Show #4710 2005-02-11 (taped 2005-01-31) Tournament of Champions

2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1, game 3.

Contestants

Arthur Phillips — an author from Brooklyn, New York

Babu Srinivasan — a history professor from Houston, Texas

Melissa Seal — a law student from Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Melissa	$200	$1,400	$3,000	$1,200 3rd place: $5,000	$3,000 7 R, 2 W
Babu	$4,800	$8,800	$17,200	$8,700 2nd place: $5,000	$15,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Arthur	$1,000	$4,200	$12,800	$8,800 Winner: $15,000 + an advance to UToC Round 2	$18,200 22 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

COMING SOON... HISTORY!	2004 OSCAR NOMINATIONS	SECRETARY'S DAY	20th CENTURY SCIENCE TIDBITS	STATES' FORMER GOVERNORS	MODERN QUOTATIONS
$200 [8] 1 man, 1 scientific mission... to tame the heavens... In 1752 he would invent the lightning rod... & electrify the world Benjamin Franklin Babu	$200 [26] This acclaimed film about a trip through wine country got 5 nominations, including Best Picture Sideways Arthur	$200 [1] This female 1932 Olympic hurdles & javelin winner also ran secretarial errands like a champ Didrikson-Zaharias Melissa	$200 [3] After Sir James Chadwick's 1932 discovery of this fundamental particle of matter, the world went fission a neutron Babu	$200 [13] Earl Warren & Jerry Brown California Arthur	$200 [14] Bob Hope was quoted as saying this "is my profession. I tell jokes to pay my greens fees" golf Babu
$400 [9] If you see only 1 19th c. author's final resting place this Xmas, make it this "Jungle Book" man's at Westminster Abbey Kipling Melissa	$400 [30] Clive Owen & Natalie Portman both received nominations for supporting roles in this drama Closer Arthur	$400 [2] This Anglo-Irish satirist's travels as a secretary probably made him feel Lilliputian Jonathan Swift Arthur	$400 [4] Meredith Gourdine's work on gas dispersion led to a way of clearing this from airport runways fog Melissa Babu	$400 [15] James S. Hogg & Frances R. Lubbock Texas Babu	$400 [17] In 1999, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Badawi warned that "freedom of" this "must have restrictions" the press Melissa Babu Arthur
$600 [10] In 1860s England, he would change the rules of pugilism forever... by making them! This summer, Vin Diesel is... the Marquess of Queensbury Arthur	$600 [29] Brad Bird was nominated for his original screenplay for this animated hit The Incredibles Arthur	$600 [20] In the 1930s this future U. S. president was secretary to former King Ranch foreman Richard Kleberg Lyndon Johnson Babu	$800 [6] In the '70s Hans Dehmelt took a color photo of Astrid, a single charged ion of this element, Ba barium Arthur	$600 [16] George W. P. Hunt & Bruce Babbit Arizona Arthur	$600 [23] The "Little Red Book" of 1964 was filled with "Quotations from" this man Mao Melissa
$800 [11] Nowhere to run, no where to hide... Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781... this gen.'s surrender would end a war... & birth a nation Cornwallis Babu	$800 [28] Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke acted in this film, but were nominated for writing its screenplay Before Sunset Arthur	$800 [21] Pres. Jefferson's secretary, the boss sent him exploring & he later became governor of the Louisiana Territory Meriwether Lewis	DD $1,000 [5] Entomologist Thomas Eisner helped decipher the flash code used by the femmes fatales of these insects fireflies Babu	$800 [18] Lurleen Wallace & Guy Hunt Alabama Babu	$800 [24] In 1994, Richard Nixon quipped, "The American people don't believe anything until they see it" here on television Babu
$1,000 [12] In a world that cried out for a... map projection... only this Flemish cartographer would heed the call Mercator Babu	$1,000 [27] Johnny Depp received his second Oscar nomination for playing this author in "Finding Neverland" J.M. Barrie Arthur	$1,000 [22] After working as a secretary, no wonder this Florentine author who died in 1527 was known for his amoral cynicism Machiavelli Melissa	$1,000 [7] The UNIVAC computer used this format for permanent data storage magnetic tape Babu Arthur	$1,000 [19] Henry Lee & Fitzhugh Lee Virginia Babu	$1,000 [25] Deng Xiaoping said in a 1962 speech, "It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it" does this catches mice

Double Jeopardy! Round

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI	DEEP VOICES	NONFICTION	"M"MMM GOOD	WORLD CAPITALS	AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARYPREFERRED PLURALS
$400 [12] This scientist & future partner of Crick enrolled at the U. of C. in 1943 at age 15 (James) Watson Arthur	$400 [21] Thisartist's career took off after he recorded demos of songs he wrote for someone else to sing"I'm gonna love you, love you, love you..." Barry White Babu	$400 [6] Harvey Karp's "The Happiest Baby on the Block" lays out the 5 S's, the first being this tight wrapping, or "clothes" swaddling Melissa	$400 [26] Not to be confused with the mammal, the dolphinfish is often sold using this Hawaiian name mahi-mahi Melissa	$400 [1] This Jamaican seaport was founded in the 1690s & became the capital in 1872 Kingston Arthur	$400 [11] Stimulus stimuli Babu
$800 [14] John Paul Stevens went to the U. of C. & later lectured there on this subject law Arthur	$800 [22] This Motown group was known for its choreography, harmony & Melvin Franklin singing bass The Temptations	$800 [7] "The Apprentice" winner Bill Rancic changed 1 letter in a Trump phrase to get this title for his book on success You're Hired Melissa	$800 [27] This preserve which contains fruit rind borrows its name from the Portuguese word for quince jam marmalade Babu	$800 [2] NATO is headquartered on Blvd. Leopold III in this European capital Brussels Arthur	$800 [20] Man-of-war men-of-war Arthur
$1,200 [17] Chicago South Sider & U. of C. alumna seen here Carol Moseley Braun	$1,200 [23] This artist heardheregot Grammy nominations in pop, jazz & R&B as well as a children's category"You'll never find /Another love like mine..." Lou Rawls Babu	$1,200 [8] The book "Alcoholics Anonymous" is often called within AA by this alliterative name the Big Book Arthur	$1,600 [29] This breakfast treat of untoasted cereals & dried fruit was developed as a health food by a Swiss nutritionist muesli Babu	$1,600 [4] Bratislava, on the left bank of the Danube, is the capital of this country Slovakia Arthur	$1,200 [13] Manservant menservants Babu Arthur
$1,600 [18] "I am an American, Chicago born" begins "The Adventures of Augie March" by this U. of C. alum & professor Saul Bellow Arthur	$1,600 [24] Though Bruce Springsteen sang the more famous version, this gravel-voice singer wrote "Jersey Girl" Tom Waits	$1,600 [9] She has "Maida" lot of fans with her books of "Great Cookies" & "Great Chocolate Desserts" Maida Heatter	$2,000 [30] This popular leafy soul food side dish is an excellent source of vitamins A & C mustard greens	$2,000 [5] The Praca Marques de Pombal is at the top of the Avenida da Liberdade, a main street in this city Lisbon Arthur	$1,600 [15] Vertex vertices Arthur
$2,000 [19] (The camera pans down from organ pipes to reveal Sarah of the Clue Crew sitting at the organ console.) Severn Darden, a student who used to sneak into the Rockefeller Chapel by night to play theorgan, became a star of this theater company Second City	$2,000 [25] In 1939, after Constitution Hall refused to allow her to perform, this contralto sang at the Lincoln Memorial Marian Anderson	$2,000 [10] In 1980 lefty scholar Howard Zinn published this type of "History of the United States" A People's History Arthur	DD $2,800 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in a vineyard holding a cluster of grapes.)Thisgrape, an early-ripening alternative to Cabernet, has become popular with California vinters & drinkers Merlot Babu	DD $5,400 [3] Emperor Menelik II established this city whose name means "new flower" Addis Ababa Arthur	$2,000 [16] Genus genera Arthur

Final Jeopardy!

1930s MOVIES

This film that originally hit the big screen in 1930 was re-released soon after the German invasion of Poland

All Quiet on the Western Front

Melissa "What is War of the Worlds?" — wagered $1,800

Arthur "What is All Quiet on Western Front" — wagered $4,000

Babu "What is All's Quiet on the Western Front?" — wagered $8,500

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