Show #9075 2024-04-05 (taped 2024-02-28) Invitational

2024Jeopardy!Invitational Tournament final game 1.

Contestants

Andrew He — a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California

Victoria Groce — a writer and television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Amy Schneider — a writer from Oakland, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$3,000	$6,200	$15,000	$30,000 Winner: 1 match point	$15,000 22 R, 2 W
Victoria	$9,200	$10,600	$29,600	$29,199 2nd place	$14,000 18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Andrew	$1,200	$2,600	$9,600	$9,600 3rd place	$6,600 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

IN THE PAST	ALLITERATIVE LIT	WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?	FARMING HISTORY	SPORTS	YOU'RE A FINAL"IST"
$200 [30] All your favorite medieval travel influencers went through South India, like Ibn Battuta, Zheng He & this Venetian guy Marco Polo Andrew	$200 [29] Chapters in this book include "The Departure of Boromir" & "Shelob's Lair" The Two Towers Victoria Andrew	$200 [28] Today a standard for buttoned shirts is a cloth with the name of this university Oxford Victoria	$200 [27] The 7-spotted type of this beetle was brought to North America in the mid-20th c. to control aphids & other plant-eating pests a ladybug Amy	$200 [26] Hail, yes! After turning roses blue in Pasadena, Jim Harbaugh led this U. to a national title with a win over Washington in 2024 Michigan Amy	$200 [25] By definition it's a person who does not believe in the existence of God an atheist Amy
$400 [20] A city in Mexico that borders El Paso bears the name of this man, often called the first indigenous president of Mexico Juárez Andrew	$400 [21] This Vonnegut title refers to a game played with string Cat's Cradle Victoria	$400 [1] There's no place like Sherlock Holmes for this hat a deerstalker Amy	$400 [22] Grown together, "The 3 Sisters" of pre-Columbian Native American farming were beans, squash & this corn Amy	$400 [23] In 2024 this Iowa athlete sunk one of her trademark logo 3-pointers & set the all-time NCAA women's scoring record (Caitlin) Clark Amy	$400 [24] For skillfullycombiningingredients, a bartender is sometimes called this a mixologist Andrew
$600 [19] Her son Jean Baptiste served as a military guide in the American West before his 1866 death Sacagawea Victoria	$600 [8] It's the alternate title of "Hans Brinker" The Silver Skates Andrew	$600 [2] A midriff-baring top called a choli is worn under this women's outer garment a sari Victoria	$600 [12] The mold Phytophthora infestans caused this mid-19th c. farming disaster that resulted in a million deaths the Irish Potato Famine Victoria	$600 [17] In February 2024 this swimmer's 13-year win streak in the 800m free was broken by Summer McIntosh of Canada Ledecky Andrew	$600 [6] In the Middle Ages, this persontried to turn ordinary metals into gold an alchemist Andrew
$1,000 [18] Dwight Eisenhower & John Diefenbaker were there for the opening of this North American waterway in 1959 the St. Lawrence Seaway Amy	$800 [3] Hyphenated sound made by the vorpal blade in "Jabberwocky" snicker-snack Andrew	$800 [14] Used for evening dresses & shoes, peau de soie means "skin of" this material silk Victoria	$800 [10] In 1889 William Murchland forever changed the dairy industry by inventing a vacuum type of this apparatus a milker (a milking machine) Amy	$800 [16] Sydney Swans & Adelaide Crows better beware of Geelong Cats, your 2022 champs in this sport Australian Rules Football Amy	$800 [5] A synonym for beautician that's 3 letters longer cosmetologist Amy Andrew
DD $4,200 [13] In ancient Rome the conflict of the orders refers to the struggle between these 2 social classes with names that start with "P" patricians & plebeians Victoria	$1,000 [9] This heedless horseman also known as Abraham Van Brunt taunts his rival Ichabod Crane Brom Bones Victoria	$1,000 [15] Kinda like an apron, this garment is named for how it was once affixed to a dress pinafore	$1,000 [11] This British agronomist perfected the seed drill in 1701 (Jethro) Tull Victoria	$1,000 [7] We're cuckoo for this woman, who defeated Venus Williams at age 15 & later won the U.S. Open (Coco) Gauff Victoria	$1,000 [4] A bumposopher was another word for one of these head-examining pseudoscientists a phrenologist Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

ON THE MAP	SCULPTURE	THINGS PEOPLE SAY	IN THIS ECONOMY?!	HORROR MUSIC	20th CENTURY LASTS
$400 [30] This city is home to Norbulingka, the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama Lhasa (Tibet) Amy	$400 [29] The shining surface of Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate", affectionately called "The Bean", reflects the skyline of this city's loop Chicago Andrew	$400 [28] "Right from" this, meaning from the start, is occasionally corrupted to mention a type of lizard the get-go Andrew	$400 [27] We are "at liberty" to say capitalism is also known as this 2-word economy, an unregulated system of economic exchange free market Amy	$400 [26] Ray Parker Jr. wrote & performed the theme song to "Ghostbusters" that went to No. 1 on the charts & asked this musical question Who you gonna call? Amy Andrew	$400 [25] This type of military unit was increasingly put out to pasture; France's last charge by one was in Africa in 1941 cavalry Amy
$800 [21] Petrified Forest National Park sits within this area named for its colorful badlands the Painted Desert Andrew	$800 [22] Richard Serra's 1969 sculpture "One Ton Prop", featuring 4 lead sheets leaning together, is also known as "House of" these Cards Amy	$800 [23] Something that you can't getpastis stuck here, a word for a part of bird anatomy your craw Amy	$800 [20] Why use money or credit cards when there's this system where a mechanic might trade a tuneup to a farmer for some apples barter Amy	$800 [24] "What ever happened to my Transylvania twist?" is a lyric from this novelty horror song the "Monster Mash" Amy	$800 [7] The 1998 Lada Niva was the last model started using this; U.S. carmakers abandoned it after a 1908 injury led to a fatality a hand crank
$1,600 [1] On a peninsula of the same name, this town in southern Italy is known for limoncello & its great views of the Bay of Naples Sorrento Victoria	$1,200 [11] Bernini's mid-17th century work "Ecstasy of" this saint was inspired by a Spanish nun St. Teresa Andrew	$1,200 [17] Joe's no sidekick--he has this "syndrome" or "energy", thinking himself the most important person in any situation main character Victoria	$1,600 [3] 2 individuals deal with each other directly vs. using a 3rd party in buying goods & services in this economy, P2P for short peer-to-peer Andrew	$1,200 [19] A man sees a ghostly version of himself in Schubert's lied (song) with this German title "Doppelganger" Amy	$1,200 [6] The last of these psychosurgeries in the U.S. was done in 1967 & the patient died a lobotomy Victoria
$2,000 [12] This "Land", an unclaimed region of Antarctica, bears the name of the wife of an explorer Marie Byrd Land Amy Andrew	$1,600 [5] In 2013 his "Balloon Dog (Orange)" sold at Christie's for $58.4 million (Jeff) Koons Victoria	$1,600 [16] Lake Pontchartrain's storm surge is controlled by the Seabrook Complex of these; proverbially, if you open them, mayhem breaks loose the floodgates Amy	$2,000 [2] Dostoyevsky gave up on the French utopian this type of economy, becoming more reactionary socialism	$1,600 [18] In a song by the goth rock band Bauhaus, this horror movie legend is "Dead, undead, undead, undead" Bela Lugosi Victoria	$1,600 [8] Stamped out by the Communists, the last case of this practice done to Chinese women was in 1957 foot binding Victoria
DD $4,200 [4] Tourists can swim in Devil's Pool adjacent to Livingstone Island & atop this natural wonder Victoria Falls Andrew	$2,000 [10] The only surviving work from this ancient Greek sculptor's own hand is thought to be "Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus" Praxiteles Victoria	$2,000 [13] This phrase meaning "completely" includes 2 key parts of a tree; Sojourner Truth spoke of wanting slavery destroyed that way root and branch Amy	DD $13,400 [9] Adam Smith called this system of semi-free labor that ended about 500 years before his time "barbarous" feudalism Victoria	$2,000 [15] "Putting Out The Fire With Gasoline" is from the theme song to this beastly film starring Nastassja Kinski Cat People Amy Victoria	$2,000 [14] The last holder of this title was Alexei aka Alexis, seen here the tsarevich (the crown prince)

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GOVERNMENT

The formation of the Brownell Committee out of concern over U.S. communications intelligence led to the 1952 creation of this body

the NSA

Andrew "What have I gotten myself into..." — wagered $0

Amy "What is the NSA?" — wagered $15,000

Victoria "What is the CIA? Hi, Nora!" — wagered $401

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