2008-A Teen Tournament final game 1.
Rachel Horn — a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
Rachel "Steve" Cooke — a senior from Fishers, Indiana
Zia Choudhury — a senior from Paducah, Kentucky
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zia | $0 | $1,800 | $9,000 | $18,000 |
$10,000
15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| "Steve" | $1,200 | $3,400 | $13,400 | $18,400 |
$13,400
17 R, 1 W |
| Rachel | $3,000 | $6,800 | $18,600 | $26,801 |
$20,000
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| THEM LITERATURE TYPE FACTS | THE OLYMPICS | THE TOP TEEN LIST | GAMERS UNITE! | HODGEPODGE | RHYME TIME |
|
$200
[11]
In 1928 A.A. Milne published "House at" this title character's "Corner"
Pooh
Rachel
|
$200
[24]
Epee, foil & saber are the 3 types of weapons in this competition
fencing
Zia
|
$200
[2]
At 16, he joined the soccer club Manchester United, but he didn't get his first goal for another 3 years
Beckham
"Steve"
|
$200
[1]
In this 2007 sequel Master Chief has new vehicles like the Mongoose to help him stop the Flood & the Covenant
Halo 3
"Steve"
|
$200
[18]
From 1909 until 1958, ears of wheat appeared on the back of this U.S. coin
the penny
Rachel
|
$200
[6]
A 10-cent small green citrus fruit
a dime lime
Rachel
|
|
$400
[12]
You'll find "Time is now to be dreaded - since once he put that mark upon your throat" in this 1897 novel
Dracula
|
$400
[27]
The controversial 1980 Summer Olympics were held in this capital city
Moscow
Zia
Rachel
|
$400
[3]
Miley Cyrus plays this TV teen
Hannah Montana
Zia
|
$400
[4]
"The Burning Crusade", an expansion to this popular Blizzard game, offers 2 new races: Draenei & Blood Elves
World of Warcraft
|
$400
[19]
On our summer solstice, the sun at noon is directly over this "tropic"
the Tropic of Cancer
Rachel
|
$400
[7]
A stage play about a woolly South American beast of burden
a llama drama
Rachel
|
|
$600
[13]
The Knight's Tale, the Friar's Tale, & the Nun's Priest's Tale are part of this larger group
The Canterbury Tales
Zia
|
$600
[28]
The longest race in the Summer Olympics is a walk of 50 of these metric units
kilometers
Zia
|
$600
[16]
This nationalist leader who used nonviolent techniques to help create a free India was married when he was 13
Mohandas Gandhi
Zia
|
$600
[5]
This musical instrument simulation game has a working whammy bar
Guitar Hero
Rachel
|
$600
[20]
Phoenix, Arizona is in this time zone
Mountain
"Steve"
|
$600
[8]
Desires an assortment of letter types & characters for the computer
wants fonts
Rachel
|
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
In the 1830s he wrote, "'But he has nothing on at all,' said a little child at last"
Hans Christian Andersen
Zia
|
$800
[29]
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Shaun White took gold in this snowboarding competition
half-pipe
Rachel
|
$800
[17]
Legend says at 13, she saved Capt. John Smith from warriors of Powhatan, her father
Pocahontas
Rachel
|
$800
[25]
In "Shadows of Angmar", a video game based on these books, Sauron sends the Nazgul in search of some jewelry
The Lord of the Rings
"Steve"
|
$800
[21]
Name shared by a clay & straw brick home & a Photoshop maker
adobe
"Steve"
|
$800
[9]
Washes a pair of eye contacts
cleanses lenses
"Steve"
|
|
$1,000
[15]
It's no mystery that she was born in 1890 in Devon, England, wrote 67 novels under this name & 6 as Mary Westmacott
Agatha Christie
Zia
|
$1,000
[30]
The name of this equestrian event means "taming" or "training" in French
dressage
Rachel
|
$1,000
[23]
At 17, this "Little Women" author wrote her first novel, "The Inheritence"
(Louisa May) Alcott
Rachel
|
$1,000
[26]
This Japanese video game involves a sticky little ball that players roll to grow it larger by picking up things
Katamari
Zia
|
$1,000
[22]
In photography, these lens attachments include polarizing, star & neutral density
filters
|
$1,000
[10]
One orator who is more timid than another
weaker speaker (or meeker speaker)
Rachel
|
| CLASS TRIP TO WASHINGTON | YOU DO THE MATH | THEATRE | SHARK! | NETWORKING | IN THE SPANISH DICTIONARY |
|
$400
[20]
First off is a little visit to this place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
the White House
Rachel
|
$400
[11]
Number of U.S. states divided by the number of noncontiguous states
25
"Steve"
|
$400
[12]
Shaw's play "Back to Methuselah" goes really, really far back; part I opens in this Biblical garden
Garden of Eden
Zia
|
$400
[6]
Almost all sharks have 5 of these "slits"; & some don't have to swim constantly to pump water over them
gills
"Steve"
|
$400
[26]
"Around the Horn","Monday Night Football","SportsCenter"
ESPN
Zia
|
$400
[1]
Under N:Nuevo is new and nueve is this
nine
Zia
|
|
DD
$700
[24]
A memorial on the National Mall bears the names of nearly 60,000 Americans who died in this war
the Vietnam War
Rachel
|
DD
$500
[19]
An $80 shirt reduced in price by 20% would cost this
$64
Rachel
|
$800
[16]
What a twist! In a one-man show, Simon Callow played this "Oliver Twist" author & dozens of his characters
Dickens
Rachel
|
$800
[7]
It's the type of shark seenherenamed forobviousreasons
a hammerhead shark
"Steve"
|
$800
[28]
"Decoding the Past","Modern Marvels","Ancient Discoveries"
the History Channel
Rachel
|
$800
[2]
Under D:Dormitorio is this room in your house
the bedroom
"Steve"
|
|
$800
[21]
While paying our respects here, we'll get to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns
Arlington National Cemetery
"Steve"
|
$800
[14]
It's the square root of the square root of 81
3
Rachel
|
$1,200
[18]
A new play based on this Sir Arthur Conan Doyle canine classic opened on the London stage in 2007
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Rachel
|
$1,200
[8]
The largest living fish, it often grows to be 30 feet long but reportedly may reach twice that
a whale shark
"Steve"
|
$1,200
[29]
"I Love New York","The Best Week Ever","Scott Baio is 46... and Pregnant"
VH1
"Steve"
|
$1,200
[3]
Under V:Thank God it's Friday, in Spanish, this
viernes
Zia
|
|
$1,200
[22]
The pediment seen here, adorned by sculptures & the words "Equal justice under law", is found on this building
the Supreme Court
Zia
|
$1,200
[15]
Number of sides on a pentagon multiplied by the number of sides on a hexagon
30
"Steve"
|
$1,600
[13]
Thornton Wilder's prize-winning play about life & death in a small "corner" of New Hampshire
Our Town
Rachel
|
$1,600
[9]
One specimen of this shark variety seenherewas 21 feet long & 7,300 pounds--no wonder it gets all the press
a great white shark
"Steve"
|
$1,600
[30]
"Lil' Bush","The Colbert Report","The Daily Show"
Comedy Central
Zia
|
$1,600
[4]
Under P:This is the word for "movie"
pelicula
Zia
|
|
$2,000
[25]
The Wright Bros.' Flyer & lots of rockets & missiles are displayed at this museum that's part of the Smithsonian
the National Air and Space Museum (the Air and Space Museum accepted)
Rachel
|
$1,600
[17]
49 plus 22 minus 33 plus 11
49
Zia
"Steve"
|
$2,000
[23]
Fans of this musical based on a French novel could be called Fantines, in honor of one of its main characters
Les Mis
Rachel
|
$2,000
[10]
Galeocerdo cuvier, this shark retains its eggs until its young hatch; they're grrreat!
the tiger shark
Rachel
|
$2,000
[27]
"American Morning","The Situation Room","Anderson Cooper 360"
CNN
Zia
"Steve"
|
$2,000
[5]
Under A:Abuela is this relative
a grandmother
"Steve"
|
In 1733 he wrote, "The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart"
Benjamin Franklin