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February 15
 

Fifteen teachers are about to try and school each other for $100,000 in the newest of Jeopardy! grand challenges.

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Host Alex Trebek
Clue Crew Jimmy McGuire
Kelly Miyahara
Sarah Whitcomb
Announcer Johnny Gilbert
Creator Merv Griffin
EP Harry Friedman
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Preliminaries: Dell'Era/Evenhouse/Humphreys
February 16

Last year, Jeopardy! began an interesting experiment. The show sees a lot of teachers as contestants, so what would happen if we took 15 of them and let them look in a tournament setting? The end result was an astounding success, so for the second year in a row, J! is saluting the educators and molders of young minds by inviting another fifteen to compete for $100,000 and a guaranteed slot in the next 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 $5000 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 week one will be invited to return in week two, however, the five winners this week and four wild card top-scorers.

Patrick Quinn is the only one on the honor roll so far, but he's about to get some company.

Jessica Dell'Era
Oakland
Meadow Hills ES
Steven Evenhouse
Orland Hills, IL
Summit Hill JHS
Brooks Humphreys
Omaha, NE
Omaha Mercy HS

Jeopardy! round...

FILLING UP AT
THE GAS
STATION
THE
PLANETS
A ROCKIN'
NUMBER
U.S. COINS KEEP YOUR
"EDGE"
CENTRAL
AMERICAN
WILDLIFE

Daily Double: $800 US Coins. Steven has $4400 and the lead. He bets $1200 on this: a 1946 memorial half-dollar was the first US coin to feature an African American, this educator. "Who is Booker T. Washington?" Correct for $5600!

At the end of Jeopardy!... and AFTER a scoring change...

$2,800 $7,200 $4,600
Jessica Steven Brooks

Double Jeopardy! round...

THAT'S MY
SECRETARY OF
THE TREASURY
HOMOPHONES GETTING AN
EDUCATION
LAKES '50s FICTION "GIRL"
MOVIES

Daily Double #1: $1600 Lakes. Brooks has made an astonishing leap to lead with $10,200 to Steven's $9200, but this clue belongs to the man in the middle. He fronts $1500 on this: international travel between Tanzania, Uganda & Kenya on this lake is no longer permitted. "What is Lake Tanganyika?" No, it was Lake Victoria, dropping him to $7700.

Daily Double #2: $1200 '50s Fiction. Jessica also on the comeback trail with $10,800 to Brooks' $12,200. She wagers $2000 on this: his 1950 novel "Across the River and Into the Trees" reflected a growing bitterness toward life. "Who is Jean Paul Sartre?" No, it was Ernest Hemingway, dropping her to $8800.

At the end of Double Jeopardy!...

$7,200 $7,300 $14,200
Jessica Steven Brooks

Final Jeopardy! category: PEOPLE IN HISTORY

 

THE NAME OF THIS ASSASSIN IS LATIN FOR HEAVY, DULL, INSENSITIVE, OAFISH

 

Correct response: who is Brutus?

Jessica's response: who is Pesado? WRONG. Wager: $1977. Total: $5223.
Steven's response: who is John Wilkes Booth? WRONG. Wager: $4300. Total: $3000.
Brooks' response: who is Oswald? WRONG. Wager: $500. Total: $13,700

Semifinalist: Brooks Humphreys

Brooks has a strong front game, a very broad base of knowledge. That comes from teaching at a Catholic high school. Kind of a shocker that he didn't even get the Final, but at least he bet right. We'll see if he can keep the momentum going in the days to come. Go ahead, pump your fist. You've earned it.

Meanwhile, we look forward to Friday's matchup.

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