Last week, 15 of America's
best and brightest teachers came together to play on our
Teachers' Tournament. Of those, nine survive to play
this week - five game winners and four wild-cards. Now
it's a win-or-go-home affair, as only the winners of the
next three games will earn the right to play in the
finals for $100,000 and a shot at $250,000 in the next
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. Any and
all prizes depend on how far up a player moved in the standings.
Game 1 of the Semifinals
features...
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John Pearson
Richardson, TX
Austin ES
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER |
Timothy Shuker-Haines
Williamstown,
MA
Buxton School
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER |
Katie Moriarity
Cincinnati
Wyoming MS
WILD CARD |
John has the honor, and will
start the Jeopardy! round...
PLACES |
PEOPLE |
THINGS |
"OH" |
ONE MORE
ITEM |
NUCLEAR
PHYSICS |
Daily Double: $400 "Oh". John has
only $200. He bets the max of $1000 on this: this Czech region gave us a name
for artistic people who live by unconventional standards. "What is Bohemia?"
RIGHT for $1200!
At the end of Jeopardy!...
$4,800 |
$400 |
$4,400 |
John |
Timothy |
Katie |
Double Jeopardy! round...
SHORT
STORIES |
THE
PRODUCERS |
MORE THAN
ONE MEANING |
OPERA &
BALLET
CHARACTERS |
EVERYBODY
MUST GET
BIRTHSTONES |
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Daily Double #1: $1600
More Than One Meaning. Timothy has a chance to at
least get a foothold. He bets the max of $2000 on
this: polite & friendly, or any of various liqueurs.
"What is cordial?" RIGHT for $2800!
Daily Double #2: $1200 Short
Stories. John has $1200 on Katie's $4800. He bets $2500 on this: "Bow Wow" & "A
Bit of a Shock", 2 of John O'Hara's stories about Joey Evans, were the basis for
his 1940 musical. "What is 'Guys & Dolls'?" No, it was "Pal Joey", dropping him
to $3500 for second place.
At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
$8,700 |
$8,400 |
$4,800 |
John |
Timothy |
Katie |
Now we break
down the numbers courtesy of J-Archive.com...
- Katie wins
if... she bets $4199 and is correct, while the others
are wrong (should John wager to cover a double-up on
Timothy's score).
- Timothy wins if... he bets $3599 and is right, while
John is incorrect.
- John wins if... he bets $8101 and is right.
Final Jeopardy! category:
BUILDINGS
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CHARLES EVANS
HUGHES LAID THE CORNERSTONE FOR THIS BUILDING ON OCTOBER 13, 1932 & GOT TO
WORK IN IT FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS |
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Correct response: what is the US
Supreme Court Building?
Katie's response: what is the Flatiron Bldg? WRONG. Wager: $4800. Total:
$0.
Timothy's response: what is the Empire State Building? WRONG. Wager: $8400. Total:
$0.
John's response: what is the Empire State Building? WRONG. Wager: $8200.
Total: $500.
Finalist:
John Pearson
What's the
old saying? It ain't much, but it'll work? That's pretty
much the story as told by Final Jeopardy!. John can't
afford to have another outing like that, though.
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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