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Jeopardy!
2014 College Championship
SYN Weeknights

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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It's that time of the year again, when many a college senior is ready to take on the world. Today, and every day for the next two weeks, 15 college students are going to take each other on for $100,000 and a possible $250,000 seat in the next Tournament of Champions in Jeopardy's Winter Classic, the College Championship.

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, while everyone who competes gets $5000. Any and all prizes depend on how far up a player moves in the standings.

And it all starts, wait for it..... RIGHT NOW!

James has the honor, and will start the Jeopardy! round...

Daily Double: $800 Names in Nature. Whitney has $2400 to James' $2800. Sarah is in the red by $200. Whitney wagers $600 on this: they have only one cell each but can take pride in their name, from the Greek for "first animals". "What are amoebas?" No, they're protozoa, leaving her with $1800.

At the end of Jeopardy!...

Double Jeopardy! round...

Daily Double #1: $2000 Ancient History. Whitney is tied this time with $7400 with James. Sarah is back out of the red with $2600. Whitney bets $600 again on this: in 439 AD Genseric the Vandal captured this north African city, which became the Vandal capital. "What is Cairo?" No, it was Carthage, dropping her to $6800.

Daily Double #2: $800 Famous Homes. James leads by $1000, $7800 to Whitney's $6800. Sarah still has $2600. He fronts $1000 on this: Peacefield in Quincy, Massachusetts was the mansion of this man who purchased it in 1787. "Who is John Adams?" RIGHT for $8800!

At the end of Double Jeopardy!...

As always, there are nine spaces in the semifinals reserved for the five game-winners and the four wild-cards, the highest-scoring non-winners.

Final Jeopardy! category: ISLANDS

Correct response: what is Sicily?

Sarah's response: what is Sicily Crete? YOU HAD IT! Wager: $4800. Total: $1400.
James' response: what is Fiji? WRONG. Wager: $9200. Total: $0
Whitney's response: what is Crete? WRONG. Wager: $0. Total: $10,000

SEMIFINALIST: Whitney Thompson

Had Sarah gone with her gut, it would've forced a one-clue tiebreaker. Whitney played a strong front game, but didn't want to play to win in the Final. That'll get her to next week, but it will not get her the win unless she starts playing to win.

Next time, three more students take up Professor Trebek's office hours.

To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com.