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    $1200 1
Fish, mammals & even spiders secrete these chemicals that allow them to communicate with members of their own species
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Show #9266 - Monday, February 10, 2025

2025 Tournament of Champions final game 2.

Contestants

Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania

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

Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana

Jeopardy! Round

CLINKY DRINKS
LITERARY QUOTATIONS
FROM "C" TO "Y"
(Ken: Responses begin and end with those two letters respectively.)
COLONIAL AMERICA
INTERNATIONALLY SCHOOLING YOU
TV SHOW CHANGE A LETTER
    $200 30
If you like piña coladas, you'd better lay in a supply of light this, the base liquor
    $200 21
To Alexander Pope this "springs eternal in the human breast: man never is, but always to be blessed"
    $200 24
It can mean volume or space, but also mental ability
    $200 28
Containing a baker's dozen of stars in a circle, the colonial flag has been dubbed the flag of this Philadelphian
    $200 29
Aye, Scottish ethnology is a full undergraduate program at the University of this capital
    $200 19
Magic, schmagic! The Russo kids must deal with hordes of geckos & skinks
    $400 13
Add a shot of Grand Marnier to a margarita & you're having it this high-end style, & hopefully not driving one
    $400 14
To Horace, "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori", it is lovely & honorable to die for this; WWI poet Wilfred Owen called that a lie
    $400 23
ethereum.org can help you design & issue your own one of these; you might need to write code in Python
    $400 11
Some candles were made from tallow, but the good ones were made with spermaceti, a substance from these mammals
    $400 25
Australia's oldest university was founded in the 19th century in this city, on land of the Gadigal people
    $400 18
Hugh Laurie goes full rodent at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital & he's addicted to all the cheese
    $600 12
A Manhattan uses vermouth & whiskey; a Bronx, vermouth & this booze, plus some OJ so it's not just a martini
    $600 2
Carroll critter who said, "The time has come... to talk of many things: of shoes--& ships--& sealing wax--of cabbages & kings"
    $600 7
The opposite of voluntary, it's from the Latin for "to force"
    $600 10
The growth of colonial governments was aided by the British policy of lax oversight called "salutary" this
    $600 1
College football coach Duffy Daugherty: "I could have been a" this, (getting a free ride to Oxford) "except for my grades"
    $600 15
Richie, Fonzie, Potsie & Ralph Malph gather to sing the opening word of the "Banana Boat Song"
    $800 9
In 1883 a bartender told the Chicago Tribune his patrons preferred this American whiskey to bourbon in their old-fashioneds
    $800 3
"Her hair was long, her foot was light, and her eyes were wild" is Keats on this belle dame who is without pity, not without thanks
    $800 20
In one sense the opposite of union, it's actually a synonym for union
    DD: $2,400 8
The Jamestown colony was on land in the territory of this leader whose empire spanned more than a dozen tribes
    $800 26
Justin Trudeau went way out West & was a snowboard bum while getting a B. Ed. degree from the University of this province
    $800 16
Murderous blood-splatter specialist Michael C. Hall is addicted to his cell phone & can't stop messaging
    $1000 4
A classic Aperol spritz gets its spritziness from club soda & this Italian sparkling wine
    $1000 5
In "Tropic of Cancer", he wrote, "I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive"
    $1000 22
In a candle the melted wax is carried upward via this type of "action" in the wick
    $1000 6
Led by this founder, the British first settled Georgia in 1733
    $1000 27
In 1589 Galileo became Chair of Mathematics at the University of this but soon found himself in motion to Padua
    $1000 17
Ben Bailey is back in the taxi-based game show biz; no money though--your prize is an itchy skin condition

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Adriana Isaac Neilesh
$400 $4,200 $4,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Adriana Isaac Neilesh
$4,400 $4,800 $7,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

BEFORE, DURING & AFTER
(Ken: A tournament favorite.)
LIFE SCIENCE
BACH TO THE FUTURE
SOUTH AMERICA
THE ANDYs
THE NOT-A-COMMA DESERT
    $400 26
Book about Bligh & Fletcher Christian & job pursuing criminals for reward as a gonzo journalist of note
    $400 21
In ecology this 5-letter word refers to an area such as a desert or forest with its unique variety of life
    $400 27
Welcome to the (future) party, pal! The "Die Hard" soundtrack includes No. 3 of this set of concertos
    $400 23
Covering his rise from poverty to greatness, a kids' book about this late Brazilian is subtitled "The King of Soccer"
    $400 28
In 2024 Andy Samberg returned to "Saturday Night Live" to play this political spouse, who approved of the portrayal
    $400 30
The only constitutional amendment with no comma is the 19th from 1920, seen here with this single word missing

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of ____.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
    $800 25
Nation's top lawyer & a poultry dish named for a mighty Chinese military man combine for some truly illegible handwriting
    $800 15
This fibrous protein that makes up your hair & nails is also a major component of an animal's claws, hooves & feathers
    $800 24
The cantata tune these title Bach animals "may safely graze" was heard in "Little Women" in 2019
    $800 22
The westernmost point of mainland South America is Punta Pariñas in this country's Piura region
    $800 20
He's the multiple Super Bowl winning head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
    $800 29
The National Archives translation of this document starts with a comma-free clause about the freedom of the English Church
    DD: $5,000 4
Timeless Tevye tune that mentions Superman's nickname & his favorite type of abrasive scouring pad
    $1200 1
Fish, mammals & even spiders secrete these chemicals that allow them to communicate with members of their own species
    $1200 19
Enjoy the residual check, J.S.! In "Before Sunset" & "Before Sunrise" you can hear No. 25 in this eponymous set of piano pieces
    DD: $14,600 16
Located on the lower slopes of the volcano Pichincha, this city is the South American capital closest to the equator
    $1200 10
In 2011, this actor & director co-founded the Imaginarium, a performance capture studio
    $1200 7
Some longed for a comma in the title of this film directed by Olivia Wilde & set in a creepy 1950s planned community
    $1600 5
"Madama Butterfly" heroine crooning in Costa Rica's capital with a glass of gold tequila from a well-known brand
    $1600 3
A neuron is made up of 3 basic parts: a cell body, an axon & these treelike filaments
    $1600 18
Always up for a musical adventure, he joined Chris Thile on mandolin & Edgar Meyer on double bass for the "Trio Sonata No. 6"
    $1600 12
Not Sesame Street but South America is home to this flightless big bird that can reach 5 feet in height
    $1600 13
He was the title dad of a Cuban-American family in a 2022 version of "Father of the Bride"
    $1600 8
"It was red & yellow & green & brown & scarlet & black & ochre" is a lyric in this long-titled biblical musical by Lloyd Webber & Rice
    $2000 6
Taylor Swift's record-breaking concert series is both a feat of skill & a French term in a contract for an act of God
    $2000 2
DNA consists of these smaller units that bond together in long chains called poly-these
    $2000 17
"Thirty Two Short Films about" this Canadian pianist ends with his recording of Bach heading off into space
    $2000 11
Native languages of South America include Quechua, Aymara & this, the only language of 1/3 of Paraguayans
    $2000 14
Following an appearance at the Paris Olympics in the men's doubles, this Scot retired from pro tennis
    $2000 9
"What was the use of not leaving it there where it would hang what was the use" is in a book she wrote around 1912 after moving to Europe

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Adriana Isaac Neilesh
$5,400 $18,800 $31,600

Final Jeopardy! Round

MEN OF WAR
Robert E. Lee's victory at Chancellorsville has been likened to this Greek's victory at Asculum in 279 B.C.

Final scores:

Adriana Isaac Neilesh
$5,400 $37,400 $37,601
3rd place: 1 match point 2nd place Winner: 1 match point

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Adriana Isaac Neilesh
$10,400 $18,800 $16,600
14 R,
1 W
(including 1 DD)		 21 R,
1 W		 20 R
(including 2 DDs),
2 W

Combined Coryat: $45,800

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