Show #6547 2013-02-19 (taped 2013-01-15) Tournament of Champions

2013 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Ashok Poozhikunnel — an underwriter from Wheaton, Illinois

Dave Leach — a game merchant from Atlanta, Georgia

Patrick Quinn — a high school German teacher from Chesterfield, Missouri

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Patrick	$2,600	$4,600	$5,000	$989 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$4,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Dave	$2,000	$3,200	$12,600	$15,100 Automatic semifinalist	$14,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Ashok	$2,800	$4,400	$12,400	$12,000 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$12,400 14 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHO'S ON FIRST?	SAY "LA-V"	HOUSEHOLD HINTS	TILE LAND	COMPUTER LINGO	THE FUTURE
$200 [1] Cubs, 1898-1912--the third of a famous trio Chance Patrick	$200 [21] Extravagantly luxurious, or to bestow profusely lavish Dave	$200 [10] To deal with a drippy candlestick, put it in this appliance; later, remove it & scrape off the hardened wax the freezer Dave	$200 [6] The Roman pool at this publisher's California "Castle" is decorated from floor to ceiling with glass tiles (William Randolph) Hearst Ashok	$200 [26] Apple's Leopard is a type of OS, one of these an operating system Ashok	$200 [8] (Al Gore gives the clue.) World Power hangs in the balance as this nation surges forward; in 2010 it ended the USA's century-old standing as the No. 1 manufacturing nation China Dave
$400 [3] Yankees,1923-1939 (Lou) Gehrig Patrick	$400 [22] Shrub with pale lilac-colored flowers lavender Ashok	$400 [11] To remove grass stains from clothes, try rubbing with the Karo brand of this type of syrup corn syrup Patrick	$400 [7] The greatpavementin front of the high altar at this London church uses amosaictechnique called Cosmati work Westminster Abbey Patrick Dave	$400 [27] The "HT" in both HTTP & HTML stands for this hypertext Patrick	$400 [17] (Al Gore gives the clue.) Looking to the future, we can't ignore the climate crisis as we've done too often since back in 1859 when an Irish scientist noted the heat-trapping effect of this molecule carbon dioxide Dave
$600 [5] A's,1987-1997; Cardinals,1998-2001 Mark McGwire Dave	$600 [23] Frenchman known as the "Father of Modern Chemistry" (Antoine) Lavoisier Dave	$600 [12] To keep these little plantlike protists out of a bird bath, plunk in a pre-1982 penny; copper stops their growth algae Patrick	$600 [9] The Blue Mosque in this Turkish city gets its name from the 20,000 blue tiles that line its ceiling Istanbul Patrick	$600 [28] If your machine is being controlled by someone else, it may have been taken over by this 3-letter piece of malware a bot	$600 [18] (Al Gore gives the clue.) The global economy is being transformed into Earth Inc. by the mechanization of human jobs & this practice of moving jobs from industrial to developing economies outsourcing Patrick Dave
$800 [2] Phillies,2004-present (Ryan) Howard Ashok	$800 [24] A basin used for ceremonial washing, or an Australian tennis great Laver Dave	$800 [13] To save a cell phone that's been dropped in water, remove the battery & SIM card, pat dry & cover it with the white type of this rice Ashok	$800 [15] This Moorish fortress in Granada, Spain has a type of polygonal mosaic called alicatado the Alhambra Dave	$800 [29] To set up the pictures & clips on my blog, I might need a VGA, this "array" video graphics Dave	DD $1,000 [19] (Al Gore gives the clue.) Population & economic growth threaten our natural resources; one example is the erosion of this, the upper 6 inches of farming land that provides 99% of human food topsoil Patrick
$1,000 [4] Mets,1983-1989;"Seinfeld", beginning in 1992 (Keith) Hernandez Ashok	$1,000 [25] It's a type of Middle Eastern flatbread lavash Patrick	$1,000 [14] If you accidentally super glued your fingers together, dab nail polish remover containing this solvent--it breaks the bond acetone Dave	$1,000 [16] Spectacular blue tiles are a feature of Yazd's Jame Mosque, seen on this country's 200-rial note Iran	$1,000 [30] Send me that report as a PDF, this "format" portable document format Patrick Dave	$1,000 [20] (Al Gore gives the clue.) When the future seems gloomy, think of the work of Ilya Prigogine, who said that a system open to new ideas & influences can reform itself in his Nobel-winning corollary to the second law of these thermodynamics Ashok

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRIDES OF SHAKESPEARE	THE LIFE OF A GENIUS	G.I. JOES	THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE & END LETTER	THE WIZ	EASEL DOWN THE ROAD
$400 [1] Katharina Petruchio Dave	$400 [6] You take tests to determine this, originally the ratio of mental to physical age multiplied by 100 your IQ Dave	$400 [9] Former Confederate general Joseph Wheeler also commanded forces during this war of 1898 the Spanish-American War Patrick	$400 [20] R:Holder of a city's drinking supply reservoir Patrick	$400 [14] "Fly, you fools", warns Sir Ian McKellen as this Middle Earth wizard Gandalf Ashok	$400 [21] Robert Lebron'spaintingof this New York City thoroughfare shares its title with an Oliver Stone film Wall Street Patrick
$800 [2] Calpurnia (Julius) Caesar Patrick	$800 [7] Figure out why identical twins curiously have different these; dactylography will help fingerprints Dave	$800 [10] This Navy pilot & older brother of a president died in 1944 on a secret mission Kennedy Ashok	$800 [23] P:A type of kids' book a pop-up Ashok	$800 [15] Nicolas Cage trains Jay Baruchel in this Disney film whose title harks back to "Fantasia" The Sorcerer's Apprentice Dave	$800 [22] Camille Pissarro showed this city in hispaintingdetailing the Avenue de l'Opéra Paris Dave
$1,200 [3] Emilia Iago	$1,600 [19] Debunked in 1989? Maybe so, but you know you can create this room-temperature nuclear reaction cold fusion Dave	$1,200 [11] This general dubbed "Fighting Joe" briefly commanded the Army of the Potomac (Joe) Hooker Ashok	$1,200 [24] T:A healing term, or a story outline of a film a treatment Dave	$1,200 [16] In "Eragon", a battle against the evil wizard Durza begins when a boy finds an egg that hatches into one of these a dragon Dave	$1,200 [27] His conversionseenheretook place on the road to Damascus St. Paul Ashok
$1,600 [4] Octavia Mark Antony Patrick	$2,000 [30] Solve previously unsolved math problem, get this medal named for Canadian math professor John Fields Ashok	$1,600 [12] Last name of the 5 sailor brothers including Joseph who were killed when their ship was sunk in the Battle of Guadalcanal Sullivan Dave	$2,000 [26] U:Swahili for independence uhuru Patrick	$1,600 [17] This "Aladdin" sorcerer's title is Grand Vizier of the Sultan of Agrabah Jafar Ashok	$1,600 [28] Seen here is John Linton Chapman'sdepictionof this ancient Roman road the Appian Way Dave
$2,000 [5] Hippolyta Theseus Patrick	DD $2,500 [8] They'll want your intellect at these Murray Hill, N.J. labs, the longtime research & development arm of AT&T Bell Labs Dave	$2,000 [13] Nicknamed "Vinegar Joe", he was commanding general of U.S. forces in China, Burma & India during WWII Vinegar Joe Stilwell	DD $3,500 [25] A:The crop feed also called purple medic alfalfa Dave	$2,000 [18] The evil wizard Leezar causes problems for Natalie Portman & Danny McBride in this 2011 comedy Your Highness	$2,000 [29] This 20th century Swiss artist's painting"Highways and Byways"really gives me Wanderlust Paul Klee

Final Jeopardy!

THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

On the new list chosen in 2007, this wonder designed by Heitor da Silva Costa is the only statue

Christ the Redeemer

Patrick "What is the Christ in Rio de Janeiro?" — wagered $4,011

Ashok "What is the statue of Mary in Brazil?" — wagered $400

Dave "What is Christ the Redeemer?" — wagered $2,500

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