Show #5654 2009-03-19 (taped 2009-01-10) Tournament of Champions

2009 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.From Las Vegas.

Contestants

Dave Simpson — a pastor from Belcamp, Maryland

Cora Peck — a high school teacher and grad student from Aliso Viejo, California

Larissa Kelly — a grad student from El Cerrito, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Larissa	$7,800	$12,000	$18,000	$30,000 Finalist	$21,600 28 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Cora	$-800	$200	$5,400	$5,400 3rd place: $10,000	$5,400 8 R, 2 W
Dave	$600	$3,400	$14,400	$10,800 2nd place: $10,000	$8,600 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LADIES	A STORIED HISTORY	NATIONAL MEMORIALS	OTHER PLACES TO GAMBLE	WRITERS ON FILM	WORDS IN TOURNAMENT
$200 [21] She was valedictorian of Plains High School, class of 1944 (Rosalynn) Carter Cora	$200 [16] He traveled the world & beyond with his novels "Poland", "Caribbean" & "Space" (James) Michener Larissa	$200 [11] Dedicated in November 1982, it now bears more than 58,000 names the Vietnam War memorial Dave	$200 [6] Relive the gold rush days at Diamond Tooth Gertie's in this Canadian territory the Yukon Larissa	$200 [1] Danny Kaye played a cobbler who gained fame as this writer of fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen Cora	$200 [26] It follows alma when referring to your school (& yours must be proud) mater Dave
$400 [22] While she was First Lady, her half brother Samuel was killed at the Battle of Shiloh Mary Lincoln Dave	$400 [17] Roddy Doyle chronicles life in this country in "Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha" & "The Woman Who Walked into Doors" Ireland Dave	$400 [12] On March 25, 1961 Elvis Presley held a benefit concert in Honolulu for the building of this ship's memorial the Arizona Larissa	$400 [7] In 1953 Newsweek said that Onassis didn't break the bank at this town--he bought the casino Monte Carlo Dave	$400 [2] Nicole Kidman spent "The Hours" in a fake nose as her Virginia Woolf Larissa	$400 [27] Things get dull when you "fall into" this furrow in the ground a rut Dave
$600 [23] Her father was David W, Wallace, a public official in Independence, Missouri Bess Truman Dave	$600 [18] Born in Edinburgh in 1771, he's considered the first major historical novelist Sir Walter Scott Larissa	$600 [13] A memorial near Shanksville, Pa., commemorates the passengers & crew who died on this flight thwarting an attack on 9/11 United 93 Larissa	$600 [8] This riverside Nevada town is named for a guy called Don, who turned the place into a gambling destination Laughlin Larissa	$800 [4] Daniel Craig played this British poet in the biopic "Sylvia" Ted Hughes Larissa	$600 [28] The lovely locks of a Lipizzaner mane Larissa
$800 [24] Born Letitia Christian, she was the first to become First Lady upon the death of the previous president (Letitia) Tyler Larissa	$800 [19] This author's "Noble House" follows the tea trading business in Hong Kong & China James Clavell Cora	$800 [14] Fort Caroline Natl. Memorial in Florida overlooks the site of a colony founded by these French Protestants Huguenots Larissa	$800 [9] This Illinois town has a statue of Superman as well as a casino Metropolis	DD $1,000 [3] "In Love and War" showed this author as an ambulance driver wounded in WWI & falling for his nurse Ernest Hemingway Larissa	$800 [29] To learn by repetition is to "learn by" this rote Dave
$1,000 [25] An 1877 reception for the Grand Duke of Russia was the only time she permitted alcohol at a state function Lucy Hayes ("Lemonade Lucy") Larissa	$1,000 [20] People might see a theme in his "Washington, D.C.", "Hollywood" & "Julian", about restoring paganism in Rome Gore Vidal	$1,000 [15] The Tampa Bay memorial named for this Spaniard has reenacted his coming ashore in 1539 (Hernando) de Soto Larissa Cora	$1,000 [10] A bingo hall opened by the Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation in 1986 evolved into this massive complex Foxwoods Larissa	$1,000 [5] "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" included Lili Taylor as this "Show Boat" author Edna Ferber Larissa	$1,000 [30] A water bird related to seagulls; we hope you don't take one "for the worse" tern Larissa

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE RIVER RHINE	COMEDY TONIGHT	PAINTINGS	THE CRUSADES	HARD STUFF	ADD AN ELEMENTAL SYMBOL
$400 [25] The Rhine is the longest river to flow through this country, covering more than 450 miles there Germany Dave	$400 [1] This NYC director:"Rather than live on in the hearts & minds of my fellow man, I'd prefer to live on in my apartment" Woody Allen Dave	$400 [27] Raphael must have used up a lot of red paint for hisportraitof Pope Leo X with 2 of these men cardinals Cora	$400 [30] The First Crusade began in 1097 when 4 European armies met up in this Byzantine capital to march on the Holy Land Constantinople Larissa	$400 [15] Around 1890 Thomas Edison schemed to have this invention named after his rival George Westinghouse the electric chair Larissa	$400 [7] Add the 1-letter symbol for this element to "stor" or "lar" & you get birds potassium Dave
$800 [26] Before it empties into the North Sea, the Rhine splits into 3 branches in this country the Netherlands Dave	$800 [9] In 2008 David Letterman said it was so cold, this accused Wall St. Ponzi scheme operator looks forward to Hell (Bernard) Madoff Larissa	$800 [28] This creature toys with a bird in William Holman Hunt's painting of seduction "The Awakening Conscience" a cat Larissa	$800 [29] Deus vult, Latin for this, served as an unofficial motto of the First Crusade God wills it	$800 [16] With a 2007 women's water polo title, this California school became the first to win 100 NCAA titles UCLA Cora	$800 [10] Add the symbol for this element to the front of "ow" & you get precipitation tin Dave
$1,200 [24] The 1815 Treaty of this capital made the Rhine an international waterway Vienna Cora Dave	$1,200 [13] He said, "On this show, your voice will be heard, in the form of my voice", & that's the truthiness! (Stephen) Colbert Larissa	$1,200 [2] Theelongated headsof this Toledo master are on display in his painting oftwo saints El Greco Larissa Dave	$1,600 [20] Also called the order of St. John of Jerusalem, it was founded to give health care & protection to Christians the Knights Hospitallers Dave	$1,200 [17] When Pluto got demoted, this 1916 Gustav Holst composition was once again complete The Planets Larissa	$1,200 [11] Add the symbol for this element to "ali" & you get an excuse to avoid blame bismuth Larissa
$2,000 [23] This cliff on the Rhine near Koblenz bears the name of a siren said to lure boatmen to their doom there Lorelei Larissa	$1,600 [6] This 1970s African-American comic: "Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers" (Richard) Pryor Larissa	$1,600 [3] In Poussin's painting titled "Rape of" them, "rape" means abduction, nothing worse the Sabine Women Cora	$2,000 [21] This Holy Roman Emperor led the Third Crusade but drowned bathing in a river en route to the Holy Land Barbarossa (Frederick I)	$1,600 [18] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the bridge of the USSJohn C. Stennisin San Diego, CA.) USS John C. Stennis is one of this class of carrier named for an admiral under whose command carriers like Yorktown&Enterprisefought in WWII Nimitz Larissa	$1,600 [12] Add the symbol of this element to "fi" & get a small flute iron Cora
DD $4,000 [22] Switzerland's third-largest city, this port on the Rhine handles much of the country's cargo Basel Larissa	$2,000 [8] This deadpan comic: "I'm staying in an old hotel; they sent me a wake-up letter" Steven Wright Cora	$2,000 [4] In the work seen here from the early 1600s, Saint Peteris asking this question--in Latin, if you please Quo vadis? Dave	DD $7,000 [5] After this wife of Louis VII took part in the Second Crusade, the Church forbade women to join future crusades Eleanor of Aquitaine Dave	$2,000 [19] Africa's closest national capitals are Brazzaville & Kinshasa, separated by this river the Congo Larissa	$2,000 [14] Put the symbol for this element after "ine" & you have no aptitude or skill platinum Larissa

Final Jeopardy!

GODS OF ANCIENT EGYPT

Appropriately, the center of cult worship for this ancient Egyptian god was in Cynopolis, "City of the Dog"

Anubis

Cora "Who is No Idea?" — wagered $0

Dave "Who is Sirius?" — wagered $3,600

Larissa "Who is Anubis?" — wagered $12,000

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