GAME SHOW HOSTS
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
BEFORE & AFTER
HOME ECONOMICS
THIS PARTY IS LIT
FINAL JEOPARDY
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This "Good Morning America"n & ex-NFLer hosts "The $100,000 Pyramid"
(Michael) Strahan
100
As seen on TV & social media, Sandra Lee, also known as Dr. Pimple Popper, is board-certified in this field
dermatology
100
Macedonian conqueror of Persia who is a large breed of canine like Scooby Doo
Alexander the Great Dane
100
College cost has tripled in 20 years & averages about $36,000 a year; parents might win 2 games on "Jeopardy!", like our show's co-creator actually did, or invest in this numeric option, legally known as a qualified tuition plan
a 529
100
At a "mad" party in "Alice in Wonderland", this beverage is all that's served
tea
200
Coach Sylvester on "Glee", she sends people home on "The Weakest Link"; goodbye!
Jane Lynch
200
This word precedes disease in a specialty & is also in the name of the institute Anthony Fauci directs
infectious
200
Doctor's office holding area feature that allows you to order food & drink to be delivered to you
waiting room service
200
Sometimes life comes at you fast--ouch--glad everyone was okay--good thing you have car insurance; but now you must pay this, the part of the covered loss that's out of pocket; $500 tends to be the popular choice
the deductible
200
This Dickens character excitedly watches his younger, better self make merry at Mr. Fezziwig's ball
(Ebenezer) Scrooge
200
CATEGORY
COMPOUND WORDS
300
This current late night host has folks pick their "final answer" on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
Jimmy Kimmel
300
Trouble with hay fever?
Have bad reactions to bug bites? Or peanuts?
This specialist can help
an allergist
300
"Great Bear" constellation with teams like the L.A. Galaxy in it
Ursa Major League Soccer
300
Hey, it's never too early to start planning for retirement, guys; one type of IRA that lets qualified distributions be tax-free is named for this senator who represented Delaware with Joe Biden
(William) Roth
300
In the medieval Icelandic "Prose Edda", slain warriors party every night in this hall
Valhalla
300
ANSWER
The OED says this 9-letter word is literary & poetic, & it appears 11 times in an 1845 American poem, including as the last word
400
After "Saturday Night Live", she began hosting "Supermarket Sweep"
Leslie Jones
400
Dr. Benjamin Rush, who wrote an 1812 textbook on mental diseases, is often called the "father of American" this medical field
psychiatry
400
That bold end-of-a-performance action is still very small compared to all the water it's in
a mic drop in the bucket
400
Crypto is a newer investment option; created as a joke in 2013, this coin, favored by shiba inus, is no joke now
Dogecoin
400
At his wake, this title character is laid out with a barrel of Guinness at his head & a bottle of whiskey at his feet
Tim Finnegan
400
QUESTION
nevermore
500
This 3-time NBA champion hosts "The Cube"
Dwyane Wade
500
This 16-letter field deals with the digestive organs & tract including the stomach & esophagus
gastroenterology
500
A regimen of liquefied carrots & grapefruit that's a freeway space where many drive 75
the juice fast lane
500
Hey, you got a new job! Congrats! Now you're looking for an apartment & here's some free advice: 30% is the traditional max for your RTI ratio, "RTI" short for this
rent-to-income
500
A villa in France is the site of an extended house party in "Conversations with Friends" by this much-lauded young writer
Sally Rooney