Show #6240 2011-11-04 (taped 2011-09-26) Tournament of Champions

2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Joon Pahk — a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts

Tom Kunzen — a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida

John Krizel — a writer originally from Oceanside, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$-400	$1,600	$2,000	$14 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$2,000 10 R, 5 W
Tom	$0	$600	$4,200	$0 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$6,200 13 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Joon	$4,600	$6,800	$20,800	$30,800 Automatic semifinalist	$18,400 26 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY TITLE OCCUPATIONS	REAL PEOPLE ON FILM	THAT'S THE CHICAGO WAY!	BIBLICAL RELATIONS	WEBSITES	RHYME-BOT
$200 [2] The votes are in: Thomas Hardy created Michael Henchard, this officeholder "of Casterbridge" Mayor Joon	$200 [1] In "All the President's Men", Hal Holbrook played the secret informant dubbed this Deep Throat Tom	$200 [26] In 1887 this lawyer "Scoped" out a move to Chicago & later repped Pullman Strike supporters Clarence Darrow John	$200 [13] Seth, to Cain brother Tom	$200 [21] Go to www.foia.af.mil to file a Freedom of Information Act request with this organization the Air Force John	$200 [7] Turkey is the leading producer of this peachy fruit apricot John
$400 [3] Title Russian sawbones of 1957 Doctor Zhivago Joon	$400 [8] In a 1996 movie it was "The People vs." this Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Joon	$400 [27] He wrote that Chicago was proud to be a "player with railroads and freight handler to the nation" (Carl) Sandburg Tom Joon	$400 [17] Isaac, to Rebekah husband Tom	$400 [22] bullshido.net exposes frauds in these arts, such as ninjutsu & aikido martial arts Joon	$400 [9] Should ought John Joon
$800 [5] All paths lead to Dr. Charles Primrose, this title Oliver Goldsmith reverend the Vicar of Wakefield Joon	$600 [14] This 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci film told the story of Chinese ruler Pu Yi The Last Emperor Tom	$600 [28] Benny Goodman learned to play his clarinet at this alliterative Chicago landmark co-founded by Jane Addams Hull House Tom	$600 [18] Japheth, to Noah son Joon	$600 [23] "Where you book matters", according to this travel website Expedia.com	$600 [10] The last arrow fired in an archery contest, today it means the final result upshot Joon
DD $1,000 [4] It's the occupation mentioned in a 1916 James Joyce book title artist Joon	$800 [15] In "Moneyball" Brad Pitt played this Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane John	$800 [29] This "Blue Demon" school in Chicago is the USA's largest Roman Catholic university DePaul John	$800 [19] Methuselah, to Noah grandfather Joon	$800 [24] This professional site whose name implies that it connects you became the USA's No. 2 social network in 2011 LinkedIn John	$800 [11] An overpowering destructive force, or an "X-Men" villain juggernaut Joon
$1,000 [6] Conjuring up images of 19th century Poland, Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote of this title guy "of Lublin" the Magician Tom	$1,000 [16] Josephine Baker & Cole Porter are portrayed in this 2011 Woody Allen movie Midnight in Paris John	$1,000 [30] On Feb. 14, 1929 it was that's all folks for 7 members of this Chicago mobster's gang Bugs Moran John Tom Joon	$1,000 [20] Rachel, to Leah sister Joon	$1,000 [25] These 2 letters follow "Web" in the name of the 2010 Webby Award winner in the Health category MD Tom	$1,000 [12] The yellow-bellied type of this critter is sunbathing here a marmot John

Double Jeopardy! Round

MAPMAKER, MAPMAKER	MTV VIDEO OF THE YEAR ARTISTS	BALLET	CALCULATING THE MEASUREMENTS	CANADIAN HISTORY	GIMME AN "H"
$400 [2] Get out the blue ink for this sea immediately north of Poland the Baltic Tom	$400 [19] 1988:"Need You Tonight/Meditate" INXS	$400 [12] Maria Tallchief played the Sugarplum Fairy in a 1954 New York City ballet performance of this classic The Nutcracker Joon	$400 [16] 16 short tons minus 13 short tons leaves you this many pounds 6,000 (3 tons, 2,000 per) Joon	$400 [23] In 1949 Canada joined the United States & 10 other nations to form this military alliance NATO Tom	$400 [7] Proverbially, "he who" does this "is lost" hesitates Joon
$1,200 [6] A study says it's the most misspelled city in the U.S., but you got it right, with the final "H" Pittsburgh Tom Joon	$800 [20] 2009:"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Beyoncé Joon	$800 [13] This wooden rail attached to the wall of a ballet studio is used by the dancers for support during exercises a barre Joon	$800 [17] Fahrenheit boiling point of water times Celsius freezing point of water 0 Tom	$800 [27] Between 1913 & 1932 Canada dug a new & deeper version of the Welland Canal that connects these 2 Great Lakes Erie & Ontario Tom	$800 [8] A house of shelter for pilgrims, or a homelike facility that provides care for the terminally ill a hospice John
$1,600 [5] Mark all of these--really more than 1,500--including Wolfe on the Canadian side of the river & Wells on the U.S. side the Thousand Islands	$1,200 [28] 1984:"You Might Think" The Cars John	$1,200 [1] Born Margaret Hookham in England, she made her professional debut in 1934 at the age of 15 Margot Fonteyn	$1,200 [18] Number of quarts in 2 gallons divided by the number of pints in 2 quarts 2 (8 divided by 4) John Tom	$1,200 [26] On July 3, 1608 this Frenchman landed at what would become the City of Quebec (Samuel de) Champlain John Joon	$1,200 [9] From 1823 to 1838 it was one of the 5 countries that made up the United Provinces of Central America Honduras Joon
DD $2,000 [3] However you draw the border between Nicaragua & this 2-named country, somebody gets mad, huh? Costa Rica Tom	$1,600 [29] 2004:"Hey Ya!" OutKast Tom	$1,600 [14] Onstage this late Soviet defector often partnered Maya Plisetskaya; offstage, Jacqueline Bisset Alexander Godunov John Joon	$1,600 [21] Square inches in a square foot plus square feet in a square yard 153 Joon	$1,600 [25] The 1947 discovery of oil in a field at Leduc in this prairie province launched a Canadian oil boom Alberta Tom	$1,600 [10] In Egyptian myth this deity & son of Osiris is usually depicted as having the head of a falcon Horus Joon
$2,000 [4] Wite-Out please! Kinshasa hasn't been named this, after an abusive Belgian, since 1966 Léopoldville Tom	$2,000 [30] 1993:"Jeremy" Pearl Jam Joon	$2,000 [15] When "Le Pavillon d'Armide" premiered in 1907, Vaslav Nijinsky played the Slave & she played Armide Anna Pavlova	$2,000 [22] Feet in a fathom plus feet in a mile 5,286 Joon	$2,000 [24] The Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867; this transplanted Scot became the country's first prime minister (John A.) Macdonald Tom Joon	DD $4,000 [11] Anglers & crafters, not just surgeons, use this instrument, whose name means "blood stop" a hemostat Joon

Final Jeopardy!

NOTABLE GROUPS

Harpo Marx was among this group when it met in NYC's Rose Room for its final time, in 1943, & found there was nothing left to say

the Algonquin Round Table

John "What is I havenoidea." — wagered $1,986

Tom "What is "[rageface]"" — wagered $4,200

Joon "What is the Algonquin Round Table?" — wagered $10,000

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