2024 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.
Brian Henegar — a guest services agent from LaFollette, Tennessee
Troy Meyer — a music executive from Tampa, Florida
Luigi de Guzman — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi | $8,800 | $10,600 | $18,600 |
$1
3rd place: $10,000 |
$16,600
22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Troy | $1,000 | $2,400 | $28,400 |
$19,599
Finalist |
$22,400
19 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Brian | $200 | $1,000 | $6,200 |
$5
2nd place: $10,000 |
$6,200
14 R, 5 W |
| RENAISSANCE WOMEN | DOWN IN THE VALLEY | ON WHEELS | RESISTANCE IS FUTILE | DEALING WITH TV REALITY | ENIGMATIC ANAGRAMS |
|
$200
[12]
In her 30s & already queen, Isabella of Castile decided to learn this language of Renaissance scholarship
Latin
Luigi
|
$200
[20]
The flooding of this country's Nubian Valley in the 1960s led to an international effort to move the temples of Abu Simbel
Egypt
Luigi
|
$200
[22]
The Ford Maverick & GMC Sierra are this popular type of vehicle
pickup trucks
Brian
|
$200
[30]
When it's time for right hand red but your left foot's on green & a player is in your way, you're about to hit vinyl & lose this game
Twister
Luigi
|
$200
[29]
This Netflix show: "The Challenge" used bits based on the drama series, but with one important difference: players did not really die
Squid Game
Brian
|
$200
[23]
A mind puzzle:DR. DELI
a riddle
Brian
|
|
$400
[18]
A contemporary described Isabella d'Este as the this "of the World", though she was the wife of a marquess, not a president
the First Lady
Luigi
|
$400
[19]
The "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" in this U.S. state was created by a gigantic volcanic eruption in 1912
Alaska
Troy
Brian
|
$400
[21]
The wheels on this hippie-mobile go round & round, like on the one George Carlin voiced in "Cars"
a VW Microbus
Luigi
|
$400
[16]
This canvas over-garment will make you keep your hands to yourself, but one used by Houdini sold for nearly $50,000 in 2011
a straitjacket
Brian
|
$400
[28]
Oh, the Scandoval! Let's say Ariana did not wish Tom well after he cheated on her with Raquel on this show that debuted in 2013
Vanderpump Rules
Luigi
|
$400
[24]
It's deceptive:BUST REFUGE
subterfuge
Troy
|
|
$600
[15]
Sofonisba Anguissola depicted herself as a working artist in "Self-portrait at" this supporting frame
the easel
Luigi
|
$800
[6]
Shared by 2 countries, the Valley of Cerdanya lies just east of Andorra high in these mountains
the Pyrenees
Luigi
|
$600
[10]
The Cozy Coupeis a classic from this company whose 2-word name refers to its young customers
Little Tikes
Luigi
|
$600
[11]
Just try to resist the cuteness of the Pomsky, a hybrid of these 2 dog breeds
a Pomeranian & a Husky
Luigi
|
$600
[2]
Jennifer Lawrence said she'd give her Oscar to Heather Gay, Monica Garcia & "The Real Housewives of" here for that season finale in '24
Salt Lake City
|
$600
[25]
Like that "object of desire":ECO RUBS
obscure
Troy
Brian
|
|
$800
[14]
Victor Hugo's play about this woman popularized her image as a poisoner, though there's no real evidence she was one
Lucrezia Borgia
Luigi
|
$1,000
[5]
During the Civil War North & South battled for control of this fertile valley that extends southwest from Harpers Ferry
the Shenandoah
Luigi
|
$800
[4]
The 1911 Curtiss Triad was the first plane to have retractable this, like modern planes
landing gear
Luigi
|
$800
[9]
1938's Munich Agreement basically had France's premier & this world leader leaving the Czechs defenseless against Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Luigi
|
$800
[3]
From 2012 to 2020 Dave Navarro hosted this series that had episodes like "Drill Baby, Drill"
Ink Master
Brian
|
$800
[26]
Not clear:I AM BOGUS--U?
ambiguous
Brian
|
|
$1,000
[13]
Isotta Nogarola is often said to have been the first major female figure of this people-centric intellectual "-ism"
humanism
Troy
|
DD
$2,600
[7]
You'll find this Scots word for a valley before "Eagles", "Mor" & "Coe", among many others
Glen
Luigi
|
$1,000
[1]
Made without brakes, track bicycles are designed for this type of building & here they are going around inside one
a velodrome
Brian
|
$1,000
[8]
Readers again could not resist Stephenie Meyer, working hours after twilight with this 2020 best-seller told from the vampire's POV
Midnight Sun
|
$1,000
[17]
Pod save us! Lydia saw through the premise of this dating show by recognizing the voice of Uche, an ex
Love is Blind
Luigi
|
$1,000
[27]
Adjective for specialized knowledge:SO RECITE
esoteric
|
| THE CIVIL WAR | BEHIND THE MUSIC | NATURE | IT'S CURTAINS | WORLD OF LIT | "AI" |
|
$400
[29]
3-letter last name of Johnny, a symbol of the typical southern soldier; in a 1905 book by a war veteran, he's paired with Billy Yank
Reb
Brian
|
$400
[23]
Jackson Browne's "The Load-Out" is a thank you to these folks who move & set up equipment--"Let" them "Take the Stage"
roadies
Troy
|
$400
[30]
Seen here is a lovely one of these hollow earth-like rocks lined with crystals of pink amethyst
a geode
Brian
|
$400
[28]
While Europe had its Iron Curtain, this curtain was a political barrier between China & the noncommunist countries of Asia
the Bamboo Curtain
Luigi
|
$400
[27]
This commander of the Nautilus in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" also appears in "The Mysterious Island"
Nemo
Troy
|
$400
[26]
In England & other parts of Europe, corn is commonly referred to by this name, borrowed from Spanish
maize
Troy
|
|
$1,200
[6]
In 1863 John Esten Cooke rushed into print with a biography of this Confederate general killed in May of that year
Stonewall Jackson
Troy
|
$800
[22]
Before he was infamous, Phil Spector was famous for this elaborate production style of many '60s hits
the Wall of Sound
Brian
|
$800
[14]
Talk about going the distance! The Arctic type of this bird has the longest annual migration of any, a round trip of up to 60,000 miles
the (Arctic) tern
Luigi
Brian
|
$800
[21]
Tiffany made a curtain of glass featuring the peaks of Iztaccíhuatl & Popocatépetlfor this capital's national theatre
Mexico City
Brian
|
$800
[18]
He served several years of hard labor in Siberia before writing about someone else's "Crime and Punishment"
Dostoevsky
Luigi
|
$800
[25]
In Connecticut, this program is called Husky Health; in Oklahoma, it's Soonercare
Medicaid
Brian
|
|
$1,600
[2]
Patented in 1862, this new weapon of war featured multiple barrels rotated by a crank
a Gatling gun
Luigi
|
$1,200
[5]
The many Grammys of this legendary musician & producer include Best R&B Song for "Cuff It" in 2023
Nile Rodgers
Troy
|
$1,200
[11]
Ecdysis is another name for this process by which certain animals, such as snakes, shed their skin
molting
Luigi
|
$1,200
[15]
Thinking it was Claudius, Hamlet takes his sword & pierces through a curtain, killing this father of Ophelia
Polonius
Troy
|
$1,200
[10]
Following the publication of this controversial 1988 novel, the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses
Luigi
|
$1,200
[19]
A wagon or cart, like the one for carrying "Hay" in a painting by John Constable
a wain
Brian
|
|
$2,000
[3]
The last battlefield death of the war was Union Pvt. John Williams, who was killed at Palmito Ranch in this state in May 1865
Texas
Brian
|
$1,600
[4]
A 2008 documentary tells the story of the legendary group of L.A. studio musicians known by this destructive nickname
The Wrecking Crew
Brian
|
$1,600
[12]
Found in bodies of water & other moist environments, these single-celled algae have cell walls made of silica
diatoms
Troy
|
$1,600
[16]
In 1972 at the Met this Italian opera singer, later one of The Three Tenors, received 17 curtain calls
Pavarotti
Troy
|
$1,600
[8]
In Hermann Hesse's futuristic final novel, Josef Knecht has long been consumed with mastering this title competition
the Glass Bead Game
Troy
|
$1,600
[20]
Heads up! It's this South American cousin of the crocodile
a caiman
Troy
|
|
DD
$6,800
[7]
When the war started, this future general was helping drill a volunteer company in Galena, Illinois
Grant
Troy
|
$2,000
[1]
The Beatles were just one of many artists with whom this legendary English producer crafted hit after hit
George Martin
Troy
Brian
|
$2,000
[13]
Also called a scaly anteater, this exotic animal of Africa & Asia is sadly among the most trafficked mammals in the world
a pangolin
Luigi
|
$2,000
[17]
Her first short story collection, "A Curtain of Green", contains her most famous story, "Why I Live at the P.O."
Welty
Troy
|
$2,000
[9]
The short story collection "Face to Face" was the first book by this South African woman who won a 1991 Nobel Prize
Nadine Gordimer
Troy
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
A contemporary of Buddha, Mahavira is revered as a leader & organizer of this religion
Jainism
Troy
|
A radical in an 1833 failed uprising in Germany, Ludwig von Rochau coined this term for acts taken for practical reasons not ethics
Realpolitik