Show #8741 2022-11-14 (taped 2022-09-21) Tournament of Champions

2022 Tournament of Champions final game 1.

Contestants

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

Andrew He — a software developer from San Francisco, California

Amy Schneider — a writer from Oakland, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$1,400	$5,000	$14,600	$4,600 3rd place	$14,600 19 R, 1 W
Andrew	$4,400	$4,200	$18,800	$29,201 Winner: 1 match point	$10,800 15 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Sam	$3,000	$4,800	$12,000	$12,000 2nd place	$18,000 20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AT THE MALL OF AMERICA	THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE	TOP OF THE MORNING!	SHARK TANK	STREAKERS	FROM "D" TO "O"
$200 [20] Sea Life, Minnesota's biggest one of these an aquarium Amy	$200 [29] 5,305-foot Mount Ossa is the highest peak on this Australian island Tasmania Sam	$200 [8] A 1984 campaign ad for this man proclaimed it was "morning again in America" Reagan Amy	$200 [1] This shark, this shark, burning bright / & the pups have vertical stripes a tiger shark Amy	$200 [30] He was MVP of the NBA Finals in 1991, 1992 & 1993 & again in 1996, 1997 & 1998 Michael Jordan Andrew	$200 [18] Term for an electric generator at a power plant or a hardworking doer at the office a dynamo Amy
$400 [21] This place to create your own stuffed animal Build-A-Bear Sam	$400 [28] Fernandina & Isabela are among the islands in this chain belonging to Ecuador the Galápagos Andrew	$400 [9] Robin Williams' first Best Actor Oscar nomination came for his role in this 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam Amy	$400 [2] Though it has about 50 rows of very small teeth on each jaw, the megamouth shark is a filter feeder, eating this 5-letter crustacean krill Sam	$400 [27] From 2014 through 2021, she won the vault at every U.S. Championship in which she competed, 6 in all (Simone) Biles Amy	$400 [12] In the mid-1400s he sculpted the biblical David a bit over 5 feet high in bronze Donatello Andrew
$600 [22] A store specializing in these lightweight clog-like shoes Crocs Amy	$600 [25] This geographical line runs around the globe at approximately 23 degrees 27 minutes south latitude the Tropic of Capricorn Amy Sam	$600 [10] Launched in 1831, this Down Under city's Morning Herald is still going strong Sydney Andrew	$600 [3] It's not a grotesque elf, it's this type of bottom dwelling shark seen here a goblin shark Amy	$600 [26] Our stage was recently graced by Dan Feyer, who won the Stamford, Conn. tournament for solving these from 2010 through 2015 crosswords Amy	$600 [7] A Brooklyn neighborhood has this acronymic name that fits the category DUMBO Sam
$800 [23] Fabletics, co-founded by this actress Kate Hudson Andrew	$1,000 [11] This republic of 115 islands northeast of Madagascar was uninhabited until its 18th century settlement by the French Seychelles Amy Sam	$800 [16] Proverbially & colorfully, when this is seen "at morning, sailor take warning" red sky Sam	$800 [4] The largest shark to ever live, it was an estimated 52' long & had a name meaning "big tooth"; it died out about 3 million years ago megalodon Andrew Sam	$800 [15] Born in Prague, she got U.S. citizenship in 1981, then won 6 straight Wimbledon titles beginning in 1982 Navratilova Andrew	$800 [6] Room 222 at the Strater Hotel in this Colorado city was where Louis L'Amour wrote many of his Western novels Durango Sam
$1,000 [24] Outdoor clothing & gear from this eponymous store out of Washington State Eddie Bauer	DD $1,800 [13] You can go from "A" to "Z" crossing the 660-mile border between these 2 southern African countries Angola & Zambia Andrew	$1,000 [17] 2-word name for the medieval weapon seen here; you don't wanna be on the wrong side of it morning star Sam	$1,000 [19] This "medical" shark isn't known for its caring manner; it often lies motionless on the sea bottom, eating crabs a nurse shark Amy	$1,000 [14] Before he set the major-league record, he had a 61-game hitting streak in the minors DiMaggio Amy	$1,000 [5] It's the proprietary name for an acoustic guitar with a metal resonator built into its body; it's popular for country music Dobro Sam

Double Jeopardy! Round

YOUR U.S. HISTORY TEST	PRIMED FOR PRIME NUMBERS	POETRY	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES	WE'RE IN IT	THE LONG HALL
$400 [25] An early experiment in representative government, the House of Burgesses met for the first time in 1619 in this settlement Jamestown Sam	$400 [7] A Jewish man who reaches age 83 may have a second of these rituals a bar mitzvah Amy	$400 [30] Sylvia Plath's "Parliament Hill Fields" is set in this city that she loved & where she died London	$400 [29] One of these entertainers, Japanese for "art person", worked in an ochaya, a tea house a geisha Amy	$400 [8] Desk jockeys:Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery The Office Andrew	$400 [27] Hall Napoleon is the vast lobby below this museum's glass pyramid the Louvre Andrew
$800 [24] The assassination of James Garfield made this man the 21st president Arthur Sam	$800 [6] 53 is the racing number of Herbie, a unique vehicle from this automaker in the Disney movie "The Love Bug" Volkswagen Sam	$1,200 [9] "And God said: that's good!" is a refrain in James Weldon Johnson's 1927 poem titled this biblical event "The Creation" Amy	$800 [28] This Swedish word that means "bread & butter table" can include sliced meats & cheeses smörgåsbord Sam	$800 [10] Part of a '70s trio: Suzanne Somers, Joyce DeWitt Three's Company Andrew	$800 [26] The "Infinite Corridor" in this Boston-area school can get crowded with engineering & computer science majors MIT Sam
$1,200 [1] The Compromise of 1850 admitted this Western state to the Union, with slavery banned there California Andrew	$1,200 [4] In 2016 Kellogg's discontinued this "Product", the most delicious cereal it ever made Product 19 Sam	$1,600 [11] A book by Herbert J.C. Grierson about John Donne & other 17th c. poets helped popularize this philosophical adjective for them metaphysical Sam	$1,200 [12] This name of a sauce brand is Italian for "you're welcome" Prego Andrew	$1,200 [14] Sent to scrutinize:French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt 3rd Rock from the Sun Andrew	$1,200 [15] Some of what we know about Viking longhouses & their great halls comes from the Eddas & these, like the Grettis one the Sagas Sam
$1,600 [2] MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech called for freedom to ring from Stone Mountain in Georgia & this mountain in Tennessee Lookout Mountain Sam	$1,600 [3] Thisman who served 37th president Richard Nixonlaterwrote a biography of 29th president Warren G. Harding John Dean	$2,000 [21] The "Terrible Sonnets" of this 3-named 19th c. poet aren't bad but sad, like "No Worst, There is None" & "Carrion Comfort" Gerard Manley Hopkins	$2,000 [17] The name of this prayer stool is French for "pray God" a prie-dieu Amy	$1,600 [18] The doctor is in:Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne Hannibal Amy	$1,600 [23] Publisher of The Liberator, he founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society in Boston at what was called the Black Faneuil Hall (William Lloyd) Garrison Andrew
$2,000 [22] An eyewitness account of the Boston Massacre said this man hit several soldiers with a club before he was shot Crispus Attucks Sam	$2,000 [5] Psi is this number letter in the Greek alphabet the 23rd Sam	DD $7,800 [13] "Thou singest of summer in full-throated ease", Keats wrote in "Ode to" this creature a nightingale Andrew	DD $6,000 [16] A criminal who is caught red-handed is caught this way, "while the crime is blazing" in flagrante delicto Sam	$2,000 [19] Choo-choo!Daveed Diggs, Sean Bean Snowpiercer Amy	$2,000 [20] Seen here, Chapultepec Castle in Mexico once served as a residence to this emperor & his Empress Carlota Maximilian Amy

Final Jeopardy!

GEOGRA-FLEE

In July 2022 the ousted president of this country fled west across the Indian Ocean to the Maldives

Sri Lanka

Sam "What is Sri Lanka?" — wagered $0

Amy "What is Indonesia?" — wagered $10,000

Andrew "What is Sri Lanka?" — wagered $10,401

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