Show #8410 2021-05-28 (taped 2021-04-14) Tournament of Champions

2021 Tournament of Champions final game 2.Last game with Buzzy Cohen as guest host.

Contestants

Sam Kavanaugh — a substitute teacher originally from Carlton, Minnesota (subtotal of $38,000)

Jennifer Quail — a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan (subtotal of $14,500)

Veronica Vichit-Vadakan — a librarian from Portland, Oregon (subtotal of $6,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Veronica	$1,000	$3,200	$9,200	$9,200	$9,200 13 R, 1 W
Jennifer	$4,400	$6,400	$19,000	$27,500	$18,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Sam	$5,600	$6,600	$20,400	$20,388	$12,400 16 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	PHILHARMONIC CONVERGENCE	THAT'S GARBAGE!	CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES	IMBIBER'S LEXICON	ON THE "HOUSE"
$200 [25] Málaga & Murcia are 2 big cities in the southern part of this nation Spain	$200 [30] Arturo Toscanini, Marin Alsop & the L.A. Phil's own Gustavo Dudamel are famous for this job conductor Veronica	$200 [26] ESPN reported that in the locker room, Von Miller was the Broncos' best this-talker trash talker Veronica	$200 [29] The name of this block-stacking game comes from a Swahili word for "build" Jenga Jennifer	$200 [28] Something worn on the head at bedtime, or the last potent potable consumed before putting one on a nightcap Sam	$200 [27] This adjective describes a cat that does his business in a box & not anywhere that he pleases house-trained (housebroken) Veronica
$400 [24] The largest of the Mariana Islands, this U.S. territory is in the western Pacific Ocean Guam Sam	$400 [20] Heard here, let's bring this instrument also called a timpani to a boil a kettle drum Jennifer	$400 [23] As well as rubbish by the roadside, it can mean a stretcher for an injured person litter Sam	$400 [21] Combining silicone oil & boric acid creates the bouncy, moldable material first sold as this in 1949 Silly Putty Veronica	$400 [19] 16th c. Brits would soak a gunpowder pellet in liquor, then try to light it; that test led to this 5-letter term for alcohol content proof Jennifer	$400 [22] Legend has it that an early keeper named Ernie haunts one of these in New London, Connecticut a lighthouse Jennifer
$800 [8] The Bay of Fundy lies between these 2 Canadian Atlantic provinces Nova Scotia & New Brunswick Jennifer	$600 [9] I want you to hold this violin family instrument between your knees, upright, & play Elgar's 1919 concerto a cello Sam	$600 [18] As a verb it means to drink greedily or guzzle; as a noun it's slop for swine swill Jennifer	$600 [17] In Clue, this weapon may be found in the dining room but can be used to illuminate any room of the mansion the candlestick Veronica	$600 [7] When ordering a martini dry, you're asking the bartender to use less of this vermouth Sam	$600 [16] Ruth Wakefield once said of her recipe for these, "I'll never live them down" Toll House cookies Veronica
$1,000 [3] About 400 miles west of Moscow sits this other capital city that starts with "M" Minsk Veronica	$800 [12] A clarinet represents the cat in this musical story for kids that premiered in 1936 Peter and the Wolf Sam	$800 [13] Dregs or leavings; Emma Lazarus had "wretched" precede it refuse Jennifer	$800 [15] First sold in 1976, this gel-filled action figure can be twisted, pulled & tied in knots but always returns to its original shape Stretch Armstrong Sam	$800 [5] This word describing those who like to be tidy also refers to a straight shot of liquor neat Jennifer	$800 [1] Torvald to Nora in this play: "Can you not understand your place in your own home?" A Doll's House Sam
DD $2,000 [10] You can give us either the French or English name of this African country whose legislative capital is Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Sam	$1,000 [11] Featuring works like the "Emperor" concerto, in 2020-'21 the London philharmonic honors this composer's 250th birthday Beethoven	$1,000 [2] "The Pilgrim's Progress"gave us the man with this rake, determined to keep working away in the filth a muck rake	$1,000 [14] Ailments in Operation include Broken Heart, Brain Freeze & these internal feelings of apprehensions Butterflies in the Stomach Jennifer	$1,000 [6] Well brands are used if one does not specify liquor in cocktails; this word also ending in "ll" is used for specific brands call Jennifer	$1,000 [4] Across the street from Ford's Theatre is this residence where Abraham Lincoln died the Petersen Boarding House

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 18th CENTURY	MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES	NONFICTION	KEEPING UP WITH THE JOANS	MATH CHAMPS	10-LETTER WORDS
$400 [21] China kicked the Mongols out of Tibet to put the 7th of these in power; now, the relationship is more contentious with the 14th the Dalai Lama Jennifer	$400 [23] As Chili Palmer, this actor noted, "Rough business, this movie business... I may have to go back to loansharking" John Travolta Jennifer	$400 [28] "My Year in a Women's Prison" is the subtitle of this memoir by Piper Kerman Orange is the New Black Veronica	$400 [27] A New York Times TV critic once described her as "possibly the most intuitively funny woman alive" Joan Rivers Veronica	$400 [30] In 1655 England's John Wallis came up with the sideways 8 symbol for this infinity Sam	$400 [29] If you take someone into your this, you are trusting them not to reveal what's been said confidence Sam
$800 [20] Players of this forerunner of bridge could consult a popular 1742 rule book whist Jennifer	$800 [22] In 2020's "Mank", about the writing of "Citizen Kane", Amanda Seyfried plays this actress Marion Davies	$800 [24] This slim volume by Strunk & White lays out some rules of grammar & usage The Elements of Style Sam	$800 [26] In 2017 this singer of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Joan Baez Jennifer	$800 [25] Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky is the name of a founder of non-this geometry non-Euclidean Veronica	$800 [19] Laughter spreading in a crowd is often described as this, which, in a clinical sense, means transmitted by contact contagious Jennifer
$1,200 [2] Uneasy about federal intrusions, Rhode Island was the only state not to send a representative to this May-September 1787 gathering the Constitutional Convention Jennifer	$1,200 [6] As cops roll up mid-scene in this 1994 film about a director, Johnny Depp realizes, "We don't have a permit! Run!" Ed Wood Jennifer	$1,200 [3] "World of Wonders" mentions the glimmer-pop of this insect on a summer night fireflies Jennifer	$1,200 [16] Like Willem de Kooning & Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell was a leading figure in this 2-word art movement abstract expressionism Sam	$1,600 [12] Henri Poincaré pioneered this math branch that studies the deformation of objects into new shapes without any cutting or pasting topology	$1,200 [11] "A" is for this word meaning "without concealment" , in contrast with gamblers whose hands went under the card table aboveboard Sam
$1,600 [4] Seen here as a model, the post--this word from the French--was the first comfortable wheeled land transport the post chaise	$1,600 [1] In 1978 this mustachioed actor was the title character in "Hooper", billed as "The Greatest Stuntman Alive" Burt Reynolds Jennifer	$1,600 [7] "Metamorphosis" covers the storied career of this Hollywood makeup legend seen here Rick Baker Veronica Jennifer	$1,600 [15] Sheranks Number 10 on AFI's list of the Greatest American Female Screen Legends Joan Crawford Jennifer	$2,000 [14] This19th century German, whose name is a unit of magnetism, was known as Princeps mathematicorum, "Prince of Mathematicians" Gauss Sam	$1,600 [9] There's a term for a lover of his country in this 10-letter word for a fellow countryman compatriot Jennifer
DD $2,200 [5] The Rev.William Tennent, pastor of Freehold, N.J., helped launch this "Great" religious revival the Great Awakening Jennifer	$2,000 [10] A single-shot take that lasts about 8 minutes opens this 1992 film about a movie exec played by Tim Robbins The Player Veronica	$2,000 [8] He tackles Obama's legacy in "We Were Eight Years in Power" Ta-Nehisi Coates Veronica	$2,000 [18] "The Center Will Not Hold", a documentary by nephew Griffin Dunne, is a portrait of this iconic author & essayist Joan Didion Veronica	DD $7,800 [13] Also known as Leonardo of Pisa, he knew a lot of numbers, not just 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 Fibonacci Sam	$2,000 [17] Shizuoka is this, a Japanese jurisdiction, partly from the Latin for "before" prefecture Jennifer

Final Jeopardy!

EUROPEAN BORDERS

It's still there, but none of the countries that bordered this country at the beginning of 1990 exist anymore

Poland

Veronica "What is Albania?" — wagered $0

Jennifer "What is Poland?" — wagered $8,500

Sam "What is Hungary?" — wagered $12

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