2022 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.
Sam Buttrey — an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California
John Focht — a software team lead originally from El Paso, Texas
Matt Amodio — a post-doctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $2,400 | $4,000 | $16,800 |
$16,800
3rd place: $10,000 |
$14,400
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| John | $3,000 | $4,200 | $12,600 |
$24,000
2nd place: $10,000 |
$12,600
15 R, 1 W |
| Sam | $3,400 | $4,600 | $23,000 |
$33,601
Finalist |
$17,200
20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| ALL OVER THE MAP | ORGANIZATIONS | NUTRITION | 21st CENTURY BESTSELLERS | CELEBS | DROP THE MIC |
|
$200
[19]
Keep up... Northville is west of downtown this Michigan city; Southfield is north, & "South" this, as sung by Journey, doesn't really exist
Detroit
John
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$200
[18]
Katie Couric is one of the founders of this, SU2C for short; it aired its first telethon in 2008
Stand Up to Cancer
John
|
$200
[20]
This "index" ranks how much certain foods increase your blood sugar levels
glycemic
Matt
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$200
[24]
A 2022 biography of this LIV Golf participant made news pre-publication with its quotes from him
Mickelson
Sam
|
$200
[26]
She co-starred in "Green Lantern" with Ryan Reynolds before the pair married
(Blake) Lively
Matt
|
$200
[15]
from an earth-shaking adjective to get this, Spanish for 6
seis (from seismic)
Sam
|
|
$400
[16]
Hereare shots of this Washington peak before & after a 1980 event
Mount St. Helens
John
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$400
[17]
2020 marked the 100th birthday of this organization, premier defender of our constitutional rights & freedoms
the ACLU
Sam
|
$400
[23]
If you want advice on better nutrition, you can talk to one of these health professionals, RD for short
registered dietitian
John
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$400
[25]
Law professor Michelle Alexander saw a race-based U.S. justice system in "The New" this name, a symbol of segregation
Jim Crow
John
|
$400
[30]
A "proud Ukrainian", this "Bad Moms" actress helped raise $35 million for Ukrainian refugees in 2022
Mila Kunis
|
$400
[14]
from an ant acid to get this preposition
for (from formic)
John
|
|
$600
[3]
When it comes to Iqaluit, headquarters of Baffin Region & the capital of this Canadian territory, we're having...
Nunavut
Matt
|
$600
[13]
Hereare the Carters helping out this organization in 2003
Habitat for Humanity
John
|
$600
[22]
It may be Greek to you, but this essential fatty acid found in salmon & tuna is good for your skin & may help with depression
omega-3 fatty acids
Sam
|
$600
[21]
The "Iliad" got a new bestselling angle as Patroclus became the narrator in "The Song of" this Greek warrior
Achilles
Matt
|
$600
[29]
In 2022 this rapper & Rihanna welcomed their first child together
A$AP Rocky
Matt
|
$600
[12]
from a word meaning to imitate to get this musical note
mi (from mimic)
John
|
|
$800
[1]
Discovered in 1767 by a British naval officer, this 2-mile-long island was uninhabited until 1790, but a mutiny changed that
Pitcairn
Matt
|
$800
[10]
This organization that seeks to free political prisoners won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "worldwide respect for human rights"
Amnesty International
Sam
|
$800
[4]
Sodium & potassium are types of these minerals in bodily fluids that help cells with nutrients
electrolytes
Matt
Sam
|
$800
[8]
Jon Krakauer reported "A Story of Violent Faith" in this book, detailing 1984 murders by religious extremists in Utah
Under the Banner of Heaven
|
$800
[28]
This 18-year-old dancer has 145 million followers on TikTok
Charli D'Amelio
|
$800
[7]
from a word meaning powerfully symbolic to get this open-topped carrying bag
tote (from totemic)
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[2]
This landlocked country highlightedhereis pretty flat; the average elevation is less than 600 feet
Belarus
Matt
|
DD
$1,600
[11]
Once nearly wiped out for its feathers, the great egret is the logo of this organization
the Audubon Society
Sam
|
$1,000
[5]
Echinacea & green tea extract are types of these supplements aka herbals whose name tells you they are made from plants
botanicals
|
$1,000
[9]
A magazine writer uncovers long-held secrets in "The Seven Husbands of" this fictional movie star
Evelyn Hugo
|
$1,000
[27]
HisHBO series teaches viewers "How To" do things, like cook the perfect risotto
John Wilson
|
$1,000
[6]
from a type of vinegar to get this wood popular with hobbyists
balsa (from balsamic)
John
|
| THE LORE OF THE LAND | SCIENTIFIC TRIOS | THE ROCK BASSIST'S GROUP | WE SPY | WITH OUR LITTLE "I" | SOMETHING THAT IS... |
|
$400
[29]
We pulled some strings to tell you about Dagda, a deity in Irish folklore who played this instrument to put enemies to sleep
the harp
Sam
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$400
[7]
The 3 main shapes of these are rod, sphere & spiral, the last causing things like syphilis & rat-bite fever
bacteria
Matt
|
$400
[30]
Dee Dee, who hung out at "Rockaway Beach"
the Ramones
Sam
|
$400
[19]
In 1944 MLB player/spy Moe Berg was ready to kill Werner Heisenberg if it sounded like the Germans were near making this weapon
the atomic bomb
John
|
$400
[16]
Clean & tidy, or pure when it precedes "Heart of Mary"
immaculate
John
Sam
|
$400
[28]
Green:The green on theflagof this nation is associated with Islam
Saudi Arabia
Matt
|
|
$800
[23]
He wrote a verse play about the Scandinavian folk hero Peer Gynt & Edvard Grieg wrote music to go with it
Ibsen
Matt
|
$1,200
[2]
Based on how many growing seasons they live, these are the 3 types of flowering plants
annuals, biennials & perennials
Sam
|
$800
[26]
Michael Anthony, who laid it down on "Runnin' With The Devil"
Van Halen
Matt
|
$800
[17]
In 1917 a military tribunal took less than 45 minutes to find her guilty of espionage, & a firing squad would await
Mata Hari
Matt
|
$800
[15]
From a Middle French word, it means "not prejudiced against", perhaps referring to an arbiter
impartial
Sam
|
$800
[27]
Red:The storm system known by these 3 words is more than 10,000 miles wide
the Great Red Spot
Sam
|
|
$1,200
[9]
Georgia's state flower is this people's rose; legend says one grew along the trail at each spot where their tears fell
Cherokee
Matt
|
$1,600
[3]
The 3 major processes of the hydrologic cycle are evaporation, then condensation, then this 13-letter one
precipitation
Sam
|
$1,200
[25]
Tom Hamilton, providing "Sweet Emotion" for decades
Aerosmith
Matt
|
$1,200
[12]
Somehow, after having tea with fellow ex-Russian agents in 2006, Alexander Litvinenko died of poisoning by this
polonium
Matt
|
$1,200
[5]
Irving Kristol & Daniel Bell were among "the New York" these people steeped in knowledge & culture
the intelligentsia (intellectuals)
Sam
|
$1,200
[22]
Yellow:The ripe skin on the Hawaiian variety of this tropical fruit that like Hawaiian also has 3 A's
a papaya
John
|
|
$2,000
[8]
A spider & a trickster god whose origins are in West Africa lives as Mr. Nancy in "Anansi Boys" by this writer
Neil Gaiman
John
|
$2,000
[4]
The 3 fundamental forces currently described at the quantum level are the strong, the weak & this one
electromagnetic
John
|
$1,600
[24]
I see a "Bad Moon Rising", so I also see Stu Cook
Credence Clearwater Revival
Sam
|
$1,600
[11]
As portrayed in "Hamilton", he was a "tailor spyin' on the British govt., I take their measure-ments, information, & then I smuggle it"
Hercules Mulligan
John
|
$1,600
[14]
"Ralph was hopping on one leg when a dingo cried out" is in the past this tense
imperfect
Matt
John
|
$1,600
[20]
Blue:A crow was said to take a whole day to fly from one horn to the other of this American folklore creature
Babe the Blue Ox
Matt
|
|
DD
$4,000
[1]
The feathers of this creature of Russian legend that lent its name to a ballet were said to provide beauty & protection upon the earth
firebird
Matt
|
DD
$6,000
[6]
Of the 3 main sections of an insect's body, this one is from the Latin for "breastplate"
thorax
Sam
|
$2,000
[21]
Verdine White, a "Shining Star" in any group
Earth, Wind & Fire
Sam
|
$2,000
[10]
Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean & this man who defected to the USSR in 1963 all betrayed many secrets working in British intelligence
Kim Philby
Sam
|
$2,000
[13]
In silent films they come between shots to narrate the story--or tell you what the characters are saying!
intertitles
Matt
Sam
|
$2,000
[18]
Grey & Black:To be specific, 1871's "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1", an artwork much better known by this 2-word name
Whistler's Mother
Sam
|
By ferry, the distance between these 2 paired Mediterranean islands is about 40 miles from Alcudia to Ciutadella
Mallorca (Majorca) & Menorca (Minorca)