2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2, game 3.
Catherine Ramen — a database developer and writer from New York, New York
Tom Walsh — a writer from Washington, D.C.
Michael Rooney — a college professor from Pasadena, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | $2,600 | $2,800 | $6,000 |
$10,500
Winner: $20,000 + an advance to UToC Round 3 |
$5,600
14 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Tom | $2,400 | $4,600 | $9,100 |
$1,405
3rd place: $10,000 + $15,000 as a member of the Nifty Nine |
$9,400
14 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Catherine | $2,000 | $4,800 | $8,397 |
$9,103
2nd place: $10,000 |
$9,600
19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| "R" TOWN | POP/ROCK WOMEN | ALPHABETICALLY FIRST | HELOISE YES! | OHIO BIO | -OID |
|
$200
[8]
If you're tall & tan & young & lovely, head to Ipanema Beach in this city
Rio de Janeiro
Michael
|
$200
[7]
This Queen of Soul is No. 1 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll
Aretha Franklin
Catherine
|
$200
[15]
...among the 50 states
Alabama
Tom
|
$200
[20]
These items, occasionally sold by an unnamed woman by the seashore, "make good soap dishes"
sea shells
Michael
|
$200
[14]
Born in Cambridge in 1921, he went on to be a senator & an astronaut
(John) Glenn
Tom
|
$200
[21]
The National Enquirer or The Weekly World News, for example
a tabloid
Tom
|
|
$400
[19]
Vikings founded the first permanent settlement in this national capital around 874
Reykjavik
Michael
|
$400
[6]
She's the angelic-voiced singer from Canada heard here"In the arms of the angels..."
(Sarah) McLachlan
Tom
|
$400
[16]
...among the zodiac signs
Aquarius
Tom
|
$400
[22]
"Take off flight tags to avoid confusion about your destination" to prevent losing this (& your mind)
your luggage
Michael
|
$400
[10]
Born in Darke County in 1860, she developed her amazing proficiency with firearms at an early age
Annie Oakley
Catherine
|
$400
[26]
This name of this muscle that covers the shoulder joint tells you that it's triangular
the deltoid
Catherine
|
|
$600
[24]
Give me this state capital where the "Give me liberty or give me death" speech was delivered
Richmond, Virginia
Catherine
|
$600
[3]
She first joined 10,000 Maniacs when she was 17 and still in college
(Natalie) Merchant
Tom
|
$800
[17]
...among the books of the Old Testament
Amos
Tom
|
$600
[25]
Repotting this warm-weather plant "can be a sticky situation unless you have... carpet scraps to handle" it
a cactus
|
$600
[11]
Appropriately enough, this writer of Westerns was born in Zanesville in 1872
Zane Grey
Catherine
|
$600
[9]
A Domino's Pizza ad campaign said to "avoid" this mascot
The Noid
Michael
|
|
$800
[2]
Founded in the 13th century, this major Dutch port was heavily damaged by German bombing in World War II
Rotterdam
Michael
|
$800
[4]
During the disco era, teacher Anita Ward chimed in with this No. 1 hit
"Ring My Bell"
|
DD
$1,000
[1]
...among the Balkan states
Albania
Michael
|
$800
[29]
In summer "when nobody nice can help you", use a "sponge-type... mop" with a long handle to apply this to your back
sunscreen
Michael
Tom
|
$800
[12]
Born in Columbus in 1890, he was a car-racing champion & a WWI flying ace
Eddie Rickenbacker
Catherine
|
$800
[27]
Mary Mallon was famously a carrier of this fever
typhoid
Catherine
|
|
$1,000
[23]
Situated on the road to Mecca, it became the seat of the Saud dynasty around 1824
Riyadh
Tom
|
$1,000
[5]
Her 1992 hit "I Can't Make You Love Me" features Bruce Hornsby on piano
(Bonnie) Raitt
Tom
|
$1,000
[18]
...among the 13 original Colonies
Connecticut
Tom
|
$1,000
[30]
After pinching off its "green hat", slice this fruit with an egg slicer; "no stains on your fingers"
strawberries
|
$1,000
[13]
This late jazz pianist, famous for his trio, was born blind in Toledo, Ohio in 1910
Art Tatum
|
$1,000
[28]
Alexander Parkes developed this synthetic plastic material in 1856
celluloid
Catherine
|
| THE ISLANDS OF VANUATU | A TIM ROBBINS FILM FESTIVAL | RELIGIOUS MATTERS | HAVE YOU HERD? | CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP | HOOK THE "BARB" |
|
$400
[12]
(Jeff Probst reports from Vanuatu.) The largest of Vanuatu's more than 80 islands, Espiritu Santo is Spanish for this member of the Trinity
the Holy Spirit
Catherine
|
$400
[7]
Tim played inmate number 37927 in this 1994 film
The Shawshank Redemption
Catherine
|
$400
[6]
He left home in 1206 to devote himself to caring for the lepers & rebuilding churches in & around Assisi
St. Francis
Catherine
|
$400
[27]
One of the largest herds of these animals in the U.S. is found at South Dakota's Custer State Park
bison
Michael
|
DD
$300
[30]
Aptly, this Kellogg's product has sponsored the "American Idol" live tour
Pop-Tarts
Tom
|
$400
[17]
Musical foursome with a "cutting" edge
a barbershop quartet
Catherine
|
|
$800
[13]
Vanuatu's capital, this "port" sounds like it's named for the former host of "This Old House"
(Port) Vila
Michael
|
$800
[8]
This title Robbins character runs for Senate against a liberal incumbent played by Gore Vidal
Bob Roberts
Catherine
|
$800
[2]
Japan's emperor was worshipped as a descendant of Amaterasu-Omikami, this religion's sun goddess
Shinto
Catherine
|
$800
[23]
Basil Fawlty asked a guest unhappy with the view if she'd expected to see "herds of" these "sweeping majestically..."
wildebeests
Catherine
|
$400
[21]
In 1997 this television network's president called Exxon Mobil "our corporate Medici"
PBS
Tom
|
$800
[18]
Shared historic nickname of the San Francisco waterfront & the North African shore
the Barbary Coast
Catherine
|
|
$1,200
[14]
A WWII liner named for this "silent" president is one of the world's largest intact scuba-accessible shipwrecks
Coolidge
Michael
|
$1,200
[1]
Tim also felt the need for speed as Merlin in this 1986 blockbuster flick
Top Gun
Michael
|
DD
$1,203
[3]
Construction on Borobudur, a temple of this religion on Java, was begun in 750 A.D. & took 92 years to complete
Buddhism
Catherine
|
$1,200
[24]
This organization, the AKC, classifies sheepdogs as a herding breed
the American Kennel Club
Michael
|
$800
[22]
Putting its name on Columbus' arena, this company insured that Ohioans would know it's "on your side"
Nationwide
Tom
|
$1,200
[11]
While cats have whiskers, catfish have whiskerlke feelers called these
barbels
|
|
$1,600
[15]
This type of "cult" believes that a pilot named John Frum will arrive some day bearing a wealth of consumer goods
a cargo cult
Michael
|
$1,600
[9]
Tim gets some valuable advice from a teammate in this film: "Don't think. It can only hurt the ball club"
Bull Durham
Catherine
|
$1,600
[4]
Hindu traditions say the creator god Brahma emerged from this, which grows from the navel of Vishnu
a lotus
Michael
|
$1,600
[26]
For centuries, reindeer herding was the main economy of these people of Northern Scandinavia
the Lapps
Catherine
|
$1,200
[25]
It has sponsored sports since 1927 when Mercedes Gleitze swam the Channel with its Oyster model on her wrist
Rolex
Michael
Catherine
|
$1,600
[19]
Its capital is Bridgetown
Barbados
Tom
|
|
$2,000
[16]
(Jeff Probst reports from Vanuatu.) In colonial times, Britain & France ruled Vanuatu in a joint arrangement known as this; locals just called it pandemonium
condominium
Catherine
|
$2,000
[10]
Tim jumped through (hula) hoops in this '94 Coen Brothers flick with Paul Newman
The Hudsucker Proxy
Michael
|
$2,000
[5]
The Talmud consists of the Mishnah, the written version of Jewish oral law, & this, commentary on the Mishnah
the Gemara
Michael
Catherine
|
$2,000
[28]
Herds of this antelope lookalike, the only member of its family, once ranged from Canada to Mexico
pronghorns
Michael
|
$2,000
[29]
In 1996, this fast food poultry purveyor from Georgia added its name to football's Peach Bowl
Chick-fil-A
Tom
|
$2,000
[20]
Mid-19th century "school" of French painters that included Millet
Barbizon
Catherine
|
When his tomb was opened in 1102, a fragrance filled the air, & his body was perfectly preserved
Edward the Confessor