Show #8407 2021-05-25 (taped 2021-04-14) Tournament of Champions

2021 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Kevin Walsh — a story analyst originally from Williamstown, New Jersey

Veronica Vichit-Vadakan — a librarian from Portland, Oregon

Ryan Bilger — a graduate student from Macungie, Pennsylvania

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ryan	$1,200	$7,400	$13,600	$16,002 2nd place: $10,000	$17,600 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Veronica	$3,000	$2,600	$16,000	$31,400 Finalist	$13,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Kevin	$-1,200	$-1,400	$3,000	$0 3rd place: $10,000	$3,000 7 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

BESTSELLERS	CAPITAL HILLS	HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS	THE FAMILY BUSINESS	TOURNAMENTS	DOUBLE THE DOUBLE VOWELS
$200 [28] This bestselling novel by Laura Esquivel was published in Spanish as "Como agua para chocolate" Like Water for Chocolate Kevin	$200 [23] This capital complex sits atop Borovitsky Hill the Kremlin Ryan	$200 [27] In March 1912 200,000 in Cleveland came to this parade, also a welcome home for boxing champ Johnny Kilbane a St. Patrick's Day parade Ryan	$200 [30] The first half of this greeting card company's name is the family that founded it in 1910 Hallmark Ryan	$200 [19] The ACPT is the American tournament for these cruciverbalist challenges crossword puzzles Ryan	$200 [25] This 6-letter internally rhyming word means tiny peewee Ryan
$400 [12] In a novel by Matt Haig, infinite books line the shelves of "The Midnight" this title place; most offer another story of reality a library Veronica	$400 [22] Astatueof Bohemian hero Jan Žižka sits atop of Vitkov Hill in this capital Prague Ryan	$400 [26] Bristol, Rhode Island claims America's oldest celebration honoring this date, begun in 1785 July 4th Ryan	$400 [29] In 2006 the new CEO of this beverage company was August IV, great-great-grandson of co-founder Adolphus Anheuser-Busch Kevin	$400 [18] This org.'s first "King of the Ring" tournament saw the Magnificent Muraco defeat the Iron Sheik in the final WWE Ryan	$400 [24] We're makin' this interjection, an expression of massive delight, like wahoo! whoopee Veronica
$600 [3] Sergio D'Angelo sneaked this story of Yuri & Lara out of the USSR & it became a bestseller Doctor Zhivago Veronica	$600 [21] Clinton Avenue & Ten Broeck Street run through the Arbor Hill neighborhood of this state capital Albany Ryan	$600 [20] In some Decembers, 2,000,000 have found themselves, like in the song, walking in this destination in London's Hyde Park a Winter Wonderland Ryan	$600 [14] The Haas family enjoyed a combined net worth of $4.7 billion after a 2019 I.P.O. of this California-based jeans company Levi Veronica	$600 [10] In 1985 the NCAA men's "March Madness" basketball tournament expanded to this many teams 64 Ryan	$600 [7] Drifting independently heedless of rules, like Bob Dylan in a '63 album title freewheelin' Veronica
$800 [4] Madeline Miller had bestsellers with "Circe" & "The Song of" him Achilles Veronica	$800 [16] The word "palace" comes from the name of this one of Rome's seven hills Palatine Ryan Veronica	$800 [6] Served at the Eid Festival, sheer khurmafeatures seviyan, another word for this pasta named for its "wormlike" look vermicelli Kevin	$800 [13] Turns out people like candy! In 2019, 6 members of this family whose co. makes Snickers & M&M's were on the Forbes 400 Mars Ryan	$800 [1] Just like soccer, in July 2019 this video game had a World Cup, in NYC's Arthur Ashe Stadium with a $3 million grand prize Fortnite Ryan Kevin	$800 [8] Job title of an Old West owner of an establishment such as the Bucket of Blood in Nevada saloonkeeper Kevin
$1,000 [5] This 1956 book about a politician in his final campaign became a phrase meaning any fine or brave farewell performance The Last Hurrah Kevin	DD $2,000 [17] Local legend says this state capital's name was inspired by a view of the James River from atop Libby Hill Richmond Ryan	$1,000 [2] Riverfest is a big annual celebration in Wichita, Kansas & this is the river the Arkansas River	$1,000 [15] The Piëch-Porsche family has the largest stake in this automaker that owns Audi, & yes, Porsche Volkswagen	$1,000 [11] In 1851 the first international tournament of this game was held in London, with Adolf Anderssen crowned champion chess Ryan Kevin	$1,000 [9] This transparent feature first debuted for Ford on the 1973 Lincoln Continental Mark IV a moonroof

Double Jeopardy! Round

MEDICAL MILESTONES	ROCK BANDS	THE FINEST OF FINE ARTS	VEGETABLES	THE "TOC"	A PALACE IN HISTORY
$400 [30] Losing her nose, lips & chin in a dog attack, a woman in France underwent the first partial one of these in 2005 face transplant Veronica	$400 [29] In 2019 this band headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, playing on a stage shaped like the letter "M" Maroon 5 Ryan	$400 [28] Choreographer Eliot Feld turned the music of Johann Strauss Jr. into these "dotty" dances polkas	$400 [22] The term Florentine refers to dishes made with this leafy vegetable spinach Veronica	$400 [26] The gentlefolk of a society the aristocracy Ryan	$400 [27] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) During his forces' occupation of Vienna in 1805 & 1809, this emperor chose Schönbrunn as his headquarters & one of the rooms is now named for him Napoleon Bonaparte Ryan
$800 [25] In 1945 this treatment utilizing a rotating drum kidney was successfully used to treat a patient with acute kidney failure dialysis Kevin	$800 [24] There "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" for this band with a name that includes a pachyderm Cage the Elephant Kevin	$800 [23] The Queen's this small house of worship is a masterpiece of British Palladian architecture a chapel Ryan	$800 [21] Pattypan & crookneck are types of these alliterative seasonal vegetables summer squash Veronica	$800 [17] It partners with "Fugue" in the title of a Bach composition Toccata Ryan	$800 [20] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) Attending a concert at Schönbrunn Palace in June 1961 was part of JFK's first meeting as president with this Soviet premier; he sat next to Jackie Kennedy Khrushchev Veronica
$1,600 [8] In 1949, Linus Pauling & colleagues showed that this diseaseas illustratedhereis caused by abnormal hemoglobin sickle cell anemia Ryan	$1,200 [7] Seen here is the core of this band that's been rocking for decades Heart Veronica	$1,600 [13] In physics it's a type of energy; in art it's a type of sculpture involving movement, like the works of Takis, which use magnetism kinetic Kevin	$1,200 [5] Necessary for healthy eyesight, this vitamin can be obtained from the carotenes in vegetables like carrots & kale vitamin A Kevin	$1,200 [10] Fans of vintage stuff covet old unsold items classed as this inventory with a "mortal" name dead stock	$1,200 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The iron bed at Schönbrunn Palace was wherethis86-year-old emperor died in 1916; he barely left the palace the previous two years, but mainly did so to visit wounded soldiers Franz Joseph Ryan
$2,000 [15] Implanted in 1982, the first successful artificial heart was designed by & named for this American doctor (Robert) Jarvik Veronica	$1,600 [1] This Neil Young backup band shares its name with a Sioux leader Crazy Horse Veronica	$2,000 [9] This Italian word means an often winged cherubicmoppetseen especially in Renaissance paintings putti (putto) Ryan	$1,600 [3] This vegetable was described by Mark Twain as a "cabbage with a college education" cauliflower	$1,600 [14] Labs & hospitals sterilize equipment in these pressure cookers an autoclave Kevin	$1,600 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) Bergl's wall art in the ground floor suite furnished for this Hapsburg queen in the 1770s was meant to merge with the real landscape outside Maria Theresa Ryan
DD $5,000 [11] File under "S": in the 1950s these 2 microbiologists each developed a polio vaccine Salk & Sabin Ryan	$2,000 [6] Scott Weiland fronted this '90s band that sang us an "Interstate Love Song" the Stone Temple Pilots	DD $4,200 [2] In this Tchaikovsky ballet, each suitor hands Aurora a flower during the "Rose Adagio" Sleeping Beauty Veronica	$2,000 [4] The bird hero of "The Trumpet of the Swan" orders 12 sandwiches of this veggie from room service watercress Veronica	$2,000 [12] The name of this cloud layer means "high heap" altocumulus	$2,000 [18] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from outside Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The gathering called this, which reshaped the map of Europe in 1814 through 1815 was noted for partying as much as negotiating; one highlight was a 33-sleigh convoy of princes & potentates to a ball at Schönbrunn Palace the Congress of Vienna Ryan

Final Jeopardy!

NOBEL-WINNING NOVELISTS

Falsely accused of murder, a character in his 1948 novel becomes "tyrant over the whole county's white conscience"

(William) Faulkner

Kevin "Who is Baldwin?" — wagered $3,000

Ryan "Who is Faulkner?" — wagered $2,402

Veronica "Who is Faulkner?" — wagered $15,400

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