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    $2000 5
Ahh, Franz Werfel's "Song" of this sainted 19th century Frenchwoman--a classic!
Now for some cocoa!
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Jeopardy! Masters game #43 - Wednesday, May 14, 2025

2025 Jeopardy! Masters knockout round game 5.

Contestants

Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana

Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, New York

Victoria Groce, a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jeopardy! Round

THE CIVIL WAR
SWAN DIVING
IDIOMS FROM THE BIBLE
A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY
ORGANIZATIONS
SOME SERIOUS SPORTS TALK
    200 22
After April 12, 1861 this structure on an artificial island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor got famous fast
    200 21
In mythology, this queen of Sparta was the offspring of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan
    200 25
Typical, just typical--remember this idiom from Jeremiah 13 about a certain unalterable feline
    200 27
Not the wall itself, but this landmark provided the background as Reagan asked Gorbachev to "tear down that wall"
    200 29
In 1948 this organization awarded a grant to 3 biologists to develop a birth control pill
    200 30
In a career spanning 6 decades, sportscasting legend Al Michaels is best known for these 5 words from February 22, 1980
    400 8
The leading industrialized city of the South, it became the capital of the Confederacy in May 1861
    400 16
Louis ain't a talker but gets a horn to honk some game at Serena in this classic book
    400 26
Seeming anatomically inaccurate, this idiom about a narrow escape is in Job 19
    400 11
The AKC recognizes 6 breeds of these, including the Redbone; they're specialists in treeing their prey
    400 28
A leaping rabbit is the logo of this group founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980 to combat speciesism
    400 15
Anthony is the middle name of this outspoken host of ESPN's "First Take" & yes, we'd like first, last & middle initial
    600 7
This Union general was caught by surprise at the 1862 battle of Shiloh but managed to repair his reputation & get a big promotion
    600 14
Deneb is the brightest star in this constellation whose name comes from the Latin for "swan"
    600 3
Jesus said, "neither cast ye your" these 3 words
    600 10
The U.S. president seen here, he basically managed to destroy the Whig Party
    DD: 4,800 20
This humanitarian organization that provides medical care in more than 70 countries won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize
    600 18
A 1965 call by this late legend: "Sandy into his windup. Here's the pitch... Swung on & missed. A perfect game!"
    800 6
Formed after First Bull Run, it was dubbed "Mr. Lincoln's Army" & part of its job was protecting D.C.
    800 13
Representing good & evil, these 2 roles in "Swan Lake" are often performed by the same ballerina
    800 1
Isaiah 40 inspired this liquid measure expression for a uselessly tiny amount
    800 4
Here's a beauty shot of the Phantom Galaxy taken by this $10 billion piece of equipment--& now, a selfie
    800 17
Morty Manford helped found the Gay Activists Alliance; in 1973 Morty's mom & dad founded this 5-letter group of allyship
    800 24
The first woman to win a Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award, she's worked Super Bowls, World Series, Olympics & much more
    1000 5
Though the Monitor & Merrimack fought in water, their battle is named for this place with a more terrestrial-sounding name
    1000 12
Scored for cello & piano, "The Swan" is one of the movements in this musical suite
    1000 2
The idiom-packed Isaiah 40 gave us this expression, also referenced in Handel's "Messiah", for one whom nobody listens to
    1000 9
Modeled after Neptune's trident in a local statue, here's the emblem of this sports car brand founded in Bologna in 1914
    1000 19
Chef José Andrés started it to provide fresh meals in the wake of all sorts of crises
    1000 23
In 1992 this 3-time Sportscaster of the Year joined Dan Patrick as co-anchor of ESPN's "SportsCenter"

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria Matt Adriana
11,400 4,200 2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD PLACE NAMES
"T.M.", I
A CLASH OF SWORDS
ON THE OLD CABIN'S BOOKSHELF
DRUMMING
THE 2 & THE 4
(Ken: In other words, letters 2 and 4 of the response. So you might get a clue about B and E, which would get you to "What is able?" Does that make sense? You'll see.)
    400 18
In 1971 East Pakistan became an independent country with this new name
    400 16
She's the bestselling author of "Waiting to Exhale"
    400 20
This warrior of a Wagnerian opera wields a sword called Notung that he uses to slay the dragon Fafnir
    400 25
I'm in the mood for Lloyd C. Douglas' book about this title garment, won by the Roman Marcellus at Jesus' crucifixion
    400 28
Hossam Ramzy was a master of the darbuka, a drum best known in the west for accompanying this bare-midriff activity
    400 9
Rastafarian term for oneness with Jah; antonym of military
    800 13
The name of this South American capital reflects its founding on August 15, observed as the day Mary was taken into heaven
    800 15
At a dance at Oxford, future leader Benazir Bhutto introduced this future leader to her future husband
    800 21
"Historia Regum Britanniae" attributes much of this Roman general's success to the sword Crocea Mors
    800 22
Ooh, a nice collection of his short stories like "A Sound of Thunder" & "There Will Come Soft Rains"
    800 26
As well as being a great singer, she was a fine drummer, though session men took over after a while
    800 10
Early U.S. railroad starting in Maryland; something given by a priest in a confessional
    1200 8
In ancient times the Dardanelles Strait was known by this name, as in the story of Hero & Leander
    1200 14
His live album "Misterioso" was recorded at the historic Five Spot Cafe jazz club in 1958
    1200 24
Said to contain part of the Virgin Mary's garment, Durendal is the sword of this Paladin of Charlemagne
    DD: 5,000 4
There are several water-damaged books on fishing, including this Montana-set Norman Maclean tale "& Other Stories"
    1200 27
A powerhouse player in his own right, he has sat in for his late dad in rare Led Zeppelin reunions
    1200 11
Burger chain famous for root beer; stage for fashion models
    1600 7
The Spanish word for a certain bird gives us the name of this largest of the British Virgin Islands
    DD: 2,200 1
In an 1824 article for Britannica, he wrote about "Keeping population on a level with the means of subsistence"
    1600 23
In 1882 this cofounder of an art movement painted Joan of Arc brandishing a sword
    1600 3
I'm trying this 1896 book in which Edward Prendick is shipwrecked on a Pacific isle where a madman is doing horrific experiments
    1600 29
Founded back in 1909, this company got a stratospheric boost when Ringo played their drums on the "Ed Sullivan Show"
    1600 12
Refreshing cocktail;
"outside" type of person blamed for stirring up protest
    2000 6
Covering more than 3,000 square miles, this largest glacier in Iceland has a name meaning "water" or "lake glacier"
    2000 2
This artist who merges traditional Japanese art with manga & anime has collabed with Billie Eilish & J Balvin
    2000 19
The Japanese god Ninigi was given a magic sword called Kusanagi by his grandmother, this sun goddess
    2000 5
Ahh, Franz Werfel's "Song" of this sainted 19th century Frenchwoman--a classic!
Now for some cocoa!
    2000 30
With classic performances on big band tunes like "Sing Sing Sing", he introduced the extended drum solo to jazz
    2000 17
Statement including revenue & cost;
ancient species of wheat

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria Matt Adriana
27,200 13,000 6,800
(lock game)

Final Jeopardy! Round

18th CENTURY SCIENCE
Naturalist the Count de Buffon mocked N. & S. American animals, like "this elephant of the New World... the size of a very small mule"

Final scores:

Victoria Matt Adriana
27,200 13,601 13,300
Winner: 4 match points 2nd place: 2 match points 3rd place: 1 match point: eliminated: $15,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Victoria Matt Adriana
19,200 13,000 6,200
26 R
(including 2 DDs),
5 W		 14 R,
0 W		 11 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W

Combined Coryat: 38,400

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