Show #7756 2018-05-07 (taped 2018-03-20) Teachers Tournament

2018 Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Larry Martin — a second grade teacher from Kansas City, Missouri

Lee DiGeorge — a middle school English and technology teacher from Bayside, New York

Claire Bishop — a high school Latin teacher from Lexington, Kentucky

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Claire	$1,800	$5,200	$14,400	$13,800 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$13,200 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Lee	$2,800	$4,800	$5,200	$0 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$5,200 9 R, 1 W
Larry	$4,000	$6,200	$20,600	$18,100 Automatic semifinalist	$21,800 24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE SHAPE OF WATER	ANTIQUES	SHORT ANSWER TEST	STOCK MARKET INDEXES	PRESIDENTIAL POSSESSIVES	WRECKING THE CURVE
$200 [1] This Great Lake is the greatest Superior Lee	$200 [30] If you own a John Aitken side chair, you might say, "Washington sat here", as there are 18 of them at this house Mount Vernon Claire	$200 [10] In Japanese hai means this yes Larry	$200 [29] This company puts out an industrial average & also publishes the Wall Street Journal Dow Jones Claire	$200 [2] The 16th president's town cars Lincoln's Lincolns Larry	$200 [21] In 2012 Miami's Giancarlo Stanton hit a curveball 494 feet against this team--of course, it was in Coors Field the Rockies Lee
$400 [23] Thisriver's delta covers more than 8,000 square miles the Nile Claire	$400 [24] A style of these, beveled to lead the eye to the picture, is named for James Whistler frames Larry	$400 [22] Britain's oldest type of noble title is this, like Lord Snowdon an earl	$400 [28] From Chinese for "ever growing", the Hang Seng compiles an index of stocks on this region's exchange Hong Kong	$400 [7] The 38th president's Mustangs & Fiestas Ford's Fords Larry	$400 [20] This slugger AKA Big Papi turned a hanging curveball into history with his 500th home run in 2015 (David) Ortiz Larry
$600 [3] James Bayprotrudes from the lower right of this larger body Hudson Bay Larry	$600 [15] Now highly collectible, this type of smooth, inexpensive glass is named for the 1930s era when it was produced Depression Lee	$600 [11] Rep. Adam Schiff's wife has this appropriate Biblical name Eve Larry	$600 [25] This word for "stylish" rhymes with "fifty" in the name of a top stock index in India nifty Claire	$600 [5] Reagan's successor's rhododendrons Bush's bushes Larry	$600 [17] On Sept. 30, 1972 Roberto Clemente smacked a curve from Jon Matlack for this milestone number hit, his last 3,000 Larry
$800 [4] The light blue patches are shallow water & salt ponds in this Middle Eastern body of water the Dead Sea Lee	$800 [13] Weight-driven & later spring-driven, these made by Gustav Becker in the 1800s are prized & hung on walls clocks Lee Larry	$800 [16] 5-letter name for the 2007 influx of U.S. troops into Iraq surge Larry	$1,000 [27] This British newspaper is the "FT" in the FTSE, or "footsie" index the Financial Times Lee	$800 [9] The garment makers working for "Old Rough & Ready" Taylor's tailors Claire	$800 [18] On Sept. 23, 1957 this future all-time home run king hammered a curve to give the Milwaukee Braves their first pennant Hank Aaron Lee
$1,000 [6] Imagesfrom 1977 & 2010 show the effects of water diversion on this, once the world's fourth-largest lake the Aral Sea Lee	$1,000 [14] Sinuous double-curved cabriolefurniture legsare a mark of this style, named for a French king who died in 1774 Louis XV Larry	$1,000 [12] To prevent rust, metals are galvanized by coating them with this metal zinc Claire	DD $2,000 [26] The SOFIX tracks the 15 biggest stocks on this Eastern European country's exchange Bulgaria Claire	$1,000 [8] Cleaning appliances for the 31st president Hoover's hoovers Lee	$1,000 [19] A curve thrown to Manny Ramirez became the longest home run hit in this city's Skydome (now Rogers Centre) Toronto

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOUNDS CRIMINAL, BUT ISN'T	MOVIES IN THE SKY	COLLEGES OF OXFORD	EMPIRES	ACA"D"MIA	LITERARY MASHUPS
$400 [30] You may have a lithium-ion one in your phone battery Claire	$400 [11] James Bond fails all over this film--doesn't save the girl, his house burns & the bad guy meets his goal to kill M & die Skyfall Claire	$400 [20] The college name seen here, founded in 1458, is pronounced with this consonant silent the G Claire Lee	$400 [2] At the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, this empire's sultan routed the Serbs Ottoman Larry	$400 [28] I surmise that this process is the logical derivation of a conclusion from prior statements deduction Claire	$400 [27] "A Doll's Gabler" A Doll's House & Hedda Gabler Claire
$800 [25] That segment Leno used to do where he quizzed people on the street Jaywalking Larry	$800 [29] Part of "Being" this actor included starring in 1990's "The Sheltering Sky" with Debra Winger John Malkovich Larry	$1,200 [17] The motto of New College is alliteratively these habits "makyth man"--did any kingsmen go there? manners	$800 [19] The German empire of 1871-1918 consisted of 25 states, but this militaristic kingdom occupied 3/5 of it Prussia Larry	$800 [26] It can be done to an idea, a plant or an animal & means cutting it apart to analyze it dissect Larry	$800 [9] "Mansfield Abbey" Mansfield Park & Northanger Abbey Claire
$1,200 [16] That bracelet or scarf that totally completes your killer outfit accessory Claire Larry	$1,200 [10] Before heading off to "Brokeback Mountain", he played future NASA engineer Homer Hickam in "October Sky" (Jake) Gyllenhaal Larry	$1,600 [14] Merton College was occupied by this king's soldiers during the civil war of the 1640s Charles I Larry	$1,600 [4] The empire of this leader who fought Jamestown's colonists was a confederacy of Algonquian tribes Powhatan Claire	$1,200 [1] Form of education focused on methods to help students not on site but attending via the internet or other means distance learning Claire	$1,200 [6] "The Pelican Jury" The Pelican Brief & Runaway Jury Claire
$1,600 [24] It's wielded by Novak Djokovic & Caroline Wozniacki a racket Larry	$1,600 [12] It's a rhyming nickname for a drone (t's watching us right now!), or a Helen Mirren film about them Eye in the Sky Claire	$2,000 [15] This author based Jordan College in the "His Dark Materials" series on his alma mater, Exeter College Philip Pullman Claire	$2,000 [5] In 811 this eastern empire's Nicephorus I invaded Bulgaria; the Bulgur Khan had his skull made into a drinking cup Byzantine Claire	$1,600 [21] The influential books "Sexual Politics" & "Sexual Personae" both grew out of these, written to earn a Ph.D. dissertations Larry	$1,600 [7] "The Old Man in the Stream" The Old Man and the Sea & Islands in the Stream Larry
$2,000 [23] A group of crows a murder Larry	$2,000 [13] He had a healthy ego playing Peter Quill's dad in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" as well as a super-hero in "Sky High" Kurt Russell	DD $3,000 [18] This author attended Lincoln College & based spy George Smiley in part on Rector Vivian Green John le Carré Larry	DD $3,000 [3] France's 1852-1870 Second Empire was ruled by thethirdof this name, known as the "Sphinx" for his enigmatic nature Napoleon Larry	$2,000 [22] This rhyming phrase means that learning by repetition causes lack of interest drill and kill	$2,000 [8] "Portnoy's Pastoral" Portnoy's Complaint & American Pastoral Claire

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

This city, also the title of a film that won 2 Oscars, was named for a businessman known for 19th c. transportation

Fargo

Lee "What is San Francisco" — wagered $5,200

Claire "What is San Antonio" — wagered $600

Larry "What is KC?" — wagered $2,500

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