2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 4.
Christine Valada — a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
Justin Bernbach — a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
Joey Beachum — an Air Force intelligence officer from Conway, Arkansas
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey | $2,800 | $3,200 | $4,600 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$7,600
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Justin | $5,200 | $10,600 | $25,800 |
$25,836
Automatic semifinalist |
$22,400
27 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Christine | $1,000 | $2,600 | $10,200 |
$2,400
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$10,200
12 R, 0 W |
| PAST LIVES | PUBLISHERS | FRANÇAIS TO ANGLAIS | COUNTRIES ENDING IN "E" | BRANDS | THE FINAL FORE |
|
$200
[1]
Before closing his "icebox" deal as an 1860s cabinet member, he served N.Y. as its governor & as a senator
(William) Seward
Justin
|
$200
[2]
Thomas Nelson is the biggest publisher in English of this all-time bestseller
the Bible
Justin
|
$200
[19]
There are gnarly 10-foot breakers at the plage, this place, monsieur dude!
the beach
Justin
|
$200
[12]
It contains portions of historical Epirus & Attica
Greece
Justin
|
$200
[16]
Ernie is the head baker & spokes-elf for this brand
Keebler
Joey
|
$200
[27]
In 2004 this "lefty" birdied 5 of the last 7 holes at Augusta to win his first major championship
Mickelson
Justin
|
|
$400
[7]
On June 24, 1821 this Caracas-born leader crushed the Spanish army at Carabobo in Venezuela
Bolívar
Joey
|
$400
[11]
In 2010 this website pulled Macmillan titles in a pricing dispute
Amazon
Joey
|
$400
[23]
We went on this, our lune de miel, in Vegas
a honeymoon
Joey
|
$400
[6]
On Feb. 27, 2010 a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck it
Chile
Joey
|
$400
[17]
This brand of English muffins makes much ado about its "nooks & crannies"
Thomas'
Justin
|
$400
[22]
In the final round at Turnberry in 1977, Tom Watson outdueled Jack Nicklaus to win this major by a stroke
the British Open
Christine
|
|
$600
[8]
In 1607 this Brit set out on the Hopewell with his son John & a crew of 10 to find a northern sea route to Asia
(Henry) Hudson
Joey
|
$600
[24]
Its homey logo is seen here
Random House
Christine
|
$600
[28]
Peter Gabriel wanted to be your this, marteau de forgeron
sledgehammer
Justin
|
$600
[3]
It's found in Central America
Belize
Justin
|
$600
[18]
This shoe brand is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SKX
Skechers
Christine
|
$600
[13]
In 1999 David Duval shot a record-tying last-round 59 to win this golf-loving comedian's "Classic" tournament
Bob Hope
Justin
|
|
$800
[9]
Women force their husbands to stop warring in this man's 411 B.C. play "Lysistrata"
Aristophanes
Justin
|
$800
[25]
Since 1990 this name has been paired with Collins
Harper
Justin
|
$800
[29]
This 7-letter car part is un silencieux
a muffler
Joey
|
$800
[4]
A reactor at Chernobyl there kept operating 14 years after the accident
Ukraine
Justin
|
$1,000
[21]
Oddly, it was the sons of a Sicilian immigrant who created this brand of powdered hot cocoa
Swiss Miss
Justin
|
$800
[14]
In 1978 this South African shot a final-round 64 to win the green jacket, & the Masters, by one stroke
Gary Player
Justin
|
|
$1,000
[10]
On Aug. 23, 1305 the English took this Scot's life & his freedom
William Wallace
Christine
|
$1,000
[26]
Oh Contessa! I must tell you that it's based in Toronto & publishes 110 titles a month
Harlequin
|
$1,000
[30]
Bouffee or souffle in French, it's found before adder or daddy in English
puff
Joey
|
$1,000
[5]
This Asian island nation was ceded to the British East India Company in 1819
Singapore
Justin
|
DD
$2,200
[20]
In 1795 the king of Spain granted him the first license to commercially produce tequila
Jose Cuervo
Justin
|
$1,000
[15]
4 months before his fatal jet crash, this golfer known for his old-time outfits rallied to win the 1999 U.S. Open
Payne Stewart
Joey
|
| THE NEW YORK TIMESSCIENCE TIMES | CABLE DRAMAS | SYMBOLISM | THE HECUBA, YOU SAY | AUSTRALIAN CAPITALS | THE FINAL "FORE" |
|
$400
[25]
nytimes.com calls these insects "the angels of agriculture"
bees
Christine
|
$400
[14]
Denis Leary has to deal with fires & ghosts as Tommy Gavin on this show
Rescue Me
Joey
|
$400
[2]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animation of Greek letters on the monitor.) Five Greek letters form a wheel--an early Christian symbol; they also spell "ichthus", meaning this--a symbol of Christ
a fish
Christine
|
$400
[1]
She eloped with Paris, becoming Hecuba's daughter-in-law
Helen
Joey
|
$400
[3]
In this capital of New South Wales, try the bridge climb, an exhilarating trek to the top of its Harbour Bridge
Sydney
Justin
|
$400
[21]
In front of(6 letters)
before
Justin
|
|
$800
[27]
A Times headline said Beelzebufo ampinga, at 10 pounds the largest of these ever, "hopped with dinosaurs"
a frog
Joey
Justin
|
$800
[26]
Starz entered the arena with an ultra-bloody take on this character once played by Kirk Douglas
Spartacus
Christine
|
$800
[7]
In meteorology 2 parallel lines denote this, not as dense as fog
mist
Christine
|
$800
[4]
One of Hecuba's daughters, she received the gift of prophecy & foresaw the destruction of Troy
Cassandra
Justin
|
$800
[9]
It lies within the Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
Christine
|
$800
[17]
In front of, nautically(5 letters)
afore
Justin
|
|
$1,200
[28]
In February 2010 the Times reported on the decoding of the genomes of 5 South Africans, including this Bantu clergyman
Desmond Tutu
Joey
|
$1,200
[22]
Jennifer Beals & Mia Kirshner are 2 of the women on this long-running Showtime drama
The L Word
|
$1,200
[13]
Thismusical signtells you to play "F", not F-sharp
F-natural
Christine
|
$1,600
[6]
Hecuba became the second wife of this king of Troy & had 19 children with him
Priam
Joey
|
$1,200
[10]
The metro area of this Victoria capital contains more than 70% of the state's population
Melbourne
Christine
|
$1,200
[18]
Word of query addressed to Romeo
wherefore
Justin
|
|
$2,000
[30]
nytimes.com/health has a handy primer on the PSA blood test done on older gents, PSA standing for this
prostate-specific antigen
|
$1,600
[23]
In one episode of USA's "Burn Notice", she reunited with her old TV partner, Tyne Daly
Sharon Gless
Justin
|
$1,600
[15]
On an electrical diagram, the symbol here denotes this device that steps current up or down
a transformer
Joey
|
$2,000
[8]
Hecuba lays a guilt trip on this eldest son for going into his final combat
Hector
Justin
|
$1,600
[11]
It was named for William IV's wife, who was queen when it was founded in 1836
Adelaide
|
$1,600
[19]
As a result or inference of what has been stated
therefore
Joey
Justin
|
|
DD
$3,000
[29]
The Dot Earth blog had an interview with the maker of this documentary about dolphin slaughter that just won an Oscar
The Cove
Joey
|
$2,000
[24]
Timothy Hutton leads a crew of crooks who help the downtrodden get revenge against bigwigs on this TNT drama
Leverage
Christine
|
$2,000
[16]
The symbol here could stand for the U.S. as alchemists used it to mean a crucible, also called this 2-word term
melting pot
|
DD
$3,200
[5]
This son of Hecuba & title character of a Shakespeare play was ambushed & killed by Achilles
Troilus
Justin
|
$2,000
[12]
ANZAC Square War Memorial in this Queensland capital honors Aussie war vets
Brisbane
Justin
|
$2,000
[20]
A garment worn by a child, perhaps aboard an operatic ship
a pinafore
Justin
|
He had previously been a U.S. senator, minister to France, England & Spain, Secretary of War, Secretary of State & Governor of Virginia
James Monroe