2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1, game 13.
Al Lin — a law professor from Davis, California
Leszek Pawlowicz — a computer consultant from Flagstaff, Arizona
Tad Carithers — an attorney from New York City, New York
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tad | $2,600 | $6,400 | $17,200 |
$31,300
Winner: $31,300 + an advance to UToC Round 2 |
$17,200
24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Leszek | $1,800 | $5,200 | $15,600 |
$17,201
2nd place: $5,000 |
$11,200
17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Al | $400 | $1,400 | $7,600 |
$3,201
3rd place: $5,000 |
$10,600
12 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE U.S. PRESIDENT WHEN... | ALLISON JANNEY WAS IN THAT? | QUOTES | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | HELLO, MY DEER | DOUBLE "D"s |
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$200
[1]
...Hawaii gained statehood
Eisenhower
Leszek
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$200
[6]
Before working in "The West Wing", Allison stumbled into a tryst with candidate John Travolta in this 1998 film
Primary Colors
Tad
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$200
[8]
Karl Marx:This "is the opium of the people"
religion
Tad
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$200
[9]
To retain its crispness, the sugar snap type of this should be eaten raw
peas
Tad
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$200
[14]
She began co-hosting "Entertainment Tonight" in 1982
Mary Hart
Tad
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$200
[15]
It's the term for a young child who's learning to walk
toddler
Leszek
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$400
[2]
...the Hindenburg Zeppelin crashed
F.D. Roosevelt
Al
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$400
[7]
Allison was just peachy as the voice of Peach the starfish in this 2003 animated film
Finding Nemo
Leszek
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$400
[27]
Mark Twain:"Familiarity breeds contempt--and" these
children
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$400
[10]
If you like pina coladas, then you must like coconut & this fruit, the 2 main flavors
pineapple
Tad
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$400
[16]
Go this way to a dance & you're going as a solo male
stag
Tad
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$400
[23]
If someone wishes you "zay gezundt", he's blessing you in this language
Yiddish
Leszek
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$600
[3]
...the U.S. extended full diplomatic recognition to Vietnam
Clinton
Tad
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$600
[17]
Yep, that was Allison as Anne Heche's boss in this Harrison Ford film about a week in the tropics
Six Days, Seven Nights
Tad
Leszek
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$600
[28]
Napoleon:"From" this "to the ridiculous is but a step"
the sublime
Tad
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$600
[11]
The Bosc variety of this fruit is excellent for baking or poaching
pears
Tad
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$600
[19]
Famous for her work with a paper shredder, she worked for Iran-Contra witness Oliver North
Fawn Hall
Tad
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$600
[24]
In golf, before hitting the ball you do this to it, in preparation
address it
Leszek
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$800
[4]
...Golda Meir became Prime Minister of Israel
Nixon
Tad
Al
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$800
[18]
Allison clocked in as Meryl Streep's domestic partner in the 2002 film with this "timely" title
The Hours
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$800
[29]
Kipling:"And a woman is only a woman, but a good" this "is a smoke"
a cigar
Tad
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$800
[12]
It's the leading agricultural product of the island nation of Dominica
bananas
Al
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$800
[21]
Located in St. John, New Brunswick, it's Canada's oldest independent brewery
Moosehead
Tad
Leszek
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$800
[25]
These circular currents that move against the main current occur in wind as well as water
eddies
Tad
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$1,000
[5]
...the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
Carter
Tad
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$1,000
[20]
Chris Cooper & Allison played the deeply weird couple next door to realtor Annette Bening in this 1999 film
American Beauty
Leszek
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$1,000
[30]
Shakespeare:"Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and" this?
ale
Al
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$1,000
[13]
The scientific name of this garnish used in salads & sandwiches is Nasturtium aquaticum
watercress
Leszek
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$1,000
[22]
Later assassinated himself, he became head of Liberia in 1980 after the assassination of its president
(Samuel) Doe
Tad
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DD
$1,000
[26]
Considered her masterpiece, this novel by George Eliot is subtitled "A Study of Provincial Life"
Middlemarch
Tad
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| THE BRITISH MONARCH WHEN... | SONGS FROM MUSICALS | ANTIPODEANS | FOREIGN 3-LETTER WORDS | WEST VIRGINIA | AIRPORTS |
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$400
[5]
...John F. Kennedy was assassinated
Elizabeth II
Leszek
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$400
[22]
"If I Were A Rich Man"
Fiddler on the Roof
Leszek
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$400
[9]
The honeymoon video of this unconventional documentarian was the first episode ofhishit show
Steve Irwin
Leszek
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$400
[19]
In English it's an Asian sauce; in Spanish it means "I am"
soy
Leszek
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$400
[6]
It's the last name of West Virginia's junior senator, whose great-granddad dabbled in the oil business
Rockefeller
Tad
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$400
[11]
This city's airport terminal building has a white fabric roof formed into peaks to resemble the snow-capped Rockies nearby
Denver
Al
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$800
[4]
...John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence
George III
Tad
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$800
[23]
"When You're Good To Mama"
Chicago
Al
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$800
[10]
The singer & political activist seenhereformerly fronted this famous rock band
Midnight Oil
Tad
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$800
[27]
Latin for "with", it precedes "grano salis" (grain of salt) as well as "laude" (praise or honor)
cum
Al
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$800
[7]
Think faster than the speed of sound: this pilot was born in Myra on Feb. 13, 1923
(Chuck) Yeager
Leszek
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$800
[12]
This airport on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean is named for a protected stilt-legged, pink wading bird
Flamingo (Airport)
Al
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$1,200
[3]
...the Church of England broke with the Roman Catholic Church
Henry VIII
Tad
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$1,200
[30]
"Scenes From an Italian Restaurant"
Movin' Out
Tad
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$1,200
[14]
Eleanor Gow is the birth name of this Australian supermodel
(Elle) Macpherson
Al
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$1,200
[26]
If hesitating between guten morgen & guten abend, there's always guten this, "good day"
tag
Al
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$1,200
[17]
Alphabetically, this West Virginia family once led by a man named "Devil Anse" comes before their Pike County, Ky. rivals
Hatfield
Tad
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$1,200
[13]
The international terminal at LAX is named for this former mayor
Bradley
Leszek
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$2,000
[1]
...the 20th century began
Victoria
Al
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$1,600
[29]
"Kansas City" (where "ev'rythin's up to date")
Oklahoma!
Leszek
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$1,600
[20]
Sydney-born Prime Minister seen here
John Howard
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$1,600
[25]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew clinks drinks with Sarah at an outdoor cafe in Greece.) To the Greeks, having kefi, or joy in the moment, often inspires this three-letter exclamation
opa
Al
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$1,600
[18]
The state's motto is these people, also the nickname of WVU's athletic teams, "are always free"
mountaineers
Tad
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$1,600
[16]
Its airport code, ORD, comes from Orchard Field, the airport previously on the site
O'Hare
Tad
Al
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DD
$3,000
[2]
...Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet"
Elizabeth I
Al
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$2,000
[28]
"Wand'rin' Star"
Paint Your Wagon
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$2,000
[21]
Seen here wearing his definitive yet oddball headgear, this 19th century Australian lives on in myth & legend
(Ned) Kelly
Leszek
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$2,000
[24]
It's French for "growth" & may follow "premier" to describe a first-rate wine
cru
Tad
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DD
$6,400
[8]
Then a part of Virginia, this village became famous for an Oct. 16, 1859 event
Harpers Ferry
Leszek
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$2,000
[15]
With 30 million passengers a year, it's the UK's second-busiest airport
Gatwick
Al
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The remarkable elasticity of yew led to this new weapon that made history at a 1346 battle
the longbow