Show #6943 2014-11-19 (taped 2014-10-01) Tournament of Champions

2014 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Sandie Baker — a data and translation coordinator from Eastpointe, Michigan

Joshua Brakhage — a TV news producer originally from South Coffeyville, Oklahoma

Ben Ingram — an IT consultant originally from Florence, South Carolina

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ben	$5,000	$7,400	$29,800	$29,800 Finalist	$25,600 28 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W
Joshua	$1,000	$2,200	$2,600	$2,594 2nd place: $10,000	$2,600 9 R, 2 W
Sandie	$800	$4,200	$5,400	$400 3rd place: $10,000	$5,400 13 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY CHARACTERS	ENTERTAINMENT	WHAT DAY IS IT?	THE SCIENTIFIC NAME GAME	SOMETHING TO EAT	"IUM"
$200 [8] In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", she is described as "a lovely little blue-eyed creature with yellow hair" Becky Thatcher Sandie	$200 [20] For over 80 years the Rockettes have starred in the Christmas Spectacular at this theatre Radio City Music Hall Ben	$200 [3] Charlotte Bronte wrote, "unromantic as ____ morning" Monday Ben	$200 [15] Xenopsylla cheopis is a rat flea named for a guy who held this lofty position pharaoh Ben	$200 [25] This fermented Japanese bean paste can be aged 3 years before it's used to make soup miso Sandie	$200 [10] Someone who claims to help you talk to the dead medium Ben
$400 [9] In "Uncle Tom's Cabin", he's "that brutal man, familiar with every form of cruelty" Simon Legree Ben	$400 [21] On Sept. 19, 2014 E! dedicated a day of programming, including a "Fashion Police" marathon, to this late funny lady Joan Rivers Joshua	$400 [7] A 1719 novel:"I made him know his name should be ____" Friday Joshua	$400 [16] Named for Darth due to its shiny black head & slit eyes, Agathidium vaderi is one of the 300,000+ species of this insect a beetle	$400 [26] Be it the honeycomb or blanket type, do you expect us to swallow this lining of beef stomach? tripe Ben	$400 [11] Karl Marx compared religion to this for the masses opium Sandie
$600 [5] In "I, the Jury" this tough detective said, "I don't want to arrest anybody. I just want to shoot somebody" Mike Hammer Ben	$600 [22] This Oscar-winning director is one of the executive producers of "Boardwalk Empire" Martin Scorsese	$600 [1] On TV's original "Addams Family", Lisa Loring was ____ Wednesday Joshua	$600 [17] Rostropria garbo, a wasp named for Greta, was so-named because of this propensity of the insect it likes to be alone Sandie	$600 [27] Haylie & Hilary love this steamed pudding with eggs, dried fruit & spices duff Sandie	$600 [12] NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" is taped at Chicago's Chase one of these venues auditorium Ben Sandie
$1,000 [30] Seen here is the symbol of Simon Templar, also known as this modern-day Robin Hood the Saint Sandie	$800 [23] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from New York.) This folk-pop musical won eight 2012 Tonys, including one for Best Musical Once	$800 [2] In W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues":"He was... My working week and my ____ rest" Sunday Sandie	$800 [18] Ittibittium is a genus of (very small) marine snails, part of this mollusk class gastropod Ben	$800 [28] This Italian ice cream typically consists of three flavors that often contain chopped fruit & nuts spumoni Joshua	$800 [13] Riotous capital of Hell in Milton's "Paradise Lost" Pandemonium
DD $1,800 [6] This Kipling character first appeared as an adult in the story "In the Rukh", then as a boy in "The Jungle Book" Mowgli Ben	$1,000 [24] This summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is named for an estate that was named for a Hawthorne book Tanglewood	$1,000 [4] Wimpy in "Popeye" will gladly pay you ____ for a hamburger today Tuesday Ben	$1,000 [19] This British naturalist & broadcaster has a rat-eating plant, an echidna & a prehistoric reptile named for him David Attenborough Ben	$1,000 [29] This 4-word stir-fried dish of sliced chicken includes snow peas, mushrooms & Chinese cabbage moo goo gai pan Sandie	$1,000 [14] Ancient territory of Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea that lent its name to a classical language Latium

Double Jeopardy! Round

CAPITALS OF NON-COUNTRIES	"J" MOVIES	CLASSICAL RADIO	REAL ESTATE	A MASSIVE AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE	12 LETTERS & STARTS WITH A VOWEL
$400 [16] Argentines say Puerto Argentino; the British call the capital of this island group Stanley the Falklands Ben	$400 [1] 2009:Meryl Streep prepares a chicken Julie & Julia Ben Joshua	$400 [7] This U.S. network created an orchestra in 1937; now it brings us "Celebrity Apprentice" NBC Ben	$400 [21] The traditional rule of thumb for mortgage holders is don't do this unless you can lower your interest by 2% refinance Joshua	$400 [20] On Sept. 1, 1939, after securing a neutrality pact with the USSR, Germany launched an all-out attack on this country Poland Ben	$400 [23] Out on a date without an adult watching over you unchaperoned Joshua
$800 [17] Douglas, the capital of this place, is called Doolish in the Manx language the Isle of Man Sandie	$800 [2] 1979:Steve Martin is "born a poor black child" The Jerk Joshua	$800 [18] "Choral Evensong", first broadcast from London in 1926, is still heard on this service's Radio 3 the BBC Sandie	$800 [22] Homes that are dressed up with this theatrical-sounding method sell in about 1/5 the time of homes that aren't staging Ben	$800 [28] Amid the threat of nuclear war, a U.S. invasion of this island was planned for October 1962 but never happened Cuba Ben	$800 [25] General term for a 19th century U.S. antislavery advocate abolitionist Sandie
$1,200 [4] Nuuk, the capital of this large island, was once known by its Danish name, Godthab Greenland Joshua	$1,200 [3] 1995:An old magic board game comes to life Jumanji Ben	$1,200 [10] Sirius XM 76 calls itself this type of classical work "Hall" symphony Ben Joshua	$1,200 [12] This company with a familiar balloon logo says that no one sells more real estate RE/MAX Ben	$1,600 [24] In 1779 this "mad" American general led the daring recapture of Stony Point, New York (Anthony) Wayne Ben	$1,200 [26] Visually not the same on both sides of a central line asymmetrical Sandie
$1,600 [8] Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel is the capital of this Portuguese archipelago the Azores Ben Joshua	$1,600 [5] 1985:Glenn Close/Jeff Bridges thriller Jagged Edge Sandie	$2,000 [19] This composer's 1951 work "Imaginary Landscape No. 4" includes 12 randomly tuned radios (John) Cage Ben	$1,600 [13] For condo dwellers, HOA stands for this, as in "Those cheapos at the HOA don't want to put in a tennis court" homeowners association Ben	DD $2,000 [15] In 1968 fighting was fierce in Hue during this event called the turning point of the Vietnam War the Tet Offensive Ben	$1,600 [27] A flaw, as in a diamond imperfection Ben
$2,000 [9] Avarua on Rarotonga is the capital of this self-governing island group in association with New Zealand the Cook Islands Sandie	$2,000 [6] 1990:Vietnam messed with Tim Robbins' head Jacob's Ladder	DD $4,000 [11] These call letters of a Boston PBS TV station first hit the airwaves with a 1951 classical radio concert WGBH Ben	$2,000 [14] Often physically attached to the home, they're items that were once personal property but are now part of the sale fixtures	$2,000 [30] There were "300" reasons this Persian ruler had his hands full fighting Spartans at Thermopylae Xerxes (the Great) Ben	$2,000 [29] Quality of being unprejudiced & objective impartiality Sandie

Final Jeopardy!

21st CENTURY BOOKS

Set in the Great Depression, this 2006 novel has an epigraph from "Horton Hatches the Egg"

Water for Elephants

Joshua "What is thanks for clapping for me, Mom & Cami." — wagered $6

Sandie "What is" — wagered $5,000

Ben "What is Water for Elephants??" — wagered $0

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