Show #4764 2005-04-28 (taped 2005-03-29) Tournament of Champions

2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2, game 12.

Contestants

Bruce Naegeli — a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona

Brad Rutter — a TV quiz show host from Lancaster, Pennsylvania

John Beck — a creative director from Torrance, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$800	$6,000	$7,200	$0 3rd place: $10,000	$5,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Brad	$4,800	$8,800	$33,200	$18,200 Winner: $20,000 + $15,000 as a member of the Nifty Nine + an advance to UToC Round 3	$31,600 36 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Bruce	$1,000	$1,400	$7,000	$14,000 2nd place: $10,000	$7,000 8 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHAT BROUGHTTHATON?	AND DOGGIE MAKES THREE	OFFICIAL ALASKAN STATE STUFF	THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER	ABOUT SCHMIDT	ON THE "GO"
$200 [26] A 1990 Commons debate on closer ties with Europe brought on her famous shout of "No! No! No!" Margaret Thatcher Brad	$200 [16] Velma, Shaggy &... Scooby-Doo Brad	$200 [24] Knowing that this is Alaska's state mineral gives me a rush gold Brad	$200 [11] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.) For plants which may go into space, the Life Sciences Lab studies the effect of light, temperature & this gas formed in respiration carbon dioxide Brad	$200 [2] In 1930 Bernhard Schmidt invented the first catadioptric telescope that combined lenses & these mirrors John	$200 [10] Africa's second-longest river, it's sometimes referred to as the Zaire the Congo Bruce
$400 [27] In 1987 this anchor walked off, leaving CBS black for 6 minutes, because a tennis match cut into the news Dan Rather John	$400 [17] Charlie, Sally &... Snoopy Bruce	$400 [25] Alaska's state land mammal is this antlered critter that can reach 7 feet tall & 2,000 pounds the moose John Brad	$400 [12] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.) This type of rocket was used for the first Apollo flight to the Moon & propelling Skylab into space a Saturn V Brad	$400 [6] This San Francisco Giants pitcher has been called the most feared starter in the National League Jason Schmidt Brad	$400 [5] Since 1987 this island partner of Trinidad has had full internal self-government Tobago John
$600 [28] Anita Hill's accusations led Clarence Thomas to call his confirmation process "a high-tech" this a lynching Brad	$600 [18] Bart, Lisa &... Santa's Little Helper Brad	$800 [22] This ancient tusked beast is the state fossil the mammoth Brad	$600 [13] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.) Astronauts use lots of moist wipes, so plants to be used for long missions are studied to see how they react to this compound alcohol John Brad	$600 [7] Crane, Poole & Schmidt is the law firm on this TV show Boston Legal John	$600 [1] This word refers not only to a big group of islands but also to the broad expanse of water that contains them an archipelago Brad
$800 [29] Khrushchev's U.N. shoe-banging outburst came as Lorenzo Sumulong of this Asian country attacked Soviet policy the Philippines Brad	$800 [19] Martin, Frasier &... Eddie John	$1,000 [23] Alaska's state bird is the willow variety of this grouse relative the ptarmigan	$800 [14] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.) When loaded, the heaviest part of the space shuttle is the fuel tank that contains these two liquefied gases hyrdrogen & oxygen Bruce	$800 [8] Das Bundeskanzler der 1970s Helmut Schmidt Brad	$800 [3] This lively dance in triple time is usually performed by a couple with castanets, & accompanied by guitar the fandango John Brad
$1,000 [30] The claim "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore" was in response to an election loss to this man (Pat) Brown Brad	$1,000 [20] Spanky, Alfalfa &... Petey John	DD $2,600 [21] It was a "crowning" achievement in 1963 when this was named Alaska's state fish the king salmon John	$1,000 [15] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.) A 1990 mission of the space shuttle with this appropriate name deployed the Hubble Space Telescope Discovery Brad	$1,000 [9] Ex-Yale president Benno Schmidt chairs this inventive company that manages & improves schools Edison	$1,000 [4] In the Book of Daniel, he survives being put into a furnace Abednego John

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEOLOGY	HEADLINERS ON TOUR	AUTHORS' CHILDREN	"V"	CIRCUS SLANG	ON THE GO
$400 [27] At the mouth of the Mississippi River, this major class of rock is said to be more than 40,000 feet thick sedimentary Brad	$400 [11] 1981:The "Tattoo You" tour The Rolling Stones John	$400 [6] He wrote the somewhat autobiographical 1858 play "Le fils naturel", or "The Natural Son" Alexandre Dumas (the son) John	$400 [1] Thiseminent lady was born in 1819 Queen Victoria Brad	$400 [28] This U.S. circus is so prominent that circus folks call it "Big Bertha" Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Brad	$400 [29] Guinness says three people took a 1994 roundtrip ride in one of these from London to Cape Town; the fare: 40,210 pounds a taxi Brad
DD $400 [24] This crater is formed when a volcano explodes & the cone collapses; Oregon's Crater Lake is an example the caldera Brad	$800 [12] 1993:"Zooropa" U2 Brad	$800 [7] Scottie, daughter of this author, grew up to be a journalist & Washington socialite F. Scott Fitzgerald Brad	$800 [2] Trekkies might know the first long-distance traveler to bear this name, seen here Voyager John Brad	$800 [19] The rubberman is the person who sells these souvenirs balloons Brad	$800 [30] This airship, named for the Ohio city of its construction, sailed overhead during FDR's 1933 inauguration the Akron Bruce
$800 [26] Intense glaciation has formed these long, steep-sided coastal inlets; the ones in Norway & Chile are especially deep fjords Bruce	$1,200 [13] 1974:"Diamond Dogs" David Bowie Brad	$1,200 [8] Jack, son of this author, took his fly rod on a parachute jump into WWII occupied France, claiming it was an antenna Hemingway Brad	$1,200 [3] Five-letter name for the item shown in use here a viola Brad Bruce	$1,200 [16] It's the "bovine" term for a circus elephant, whether it's male or female a bull Brad	$1,200 [20] John Ericsson, who built a steam locomotive in England in 1829, built this famous Civil War steam-powered ship the Monitor Bruce
$1,200 [25] This landmark in Rio's Guanabara Bay is an example of an inselberg, or "island mountain" Sugarloaf Mountain Brad	$1,600 [14] 1997:"The Dance" reunion tour Fleetwood Mac Brad	$2,000 [10] First name of novelist Kingsley Amis' son, also a noted novelist Martin Brad	$1,600 [4] In 2000 he coached the Rams to the Super Bowl title & then quit Dick Vermeil Brad	$1,600 [17] Candy vendors are known as these, allegedly because a notable early one was a meat carver, too a butcher Bruce	$1,600 [21] This South Bend, Indiana automaker was once the world's largest producer of horse-drawn vehicles Studebaker
$2,000 [23] Meaning "rock globe", it's the layer of rock encompassing the crust & outermost part of the upper mantle the lithosphere Brad	$2,000 [15] 2004:"Musicology" Prince John	DD $4,400 [9] As an assistant to this author, Samuel Beckett had to fight off the advances of his daughter Lucia James Joyce Brad	$2,000 [5] It's his 17th century young womanseen here (Johannes) Vermeer Brad	$2,000 [18] Term for any dessert served in the cookhouse, or the kind of "honeymoon" Debbie Reynolds sang about in 1950 Abba Dabba	$2,000 [22] In 1986 he & Jeana Yeager flew nonstop around the world without refueling Rutan Brad

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH MILITARY HISTORY

He commanded the forces that rescued the survivors of the infamous Black Hole of Calcutta in 1756

Robert Clive

Bruce "Who was Clive?" — wagered $7,000

John "Who is Nelson?" — wagered $7,200

Brad "Who is Kitchener?" — wagered $15,000

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