The newest in Jeopardy!'s
line of great challenges is coming around again, with
fifteen of America's greatest teachers being honored by
coming to play the great American quiz show of record.
At stake, $100,000 and a shot at $250,000 later on in
the next Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. What challenges await these
educators? 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, while everyone who competes gets $5000 and a
copy of "Classroom Jeopardy!". Any and
all prizes depend on how far up a player moved in the standings.
So far, Anne Baxter of
Ypsilanti, MI has the first seat on Semifinalist's Row.
Who'll join her out of these three?
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Patrick Dillon
Manhasset, NY
Munsey Park ES |
Mary Beth Hammerstrom
Anchorage, AK
AJ Dimond HS |
Kati Sorenson
Omaha, NE
Elkhorn MS |
Patrick has the honor, and
will start the Jeopardy! round...
GOING
EMILY POST-AL |
NOVELS BY
CHARACTER |
NUMBER,
PLEASE |
THAT'S TOTALLY
HISTORICAL! |
8-LETTER
WORDS |
THE RACE IS
TO THE STRONG |
Daily Double: $1000
Number, Please. Patrick has a sizeable lead with $5600 to Kati's $2800 and $1800
for Mary Beth. He bets $1400 on this: total cups in a gallon. "What is 16?"
RIGHT for $7000!
At the end of Jeopardy!...
$8,000 |
$2,600 |
$2,800 |
Patrick |
Mary Beth |
Kati |
Double Jeopardy! round...
YOUR MYTHIC
ABCs |
TEACHING
THE TEACHERS |
QUOTABLE
QUOTES |
VOLCANOES |
ACTORS
PLAYING
WRITERS |
CROSSWORD
CLUES "F" |
Daily Double #1: $1600
Your Mythic ABCs. Mary Beth has a chance to narrow
the gap between her $3800 and Patrick's $8800. She's
... going $1000 on this: C: this Greek sea monster
is the personification of whirlpools. "Who is the
Kraken?" That begins with K. "Charybdis" begins with
C. She drops to $2800.
Daily Double #2: $1600 Quotable
Quotes. She has a chance again with $4800 to Patrick's $10,800. She bets $2000
on this: at the Brandenburg Gate in 1987, President Reagan gave "Mr. Gorbachev"
this 4-word challenge. "What is 'tear down this wall'?" That's it for $6800!
At the end of Double Jeopardy!... It
went from sure thing to a fight rather quickly.
$19,200 |
$15,200 |
$4,400 |
Patrick |
Mary Beth |
Kati |
Final Jeopardy! category: HISTORIC
OBJECTS
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IN 1802, 3 YEARS
AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED, IT WAS MOVED TO LONDON UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
SURRENDER OF ALEXANDRIA |
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Correct response: what is the
Rosetta Stone?
Kati's response: what is King Tut's tomb? WRONG. Wager: $4001. Total: $399.
Mary Beth's response: what is the Rosetta Stone? CORRECT. Wager: $4800. Total: $20,000.
Patrick's response: what is the Rosetta Stone? CORRECT. Wager: $7502.
Total: $26,702.
Semifinalist:
Patrick Dillon
Patrick had
it in the bag, then Mary Beth came on strong in the late
game. Now the two face the possibility of facing each
other AGAIN. Patrick needs to not let up an inch if he
wants to keep the game locked away.
So we have
the first two in. Tomorrow, we'll have the first two
out.
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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