Show #9263 2025-02-05 (taped 2024-12-05) Tournament of Champions

2025 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Amy Hummel — an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mark Fitzpatrick — a content manager from Riverside, Connecticut

Isaac Hirsch — a customer support team lead from Burbank, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Isaac	$2,800	$5,000	$13,600	$17,600 Finalist	$21,800 28 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Mark	$-200	$1,200	$18,400	$9,599 2nd place: $10,000	$15,600 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Amy	$2,600	$4,000	$5,600	$1 3rd place: $10,000	$5,600 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ITALIAN WORDS & PHRASES	HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU	ELEMENTAL NAMES	OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS	A HALF HOUR OF TELEVISION	ENGLISH CLASS
$200 [30] This 4-letter word that ends with 3 vowels can mean "see you later" ciao Isaac	$200 [28] Dug up in France, in 2019 one of these from WWI was mistaken for a potato & sent to a chip factory before police detonated it a grenade Amy	$200 [26] Hey there, the song "Delilah" off Queen's album "Innuendo" was named after this man's cat Freddie Mercury Isaac	$200 [24] Some truck drivers battle sleepiness with this chemical, the mainstay of No Doz, Vivarin & 5-hour Energy caffeine Amy	$200 [22] Selina Meyer, on this HBO sitcom: "I will destroy you in ways that are so creative, they will honor me for it at the Kennedy Center" Veep Isaac	$200 [20] OK, one more time: with an apostrophe, this 3-letter word is a contraction; without, a possessive it's Mark
$400 [29] Also a style ofpasta with sautéed vegetables, this word means "spring" in Italian primavera Isaac	$400 [27] Researchers in England say a 14th c. woman faked her death to flee life in one of these institutions & pursue "carnal lust" a nunnery (a convent) Isaac	$400 [25] In a 1900 story a motley crew stumbles upon this character, frozen in position for more than a year the Tin Man	$400 [23] Compounds of this element, atomic number 17, can give lifeguards respiratory problems chlorine Isaac	$400 [21] On the next "Arrested Development"... Jeffrey Tambor was dad to this actor; he, in turn, was dad to Michael Cera Bateman Isaac	$400 [19] Confused by these 2 adverbs? Use the one with an "A" when you mean more distance, the one with a "U" when you just mean more farther & further Mark
$600 [7] Italian for "20 miles", it's the name of a town in Italy & of actor Milo, of Italian heritage ventimiglia Amy	$600 [1] In 2019, Britain's Coastguard detained a replica ofthis70-meter--sorry, 150-cubit vessel, saying it wasn't seaworthy Noah's Ark Isaac	$600 [10] This gym was founded in Venice Beach by a bodybuilder & Navy veteran; I saw it in "Pumping Iron" Gold's Gym Amy	$600 [4] Sylvia Mackey is the mother of the 88 Plan, which provides aid to retirees who had this job & suffer from dementia football player	$600 [13] Ilana Glazer, reacting to a man who wants to get married on this comedy: "I'm only 27. What am I, a child bride?" Broad City Amy	$600 [16] This "voice" should be avoided when possible--wait, let me make that active! Avoid this "voice" when possible passive Mark
$800 [8] Denominazione means "designation" & is the D in this 3-letter designation on good bottles of Nebbiolo DOC	$800 [2] This Down Under airline apologized after accidentally showing a sexually explicit film to all passengers on a Sydney-Tokyo flight Qantas Isaac	$1,000 [12] This guy behind Five Thirty Eight.com only missed one state in the 2008 presidential election: Indiana Nate Silver Isaac	$800 [5] Falls are always a concern for a shingler, a subspecialty of this job a roofer Isaac	$800 [14] Benjamin Arthur tagged in as Jake "The Snake" Roberts while Bradley Constant played a "Young" him The Rock Isaac Mark	$800 [18] (Brian Jordan Alvarez presents the clue.) Want to write a good term paper? You need to nail this introductory statement that sets forth your argument & provides a road map for the rest of your essay; it's from Greek for "proposition" thesis Mark
$1,000 [9] The middle of this word for a song played between the acts of an opera sports a pair of Z's an intermezzo Isaac	$1,000 [3] In 2020 a man asked an Iowa court to let him settle a dispute with his wife via a duel using this Japanese-named sword a katana Amy	DD $3,200 [11] According to a study published in 2016, this venomous pit viper was responsible for 39% of snake bites on U.S. kids a copperhead Isaac	$1,000 [6] That Siamese in for a checkup may have an asymptomatic Bartonella infection & give the vet this febrile disease cat scratch fever Amy	$1,000 [15] As Revolutionary War soldier Nigel Chessum, John Hartman falls in love with the man who killed him on this CBS comedy Ghosts Isaac	$1,000 [17] In "speaking is easy", "speaking" is one of these, a verb form acting as a noun a gerund Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL	MOVIES AFTER YOU PRESS PLAY	LIT-POURRI	AROUND THE WORLD	WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM	LET'S GET QUI"ZZ"ICAL
$400 [30] In 2010, Ban Ki-moonvisited U.N. HQ in this Caribbean nation, where victims of a quake included Ban's special representative Haiti Mark	$400 [29] "The End" by The Doors plays; a jungle bursts into flames & fades into Captain Willard in Saigon Apocalypse Now Isaac	$400 [28] First name of Pushkin's hero Mr. Onegin; in Russian, he's Yevgeny Eugene Isaac	$400 [27] The Rat Islands & the Fox Islands are part of this volcanic chain that separates the Bering Sea from the Pacific Ocean the Aleutian Islands Isaac Mark	$400 [26] Adopted in 1917, theflagof this state sports a white buffalo on a dark blue field along with the words, "Equal Rights" Wyoming Isaac	$400 [25] It can mean to impress or to embellish a piece of clothing with sequins or rhinestones bedazzle Isaac
$800 [21] Dag Hammarskjöld died on a 1961 mission to bring peace to this formerly Belgian region of Africa the Congo Mark	$800 [20] 1996:Drew Barrymore talks on the phone to a mysterious voice while making popcorn Scream Mark	$800 [10] Elwood Curtis is sentenced to a reform school in this Colson Whitehead novel The Nickel Boys Mark	$800 [22] There once was a clue from Limerick, a port city of West Central Ireland, on this river's Atlantic estuary the Shannon Isaac	$800 [23] This organization gives adult volunteers the Silver Buffalo Award; the first went to Robert Baden-Powell Boy Scouts Mark	$800 [24] An informal way to address a male judge or mayor hizzoner Isaac
$1,200 [3] The first UNSG from Asia, hehad a background in journalism & was a devout Buddhist U Thant Mark	$1,600 [18] 2024:After an egg yolk births a second yolk, Demi Moore's star on the Walk of Fame begins to age The Substance Mark	$1,200 [9] This ordinal-named novella by Graham Greene was published after the release of its 1949 film adaptation The Third Man Isaac	$1,200 [6] The northernmost capital city in Africa, it's home to the Al-Zaytunah Mosque, which dates from the 8th century Tunis Isaac Mark	$1,200 [11] Joining as an expansion team in 1970, this franchise has featured stars like left winger Rick Martin & goalie Dominik Hasek the Sabres Isaac	$1,200 [14] These European show horses are noted for their iconic white coats & Roman noses Lipizzaners Isaac
$1,600 [2] Running afoul of her, the Clinton administration's top diplomat, cost Boutros Boutros-Ghali a chance for a second term Albright Isaac	$2,000 [19] Animated Muses on a Grecian vase come to life & mention the title demigod before singing a gospel-tinged myth primer Hercules Amy	$1,600 [8] A crime fiction magazine published continuously since 1941 bears the name of this fictional author/detective Ellery Queen	$2,000 [4] This southernmost Mexican state was linked with Guatemala in colonial times; it was more recently a center of unrest Chiapas Mark	$1,600 [12] This David Mamet play is set on a Friday at Don's Resale Shop; the title refers to a valuable nickel American Buffalo Mark	$1,600 [15] Malcolm X adopted the name el-Hajj Malik el-this, in part for the name of a tribe from which Black Americans were said to descend Shabazz Amy
$2,000 [1] A former European prime minister & U.N. secretary-general since 2017, he's led efforts to address climate change & its impact on prosperity Guterres Isaac	DD $5,000 [17] 1981:The Paramount Pictures mountain fades into a Peruvian peak Raiders of the Lost Ark Isaac	$2,000 [7] John Ford said his film "Stagecoach" was inspired by "Boule de Suif" by this French short story writer Guy de Maupassant Mark	DD $4,400 [5] The Genghis Khan Statue Complex is found about 35 miles west of this city of 1.5 million Ulan Bator Mark	$2,000 [13] The Cape buffalothrives in Africa in part because it's immune to nagana, the bovine form of sleeping sickness caused by this fly tsetse Isaac	$2,000 [16] In the Bible, during this king's great feast, he sees writing on the wall & Daniel is brought in to interpret Belshazzar Isaac Amy

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENTISTS' NAMES

The first man to observe bacteria & protozoa had a name containing the Dutch word for this much bigger creature

a lion

Amy "What is a goose?" — wagered $5,599

Isaac "What is a lion?" — wagered $4,000

Mark "What is Leviathan?" — wagered $8,801

« Back to Games