Show #6942 2014-11-18 (taped 2014-10-01) Tournament of Champions

2014 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Rebecca Rider — an office supply sales assistant from Queens, New York

Mark Japinga — a graduate student in public affairs from Madison, Wisconsin

Arthur Chu — a compliance analyst, voiceover artist, and blogger from Broadview Heights, Ohio

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Arthur	$4,400	$6,800	$17,800	$25,601 Finalist	$18,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Mark	$1,400	$2,000	$8,000	$0 3rd place: $10,000	$8,000 17 R, 6 W
Rebecca	$-1,000	$1,800	$12,800	$5,800 2nd place: $10,000	$9,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 2014 EMMYS	NEXT IN LINE	BRAINY ANAGRAMS	A SCENTIMENTAL MOOD	BATTLE CREEK	FOR YOUR I's ONLY
$200 [10] It was the first time hosting the Emmys for him--no, not Seth MacFarlane Seth Meyers Arthur	$200 [28] California governors:Pete Wilson, Gray Davis... Arnold Schwarzenegger Mark	$200 [27] One major division:HERE IS HEMP hemisphere Mark	$200 [17] Introduced in 2007, this Marc Jacobs fragrance might have women asking, "He loves me? He loves me not?" Daisy Mark	$200 [24] An Old English poem records a 991 event in which a Saxon earl let a band of these warriors cross a stream--oops Vikings Arthur	$200 [18] To be brief, it's a 2-piece beach sensation bikini Rebecca
$400 [9] In a touching tribute, Billy Crystal remembered this friend, "the brightest star in a comedy galaxy" Robin Williams Mark	$400 [29] USDA beef grades:prime, choice... select	$400 [26] Neuron extension:NERD DIET dendrite Mark	$400 [30] Mandarin & Patchouli are scents in this male soccer star's Instinct cologne David Beckham Mark Rebecca	$400 [23] A tributary of the largest tributary of the Yellowstone, it became famous in 1876 Little Big Horn Mark	$400 [19] A numeral, or a thumb digit Arthur
$600 [6] In a fitting farewell, this show took home awards for Drama Series & for its lead actor & supporting actor & actress Breaking Bad Mark	$600 [4] A Top 20 recording of "How Sweet It Is":Marvin Gaye, Jr. Walker & the All Stars... James Taylor	$600 [5] A sensory lobe:AMPLE ROT temporal Mark	$600 [21] A fruity fragrance, DKNY Be Delicious comes in a bottle shaped like one of these apple Rebecca	$600 [2] Pittsburg Landing, Grant's base on the Tennessee River, is a less biblical name for this 1862 battle Shiloh Arthur	$600 [22] Member of the weasel family with luxuriant fur mink Rebecca
$800 [1] Jessica Lange & Kathy Bates took home awards for this third season of "American Horror Story" Coven Arthur	$800 [20] Prime numbers:29, 31... 37 Arthur	$800 [12] A chemical neurotransmitter that affects mood:ONION REST serotonin Arthur	$800 [8] In 2012 his Big Pony collection of fragrances for women was introduced Ralph Lauren Mark	DD $1,000 [11] Site of a Nov. 7, 1811 battle, this Indiana river got additional notoriety in an 1840 campaign of a different sort Tippecanoe Arthur	$800 [3] A native of Espoo Finn
$1,000 [7] Best TV Movie went to this HBO drama starring Mark Ruffalo & Julia Roberts about the early fight against AIDS The Normal Heart Arthur	$1,000 [13] States in order of admission:Utah, Oklahoma... New Mexico Mark	$1,000 [16] A control center:MY ALPHA SHOUT hypothalamus Rebecca	$1,000 [14] Wrap yourself in this Estee Lauder fragrance whose name suggests a clean, crisp fabric White Linen Rebecca	$1,000 [25] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a video & map on the monitor.) 600 taxis rushed troops to the front in the opening weeks of World War I to turn back a German drive on Paris, an event that came to be known as the Miracle of this battleground river the Marne Arthur	$1,000 [15] Element whose compound is in use here zinc

Double Jeopardy! Round

A LOAD OF ODIN	ALL OVER THE MAP	ACTRESSES ONSTAGE	QUOTES OF NOTE	HAREM SHUFFLE	CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENTS
$400 [1] Forged by dwarfs, Draupnir was this precious piece of Odin's jewelry that could make gold ring Arthur	$400 [17] 40 miles WSW of Edinburgh, population 600,000:this city Glasgow Mark	$400 [18] In 2014 Michelle Williams made her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in this musical Cabaret Mark	$400 [21] Film in which Mandy Patinkin tells Wallace Shawn, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" The Princess Bride Rebecca	$400 [30] In pre-Islamic Persia, most royal courts included a harem of wives & these, from the Latin for "lie together" concubines Arthur	$400 [24] The youngest recipient, an 11-year-old Vermont boy, rescued 5 friends who fell through the ice on this lake Champlain Mark
$800 [13] Hugin & Munin were a pair of these crow-like birds that Odin used to scout ahead & bring him news ravens Rebecca	$800 [16] Flowing from Bismarck to Omaha:this river Missouri Mark	$800 [19] If you know that this actress, who died in 2014 at 89, won a Tony for "Applause", just whistle! Lauren Bacall Mark	$800 [22] This religious leader: "Inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion" Dalai Lama Mark	$800 [29] The sultan of this empire had August Wilhelmj play violin for his harem, allegedly the only non-castrated man ever invited in the Ottoman Empire Rebecca	$800 [25] These songwriting brothers were awarded a Congressional Gold Medal--it is necessarily so the Gershwins (Ira & George) Arthur
$1,200 [10] When Odin had his steed Sleipnir reshod, he had to shell out for this many shoes 8 Arthur	$1,200 [14] Bordering Colombia, Peru & the Pacific:this country Ecuador Mark	$1,200 [4] Lynn & Vanessa Redgrave starred in only one play together, a production of this playwright's "Three Sisters" Chekhov Arthur	DD $1,000 [7] Churchill said he couldn't forecast the action of Russia: "It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside" this an enigma Arthur	$1,200 [2] Paul Poiret was known for designing lively-colored "harem" these pants Arthur	$1,200 [8] This writer "helped make the memory of the Holocaust eternal by preserving the story of 6 million Jews in his works" Elie Wiesel Arthur
$2,000 [6] Odin is killed along with most other Norse gods in this final battle Ragnarök Arthur	$1,600 [5] Home to Quezon City:this island Luzon Arthur	$1,600 [3] It's no rumor--this actress, currently seen on a TV drama, won a Tony in 1989 for "Rumors" Christine Baranski Mark	$1,200 [9] Nancy Reagan:"A woman is like" this beverage item--"only in hot water do you realize how strong she is" tea bag Mark Rebecca	$1,600 [11] In April 2014 U.S. authorities seized this polygamist leader's Yearning for Zion Ranch in Texas Warren Jeffs Rebecca	$1,600 [28] Congressman Leo Ryan was killed in this country, where he'd been investigating Jim Jones' Peoples Temple Guyana Mark Rebecca
DD $4,600 [12] Odin's sons by Frigga were Hermod, Hodur & this beloved son who died in a tragic accident Baldur Rebecca	$2,000 [15] Looming over Zermatt:this 14,692-foot peak the Matterhorn	$2,000 [20] Since starring as Evita in 1979, she's become one of Broadway's biggest stars Patti LuPone	$2,000 [23] Erich Fromm said, "The lust for" this "is not rooted in strength but in weakness" power Mark	$2,000 [26] The Bible describes Solomon's harem, saying he loved "Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites... and" these -ites Hittites Arthur	$2,000 [27] Thislongtime Speaker of the House called himself "a Democrat without prefix, without suffix, and without apology" (Sam) Rayburn Arthur Mark

Final Jeopardy!

FRENCH LITERATURE

Its first chapter recalls "the little scallop-shell of pastry, so richly sensual under its severe, religious folds"

Remembrance of Things Past

Mark "What is The Hunchback of Notre Dame" — wagered $8,000

Rebecca "What is Les Miserables?" — wagered $7,000

Arthur "What is In Search of Lost Time?" — wagered $7,801

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