Preliminaries:
Goucher/Columbia/Vandy
February 3
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 and Connie Shi will return to battle next week. One of
these three will join them.
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Sarah
Bart
Philadelphia
Goucher College
senior |
Tyler
Benedict
Dayton, OH
Columbia
junior |
Zack Terrill
Winter Springs,
FL
Vanderbilt
senior |
Jeopardy! round...
WOMEN'S
FIRSTS |
LET'S HAVE
A BOWL |
NOW
YOU KNOW |
BIRD
SOUNDS |
"G"EOGRAPHY |
A DONUT SHOP
DICTIONARY |
Daily Double: $1000 "G"eography.
Tyler has $1200 to Zack's $800. Tyler just bets $800 on this: this major seaport
sits at the center of the Italian Riviera. "What is Genoa?" Correct for $2000!
At the end of Jeopardy!...
$5,600 |
$6,200 |
$3,200 |
Sarah |
Tyler |
Zack |
Double Jeopardy! round...
EASY "A" |
SOME
ROMAN GUY |
MUSEUMS |
THE WRITER'S
COLLEGE |
HEALTH &
MEDICINE |
ALPHANUMERIC
NAMES &
TITLES |
Daily Double #1: $1600 Some Roman
Guy. Tyler has the lead with $9000 to $8800 for Sarah. He bets $2000 on this: in
313 AD he legalized Christianity throughout the empire. "Who is Constantine?"
Correct for $11,000!
Daily Double #2: $1600 The Writer's
College. Tyler is looking to complete the trifecta with $16,200. Sarah still has
$8800. Zack is on $7600. He bets $2000 again on this: Eudora Welty : this
state's State College for Women. "What is ... New York?" Nope, it was
Mississippi, dropping him to $14,200.
At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
$11,600 |
$20,600 |
$9,600 |
Sarah |
Tyler |
Zack |
Final Jeopardy! category: NATIONAL PARKS
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A BIOSPHERE
RESERVE, THIS SOUTHERN NATIONAL PARK IS THE LARGEST IN THE LOWER 48 COMPLETE
WITHIN ONE STATE |
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Correct response: what is Everglades
National Park?
Zack's response: what is Everglades National Park? CORRECT. Wager: $9600. Total: $19,200.
Sarah's response: what are the Everglades? CORRECT. Wager: $7000.
Total: $18,600.
Tyler's response: what is Yosemite? WRONG. Wager: $500. Total: $20,100.
Semifinalist:
Tyler Benedict
A strong game by Tyler, who
was smart to only wager a little, knowing that even if he lost, a score
of $20,000 or more is a sure-fire in for next week. Zack and Sarah,
meanwhile, have positioned themselves at the top of the Wild Card
leaderboard, knocking the two $1 challengers from the 2/1 show off.
Next week, we continue to
build your final nine.
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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