2017 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.
David Clemmons — an 11th grade U.S. history teacher in Keller, Texas from Fort Worth, Texas
Alan Lin — a software engineer from Riverside, California
Austin Rogers — a bartender from New York, New York
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | $400 | $600 | $8,000 |
$16,000
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$11,400
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Alan | $3,000 | $8,800 | $19,605 |
$19,610
Automatic semifinalist |
$20,800
27 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| David | $1,600 | $-200 | $1,400 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$2,600
7 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT | EMMY, GRAMMY, OSCAR, TONY | WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES | SWEET STUFF | GIVE US THE "____ING" TITLE! | WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? |
|
$200
[30]
In 1998 Boris Yeltsin made him director of the Federal Security Service, the new domestic version of the KGB
Putin
Alan
|
$200
[12]
In 1952 this mascot edged out Newt the Gnu & Elmo the Elephant to get a Kellogg's cereal gig
Tony the Tiger
David
|
$200
[25]
Originally Native Americans used these runnerless sleds to transport game over the snow
toboggans
Alan
|
$200
[29]
A candy slogan asked, "How many licks does it take to get to" the center of one of these
a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop
Austin
David
|
$200
[1]
"____ing Las Vegas" by John O'Brien
Leaving Las Vegas
David
|
$200
[28]
A bibliophile
books
Alan
|
|
$400
[14]
In 1943 the Germans' advance into Russia was halted at the battle of this city, now Volgograd
Stalingrad
Austin
|
$400
[9]
In song--very disturbing song--"Grandma got run over by" this, "walking home from our house Christmas Eve"
a reindeer
Alan
|
$600
[2]
Hurry! To the bat cave! To collect waste matter called this, valued as a fertilizer
guano
Austin
|
$400
[18]
To the Greeks, who know yogurt, yaourti me meli means yogurt with this
honey
Alan
|
$400
[3]
"____ing Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Montana History", edited by Dave Walter
Speaking Ill of the Dead
Alan
|
$400
[22]
An oologist
(birds') eggs
Alan
|
|
$600
[15]
The Livonian War not going well & possible treason by boyars led this czar to live up to his name & execute people
Ivan the Terrible
David
|
$600
[10]
One of "My Favorite Things" by this lyricist is "Ol' Man River"
Oscar Hammerstein
Austin
|
$800
[7]
Well, kiss my grits! This dish of whole or ground hulled corn was a gift from Native Americans to the colonists
hominy
Austin
David
|
$600
[19]
In a 1934 film she sang, "On the good ship Lollipop, it's a sweet trip to a candy shop, where bon-bons play"
Shirley Temple
Alan
|
$600
[4]
"____ing for Mr. Goodbar" by Judith Rossner
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
David
|
$600
[23]
An arctophile:these cuddly toys
teddy bears
Alan
David
|
|
$800
[16]
As Russia emerged from the Time of Troubles, this family's dynasty began in 1613 & ruled for more than 300 years
the Romanovs
Alan
|
$800
[11]
Hercredits include "Shameless" on TV & "The Phantom of the Opera" on film
Emmy Rossum
Austin
|
$1,000
[8]
The name of this raccoon-like mammal of Central and South America goes back to an Indian word for "wolverine"
kinkajou
Alan
|
$800
[20]
Cajeta, made with goat's milk, is a version of this caramel-flavored & Spanish named sauce
dulce de leche
Alan
|
$800
[5]
"____ing on My Feet" by Kerri Strug
Landing on My Feet
David
|
$800
[26]
A conchologist
seashells
Alan
|
|
$1,000
[17]
A 17th century merchant named Alexeyev was the first Russian on this peninsula well known to players of Risk
Kamchatka
Alan
|
$1,000
[13]
This Tony won a Tony (& a Pulitzer) for "Millennium Approaches", part 1 of "Angels in America"
Tony Kushner
Alan
|
DD
$1,200
[24]
It's the 9-letter name of the creature who is said to leave behind footprints measuring 24" long & 8" wide
Sasquatch
David
|
$1,000
[21]
On Mackinac Island, Ryba's is the place to go for this candy; try the maple pecan or chocolate walnut
fudge
Alan
David
|
$1,000
[6]
"____ing towards Bethlehem" by Joan Didion
slouching
Alan
|
$1,000
[27]
A deltiologist:these greetings
postcards
|
| BROADWAY 2017 | BOATS & SHIPS | BLAME IT ON THE SUPERNOVA | REDUNDANT GEOGRAPHY | NOTORIOUS | YOU'LL STOP AT "NOTHING" |
|
$400
[10]
"Come From Away"tells how Gander, Newfoundland hosted 7,000 airline passengers stranded due to this tragic event"Somewhere in the middle of no where / In the middle of who knows where..."
September 11th
Austin
|
$400
[3]
Here's the Flying Cloud, this type of speedy 19th century ship
a clipper
Austin
|
$400
[30]
Here's some total bull--in 1054 a supernova lit up one of the horns in this constellation
Taurus
Alan
|
$400
[20]
Desert Desert (from Arabic)
the Sahara
Alan
|
$400
[15]
Upon his arrest in 1933, "Machine Gun" Kelly inadvertently gave this nickname to the FBI agents who nabbed him
G-men
Austin
|
DD
$5
[28]
Play title from around 1600 meaning a big fuss for no reason
Much Ado About Nothing
Alan
|
|
$800
[11]
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" features Christian Borle singing thefollowingas this character"The candy man makes everything he bakes / Satisfying and delicious..."
Willy Wonka
Austin
|
$800
[4]
During World War II, a group of these operating in the Atlantic was known as a wolf pack
U-boats
Alan
|
$800
[21]
Some supernovae produce these rays but the odds of them turning you super-strong & green as in comic books? Low
gamma rays
Alan
|
$800
[6]
East East (Asian country)
East Timor
Austin
|
$800
[16]
Saying "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn was with her all day February 14, 1929, Louise Rolfegot the name "The Blonde" this
the Blonde Alibi
|
$400
[29]
Use this idiom of mock gratitude when someone does you the opposite of a favor
thanks for nothing
Alan
|
|
$1,200
[12]
Revived in 2017 & set during the final days of the Vietnam War,"Miss Saigon"was inspired by this Puccini opera"And hold me tight / And dance like it's the last night / Of the world..."
Madame Butterfly
Alan
|
$1,600
[8]
This Cunard liner was en route from New York to Fiume when it rescued 705 people from the Titanic's lifeboats
the Carpathia
Alan
|
$1,200
[22]
Before 1572, many thought no change could occur in the heavens beyond the moon's orbit; then this Dane saw a supernova
Tycho Brahe
Alan
|
$1,200
[5]
Lake Lake (shrinking Central African lake)
Lake Chad
Alan
|
$1,200
[17]
Kevin Poulsen & Kevin Mitnick are on Kaspersky Lab's list, "Top Ten Most Notorious" these "of All Time"
hackers
|
$800
[25]
If I lose, I pay you $100; if you lose, you pay back the $50 you just won
double or nothing
Austin
|
|
$1,600
[13]
Ben Platt won the 2017 Tony for his performance as a high school senior coping with a classmate's death in this hit musical"'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass / Waving through a window..."
Dear Evan Hansen
Austin
|
$2,000
[9]
This British battleship had nothing to fear when it was launched in 1906 but was obsolete by World War I
the Dreadnought
Austin
|
$1,600
[23]
A term used since the 1930s, this star--the smallest & densest type known--can be one object left behind by a supernova
a neutron star
Alan
|
$1,600
[2]
Sheep Islands Islands (from Danish)
the Faroe Islands
Austin
|
$1,600
[18]
To spy on the U.S., Maksim "Schultz" Martynov used his cover as part of the USSR's 1950s delegation to this organization
the United Nations
David
|
$1,600
[26]
It's the meaning of the Latin "ex nihilo"
out of nothing
Alan
|
|
$2,000
[14]
"War Paint" stars Christine Ebersole as Elizabeth Arden &this legendary performer as Helena Rubinstein"Standing face to face..."
Patti LuPone
Austin
|
DD
$3,400
[7]
A pirogue is one type of this, a canoe made from one log
a dugout canoe
Austin
|
$2,000
[24]
"R" you ready?! The brightest star in Orion, this is set to go super-nova! (But relax, only within 10 mil. years or so)
Rigel
Alan
|
$2,000
[1]
Big River River (from Algonquian)
the Mississippi River
|
$2,000
[19]
On July 7, 1865, this boardinghouse operator became the first woman executed by the U.S. government
Mary Surratt
|
$2,000
[27]
Boy: "Dad, I'll be good if you give me a dollar." Father: "A dollar?! When I was your age I was" this
good for nothing
|
In 1824 he was refused burial in Westminster Abbey for "questionable morality"; in 1969 he got a memorial stone there
Lord Byron