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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: Block/Greenberg/Vertnik 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. In 30 minutes time, we'll have your final nine...
Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double: $800 Before Finals. Emily has the lead with $4000 to Barrett's $3200. She fronts the level on this: in the calendar year, it's the penultimate federal holiday. "What is Thanksgiving?" That would've been right, but Christmas sends her to $3200 to tie with Barrett. At the end of Jeopardy!...
Double Jeopardy! round...
Daily Double #1: $2000 A Student of History. Joe leads with $12,800, but this clue belongs to Barrett, who is behind by a mere $200. He fronts $4000 on this: Paul Ryan was greatly influenced by this female novelist who studied history in Russia. "Who is Ayn Rand?" He knew it when he saw "Paul Ryan". Now HE's in the lead with $15,600. Daily Double #2: $1600 High School Geography. Emily at $9200 is trying to stay relevant in this game. She bets $1000 on this: this Alabama city, the first Confederate capital, has a Jefferson Davis High. "What is Montgomery?" Correct for $10,200. At the end of the round...
Final Jeopardy! category: SHORT STORIES
Correct response: what is "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? Semifinalist: Barrett Block Save for a three-car pile-up in the middle of Double Jeopardy!, Barrett had the momentum going into the final. Emily and Joe had the wagers. They'll be back. And so will these kids...
Starting tomorrow, it's win-or-go-home as the quest for $75,000 continues. To read all about the tournaments and the contestants, go to www.jeopardy.com. |
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