Preliminaries:
GWU/EIU/UMich
February 2
Fifteen undergrads. Fifteen schools. In
the end, there can only be but one. On the line in this fortnight of
intellectual fortitude, $100,000... bragging rights as the 2012 College
Champion... and a place in the 2012 Tournament of Champions.
Second place is guaranteed $50,000, while third will get $25,000 in a
standard two-week event. Semifinalists are guaranteed at least $10,000,
while quarterfinalists are guaranteed $5000 for participation. As
always, any and all winning accrued depends on how far up the ladder a
player goes.
Only nine of the fifteen that compete week one will be invited to return
in week two, however, the five winners this week and four wild card
top-scorers.
Weston Mangin has a ticket to next week. Who'll join him in this match?
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Jaime Alayon
Miami
George Washington
sophomore |
Anne Bizek
Perry, IL
Eastern Illinois
junior |
Connie
Shi
Okemos, MI
Michigan
junior |
Jeopardy! round...
YOU'RE
HISTORICAL! |
NEW FADS |
TALES OF
THE WINDY CITY |
1 WORD,
2 MEANINGS |
BELL
CURVES |
BAND NAME
ADJECTIVES |
Video Daily Double: $600
You're Historical! Connie has $400 to $200, but it's been all Miami Heat all the
time with Jaime at $3000. She bets the max of $1000 on this: this explorer and
courtier for whom a state capital is named actually spelled his last name
without an I. "Who is Raleigh?" Correct for $1400!
And then Vanna White does some
planking.
At the end of Jeopardy!...
$9,600 |
$400 |
$4,400 |
Jaime |
Anne |
Connie |
Double Jeopardy! round...
ENTRANCE
EXAM |
FRESH, MAN |
THE
SOPHOMORE
JINX |
JUNIOR YEAR
ABROAD |
SENIORITIS |
"POST"
GRADUATE |
Daily
Double #1: $1600 "Post" Graduate. Connie has almost doubled her score to $8400
to Anne's $6800. Jaime still in front with $17,600. She fronts $1600 on this:
William Barry in 1829 was the first & Winton Blount in 1969 the last to be this
as a cabinet member. "What is postmaster general?" Correct for $10,000!
Daily Double #2: $800 Entrance Exam.
Anne has come back to $10,400, more than enough to overtake Jaime's $18,400.
Connie has $8000. She just bets $2000 on this: the Anne Boleyn Gatehouse at
Hampton Court is in this historic architectural style. "What is gothic?" No, it
was Tudor, leaving her with $8400.
At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
$18,800 |
$7,200 |
$12,400 |
Jaime |
Anne |
Connie |
Final Jeopardy! category: 19th CENTURY
AUTHORS
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ONE OF THIS
AUTHOR'S GREATEST SUCCESSES CAME AFTER REMARKING, "I WANT TO WRITE ABOUT A
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Correct response: who was Robert
Louis Stevenson?
Anne's response: who was Robert Louis Stevenson? CORRECT. Wager: $4300. Total: $11,500.
Connie's response: who is RL Stevenson? CORRECT. Wager: $6600.
Total: $19,000.
Jaime's response: who was Kafka? WRONG. Wager: $6001. Total: $12,799.
Semifinalist:
Connie Shi
This match goes to show you
what happens when you keep playing a solid game, even in the face of a
daunting opponent. Connie will be back with her solid game against the
semifinals. And don't be surprised if you see Jaime - who was pouring
pressure all day - and Anne - who played Final perfectly - there as
well.
Two down, three to go.
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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