Preliminaries: AZ State/UND/Nebraska
November
11
Fifteen undergrads. Fifteen schools. In
the end, there can only be but one. On the line in this fortnight of
intellectual fortitude, $100,000... bragging rights as the 2011 College
Champion... and a place in the 2011 Tournament of Champions.
Second place is guaranteed $50,000, while
third will get $25,000 in a standard two-week event. Semifinalists are
guaranteed at least $10,000, while quarterfinalists are guaranteed a
Nintendo Wii with THQ's "Jeopardy!"
for participation. As always, any and all winning accrued depends on how
far up the ladder a player goes.
Only nine of the fifteen that compete this week will be invited to
return next week, however, the five winners this week and four wild card
top-scorers.
So far, Sid Chandrasekhar from Penn, Erin McLean from Boston U, and
Ellen Eichner from THE... Ohio State University are
guaranteed to be in next week's semis. Who'll join them?
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Marshall
Flores
Avondale, AZ
Arizona State
senior |
Steph
Gagelin
Grand Forks, ND
North Dakota
sophomore |
Tim Relihan
Stromsburg, NE
Nebraska
senior |
In the interest of
disclosure... Steph wants to be a clinical laboratory scientist.... MY
chosen field. ... So there's that.
Jeopardy! round ...
VETERANS
DAY |
COLLEGE
RADIO |
BUTTERFLIES &
MOTHS |
MYSTERY
MEAT |
LOOK IN
THE TRUNK |
NUMERIC
PHRASES |
Daily Double: $800 Butterflies &
Moths. Tim trails Steph by $1600, $4000 to her $5600. He bets $1800 on this: due
to its golden shimmer, the pupa is also called this, from the Greek for "gold".
"What is the aura?" No, it's the chrysalis, leaving him with $22000.
At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
$3,200 |
$5,600 |
$2,200 |
Marshall |
Steph |
Tim |
Double Jeopardy! categories:
LANDMARKS |
DESCRIBING
THE OLYMPIC
SPORT |
WRITERS ON
THE MOVE |
NAMED FOR
PEOPLE |
MISCELLANEOUS
MEASURES |
KEEPIN' IT
"REAL" |
Daily Double #1: $1600 Describing
the Olympic Sport. $2400 is the lead enjoyed by Steph at the moment. She bets
just $1000 on this: categories in this port include coxless pairs & single
sculls. "What is rowing?" Correct for $8200.
Daily Double #2: $1600 Writers on the Move. Steph
drops to $7000 to Marshall's $12,000. Tim has $9800.
This clue belongs to... Marshall. $1000 is the wager
on this: in the country, DH Lawrence started a novel
called "Quetzalcoatl", later "The Plumed Serpent".
"What is Mexico?" CORRECT for $13,000!
End of the round
scores...
$13,000 |
$7,000 |
$7,800 |
Marshall |
Steph |
Tim |
Final Jeopardy! category: THE 1930s
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IN APRIL 1935 IN
OKLAHOMA, WHEN BLOWING SOIL DARKENED THE SKY, A REPORTER COINED THIS TERM
FOR THE REGION |
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Correct response: what is the Dust
Bowl?
Steph's response: what is the Dust Bowl? CORRECT. Wager:
$6999. Total: $13,999.
Tim's response: what is the Dust Bowl? CORRECT. Wager: $7000. Total:
$14,800.
Marshall's response: what is the Dust Bowl? CORRECT. Wager: $2601. Total:
$15,601.
SEMI-FINALIST:
Marshall Flores
Proving that it's not how
you start, but how you finish, as Marshall comes up strong and makes it
a game before the other two drop out of it. Steph and Tim did all they
could do, but without a strong showing - and with Steve Greene and Lea
Tottle now assured of a spot in the semi - it is not enough.
Tomorrow, we'll have
your final nine. Stay
thirsty, my friends...
To read all about the tournament
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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