Show #6147 2011-05-10 (taped 2011-03-29) Teachers Tournament

2011 Teachers Tournament semifinal game 2.

Contestants

John Shoe — a third and fourth grade teacher from Lakewood, Colorado

Lori Kissell — a high school Latin teacher from Fredericksburg, Virginia

Charley Tinkham — an eighth grade history and technology teacher from San Bruno, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Charley	$1,600	$3,400	$11,000	$14,000 3rd place: $10,000	$11,600 13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Lori	$600	$1,600	$18,300	$34,500 Finalist	$18,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
John	$2,000	$8,200	$19,600	$26,700 2nd place: $10,000	$17,000 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE PERIODIC TABLE	O POURI	ON THE LAMB	ENDS WITH THE SAME 2 VOWELS	APP-Y DAYS	SPELL IT WITH STATE ABBREVIATIONS
$200 [2] It's right up in the pole position on the periodic table, atomic number 1 hydrogen John	$200 [19] Though spelled differently than her BFF, Ms. King, this is Oprah's middle name Gail Lori	$200 [11] Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood serves roast lamb with this traditional jelly accompaniment mint John	$200 [14] On Sept. 28, 2010 Britney Spears was a guest star on this Fox TV show Glee John	$200 [21] In 2011, the Pope nixed a iPhone app for guiding people through this penitent act confession John	$200 [1] To distribute playing cards Delaware & Alabama John
$400 [3] Alphabetically, it's the first of the noble gases argon Charley	$400 [20] Oprah flew an entire audience to this city for a tour, including a run up the "rocky" steps of the Museum of Art Philadelphia John	$400 [12] "The Good Housekeeping Cookbook" says to garnish lamb with broiled halves of pears or this fuzzy fruit peach Lori	$400 [15] The name of a marsupial pal of Winnie-the Pooh Roo Charley	$400 [22] I got a fever & the only prescription is "more" this percussion instrument, also an app from Maverick Software cowbell Charley	$400 [4] It precedes "Ho" in a shipboard sighting Louisiana & North Dakota John
DD $400 [7] The last element in the table that occurs widely in nature, it was named for a planet discovered 8 years before uranium Charley	$600 [28] Oprah was an executive producer of this 2009 film that earned Mo'nique an Oscar Precious John	$600 [13] Berkeley's Chez Panisse serves rack of lamb with this traditional Mexican sauce; the olives are an unusual touch salsa Charley	$600 [16] In Greenland & Canada, this temporary dwelling is also known as an aputiak igloo John	$600 [23] This "Star Wars" weapon "Unleashed" is available for free; just keep the noise down, Obi-Wan a lightsaber John	$600 [8] Jack & Jill were carrying one Pennsylvania & Illinois John
$600 [5] Don't take this the wrong way: it's the most used & cheapest metal iron Charley Lori John	$800 [29] Calling it "her proudest day", in 2007 Oprah opened a school for impoverished girls in this country South Africa John	$800 [26] The "New York Times Cook Book" offers a "Bengal" recipe for lamb flavored with this kind of powder curry Lori	$800 [17] It precedes "enterprise" in a term for an economic doctrine free John	$800 [24] How about a round of this 8-letter app? You can select "burst out", "concert" or "very long" Applause	$800 [9] To decrease, as opposed to "wax" Washington & Nebraska Lori
$800 [6] Decompression sickness, aka the bends, is characterized by the formation of bubbles of this gas in the blood nitrogen Charley	$1,000 [30] (Oprah sits in her usual chair.) This autobiography by Maya Angelou was the first book I ever read that made me feel my life as a colored girl growing up in Mississippi deserved validation I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings John	$1,000 [27] New York's Le Cirque serves rack of lamb with eggplant & this cheese whose name means "recooked" ricotta	$1,000 [18] A formal order from a king or a judge a decree Charley	$1,000 [25] Waterflea has an app called this; it's a simulated sheet of the packaging item that you can pop 'til you're pooped Bubblewrap John	$1,000 [10] Othello was one "of Venice" Missouri & Oregon John

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY	WRITERS' MIDDLE NAMES	GOING FOR BAROQUE	"MID"-TERMS	SUBSTITUTES	PRINCIPALS
$400 [2] As a result of the 1967 Arab-Israel War, Israel took control of this disputed piece of land along the Mediterranean the Gaza Strip John	$400 [19] Ralph ____ Ellison &Ralph ____ Emerson Waldo Lori	$400 [25] King George II began the tradition of rising when hearing this chorus in Handel's "Messiah" the "Hallelujah Chorus" Lori	$400 [1] When you're up late trying to meet a deadline, you're burning this lamp fuel the midnight oil Charley	$400 [11] Dialysis is a process used when these organs aren't working properly kidneys Lori	$400 [14] Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider Jaws Lori
$800 [7] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Stretching from the Taurus Mountains in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south, with its heart between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers, is this ancient region, home to the world's first cities Mesopotamia Lori John	$800 [20] James ____ Cooper Fenimore John	$800 [27] New types of vocal music emerged during the Baroque period including monody, a style with this many melodic lines one Lori	$800 [3] A gnatlike fly a midge Lori	$800 [12] This baseball term for a substitute batter is abbreviated PH the pinch hitter Charley	$800 [15] Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson A Few Good Men
DD $1,500 [8] An anagram of the present-day capital, this city was the capital of Japan from 794 to 1868 Kyoto Lori	$1,200 [21] Henry ____ Longfellow Wadsworth Lori	$1,200 [29] While staying with his brother Johann Christoph, he learned to play & repair organs Johann Sebastian Bach Lori	$1,200 [4] Founded in 1884 as a depot for the Texas & Pacific Railway, this city is the birthplace of Laura Bush Midland Lori	$1,200 [13] This 4-syllable word refers to the substitute who learns a role in case the lead actor can't perform an understudy John	$1,200 [16] The voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz Shrek Charley
$1,600 [9] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland was due largely to friction over a strip of land called the Polish Corridor; it was taken from Germany & awarded to Poland by the Versailles Treaty, giving Poland direct access to this sea the Baltic Sea Charley	$1,600 [22] Joyce ____ Oates Carol Charley	$2,000 [30] Henry Purcell's 1689 opera "Dido and" this Trojan hero is one of the finest English works of the Baroque period Aeneas Charley	$1,600 [5] In "Send In The Clowns", it's "me here at last on the ground, you" up there (in) mid-air Lori	$1,600 [26] The mellophone is sometimes used as a substitute in marching bands for this "national" instrument the French horn Lori John	$1,600 [17] Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth The King's Speech Lori
$2,000 [10] In 1999, 400 years after establishing a permanent settlement there, Portugal returned this overseas territory to China Macao Lori	$2,000 [23] David ____ Wallace Foster John	DD $4,200 [24] Vivaldi's "La primavera", "L'estate", "L'autunno" & "L'inverno" are known by this collective title The Four Seasons John	$2,000 [6] People are always trying to "cut out" this retailer between producer & consumer the middleman Lori	$2,000 [28] From the Latin for "management" comes this term for a person authorized to act on behalf of another a proxy Lori	$2,000 [18] James Franco, Sean Penn Milk John

Final Jeopardy!

THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION

In 2009 Alabama replaced a statue in the collection with one of her at age 7, the first child honored

Helen Keller

Charley "Who is Helen Keller?" — wagered $3,000

Lori "Who is Helen Keller?" — wagered $16,200

John "Who is Keller" — wagered $7,100

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