2008-A Teen Tournament semifinal game 3.
Todd Faulkenberry — a junior from Moore, South Carolina
Naren Tallapragada — a junior from Burke, Virginia
Rachel Horn — a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel | $1,200 | $5,800 | $16,800 |
$25,601
Finalist |
$16,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Naren | $3,400 | $6,200 | $11,900 |
$23,800
2nd place: $10,000 |
$14,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Todd | $4,200 | $5,200 | $12,800 |
$100
3rd place: $10,000 |
$12,800
19 R, 4 W |
| HIGH SCHOOL | THE LIBRARY | THE GYM | THE SCIENCE LAB | CAFETERIA | "AFTER" CLASS |
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$200
[16]
The friendship of this rock band's Anthony Kiedis & Flea began at L.A.'s Fairfax High
the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Todd
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$200
[1]
This Upton Sinclair expose of the meatpacking industry helped lead to the 1906 Pure Food & Drug Act
The Jungle
Rachel
|
$200
[8]
The first World Championship in this gymnastic sport bounced into view in 1964
the trampoline
|
$200
[4]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew holds a magnet to a lamp bulb.) When lit, the filament becomes a magnet; using another magnet, we can see it move, showing this type of electricity that reverses directions & continuously switches the filament's magnetic poles
alternating current
Naren
|
$200
[19]
Good, I'm not too late for the breakfast one of these--bacon, eggs & cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla
a burrito
Todd
|
$200
[26]
A small earthquake or tremor that occurs following a major one
an aftershock
Naren
|
|
$400
[17]
French, Spanish & Italian are in this branch of languages
Romance languages
Rachel
|
$400
[2]
Sethe, a former slave, is haunted by the ghost of her daughter, whom she killed, in this Toni Morrison novel
Beloved
Todd
|
$400
[9]
The pommels on your gym's pommel horse refer to these on the structure
the handles
Todd
|
$400
[5]
While he invented spectroscopy with Gustav Kirchhoff, he didn't invent the burner that's named for him
(Robert) Bunsen
Todd
|
$400
[21]
Uh-oh, food fight! Kids are flinging this food from Kraft; "It's the cheesiest!"
macaroni & cheese
Rachel
|
$400
[27]
In the familiar spelling rule, "I" comes before "E" except in this case
after "C"
Rachel
|
|
$600
[18]
"Unlock" the future by joining this public service club, a member of the Kiwanis International family
a Key Club
Rachel
Todd
|
$600
[3]
Check out this man's "I, Robot", or have an android bring it to you
Asimov
Naren
Todd
|
$600
[10]
From the Greek for "beautiful strength", these light exercises that help promote fitness are often part of gym class
calisthenics
Naren
|
$600
[13]
This piece of lab equipment used to develop plate cultures was named for a 1920s German bacteriologist
a Petri dish
Naren
|
$600
[22]
Caesar salad--great! As long as it doesn't include pieces of these small salty fish, like last time
anchovies
Todd
|
$600
[28]
To increase a jet plane's thrust, turn on these that feed fuel into the hot exhaust gases
afterburners
Todd
|
|
$800
[20]
In Lewiston, Idaho there's a college named for Lewis & Clark & a junior high named for this Indian guide
Sacagawea
Naren
|
$800
[6]
For some really deep reading, grab this ancient Greek philosopher's "Physics" or "Metaphysics"
Aristotle
Todd
|
$800
[11]
Now no longer in the Games, an early Olympic gymnastic event was the speed climbing of one of these
a rope
Todd
|
$1,000
[15]
Through his experiments with pea plants, he discovered the basic principles of heredity
Mendel
Todd
|
$800
[24]
It's a good day to warm up with a bowl of this thick hearty vegetable soup, from the Italian for "something served"
minestrone
Rachel
|
$800
[29]
An epilogue
an afterword
Naren
|
|
$1,000
[23]
From the Latin for "to call", this type of high school is for those who plan to enter a trade, not college
a vocational high school
Naren
|
$1,000
[7]
It'll take more than a moment to read this 1988 bestseller by British physicist Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
Todd
|
$1,000
[12]
In this type of gymnastics, competitors may use a stick with a satin ribbon that's 7 meters long
rhythmic gymnastics
Rachel
|
DD
$1,400
[14]
In 1935 the Russian government built him a new lab to continue his work on conditioned reflexes
(Ivan) Pavlov
Naren
|
$1,000
[25]
I've decided to go meatless, so I'll have one of this 4-letter brand's soy-based burgers or Chik'n Patties
Boca
Rachel
|
$1,000
[30]
Reconsideration upon an act's completion, or something added that wasn't in the original plan
an afterthought
Rachel
|
| THE STAMP ACT | THIS & THAT | 3 CHEERS FOR CHEERLEADERS | WO"RR"DS | LET'S GO TO OHIO | NO, I'M GOING TO THE ZOO |
|
$400
[1]
A 17-centstampissued in 2007 featured the bighorn type of this sure-footed creature
a bighorn sheep
Rachel
Todd
|
$400
[11]
The Greek god Dionysus gave this king of Phrygia the power to turn all he touched into gold
Midas
Todd
|
$400
[23]
She was a cheerleader--& class president--at Bedford High, as you could read on her website, hallewood.com
Halle Berry
Naren
|
$400
[13]
This imperfect duplication of Superman with a childish brain lived on Planet Htrae (Earth backwards)
Bizarro
Naren
|
$400
[3]
Churchill called this largest city on the Ohio River "the most beautiful of the inland cities of the Union"
Cincinnati
Rachel
|
$400
[18]
Thisprimate of Indonesia is the only ape whose name begins with an "O"
an orangutan
Naren
|
|
$800
[2]
The Pollinationstamps show a butterfly, a bat, bees & this small nectar-sipping bird
a hummingbird
Rachel
|
$800
[12]
From the Old French for "container", it's the container in which an archer carries his arrows
a quiver
Rachel
|
$800
[27]
Shelooked quite angelic as a cheerleader at Long Beach Poly years before she became a move Angel
Cameron Diaz
Todd
|
$800
[14]
Kerry Blue, Airedale & Sealhyam are breeds of this dog group
terriers
Rachel
|
$800
[4]
Check out the McKinley National Memorial & the Pro Football Hall of Fame (which are 2 totally different things) in this city
Canton
Rachel
|
$800
[19]
Step up to "bat" & name this Down Under denizen seen here
a wombat
Rachel
|
|
$1,200
[7]
Thestamppromoting this civic duty says "Serve With Pride" & shows 12 colorful people in silhouette
jury duty
|
$1,200
[20]
In the Bible, Jacob's gift of this to his son Joseph aroused the envy of Joseph's brothers
a coat of many colors
Rachel
|
$1,200
[28]
She led cheers at her New Jersey high school before acting in "Brothers & Sisters"
Calista Flockhart
Naren
|
$1,600
[16]
The diocese of Urgel shares control of this country wedged between France & Spain
Andorra
Todd
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1812 the state legislature chose this name for its capital city, though many wanted to name it Ohio City
Columbus
Rachel
Todd
|
$1,200
[24]
Seen here is the desert variety of this, a word referring only to land-dwelling animals
a tortoise
Rachel
|
|
$1,600
[8]
The Art of Disney: Magic series includes astampof Mickey Mouse in this role from "Fantasia"
the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Todd
|
$1,600
[21]
In German, it means "until we see each other again"
auf wiedersehen
Rachel
|
$1,600
[29]
You can't "Miss"her"Congeniality", which must have helped her as a cheerleader at Washington Lee High
Sandra Bullock
Naren
|
DD
$1,800
[15]
Line 525 of Alexander Pope's "Essay on Criticism" says "To" do this "is human, to forgive, divine"
to err
Rachel
|
$1,600
[6]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has its main office in this city, named after a Greek word for "high point"
Akron
Todd
|
$1,600
[25]
The pangolin of Asia, seen here, is also known as the "scaly" one of these insectivores
an anteater
Naren
Todd
|
|
$2,000
[9]
Thestampdepicting Hagatna Bay honors this U.S. territory, the largest of the Marianas
Guam
Naren
|
$2,000
[22]
These were the names of "The Three Musketeers"--d'Artagnan joined later
Athos, Porthos & Aramis
Todd
|
$2,000
[30]
I'd "Walk the Line" back to Nashville to see this Oscar winner cheer at her alma mater, Harpeth Hall
(Reese) Witherspoon
Todd
|
$2,000
[17]
This Spanish word taken from the vulgar Latin for "gold mine" refers to a deep gully cut by a stream
an arroyo
Naren
|
$2,000
[10]
In 1969 this river running through Cleveland actually caught fire
the Cuyahoga
Naren
|
DD
$2,700
[26]
It's the marsupial-inspired name of the desert rat seen here
the kangaroo rat
Naren
|
At his death in April 1955, his brain was preserved & his ashes scattered in the Delaware River
Albert Einstein