Show #8736 2022-11-07 (taped 2022-09-20) Tournament of Champions

2022 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 6.

Contestants

Sam Buttrey — an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California

Jessica Stephens — a statistical research specialist from Nashville, Tennessee

Zach Newkirk — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Zach	$200	$2,200	$5,200	$5,728 2nd place: $5,000	$12,200 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jessica	$-1,600	$-1,400	$-5,800	$-5,800 3rd place: $5,000	$-5,800 4 R, 7 W
Sam	$1,800	$8,000	$19,600	$19,600 Winner: semifinalist	$22,600 34 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

VALLEYS	THAT '70s OR '80s SHOW	DANCE	"D" IN SCIENCE	GET A HANDLE ON IT	IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
$200 [24] Not as Welsh as he made out, Richard Llewellyn went to the Ogmore Valley to see these mines so he could write "How Green Was My Valley" coal mines Sam	$200 [13] In 1989 the Hollywood Reporter noted on this show, "String bikinis... share equal time with the rescue work" Baywatch Sam	$200 [30] Here's an artistic depiction of this dance the can-can Jessica	$200 [6] Term for a volcano that hasn't erupted in many, many years but still might dormant Zach	$200 [19] Get a good grip on this boating device that sounds like a farmer but is used to steer the rudder a tiller Zach	$200 [5] In ancient Rome it was the ninth month November Sam
$400 [25] The Kathmandu Valley is in the foothills of these mountains the Himalayan Zach	$400 [14] "Thanks for that on the spot report, Les"; turns out Thanksgiving turkeys can't fly during a 1978 episode of this Ohio-set sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati Sam	$400 [29] New York drag competitions called balls were the birthplace of this stylized dance that Madonna brought to the mainstream vogue Sam	$400 [9] If your lab has a tile counter, don't use it to place solid carbon dioxide, aka this; the adhesive will be destroyed dry ice Sam	$400 [20] Sometimes used by theatergoers, a lorgnette is a pair of these on a handle eyeglasses Sam	$400 [4] A nymph deprived of speech Echo Sam
$600 [26] The $20view, which was on that Canadian bill in the '70s, shows the Valley of the Ten Peaksin this westernmost Prairie province Alberta Zach Sam	$600 [15] Hollywood folklore says NBC's Brandon Tartikoff scribbled down a quick note--"MTV cops"--which led to this hit '80s show Miami Vice Jessica Sam	$600 [16] Russell Horning, also known as "Backpack Kid", went viral doing this dance to Katy Perry's song "Swish Swish" the floss Sam	$800 [11] Still mysterious but described as a "repulsive force", it makes up 70% of the universe, way more than the same-named "matter" dark energy Sam	$600 [21] Some say it's tacky, but baseball sluggers regularly use this 2-word tree product to improve their grip pine tar Sam	$600 [3] Unit of measure equal to about 2.2 pounds kilo Sam
$800 [8] In this French river valley, you can visit the Château de Chambord, once home to Louis XIV the Loire Valley Sam	$800 [17] As Lou Grant, this actor told Mary Tyler Moore at a job interview, "You got spunk... I hate spunk!" Ed Asner Sam	$800 [27] In square dancing, this repetitive call means pass your partner, back to back! do-si-do Zach	$1,000 [12] Embryonic stemcellsdivide & give rise to more specialized ones, like neurons for the brain, in this process differentiation Jessica Sam	$800 [22] New students at Stephen F. Austin University decorate axe handles in honor of this nickname for both its students & sports teams Lumberjacks Sam	$800 [2] NBA shooting guard Oladipo or actor Mature Victor Jessica
$1,000 [7] Full of biblical sites, Israel's Jezreel Valley is bounded to the west by this mount with Haifa on its slopes Mount Carmel Jessica	$1,000 [18] This TV legend kind of got busted from captain down to sgt. as T.J. Hooker, but he did get to jump on the hoods of moving cars! Shatner Sam	$1,000 [28] In Wonderland, the Mock Turtle & the Gryphon tell Alice how seals, turtles & salmon partner with lobsters for this dance the quadrille Sam	DD $3,400 [10] Knowing what the D in DNA stands for should tell you this noun, the sugar found in DNA deoxyribose Sam	$1,000 [23] Thisgymnastics apparatus gets its name from the handles pommel horse Sam	$1,000 [1] 4 letters--a potato in Puebla or Peru papa Jessica Sam

Double Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRESIDENTS	A CRASH OF SYMBOLS	BRIT BITS	13-LETTER WORDS	IN THAT NOVEL	HERBAL & SPICY NAMES
$400 [6] The daughter of immigrants, Kamala Harris was born in California to a mother from India & a father from this island country Jamaica Sam	$400 [15] In 1851 this rodent, symbol of its nation, was featured on Canada's first postage stamp a beaver Sam	$400 [7] At Christopher Wren's suggestion, in the 1670s the ruined Greenwich Castle became the site of a new this, designed by Wren observatory Zach Jessica	$400 [25] Professional description of Edgar Degas in one way & Jay Pharoah in another impressionist	$400 [29] Old Major sings "Beasts of England" Animal Farm Sam	$400 [30] In a 1967 tune we hear his band has "been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile" Sgt. Pepper Sam
$800 [5] In 1973, just days after declaring, "I will not resign if indicted", he resigned Spiro Agnew Zach	$800 [16] In chess notation, put this punctuation mark after a really good move exclamation point Sam	$800 [9] In Britain you don't fill up your car with gas, you fill it with this 6-letter word petrol Zach	$800 [24] A place where sweet treats like chocolate are prepared or sold confectionary Sam	$800 [28] A boy named for a French swimming pool spends 227 days on a different body of water Life of Pi Sam	$800 [27] The full name of this "Peanuts" character is Patricia Reichardt Peppermint Patty Jessica
$1,200 [4] A campaign slogan from 1840 was "Tippecanoe and" this vice presidential running mate too Tyler Zach	$1,200 [17] This gospel writer is represented by a lion Mark Jessica Sam	$1,200 [1] Here's a ferry actually crossing this river, that flows 70 miles before entering the Irish Sea the Mersey Zach	$1,200 [23] This word meaning the male head of a household is borrowed from Latin paterfamilias Sam	$1,200 [10] Lewis, Ed, Bobby & Drew take a harrowing canoe trip Deliverance Sam	$1,200 [26] Given name Peter, this superstar drummer put the spice into super groups like Cream & Blind Faith Ginger Baker Sam
$1,600 [2] This veep with the monogram HHH worked as a pharmacist before getting a master's in political science Hubert Humphrey Zach	$1,600 [18] Similar to one inmath, in music, the symbolheremeans this gradual lessening in loudness decrescendo Zach	DD $2,000 [8] One of the oldest records at the National Archives in London is this record of William the Conqueror's 1086 survey of England the Domesday Book Sam	$1,600 [22] It's the fear of old people gerontophobia Zach Jessica Sam	$1,600 [11] An Englishwoman named Adela Quested falsely accuses Dr. Aziz of assault A Passage to India Zach Sam	$1,600 [21] Samuel L. Jackson played this Jedi with an amethyst-bladed lightsaber Mace Windu
$2,000 [3] Unlucky number 13, this vice president under Pierce died before ever performing his duties William Rufus DeVane King	$2,000 [19] Found throughout the Middle East, the Hamsasymbol of protection is also called the "Hand of" her, a daughter of the Prophet Fatima Sam	$2,000 [14] The monarch's official birthday is marked every June with this parade of regiments wearing lots of red the Trooping of the Colour Zach Jessica	$2,000 [20] This plural noun is a French word for a set of clothes or accessories accoutrements Zach	DD $7,000 [12] High-ranking Father Latour passes away in a Santa Fe cathedral Death Comes for the Archbishop Zach	$2,000 [13] Starting in 1939, this esteemed British actor was on the case as Sherlock Holmes in a series of films Basil Rathbone Sam

Final Jeopardy!

PHRASES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD

Cicero wrote that a tyrant ordered this to be hung from the ceiling "by a horse-hair"; his guest begged to leave

the sword of Damocles

Zach "What is the sword of Damocles?" — wagered $528

Sam "What is the sword of Damocles?" — wagered $0

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