Show #8734 2022-11-03 (taped 2022-09-20) Tournament of Champions

2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

John Focht — a software team lead originally from El Paso, Texas

Rowan Ward — a chart caller, writer, and editor from Chicago, Illinois

Courtney Shah — a community college instructor from Portland, Oregon

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Courtney	$1,400	$2,400	$5,200	$1,000 3rd place: $5,000	$5,200 9 R, 1 W
rowan	$1,400	$3,600	$10,800	$10,401 2nd place: $5,000	$10,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
John	$1,800	$3,000	$32,000	$32,000 Winner: semifinalist	$24,200 23 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

A YEAR ENDING IN 2	REAL-DEAL RHYME TIME	NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES	OBJECTS OF VERSE	ADVERBS	FILM FIGHT MARQUEE
$200 [16] Christopher Columbus lands on an island in the Caribbean & names it San Salvador 1492 rowan	$200 [15] Slang term for what the U.S. Postal Service delivers snail mail Courtney	$200 [29] Charles H. Dow (as in Dow Jones) co-founded this business daily back in 1889 The Wall Street Journal rowan	$200 [30] Before Shakira, American poet Lucille Clifton did an homage to these body parts of hers that "don't like to be held back" hips John	$200 [26] The Starship Enterprise's 5-year mission included a famous split infinitive, with this word between "to" & "go" boldly rowan	$200 [22] 1999:Jared Letovs.Ed Norton Fight Club rowan
$400 [9] The Manhattan Project begins 1942 Courtney	$400 [24] You just woke up & you've got this, mussed or tangled hair; some cultivate that look intentionally bed head John	$400 [28] This magazine's institute tests products & awards its vaunted seal of approval Good Housekeeping rowan	$400 [27] From Pablo Neruda: "To survive I forged you like a weapon, like an arrow for my bow, or" one of these "for my sling" stone rowan	$400 [25] In the first line of the novel "Jaws", it's how "The great fish moved... through the night water" silently	$400 [21] 1996:Adam Sandlervs.Bob Barker Happy Gilmore Courtney
$600 [8] After capturing New Orleans, David Farragut is given the new rank of rear admiral 1862 rowan John	$600 [23] A variety of ingredients are cooked in steaming broth in this communal Chinese dish hot pot John	$600 [19] Walter Scott & Marilyn vos Savant contribute to this magazine found inside Sunday newspapers Parade rowan	$600 [20] Perhaps with a humidor nearby, Wallace Stevens made a call for "the roller of big" these in "The Emperor of Ice-Cream" cigars Courtney	$600 [12] Meaning in a loyal manner, it's how the incoming U.S. president vows to "execute the office" faithfully John	$600 [17] 1987:Gary Buseyvs.Mel Gibson Lethal Weapon
$800 [3] Ulysses Grant is reelected president 1872 rowan	$800 [18] A witch in "Macbeth" uses this rhyming term for tumult; it's also a David Rabe play title hurly-burly	DD $1,000 [6] In 2003 this newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church The Boston Globe rowan	$800 [13] Telling young women to enjoy their youth, Robert Herrick penned "Gather ye"these"while ye may" rosebuds Courtney	$800 [11] From Latin for "against", it's the harmful way in which medications can sometimes affect you or interact with other drugs adversely rowan John	$800 [2] 1978:Bruce Leevs.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Game of Death
$1,000 [7] More than a quarter of English colonists in Virginia are killed in a massacre; John Rolfe also dies 1622 Courtney	$1,000 [4] George Carlin had a character named Al Sleet, this type of weatherman Hippy Dippy	$1,000 [5] This fashion magazine originally focused on movie stars & its title included the words "of Hollywood" Glamour Courtney	$1,000 [14] In "Chicago Poems" he got civic with poems like "Halsted Street Car" & "Clark Street Bridge" Sandburg John	$1,000 [10] 2 rhyming words:One is how "We Roll Along" in a musical title; the other is old-timey for truly & certainly merrily verily rowan	$1,000 [1] 1990:Sharon Stonevs.Arnold Schwarzenegger Total Recall

Double Jeopardy! Round

GOTTA KNOW YOUR SCIENCE	STARTS WITH J	BIBLICAL PEOPLE	GET DOWN TO BUSINESS	NAME THAT BALKAN NATION	A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH QUESTLOVE
$400 [27] Contained on a microprocessor, the heart of your computer goes by these 3 initials CPU John	$400 [17] Especially to Brits, it's the skin of a baked potato jacket rowan	$400 [28] This apostle got his famous nickname from refusing to believe in Jesus' resurrection without physical evidence (Doubting) Thomas John	$400 [29] It calls itself "America's favorite bookstore" Barnes & Noble rowan	$400 [20] Nicolae Ciuca, its prime minister, ministers from Bucharest Romania Courtney	$400 [30] (Questlove presents the clue.) For the soundtrack album of my documentary, "Summer of Soul", I choseartiststhat are as relevant to our time as to 1969 when the concerts took place, including 2 songs by this singer and the Family Stone Sly John
$800 [26] Erbium, terbium, yttrium & ytterbium were all named for Ytterby, a village in this country Sweden John	$800 [16] On TV's "Gaslit" Sean Penn played John Mitchell using prosthetic these jowls	$800 [10] Zipporah was the daughter of Jethro the Midianite & the wife of him, a big name in the Book of Exodus Moses Courtney	$800 [23] In 2018, Indra Nooyi, the first woman CEO of this soft drink co. stepped down from the role after 24 years with the company PepsiCo rowan	$800 [19] Pristina is its capital, though Serbia disagrees Kosovo John	$800 [25] (Questlove presents the clue.) Names like Boyz II Men, Teddy Pendergrass & my dad's band Lee Andrews & The Hearts, are a part of this city's heritage of vocal music & are found on its Music Alliances Walk of Fame Philadelphia rowan
$1,200 [5] "A" is for this part of the flower in which pollen is produced for you, free of charge! anther John	$1,200 [2] To exculpate drivers, 1920s lobbying by the auto industry made this a crime jaywalking John	$1,200 [9] The elder daughter of Laban, she bore Jacob 7 children, including Dinah Leah rowan	$1,600 [7] One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., in 2021 it became the first to go public on NASDAQ Coinbase John	$1,200 [11] Lake Bledis in the scenic Julian Alps of this republic Slovenia John	$1,200 [22] (Questlove presents the clue.) In 1975, Parliamentreleased the album "Mothership Connection", an early example of what's called Afro-this-ism, blending Black pride with history & science fiction Afrofuturism John
$1,600 [4] The name of this part of a cell is from the Latin for "empty" vacuole rowan	$1,600 [1] Julia Ward Howe hymned, "Be" this joyous word, "my feet!" jubilant John	$1,600 [8] A trio of good friends of Daniel in Babylon were Abednego, Shadrach & him Meshach John	$2,000 [18] AFLAC is the American Family Life Assurance Company of this Georgia "C"ity where it's headquartered Columbus John	$1,600 [12] Greece & Turkey are on its southern border Bulgaria John	$1,600 [21] (Questlove presents the clue.) Often compared to Billie Holliday, who's just one of her influences, this versatile singer helped the Roots earnourfirst Grammy with a collaboration on "You Got Me" Erykah Badu Courtney
$2,000 [6] The machine seenhereis used to perform x-ray this, which helps create a 3-D molecular structure of a substance crystallography rowan	$2,000 [3] Josiah Wedgewood introduced this ceramicware, named for the stone it resembles jasperware	$2,000 [15] In custody on a charge of murder, he was chosen by the crowd over Jesus & freed by Pontius Pilate Barabbas John	DD $3,000 [14] A New York Times article headlined "When Mac & Cheese and Ketchup Don't Mix" concerned the 2015 merger of these 2 companies Kraft & Heinz John	DD $8,000 [13] To resolve a spat with Greece, in 2019 it added a direction to its name North Macedonia John	$2,000 [24] (Questlove presents the clue.) Working backward in an amazing career--played with Fab 5 Freddy, performed civil rights-themed music & pioneered bop with Bird & Diz, every drummer owes a debt to this man Max Roach

Final Jeopardy!

NOVEL LOCALES

This place from a 1933 novel lies in the Valley of Blue Moon, below a peak called Karakal

Shangri-La

Courtney "What is the Big Valley?" — wagered $4,200

rowan "What is Brigadoon???" — wagered $399

John "What is Xanadu?" — wagered $0

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