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Semifinals: Mancuso/Niraj/Eschliman
May 8

Last week, fifteen teenagers headed to the quiz show equivalent of "The Hunger Games" in Southern California. Now it's on to the Capital, as the action switches to DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. At stake, $75,000 and the title of the 2012 Teen Tournament Champion.

Second place gets $25,000. Third gets $15,000. Semifinalists who make it to this week will receive a guarantee of $10,000. All tournament tributes will receive 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.

This is week 2 of the standard two-week affair, meaning that the five game winners and the four wild-cards will meet to compete for a spot in the two-day final. Basically, it's win or go home.

Catherine Briley has her final ticket punched. Who will join her?

Jeopardy! round...

Daily Double: $600 Washington Today. Evan has $5800 and the lead, $1800 more than Elyse. He fronts $2600 on this: she's the mother of 5, grandmother of 9 & Minority Leader of 192 in the House of Representatives. "Who is Nancy Pelosi?" Correct for $8400!

At the end of Jeopardy!...

Everyone's off to a great start, now let's keep the momentum going in the Double Jeopardy! round...

Daily Double #1: $1200 Who Wrote the Line? Elyse has $11,400 to Evan's $14,600. She fronts $3000 on this: "Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name i do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago." "Who is Cervantes?" Correct for $14,400!

Daily Double #2: $1600 African Geography. Anshika is way behind with $6400. She bets only $2000 on this: port cities on this sea include Massawa in Eritrea 7 Hurghada in Egypt. "What is the Black Sea?" No, it was the Red Sea, dropping her to $4400.

At the end of Double Jeopardy!...

Going to J-Archive.com...

- Anshika wins if... everyone misses and Evan bets it all, but she only bets $3600.
- Evan wins if.... he bets $8599 and is correct, while Elyse misses.
- Elyse wins if... she bets $18,801 and is correct.

Final Jeopardy! category: ANCIENT LANDMARKS

Correct response: what is the Sphinx?

Anshika's response: what is the Sphinx? CORRECT. Wager: $5600. Total: $11,200.
Evan's response: what is the Sphinx? CORRECT. Wager: $19,800. Total: $39,600.
Elyse's response: what is the Sphinx? CORRECT. Wager: $20,000. Total: $40,800.

Finalist: Elyse Mancuso

Looks like the final may be an all-girls club, but a fiery one, as Elyse duplicates Catherine's winning effort, ensuring that the rematch to come will be a heatedly-fought one.

One more semi to go, with one more seat to be filled on Finalists' Row.

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