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15 of America's smartest 15- to 17-year-olds face each other in trivial combat for bragging rights and $75,000 Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Preliminaries: Eschliman/Gonzales/Schrader It's perhaps the hardest part-time job that any teenager could have... but at the same time, it's the most lucrative. Instead of enough for a used car and some gas to put in it, we're talking $75,000. Teenagers from across the country have
tried out by the boatload by taking "The Test" online at Jeopardy.com.
Now the best 15 of them have come together at the Sony stages in Los
Angeles to compete for $75,000 and the right to be called this season's
Teen Champion. Second place gets $25,000. Third gets $15,000.
Semifinalists who make it to week 2 will receive $10,000. All of this
week's players will receive $5000 and the all new edition of Classroom
Jeopardy! for their schools. All money will be determined, as always, by
how far the players go in the tournament. But this season's Teen Tournament comes with a twist. The quarterfinals will be held in home base in Culver City, while the semifinalists will not only win $10,000, but also a trip to compete across the country... in WASHINGTON, DC! It's been American Juniors all week, but at the end of today's show, we will have your final nine. And you may want to pay attention to how it ends.
Jeopardy! round...
Category #1 will, of course, be delivered by the First Lady. Daily Double: $400 Know Your State Borders! Evan(!) has been on fire with $2400. He makes it true on this: Hannah's leaving Montana heading east into this state that borders Canada. "What is North Dakota?" FOR THE DOUBLER, $4800! At the end of Jeopardy!...
Double Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double #1: $1600 Biblical People. It's a must closer game now, as Gabriela has $7600, $600 more than Rob and $200 less than Evan. She bets $2200 on this: this shepherd became King Saul's personal musician & armor bearer. "Who is David?" CORRECT for $9800! Daily Double #2: $1600 At the Mall. Rob has $13,000 and is now the man in the middle with $400 more than Evan and $800 less than Gabriela. He fronts $2000 on this: get a birthday card for mom at this store chain founded in 1950 & named for an early form of paper. "What is Hallmark?" No, it was Papyrus, dropping him to $13,000. At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
Final Jeopardy! category: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Correct response: who was Benedict
Arnold? And for the first time in many moons... we have a TOURNAMENT TIEBREAKER SITUATION. Per the rules governing Jeopardy! tournament play, there must be ONE winner, and right now, it looks like the wild card slots are going to hold, SO the person who gives the correct question to this tiebreaker clue (and it MUST be a correct question, no defaults here) will get on the plane to DC. The loser... goes home.
Semifinalist: Evan Eschliman And Evan will join THESE eight... - KRISHNA BHARATHALA - Wild
Card The next time we see these nine kids, they will be at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. At stake, $75,000 and 365 days of bragging rights. To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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