Show #7475 2017-02-24 (taped 2017-01-11) College Championship

2017 College Championship final game 2.

Contestants

Viraj Mehta — a junior at Stanford University from Austin, Texas (subtotal of $8,482)

Gary Tse — a freshman at the United States Naval Academy from Ellicott City, Maryland (subtotal of $24,945)

Lilly Chin — a senior at MIT from Decatur, Georgia (subtotal of $20,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lilly	$3,000	$4,000	$20,400	$20,400	$17,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Gary	$2,800	$6,600	$6,600	$6,604	$6,600 13 R, 1 W
Viraj	$2,200	$3,800	$3,600	$0	$7,400 14 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ECOLOGY	I'M A FOOD "E"	WORDS OF THE YEAR	USA! USA!	OLYMPIANS	THE 1970s
$200 [27] From the Latin for "it dwells", it's the natural home or environment of an organism habitat Lilly	$200 [28] This purple-skinned edible is the star ingredient of baba ghanoush eggplant Viraj	$200 [26] The Cambridge Dictionary picked this adjective meaning having delusions of persecution paranoid Lilly	$200 [18] Arches National Park is on this river, which also flows through the Grand Canyon the Colorado Gary	$200 [29] At Rio 2016, he blamed his glacial time of 9.81 secs. in the 100m on the short rest period between the semifinal & final (Usain) Bolt Gary	$400 [11] In 1979 the U.S. embassy in this nation was taken over & 66 Americans held hostage Iran Gary
$400 [25] Of insectivores, herbivores or carnivores, the group whose food source is most likely to live to be fed on again herbivores Viraj	$400 [3] Petit-gris is a smaller French variety of these creatures with shells escargot Lilly	$400 [23] Merriam-Webster:Not merely "real" but this word meaning weirdly unreal, like a dream surreal Viraj	$400 [17] This largest city in Wisconsin is an important port on Lake Michigan Milwaukee Gary	$400 [5] In 2014 Jonathan Toews, Chris Kunitz & Sidney Crosby led Canada to gold in this sport ice hockey Viraj	$600 [9] Japan gave the world the Sony Walkman & this 1974 Sanrio cartoon creation Hello Kitty Lilly Gary
$600 [14] In a parasitic relationship, this organism doesn't put out chips & soda; it provides nourishment unwillingly a host Viraj	$600 [24] They're the Spanish-named meat pies seen here empanadas Lilly	$800 [20] Collins Dictionary:This word with a useful suffix to indicate leaving Brexit	$600 [16] This ballpark opened in the Bronx in 1923; the new one, in 2009 Yankee Stadium Viraj	$600 [8] Opponents flip over Kayla Harrison, winner of 2012 & 2016 golds in the 78kg division of this martial art judo Lilly	$800 [10] 1978 saw the birth of Louise Brown, the first baby conceived this way abbreviated IVF in vitro fertilization Gary
$800 [2] Lions, elephants & giraffes are found naturally in this type of biome with grassy plains, few trees & sometimes a final "H" a savannah Lilly	$800 [21] The hole truth is it's another name for Swiss cheese Emmentaler	DD $1,000 [1] dictionary.com:Xenophobia, meaning "fear of" these foreigners (or strangers) Lilly	$800 [4] That's a Zia sun on theflagof this state New Mexico Lilly	$800 [6] On the final shot of a round at Rio 2016, Kim Woo-jin hit the innermost gold circle to set a world record in this sport archery Viraj	$1,000 [12] In 1978 Egypt's Sadat & Israel's Begin agreed to these accords named for a presidential retreat the Camp David Accords Viraj
$1,000 [13] Fallen branches from these trees are key to nourishing marine ecosystems mangroves Viraj	$1,000 [22] For an appetizer, steam these green soybeans & top them with salt edamame Gary	$1,000 [19] Oxford:Post-truth, edging out this 4-letter adjective meaning alert to injustice woke Gary	$1,000 [15] Graduates of this military college in Charleston, South Carolina fired the first shots at Fort Sumter to begin the Civil War the Citadel Gary	$1,000 [7] The triumphant 2016 U.S. women's gymnastics team had 2 holdovers from 2012: Gabby Douglas & this captain Aly Raisman Gary	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

SNAP CHAT	AMERICAN LIT	WORD ORIGINS	COINS FROM EVERYWHERE	THE TV SHOW'S CHARACTERS	OLYMPIANS
$400 [25] Malcolm Gladwell's book about snap judgments is titled this eye-closing-&-opening action Blink Lilly	$400 [22] It's the last word of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe Nevermore Lilly	$400 [26] Nestle knows this word for a beloved sweet substance comes from a Nahuatl word meaning "bitter water" chocolate Viraj	$400 [28] The Lydian Lionfrom 600 B.C. was made from electrum, an alloy of mainly these 2 precious metals gold & silver Gary	$400 [30] Red Reznikov, Big Boo &Flaca Gonzales, in close quarters Orange Is the New Black	$400 [20] Like his Roman counterpart Neptune, this Greek god is often depicted with his trident & a dolphin Poseidon Lilly
$800 [23] This trio of breakfast cereal mascots are known as ¡Pim! ¡Pum! ¡Pam! in Mexico Snap, Crackle, Pop Lilly	$800 [21] Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel that told of the hardships of the Dust Bowl The Grapes of Wrath Gary	$800 [24] We bet Ken Jennings celebrates Jan. 4, the national day for this, from the Latin for "the place where 3 roads meet" trivia	$800 [27] In 2012 Canada minted its last of these coins; many Americans would like to see the same here a penny Lilly	$800 [29] Rainbow, Andre &Jack Johnson, finding their way comedically on ABC black-ish	$800 [19] This messenger god wore winged sandals called Talaria Hermes Gary
$1,200 [16] On a football team the person in this position, abbreviated L.S., does a lot of hiking a long snapper Lilly Viraj	$1,600 [13] "The Left Hand of Darkness" is a sci-fi novel by this woman whose middle initial stands for Kroeber (Ursula) Le Guin Lilly	$1,200 [15] Take to the river in this, from Eskimo meaning "boat of skins" a kayak Lilly Viraj	$1,200 [9] You'relookingat one side of a $1 coin; this monarch is on the other side Queen Elizabeth Lilly	$1,200 [18] Annalise Keating, Wes Gibbins &Laurel Castillo, navigating the law How to Get Away with Murder	$1,200 [3] She was ready to go to battle from the moment she sprang from Zeus' head Athena Lilly
$1,600 [10] You'll need some of the aromatic spice in their name to make a batch of these treats gingersnaps Viraj	$2,000 [14] For this woman seen here, "One Writer's Beginnings" was in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi Eudora Welty Gary Viraj	$2,000 [2] "Cobra" comes from the Portuguese cobra de capello, meaning "snake with" one of these coverings a hood Lilly	$1,600 [8] Until 1971 a bob in London wasn't just a nickname but this, part of a pound a shilling	$1,600 [17] A host of "hosts" on HBO:Dolores Abernathy, Teddy Flood &Sheriff Reed Westworld Viraj	$1,600 [4] The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites honoring this Greek goddess of agriculture Demeter Lilly
$2,000 [11] Be careful around this critter aka an alligator snapper a snapping turtle Lilly	DD $4,000 [12] "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" conveyed this poet's grief over the death of President Lincoln Whitman Lilly	DD $3,800 [1] For sore muscles use a whirlpool bath to get some relief through this, from the Greek for "water" & "healing" hydrotherapy Viraj	$2,000 [7] Helvetia, the female personification of this nation, isdepictedon its money Switzerland Viraj	$2,000 [6] Rebecca Bunch, Paula Proctor &Darryl Whitefeather...sing out now! Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Viraj	$2,000 [5] As the wife of Zeus, she was the queen of the Olympian gods Hera Viraj

Final Jeopardy!

17th CENTURY GERMANS

Astronomer who began his epitaph, "I used to measure the heavens, now I shall measure the shadows of Earth"

Johannes Kepler

Viraj "Who is Copernicus?" — wagered $3,600

Gary "Who is Kepler?" — wagered $4

Lilly "Who is the spiciest memelord?" — wagered $0

« Back to Games