Their occupations range from
stay-at-home parents to ace attorneys.
They span both coasts of two countries.
They are young and young-at-heart alike.
And they have one thing in common: over the last
calendar year, they've shown America that they all know
how to play "Jeopardy!" very, very well and have earned
a ticket to the most prestigious of all game show
tournaments.
On November 9 through November 20, though, the 15
players - nine men, four women - will compete against
each other to see who will be the best of the best in
this year's Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. The
winner will receive $250,000 and join the ranks of
previous ToC winners in quiz immortality.
First runner-up will win an additional $100,000, while
second runner-up will pocket $50,000. All semifinalists
- the five preliminary match winners and four wild-card
qualifiers who scored the highest amongst non-winners -
will get $10,000, while everyone is guaranteed $5000 for
their participation.
As always, any money won
depends on how high up the ladder a player goes.
Catherine Hardee, Brennan
Bushee, and Matt Jackson will be back. In 30 minutes,
three players will join them.
Kerry Greene
Manchester, NH
volunteer CASA guardian ad litem
six games; $147,598 |
Andrew Haringer
Squamish, BC
college instructor
six games; $98,599 |
Elliot Yates
New York City
opera producer
five games; $67,000 |
Kerry has the honor, and
will start the Jeopardy! round...
ENTERTAINING
UNCLES |
LITERARY
STRUCTURE |
FROM THE
LATIN FOR... |
ADS &
TAGLINES |
ISLAND
HOPPING |
CALIFORNIA
WINE |
Daily Double: $600
Literary Structure. Andrew just got himself out of
the hole with zero. He's in the middle of Elliot's
-$2600 and Kerry's $3400. He bets $1000 on this:
referring to a symbol on the US $1 bill, the first
book in the "Illuminatus!" trilogy is "The Eye in"
this. "What is 'The Pyramid'?" RIGHT for $1000!
At the end of Jeopardy!... Elliot's
finally out of the hole.
$4,400 |
$3,600 |
$0 |
Kerry |
Andrew |
Elliot |
Double Jeopardy! round...
PEOPLE |
BOOKS ABOUT
POLITICS |
"WHAT"
MOVIE? |
19th
CENTURY
AMERICA |
THINKING |
OUTSIDE
THE BACHS |
Daily Double #1: $1600
Outside the Bachs. Andrew has exactly half of
Kerry's $8000. Elliot has... something, $800. He's
going for it on this: it makes sense that the Handel
suites known by this title were first performed on a
barge. "What is 'Water Music'?" RIGHT for the tie,
$8000!
Daily Double #2: $800 19th Century
America. Kerry leads with $12,400 to $10,400. Elliot has... something more,
$2400. She bets $4000 (C-note: #justwager4000) on this: while serving as
Secretary of State 1861-69, he tried to annex the Dominican Republic & the
Hawaiian Islands. "Who is ... Seward?" RIGHT for $16,400!
At the end of Double Jeopardy!...
$18,000 |
$17,200 |
$3,600 |
Kerry |
Andrew |
Elliot |
Final Jeopardy! category:
ARTISTS' SUBJECTS
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THE WOMAN SEEN
HERE, WHO WAS BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA & DIED
IN ENGLAND IN 1881, WAS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PAINTING |
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Correct response: what is
"Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1" (aka "Whistler's Mother")?
Elliot's response: what is Whistler's Mother? RIGHT. Wager: $3600.
Total: $7200.
Andrew's response: what is Whistler's Mother (Arrangement in Grey and Black)?
RIGHT. Wager: $2200. Total: $19,400
Kerry's response: what is Whistler's Mother? RIGHT. Wager: $4000. Total:
$22,000
SEMI-FINALIST: Kerry Greene
It was
Kerry's world, we were just bearing witness. As for the
other two who have locked wild-cards, those would be
Andrew from today's show, and Vaughn from Monday. On the
bubble: John Schultz and Dan Feitel.
Tomorrow, we
will name your final nine.
To read all about the tournaments
and the contestants, go to
www.jeopardy.com.
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