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Preliminaries: Henderson/Maranges/Varallo -
July 19
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, Aiden Pink, and Kriti
Gandhi have their tickets punched for the semis. We know who definitely won't be
joining them, and by the end of this match, we know who definitely will.
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Kristiana Henderson
Kent, WA
Junior |
Tommy Maranges
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Junior |
Kyle Neblett
Beaverton, OR
Senior |
Jeopardy! categories:
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LET'S VISIT INDIA |
CELEBS |
WASHINGTON, LINCOLN OR GEORGE W.
BUSH |
SUMMERTIME |
THE SHAPE OF THINGS |
RHYME TIME |
Daily Double: $1000 The Shape of Things. Seems
like everyone was going everywhere looking for it, but Tommy with a $200 lead
over Kristiana finds it. He's got $2800 to her $2600, while Kyle has $1400. And
Tommy is betting the whole shoot'n'match on this: it's another term for a
spiral, especially when talking about spiraled strands of DNA. "What is a
heliacase?" Nope, it's a double helix, or a helix. Tommy goes back to zero.
At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
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$3,600 |
$2,200 |
$3,400 |
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Kristiana |
Tommy |
Kyle |
Double Jeopardy! categories:
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NAME THAT PLANET |
BE A SPORT |
TEEN QUEENS |
THE OLD TESTAMENT |
LANGUAGE LAB |
POSSIBLE SAT VOCABULARY |
Daily Double #1: $1600 Name That Planet. Kyle ...
after Kristiana cheers... leads with $7800, more than double her total ($3600).
Tommy has $2600. Kyle fronts $2200 on this: a year on this planet is only 88
days long. "What is Mercury?" Correct for $10,000!
Daily Double #2: $800 Possible SAT Vocabulary.
Tommy gets back to $2600 against Kristiana's $400 and Kyle's $14,800. He bets it
all again. The clue: the body of songs a chanteuse is prepared to sing or of
plays a company is prepared to put on. "What
is... " A repertoire. He's back to zero.
At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round...
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$400 |
$400 |
$14,800 |
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Kristiana |
Tommy |
Kyle |
Final Jeopardy category: THE 50 STATES
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IT WAS THE ONLY STATE PHYSICALLY
& POLITICALLY FORMED DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR |
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Correct response: what is West Virginia?
Kristiana's response: what is West Virginia? RIGHT. Wager: $399. Total: $799.
Tommy's response: what is West Virginia? RIGHT. Wager: $400.
Total: $800.
Kyle's response: what is West Virginia? RIGHT. Wager doesn't
matter.
 SEMI-FINALIST:
Kyle Neblett
Mr. A says: Kyle ascended to the championship when
the other two simply fell apart, Kristiana gradually
and Tommy on account of two Daily Doubles. But he
won't be afforded that luxury in the semis, so he
better beef up.
We can now also note
that Greg and Meryl from Monday's show will join our
four champions next week, leaving Amy V from
yesterday and Ben from Tuesday on the bubble.
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