Show #6552 2013-02-26 (taped 2013-01-16) Tournament of Champions

2013 Tournament of Champions final game 2.

Contestants

Keith Whitener — a research chemist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina (subtotal of $4,800)

Kristin Morgan — a strategic analyst for NASA from Huntsville, Alabama (subtotal of $400)

Colby Burnett — a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois (subtotal of $22,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Colby	$-400	$2,800	$14,400	$14,400	$16,800 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Kristin	$2,600	$5,200	$15,200	$9,199	$10,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Keith	$3,200	$5,600	$8,400	$16,800	$8,400 15 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THAT 1870s SHOW	HOLIDAY FUN	BEASTLY EXPRESSIONS	TV DRAMAS	FACTS & FIGURES	THE DARK NIGHT RISES
$200 [1] This Norwegian's "Pillars of Society" debuted in Denmark in 1877 Ibsen Kristin	$200 [25] Duh, December 26th is the national day for this colorful hard candy a candy cane Keith	$200 [7] "Happy as a ____ at high tide" clam Keith	$200 [12] In 2012 after 8 seasons, FOX pulled the plug on this Hugh Laurie series House Kristin	$200 [2] In 2007 here came Boo Boo, this kind of Mexican dog & the world's smallest living dog at 4 inches tall Chihuahua Keith	$200 [17] October is the dawning of the best viewing for this, the 11th sign of the zodiac Aquarius Keith
$400 [27] "Yn Wyneb Y Nef" is one of the songs from 1878's "Blodwen", thought to be the first opera in this language Welsh Kristin	$400 [21] Appropriately, a scholar's lie stated that this day originated when Constantine let a jester rule for a day April Fools' Day Kristin	$400 [8] "Like water off a ____'s back" duck Keith	$400 [13] In season 2 of this show, agent Scully was abducted, presumably by aliens The X-Files Kristin	$400 [3] A pox on this disease also called Varicella; an estimated 90% of Americans over 15 have had it chickenpox Keith	$400 [18] Made on Earth & orbiting the Earth every 90-93 minutes, it sometimes appears brighter than Venus the ISS (the International Space Station) Keith
$600 [28] "Thespis", the first collaboration by this pair, opened in London in Dec. 1871 & ran for 2 months; they'd do better later Gilbert and Sullivan Colby	$600 [22] Holly Hunter spent Thanksgiving with her quirky family in this film directed by Jodie Foster Home for the Holidays	$600 [9] "Poor as a church ____" mouse Keith	$600 [14] Bryan Cranston stars in this highly acclaimed AMC series, a whole different kind of cooking show Breaking Bad Colby	$600 [4] Leaving Belgium, the greatest west-to-east distance across this neighboring country is 35 miles Luxembourg Keith	$600 [19] Light from SN 1987A, one of these, lit up the night sky in 1987 after a journey of 160,000 years a supernova Keith
DD $800 [29] Jacques Offenbach's 1875 operetta "Le Voyage Dans la Lune" was based on a novel by this man (Jules) Verne Colby	$800 [23] We thought we'd "share" with you the U.K. holiday in which this farm tool is blessed, thus starting the farming year a plow Kristin	$800 [10] "Run with the hare & hunt with the ____s" hounds Kristin Keith	$800 [15] 1 of 2 series between 1978 & 1988 that starred Robert Urich as a private detective Spenser: For Hire (or Vegas ) Kristin	$800 [5] 2012-13 MBA tuition at this U. Penn school of business was $57,000 Wharton Kristin	$800 [20] November is the main month for this king of meteor showers the Leonids Colby
$1,000 [30] This city just northeast of Nuremberg got on the opera map with the 1876 premiere of the full "Ring" cycle Bayreuth	$1,000 [24] Star Wars Day is unofficially celebrated on this date that echoes a famous quote from the movie May the Fourth Colby	$1,000 [11] "Cast pearls before ____" swine Kristin	$1,000 [16] Tom Skerritt kept the peace in a small town full of strange citizens & bizarre crimes on this quirky drama Picket Fences Kristin	$1,000 [6] In 2011 Karin Vogel was 4,973rd in line for the British crown; the Duke of this was 4th York Colby	$1,000 [26] Mizar & Alcor in the Big Dipper's handle make up a "visual" one of these visible to the naked eye a binary Keith

Double Jeopardy! Round

UNREAL ESTATE	THE HEALTH BUSINESS	CATHEDRALS	ATHLETES' FILM QUOTES	MAYORS OF NYC	ABBREV. BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
$400 [15] Jonathan Swift wrote that Mildendo, a city in this land, was surrounded by a wall 30 inches high Lilliput Colby	$400 [3] Fred Joyal flashes his pearly whites in commercials for 1-800-this, which he co-founded DENTIST	$400 [2] Victor Hugo described its sculptured facade as "a vast symphony in stone" Notre Dame Keith	$400 [8] "Airplane":"My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Colby	$400 [12] 17th century mayor Cornelius van Steenwyck was born in this country--maybe in Haarlem the Netherlands Kristin	$400 [22] A Jetta or a Golf in Wheeling VW and WV Kristin
$800 [16] This land's 4 main countries are Winkie, Gillikin, Quadling & Munchkin Oz Colby	$800 [27] The not-for-profit Kaiser Foundation is partnered with this definitely for-profit medical group opened in 1945 Permanente Colby	$800 [4] It's the seat of the archbishop of New York St. Patrick's Colby Kristin	$800 [9] "The Hangover":"Don't worry about Omar, he's not with us no more" Mike Tyson Kristin	$800 [11] In 1880 Irish-born William Grace became NYC's first mayor of this faith Roman Catholicism Colby	$800 [23] The system to make announcements at a major news-gathering service an AP PA Colby
$1,200 [17] It's believed that Robert Louis Stevenson based this title place on Unst in the Shetlands Treasure Island Kristin	$1,200 [28] To shoot insulin, Becton Dickinson sells these devices with cartridge & needle, named for a common household item a pen Colby Kristin	$1,200 [13] In the whispering gallery in the dome of this London cathedral, one can hear whispered words over 100' across the dome St. Paul's Colby	$1,200 [1] "There's Something About Mary":"God, Mary, I've missed you" Brett Favre Kristin	$1,200 [5] In 1904 Mayor McClellan liked his ceremonial task starting this new transit, so he drove the train the whole route the subway Keith	$1,200 [24] A holder of an advanced law degree playing music on the radio a JD DJ Keith
$2,000 [21] 3 men were falsely accused of cattle rustling & hanged in an "incident" near Bridger's Wells, Nevada in this 1940 novel The Ox-Bow Incident	$1,600 [29] Celebrex comes from this company, the biggest of the USA's big pharma Pfizer	$2,000 [19] The Giralda tower of the cathedral in this city in Andalusia was once a minaret but is now a bell tower Sevilla (Seville) Colby	$1,600 [7] "Blazing Saddles":"Mongo only pawn in game of life" (Alex) Karras Colby	$1,600 [6] Mayor 3 different times from 1800 to 1815, he was "de" man to improve American infrastructure (DeWitt) Clinton Colby	$1,600 [25] A heart attack suffered by a member of Jim Phelps' force IM MI
DD $2,400 [20] Belle Reve in Mississippi is the lost family home that's longed for in this classic American play A Streetcar Named Desire Colby	$2,000 [30] This insurance behemoth scored "point"s when it made a deal for commercial use of our old pal, IBM's Watson WellPoint	DD $6,000 [18] Thecathedralnamed for this saint has stood on Red Square since the mid-1500s St. Basil Kristin	$2,000 [10] "The Dirty Dozen":"That's your war, man, not mine. You don't like the krauts, Major? You fight them" (Jim) Brown Colby	$2,000 [14] George Opdyke was mayor during the Civil War & quashed this related NYC event of July 1863 draft riots Colby	$2,000 [26] For example, the company that makes the Profile dishwasher e.g., GE Kristin

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY AMERICA

One of the 2 years in which 3 men served as president of the United States

1841 or 1881

Keith "What is 1881?" — wagered $8,400

Colby "What is 1841?" — wagered $0

Kristin "What is 1824?" — wagered $6,001

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