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February 10
 

Fifteen collegians compete for a shot at $100,000 and a slot in the next Tournament of Champions.

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Host Alex Trebek
Clue Crew Jimmy McGuire
Kelly Miyahara
Sarah Whitcomb Foss
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Preliminaries: Chicago/UCLA/Duke
February 11

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.

So far, we have one player - Whitney Thompson - through to next week. Who will join her out of these three?

Laurie Beckoff
Hollis Hills, NY
sophomore, Chicago
Ben Juster
Woodland Hills, CA
senior, UCLA
Cameron Kim
Riverview, FL
senior, Duke

Should be noted that the compiler of this recap is a fan and alumnus of the University of North Carolina, so please excuse the pot shots at Cameron's expense. Thank you.

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

HARD TO
DEFINE
RECENT TV SOLVE FOR x JUST A WORD
BEFORE GOING
MINI HA HA

Daily Double: $600 Just a Word Before Going. Cameron is tied with Ben for the lead, $200. Laurie yet to score. The Dookie bets $1000 on this: a final manifesto attributed to him in 1883 was "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough". "Who is Marx?" Karl Marx is right for $1200.

At the end of Jeopardy!...

$4,000 $5,600 $3,400
Laurie Ben Cameron

Double Jeopardy! round...

KING ME RHYME TIME US
GEOGRAPHY
"S"PORTS
TALK
19th CENTURY
BOOKS &
AUTHORS
OCCUPATIONS

Daily Double #1: $2000 19th Century Books & Authors. Cameron is within striking distance of the lead with $6200 to Ben's $10,400. Laurie has $4800. He goes $800 on this: between 1872 & 1882 she wrote 6 volumes of "Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag". "Who is Austen?" No, it was Louisa May Alcott, you silly Dookie. He goes down to $5400.

Daily Double #2: $800 King Me. Now LAURIE has half of Ben's total, $5200 to his $10,400. Cameron is still at $5400. She fronts $1000 on this: in 1922 King Victor Emmanuel III refused to proclaim martial law to stop this man's march on Rome. "Who is Mussolini?" RIGHT for $6200!

At the end of Double Jeopardy!...

$8,200 $16,400 $5,400
Laurie Ben Cameron

It was previously reported that a tie is resolved by a one-clue showdown. That was an error. A tie in the quarterfinals results in both players getting through and one less wild card. That said, Ben can wager nothing and still assure himself of a spot next week.

Final Jeopardy! category: SOCIAL MEDIA

 

THE MOST RETWEETED TWEET OF ALL TIME HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 6, 2012 & STARTED WITH "FOUR" & ENDED WITH THESE 2 WORDS

 

Correct response: what is "more years" (@barackobama)?

Cameron's response: what is more years? CORRECT. Wager: $5400. Total: $10,800.
Laurie's' response: what is more years? CORRECT. Wager: $5200. Total: $13,400.
Ben's response: what is more years? CORRECT. Wager doesn't matter.

SEMIFINALIST: Ben Juster

Pardon me for a moment...

Again, it didn't really matter that Ben wagered nothing. He was locked into a spot due to Laurie having half of his total. He now emerges as one to watch, as, truthfully, do the other two players. They didn't have a strong front game going in, but we will probably see them again in the semi thanks to this Final.

We start cutting players tomorrow.

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