Preliminaries:
W&M/Stanford/UNT
February 7
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.
At the end of today's game, we'll have your final nine.
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Zach
McDonnell
Harrisonburg,
VA
William & Mary
freshman |
Matt Olson
Berkeley, CA
Stanford
sophomore |
Monica Thieu
Dallas
North Texas
sophomore |
Jeopardy! round...
AALL AABOUT
AARON |
COLLEGE
RHYME TIME |
THE I.T.
FACTOR |
GEOGRAPHIC
MEANINGS |
THE WOMEN'S
SPORTS |
GRAD
GIFT IDEAS |
Daily Double: $1000 Geographic
Meanings. Matt has $3200 after running The Women's Sports. He bets half of it on
this: a country in the Balkans: "Black Mountain." "What is Montenegro?" Correct
for $4800!
At the end of Jeopardy!...
$4,200 |
$10,000 |
$3,800 |
Zach |
Matt |
Monica |
Double Jeopardy! round...
A NOVEL
DESCRIPTIONS |
MATHEMATICS |
DOG
POUNDS |
PRESIDENTS &
FIRST LADIES |
ANATOMICAL
WORDS &
PHRASES |
ACTOR/ |
Daily Double #1: $1200
Mathematics. Matt comes out of the round firing with $10,800. He bets $7000 on
this: on the left is the decimal equivalent of 3/5. On the right is the decimal
equivalent of this fraction. "What is 2/3?" Correct for $17,800!
Daily Double #2: $2000 A Novel
Description. Matt is out to a commanding lead with $26,200. He fronts $4000 on
this: workin' on the Transcontinental Railroad; Galt-ernate reality; from the
Rand Non-corporation. "What is 'Atlas Shrugged'?" Correct for $30,200!
At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
$5,800 |
$32,600 |
$7,800 |
Zach |
Matt |
Monica |
The game itself is Matt's to
lose. The bubble score: $11,500, so neither Zach nor Monica are out of
it yet, BUT they're going to have to go all-in.
Final Jeopardy! category: MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES
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NICOLAS PAULESCU
ISOLATED A SUBSTANCE HE CALLED PANCREIN, NOW KNOWN AS THIS |
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Correct response: what is insulin?
Zach's response: what is insulin? CORRECT. Wager: $5800. Total: $11,600.
Monica's response: what is insulin? CORRECT. Wager: $7799.
Total: $15,599.
Matt's response: what is insulin? CORRECT. Wager doesn't matter.
Semifinalist:
Matt Olson
Matt completely owned this
game from start to finish. If he gets it done next week, I would not be
surprised if he goes deep in the Tournament of Champions field. Matt has
just put the entire world on notice.
Meanwhile, today's
runners-up fought for the last spot, doing what they have to do in order
to survive... and Monica just knocked Zach out. She'll come back along
with...
JAIME ALAYON - Wild Card |
SARAH BART - Wild Card |
TYLER BENEDICT - Game 3 Winner |
GREER MACKEBEE - Game 4 Winner |
WESTON MANGIN - Game 1 Winner |
MATT OLSON - Game 5 Winner |
CONNIE SHI - Game 2 Winner |
ZACK TERRILL - Wild Card |
MONICA THIEU - Wild Card |
Tomorrow, nine becomes
seven... which become five... which become three. It's win-or-go-home
time.
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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