2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinal game 5.
Rachel Gottesman — a junior from Cortlandt Manor, New York
Jeffrey Baer — a senior from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Lisa Ackerman — a senior from Livermore, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa | $4,000 | $7,200 | $18,000 |
$18,500
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$17,600
24 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Jeffrey | $4,400 | $3,200 | $13,600 |
$27,200
Automatic semifinalist |
$12,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Rachel | $1,800 | $4,200 | $10,621 |
$17,721
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$10,200
16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| THE WORLD ALMANAC 2007 | SPORTS TERMS | COLORS | STATE CAPITALS | IN THE BOOKSTORE | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES |
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$200
[16]
Of the 4 of these that will happen in 2007, Americans will see only the lunar ones
an eclipse
Rachel
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$200
[6]
Net, ace, foot fault
tennis
Jeffrey
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$200
[1]
Here's a hint from Heloise: celebrate St. Patrick's Day by dyeing your mashed potatoes this color
green
Lisa
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$200
[11]
In 1821 Mississippi named its capital for this hero of the War of 1812; he didn't become president until 8 years later
(Andrew) Jackson
Lisa
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$200
[21]
"Ahab's Wife" tells a whale of a tale about a character mentioned briefly in this classic novel
Moby-Dick
Jeffrey
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$200
[30]
Before a trip, it's proper to wish someone "bon" this, whether they're traveling by ship or not
voyage
Lisa
|
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$400
[17]
"Offbeat News Stories" included a prize given to scientists who explained why these birds don't get headaches
woodpeckers
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$400
[7]
Goalie, throw-in, midfielder
soccer
Rachel
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$400
[2]
It's the color named for the fatty part of milk that rises to the top
cream
Jeffrey
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$400
[12]
When Kansas became a state in 1861, this city became capital
Topeka
Rachel
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$400
[22]
"Hope Was Here" is a book about a teen waitress at the Welcome Stairways Diner in this "Dairy State"
Wisconsin
Rachel
|
$400
[29]
In many places of business, "no zapatos, no service", "zapatos" being Spanish for these
shoes
Lisa
|
|
$600
[18]
Born in 1984, this Brit is the youngest man on the list "Widely Known World Personalities of the Present"
Prince Harry
Lisa
Jeffrey
Rachel
|
$600
[8]
Bunker, wedge, caddie
golf
Lisa
|
$600
[3]
On the flag of El Salvador, the stripe of this color represents peace
white
Lisa
|
$600
[13]
This capital lies in the Eagle Valley about 30 miles south of Reno
Carson City
Lisa
|
$600
[23]
Take a bite out of "The Vampire Armand", the sixth book in her "Vampire Chronicles"
Anne Rice
Lisa
|
$600
[28]
Italian for "to the tooth", it's how to order your pasta if you want it a little firm
al dente
Rachel
|
|
$800
[19]
Alphabetically, a select list of endangered species runs from albatross to this
zebra
Rachel
|
$800
[9]
Bomb, backfield, blitz
football
Jeffrey
|
$800
[4]
In names of Crayola colors, this color has preceded "heart", "pizzazz" & "mountain majesty"
purple
Lisa
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$800
[14]
Tempe is a southern suburb of this state capital
Phoenix
Jeffrey
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$800
[24]
"Fever 1793" depicts a teen's struggle during the 1793 epidemic of this "colorful" fever in Philadelphia
yellow fever
Lisa
Jeffrey
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$800
[27]
Germany's superhighway, it's the equivalent of our expressways
the Autobahn
Lisa
|
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$1,000
[20]
The editors' picks for a 2006 time capsule include a yellow ribbon magnet with this 3-word slogan
"Support our troops."
Lisa
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$1,000
[10]
Fletch, quiver, bowstring
archery
Lisa
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$1,000
[5]
Jewelers know that a tourmaline of this color is sometimes called a Brazilian sapphire
blue
Rachel
|
DD
$2,200
[15]
A statue of Ethan Allen stands within the portico of the state capitol building in this city
Montpelier
Jeffrey
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$1,000
[25]
A secret code called nu shu is pivotal to the plat of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", set in this country
China
Lisa
Rachel
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$1,000
[26]
"Seize the day", I tell you, but do it with this Latin phrase
carpe diem
Lisa
|
| SCIENCE | ANNUAL EVENTS | WAY BACK IN THE 1990s | FAMOUS CANADIANS | NOW WE'RE IN BUSINESS! | CROSSWORD CLUES "D" |
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$400
[4]
The third law of thermodynamics implies that a system can never be brought to this temperature point
absolute zero
Jeffrey
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$400
[24]
The first one of these days was originally conceived as an environmental teach-in
Earth Day
Lisa
Jeffrey
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$400
[7]
When the U.K.'s 99-year lease on this crown colony ended, China retook control on July 1, 1997
Hong Kong
Jeffrey
|
$400
[1]
In 1917 & 1918 Ontario's Billy Bishop claimed 72 aerial victories as an Ace in this war
World War I
Jeffrey
|
$400
[17]
Eating at this fast-food chain twice daily helped Jared Fogle lose over 200 pounds
Subway
Lisa
|
$400
[12]
10-sport olympic event(9)
the decathlon
Rachel
|
|
$800
[5]
In 2006, Israeli scientists claimed to have created the "ball" type of this stormy phenomenon using a microwave oven
a lightning storm
Rachel
|
$800
[27]
In 2007 Elvis Presley Birthday Week in Memphis included cake for all visitors to this mansion on January 8th
Graceland
Lisa
|
$800
[8]
On Aug. 10, 1993 she was sworn in as the 107th Supreme Court Justice
Ginsburg
Lisa
|
$800
[2]
Toronto-born journalist Morley Safer began hosting this Sunday TV news magazine way back in 1970
60 Minutes
|
$800
[18]
In July 2004 this tech company said it would give back $75 billion to its shareholders
Microsoft
Lisa
Jeffrey
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$800
[13]
To consume quickly, like a good book(6)
to devour
Lisa
|
|
$1,200
[6]
This type of "cell" sounds like it causes disease, but it refers to a gamete, such as an egg cell
a germ cell
Lisa
Rachel
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$1,200
[28]
This Sunday before Easter celebrates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday
Lisa
|
$1,200
[9]
Partying like it was February of 1999, Hugo Chavez became President of this country
Venezuela
Rachel
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$1,200
[3]
Nova Scotia's Samuel Cunard founded the famous Cunard line of these in 1838
cruisers (or ships)
Rachel
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$1,200
[19]
Give us your best "Gilbert Gottfried as a duck" impression & name this insurance co. headquartered in Columbus, Georgia
Aflac
Jeffrey
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$1,200
[14]
Pious, or ardent(6)
devout
Lisa
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|
$2,000
[11]
In 2007 Intel announced a new faster chip design replacing silicon with this element, symbol Hf
hafnium
Rachel
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$1,600
[29]
Jerry Lewis has been hosting the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon on this holiday weekend since 1966
Labor Day
Jeffrey
|
DD
$2,000
[22]
On Jan. 1, 1993 2 new European nations were formed from the split of this suddenly ex-country
Czechoslovakia
Lisa
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$1,600
[26]
James Gosling helped create this computer language that shares its name with a breakfast beverage
Java
Jeffrey
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$1,600
[20]
Dash off a letter to this telecom giant's Overland Park, Kansas HQ where you can hear a pin drop
Sprint
Lisa
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$1,600
[15]
Strauss' Beautiful Blue body of water(6)
the Danube
Jeffrey
|
|
DD
$2,021
[10]
We went underground to learn that this unit is equal to about 6.022 x 1023molecules of a given substance
a mole
Rachel
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$2,000
[30]
By law, a term of the U.S. Supreme Court begins on the first Monday in this month
October
Rachel
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$2,000
[23]
On Oct. 26, 1994 a peace treaty was signed between Israel & this country led by King Hussein I
Jordan
Rachel
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$2,000
[25]
Co-discoverer of this pancreatic hormone, Ontario's Frederick Banting won a 1923 Nobel Prize
insulin
Jeffrey
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$2,000
[21]
"We're going to race the truck. People love the truck", claimed this delivery company
UPS
Lisa
Rachel
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$2,000
[16]
Branch of medicine for the skin(11)
dermatology
Rachel
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Rev. John Robinson, Minister to these people, wrote them a letter saying how upset he was not to be going with them
the Pilgrims