"Round 1:
Cullen/Healy/Hale" - March 29
In round one, there are 135 players competing in 45
games. The winners of those games will take on nine
seeded opponents. The 18 winners then face off for six
slots. The two winners of those semifinal games have a
date with destiny in the form of one Ken Jennings for a
three-day final. The winner of those games wins $2
million. Second place is guaranteed $500,000, while
third place is guaranteed $250,000.
No wild cards, no second
chances. It's (my favorite words when it comes to
Jeopardy! tourneys) win or go home.
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BERNIE CULLEN
Biologist
Santa Monica, CA
1996
5-time Champion |
PAT HEALY
Index supervisor
Vallejo, CA
1998
5-time Champion |
KYLE HALE
Senior,
Texas A&M
Katy, TX
2002
2K2 College Champion |
Jeopardy! categories:
The President Who Said..., US Capitals of the World,
Toys & Games, Pilots, I'm On Cloud "Nine", Mixed Dog
Breeds.
Daily Double: $600
The President Who Said... Pat ($6400 over Kyle's
$6200 & Bernie's $1200) bets $1400. The
clue: "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but
let us never fear to negotiate." Pat's guess:
"Who is FDR?" Correct response: Who is John F.
Kennedy? Pat drops to second and $5000.
End of Round:
Bernie - $2200
Pat - $5000
Kyle - $7000
Double Jeopardy! categories: Found in Space,
Canadian Idol, "Mission" Possible, Will &
Disgrace, That's Credible, Wisconsin 3-0.
Daily Double #1: $1200
Will & Disgrace. Kyle ($9400 over Pat's $7400 and
Bernie's $4600) goes for $2000. Clue: Demetrius
& Chiron rape & mutilate Lavinia; this general,
her dad, bakes them in a pie that he serves
their mom. Kyle's guess: "What is Titus
Andronicus." Correct for $9400.
Daily Double #2: $1600 Wisconsin 3-0.
Bernie ($9800 to Pat's $9000 and Kyle's $11,800)
goes $4000. Clue: there's no escaping the fact
that his father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, was
Appleton, Wisc.'s first rabbi.
Bernie's guess: "Who is Houdini?" Correct
for the lead and $13,800.
End of Round:
Bernie - $15,800 (later changed to $19,000 after
it was ruled that Bernie's response in $1600
Found in Space was correct)
Pat - $7800
Kyle - $17,000
Pat looks like
he's playing for pride. Remember, runners-up will
take home $5000, while the winner is guaranteed at
least $15,000.
Final Jeopardy! Category: Historical Plays.
Answer: "If I were to dress as a woman, they
would think of me as a woman... what would
become of me?" is a line from this 1923 play.
Correct response: What is "St. Joan?"
Pat's question:
What is Major Barbara? (WRONG)
Wager: $0. Final score: $7800.
Kyle's question: What is The Iceman Cometh? (WRONG)
Wager: $2001. Final score: $14,999.
Bernie's question: What is Some Like It Hot? (WRONG)
Wager: $15,034. Final score: $3966.
Thanks to that
Hail Mary wager from Bernie, Kyle gets an extra
dollar and a spot in the final 45 going up
against the big 9. He earns $15,000 and joins Eric Terzuolo, Michael Rankins, Arthur Phillips,
David Traini, Bob Harris, Vinita Kailasanath, Bev
Schwartzberg, Dan Melia, Mark Eckard, Michael
Dupee, Jeff Richmond, John Beck, Tad Carithers,
Jerome Vered, Bruce Borchardt, Fred Ramen, Ed Schiffer, Grace Veach,
Ryan Holznagel, Mark Dawson, Michael Rooney, Pam
Mueller, Steve Newman, Chris Miller, Leah
Greenwald, Jonathan Groff, Brian Moore,
Robert Slaven, Shane Whitlock, Michael Daunt,
Steve Berman, Eugene Finerman, John Cuthberson,
and India Cooper in the next round.
Lot of names
there, but who will we add next? We'll find out
as Amy Fine, Rick Knutsen, and Craig Barker
compete for Jeopardy! gold next time.
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