Preliminaries: Levine/Noe/Pink - July 17
While many kids are either getting ready to head
back to the classroom or off enjoying their summer vacation, fifteen of the best
in the nation are off to sunny California for one reason... to be the last
person standing in the second Teen Tournament this season.
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 $5000,
while quarterfinalists are guaranteed $2500 for participation. As always, any
and all winning accrued depends on how far up the ladder a player goes.
So far, Andy Hutchins is the only one guaranteed
a spot in the semis. One of these three... or perhaps two... or maybe all
three... will join him...
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Amy Levine
North Potomac, MD
Freshman |
Ben Noe
Flushing, MI
Sophomore |
Aiden Pink
St. Louis Park, MN
Freshman |
Jeopardy! categories:
CLASSIC LIT |
THAT'S COMEDY |
NAME THE CENTURY |
GETTING TESTY |
PROMENADE DATES |
"ALT"ERNATIVE |
Daily Double: $600 Classic Lit. Aiden's on a tear
with $5800 to Ben's $3400 and Amy's -$400. He bets $2000 on this: this story
begins, "All children, except one, grow up." "What is Peter Pan?" Correct for
$7800.
At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
$800 |
$5,600 |
$10,600 |
Amy |
Ben |
Aiden |
Double Jeopardy! categories:
HISTORIC LONDON |
SPORTS TEENS |
FLORA |
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS |
US SENATORS |
ADJECTIVES |
Daily Double #1: $2000 Historic London. Ben needs
to catch up. He's got $7600 to Aiden's $16,600. Amy, though, is still behind
with $5600. His wager: $3000. Cheryl? "according to Shakespeare, these conflicts
began with the plucking of two flowers here in the Temple Gardens." "What are
the Wars of the Roses?" Correct for $10,600!
Daily Double #2: $1200 Adjectives. Ben's still
trying to catch up with Aiden. He's got $11,800 to the leader's $21,400. Amy
still lags with $7600. He bets $5000 on this: this 10-letter adjective meaning
"extraordinarily great in size" comes from the Latin for "to shake". "What
gigantic?" Correct: what is tremendous, from "tremolo" or somewhereabouts. He
drops to $6800.
At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round...
$10,400 |
$8,800 |
$23,400 |
Amy |
Ben |
Aiden |
Final Jeopardy category: 19th CENTURY AMERICA
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IT WAS WRITTEN FOR AMERICAN
SCHOOLKIDS TO RECITE ON THE DEDICATION DAY OF THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR |
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Correct response: what is the Pledge of
Allegiance?
Ben's response: what is the Pledge of Allegiance? RIGHT. Wager: $8600. Total: $17,400.
Amy's response: what is America the Beautiful? WRONG. Wager: $9600.
Total: $800.
Aiden's response: what is the Pledge of Allegiance? RIGHT. Wager doesn't
matter.
SEMI-FINALIST:
Aiden Pink
Mr. A says: The game belonged to the Geek in the Pink. If he can keep up this
performance, he could easily make the finals. That's all contingent on who he
faces, though. Ben could also make semis if the rest of the field performs as
Amy did.
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