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Finals: Fritz/Schenkel/Walter - February 16
From fifteen ... to nine... to three. The Jeopardy! Teen
Tournament ahs reached its ultimate climax. One of them will walk away with $75,000 cash money and the mantle
of Teen Champion.
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.
Today, part two.
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Stephen Fritz
Lexington, KY
Sophomore |
Ben Schenkel
Allentown, PA
Junior |
David Walter
Wilmington, DE
Senior |
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$5,463 |
$40,000 |
$14,200 |
Jeopardy! categories:
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USA |
TV SHOW PEOPLE |
MEASUREMENT |
PAINTERS |
CLEAN THIS PLACE UP! |
DOUBLE "T"S |
Daily Double: $1000 USA. David has a $200 lead
over Stephen, $800 to $600. David bets the maximum of $1000 on this: in
Pennsylvania, 2 rivers meet to form this third one that shares its name with a
state. "What is the Delaware River?" Nope, it's the Ohio River, leaving him $200
under.
At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
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$2,400 |
$4,000 |
$8,200 |
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Stephen |
Ben |
David |
Double Jeopardy! categories:
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LITERATURE |
THE DVD CLUB |
ANCIENT TIME |
TOP MODELS |
SCIENCE STUFF |
_____ & _____ |
Daily Double #1: $1200 Literature. Ben is in the
middle with $11,600 against David's $19,400 and Stephen's $6800. He wagers $6000
on this: Dickens divided this book into staves instead of chapters; Stave IV is
called "The Last of the Spirits." "What is 'Great Expectations'?" Nope, it's "A
Christmas Carol." He's left with $5600.
Ben goes hunting and pecking until he finds...
Daily Double #2: $1600 _____ & _____. Ben is tied
with Stephen's $6800, while David has owned the board with $20,200. Ben..
"Alright. Let's make it... $5000." The clue: covert operations are sometimes
referred to as this pair: one a piece of clothing, the other, a weapon. "What is
cloak & ... gun?" Dagger. He's left with $1800.
At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round...
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$10,000 |
$1,400 |
$23,400 |
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Stephen |
Ben |
David |
This has been all David, as Ben proved the old
adage true: this is not a good day to have a bad day. Time to do some math.
The best Stephen can hope for is second place, if
he bets everything and is right AND if David bets at least $13,263 and misses.
David can win this with a correct response and a
wager of $5200.
Ben has to hope that David bets more than
$5200... and loses.
Final Jeopardy category: GREEK MYTHOLOGY
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FITTINGLY, THE NAME OF THIS TITAN
MAY BE DERIVED FROM A WORD MEANING "TO BEAR" OR "TO SUPPORT" |
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Correct response: who is Atlas?
Ben's response: who is Atlas (Congrats David!)? RIGHT. Wager: $1400. Total: $2800.
Stephen's response: who is Atlas? RIGHT. Wager: $9997. Total: $19,997.
David's response: who is Atlas? RIGHT. Wager:
$5300. Total: $28,700.
Mr. A says: it was Ben's tournament to lose... and he lost it. The final
scores...
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$5,463 |
$40,000 |
$14,200 |
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+ 19,997 |
+ 2,800 |
+ 28,700 |
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$25,460 |
$42,800 |
$42,900 |
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Second runner up: $25,460 |
First runner up: $42,800 |
WINNER: $75,000 |
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