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Jeopardy!
2014 College Championship
SYN Weeknights

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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We started with 15 players from all across the nation, playing for glory and a shot at $100,000 in the Jeopardy! College Championship. At the end of this week, one player will reign over them all with the cash, the title, and the seat at the next Tournament of Champions. But no more second chances for the final nine. It's win or go home.

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 moves in the standings.

Our first semifinal...

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

Daily Double: $800 The Old Testament. Whitney has $2400, a $600 lead over Laurie ($1800) and an $800 lead over Tucker ($1600). She fronts $600 again on this: this third book of the Old Testament is named for the tribe from which the priests of Israel were descended. "What is Deuteronomy?" No, it was Leviticus, leaving her with $1800 in a tie with Laurie.

At the end of Jeopardy!...

Double Jeopardy! round...

Daily Double #1: $1600 International Cinema Showcase. Laurie is back in the lead with $4400 to Whitney's $4200 and Tucker's $3600. She fronts $1600 on this: "City of God" is about 2 boys growing up in a violent favela in this South American country. "What is Chile?" No, it was Brazil, leaving her with $2800.

Daily Double #2: $2000 Kiwi Fauna. Tucker finishes out the category with $10,400, $1200 on his nearest opponent Laurie. Whitney still has $8600. He bets the $1200 on this: found in New Zealand's waters, the blue bottle jellyfish is also known as this due to its resemblance to a battleship. "What is a man-o-war?" The Portuguese man-o-war is right for $11,600.

At the end of Double Jeopardy!... holy cow is it ever close...

As close as it is, wagering is going to be a factor. Let's look at the Book courtesy of J-Archive.com...

- LAURIE WINS IF... she bets between $201 and $7600 and the other two are incorrect and wager against each other.
- WHITNEY WINS IF... she wagers everything and is correct while Tucker is not (normally a Stratton's Dilemma question, but since only the winner moves on...)
- TUCKER WINS IF... he wagers $9201 and is correct.

Final Jeopardy! category: 19th CENTURY NAMES

Correct response: who was Noah Webster?

Laurie's response: who was Webster? CORRECT. Wager: $9400. Total: $19,800.
Whitney's response: who is Webst Roget? WRONG. Wager doesn't matter.
Tucker's response: who is Webster? CORRECT. Wager: $9201. Total: $21,201.

FINALIST: Tucker Pope

Props to all three players for keeping it close, but in the end, Tucker knew what he had to do and did it. That will keep him competitive going into the final phase.

Meanwhile, we face three more semifinalists next time.

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