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Class is now in session as 15 of the best students face each other in trivial combat for bragging rights and $100,000.
Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN |
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Finals:
Betts/Tucker/Myers - Part 1 For the last three weeks, you could notice the championship trophy in the corner of the set at Sony. So far, it has inscribed on it 20 names (in fact, if you have an HDTV and you look closely enough, you could notice two favorites of ours: Vinita Kailasanath and Kevin Marshall). Tomorrow, we add name #21... It'll be Eric Betts of Emory, Patrick Tucker of Notre Dame, or Laura Myers of Missouri. For three of the 15 people that came to play last week, it's time for finals... No, not that nightmarish hell that could deep-six 50 percent of your grade, but rather, two days of intense trivial combat that could pay off in $100,000. Any one of our three players can walk away with six figures and perhaps a berth in the next Tournament of Champions. Second place will take home at least $50,000, while third will have to settle for a guarantee of $25,000. Bring your A-game, finalists, because the big test... starts now.
Jeopardy! round..
Daily Double: $1000 Econ 101. Laura has $3200 to Patrick's $3400. Eric has $4200. So far, this game is as tight as a wound-up towel after a humid summer day. She bets $600 on this: this 3-word concept describes the relationship between buyers, sellers & producers. "What is supply and demand?" Correct for $3800! At the end of the Jeopardy! round... Eric goes on a run.
Double Jeopardy! categories:
Daily Double #1: $1200 Alma Maters. Eric is the only one to make a move in this round so far (it's clue #3). He bets $1500 of his $7600 on this: this private college in northern California boasts astronauts Sally Ride & Eileen Collins as alums. "What is Stanford University?" Correct for $9100! Daily Double #2: $2000 American History. Patrick finds it with $9000 to Laura's $6800. Eric still leads with $9100. Patrick bets $1200 on this: in 1899 Secretary of State John Hay proclaimed this "welcoming" policy to preserve US trading rights to China. "What is the Open Door Policy?" Correct for $10,200! Even as we approach halftime, the scores say a lot in the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round... No one is willing to ket up an inch.
Final Jeopardy! category: SCIENCE TERMS
Correct response: what is an atom? You have to think that at this point, you know it's going to be close. Eric had an impressive front game, as did Patrick. The only way to outmatch him in the final... was to go for it. But he would've done so at the peril of having to climb all the way back from zero tomorrow. So while he's behind by $200, it's all a wash in the end, and the only one that has to do a little grunt work... Laura. So there you go. You know where you stand... now are you willing to go FURTHER?
A big money moment happens tomorrow! |
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