Final Jeopardy: Notable Women (10-25-21)

Here are some more triple stumpers from the 10/25/2021 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.

HAVING A BALL ($400) The basketball-playing sons of LaVar Ball are Lonzo, LiAngelo & him, NBA Rookie of the Year in 2020-21 for Charlotte

($800) It can be any small device, or the ball placed in beer bottles to help release nitrogen

CARNIVAL TALK ($800) It’s the more conventional 2-word name for a lead joint, the game seen here (image)

($1000) A G-top is for carnival people only, often after hours with the “G” standing for this activity

“D” NATURE OF THINGS ($800) Harold Urey won a Nobel Prize for his discovery of this heavy form of hydrogen

FLAGGING INTEREST ($2000) Boughs of this plant, Nevada’s state flower & one of its state nicknames, appear on its flag

CHANGE-ONE-LETTER PAIRS ($2000) The press agent carries a personal bottle of booze
ANSWER: show

Sneak Peek clues — DOUBLE INITIAL GUYS
($200) L.L. ____ ____, nicknames include “The Future of the Funk”
($400) J.J. ____ ____, “Fringe” & “Lost” producer
($600) A.A. ____ ____, who wrote “Now We Are Six” & other light verse for his son
($800) B.B. ____, influenced by Django Reinhardt
($1000) C.C. ____, a Cy Young winner

ANSWERS: show