Show #9047 2024-02-27 (taped 2024-02-06) Tournament of Champions

2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Yungsheng Wang — a deputy public defender originally from Lafayette, Louisiana

David Sibley — an Episcopal priest from Walla Walla, Washington

Hannah Wilson — a puzzle designer from Chicago, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Hannah	$1,400	$3,800	$13,200	$26,395 2nd place: $5,000	$17,400 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
David	$6,000	$7,600	$18,800	$26,401 Winner: semifinalist	$16,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Yungsheng 永勝	$1,400	$2,400	$3,200	$6,400 3rd place: $5,000	$3,200 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

INAUGURAL ADDRESSES	CLOTHES	CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY	TELEVISION	ANTONYMIC PAIRS	LITTLE GNOME FACTS
$200 [23] He pointed out that his father might not have been served at a U.S. restaurant less than 60 years earlier Barack Obama David	$200 [29] The back of a skirt or coat might have a kick one of these folds of fabric; it allows more movement a pleat David	$200 [30] Zeus placed Castor & Pollux in the heavens as this constellation Gemini Hannah	$200 [28] In 2023 Kelsey Grammer returned as this title psychiatrist, back in Boston & teaching at Harvard Frasier Crane David	$200 [27] This area at a train station has all kinds of items left behind, as seen here lost & found David	$200 [21] Swiss bankers were seen as hoarding gold underground & disparaged as "gnomes of" this city, the country's financial center Zurich David
$400 [22] James K. Polk said this republic "has made known her desire to come into our Union", & it did 9 months later on December 29, 1845 Texas David	$400 [9] Though the name sounds like you run slowly in them, these lounge pants have a slimmer fit than sweats & a cinched ankle joggers David	$400 [24] Depictedherewith Apollo, the sisters who presided over the arts & sciences had this collective name the Muses Yungsheng 永勝	$400 [25] 72-year-old widower Gerry Turnerwas the title figure of this recent reality competition on ABC the Golden Bachelor Hannah	$400 [26] Topographic phrase to describe a graphic pattern of highs & lows, like electricity usage over the course of a whole year peaks & valleys David	$400 [20] In 2023 gnomes were a popular shape for these alliterative baking items whose name implies uniformity cookie cutters Hannah
$800 [3] He didn't believe that "The Great Society is the ordered, changeless, & sterile battalion of the ants" Lyndon Baines Johnson David	$600 [8] Made from heavier material than a polo, the shirt named for this sport usually has stripes, long sleeves & a white collar a rugby shirt Hannah	$600 [14] One legend said these warrior women cut off their right breasts to make it easier to use their bows the Amazons Yungsheng 永勝	$600 [15] Natasha Lyonne solves a mystery a week in this 2023 series named for a useful feature when playing cards Poker Face Hannah	$600 [18] Ingredients to make this type of Chinese chicken dish may include sugar, pineapple & distilled vinegar sweet & sour Yungsheng 永勝	$600 [19] The gnome beverages of choice include spiced gin as a nightcap & this made of fermented honey mead Hannah
$1,000 [4] In 1969 Nixon was referring to this Apollo mission when he said astronauts "flew over the Moon's gray surface on Christmas Eve" Apollo 8 David	$800 [7] Worn with a kimono, its name literally means "belt" or "sash" an obi Hannah	$800 [12] Known for his wisdom, this centaur instructed some of the greatest heroes, including Jason Chiron Hannah	$800 [10] Asa Butterfieldoffers relationship advice to his schoolmates in this Netflix series Sex Education Yungsheng 永勝	$800 [17] On the front of a dollar bill, it says it is legal tender for all debts owed in these 2 ways public & private Hannah	$800 [1] On December 10, 1961 Project Gnome in this state's Eddy County became the first nuclear test designed for peaceful purposes New Mexico Hannah
DD $2,800 [5] Taft talked of the building of this "controlled by Colonel Goethals & his fellow Army engineers" the Panama Canal David	$1,000 [6] If the fellas are wearing lederhosen, the gals are wearing this type of dress with a name from a German word for "girl" a dirndl Hannah	$1,000 [11] After her daughter Persephone was abducted, she roamed the Earth for 9 days without eating, drinking or bathing Demeter Yungsheng 永勝	$1,000 [13] In the miniseries "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans", a top Swan is Naomi Watts as Babe, wife of this CBS honcho William S. Paley Yungsheng 永勝	$1,000 [16] Pres. James Garfield is quoted, "The best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard" to do this pair sink or swim David	$1,000 [2] One of this composer's "Pictures at an Exhibition" is "The Gnome" Mussorgsky David

Double Jeopardy! Round

"B"EGINNINGS	WHERE IS THAT?	ARTISTS ON FILM	A WORLD OF DEPRESSIONS	AWARDS & HONORS	A NICE SHORT STORY SPOILED
$400 [19] This word once meant a sweetheart of either sex, then a male pal, & then it took a turn into an intimidator on the playground a bully Yungsheng 永勝	$400 [23] Protons & neutrons: this part of an atom the nucleus Hannah	$400 [30] The 2018 film "At Eternity's Gate" starred Willem Dafoe as this artist & Rupert Friend as his brother Theo van Gogh Yungsheng 永勝	$400 [24] The Turpan Depression in the Uyghur Autonomous Region is this country's lowest point at 505 feet below sea level China Yungsheng 永勝	$400 [29] This foundation's fellowships, the so-called "Genius Grants", are no-strings-attached awards of $800,000 MacArthur Foundation Hannah	$400 [27] After a long, unplanned but very restful nap away from the fam in an 1819 tale, he finds he just likes being single again Rip Van Winkle Hannah
$800 [18] A toothed hair-untangling tool is in this word for someone who hits up the playa with a metal detector a beachcomber Hannah	$800 [22] The semicircular canals: this part of the human body the ear Hannah	$800 [21] In "Factory Girl" Guy Pearce played this artist whose first "factory" was a studio on East 47th Street Andy Warhol Hannah	$800 [17] In 1964 astronauts spent a few days honing their survival skills in this state's Carson Sink Nevada David	$800 [28] Thishighest French order was founded in 1802 by Napoleon the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor) David	$800 [26] Take the rest of the day off, Columbo--the murderer gives himself up in this Poe story by offering up a body part "The Tell-Tale Heart" Hannah
$1,600 [4] The long-nosed type of this marsupial uses its schnoz to get at insects in holes a bandicoot Hannah	$1,200 [8] Winnie-the-Pooh's home: the forest surrounding this wood the Hundred Acre Wood Yungsheng 永勝	$1,200 [20] Star Ed Harris directed Marcia Gay Harden to a Best Supporting Actress Oscar as Lee Krasner in this 2000 biopic Pollock David	$1,200 [16] The name of this depression on the southern side of Haiti sounds like a dead end street Cul-de-Sac David	$1,200 [15] A humanitarian award presented at the Oscars is named for this actor who played the grandfather in the 1937 film "Heidi" Jean Hersholt	$1,200 [25] Why, this "Celebrated" amphibian "weigh five pound" & "belched out a double handful of shot" the jumping frog of Calaveras County Hannah
$2,000 [3] Nautically speaking, it's the case where the ship's compass is kept the binnacle Hannah	$1,600 [7] 8 versions of Monet's "Water Lilies": this museum in Paris' Tuileries gardens the Orangerie Hannah David	$1,600 [2] "Midnight in Paris" found Owen Wilson's character bumping into Salvador Dali, portrayed by this Oscar-winning actor (Adrien) Brody Hannah Yungsheng 永勝	$1,600 [13] The Afar Depression in the Horn of Africa is part of this "Great" fault system the Great Rift Valley David	$1,600 [14] The John Bates Clark Medal is given to an American under age 40 who works in this field; Paul Krugman won in 1991 economics David	$1,600 [10] In this John Cheever story, Neddy makes his way pool by pool to his own home but like his life, it's dark & empty "The Swimmer" David
DD $7,000 [5] A Norse god begins this word that means a nonsensical jumble of words balderdash Hannah	DD $10,000 [6] A research center established by Jane Goodall: a national park in Tanzania named for this stream Gombe Hannah	$2,000 [1] Yes, dahling, that was Zsa Zsa Gabor playing dancer Jane Avril to Jose Ferrer's Toulouse-Lautrec in this 1952 film Moulin Rouge	$2,000 [12] Egypt's Gattara Depression formed a natural barrier to protect this northwestern city from Rommel's advance in WWII El Alamein David	$2,000 [11] "The Man Who Ate Too Much" is a biography of this American whose foundation gives awards to outstanding chefs James Beard David	$2,000 [9] Turns out O. Henry's "Ransom of" him ends up costing the kidnappers $250 just to get the dad to take the kid off their hands "The Ransom of Red Chief"

Final Jeopardy!

MILITARY HISTORY

A prototype of this craft was deployed in August 1955; it made headlines in May 1960

the U-2

Yungsheng 永勝 "What is the U-2 spyplane? (Love you Chris!)" — wagered $3,200

Hannah "What is the U-2?" — wagered $13,195

David "What is the U-2? ♡ you Norabug!" — wagered $7,601

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