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Fifteen of the game's best return for a shot at a quarter-million and the right to be called a Jeopardy! super champion. Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Semifinals: WSL/GTown/Wisc Last week, fifteen collegians took to the Jeopardy! stage and pitched bout for a shot at $100,000 and the title of Jeopardy! College Champion. With that comes a seat in the $250,000 Tournament of Champions. The game went to nine of them -- five winners and four wild cards. Now they face each other in a win-or-go-home semi to determine who will play for $100,000 on the two-day final. What challenges await the brightest collegians in the country? How will they rise to meet them? The answers to these questions could be worth $100,000 for the winner, $50,000 for the first runner-up, and $25,000 for the second runner-up. Semifinalists are guaranteed $10,000. Any and all prizes depend on how far up a player moved in the standings. The winner of this match gets Trevor Walker and Kristen Jolley...
Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double: $600 Political Quotes. Jim's close behind Nishanth and Julia right now with $1000 to their respective $1400 and $1200. He fronts .. everything on this: de Gaulle warned JFK that America would step "step into a bottomless military & political quagmire" in this place. "What is Vietnam?" FOR THE DOUBLER, $2000! At the end of Jeopardy!...
Double Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double #1: $1600 Stuff About States. Jim has a big lead with $10,800. He bets... $7200! Here's the clue: of the 4 states officially called commonwealths, it's alphabetically last. "What is Virginia?" RIGHT FOR $18,000! Daily Double #2: $1600 Novellas. And it's Jim again with $19,200. He bets $9800... you heard me... on this: a prototype of the form, this Boccaccio work deals with 10 people who each tell a story a day. "What is 'Decameron'?" ... IS RIGHT FOR $29,000! At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
... by $500, the game is Jim's to lose. Final Jeopardy! category: FAMOUS EUROPEANS
Correct response: who was Oskar
Schindler? Finalist: Jim Coury Jim just played lights out on the Daily Doubles and made himself impossible to catch. He plays like that tomorrow and Friday, he will end up with the win. Of course, these two may have something to say about that.
Tomorrow, three college students try and make tuition. To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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Julia's response: who
is Himmler? WRONG. IN SO MANY WAYS Wager: $8000. Total: $1000.
