2017 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 5.
Jon Eisenman — an attorney from Los Angeles, California
Justin Vossler — a high school history teacher from Homer, New York
Andrew Pau — an associate professor from Amherst, Ohio
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | $3,600 | $6,000 | $26,800 |
$29,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$20,200
22 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Justin | $3,000 | $5,800 | $16,000 |
$9,000
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$14,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Jon | $1,000 | $3,000 | $3,800 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$3,800
8 R, 1 W |
| UNSCRIPTED TV | FRUIT, NOT FRUIT | INNOVATIONS | FRENCH DIP | DEMOCRATS | REPUBLIC "-AN"s |
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$200
[26]
In 2015 one of this show's models accidentally gave away a brand-new car
The Price is Right
Jon
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$200
[21]
If your new car seems possessed by the devil, this law can help you get a replacement car or refund in California
a lemon law
Jon
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$200
[20]
1893:Fashion fastener
a zipper
Jon
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$200
[5]
Francois went swimming in the Seine, even though I told him, "L'eau est froide", meaning this
the water is cold
Justin
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$200
[10]
The English word Democrat originally meant a republican foe of the aristocrats during this revolution
the French Revolution
Justin
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$200
[15]
The Islamic Republic of this is the world's largest producer of opium
Afghanistan
Justin
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$400
[27]
This guy "the Bounty Hunter" hunted for fugitives on A&E & CMT
Dog
Justin
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$400
[6]
Thisgarden of peace in Central Park isdedicatedto John Lennon
Strawberry Fields
Jon
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$400
[19]
1569:Mercator's masterpiece
a map
Justin
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$400
[4]
I think I swim like a dolphin, but my wife says I look like une baleine, one of these
a whale
Andrew
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$400
[11]
The Democratic Party evolved from the 1790s group who were anti-this party of Alexander Hamilton
the Federalists
Andrew
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$400
[23]
In 1998 the Islamic Republic of this joined the nuclear weapons club
Pakistan
Jon
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$600
[28]
Walter Cronkite liked to note that CBS News covered the Beatles 2 months before their "debut" on this variety show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Justin
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$600
[7]
Nintendo says she "spent her...time in Bowser's castle" but now she "prefers to be the one doing the rescuing"
Princess Peach
Jon
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$600
[18]
1942:Prompt pilot purger patented
an ejection seat
Justin
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$600
[1]
I'm entering Jacques' pool using this, le plongeoir
the diving board
Andrew
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$600
[12]
War Democrats supported the Union war effort; Peace Democrats, AKA these snakes, wanted a truce with the South
copperheads
Justin
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$600
[22]
Its separation from another republic in Africa was finalized in 2011
South Sudan
Andrew
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|
$800
[29]
On this Bravo show "New York" & "Los Angeles", ambitious real estate agents strive to sell pricey properties
Million Dollar Listing
|
$800
[8]
An old ad for this cereal had the slogan "A bowl a day keeps the bullies away"
Apple Jacks
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$800
[17]
1852:Otis' okay origination
an elevator
Andrew
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DD
$1,000
[2]
When I was young, ma mere warned me of this part of our pool, le côté profond
the deep side (or deep end)
Andrew
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$800
[13]
In the party of chancellors Helmut Schmidt & Gerhard Schroder, this word comes before "Democratic"
social
Andrew
Justin
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$800
[24]
Traditionally said to have been founded by Marinus in 301 A.D., it claims to be the world's oldest republic
San Marino
Justin
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$1,000
[30]
Food Network has a show on which these title transports compete for a $50,000 prize
food trucks
Andrew
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$1,000
[9]
Cross-examining himself in this 1971 movie, Woody Allen reveals he's an American citizen & the president of San Marcos
Bananas
Andrew
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$1,000
[16]
1924:Current cutoff contraption
a circuit breaker
Jon
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$1,000
[3]
After a few laps, I always seek out ma serviette de plage, this
a beach towel
Andrew
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$1,000
[14]
In 2016 the Liberal Democratic Party won 39 of 450 seats in Russia's state this, a word meaning "deliberation"
duma
Justin
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$1,000
[25]
Danilo Medina Sanchez is the president of this republic
the Dominican Republic
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| IN THE YEAR 1017 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | SCIENCE FICTION | PLAYING MIDDLE C | INDIAN AMERICANS | MOVIEMAKER'S MASHUP |
|
$400
[10]
A medieval chronicle says a 1017 fire in this Ukrainian capital destroyed 750 churches--odd in a city of maybe 25,000
Kiev
Andrew
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$400
[9]
A sudden loud chord in an otherwise slow movement gives this nickname to Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major
Surprise
Justin
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$400
[26]
This "Dune" author's first published sci-fi tale appeared in Startling Stories magazine in 1952
Frank Herbert
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$400
[15]
A division of an opera
an act
Andrew
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$400
[21]
Here's a "Project": name this sitcom star, with over 8 million Twitter followers, who wrote "Why Not Me?" in 2015
Mindy Kaling
Andrew
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$400
[20]
Hitchcock:"Dial M on a Train"
Dial M for Murder & Strangers on a Train
Andrew
Justin
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|
$800
[12]
Rajendra I, the Tamil king of southern India, conquered & annexed this 25,000-square-mile island
Sri Lanka
Justin
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$800
[8]
The 1913 premiere of this Stravinsky piece caused such a riot that the dancers could not hear the orchestra
The Rite of Spring
Andrew
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$800
[27]
In John Wyndham's 1951 novel "The Day of" these, "these" are carnivorous plants that can walk & kill a man
the triffids
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$800
[4]
Fancy schmancy private cruising vessel
a yacht
Andrew
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$800
[22]
A Forbes headline: "One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How" his academy "Is Reinventing Education"
(Salman) Khan
Justin
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$800
[19]
Scorsese:"Cape Bull"
Cape Fear & Raging Bull
Andrew
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$1,200
[11]
Basil II, ruler of this grade-"B" empire, was completing his conquest of Bulgaria
the Byzantine
Justin
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$1,200
[5]
Here's a piece from a Vivaldi violin concerto known as "La tempesta di mare", this title in English
"The Storm At Sea"
Andrew
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$1,200
[28]
Like "World War Z", "Robopocalypse" is labeled this kind of history; it's told by those who survived a robot war
an oral history
Justin
Jon
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$1,200
[1]
To surpass others, perhaps at making a spreadsheet
to excel
Justin
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$1,600
[24]
The daughter of Indian & Jamaican immigrants, she was elected to replace Barbara Boxer in the Senate in 2016
(Kamala) Harris
Andrew
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$1,200
[16]
Kurosawa:"Throne of Samurai"
Throne of Blood & The Seven Samurai
Andrew
|
|
$1,600
[13]
Today with about 1 million adherents, this secretive religious group of Lebanon & Syria publicly revealed itself
the Druze
Justin
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$2,000
[7]
This German-born composer was called the Mozart of the 19th century
Mendelssohn
Andrew
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$1,600
[29]
In "A Princess of Mars", this fictional Civil War vet is transported to Mars & meets the beautiful Dejah Thoris
John Carter
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$1,600
[2]
An agitator, with or without "agent" in front of it
a provocateur
Justin
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$2,000
[25]
In addition to live news coverage of the first operation of the Iraq War, heperformed five brain surgeries in the desert
Sanjay Gupta
Jon
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$1,600
[17]
Sofia Coppola:"The Virgin Translation"
The Virgin Suicides & Lost in Translation
Andrew
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|
$2,000
[14]
Having subdued most of England, this Dane married a former king's widow & converted to Christianity
Cnut
Andrew
|
DD
$8,000
[6]
"Royal March Of The Lions", "The Elephant", "Aquarium" & "The Swan" are all part of this French work
Carnival of the Animals
Andrew
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$2,000
[30]
The cover of this Isaac Asimov novel claimed, "Four men and one woman journey into the living body of a man"
Fantastic Voyage
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$2,000
[3]
A dense growth of bushes
a thicket
Justin
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DD
$3,000
[23]
This Sunday morning CNN host was only 28 when he was appointed as the managing editor of foreign affairs
(Fareed) Zakaria
Justin
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$2,000
[18]
Kubrick:"Paths of Orange"
Paths of Glory & A Clockwork Orange
|
The Victoria Cross is for military bravery; this cross first given in 1940 & named for Victoria's great-grandson is for civilian bravery
the George Cross