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Class is in session at the game show equivalent of the School of Hard Knocks. Which of the 15 will graduate to the $100,000 final? Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Preliminaries: UVa/NWU/Yale 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.
Jeopardy! round ...
Daily Double: $800 "P"roduce. Amanda has $1400, $800 north of Sam, $600 south of Katie. She bets $800 to either take the lead or tie Sam. The clue: Augusta National Golf Club is on land once used to grow Belle & Thurber types of these. "What are peaches?" That would've been right, but pears knocks her down to $600. At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
Double Jeopardy! categories:
Daily Double #1: $1600 Music & Dance. Katie has this clue with $5400, but she's got a hill to climb against Sam's juiced $13,000. She bets $3000 on this: the lowest A on the piano has a frequency of 27.5 hertz; as it's one octave higher, the next A up has this frequency. "What is 35.5 hertz?" No, it was 55, leaving her with $2400. Daily Double #2: $1600 Medieval Jobs. Sam has $15,000 and can put this game out of reach. He bets $1000 on this: bowyers made bows; these workers made the arrows. "What are fletchers?" Correct for $16,000! End of the round scores tell the tale...
Sam's pretty much in. The ladies are pretty much out. Final Jeopardy! category: DOCUMENTS
Correct response: what is the US
Declaration of Independence?
Sam had a very strong finish in the Double Jeopardy! round... and the fact that the ladies didn't show up until it was too late helped him out quite nicely. I doubt he'll come up against such mercy in the semis, though, but again, the point of this week is to make it to next week... ... and these nine DID.
Next week, it's win-or-go-home as these nine fight for a spot in the finals. Stay thirsty, my friends. To read all about the tournament and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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SEMI-FINALIST:
Sam Spaulding
