.
09:09Instead of singing about it,
09:11perhaps The Weeknd should have sought medical attention
09:13for this 2015 song.
09:17Anyone want to buzz?
09:20What is Can't Feel My Face, apparently?
09:24My song's 150.
09:26And now we'll clean that one up, finally.
09:28Long before he was cleaning out my closet,
09:30this was an early Eminem hit back in 1999.
09:36Anybody?
09:37No.
09:38What is My Name Is?
09:40And I think the answer to that question was Slim Shady,
09:44was it not?
09:44Movies for 100.
09:46For $100.
09:47Apollo 13, 1995.
09:50Yes, James?
09:52Who is Spielberg?
09:53No, it wasn't Spielberg.
09:54Anyone to buzz?
09:59No, that was a Ron Howard movie.
10:00It was Ron Howard directed that.
10:02So, which one now, James?
10:04150.
10:05150 now.
10:07Misery, 1990.
10:10Yes, Megan.
10:11Oh, I think this is wrong.
10:12Stephen King.
10:13Well, Stephen...
10:14No, I'm afraid not.
10:16Either of you?
10:18It's open.
10:20No, it was a Castle Rock movie
10:23and directed by their favourite, Rob Reiner.
10:26Rob Reiner directed Misery.
10:28So, we know what you're going for, don't we, James?
10:31Movies, 250.
10:31Yes, not your strongest subject, but look, it had to be.
10:35It hadn't come up yet, and here it is,
10:38the Daily Double, but almost forgotten they existed.
10:41You know what it means.
10:42It means you alone get this, James,
10:45and you have to choose how much of your 950 you'd like to punt.
10:48It hasn't been a successful category for any of you,
10:51it must be said,
10:52and this is the most difficult sum, 250, that it's already on.
10:55So, how much are you going to bet?
10:57Uh, just the $10.
10:59Just the $10.
11:00I feel I've rather influenced you on making a low bet,
11:02in which case I apologise,
11:04but I expect you are going to do that anyway.
11:06So, for $10,
11:08who directed this 90s movie,
11:11The Silence of the Lambs, 1991?
11:15No. No idea.
11:16No idea?
11:17No.
11:18All right, I'll put you out of your misery.
11:20It was Jonathan Demme.
11:21Jonathan Demme directed The Silence of the Lambs.
11:23Well, films we discovered were not your strongest point, any of you.
11:27But you're all doing fine.
11:29Let's see.
11:30Megan, you're on 250,
11:32Alex on 900,
11:33and James on 940.
11:35We're going to take a quick break,
11:36and we'll be back in a few moments.
11:38We'll see you then.
11:39APPLAUSE
11:51And welcome back, everybody, to Jeopardy! Australia.
11:55Now's the time I like to chat to our contestants,
11:58find out a little more about them.
11:59We're going to start with you, Alex.
12:01Alexander Palmer, 32, from the inner west of Sydney.
12:05You're a musician.
12:06Yeah, I mostly compose music orchestras and orchestrate and conduct, so...
12:11For film music, incidental music, jingles?
12:14Yeah, a bit of both.
12:14Yeah, no jingles, thankfully.
12:16Well, you say that.
12:17I thought they earned a lot of cash.
12:19Yeah, I say thankfully.
12:20I really should have done more, probably.
12:22Secretly, yeah.
12:23If you just get a few of those in, you know.
12:25Some of them are only two notes.
12:27Yeah, that's right.
12:28And the payoff lasts forever.
12:29And I understand you proposed to your husband, Brett,
12:32in a bath of red wine.
12:35Yes.
12:36Take me to where you were and how it worked out.
12:38Well, in a bath, obviously.
12:40In a bath.
12:41In a spa.
12:42It was non-alcoholic red wine, unfortunately.
12:44Oh, fair enough.
12:45Which I requested the alcoholic, but apparently it's bad for the skin.
12:48Oh, we can't have that.
12:50It's very important to have good skin.
12:52Well, anyway, it's lovely to have you, Alex.
12:54And now let's go to Megan.
12:56Megan Merzer.
12:57You're from Gleniris, Melbourne.
13:00Data Protection Officer.
13:01Yeah.
13:02So you keep us all safe in terms of our copyright and everything else.
13:06It's more around treating people's information with respect.
13:09The information that's online.
13:11Yeah.
13:11Yeah.
13:11Or not just online.
13:12It could be paper as well.
13:13But making sure companies treat people with respect in terms of their information.
13:17And you're a bit of a musician also.
13:20The ukulele.
13:21I've just recently bought a ukulele, so I am learning.
13:25I do play guitar.
13:26Yeah.
13:27But it's a completely different chord, so I'm starting from scratch.
13:30Oh, you really do have to start from scratch?
13:32Yeah.
13:32Well, I am.
13:33Yeah.
13:34A lot of good musicians love the ukulele.
13:36I know George Harrison was addicted to it, you know.
13:38Really popular.
13:39Yeah.
13:40Really popular.
13:40And Billy Conley.
13:41And I have a banjo as well.
13:43The banjo is much more difficult, isn't it?
13:45Yeah.
13:45Because the plucking.
13:45Yeah.
13:46Oh, heavens, absolutely.
13:47Well, it's very nice to have you here.
13:49And good luck with the rest of the competition.
13:51And to our champion, James, here.
13:53Now, we know that you come from Keeler Downs, Melbourne.
13:56You're an office administrator.
13:58One of the things we haven't yet discovered about you is your passion for running.
14:03You've run 100K runs.
14:05Yes, I've run most of my life, but there was a point where I realized that I couldn't run very
14:10fast.
14:11So I decided to run far.
14:12And that didn't work out very well either.
14:14And you don't suffer from bad knees or high-impact injuries of any kind?
14:18Not so far.
14:19I have many other issues, but knees are not one of them.
14:23But you're slim, and that's what happens when you run those long distances.
14:26Yes.
14:26It's very good.
14:27I'm genetically built for it.
14:28Yes, you clearly are.
14:29Wonderful.
14:30Anyway, you're also genetically built for Jeopardy, as I'm sure you other two are.
14:34And we'll see what happens when we play the game in our next round.
14:40Let's populate a second board with seven new categories.
14:44Artefacts.
14:47Animal menagerie.
14:51Medical matters.
14:53Great adaptations.
14:56Food and drink around the world.
14:59Cryptic classic bands.
15:02And what's missing?
15:05OK, Megan, as our current lowest scorer, you now have the honour.
15:08So if you could pick a category and cash amount.
15:11Can I go with food and drink around the world, $150, please?
15:15All right.
15:16Food and drink around the world.
15:18Originally coined by a US fast food chain in the 1920s,
15:22this is the smooth name for a miniature hamburger.
15:26Yes, James?
15:27What is a slider?
15:28A slider.
15:29Correct.
15:30Food and drink around the world, $200.
15:31A small bite served before the appetizer,
15:34its French name can be translated as please the mouth.
15:38Yes, James?
15:39What is an amuse-bouche?
15:40Amuse-bouche, exactly.
15:43250.
15:44Food and drink, please.
15:45Still on food and drink.
15:46Sometimes called Peking sauce,
15:48this HS, staple of Chinese cooking,
15:51is a popular complement with duck.
15:54Yes, Alex?
15:55What is hoisin?
15:56Hoisin sauce, correct.
15:58Great adaptations.
15:59$200, please.
16:00All right.
16:02Adaptations of books into films.
16:05Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner came to Australia
16:07to shoot an adaptation of this apocalyptic Neville Shute novel.
16:12Yes, James?
16:13What is Mad Max?
16:14It wasn't Mad Max, no.
16:18Either of you going to punt?
16:20It was On the Beach.
16:22On the Beach by Neville Shute.
16:24Great adaptations.
16:25$250, please.
16:25For $250,
16:27There Will Be Blood was loosely inspired by Upton Sinclair's anti-capitalist novel
16:32with this one-word title.
16:36No.
16:39The book it was based on was called Oil, actually.
16:43Just Oil.
16:44Alex?
16:44What's missing 200, please.
16:46What's missing?
16:48Lakes.
16:49Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario and...
16:53Yes, James?
16:55What is Superior?
16:56Lake Superior, the last of the Northern Great Lakes.
16:58Yes.
16:58What's missing 250?
17:00For 250.
17:01Brothers.
17:02Harpo, Zeppo, Chico, Gummo and...
17:05Yes, Alex?
17:07What is Groucho?
17:08Exactly.
17:09Groucho Marx, the Marx Brothers.
17:11Artifacts, 200, please.
17:13Artifacts.
17:14Oh, well, well.
17:16You've landed on the Daily Double now.
17:20So, you've got 1,400 to play with, Alex.
17:23How much of that would you like to punt?
17:26800, please.
17:27800, OK.
17:29Here we go.
17:31Artifacts.
17:34This painting by Vermeer has been exhibited in San Francisco and Bologna,
17:39but its permanent home is a gallery in the Netherlands.
17:44What is The Girl with the Pearly Ring?
17:47Is correct.
17:47Well done.
17:48That's the right one.
17:49Very good.
17:50That takes you off to 2,200 and you have control.
17:55Artifacts, 150, please.
17:56Now for 150.
17:57This artist painted her first self-portrait when she was recovering from a bus accident.
18:02A museum dedicated to her works is located in Mexico City.
18:07Yes, James?
18:08Who is Frida Kahlo?
18:09Frida Kahlo, yeah.
18:10Artifacts, 50, please.
18:12Now, artifacts for 50.
18:13In 2023, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei recreated Monet's water lilies using 650,000 of these toy building bricks.
18:23Yes, James?
18:24What is Lego?
18:25What is Lego?
18:26Artifacts for 100.
18:27For 100.
18:28Now, this masterpiece statue by Michelangelo lost his arm during a 1527 revolt in Florence.
18:35It was later restored.
18:37Yes, James?
18:38Who is David?
18:39Indeed, it was the David.
18:40Artifacts, 250.
18:42Now for 250.
18:43Known for his exuberant use of colour, this Aussie artist and designer titled his memoir A Life Coloured Inn.
18:51Yes, James?
18:52Who is Brett Whiteley?
18:53No, it wasn't Brett Whiteley.
18:59No, it was Ken Doan.
19:01Ken Doan.
19:02All right, still with you, James.
19:04Animal menagerie for 50, please.
19:06All right.
19:06Clues and responses mention all kinds of different animals.
19:10Although to most animals it's extremely poisonous, this is the green plant that makes up the majority of a koala's
19:17diet.
19:18Yes, James?
19:19What is eucalyptus?
19:19Indeed, eucalyptus.
19:21Animal menagerie for 100.
19:23For 100 now.
19:24In a famous Aesop's fable, this reptile of the order Testudines is sometimes quoted as saying,
19:30slow and steady wins the race.
19:33James?
19:33What is a tortoise?
19:34Yes, and that phrase and saying is not true of Jeopardy.
19:38Off you go.
19:40Animals, 150.
19:41For 150.
19:43This bee is the black panther who carries Mowgli to live with the wolves in the Jungle Book.
19:50Yes, Megan?
19:51Who is Bagheera?
19:52Bagheera, well remembered.
19:53Yes, that's exactly the name.
19:55All right.
19:55On that happy note, we'll take a break.
19:58We'll just look at the scores.
19:59Megan's on 400.
20:00James is on 1,490.
20:02Alex is ahead with 2,200.
20:05We'll take that break.
20:06We'll be back soon.
20:07See you then.
20:20Welcome back to Jeopardy Australia.
20:23Now, Megan, you have control of the board, so please pick a category and a dollar amount.
20:27Can I have $200 for cryptic classic bands?
20:30Okay, $200.
20:32The clues are word puzzles, each indicating a band or artist.
20:37Moist, damp, sodden.
20:39Yes, James?
20:40What is wet, wet, wet?
20:41Wet, wet, wet.
20:42Food and drink around the world.
20:43Ah, food and drink around the world.
20:45A Quattro Formaggi pizza is typically topped with gorgonzola, fontina, parmesan and this other cheese.
20:54Yes, Alex?
20:55What is mozzarella?
20:56Mozzarella is the fourth of the four cheeseies, yes.
20:59Animal Menagerie, 200, please.
21:00For 200 now.
21:02Still running over 70 years later, this murder mystery play by Agatha Christie opened in London's West End in November
21:091952.
21:10Toured Australia in 2024.
21:13Yes, Alex?
21:14What is the mousetrap?
21:15The mousetrap, exactly.
21:17Animal Menagerie, 250, please.
21:19Now for 250.
21:20In 2016, this US baseball team with an Ursa nickname won their first World Series in over a century.
21:28Yes, James?
21:30Who are the bears?
21:31No, no, no.
21:33Yes, Alex?
21:34What are the cubs?
21:36The...
21:36Chicago Cubs?
21:37Yes, better, yep.
21:38That's better.
21:38The Chicago Cubs.
21:40You got it.
21:41What's missing 150, please?
21:43For 150, what's missing?
21:45FIFA World Cup winners.
21:47Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, England, Spain and...
21:54Yes, Alex?
21:55What is France?
21:56France.
21:56Well done.
21:57You spotted it.
21:58Yeah.
21:58Medical Matters, 200, please.
22:00Medical Matters for 200 bucks.
22:02The thick gel that seeps from cut leaves of this succulent plant of the lily family is widely used in
22:09first aid remedies and cosmetics.
22:11Yes, James?
22:13What is aloe vera?
22:14Aloe vera is exactly right.
22:16Medical Matters, 250.
22:18For 250.
22:18No punch necessary for one to suffer from epistaxis, the medical name for this nasal expulsion.
22:26Yes, Megan?
22:27What is blood nose?
22:28Yeah, we'll accept that nosebleed.
22:30We'll give you that, certainly.
22:31On you go.
22:32Cryptic classic bands, 150.
22:35All right.
22:35Don't forget the clues are word puzzles and the answer will be a band.
22:39The Jacks, five.
22:41Yes, Alex?
22:42What is the Jackson five?
22:43The Jacks on five, yes.
22:45What's missing 100, please?
22:47For 100 now, a pop group.
22:49Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and...
22:53Yes, James.
22:54What is Anita?
22:56Not Anita.
22:57Yes, Megan.
22:58Who is Anna Fred?
22:59Anna Fred is the name, exactly.
23:01Annie Fred.
23:01Well done.
23:02$50 for what's missing.
23:04$50 for what's missing.
23:07Anthropomorphic reptiles.
23:08Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and...
23:12Yes, James.
23:14Who is Michelangelo?
23:15Michelangelo.
23:15They are, of course, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
23:18Let's try food and drink, 100.
23:21Food and drink for 100.
23:22According to legend, the future Edward VII named this boozy, orangey, flambéed pancake dessert.
23:32Anybody?
23:34It's called Crepe Suzette.
23:37Suzette, apparently named by him.
23:39Yes, James.
23:40Medical Matters, 50, please.
23:42Medical Matters for $50.
23:44Duck out at the earliest opportunity if you suspect this person is giving you dishonest health advice.
23:51Yes, James.
23:52What is a quack?
23:53A quack, exactly.
23:55Medical Matters for $100?
23:56For $100.
23:58This G is the main type of sugar found in the blood.
24:01Yes, James.
24:02What is glucose?
24:03Glucose, correct.
24:04Medical Matters, 150.
24:05For $150, sternutation is the medical term for this common symptom that often requires a tissue.
24:12Yes, Megan.
24:13Nonny nose.
24:14No.
24:17Yes, Alex.
24:18What is sneezing?
24:19Yes, it's that much more specific.
24:21Sneezing is sternutation.
24:24Great adaptations, $150, please.
24:26For $150 adaptations of books into films, if you remember, the 1990s teenage comedy Clueless is a playful adaptation of
24:34this classic novel by Jane Austen.
24:36Yes, Megan.
24:37What is Persuasion?
24:38No.
24:39Neither of you.
24:40Yes, James.
24:41What is Emma?
24:42Yes, it is Emma.
24:43Well done.
24:44Was that a guess?
24:44If so, it was a very good one.
24:45Pure guess.
24:46It's a very good film, too.
24:48Can we have cryptic classic bands, $50?
24:51All right.
24:53Word puzzles.
24:54Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
24:57Yes, James.
24:58Who are the Four Seasons?
24:59The Four Seasons, of course, yeah.
25:01Can I have classic bands, $100?
25:03For $100, no.
25:05PB Hindenburg.
25:07Yes, James.
25:08What is lead balloon?
25:09No.
25:11Ah.
25:13Yes, Alex.
25:14What is lead zeppelin?
25:15Lead zeppelin, yes.
25:16Yes, that's right.
25:18You kind of got halfway there, James.
25:22OK, Alex, you have it.
25:23Great adaptations, $100, please.
25:25All right, adaptations.
25:26Homer's The Odyssey provides the inspiration
25:28for this Coen Brothers musical comedy set in the Deep South.
25:32Yes, James.
25:33What is no country for old men?
25:35No.
25:39Anyone else?
25:41Oh, it was actually
25:43Oh, brother, where art thou?
25:45Oh, brother, where art thou?
25:47Alex.
25:48Great adaptations, $50, please.
25:50OK, for $50.
25:51Stanley Kubrick directed a memorable adaptation
25:53of this Stephen King psychological horror.
25:56Yes, James.
25:57What is the clockwork orange?
25:58No.
26:00Yes, Megan.
26:01What is Christine?
26:02No.
26:06Alex, holding fire.
26:08I'll stay out of this one.
26:09No, it's The Shining.
26:11It's The Shining.
26:13So, Alex.
26:15Bring it, please.
26:16OK, here we are.
26:18Mwah!
26:20Yes, James.
26:21What is kiss?
26:22What a perfect way to end a round, on a kiss.
26:24Yes.
26:25Let's have a look at the scores, then.
26:27Megan's on 400.
26:28James is on 1,940.
26:31Alex had a very good round indeed.
26:33You're on 3,250.
26:35We're going to take a quick break,
26:36and when we come back,
26:37we'll play Double Jeopardy.
26:39See you then.
26:42APPLAUSE
26:53Welcome back to Jeopardy! Australia.
26:55It's now time to play Double Jeopardy.
27:00We've doubled the cash values,
27:02so they range now from $100 to $500 per answer.
27:06There are also two daily doubles
27:08hidden somewhere up there in our board.
27:11So, let's begin with seven new categories.
27:35All right, so who's on the lowest score?
27:37At the moment, it's you, Megan.
27:38So, you have first pick.
27:40Uh, $100 World City Names.
27:43All right, $100 for World City Names.
27:46Located over the Irish Sea from Blackpool in Lancashire,
27:50this Irish capital's name literally means Blackpool.
27:54Yes, James?
27:56What is Dublin?
27:56Dublin means Blackpool.
27:58Yes, quite right.
27:59World City Names, 200.
28:01Now, for 200,
28:01even though it's ceased to live up to its name since 1868,
28:05it means capital city in Japanese.
28:09Yes, James?
28:10What is Kyoto?
28:11Kyoto, correct.
28:13World City Names, 300.
28:14For 300,
28:15deriving from words meaning merchant's harbour,
28:18this Danish capital lies on the islands of Zealand and Amarga.
28:22Yes, James?
28:23What is Copenhagen?
28:24Copenhagen is right.
28:25World City Names, 400.
28:27For 400,
28:28meaning Muddy Estuary,
28:30this Malaysian capital lies at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers.
28:35Yes, James?
28:36What is Kuala Lumpur?
28:37What is Kuala Lumpur?
28:38World City Names, 500, please.
28:40500 now.
28:41Well, well.
28:43You kind of deserve it for getting so many in a row.
28:46And you've landed on a daily double square.
28:48You have 2,940 to play with.
28:51How much would you like to wager?
28:53Let's make it a true daily double.
28:55My goodness, marvellously brave.
28:57I saw Megan open her mouth in wonder there.
29:00Okay, well, we're all very impressed.
29:03World City Names, then.
29:04For $2,940,
29:06here is your clue.
29:08This city,
29:09near the foothills of the Alps,
29:11has a name that can be roughly translated as Salt Castle.
29:18What is Salzburg?
29:20Correct, well done.
29:21I could see you dredging your mind there,
29:24and you put it all together.
29:26Salzburg is the right response.
29:29Well done.
29:29You're on 5,880,
29:30and you have control of the board.
29:33Let's try all the colours for 100.
29:36All right.
29:37A colour will feature in the clues or the response.
29:40Originating from Austria and first launched in 1987,
29:44this brand of energy drink sold over 12 billion cans in 2023.
29:50Yes, James.
29:51What is Red Bull?
29:51It's Red Bull.
29:53Colours, 200.
29:54All right.
29:55Colours for 200.
29:56This is an alliterative term
29:58for a period of success or good luck
30:00in a person's particular field.
30:05Anybody?
30:07Yeah, a hard one to find.
30:08It's purple patch.
30:10A purple patch.
30:11Yes, James.
30:12All the colours for 300.
30:14For 300 now.
30:15Originally written and recorded by Neil Diamond,
30:18raise a glass to the huge success of this 1980s UB40 hit.
30:23Yes, James.
30:24What is Red Red Wine?
30:25What is Red Red Wine?
30:27Colours for 400.
30:28Colours for $400.
30:30A permit to operate a yellow taxi cab in the US
30:33is usually represented by this small metal identification disc.
30:39No.
30:42They called it a medallion.
30:44A medallion.
30:45Let's finish All the Colours, 500.
30:47All the Colours.
30:49This Oscar-winning actor who starred in Interstellar and Dallas Buyers Club
30:53released the memoir Green Lights in 2020.
30:56Yes, Alex.
30:57Who is Matthew McConaughey?
30:58Exactly right.
30:59Matthew McConaughey.
31:01Lit Trivia, 400, please.
31:03$400.
31:04$400.
31:05The Tom Wolfe novel celebrating the space race
31:07that popularised the phrase pushing the envelope.
31:14Any of you?
31:16It was called The Right Stuff.
31:17They made a Sam Shepard film of it.
31:19The Right Stuff.
31:20All right, Alex, with you.
31:22Lit Trivia, 500, please.
31:24Now for $500.
31:24Oh, well, well, well, were you searching for that?
31:29Interesting.
31:30All right.
31:31So you've got $3,750.
31:34You know what James did when he landed on a $500 daily double.
31:39What are you going to do?
31:41I'm going to have to do the same.
31:42Oh, Alex, so brave.
31:45The nation is with you, I suspect,
31:47except James' relatives, obviously.
31:49OK, then.
31:50For $3,750 on Lit Trivia, here is your clue.
32:01Who is Patrick White?
32:02Is the right response.
32:04Well done.
32:05Shouldn't be too difficult for an Aussie to get that.
32:07The author of Voss and many others, of course.
32:10Well done, indeed.
32:12That puts you on $7,500, and you have control.
32:15Lit Trivia, 300, please.
32:16Lit Trivia for $300 now.
32:24Yes, James.
32:25Who is Miles Franklin?
32:26Yes, indeed.
32:27Stella Miles Franklin.
32:29Lit Trivia, 200.
32:30Now for $200.
32:31The name of the rebellious central character
32:33in the classic novel The Catcher in the Rye.
32:41It's one of those you'll know when I say it.
32:43Holden Caulfield, his name was.
32:44Sporting numbers, 500.
32:46Right.
32:47On to sport now.
32:48Sporting numbers.
32:49In cricket, this score is described as a triple Nelson.
32:55Anybody?
32:58Nelson's 111, which is unlucky for English cricketers.
33:03I know in Australia, 87 is the unlucky number,
33:05but triple Nelson will be 333, therefore.
33:09Sporting numbers, 400.
33:10All right.
33:11Facing a standard dartboard,
33:13this is the number of the segment
33:15immediately to the left of the 20.
33:18Yes, James.
33:19What is 19?
33:20No.
33:21Oh.
33:26No one risking, no.
33:2720 has two low scores next to it.
33:30On the right is 1,
33:31on the left is 5.
33:325.
33:33We were after what is 5.
33:34James, with you.
33:35Religious festivals, 100.
33:37Okay, religious festivals now for $100.
33:40In Islam, Eid al-Fitr,
33:42meaning the festival of the breaking of the fast,
33:44celebrates the end of this month of fasting.
33:47Yes, Megan.
33:48What is Ramadan?
33:49Ramadan, yes.
33:51Trivia, 100.
33:52Back to lit trivia now.
33:54First published in 1970,
33:56the female eunuch is a key text
33:57in the feminist movement
33:58by this Australian writer.
34:00Yes, Megan.
34:01Who is Jermaine Greer?
34:02Jermaine Greer.
34:04Sporting numbers, 300.
34:06For 300 now.
34:08This is the number of points scored
34:10for a successful free throw in basketball.
34:13Yes, Megan.
34:14What is 2?
34:15No.
34:16Yes, James.
34:17What is 1?
34:17Yes, it's actually only 1 for a free throw.
34:21We'll try sporting numbers, 100.
34:23For 100.
34:24In American football,
34:26this number appears in the name
34:27of the San Francisco NFL team.
34:30Yes, Megan.
34:31What is 49?
34:32They are the 49ers.
34:33Quite right.
34:34And on that note,
34:35time for another break, I think.
34:37There'll be more Double Jeopardy!
34:38coming in just a moment.
34:40APPLAUSE
34:52Welcome back to Jeopardy! Australia.
34:55Now, Megan,
34:56you gave us the last correct response,
34:58so you still have control of the board.
35:01I'll go 200 sporting numbers.
35:03Right, 200 for sporting numbers.
35:05This is the minimum number of games
35:07in which a tennis player
35:09can win a best-of-five-set match.
35:12Yes, James.
35:13What is 18?
35:14Yes, 18.
35:15Three sixes.
35:16That's the minimum.
35:17Yeah.
35:18Religious festivals, 200, please.
35:20For 200.
35:21From a word meaning dedication in Hebrew,
35:24this is the Jewish Festival of Lights,
35:26celebrated for eight days in November
35:28or December each year.
35:30Yes, James.
35:31What is Hanukkah?
35:32That is Hanukkah.
35:34Religious festivals, 300.
35:35Now, for 300,
35:37Vesak is a celebration of the birthday
35:39of the founder of this religion.
35:41Yes, James.
35:42What is Hinduism?
35:43No.
35:49That's actually Buddhism.
35:50It's the founder of Buddhism.
35:51The Buddha is celebrated there.
35:54Let's stay with festivals, 400.
35:55All right, more festivals.
35:57This Christian festival,
35:58which celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit
36:01on the Apostles is so named
36:03because it falls 50 days after Easter.
36:05Yes, James.
36:06What is Pentecost?
36:07Pentecost, exactly.
36:09Religious festivals, 500.
36:11Now, for 500,
36:12meaning nine nights in Sanskrit,
36:15Navratri is a major festival
36:17held in this religion
36:19to celebrate the goddess Durga
36:21killing a demon.
36:22Yes, James.
36:23What is Hinduism?
36:24That is Hinduism.
36:26Well done.
36:27Let's try U.S. state songs for 100.
36:29U.S. state songs.
36:30We seem to be rather avoiding opera.
36:33OK.
36:34There's no escaping any category in this game.
36:37Songs here that feature the names
36:39of the U.S. states we're after.
36:41Featuring vocals from Florence and the Machine,
36:43the song Florida appears on this singer's
36:462024 album,
36:48The Tortured Poets Department.
36:50Yes, James.
36:51Who is Taylor Swift?
36:52It's a Taylor Swift album, yes.
36:53U.S. state songs, 200, please.
36:55Now, for 200,
36:56featuring Snoop Dogg,
36:58this 2010 hit by Katy Perry
37:00was a number one hit for four weeks.
37:02Yes, Alex.
37:03What is California Girls?
37:05California Girls, correct.
37:07U.S. state songs, 300, please.
37:08Now, for 300,
37:09Elvis Presley had hit singles titled
37:11Blue Suede Shoes, Blue Moon,
37:13and a soundtrack album with a blue
37:15this state.
37:17Yes, Megan.
37:18What is Hawaii?
37:19Blue Hawaii.
37:20400 U.S. state songs.
37:22U.S. state songs for 400.
37:24Soon after their departure from Motown Records,
37:27this band released the Grammy-winning
37:29Midnight Train to Georgia in 1973.
37:32Yes, James.
37:34Who is Credence Clearwater Revival?
37:36It wasn't Credence Clearwater Revival.
37:38It's open to you two.
37:42No, it was Gladys Knight and the Pips, in fact.
37:44Gladys Knight and the Pips.
37:46Megan, you have the call.
37:48U.S. state songs, 500.
37:49Now for 500.
37:50This 1970s hit by Lynyrd Skynyrd
37:53is said to have been written in response
37:54to song lyrics by Neil Young.
37:56He's even name-checked in it.
37:59Yes, Megan.
38:00Who is Sweet Home Alabama?
38:02That's right.
38:03What is Sweet Home Alabama?
38:04He was apparently rather rude about the South
38:06and Lynyrd Skynyrd got their own back.
38:08OK.
38:10No avoiding it.
38:11Come on, Megan.
38:13Opera Spoilers, 100, please.
38:15Hooray, Operas for 100.
38:18DG, Mozart.
38:20A notorious womanizer refuses to repent
38:22and is dragged down to hell by a statue.
38:25Yes, Alex.
38:26What is Don Giovanni?
38:27Don Giovanni, exactly right.
38:30Opera Spoilers, 200, please.
38:32Opera Spoilers for 200.
38:33WT, Rossini.
38:35Switzerland is freed from Austrian occupation
38:37following an incident with an apple and a bow and arrow.
38:40Yes, James.
38:41What is William Tell?
38:42William Tell.
38:43You see, these are not so difficult, are they?
38:45You're doing fine.
38:46Let's try Opera Spoilers for 300.
38:49For 300 now.
38:50C, Bizet.
38:51A factory worker is killed by her ex-lover at a bullfight.
38:55Yes, Megan.
38:56What is Carmen?
38:56Carmen, yes.
38:58400 Opera Spoilers.
38:59And now 400.
39:01LB, Puccini.
39:02Despite poverty and ill health,
39:04a poet and a seamstress fall in love in Paris.
39:08Yes, Alex.
39:09What is La Boheme?
39:10La Boheme.
39:10A witch leaves you with the honour of...
39:13Bring it, please.
39:14500 on Opera Spoilers.
39:16H and G, Humperdinck.
39:18Two children are kidnapped in a forest
39:20by a witch who lives in a gingerbread house.
39:22Yes, James.
39:24Who are Hansel and Gretel?
39:25Hansel and Gretel.
39:26You see, clean sweep of success in the opera category.
39:30You were saving it like the favourite part of a dish
39:33on the side of your plate.
39:35Excellent work.
39:36Well, with the scores at 1,500 to Megan
39:40and 7,880 to James
39:42and 8,200 to Alex talk about all to play for
39:46as we go into final jeopardy.
39:48Let's see what category we have for you.
39:52Animated films.
39:54Animated films.
39:55All right, in a moment I'm going to reveal one final clue,
39:58but now it's time to decide
39:59how much you're prepared to wager
40:01just after seeing that category alone
40:04while we take a short break.
40:18All right, welcome back to Jeopardy! Australia.
40:22Our contestants have locked in their wages.
40:24The category is animated films.
40:27Here now is the clue.
40:31Released in 1937,
40:33this was Disney's first feature-length animated film.
40:38You have 30 seconds to write your response.
40:40Good luck.
40:42MUSIC PLAYS
41:11And 30 seconds of one final clue.
41:13One of the most maddeningly addictive tunes in history is over.
41:18And it's time to see what's been written down by our contestants.
41:22Well, we'll start with you, Megan.
41:23You're on $1,500.
41:26What did you write?
41:27Let's have a look and see what your response was to that.
41:31Ah, what is Pinocchio?
41:33I'm afraid that isn't the right response.
41:35That wasn't the first feature-length animated film from Disney.
41:39It certainly was one, but later.
41:41So how much did you put down?
41:45You put down everything.
41:46It takes you to a glorious naught.
41:48It was beautifully played.
41:50Played with flair and gusto.
41:51But definitely down to naught.
41:54Who's next, James?
41:55James, you're on $7,880.
41:59First of all, let's see what response you gave.
42:01What film did you think?
42:03What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
42:05That is correct.
42:06That is the right answer.
42:07Well done.
42:08So how much, then, did you wager?
42:14$7,878,
42:15which takes you up to $15,758.
42:22Right.
42:23Alex, you're on $8,200.
42:26First of all, we have to know if you got the response right.
42:29What did you put?
42:31Yes, you knew it.
42:33Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
42:35But how much did you wager?
42:41$7,561,
42:42which puts you on $15,761.
42:47You worked it out beautifully.
42:49Three bucks ahead of your closest rival.
42:51My goodness.
42:53Beautifully done.
42:54You are the champion.
42:56Oh, good Lord.
42:58Oh, my heavens.
43:00That's absolutely amazing.
43:01Well, you did it last time, James.
43:02Now it's been done to you.
43:04We say goodbye to you, Megan.
43:06You've been terrific.
43:08Terrific, Claire.
43:09It's been lovely having you here.
43:10It's been wonderful having you, too,
43:12as a one-time champion.
43:13You go away with $5,001
43:15and our very best wishes.
43:17Whereas you will be back next time, Alex,
43:20with your $15,761.
43:24Well, I hope you'll be there, too,
43:26to see more shenanigans.
43:27Thanks for watching, and goodbye.
43:32Next time on Jeopardy,
43:34champion Alex Palmer faces Melbourne's Mel Sweeney
43:37and, from Seven Hills in Sydney,
43:39Jared Waterloo.
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