Preliminaries: Gandhi/Nicolai/Varallo - July
18
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 and Aiden Pink have secured
their spot in next week's semi-final matchup, and it looks like the other two
from Monday's show may join them. That is, unless one of these three ladies have
their way.
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Kriti Gandhi
Ellicott City, MD
Senior |
Lindsey Nicolai
Hampton, VA
Junior |
Amy Varallo
Aiken, SC
Senior |
Jeopardy! categories:
AMERICANA |
OFF TO THE MOVIES |
WHERE'S THAT? |
HOW WAS SCHOOL TODAY? |
FINE |
THAT'S SO CLICHE! |
Video Daily Double: $1000
How Was School Today?. Before the clue, Kriti was penalized for not satisfying
both parts of the clue as it was given, so she ends up with $4600. The good
news: she still leads. The bad news: with Amy at $3600 and Lindsey at $1600,
it's only just. She wagers $1000 on this: I daydreamed in the geography class
about this warm region--defined as lying between two famous lines of latitude.
"What is the Equator?" What are the tropics? is correct, leaving Kriti with
$3600.
At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
$4,400 |
$2,000 |
$3,000 |
Kriti |
Lindsey |
Amy |
Double Jeopardy! categories:
LITERARY CHARACTERS |
MUSICALS |
INSECT INVASION |
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE |
HOW TO MAKE A VEGETABLE STEW |
ALLITERATION ALLOTMENT |
Video Daily Double #1: $1600 Alliteration
Allotment. Kriti is in the middle with $6800 to Amy's $10,600. Lindsey has
$1200. Kriti wagers $2500. Here's Jon from the Weather Channel in Atlanta: "The
Weather Channel believes that one degree can change the world, and that the
lowering of these alliterative emissions can help." "What are greenhouse
gases?" Correct for $9300!
Daily Double #2: $1600 Insect Invasion. She leads
with $16,100 after a late-round rally. Amy has $7000, while Lindsey has $6000.
She bets $1100 on this: of the one million species of insects, more than 300,000
are of this type, including the ladybug. "What
are beetles?" Correct for $17,200!
At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round...
$17,600 |
$6,000 |
$7,800 |
Kriti |
Lindsey |
Amy |
Final Jeopardy category: ORGANIZATIONS
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IN 2003 ALLIED COMMAND EUROPE &
ALLIED COMMAND ATLANTIC, PARTS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, MERGED |
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Correct response: what is NATO?
Lindsey's response: what is NATO? RIGHT. Wager: $6000. Total: $12,000.
Amy's response: what is NATO? RIGHT. Wager: $6200.
Total: $14,000.
Kriti's response: what is NATO? RIGHT. Wager doesn't
matter.
SEMI-FINALIST:
Kriti Gandhi
Mr. A says: Well, this was the first game in this
series when the eventual winner had to work for it
all the way throughout, as Kriti rallied back to
fend off another rally back attempt by another
player, Amy. Kudos to Amy as well, as she knocks off
Lindsey. But it comes at a price. Now Amy is a
bubble player, as she hopes that the remaining six
don't come to play.
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