Responses for Show #8739 - Thursday, November 10, 2022

2022 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

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Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California

John Focht, a software team lead originally from El Paso, Texas

Matt Amodio, a post-doctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Jeopardy! Round responses

ALL OVER THE MAP
ORGANIZATIONS
NUTRITION
21st CENTURY BESTSELLERS
CELEBS
DROP THE MIC
(Ken: Don't actually drop the mic, please.)
    $200 19
Detroit

John
    $200 18
Stand Up to Cancer

John
    $200 20
glycemic

Matt
    $200 24
Mickelson

Sam
    $200 26
(Matt: Are we done?)
[Laughter from audience and Matt's opponents]
(Ken: I'm afraid there are four more celebs.)

(Blake) Lively

Matt
    $200 15
seis (from seismic)

Sam
    $400 16
Mount St. Helens

John
    $400 17
the ACLU

Sam
    $400 23
registered dietitian

John
    $400 25
(Ken: You guys have saved CELEBS for last 'cause you were so excited about it.)
[Laughter]

Jim Crow

John
    $400 30
Mila Kunis

Triple Stumper
    $400 14
for (from formic)

John
    $600 3
(Ken: We're having [*]; I don't know if the pun works, but select again.)
[Matt smiles.]

Nunavut

Matt
    $600 13
Habitat for Humanity

John
    $600 22
(Sam: What's omega?)
(Ken: More specific?)

omega-3 fatty acids

Sam
    $600 21
Achilles

Matt
    $600 29
A$AP Rocky

Matt
    $600 12
mi (from mimic)

John
    $800 1
Pitcairn

Matt
    $800 10
Amnesty International

Sam
    $800 4
(Matt: What's... vitamin?)

electrolytes

MattSam
    $800 8
(Ken: Now a TV show, that's [*].)

Under the Banner of Heaven

Triple Stumper
    $800 28
(Ken: [Laughing] Sam, you don't know [*]?)
[Laughter]
(Ken: 145 million followers?)

Charli D'Amelio

Triple Stumper
    $800 7
tote (from totemic)

Matt
    $1000 2
Belarus

Matt
    $1,600 11
the Audubon Society

Sam
    $1000 5
botanicals

Triple Stumper
    $1000 9
(Ken: Tough one--[*].)

Evelyn Hugo

Triple Stumper
    $1000 27
(Ken: It's a great show; that's Jeopardy! fan [*].)

John Wilson

Triple Stumper
    $1000 6
(Ken: [Starting to read the clue] Drop the "mic"...)

balsa (from balsamic)

John

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 16):

Matt John Sam
$2,400 $3,000 $3,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Matt John Sam
$4,000 $4,200 $4,600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

THE LORE OF THE LAND
SCIENTIFIC TRIOS
THE ROCK BASSIST'S GROUP
WE SPY
WITH OUR LITTLE "I"
(Ken: Responses beginning with "I".)
SOMETHING THAT IS...
    $400 29
the harp

Sam
    $400 7
bacteria

Matt
    $400 30
(Ken: Yes, you're a punk fan.)

the Ramones

Sam
    $400 19
(Ken: Yes, they weren't and he didn't.)

the atomic bomb

John
    $400 16
(John: What is... innocent?)

immaculate

JohnSam
    $400 28
Saudi Arabia

Matt
    $800 23
Ibsen

Matt
    $6,000 6
thorax

Sam
    $800 26
Van Halen

Matt
    $800 17
Mata Hari

Matt
    $800 15
impartial

Sam
    $800 27
the Great Red Spot

Sam
    $1200 9
Cherokee

Matt
    $1200 2
annuals, biennials & perennials

Sam
    $1200 25
Aerosmith

Matt
    $1200 12
polonium

Matt
    $1200 5
the intelligentsia (intellectuals)

Sam
    $1200 22
a papaya

John
    $4,000 1
firebird

Matt
    $1600 3
precipitation

Sam
    $1600 24
(Sam: What's CCR?)
(Ken: More specific?)

Credence Clearwater Revival

Sam
    $1600 11
Hercules Mulligan

John
    $1600 14
(Matt: What's irregular?)

imperfect

MattJohn
    $1600 20
Babe the Blue Ox

Matt
    $2000 8
Neil Gaiman

John
    $2000 4
electromagnetic

John
    $2000 21
Earth, Wind & Fire

Sam
    $2000 10
Kim Philby

Sam
    $2000 13
(Sam: What are title cards?)

intertitles

MattSam
    $2000 18
Whistler's Mother

Sam

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Matt John Sam
$16,800 $12,600 $23,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

GEOGRAPHIC PAIRS
(Ken: I know Matt likes those map clues.)
(Ken: [To John] Of Spain, that is correct.)
...
(Ken: [To Matt] Matt Amodio, looking cool as a cucumber, even in second place; not your first rodeo, I expect.)
...
(Ken: He defeated a superchampion today. He's gonna have to do it in the finals. We're gonna find out who our third finalist is tomorrow. Don't miss it.)
JohnWhat are Majorca and Minorca?
$11,400
MattWhat Minorca & Mallorca?
$0
SamWhat are Majorca & Minorca?
$10,601
Mallorca (Majorca) & Menorca (Minorca)

Final scores:

Matt John Sam
$16,800 $24,000 $33,601
3rd place: $10,000 2nd place: $10,000 Finalist

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Matt John Sam
$14,400 $12,600 $17,200
19 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 15 R,
1 W		 20 R
(including 2 DDs),
1 W

Combined Coryat: $44,200

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Game tape date: 2022-09-21
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