2014 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.
Jim Coury — a senior from Georgetown University from Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Joshua Brakhage — a TV news producer originally from South Coffeyville, Oklahoma
Julia Collins — a 20-timeJeopardy!champion from Kenilworth, Illinois
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia | $2,800 | $6,600 | $16,200 |
$9,100
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$13,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Joshua | $1,200 | $4,000 | $11,600 |
$16,206
Automatic semifinalist |
$11,600
15 R, 1 W |
| Jim | $-1,600 | $1,800 | $2,800 |
$5,600
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$5,800
11 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| IN THE PINK | THE '30s | NO LONGER AROUND | BRITISH ENGLISH | ____IN' COUNTRY SONGS | THE ENDS OF THE ROAD |
|
$200
[1]
Since the '90s, the ribbon seenherehas been used to promote awareness of this disease
breast cancer
Joshua
|
$200
[22]
On Nov. 7, 1332 Lucerne joined 3 other forest cantons in this confederation
the Swiss Confederation
Joshua
|
$200
[3]
In 1987 this automaker that gave us the Gremlin & Pacer was swallowed up by Chrysler
AMC
Jim
|
$200
[4]
Braces are what the Brits call these, an alternative to a belt
suspenders
Julia
|
$200
[16]
Hank Williams:"Your ____in' Heart"
Cheatin'
Julia
|
$200
[26]
One end of U.S. 16 is in Rapid City, South Dakota; the other is some 500 miles west in this national park
Yellowstone
Joshua
|
|
$400
[11]
In 1990 a diver in California found a nearly 470-carat pink one of these, from an abalone
a pearl
Julia
|
$400
[15]
In April 837 it made its closest approach to Earth ever, coming within 4 million miles
Halley's Comet
Joshua
|
$400
[9]
In 2011 this airline returned briefly as a TV show starring Christina Ricci as one of its stewardesses
Pan Am
Julia
|
$400
[5]
This word for a lawyer contains a synonym for the legal profession
a barrister
Joshua
|
$400
[8]
Patsy Cline:"____in' After Midnight"
Walkin'
Julia
|
$400
[27]
Ancient Rome's Via Appia ran from the Forum to the port of Brundisium on this arm of the Mediterranean
the Adriatic
Jim
|
|
$600
[12]
Under an agreement with the Natl. Archives, her blood-spattered pink suit won't be seen again in public until 2103
Jackie Kennedy
Jim
|
$600
[23]
On Nov. 15, 1533 this conquistador entered the Incan capital of Cuzco, seizing all of its gold
Pizarro
Jim
|
$600
[10]
At Disneyland, Monsanto's Adventure Thru Inner Space began as riders entered a giant one of these instruments
a microscope
Joshua
|
$600
[17]
Instead of "cell phone", the Brits use this adjective, reflecting the fact that you can take the phone with you
mobile
Jim
|
$600
[2]
Johnny Cash:"Sunday Mornin' ____in' Down"
Comin' Down
Julia
|
$600
[30]
Feel free to tell us that this seat of Jackson County, Missouri was the jumping-off point for the Oregon Trail
Independence
Joshua
|
|
$800
[13]
This Italian-born designer was known for her surrealist fashions & for her signature color, shocking pink
(Elsa) Schiaparelli
Julia
|
$800
[24]
On May 6, 1937 WLS radio reporter Herb Morrison cried that "it burst into flames"
the Hindenburg
Julia
|
$800
[20]
This clear malt beverage whose name is Russian for "winter" got the cold shoulder from Coors in 2008
Zima
Joshua
|
$800
[18]
A kind of sleeveless dress, it's also the across-the-pond word for a pullover sweater
a jumper
Julia
|
$800
[6]
Waylon Jennings:"I'm A ____in' Man"
Ramblin' Man
Joshua
|
$800
[28]
Asian Highway 1 stretches 13,000 miles from Tokyo to this country's border with Bulgaria
Turkey
Jim
|
|
$1,000
[14]
In Hawaii, these flowers are often used to make leis
plumeria
Jim
|
$1,000
[25]
On February 23, 532 Byzantine Emperor Justinian began the building of this house of worship
the Hagia Sophia
Julia
|
$1,000
[21]
Many cookie lovers still pine for this Oreo competitor that was discontinued in 2003 at age 95
Hydrox
Joshua
|
$1,000
[19]
It's what the British call the hood of a car
the bonnet
Julia
|
$1,000
[7]
Loretta Lynn:"Don't Come Home A ____in' (With ____in' On Your Mind)"
Drinkin' & Lovin'
Jim
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
Construction of BR-010 began in the late 1950s to connect Belem with this new capital
Brasília
Jim
|
| ANATOMICAL ETYMOLOGY | BEFORE & AFTER | THE REAL FIRST NAME | MOVIE "LAND" | CAUSE OF DEBT | BLUNT FORCE DRAMA |
|
$400
[1]
From the Latin for "to hang", it's the thin, closed tube with no known function that hangs from the large intestine
the appendix
Jim
|
$400
[6]
Pugilist's equipment for storing your maps in the car
boxing glove compartment
Julia
|
$400
[7]
of Ulysses S. Grant
Hiram
Joshua
|
$400
[20]
Johnny Depp played J.M. Barrie in this 2004 film
Finding Neverland
Julia
|
$400
[25]
One analysis says that those who graduated in 2012 with these had an average of almost $30,000
student loans
Julia
|
$400
[26]
After hearing this children's rhyme in an Agatha Christie play, William Blore dies from a bashed head
"Ten Little Indians"
|
|
$800
[2]
No insult intended, but the name of this muscle means "biggest butt"
gluteus maximus
Jim
|
$800
[8]
A woman who gets married in the sixth month to a 1935 movie monster
a June bride of Frankenstein
Joshua
|
$800
[15]
of Lord Byron
George
Jim
|
$800
[13]
Will Ferrell was sucked into a time-space vortex in this 2009 film based on a '70s TV show
Land of the Lost
Julia
|
$800
[24]
Be careful with getting a HELOC, this type of "line of credit"; your house could go bye-bye
home equity
Julia
|
$800
[27]
In this 1975 David Mamet drama, the theft of the title coin goes awry & Teach beats up Bob
American Buffalo
Julia
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Prone to inflammation, this membrane that covers the eyeball & inner eyelid is from the Latin for "to join together"
conjunctiva
|
$1,200
[10]
Emergency medical bundle containing a crispy Hershey's product
a first aid Kit Kat
Joshua
|
$1,200
[14]
of Gus Grissom
Virgil
Julia
|
$1,200
[9]
Debra Winger was Oscar-nominated for her part in this 1993 film in which Anthony Hopkins played C.S. Lewis
Shadowlands
|
$1,600
[18]
The short duration of these rhyming "loans" given in advance of your next work check can mean high fees
payday loans
Julia
|
$1,200
[28]
In this play based on the career of Jack Johnson, Caucasian Frank Brady is the title boxer
The Great White Hope
Julia
|
|
$2,000
[5]
Though it doesn't look like one, the name of this piece of flesh that hangs from the soft palate means "little grape"
uvula
Julia
Jim
|
$1,600
[16]
Show hosted by Ira Glass that will sell you a 20-year-term policy
This American Life insurance
Joshua
|
$1,600
[21]
of Paul McCartney
James
Julia
|
$1,600
[11]
This 1988 animated film centered on 5 orphaned dinosaurs
The Land Before Time
Joshua
|
$2,000
[19]
A study found that these contributed to 62% of personal bankruptcies in 2007
medical bills
Joshua
Jim
|
$1,600
[29]
After Helena hits Jimmy, "anger" turns to passion in this John Osborne play, revived in 2012 with Matthew Rhys
Look Back in Anger
|
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
Used as a synonym for thorn, this structure's name comes from a Latin word for "thorn"
the spine
Jim
|
$2,000
[17]
Novel about Wang Lung's love of warm, rich, brownish hues
The Good Earth tones ( The Good Earth colors accepted)
Jim
|
$2,000
[22]
of Mother Teresa
Agnes
|
$2,000
[12]
Sylvester Stallone played an overweight New Jersey sheriff in this 1997 drama
Cop Land
|
DD
$4,000
[23]
The National Council on the problem type of this activity says it affects 6 to 9 million Americans
gambling
Julia
|
$2,000
[30]
Ken Harrison's road accident leaves him paralyzed, suicidal & asking this title question in a 1978 play
Whose life is it anyway?
|
The 3 Latin phrases found in the Constitution are "pro tempore", "ex post facto" & this legal 2-word phrase
habeas corpus