Show #8822 2023-03-07 (taped 2023-01-31) High School Reunion

2023 High School Reunion Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Tim Cho — a senior at Columbia University from Champaign, Illinois

Maya Wright — a senior at Emory University from Peachtree City, Georgia

Caleb Richmond — a sophomore at Georgetown University from Bedford, New Hampshire

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Caleb	$4,400	$3,200	$9,582	$1,563 3rd place: $10,000	$13,000 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Maya	$600	$3,400	$7,800	$15,600 Finalist	$7,800 13 R, 1 W
Tim	$6,200	$8,200	$8,800	$1,999 2nd place: $10,000	$11,800 22 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MARCH MADNESS	AMERICAN COMPOSERS	"Y" ON THE MAP	THIS IS HOW I WIN	MERMAIDS	ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER
$200 [30] Before becoming a true Warrior, this sharpshooter was a Wildcat in leading 10th-seeded Davidson to the Elite Eight in 2008 Steph Curry Tim	$200 [29] JD Miller is the composer behind iconic jingles like this insurance company "is on your side" Nationwide Tim	$200 [28] This site of a 1781 siege & surrender is part of the Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia Yorktown Tim	$200 [27] Acquire property, avoid jail, pay your taxes, run your possibly now-former friends into bankruptcy Monopoly Maya	$200 [26] Terry Heckler, who drew the mermaid logo for this company, once had a 16-cup-a-day coffee habit Starbucks Caleb	$200 [25] Metallic strands on a Christmas tree & to heed tinsel & listen Maya
$400 [15] We have something in Storrs for you--Maya Moore had a pretty impressive run at this East Coast school, going 150-4 with 2 titles the University of Connecticut Tim	$400 [20] In 2016, aged 94, Pulitzer winner George Walker composed a tribute to the dead of the Emanuel AME Church in this S.C. city Charleston Tim	$400 [13] If you know "owt" about England, you know this historic county with its own accent & vocabulary (Yorkshire) York Caleb Tim	$400 [23] Employ the Benko Gambit... wait, maybe the Grünfeld Defense.... ooh, the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack! Let's go with that! chess Tim	$400 [24] In the 1840s this circus showman exhibited a hoax called the "Feejee Mermaid" that was an ape torso sewn to a fish tail Barnum Maya	$400 [21] Fuzzy fruit & inexpensive peach & cheap Caleb
$600 [9] Students at this ACC school might have had a devil of a time spelling Krzyzewski, but Coach K's 5 national titles were worth it Duke Tim	$600 [14] A leader & producer of the Wu-Tang Clan, he composed music for "Kill Bill" & we can't help hoping he'll work on a song with SZA RZA	$600 [7] Today it's the only country on the map whose name in English begins with Y Yemen Maya	$600 [22] Be last off the Battle Bus & land by a quiet spot instead of the Citadel; have a wide range of weapons & a medkit; use headphones Fortnite Maya	$600 [17] These aquatic mammals of the order Sirenia are believed to be a source of mermaid legends manatees Maya	$600 [19] A magical elixir & a choice potion & option Tim
$800 [3] Last name of USC's Cheryl, winner of back-to-back titles & M.O.P.s in 1983 & '84; she's in the hall of fame with her brother Reggie Miller Tim	$800 [4] George Gershwin's last concert work was based on his song "I Got" this essential element of music Rhythm Caleb	$800 [5] If you ride a white horse to Whitehorse in Canada, you'll be in this territory the Yukon Territory Caleb	$800 [11] Pick up the 1-3-6-10 "picket fence"; rolling 2 turkeys should probably do it bowling Caleb	$800 [16] In DC Comics Superman dated a mermaid who knew his secret identity by using this ability, partly from Greek for "distant" telepathy Caleb Maya	$800 [12] A cherub & to gather, like information or grain angel & glean
$1,000 [2] In 1979, heconjured up a title for Michigan State over Larry Bird's Indiana State Magic Johnson Tim	$1,000 [1] "No One Is Alone" from "Into the Woods" & "Being Alive" from "Company" are among this late great's most beloved songs Sondheim Tim	DD $1,600 [6] Site of a historic 1945 conference, this city on the Crimean Peninsula is known for its many health resorts Yalta Caleb	$1,000 [8] Score 12 hoop points & hit the peg with both balls; toss away your mallet like a boss & have a spot of tea croquet Tim	$1,000 [10] We don't know how many mermaids live in the Rhine River, but the most famous one is this temptress Lorelei Tim	$1,000 [18] Overall instruction received at school & sold to the highest bidder education & auctioned Caleb

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE ROYAL PAST	COLLEGE TALK	SCIENCE	ALLITERATIVE AUTHORS	OFFICIAL STATE STUFF	RECENT COMMERCIALS
$400 [25] The inspiration for "The King & I", Mongkut founded an order of this religion called Thammayut Buddhism Tim	$400 [30] If you're assigning Joe a task of some distinction, like cutting a ribbon or carving a turkey, you can say, "Joe, will you do" these the honors Maya	$400 [29] Molybdenum adds strength to steel as part of one of these substances composed of 2 or more elements an alloy Maya	$400 [28] This American poet wrote, "O captain! My captain! Our fearful trip is done" (Walt) Whitman Tim	$400 [27] This state reptile of Florida can grow to 12 feet in length an alligator Caleb	$400 [26] Due in part to its catchy tune, this company's "Have it your way" commercial entered meme status in 2022 Burger King Maya
$800 [13] It's believed that the nephews of this usurper were murdered soon after their disappearance in 1483 Richard III Caleb	$800 [23] Adjective for a second-year collegian, or the immature question that person might ask sophomoric Caleb Tim	$800 [24] A report on Ganymede, a moon of this planet, suggests a liquid ocean under the surface & snow that falls up Jupiter Caleb	$800 [16] This German author published "Steppenwolf" in 1927 & went on to win a Nobel Prize (Hermann) Hesse Caleb	$800 [17] This, the whole shell, not the half, is Mississippi's state shell an oyster Caleb	$800 [19] Like a good neighbor, Drake helped out as the stand-in for this omnipresent State Farm pitchguy Jake Tim
$1,200 [10] Grand Duchess Anastasia was killed after being captured by Bolsheviks in the revolution named for this month October Tim	$1,200 [6] The U.S. has sent personnel called military these to provide training in places like Vietnam & Chile advisors Maya	$1,200 [22] Formed in the 1960s, the theory of this 2-word movement of sections of the lithosphere upended earth science tectonic plates (plate tectonics) Tim	$1,200 [8] This Irish author created Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker, Molly Bloom & Stephen Dedalus James Joyce Caleb	$1,200 [14] This ruby imposter is the state gem of New York & the birthstone for January garnet Tim	$1,200 [18] After playing Scrooge for Verizon ads, this Oscar nominee returned in the guise of Einstein for the company Paul Giamatti Caleb
$2,000 [12] Xerxes praised Artemisia, warrior queen of this city, & according to legend gave her a jar that was later found in a mausoleum Halicarnassus	$1,600 [4] Positioning relative to compass points; north-south is one type orientation Caleb Maya	$1,600 [21] Steel wool has lots of surface area, so when set ablaze, its mass increases as it turns into this compound also known as rust iron oxide Tim	$1,600 [9] The Harlem Renaissance could "Count" on this poet known for "The Ballad of the Brown Girl" (Countee) Cullen Tim	$2,000 [7] With a name referring to its shallowness, it's Nebraska's official state river the Platte Caleb	$1,600 [1] Timothée Chalamet was a cut-up in a Cadillac ad inspired by this 1990 Tim Burton film Edward Scissorhands Maya
DD $3,000 [11] From 1350 to 1830 the French used this 7-letter title for the eldest son of the king of France dauphin Tim	$2,000 [5] Hegel believed that the progress of thought begins with this, an idea that's followed by its opposite a thesis Tim	$2,000 [20] The law that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is the sum of those of the component gases was stated by this Brit in 1801 John Dalton Caleb Tim	$2,000 [15] She followed up "The Song of Achilles" with the equally mythological "Circe" (Madeline) Miller Maya	DD $4,018 [3] As a verb, the name of this cute little bird, California's official one, means "to become fearful" a quail Caleb	$2,000 [2] An animatronic dog gets a new lease on life when he dons this company's Quest 2 headset & heads to virtual reality Oculus Caleb

Final Jeopardy!

NAMES IN THE BOOKSTORE

This man made lists, perhaps to cope with depression; a set of lists he published in 1852 made his name synonymous with a type of book

(Peter Mark) Roget

Maya "Who is Rogett?" — wagered $7,800

Tim "Who is Webster?" — wagered $6,801

Caleb "Who is Smith :(" — wagered $8,019

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