Semifinals: Baer/Peterson/Gandhi - July 25

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. Those fifteen... only nine remain now as they compete in this win-or-go-home week for a spot in the two-day final.

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. As always, any and all winning accrued depends on how far up the ladder a player goes.

So far, Kyle Neblett and Meryl Federman are ready to go to the two-day final. Who'll be the third?

Semifinal 3...
 

Jeffrey Baer Thornhill, ON Grade 12	Greg Peterson Park Ridge, IL Senior	Kriti Gandhi Ellicott City, MD Senior

Jeopardy! categories:

Video Daily Double: $1000 US History. Jeffrey ($1400) needed it. Greg ($5800) was looking for it. Kriti ($2200) found it. What will she do with it...  She risks $1500 on this: seen here, he was the earliest President to be photographed, and the first to have a middle name. "Who is John Quincy Adams?" Correct for $3700!

At the end of the Jeopardy! round...

Double Jeopardy! categories:

Daily Double #1: $2000 Word Origins. Jeffrey just got out of the red zone when he finds it. With $1200 to Greg's $12,800 and Kriti's $4700, he bets $2000 on this: this term for a leading character of a literary work comes from the Greek for "first combatant". "What is protagonist?" Correct for $3200!

Daily Double #2: $1600 Nutrition. Greg leads with $20,800 to Kriti's $10,700 and Jeffrey's $8400. He does some quick math in his head and comes up with... $5401. The clue: tea, grape juice & blueberries are all rich in substances called ant- these that help prevent cell damage. "What are antioxidants?" Correct for $26,201!

At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round...

Jeffrey wins if... Greg does something stupid.

Kriti wins if... Greg does something stupid.

Greg wins if... he doesn't do anything stupid.

Final Jeopardy category: THEATRE AROUND THE WORLD

Correct response: what is "Hakuna Matata" (from "The Lion King")?

Jeffrey's response: what is bravo? WRONG. Wager: $8800. Total: $0.
Kriti's response: what is Kumbaya? WRONG. Wager: $10,700. Total: $0.
Greg's response: what is Hakuna Matata? RIGHT. Wager doesn't matter.

FINALIST: Greg Peterson

Mr. A says: This was Greg's to lose from the beginning, and he's going to be one to watch in the final. If Meryl doesn't step her game up, this could be a two-man race.