Show #8746 2022-11-21 (taped 2022-09-22) Tournament of Champions

2022 Tournament of Champions final game 6.

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	$3,000	$6,400	$15,600	$28,600 Winner: $250,000	$15,600 19 R, 1 W
Andrew	$4,400	$5,800	$14,200	$17,001 2nd place: $100,000	$14,200 17 R, 2 W
Sam	$600	$1,400	$8,000	$0 3rd place: $50,000	$8,400 19 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WELCOME TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM	SPORTS	ABBREVIATED JOBS	GESTURES	WRITERS & THEIR WORKS	NUMERICAL TERMS
$200 [29] This electric car company was founded in 2003 in San Carlos, California Tesla Sam	$200 [25] It was said, "2/3 of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Garry Maddox", specialist at this MLB position center field Andrew Sam	$200 [19] In most states, an elected official:DA district attorney Andrew	$200 [27] A sacred hand gesture called anjali mudra, palms placed together at the heart, is a pose & a salutation in this practice yoga Amy	$200 [13] Geraldine Brooks' "March" is narrated by the father from this classic 1860s novel Little Women Andrew	$200 [30] A 1930s ad for a razor gave us this phrase for the beginnings of a beard at the end of the day 5 o'clock shadow Sam
$400 [28] In 2004 armed robbers stole 2 of this artist's best-known paintings from his museum in Oslo Munch Andrew	$400 [24] In 2018 this NHL team was on a roll, making it to the Stanley Cup finals in its very first season Vegas Golden Knights Sam	$400 [18] Runs the set on a movie: AD assistant director Amy	$400 [26] Here'sthe ASL sign for this 3-word phrase I love you Sam	$400 [1] More than a decade before "A Wrinkle in Time", she wrote her first book for kids, "And Both Were Young" L'Engle Andrew	$400 [11] NBA coach Pat Riley trademarked this term for a certain number of consecutive title wins a three-peat Amy
$600 [21] In November 2002 an outbreak of this viral disease that involves breathing problems began in Guangdong Province, China SARS Andrew	$600 [22] In 2017 this Irish UFC champ tried boxing & got TKO'd by Floyd Mayweather (Conor) McGregor Amy	$600 [17] Advises on investing & saving for the future:CFP certified financial planner Amy	$600 [23] During World War II Churchill held up 2 fingers to signify this 3-syllable word victory Sam	$600 [12] About Robert Moses & by Robert Caro, this 1,300-page tome is a must-have for bookshelf backgrounds during Zoom interviews The Power Broker Sam	$600 [9] The idea that everyone is interconnected was proposed in a 1929 story before John Guare used it as this play's title Six Degrees of Separation Sam
$800 [20] It was the title flight in "The Flight that Fought Back", a docudrama first aired in September 2005 (United) Flight 93 Amy Sam	$800 [3] In 2020, Iga Swiatekwon the French Open, the first Grand Slam single's title for a player from this country Poland Andrew	$800 [16] Oversees recruiting & onboarding:HRM human resources manager Amy	$800 [15] At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised their fists, each wearing 1 of a pair of these gloves Amy	$1,000 [6] In "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, a couple names their baby after this author of "Dead Souls" Gogol Andrew	$800 [7] A James K. Polk campaign slogan claimed all of Oregon up to this latitude "or Fight" 54-40 Amy
$1,000 [4] The funeral of this woman, the wife of George VI, was held at Westminster Abbey on April 9, 2002 Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Sam	$1,000 [5] Thissuperstar forward, for both the Minneapolis & L.A. Lakers, was GM of the L.A. Clippers for 22 years (Elgin) Baylor Andrew	$1,000 [2] Helps those with communication disorders including stuttering:SLP speech & language pathologist Sam	$1,000 [14] The mano pantea, the first 2 fingers & thumb extended, are a gesture to ward off this bit of malevolence, malocchio in Italian the evil eye Amy	DD $2,600 [10] Left unfinished at his death, "Juneteenth", his second novel, was published in 1999 Ralph Ellison Sam	$1,000 [8] It's really not a compliment if you are called this term from an 18th century story for an extremely well-be have d person goody two-shoes Andrew

Double Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER	FILMS BY TAGLINE	LET'S DO THE MATH	"P.J."s	HEGEL	WITH CREAM CHEESE
$400 [23] In the firstmapof the new U.S.A. by an American, Pennsylvania doesn't have access to this lake which it got in a 1792 purchase Lake Erie Sam	$400 [26] 1976:"His whole life was a million-to-one shot" Rocky Andrew	$400 [6] In math, LCD stands for this lowest common denominator Sam	$400 [30] Chemist Robert Chesebrough formulated Vaseline, a brand name for this petroleum jelly Amy	$400 [29] The key world event of Hegel's youth was this, which broke out in the spring & summer of 1789 when he was 18 the French Revolution Sam	$400 [24] marthastewart.com says the cream cheese frosting is just as tasty as this crimson-hued cake red velvet cake Amy
$800 [22] Formed in Chihuahua, the Fuerte River of Mexico flows southwestward 180 miles into this gulf the Gulf of California Amy Sam	$800 [21] 1986:"The first casualty of war is innocence" Platoon Andrew Sam	$800 [5] If x = -10, this is the additive inverse of x 10 Sam	$800 [27] Serrano & other chiles help flavor & name this cheese pepper jack Amy	$800 [28] Much of Hegel's work reacts to this older German philosopher, though his son Immanuel was named for someone else Kant Amy	$800 [25] Kraft wants you to frost your carrot cake using this brand that Kraft took over in 1928 Philadelphia Sam
$1,600 [11] This strait west of Malaysia is the shortest sea route from India to China the Strait of Malacca Amy	$1,200 [20] 2017:"Just because you're invited, doesn't mean you're welcome" Get Out Amy	$1,200 [2] A line thatdividesa curve into two mirror images is called its axis of this symmetry Sam	$1,200 [9] One legend says she reigned between Leo IV & Benedict III & was ousted from Rome after giving birth Pope Joan Sam	$1,200 [19] Hegel thought understanding comes at the end of a process: this bird "of Minerva spreads its wings only" at dusk the owl Amy	$1,200 [18] Wrap a tortilla around chicken & cream cheese to get this dish whose Spanish name means "spiced with chile" enchilada Andrew
DD $2,000 [1] The Komandorski Islands are part of a 1,200-mile arc separating this sea from the Pacific Ocean to the south the Bering Sea Sam	$2,000 [16] 2017:"When 400,000 men couldn't get home, home came for them" Dunkirk Amy	$1,600 [3] This term for one side of a right triangle comes from Greek for "stretching under" hypotenuse Amy	$1,600 [7] In 1979 this architect famous for his "Glass House" in Connecticut was the first recipient of the Pritzker Prize Philip Johnson Andrew	$1,600 [13] Opera lover Hegel befriended Anna Milder-Hauptmann, the first to sing the role of this woman who disguises herself as Fidelio Leonore Andrew	$1,600 [14] As cream cheese goes into cheesecake, so cheesecake goes into this pan named for the clamp on it a springform pan Andrew Sam
$2,000 [12] The island nation of Sao Tome & Principe is found in this gulf near the equator the Gulf of Guinea Andrew	DD $3,000 [10] 2021:"Every family has its own language" CODA Sam	$2,000 [4] Circles, ellipses, parabolas & hyperbolas are these sections, created by the intersection of a plane with a three-dimensional figure conic sections Andrew	$2,000 [8] Alexander Pope wrote of this literary term, "with her lifted scale, where, in nice balance, truth with gold she weighs" poetic justice	$2,000 [17] It's the method of using opposing views to seek truth; Hegel thought his own style of it was better than Plato's dialectic Andrew	$2,000 [15] Turn cream cheese mayonnaise into sauce parisienne by adding this parsley relative, one of the 4 classic fines herbes chervil Sam

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYS

The January 12, 1864 Washington Evening Star reported on a performance of this "dashing comedy" to "a full and delighted house"

Our American Cousin

Sam "What is "Our Mutual Friend"?" — wagered $8,000

Andrew "What is Our American Cousin?" — wagered $2,801

Amy "What is Our American Cousin?" — wagered $13,000

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