2008-A Teen Tournament semifinal game 2.
Katie Gill — a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi
Hunter Brown — a senior from Wheaton, Illinois
Zia Choudhury — a senior from Paducah, Kentucky
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zia | $2,000 | $7,400 | $27,800 |
$32,801
Finalist |
$22,000
22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Hunter | $800 | $4,800 | $16,400 |
$0
3rd place: $10,000 |
$16,400
22 R, 4 W |
| Katie | $3,000 | $4,000 | $12,000 |
$14,000
2nd place: $10,000 |
$11,200
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| AUSTRALIAN HISTORY | WINTER SPORTS & GAMES | THEY'RE OUR GODS | WORLD FLAGS | FICTION | AN ABBREV. CATEG. |
|
$200
[14]
As a result of the 1851 discovery of this in New South Wales & Victoria, Australia's population almost tripled by 1860
gold
Hunter
|
$200
[25]
In 2006 Michigan Tech staged one of these fun winter battles with 3,762 participants
a snowball fight
Hunter
|
$200
[8]
Eros, Poseidon, Zeus
the Greeks
Katie
|
$200
[1]
Libya's national flag is solid green & represents this religion
Islam
Hunter
|
$200
[2]
Characters in this S.E. Hinton novel include Ponyboy, Sodapop & Two-Bit
The Outsiders
Katie
|
$200
[26]
At the end of a letter:P.S.
postscript
Hunter
|
|
$400
[17]
From 1793 to 1810, this liquor made from molasses or sugar cane was used as currency in Australia
rum
Hunter
Katie
|
$400
[24]
Vermont's Catamount Trail is made up of 300 miles of this type of skiing
cross-country
Katie
|
$400
[9]
Cupid, Bacchus, Pluto
the Romans
Katie
|
$400
[4]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew watches three flags merge on the monitor.) In 1801, the 3 historic flags seen here were combined to form theflagof this nation
the United Kingdom
Zia
Hunter
Katie
|
$400
[3]
In Book One of the "Inheritance" trilogy, this title teen discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider
Eragon
Zia
|
$400
[27]
A U.S. president:LBJ
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Katie
|
|
$600
[19]
Due to Australia's vast distances, in 1928 K. St. Vincent Welch became the 1st doctor to reach patients in this way
by plane
Hunter
|
$600
[18]
Themarkersin World Cup slalom skiing are called these, and missingonemeans disqualification
gates
Zia
|
$600
[10]
Anubis, Ra, Isis
the Egyptians
Katie
|
$600
[13]
In the middle of this country's flag, you'll find the Star of David
Israel
Katie
|
$600
[5]
In "Flowers for Algernon", Algernon is one of these
a (lab) mouse
Zia
Katie
|
$600
[28]
A U.S. postal abbreviation:MO
Missouri
Katie
|
|
$800
[20]
In 1999 voters rejected a proposal for Australia to withdraw from this collective
the British Commonwealth
Hunter
|
$800
[22]
Resembling racquets, these winter transport & recreation aids are called raquettes in French
snowshoes
Zia
|
$800
[11]
Freyja, Baldur, Odin
the Norse
Hunter
|
$800
[15]
The red of China's flag stands for this political party
the Communist Party
Zia
|
$800
[6]
This classic by Aldous Huxley takes place in the year 632 A.F. (after the birth of Henry Ford)
Brave New World
Zia
|
$800
[29]
Doctors' group:AMA
the American Medical Association
Hunter
|
|
$1,000
[21]
In Jan. 1788 a fleet of 11 ships carrying convicts & soldiers sailed into this bay & founded what became Sydney
Botany Bay
Zia
|
$1,000
[23]
Making its third debut in 2002, this sled gets its anatomical name from what people thought an early one resembled
a skeleton
Hunter
|
$1,000
[12]
Bolon Tzacab, Itzamna, Kukulcan(known to other peoples as Quetzalcoatl)
the Mayans
Zia
Hunter
|
DD
$2,000
[16]
Cuba's flagis called "La Estrella Solitaria", meaning this, like Texas's nickname
the Lone Star
Zia
|
$1,000
[7]
The son of a zookeeper is stranded on a 26-ft. lifeboat with zebra, hyena & tiger in this 2002 book
Life of Pi
Hunter
|
$1,000
[30]
A Southern ACC college:FSU
Florida State University
Zia
|
| I'M GIDDY FOR GADGETS | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THE LARGEST IN AREA | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | REALLY OLD MOVIES | NOT ONE, NOT 2, BUT 3 Os |
|
$400
[26]
The Cybershot G1 camera can transfer pictures to your TV or computer using this cable-free technology
Wi-Fi
Hunter
|
$400
[1]
Chopin's funeral march is in B flat this, a group of keys used to depict sadness
minor
Zia
|
$400
[6]
Indonesia, the Philippines, Laos
Indonesia
Zia
Hunter
|
$400
[25]
It's celebrated the evening before All Saints' Day
All Hallow's Eve (Halloween)
Zia
|
$400
[11]
"Gleaming the Cube" is an ancient Christian Slater movie featuring this still-popular street sport
skateboarding
Hunter
|
$400
[16]
It pulls a train or individual railroad cars
a locomotive
Zia
|
|
$800
[27]
Your iPod can sync with this brand of shoe & give you music, your pace, & calories burned while running
Nike
Hunter
|
$800
[3]
The toccata is a form of solo composition written by Bach primarily for this instrument
organ
Katie
|
$800
[8]
Pakistan, India, Mongolia
India
Hunter
|
$800
[24]
It makes sense that this is Irish-American heritage month
March
Hunter
|
$800
[12]
Have some Reese's and enjoy this golden oldie from Steven Spielberg about aliens in America
E.T.
Hunter
Katie
|
$800
[17]
A citation or comment at the bottom of a page
a footnote
Katie
|
|
$1,200
[28]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Sony headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.) To make it easier to read text, the Sony Readeruses a screen that displays tones between white & black, known as this scale
gray scale
Zia
Hunter
|
$1,200
[4]
Mendelssohn's "Songs without Words" were once the most popular pieces for this instrument
piano
Hunter
|
$1,200
[9]
Switzerland, Italy, France
France
Hunter
|
$1,600
[21]
Also the title of a Shakespeare comedy, it's when the Magi arrived to adore the baby Jesus
Twelfth Night
Hunter
|
$1,200
[13]
If Sam Gamgee looked familiar, you probably saw him in this 1985 film about a pirate treasure map
The Goonies
Zia
|
$1,200
[18]
Staying up too late studying for "Jeopardy!" can give you these reddened eyes
bloodshot
Zia
|
|
$1,600
[29]
This company went after the music player market "Zune" after turning "360" into gaming
Microsoft
Hunter
|
$1,600
[2]
His symphonies include "Eroica", "Pastoral", & "Chorale"
Beethoven
Zia
|
$1,600
[7]
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Zia
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
If May Day falls on a Sunday, this holiday is the very next Sunday
Mother's Day
Katie
|
$1,600
[14]
After playing a video game in his trailer park in this cosmic 1984 flick, Lance Guest became "The Last" this
Starfighter
Katie
|
$1,600
[19]
It's the equality of ratios; "don't blow things out of" it
proportion
Zia
|
|
$2,000
[30]
(Alex reports from Sony headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.) Here's a sneak preview of Sony's newest Walkman that can turn on, flip between menus & play instantly because it uses this type of memory that's basically a mini hard drive
flash memory
Hunter
|
$2,000
[5]
His last work, "Don Quichotte a Dulcinée", has the same Spanish flavor as his more famous "Bolero"
Ravel
Zia
|
$2,000
[10]
Algeria, Nigeria, Egypt
Algeria
Zia
|
$2,000
[22]
The Girl Scouts' World Thinking Day, Feb. 22, coincides with the birthday of this Boy Scouts founder
(Lord) Baden-Powell
Katie
|
$2,000
[15]
Sean Penn & Tom Cruise were both cadets in this 1981 film whose title references a sad bugle's song
Taps
Zia
|
DD
$6,800
[20]
In humans, any of the threadlike bodies that carry the genes in a linear order
a chromosome
Zia
|
One of the two state capitals whose names end with the Greek word for "city"
(1 of) Annapolis or Indianapolis