2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2, game 9.
Steve Newman — a partner in a small computer company from Rockville, Maryland
Matt Zielenski — a research analyst originally from Broadview Heights, Ohio
Robin Carroll — an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin | $2,000 | $5,200 | $4,800 |
$9,599
2nd place: $10,000 + $15,000 as a member of the Nifty Nine |
$9,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Matt | $1,600 | $3,400 | $8,800 |
$9,601
Winner: $20,000 + an advance to UToC Round 3 |
$9,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Steve | $3,800 | $5,600 | $12,400 |
$7,199
3rd place: $10,000 |
$12,400
23 R, 9 W |
| U.S. GOVERNMENT | TV TITLE REFERENCES | POTENT POTABLES | THE ARTIST | FORMERLY KNOWN AS | "PRINCE" |
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$200
[1]
When a bill reaches the President's desk, he may sign it, do nothing or do this
veto
Matt
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$200
[12]
Matthew Fox & 47 others survive a plane crash but are stranded on a mysterious Pacific island
Lost
Robin
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$200
[28]
A knickerbocker cocktail contains gin, as well as the sweet & dry types of this
vermouth
Steve
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$200
[25]
This artist collaged color strips onto a photo of Mick Jagger & silkscreened them into prints
Andy Warhol
Steve
|
$200
[19]
...as the U.S. holiday Decoration Day
Memorial Day
Robin
Matt
Steve
|
$200
[9]
Until 1999 the first snowfall signaled the start of the "Nude Olympics" at this university
Princeton
Steve
|
|
$400
[2]
On Jan. 8, 2002 the President signed this act making schools more accountable
No Child Left Behind
Robin
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$400
[13]
On a primetime ABC soap, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman & their neighbors on Wisteria Lane
Desperate Housewives
Robin
|
$400
[27]
The bestselling imported liqueur in the U.S. is this coffee-flavored one from Mexico
Kahlúa
Steve
|
$400
[21]
In 1933 Otto Dix was charged with obscenity by this political party; he was later drafted to fight for them
the Nazis
Robin
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$400
[20]
...as lyssa or as canine madness
rabies
Matt
|
$400
[6]
Satan, Dracula & Ozzy Osbourne go by this nickname
the Prince of Darkness
Robin
|
|
$600
[3]
He was the first vice president who was born in Washington, D.C.
Al Gore
Robin
|
$600
[14]
The Kansas hamlet that's home to the Kents
Smallville
Steve
|
$600
[26]
After imbibing this cocktail of gin or vodka & grapefruit juice, you'd better leave the driving to us
greyhound
Steve
|
$600
[11]
Dirck, the younger brother of this "Laughing Cavalier" artist, was also big in Haarlem
(Frans) Hals
Matt
|
$800
[23]
...as oil company Jersey Standard
Exxon
Steve
|
$600
[7]
This was the name given to the ship cast in the starring role on "The Love Boat"
the Pacific Princess
Steve
|
|
$800
[4]
Sen. Ted Stevens of this state chairs the Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
Alaska
Steve
|
$800
[17]
Patricia Arquette, who sees dead people
The Medium
Matt
|
$800
[29]
Peppermint & root beer are popular flavors of this strong potable, from the German for "mouthful"
schnapps
Matt
|
$800
[15]
16th century author Pietro Aretino isseenherein a portrait by this Venetian pal of his
Titian
Steve
|
$1,000
[24]
...as Dutch Guiana, until 1948
Suriname
Steve
|
$800
[8]
This Caribbean capital was occupied by the U.S. from 1915 to 1934 & from 1994 to 1995
Port-au-Prince
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[5]
This independent agency insures individual deposits in banks & savings associations for up to $100,000
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Steve
|
$1,000
[18]
The McCallister brothers, one of whom becomes president in 2040
Jack & Bobby
Robin
|
$1,000
[30]
The "original melon liqueur" from Suntory; it'll turn you green with envy
Midori
Matt
|
$1,000
[16]
This Philadelphia painter of "Death of Wolfe" headed east to Italy in 1760 to learn new directions in art
(Benjamin) West
Matt
|
DD
$1,600
[22]
...as Longacre Square, before a major metropolitian newspaper moved in
Times Square
Robin
|
$1,000
[10]
A French explorer called this North American island Ile-St.-Jean
Prince Edward Island
Steve
|
| SCIENCE & NATURE | MUSICALS BEFORE & AFTER | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS | CHESS | GOLLY "G"! | PRINCE |
|
$400
[1]
This property allows a razor blade to float on water or mercury to gather into globules
surface tension
Steve
|
$400
[15]
In this show, Tony Manero is headed for the disco when he discovers--Oh, no! A cold sore!!
Saturday Night Fever Blister
Steve
|
$400
[5]
"The Color Purple"
Alice Walker
Steve
|
$400
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue while demonstrating such a move with Cheryl at a chessboard.) The knight is well suited to this maneuver, that threatens two pieces at one time; it shares its name with a piece of tableware
fork
Matt
|
$400
[28]
A short prayer of thanks said before a meal, it's from the Latin for "favor"
grace
Steve
|
$400
[30]
The epithet of this prince, Richard II's father, probably refers to the color of his armor, not the terror he inspired
(Edward) the Black Prince
Matt
|
|
$800
[2]
The pistils of most flowers have 3 main parts: the stigma, the style & this round base where egg cells are formed
the ovary
Steve
|
$800
[20]
ABBA's rockin' musical about the very maternal star of "Rosemary's Baby"
Mamma Mia! Farrow
Robin
|
$800
[7]
"The Bridge of San Luis Rey"
Thornton Wilder
Steve
|
$800
[27]
The "Sicilian" one starts with a move by black on the queen's half of the board
a defense
Matt
Steve
|
$800
[18]
This 64-square-mile lake is really just a broad basin of the Jordan River
the Sea of Galilee
Steve
|
$800
[29]
This Prussian statesman was given the title of Prince in 1871
Bismarck
Matt
|
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
His 2 laws of genetics are the law of segregation & the law of independent assortment
(Gregor) Mendel
Matt
|
$1,200
[21]
Mrs. Levi dumps matchmaking & busts out as a voluptuous country singer in this blockbuster
Hello, Dolly! Parton
Steve
|
$1,200
[6]
"The Fixer"
Bernard Malamud
Robin
|
$1,200
[10]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue while demonstrating in a chess game with Sarah.) It's the 8-letter term for the direction in which I've chosen to castle
kingside
Steve
|
$1,200
[14]
It's the 2-word nickname for the Mongol army that overran Eastern Europe
the Golden Horde
Matt
|
$1,200
[19]
Austrian prince & foreign minister Metternich arranged a marriage between Napoleon & this archduchess
Maria Luisa
Robin
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Of the 6 simple machines, the screw is a spiral version of this other simple machine
the inclined plane
Robin
Steve
|
$1,600
[22]
Fanny Brice is a laugh riot when she leaves the Follies to sell cookies & earn merit badges in this smash hit
Funny Girl Scout
Matt
Steve
|
$1,600
[8]
"All the King's Men"
Robert Penn Warren
Steve
|
$1,600
[11]
Bring your queen out fast & you can have this victory after just 2 moves
fool's mate
Steve
|
$1,600
[16]
It's not dad's dad, it's a large gray dolphin with a blunt snout
a grampus
Robin
Steve
|
$2,000
[25]
While Prince of Novgorod in the 13th century, he became its hero
Alexander Nevsky
Matt
Steve
|
|
$2,000
[13]
The Crab Nebula in this Zodiac constallation is the remains of the supernova of 1054 A.D.
Taurus
Steve
|
$2,000
[23]
A Siamese monarch & a governess team up for this ungrammatical salute to the play that inspired "Cabaret"
The King and I Am a Camera
Robin
|
$2,000
[9]
"A Confederacy of Dunces"
John Kennedy Toole
Steve
|
$2,000
[12]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue while at a chessboard with Cheryl.) Even chess masters often begin a game with this familiar opening named for a Spanish priest
Ruy Lopez
Matt
|
$2,000
[17]
He's the cutting-edge composer of works like "Koyaanisqatsi"
Philip Glass
|
DD
$5,600
[24]
The caravel was developed under the patronage of this man born in 1394
Prince Henry (the Navigator, of Portugal)
Robin
|
In 1790 this Midwest city was named for a society that had been named for a Roman citizen-soldier
Cincinnati