Preliminaries: Cheney/Pae/Penning
November 9
Teachers are the backbone of our American
school system. Fifteen of them are particularly strong and gifted. Those
15 were invited to Culver City to take part in the third annual (sort
of) Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament. The one that rises to the head of the
class will win $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.
Colby Burnett and John Hines are already locked in for next week. At the
end of this match, we start cutting.
Robin Cheney
Rancho Santa
Margarita, CA
Rancho Viejo Montessori |
Chris Pae
Suwanee, GA
Berkmar HS |
Marion Penning
Baltimore
Roland Park Country School |
Jeopardy! round...
TAKING
A "TEN" DANCE |
BOOK OF
THE CENTURY |
COLOR MY
WORLD |
CIVICS |
NETWORK
INITIALS |
THE CULTURE
OF VIETNAM |
Daily Double: $1000 Civics. Robin
has $2600, betting $1400 of it on this: for a constitutional amendment to take
effect, this fraction of the states must ratify it. "What is 2/3?" No, it was
3/4, dropping her to $1200.
At the end of Jeopardy!...
$1,400 |
$3,000 |
$3,200 |
Robin |
Chris |
Marion |
Double Jeopardy! round...
TEACHERS
IN THE
MOVIES |
THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION |
STARS WITH
A FARM
ANIMAL |
WORLD
CITIES |
REMEMBER
BOOKSTORES? |
ELEMENTAL
SYMBOLS |
*Each response in category #6 must
be an element. For example, the response to "The abbreviation for company" would
be "What is cobalt?" for Co.
Daily Double #1: $1200 Remember
Bookstores? Marion has $7200, betting $2000 of it on this: this word preceded
"Ink" in the name of one of the first mystery bookstores, opened in 1972. "What
is murder?" Correct for $9200!
Daily Double #2: $1600 Elemental
Symbols. Marion storms ahead with $13,200, and the bet is $3000 on this: French
preposition between coq & vin. "What is gold?" CORRECT for Au and $16,200.
At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
The best Chris can hope for is Wild Card...
$13,400 |
$7,800 |
$19,400 |
Robin |
Chris |
Marion |
As always, each contestant
in the tournament will receive a copy of Educational Insights'
"Classroom Jeopardy!" for their schools.
Final Jeopardy! category: DISASTERS
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IN 2012 THE
NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM MARKED THE 75TH & 100TH ANNIVERSARIES OF THESE 2
DISASTERS WITH AN EXHIBIT CALLED "FIRE & ICE" |
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Correct response: what are the
Hindenburg & Titanic incidents?
Chris' response: what are the Titanic & Triangle Shirt? WRONG. Wager: $7401. Total: $399.
Robin's response: what is the Chicago Fire & the Titanic? WRONG. Wager: $12,000.
Total: $1400.
Marion's response: what are the Titanic sinking & the Hindenburg? RIGHT.
Wager doesn't matter.
Semifinalist: Marion Penning
It was a close match to
start, but Marion broke out in Double Jeopardy! A word of caution, a
winner not only closes the deal in the Final, but also plays 30 minutes
of Jeopardy!. If Marion wants a place in the final, she needs to start
as good as she finishes.
Meanwhile, Chris from today
and Francesca from today can pick up their $5K on the right. Monday, we
begin to build the final nine.
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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