2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 3.
Katie Gill — a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi
Will Casper — a senior from Basin City, Washington
Maria Bennici — a junior from Walkersville, Maryland
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria | $4,000 | $3,800 | $13,400 |
$9,900
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$13,000
17 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Will | $3,200 | $4,400 | $10,400 |
$20,800
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$10,400
19 R, 2 W |
| Katie | $1,200 | $3,400 | $18,200 |
$22,200
Automatic semifinalist |
$17,800
20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| WHEN THEY WERE TEENS | RIGHT ON THE MONEY | IT HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY | AMERICANA | SHORT STORIES | A, B, C, D THEN F |
|
$200
[11]
Tyra Banks must love pets--when she was a teen, her dream was to be this kind of doctor
a veterinarian
Will
|
$200
[26]
The current $2 bill features Thomas Jefferson on the front & the signing of this document on the back
the Declaration of Independence
Will
|
$200
[21]
In leap years, it's the last day in February
the 29th
Will
|
$200
[16]
Its state animal is the grizzly bear, & the state tree is a type of redwood
California
Will
|
$200
[1]
James Joyce set his 1914 collection of short stories in this capital of Ireland
Dublin
Will
|
$200
[6]
Queen Victoria married this man in an elaborate ceremony in 1840
Prince Albert
Maria
|
|
$400
[12]
Carmen Electra played Tiger Lily & Nick Lachey a lost boy in their school's production of this show
Peter Pan
Will
|
$400
[27]
The2004 silver dollarhonoring Thomas Edison was inscribed on the reverse side, "125th anniversary of" this invention
the light bulb
Katie
|
$400
[22]
This pro sport plays its all-star Pro Bowl in February
football (the NFL accepted)
Will
|
$400
[17]
Ironically, this symbol of America was cast in London in 1752
the Liberty Bell
Katie
|
$400
[2]
The terrible title game of chance in this Shirley Jackson story takes place on June 27
"The Lottery"
Maria
Katie
|
$400
[7]
The object of this dice game is to move all 15 stones from the triangles & take them off the board
backgammon
Maria
|
|
$600
[13]
She was "All That" in getting her own self-titled sketch show on Nick in 1999
Amanda Bynes
Katie
|
$600
[28]
The front of the $10 bill unveiled in 2005 features these 1st 3 words of the Preamble to the Constition
"We the People"
Katie
|
$600
[23]
Held each February, this Florida contest is the premier race on the NASCAR circuit
the Daytona 500
Katie
|
$600
[18]
(Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns delivers the clue.) My 1st documentary shown on PBS, and later nominated for an Oscar, was about this magnificent 19th century New York City structure
the Brooklyn Bridge
Maria
Will
|
$800
[4]
O! the ironic twist that ends his 1906 story "The Gift of the Magi"
O. Henry
Katie
|
$600
[8]
A mountain range in the Northwestern United States, or some big waterfalls
the Cascades
Will
Katie
|
|
$800
[14]
Angie Harmon was in history class when she found out that she'd won this teen magazine's cover model contest
Seventeen
Will
|
$800
[29]
Federal Reserve notes bear the statement "This note is legal tender for all" these, "public and private"
debts
Maria
Katie
|
$800
[24]
It's the first day of Lent, when the residue of burnt palm fronds is applied to the forehead
Ash Wednesday
Katie
|
$800
[19]
Virginia City, Nevada & this nearby state capital are known as "Sisters in History"
Carson City
Will
Katie
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
This Poe story mentions "a low, dull, quick sound... as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton"
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Maria
|
$800
[9]
In Shakespeare's "Richard III" the title character opens the play by saying, "Now is the winter of our" this
discontent
Katie
|
|
$1,000
[15]
At age 13, Christian Slater was on Broadway portraying a youthful version of this Arthurian wizard
Merlin
Will
|
$1,000
[30]
Bills printed in 2008 bear the signatures of Anna Cabral, U.S. Treasurer, & Henry Paulson, this official
Secretary of the Treasury
|
$1,000
[25]
Each February, the Audubon Society sponsors the GBBC, the "Great Backyard" count of these animals
birds
Katie
|
$1,000
[20]
If you want to go to the Texas State Fair, head for this "big" city, not the state capital
Dallas
|
$1,000
[5]
The character Jesse B. Semple figures prominently in many of this "Harlem" poet's short stories
(Langston) Hughes
Maria
|
$1,000
[10]
A superficial appearance or the front of a building
the facade
Maria
|
| THE CIVIL WAR | HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS | POTPOURRI | OFFICIAL CANADIAN PROVINCE THINGS | VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 9-LETTER WORDS |
|
$400
[21]
Robert E. Lee's nephew Fitzhugh Lee was a major general during both the Civil War & this 1898 war
the Spanish-American War
Katie
|
$400
[1]
Tracy Turnblad learns a new style of dancing when she's sent to detention in this 2007 movie musical
Hairspray
Katie
|
$400
[6]
The name of this language, in the language itself, is "Igpay Atinlay"
Pig Latin
Maria
|
$400
[30]
British Columbia's flag shows the sun setting over wavy stripes, which symbolize this ocean
the Pacific
Will
|
$400
[13]
It was believed gods lived in trees; to ward off bad luck, do this to wood
knock on wood
Will
|
$400
[11]
Impossible to read because of poor handwriting
illegible
Will
|
|
$800
[22]
"Quaker guns" were really logs that the South painted to look like these big mounted weapons
cannons
Maria
|
$800
[2]
As Gabriella, this gal sang "When There Was Me And You" in "High School Musical"
(Vanessa) Hudgens
Maria
|
$800
[7]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew performs an experiment.) Some clay, a very sharp pencil & a horseshoe magnet will make a simple one of these devices--you don't even need a needle
a compass
Will
|
$800
[28]
Petrified wood is the official stone of this province whose capital is Edmonton
Alberta
Maria
|
$800
[20]
It was believed that this animal's foot could keep away all forms of rheumatism
a rabbit
Maria
|
$800
[12]
It's the instrument heard here
an accordion
Katie
|
|
$1,200
[23]
Hewas clipping roses in his garden when he found out that he'd been elected President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Katie
|
$1,200
[3]
I'm "Hopelessly Devoted" to this 1978 musical that's set at Rydell High
Grease
Katie
|
$1,200
[8]
Since 1910, the color that borders the covers of "National Geographic"
yellow
Will
|
$1,200
[26]
Its song is "The Island Hymn"
Prince Edward Island
Maria
|
$1,200
[17]
It was thought breaking this damages one's soul; since vampires have no soul, they can't be seen in one
a mirror
Will
|
$1,200
[14]
Cattle, sheep & other useful animals raised on a farm
livestock
Maria
|
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
This city in Northern Virginia was the site of 2 battles known in the North as the Battles of Bull Run
Manassas
Katie
|
$1,600
[4]
In "Raise Your Voice", this teen idol leaves her small town to go to a prestigious California music school
Hilary Duff
Katie
|
$1,600
[9]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew indicates a phrase on the monitor.) In proofreading, a mark like the red one here indicates that the writer should do this with the words
switch them (or transpose them)
Will
|
$1,600
[27]
It's great, it's gray, it's nocturnal, it's the provincial bird of Manitoba
an owl
Katie
|
$1,600
[18]
Using this object, symbolic of a solar wheel & originally a sun shade, when there was no sun was sacrilegious
an umbrella
Maria
|
$1,600
[15]
A person in a savage, primitive state, like Conan (no, not O'Brien, the other one)
a barbarian
Katie
|
|
$2,000
[25]
General Albert Sidney Johnston died while leading the attack against the Union at Shiloh in this state
Tennessee
Will
|
$2,000
[5]
This 1980 film was set at the N.Y. High School for Performing Arts; a TV show, reality show & musical followed
Fame
Katie
|
$2,000
[10]
14-letter word for cooperation between 2 partners, leading to smoother political sailing
bipartisanship
Will
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
This province's motto is Je me souviens, "I remember"
Quebec
Maria
|
$2,000
[19]
As shown in "The Dresser", it's Shakespeare's not-to-be-quoted-from, bad luck play
Macbeth
Maria
Katie
|
$2,000
[16]
270 is the magic number for this "college" of U.S. politics
the Electoral College
Maria
|
C. familiaris, it has one of the largest size ranges, from a 2-pound Mexican variety to 200 pounders
a dog