Show #5920 2010-05-14 (taped 2010-03-23) Tournament of Champions

2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Jason Zollinger — an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York

Stefan Goodreau — a video game tester from Los Angeles, California

Vijay Balse — a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Vijay	$1,400	$400	$15,600	$15,100 Automatic semifinalist	$17,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Stefan	$4,000	$8,000	$14,800	$13,575 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$14,800 19 R, 0 W
Jason	$800	$2,800	$9,200	$11,500 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$11,200 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS: THIS IS YOUR WIFE!	THEIR GIVEN FIRST NAMES	THE AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME	CONTEMPORARIES	GODS AMONG US	BOXING TERMS SANS BOXING
$200 [1] Nancy Davis Ronald Reagan Stefan	$200 [6] Poet Ted Hughes Edward Stefan	$200 [11] Norman Borlaug sparked the green revolution by developing a dwarf strain of this cereal grass wheat Vijay Jason	$200 [26] Picasso was in his rose period in 1905, this physicist's so-called miracle year Einstein Jason	$200 [12] In the early 1960s NASA's Abe Silverstein gave the manned Moon program this name Apollo Jason	$200 [13] An enticement; hard to catch a fish without one a hook Vijay
$400 [2] Betty Bloomer Gerald Ford Stefan	$400 [7] Ballplayer Ted Williams Theodore	$400 [22] William Hoard was instrumental in founding the USA's first dairy school at the University of this state--where else? Wisconsin Stefan	$400 [27] In the 1850s, while Gregor Mendel was playing with his peas, this American woman was writing the first of her 1,775 poems (Emily) Dickinson Vijay	$400 [18] A goddess of flowers, or all of a region's flowers & other vegetation Flora Vijay Jason	$400 [14] A circle in the trunk that reveals a tree's age a ring Stefan
$600 [3] Rachel Donelson Robards Andrew Jackson Vijay	$600 [8] Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait Robert	$600 [23] In 1879 Carl de Laval invented a high-speed separator that separated this from whole milk cream Jason	$600 [28] Samuel Johnson published his dictionary in 1755; 3 years later Voltaire wrote this philosophical fantasy Candide Stefan	$600 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew watches an emblem being applied to a California Highway Patrol car.) The symbol of the highway patrol features the Great Seal of California &this Roman war goddess, whose Greek counterpart was Athena Minerva Vijay	$600 [15] Hey, ya palooka, I got you a lawyer... yeah, he's also known by this "oral" term a mouthpiece
$800 [4] Abigail Smith John Adams Vijay	$800 [9] Musician Ringo Starr Richard Stefan	$800 [24] A 2006 inductee, this former Kansas senator & presidential candidate helped develop the food stamp program Bob Dole Jason	$800 [29] Susan B. Anthony pushed for women's rights while this woman was nursing British soldiers in the Crimean War Florence Nightingale Jason	$1,000 [21] It's a Florida beach town as well as a D-Day landing beach Juno Stefan	$800 [16] Annoyed, or to pass from one side to the other cross Jason
$1,000 [5] Ida Saxton William McKinley Stefan	$1,000 [10] Gymnast Nastia Liukin, like a Russian grand duchess Anastasia Stefan	$1,000 [25] Oliver Kelley is in the Hall for creating this 19th century farmers' fraternal organization the Grange	$1,000 [30] Herbert Hoover was born Aug. 10, 1874 & this statesman Nov. 30, 1874 at Blenheim Palace; they died 3 months apart (Winston) Churchill Stefan	DD $2,400 [20] These nuclear missiles, first put on U. S. subs in 1970, preceded Trident missiles Poseidon missiles Vijay	$1,000 [17] A strikingly attractive woman a knockout Stefan

Double Jeopardy! Round

LIVING HEALTHY WITH DR. OZ	TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES	SPY NOVELS	TAKE A WELK ON THE WILD SIDE	FRIEND	FAUX
$400 [30] (Dr. Oz shows a plate of bananas, dates, strawberries, and other fruits.) One way to control high blood pressure is to counteract high levels of sodium in the average diet by eating foods rich in magnesium & this element--symbol K potassium Vijay	$400 [3] In Asia:Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stefan	$400 [1] Robert Ludlum said that he created this character after suffering a bout of amnesia (Jason) Bourne Vijay	$400 [4] This a-guy, he got me on my a-knees with his singin' on "Layla" & "Wunnerful Tonight" Eric Clapton Jason	$400 [13] Judge David Davis was responsible for getting this friend of his nominated by the 1860 Republican Convention Lincoln Stefan	$400 [21] It can mean to shape by heating, as a blacksmith does, or to imitate someone's handwriting forge Stefan
$800 [29] (Dr. Oz shows an anatomical animation on the monitor.) Though often blamed on stress, these interior wounds to the stomach or duodenum are typically the result of a bacterial infection an ulcer Jason	$800 [5] North of Australia:Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Jason	$800 [2] This author's 1821 novel "The Spy" was written before frontier tales like "The Pioneers" James Fenimore Cooper Jason	$800 [7] On "The Wunner Years", this kid played Kevin; he also a-directed "Daddy Day Camp" (Fred) Savage Vijay	$800 [14] Billy the Kid was captured & later murdered by this one-time friend Pat Garrett	$800 [22] Nickname of Sam, leader of The Pharaohs, who sang "Wooly Bully" "The Sham" Jason
$1,200 [26] (Dr. Oz holds a snack bowl.) Eat a snack a half an hour before mealtime, so you're already feeling full & will eat less; you're reducing levels of the hunger-causing chemical ghrelin--one of these, like estrogen & insulin a hormone Stefan	$1,200 [6] In South America:Paramaribo Suriname Stefan	$1,200 [10] Ian Fleming's "Thunderball" was the first to feature this villain often seen cuddling a fluffy white cat Blofeld Vijay	$1,200 [15] Cathy Lee Crosby was "Wunner Woman" in 1974; this wunnerful woman a-took over the role in 1975 Lynda Carter	$1,200 [17] Samoset befriended the Pilgrim settlers of this colony & introduced them to Squanto Plymouth Stefan	$1,200 [23] This 11-letter word for a fake comes from the Latin for "against fact" counterfeit Vijay
$1,600 [27] (Dr. Oz stands and bends one leg up at the knee to stretch it.) Stretching & strengthening the tendons & muscles in front of your leg can help you avoid this 2-word condition we docs call medial tibial stress syndrome shin splints Jason	$1,600 [8] In an emirate:Doha Qatar Vijay	DD $2,000 [11] John Le Carre introduced British agent Alec Leamas in this 1963 novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Vijay	$1,600 [16] I a-dig that Stevie Wunner, who sang "Superstition" & a-phoned in this 1984 No. 1 hit "I Just Called To Say I Love You" Jason	$1,600 [19] In Greek myth, this guy agreed to die in Pythias' place Damon Vijay	$1,600 [24] "Fiction" & "figment" have the same roots as this verb that means to invent a story or excuse, like illness feign Jason
DD $2,000 [28] (Dr. Oz shows an anatomical model on the monitor.) From the Latin for "under chamber", this gland's health is vital as it influences your appetite, your sex drive & also maintains normal body temperature the hypothalamus Jason	$2,000 [9] In a Central Asian "stan":Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Vijay	$2,000 [12] This Ken Follett novel begins with German spy Henry Faber killing his landlady with a stiletto, or "die Nadel" Eye of the Needle	$2,000 [18] Adam West's co-star, this actor a-wrote "Boy Wunner: My Life In Tights", a tell-all memoir Burt Ward Stefan	$2,000 [20] Friends Andre Derain, Maurice De Vlaminck & Henri Matisse were the leaders of this art movement in Paris in the early 1900s fauvism Vijay	$2,000 [25] Orlon is man-made, not natural, & is called this type of fiber synthetic Vijay

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

It's the only state from which rainwater flows to the Pacific, the Atlantic & Hudson Bay

Montana

Jason "What is Montana?" — wagered $2,300

Stefan "What is Ohio???" — wagered $1,225

Vijay "What is Idaho?" — wagered $500

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