2021 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 4.
Ben Henri — a choral music director from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Kevin Walsh — a story analyst originally from Williamstown, New Jersey
MacKenzie Jones — a STEM programming coordinator from Tulsa, Oklahoma
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie | $3,600 | $5,000 | $9,000 |
$9,000
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$9,000
17 R, 2 W |
| Kevin | $1,600 | $7,000 | $16,000 |
$16,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$12,000
18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Ben | $1,800 | $2,600 | $2,800 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$9,800
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE CONSTITUTION | ALLITERATIVE JOBS | SAME FIRST NAME | ALL ABOUT THAT BASE | U.S. CITIES | 5-LETTER 3-SYLLABLE WORDS |
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$200
[28]
In all legal cases with a state as one party, this body "shall have original jurisdiction"
the Supreme Court
MacKenzie
|
$200
[30]
If you're part of a ladder company, you're one of these
a firefighter
Kevin
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$200
[2]
Olsen of "Wanda Vision" & "Big" actress Perkins
Elizabeth
Kevin
|
$200
[1]
Some say we should move to base 12, with 6 factors, & away from base this, with 4 factors
base 10
MacKenzie
|
$200
[10]
It's been called Fordtown as well as the Motor City
Detroit
MacKenzie
|
$200
[27]
An expression peculiar to a language or culture, like "a different kettle of fish"
idiom
Kevin
|
|
$400
[21]
The Constitution omits this 4-letter word, instead politely saying the president "shall return" a bill "with his objections"
veto
Ben
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$400
[29]
If your job involves a great deal of bureaucracy, you're one of these, colloquially
a pencil pusher
MacKenzie
|
$400
[9]
Composer Stravinsky & aircraft designer Sikorsky
Igor
MacKenzie
|
$400
[15]
Bronsted-Lowry theory is also called proton theory of these & bases
acids
Kevin
|
$400
[11]
This city on the Rio Grande is the sister city of Juarez, Mexico
El Paso
Ben
|
$400
[25]
An assumed persona, perhaps when undercover
alias
Kevin
|
|
$600
[22]
Article I, Sections 9 & 10 say "no title of" this shall be granted by the United States or by any state
nobility
MacKenzie
|
$600
[3]
This agent got you sprung from jail prior to trial; you were a no-show, so he got a bounty hunter to chase you down
a bail bondsman
MacKenzie
|
$600
[8]
Photographer Arbus & fashion designer von Furstenberg
Diane
Ben
|
$600
[24]
A video game called "Zero Wing" gave us the meme "All your base are" these 3 words, a poor translation from Japanese
belong to us
Ben
|
$600
[12]
The Florida Museum of Natural History is located in this university city, right on the campus
Gainesville
MacKenzie
|
$600
[16]
Quotient is a synonym for this, a proportional relationship between 2 quantities
ratio
MacKenzie
|
|
$800
[23]
The 20th Amendment specifies this day for the Congress to be sworn in, giving it 17 days to choose a president if that becomes necessary
January 3rd
MacKenzie
|
$800
[4]
This final gatekeeper at a stadium or movie theater may tear off a stub for the patron
a ticket taker
Ben
|
$800
[5]
Race car driver Hamilton & singer Capaldi
Lewis
MacKenzie
|
$800
[19]
Synonyms for base include support & this word, which you put a person on proverbially when you think they have no flaws
a pedestal
Kevin
|
$800
[13]
Nevada's second-most populous city & one of the country's fastest growing is this community just southeast of Las Vegas
Henderson
MacKenzie
|
$800
[17]
A brown pigment associated with old photos
sepia
Ben
|
|
DD
$2,800
[26]
The president has no pardon power in cases of this congressional proceeding
impeachment
Kevin
|
$1,000
[7]
On 1970s sitcoms Schneider & Bookman were building superintendents, also known as these
maintenance men
|
$1,000
[6]
"Baby Driver" director Wright & rocker Winter
Edgar
Kevin
|
$1,000
[20]
In 1981 the Shuttle Columbia completed NASA's first flight with a wheeled landing at this California Air Force base
Edwards
Kevin
|
$1,000
[14]
Once a hat-making center, today this Connecticut city is known for its federal low-security facility housing female inmates
Danbury
|
$1,000
[18]
The central administration of the Catholic church in Rome
a curia
Ben
|
| GERMAN AUTHORS | MUSICAL THEATER | BATTLES | THAT'S MY AIRPORT | CROSSWORD CLUES "C" | IN OTHER RECENT NEWS... |
|
$400
[28]
From 1782 until his death in 1832, this "Faust" author lived & worked in the grand Weimar residence seen here
Goethe
Kevin
|
$400
[10]
In "West Side Story" Maria's brother is in this gang, the rivals of her new boyfriend's
the Sharks
MacKenzie
|
$400
[30]
Engagements during this conflict included the Battles of Old Baldy & Heartbreak Ridge
Korea (the Korean War)
Ben
|
$400
[11]
Flight 007 now landing in Boscobel, Jamaica at the airport named for this British author
(Ian) Fleming
MacKenzie
|
$400
[27]
Meat-eater, by definition (9 letters)
carnivore
Ben
|
$400
[29]
Led by MVP Corey Seager, this team won the 2020 World Series
the Dodgers
Kevin
|
|
$800
[25]
He made his last public appearance in March 2015 at the premiere of a German stage production of his "The Tin Drum"
Grass
Kevin
|
$800
[9]
In "Wicked" on Broadway, Kristin Chenoweth originated the role of this Oz dweller
Glinda
Kevin
Ben
|
$1,200
[20]
Mexico had much to celebrate after defeating French forces at the Battle of Puebla, fought on this date in 1862
the 5th of May
MacKenzie
|
$800
[12]
The airport in Lukla, Nepal is on the side of a mountain & is named for Edmund Hillary & this climbing partner
(Tenzing) Norgay
Kevin
|
$800
[13]
Knight-time code of conduct(8 letters)
chivalry
Ben
|
$800
[21]
A 2020 report said 3/4 of U.S. kids age 9-12 regularly play this online platform that's like Minecraft but with more interaction
Roblox
MacKenzie
|
|
$1,200
[7]
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen lived through this 1618-1648 war & wrote about it in "Simplicissimus"
the Thirty Years' War
Ben
|
$1,200
[2]
The Vietnam War casts a long shadow on a group of young people in this "tribal love-rock musical"
Hair
Kevin
|
$1,600
[19]
Also called the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, this battle in Tennessee was one of the Civil War's bloodiest
Shiloh
Ben
|
$1,600
[15]
Lot Polish Airlines has its hub at the Warsaw airport named for this composer
Chopin
Ben
|
$1,200
[4]
Styx ferryman(6 letters)
Charon
Kevin
|
$1,200
[22]
In fall 2020 the 1st blood test became available for this top-10 U.S. cause of death; diagnosis by symptoms is tricky & brain scans costly
Alzheimer's disease
Ben
|
|
$1,600
[8]
In the 1930s the Nazis burned the books of this "All Quiet on the Western Front" author & took away his citizenship
(Erich Maria) Remarque
MacKenzie
|
$1,600
[1]
In "Grease", Frenchy is a dropout from this kind of educational facility
beauty school
MacKenzie
|
$2,000
[18]
Kamikaze attacks were first used during the October 1944 battle of this gulf in the Central Philippines
Leyte Gulf
Kevin
|
$2,000
[16]
Prague's airport is named for this Czech playwright & former president
(Václav) Havel
Kevin
|
$1,600
[5]
A psychic(11 letters)
clairvoyant
Ben
|
$1,600
[23]
The first-ever papal visit to Iraq included a sit-down with this grand Ayatollah, spiritual leader to millions of Shiite Muslims
Ali al-Sistani
|
|
$2,000
[17]
Hermann Hesse's last novel, "Das Glasperlenspiel" translates to this title in English
The Glass Bead Game
MacKenzie
|
$2,000
[3]
The Senate Finance Committee is part of this 1936 Cole Porter musical whose title plays on the colors of the flag
Red, Hot and Blue
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
The Battle of Zama, a defeat for Hannibal, ended the second of these wars
the Punic Wars
Kevin
|
DD
$7,000
[14]
This Dallas airport is named for a lieutenant killed in a plane crash while practicing for a military aviator test
Love Field
Ben
|
$2,000
[6]
Shakespeare king of ancient Britain(9 letters)
Cymbeline
Kevin
|
$2,000
[24]
In a needed upgrade to Penn Station, a $1.60 billion train hall named for this longtime New York senator, openedin 2021; take a look
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
|
Milestones along the eastern end of the Mason-Dixon line were marked on either side with the crests of these 2 men
Lord Baltimore & William Penn