They were the smartest...
fiercest... most competitive... most talked about class
of Tournament of Champions in Jeopardy! history. Now
three of them - Julia Collins, Arthur Chu, and Ben
Ingram - no doubt the most talked about of the 15 - are
left to face off for $250,000, bragging rights, and the title of
Jeopardy! super champion, a title that comes with it
quiz immortality.
Second runner up gets
$100,000. Third place gets $50,000.
Part one...
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Ben Ingram
Florence, SC
IT consultant
FINALIST |
Arthur Chu
Broadview
Heights, OH
compliance analyst, voiceover artist & blogger
FINALIST |
Julia Collins
Kenilworth, IL
supply chain professional
FINALIST |
Ben has the honor, and will
start the Jeopardy! round...
TODAY'S
MUSIC |
WEBSITES
FOR WOMEN |
BOOKS &
ARTHURS |
HOMOPHONIC
PAIRS |
COUNTRY
BY STATE |
-GRAMS |
Daily Double: $800 Books
& Arthurs. And guess who finds it. That guy. Heh. He
has $2400 to $2600 for Ben and $2000 for Julia.
Arthur bets it all on this: Chapter 1 of this 1889
novel begins, "'Camelot--Camelot...I don't seem to
remember hearing of it before.'" "What is "A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?" FOR THE
DOUBLER, $4800!
At the end of Jeopardy!...
$6,400 |
$8,400 |
$2,400 |
Ben |
Arthur |
Julia |
Double Jeopardy! round...
PAINT
BY YEARS |
SUBATOMIC |
YOU MUST BE
CONFUSED |
1940s
TELEVISION |
INITIALS TO
ROMAN NUMERALS
TO NUMBERS II |
THE
RECKONING |
Daily Double #1: $1600
Initials to Roman Numerals to Numbers II. Julia has
$4400 to Arthur's $11,200. She bets everything on
this: for the judge best known for the 1994 OJ
Simpson case. "What is 51?" For Lance Ito, LI, 51!
$8800!
Daily Double #2: $1600 Paint by
Year. Julia has $10,800 to Arthur's $14,800. She bets $5000 on this: 1577:
shortly after his arrival in Spain, this foreign-born man paints his "Assumption
of the Virgin". "Who is El Greco?" RIGHT for $15,800!
At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
$12,800 |
$25,600 |
$18,200 |
Ben |
Arthur |
Julia |
Still
anyone's game in this early game...
Final Jeopardy! category: 20th CENTURY
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
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IN THIS YEAR,
THERE WERE NO PRESIDENTS OR VICE PRESIDENTS RUNNING, BUT 3 OF THE 4 MEN ON
THE 2 MAJOR PARTY BALLOTS WOULD BECOME PRESIDENT |
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Correct response: what is
1920?
Ben's response: what is 1920? RIGHT. Wager: $12,800. Total: $25,600.
Julia's response: what is 1952? WRONG. Wager: $11,800. Total: $6400.
Arthur's response: what is 1932? RIGHT. Wager: $10,000. Total: $15,600
And that's
where we stand at the half...
Big money
moment in 24 hours...
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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