Show #7168 2015-11-11 (taped 2015-10-13) Tournament of Champions

2015 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.WE ASKED: Actor Eric Stonestreet.

Contestants

Jennifer Giles — a third grade teacher from Longmont, Colorado

John Schultz — a computer programmer from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Matt Jackson — a paralegal from Washington, D.C.

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Matt	$3,600	$8,600	$24,900	$24,898 Automatic semifinalist	$21,400 29 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
John	$5,400	$7,600	$17,800	$15,000 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$14,400 17 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Jennifer	$1,600	$1,200	$10,400	$3,800 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$10,400 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS BY WON-LOST RECORD	FASHION	IT BORDERS CHINA	TECHNOLOGY MILESTONES	F-STOP	VETERANS
$200 [30] The only one who went 4-0 FDR (Franklin Roosevelt) John	$200 [26] An obi is a broad one of these traditionally worn with a kimono a sash Matt	$200 [16] Its National University was founded in Ulaanbaatar in 1942 Mongolia John	$200 [29] Dutch lens maker Zacharias Janssen is credited with inventing the compound type of this device around 1590 a microscope Matt John	$200 [4] The nape of the neck scruff Matt	$200 [28] (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) More than half of America's presidents have been veterans;7 of them served in the Army during this, the deadliest conflict in U.S. history the American Civil War Matt
$400 [24] 2-0:He was twice too much for Adlai Eisenhower Matt	$400 [25] Betty Grable looks good wearing a dress in this checked cotton fabric gingham John Jennifer	$400 [17] A 2014 USA Today headline said the leader of this country was "'elected' with 100% of the vote" North Korea Matt	$400 [14] (Hi, I'm Ken Burns.) In 2003 this man introduced i Movie 3, which included a pan & scan feature known as the "Ken Burns effect" Steve Jobs Matt	$400 [5] A recurring theme in a musical or literary work a motif Jennifer	$400 [27] (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) The American Legion was a key player in the 1944 passage of this legislation that enabled millions of World War II vets to attend college & buy homes the G.I. Bill Matt
$600 [23] 2-1:1-0 vs. James G. Blaine & a split with Benjamin Harrison Cleveland John	$600 [1] Madonna & daughter Lourdes launched a clothing line called this, the name of a 1985 hit by Madonna Material Girl Jennifer	$600 [18] After a 9-month civil war, Bangladesh broke away from this country in 1971 Pakistan Matt	$600 [10] In the 1940s this company introduced its Land Camera, which produced a finished print 60 seconds after exposure Polaroid Matt	$600 [6] A role in "Rocky Horror", or low-class folks Riff Raff Matt	$600 [9] (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) Known as the "Father of Veterans Day", World War II vet Raymond Weeksreceivedthe Presidential Citizens Medal from this man on November 11, 1982 Ronald Reagan John
$800 [22] 1-0, in a split decision over Samuel Tilden Hayes Matt	$800 [2] Thistype of shoe is named for a girl in the "Buster Brown" comic strip Mary Jane Jennifer	$800 [19] Under French rule since the 1800s, this landlocked country became fully independent in the 1950s Laos Matt	$1,000 [13] In 2004 Morse code added a new character, a combination of the letters A & C, to denote this symbol @ John	$800 [7] To tip the hat doff Matt	$800 [11] (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) In 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, thousands of World War I vets known as this "Army" marched on Washington to demand payment of urgently needed benefits the Bonus Army John
$1,000 [21] One of the 2 who went 0-1 Gerald Ford (or Millard Fillmore) John	$1,000 [3] These French-named pants cut to look like a skirt were back on the runways in 2014 culottes John	$1,000 [20] It's the country shown here Burma (or Myanmar) Matt	DD $2,000 [12] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Historical Scientific Instruments at Harvard University.) During World War II, computer pioneer Grace Hopper helped maintain the Harvard Mark I & its successor, the Mark II; one day, she removed a moth from the circuits, making her the first to literally do this to a computer debug John	$1,000 [8] To interrogate a friendly spy after a mission debrief Matt	$1,000 [15] (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) WWII pilots used the numbers on an imaginary clock face to describe the position of other planes, so in combat, the phrase "got your" this means "I've got your back" 6 Jennifer

Double Jeopardy! Round

DINOSAURS	WHODUNIT?	FAMILIAR SOUNDING TRIPLES	RULE OF LAW	MEDIEVAL LITERATURE	VETERANS DAY FILM FESTIVAL
$400 [28] "Hellboy", a newly discovered dino with facial horns & a shield-like appendage, was closely related to this 3-horned dino Triceratops Jennifer	$400 [29] Took over Johnny Torrio's Chicago gang in 1925 Al Capone Matt	$400 [30] English philosopher John, a security signifying ownership &a product made by a cooper Locke, stock & barrel Matt	$400 [26] "Hearsay bad!" is one of the Federal Rules of this Evidence Matt	$400 [1] In Sir Thomas Malory's "Morte d'Arthur", she retires to a nunnery after an affair Guinevere Matt	$400 [27] In this film Tom Hanks as Captain Miller tells his men, "Keep the sand out of your weapons... I'll see you on the beach" Saving Private Ryan John
$1,200 [13] The name of this "Jurassic World" lab creation means "untamable king" Indominus rex	$800 [24] Ran history's biggest Ponzi scheme until 2008 Bernie Madoff John	$800 [8] A mender of pots & pans, activist Medgar &an orange Monopoly card tinker, Evers & Chance Matt	$800 [23] A 2015 SEC rule says companies must disclose the pay gap between workers & this 3-letter boss the CEO Matt	$800 [2] Our primary source for ancient Norse pagan beliefs is the Poetic Edda of this island nation Iceland John	$800 [22] Mark Boal, once embedded as a reporter in Iraq, won an Oscar for writing this 2009 film about an Army bomb squad The Hurt Locker Matt
$1,600 [14] Heyuan, China is a world center for these fossilized items & in 2015 a road crew found another 43 eggs Jennifer	$1,200 [9] Proclaimed himself head of the Norwegian government in April 1940 Quisling Matt	$1,200 [5] Actor Michael of "Lost", silver screen siren Veronica &Hall of Fame Baltimore pitcher Jim Emerson, Lake & Palmer	$1,200 [16] The rule of lenity tells courts to interpret an ambiguous law this way in sentencing leniently Matt	$1,200 [3] "The Dream of the Rood" tells the story of Jesus' crucifixion from the perspective of the rood, this the cross Matt	$1,200 [19] In "Fury" Brad Pitt as Wardaddy commands one of these with a 5-man crew a tank John
$2,000 [15] Just like a giraffe, this "arm lizard" had an extremely long neck that could reach high branches of trees for food a Brachiosaurus John	$1,600 [10] Ran Boston's Winter Hill Gang; was played by Johnny Depp Whitey Bulger Jennifer	$1,600 [6] Ailey, Cowell &Bikel Alvin, Simon & Theodore	$1,600 [17] In California it enforces rules of professional conduct for lawyers the (state) bar (association) Matt	$2,000 [12] Blow that horn--this French knight and subject of "The Song of"him Roland Matt	$1,600 [20] Denzel Washington is part of an all-Black volunteer company in this Civil War film Glory Jennifer
DD $3,000 [25] In 2015 scientists concluded that this old name was valid after all; the Apatosaurus was another beast Brontosaurus John	$2,000 [11] Killed Jesse James Ford Jennifer	$2,000 [7] Octagonal sign warning, type of "kick" &actor's part stop, drop & role Jennifer	$2,000 [18] Under the rule of doubt, incomprehensible computer code can't be given this protection copyright protection	DD $5,100 [4] His 14th century collection "Canzoniere" established & perfected the Italian sonnet form Petrarch Matt	$2,000 [21] Charles Bronson played the Polish officer in charge of digging tunnels out of the German prison camp in this classic The Great Escape John

Final Jeopardy!

ABBREVIATIONS

Its meaning as an individual product dates to 1977; its meaning as conforming to orthodox opinion dates to 1986

Jennifer "What is idem." — wagered $6,600

John "What isi" — wagered $2,800

Matt "What is Trad?" — wagered $2

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