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Preliminaries: Ansley/Hoffelmeyer/Watkins -
February 10
Fifteen of the brightest teenagers from all
across the country have descended upon Los Angeles to compete in the Jeopardy!
Teen Tournament, where one will walk away with $75,000 cash money and the mantle
of Teen Champion.
Another standard two-week affair awaits as the
first runner-up receives $25,000 at least, while the second runner-up wins at
least $15,000.
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.
Yesterday, Papa Chakravarthy earned a spot in the
final, but Allison Peña
made her case as well. Both will return, but with three slots still up for
grabs, one, two, perhaps all three of today's players could be seen again.
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LAURA ANSLEY
Twinsburg, OH
Senior |
DAVID HOFFELMEYER
St. Joseph, MO
Senior |
ANDREW WATKINS
Pittsburgh
Junior |
Jeopardy! categories: Literary Characters, TV
Casts; Red, White or Blue; Famous Names, American Products Abroad, "Yo"!
Daily Double: $800 Literary Characters. Laura, the only one in money with $3000,
bets half. The clue: in an 1897 novel, he's described as having pointed ears, a
cruel-looking mouth & peculiarly sharp white teeth. Laura’s response: “Uh, who
is Dracula?” Correct for $4500.
End of round:
Laura: $7900
David: $6000
Andrew: $2800
Double Jeopardy! categories: A Young Person's Guide to Art, Bowling for Dollars,
Did You Read Your Bible?, Islands, Golden Ruler, 13-Letter Words.
Daily Double #1: $800 Golden Ruler. Laura ($8300 over David's $6000 and Andrew's
$2800) bets $2000. The clue: the sands of the River Pactolus are fabled to
contain gold because Dionysus once told this king to bathe there. Laura's
response: "Who is Midas?" Correct for $10,300.
Daily Double #2: $2000 A Young Person's Guide to Art. David ($12,800 to Laura’s
$14,300 and Andrew’s $12,400) fronts level for the lead. The clue: Cezanne used
this style in the 1870s but found it mushy; he wanted to make it "solid and
durable." David’s response: "What is cubism?" Correct response: what is
impressionism? David drops to $10,800.
End of round:
Laura: $13,500
David: $10,000
Andrew: $14,000
Looks like wagering and knowledge will separate the automatic semi-finalist from
the asterisks as we approach...
Final Jeopardy! category: Americana. The clue: originally beardless, Uncle Sam
got his chin whiskers depicting this real-life man. Correct response: Who was
Abraham Lincoln?
David’s response: Who is Abe Lincoln? RIGHT. Wager: everything. Total: $20,000.
At this point, he is guaranteed a spot next week.
Laura’s response: Who is Hearst? WRONG. Wager: $5500. Total: $8000.
Andrew’s response: Who is Samuel Adams? WRONG. Wager: $6000. Total: $8000.
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David's the automatic semi-finalist from this round! The other two could have
made wild-card were it not for their responses, because this was a tight game
all around. David will have to do more than his fair share of buzzing in if he
wants to stay around for the final.
But look at the leaderboard from yesterday...
That's the board for next week. Take a gander...
Wild Card: $21,000 |
Winner: Game 4 |
Wild Card: $11,000 |
Winner: Game 3 |
Winner: Game 5 |
Wild Card: $10,700 |
Winner: Game 2 |
Winner: Game 1 |
Wild Card: $16,400 |
Next week: the semi-final stage. And you know
what we always say here... this time, it's win... or go home. |
