2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1, game 8.
Dan Melia — a college professor from Berkeley, California
Jeremy Bate — an emergency medical technician and writer from Tujunga, California
Brian Wangsgard — from Salt Lake City, Utah
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian | $2,000 | $3,400 | $0 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 |
$4,200
9 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jeremy | $2,200 | $3,400 | $9,800 |
$0
2nd place: $5,000 |
$9,800
18 R, 4 W |
| Dan | $1,000 | $0 | $17,000 |
$19,601
Winner: $19,601 + an advance to UToC Round 2 |
$17,200
22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| MEDICINE | 1970s ALBUM COVERS | COMMON BONDS | SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION | U.S. PLACE NAMES | IT'S BEEN A "GAS" |
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$200
[14]
Because it disproportionately affects childless women, it was once known as the "Nun's Disease"
breast cancer
Dan
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$200
[3]
1977:John Travolta strikes a pose & points his finger to the sky
Saturday Night Fever
Dan
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$200
[2]
Strikes, coins in the fountain, sheets to the wind
three
Jeremy
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$200
[24]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew leads a black lab over a small obstacle-course bridge.) Now in a well-deserved retirement, the heroic black lab Murphy worked to save lives in this state capital in 1995, the event that led to the creation of the Search Dog Foundation
Oklahoma City
Jeremy
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$200
[1]
Determined by a coin toss, this Oregon city's name honors the one in Maine
Portland
Dan
|
$200
[9]
He was the world's No. 1 ranked tennis player for 1999
Andre Agassi
Jeremy
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|
$400
[16]
On Sept. 30, 2004 this popular arthritis drug was withdrawn due to concerns about its effect on heart health
Vioxx
Dan
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$400
[10]
1978:Mick, Keith & the boys smile & smirk in wig catalog ads
Some Girls
Jeremy
|
$400
[4]
A marionette, an offer with hidden conditions, a yo-yo
things with strings
Brian
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$400
[25]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew, in a yellow hard hat, squats with a search dog in a pile of rubble.) Part of a disaster search dog's training is to ignore every scent except this
human (scent)
Jeremy
Dan
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$400
[5]
With a little "faith", you'll find this state capital in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains
Santa Fe
Dan
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$400
[15]
Amazed, astonished, staggered, dumbstruck...
flabbergasted
Jeremy
Dan
|
|
$600
[18]
This itchy ailment is also called atopic dermatitis
eczema
Jeremy
|
$600
[11]
1973:Against a black background, a prism bends a beam of light into a colorful spectrum
Dark Side of the Moon
Jeremy
|
$600
[17]
Mangabey, rhesus, proboscis
monkeys
Jeremy
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$600
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew leads a black lab over a moving obstacle-course bridge.) Trained on moving obstacles, over a quarter of the nation's certified search dog task forces are based in this state due to its frequent earthquakes
California
Brian
|
$600
[6]
Named for an Indian tribe, this Washington city hosted Expo '74
Spokane
Brian
|
$600
[23]
This mythological animal carries Zeus' thunder & lightning
Pegasus
Jeremy
Dan
|
|
$800
[19]
Its fair-skinned, non-indigenous population gave this country of 20 million the world's highest skin cancer rate
Australia
Jeremy
Dan
|
$800
[12]
1973:Paul McCartney & 8 others including James Coburn & Christopher Lee are caught by a police spotlight
Band on the Run
Jeremy
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$800
[21]
Nelson, of hosts, Conrad's Jim
Lords
Brian
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$800
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew unleashes a black lab in the training course.) The bark alert is one of the tests a dog must pass to be on a search team certified by this Department of Homeland Security agency"Search!""Rrowr rrowr rrowr!"
FEMA
Brian
Jeremy
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$800
[7]
See this town, see it run along the only road in Hickman County, Tennessee
Spot
|
$800
[27]
This country is located across the Mozambique Channel from the coast of Africa
Madagascar
Brian
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Doctors use this word, from the Latin for "convenient", for infections striking a weak immune system
opportunistic
Jeremy
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$1,000
[13]
1978:Billy Joel leans against an alley wall holding a trumpet
52nd Street
|
$1,000
[22]
Corps, raspberry, pneumonia
words with a silent "P"
|
$1,000
[30]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew poses near an overturned tanker truck with a search dog, who busies himself sniffing the ground.) People have about five million of these specialized cells to detect scent; canines like Dawson the search dog have over a hundred million
olfactory receptor cells
Jeremy
Dan
|
DD
$1,000
[8]
Popular with shoppers, this Pa. town was named for a tavern that was named after Frederick the Great
King of Prussia
Brian
|
$1,000
[28]
To denote excessive politeness, it follows "After you, Alphonse"
No, Gaston, after you ("After you, Gaston" accepted)
Dan
|
| THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE | POSSESSIVE MOVIES | HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE | 19th CENTURY QUOTES | MAC | P.C. |
|
$400
[6]
Just like Rome, this Ottoman capital, formerly Constantinople, was built on 7 hills
Istanbul
Jeremy
|
$400
[7]
Gregory Peck plays Green/Greenberg:"____ Agreement"
Gentleman's
Jeremy
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$400
[14]
Every morning she brews up a cup of hot tea
Hebrews (in s he brews )
Brian
|
$400
[1]
In 1899 this future president said he wished to preach "the doctrine of the strenuous life"
Teddy Roosevelt
Dan
|
$400
[19]
In 1873 Canadian PM John A. MacDonald was accused of corruption in giving the contract to build this to the Pacific
the Transcontinental Railroad (a railroad accepted)
Jeremy
|
$400
[24]
William Phipps was the speaking voice of this handsome fella in Disney's "Cinderella"
Prince Charming
Dan
|
|
$800
[9]
At its peak the Ottoman Empire stretched as far south as the tip of the Arabian Peninsula in this current country
Yemen
Jeremy
|
$800
[8]
Pacino tries to go straight:"____ Way"
Carlito's
Dan
|
$800
[15]
As long as Lulu kept singing the crowd would cheer
Luke (in Lu lu ke pt)
Jeremy
|
$800
[2]
The 4 words preceding "...and grow up with the country"
Go west, young man
Dan
|
$800
[20]
This comic strip title character, seen here, strides on despite the death of creator Jeff MacNelly in 2000
Shoe
Dan
|
$800
[25]
Carol Bellamy was the first returned volunteer to be confirmed as director of this do-gooder agency
the Peace Corps
Dan
|
|
$1,200
[11]
In the late 19th century the Ottoman Empire was disparagingly known as this "Man of Europe"
the Sick Man of Europe
Dan
|
$1,200
[10]
A Frank Sinatra P.O.W. adventure:"____ Express"
Von Ryan's
Brian
Dan
|
$1,200
[18]
Drivers often got in a jam especially when it was raining
James (in jam es pecially)
Dan
|
$1,200
[3]
To Oscar Wilde's "I wish I'd said that", James Whistler famously responded this
"You will, Oscar, you will"
Dan
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$1,200
[21]
From 1939 to 1944 Archibald MacLeish used this bookish post to speak out for democracy
Librarian of Congress (head of the Library of Congress accepted)
Brian
|
$1,200
[26]
Some say this busy road junction is the heart & soul of London
Piccadilly Circus
Dan
|
|
$1,600
[12]
The Ottoman Empire was finally abolished due to the efforts of this president of the National Assembly
Ataturk
Dan
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$1,600
[16]
A Clint Eastwood wartime caper:"____ Heroes"
Kelly's
Jeremy
|
$1,600
[29]
It should prove to be a most interesting discussion
Amos (in a mos t)
Brian
|
DD
$1,400
[4]
In 1871 this New Yorker said, "As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?"
Boss Tweed
Dan
|
$2,000
[23]
From about 1250 to 1750, the MacDonald clan ruled this archipelago that has outer & inner parts
the Hebrides
Dan
|
$1,600
[27]
It became a national capital in the Western Hemisphere in 1903
Panama City
|
|
$2,000
[13]
This red-bearded corsair, whose original name was Khidr, had an older brother who also had red whiskers
Barbarossa (Redbeard)
|
$2,000
[17]
An adrenoleukodystrophy drama:"____ Oil"
Lorenzo's
Brian
|
$2,000
[30]
Yes there were many reasons to look at him
Esther (in Y es ther e)
|
$2,000
[5]
Poet Charles Baudelarie said, "Il faut epater", or "You must shock", this social group
the bourgeoisie
Dan
|
DD
$4,200
[22]
Former British diplomat Donald MacLean died in this world capital in 1983
Moscow
Brian
|
$2,000
[28]
At school, this artist was close friends with Emile Zola
Paul Cezanne
Jeremy
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This word for a type of war is one of the few 5-letter words that can be made using only Roman numerals
civil