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Preliminaries: USC/UNC/Penn - May 3
Rivalries have been fought everywhere from the
hardwood to the gridiron, but here at the University of Southern California,
players from 15 prestigious colleges will take each other on in a rivalry of the
academic kind.
But more than pride is on the line, as the winner
of this two-week tournament will get a berth in the next Tournament of Champions
as well as a check with a one followed by five zeroes. The first runner-up will
pocket at least $50,000, while the second runner-up will take home a minimum of
$25,000. Semifinalists are guaranteed $10,000, whilst there's a minimum of $5000
for participation. As always, any and all winning accrued depends on how far up the ladder
a player goes. In this
first week, the five game-winners will meet up with four wild-card players among
non-winning high scorers.
So far, Dean Malec of Northwestern, Craig Boge of
Stanford, and Pete Troyan of Michigan are the only ones assured of a seat in the
semis. Next up, a Trojan and a Quaker take on one steamin' pile of Tar Heel...
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Sarah Nothnagel
Southern California
Sophomore |
Will Schultz
North Carolina
Freshman |
Kaitlin Welborn
Pennsylvania
Sophomore |
Jeopardy! categories:
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POTPOURRI |
RED YOUR BIBLE |
WHERE IS IT? |
AN UMBRELLA CATEGORY |
TV IS SO DRAMATIC |
COLLEGIATE LEXICON |
Daily Double: $400 Where Is It?. Will leads with
$3800 over Sarah's $2800 and Kaitlin!'s $600. He wagers $1200 on this: Gondor,
Rivendell (a literary world). "What is Middle Earth?" Correct for $5000!
At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
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$5,000 |
$10,200 |
$1,000 |
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Sarah |
Will |
Kaitlin |
Double Jeopardy! categories:
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QUEEN VICTORIA'S MYSPACE PAGE |
POETS & POETRY |
LANDMARKS |
PACK TENTH |
THE 21st CENTURY ROCKS |
DICT. ABBREV. |
Daily Double #1: $1600 Pack Tenth. Sarah rallies
to the lead, $1900 over Will's $15,800 and Kaitlin's $2800. He wagers $4200 for
the lead on this: before Julius Caesar's reforms, this was the tenth month in
the Roman calendar. "What is October?" December, as he drops to $11,600.
Daily Double #2: $1600 Poets & Poetry. Sarah
still leads it, $20,200 against Will's $11,600 and Kaitlin's $4200. She can put
it away here, as she bets $4800. The clue: it's the title of the Longfellow poem
that begins, "Under the spreading chestnut tree". "What is 'Solitude'?" No,
it's "The Village Smith". She drops to $15,400.
At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round...
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$17,400 |
$11,600 |
$4,200 |
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Sarah |
Will |
Kaitlin |
Final Jeopardy category: PRESIDENTIAL
SUCCESSION
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IT'S THE NAME OF THE PERSON NEXT
IN THE LINE OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION AFTER ROBERT BYRD |
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Correct response: who is Condoleezza Rice?
Kaitlin's response: who is Condi Rice? RIGHT. Wager: $4200. Total: $8400.
Will's response: who is Rice? RIGHT. Wager: $3400. Total: $15,000.
Sarah's response: who is Nancy Pelosi? WRONG. Wager:
$5801. Total: $11,599.
 SEMIFINALIST:
WILL SCHULTZ
Resident Advisor Chico says: Quick correction, as
Ashley and Brady were on the next plane out, not Hayley. She's still in the
hunt. Will will have to play a more even game if he wants to stand a chance.
And with this game, we now know that Haritha
Sudanagunta and Alice Luo from Monday's show will return next week to compete.
But who will join them? Find out tomorrow as we return to Galen...
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