Show #4252 2003-02-11 (taped 2002-12-17) Teen Tournament

2003 Teen Tournament semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Shuyu Wang — a junior from Okemos, Michigan

Russell Berris — a junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Tyler Allard — a senior from Garrett Park, Maryland

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tyler	$5,200	$8,200	$16,100	$22,401 Finalist	$17,800 26 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Russell	$3,000	$5,600	$11,200	$19,201 2nd place: $5,000	$11,200 15 R, 2 W
Shuyu	$1,400	$1,600	$9,600	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$13,200 11 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WRITERS	NEW COACHING SIGNS	INSECTS	TV TEENS	TALLEST, LONGEST, WIDEST, DEEPEST	DOUBLE TALK
$200 [7] In 1836 he marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm, for whom it is thought he wrote "Annabel Lee" Edgar Allan Poe Tyler	$200 [18] Rubbing my nose is the signal to add the cayenne type of this to the barbecue sauce pepper Russell	$200 [26] A maggot is a fly in this stage of metamorphosis larva Russell Shuyu	$200 [1] The son of 2 vampires, Connor is (not surprisingly) a sullen teen on this drama Angel Shuyu	$200 [11] It's the tallest living creature with wings ostrich Tyler	$200 [12] In kids' jokes, it precedes "Who's there?" Knock knock Russell
$400 [8] A poem on the death of Philip II's wife was one of the earliest works by this "Don Quixote" author Cervantes Tyler	$400 [19] Kicking at the dirt should tell you to use this 3-letter garden tool with a thin, flat blade to get rid of weeds hoe Tyler	$400 [27] The eggs of the Anopheles genus of this insect can float on the surface of ponds mosquito Tyler	$400 [2] Kristin Kreuk plays Lana Lang, the untouchable girl next door, on this WB series Smallville Tyler	$400 [17] This river reaches its widest point, about 4 miles, near Clinton, Iowa Mississippi River Tyler Russell	$400 [13] In the familiar nursery rhyme, this "pumpkin-eater had a wife and couldn't keep her" Peter Peter Russell
$800 [9] This "Tender is the Night" author was one of the many writers who had a crack at the script for "Gone with the Wind" F. Scott Fitzgerald Tyler	$600 [20] When I crook my finger, use the chaingun on the hellish hordes in this game introduced by ID Software in 1993 Doom Russell	$600 [28] This pious carnivore's name is from the Greek for "prophet" or "seer" praying mantis	$600 [3] Elisha Cuthbert plays the oft-kidnapped teenage daughter of Kiefer Sutherland on this TV thriller 24 Russell	$600 [23] The widest possible split in bowling is between these 2 pins in the back row 7 & 10 Russell	$600 [14] In a 2002 movie Sandra Bullock comes to know her mother a little better with help from this "sisterhood" Ya-Ya Shuyu
$1,000 [10] He knew firsthand about "Crime and Punishment"; he spent 4 years in a Siberian prison labor camp Fyodor Dostoyevsky Shuyu	$800 [21] When I blink 5 times, move this chess piece forward 5 spaces from its starting point in the corner rook Russell	$800 [29] The coat of this "hairy ursine" caterpillar of tiger moths is said to forecast the severity of the coming winter woolly bear	$800 [4] Camille Winbush, seen here, is Vanessa, the teen who's always questioning her uncle's authority on this comedy The Bernie Mac Show Russell	$800 [24] One of the 3 states with 13 letters in their names (1 of 3) Massachusetts, North Carolina or South Carolina Tyler	$800 [15] In a line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, it precedes "everywhere, nor any drop to drink" Water water Tyler
DD $1,400 [6] Enjoying some fishing near Havana, Cuba, he's the writer seen here Ernest Hemingway Tyler	$1,000 [22] Appropriately, twisting my hair around around my finger would be the signal for this body-building exercise curling Russell	$1,000 [30] This citrus pest was discovered in Florida in 1929; in the 1980s it reappeared in both Florida & California Mediterranean fruit fly	$1,000 [5] 15-year-old Meg yearns to be a dancer on "American Bandstand" on this '60s-set series American Dreams Tyler	$1,000 [25] At about 25,000 feet down, the Cayman Trench is the deepest part of this sea Caribbean Sea Tyler	$1,000 [16] Tourism is a major source of income on this French Polynesian island that's about 160 miles northwest of Tahiti Bora Bora Russell

Double Jeopardy! Round

1776	POTPOURRI	U.S. SPANISH PLACE NAMES	MOVIE DUDES SPEAK	YOU GLOW!	OXYMORONS
$400 [1] The new Spanish viceroy of Rio de la Plata had its capital in this Argentine city Buenos Aires Tyler	$400 [8] In computer lingo this punctuation mark is called a bang or pling exclamation mark Tyler	$400 [24] This city's name means "The Meadows", though "The Slot Machines" is more descriptive Las Vegas Russell	$400 [2] 2000:"I must stop Christmas from coming...but how?" the Grinch Tyler	$400 [27] 4-word adjectival phrase that's used as a synonym for "phosphorescent" glow-in-the-dark Russell	$400 [26] Can't make up your mind? Then let's just leave it at a "definite" this maybe Tyler
$800 [4] Completes the first sentence of Thomas Paine's first "Crisis" pamphlet, "These are the times that..." try men's souls Tyler	$800 [19] (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from a skating rink in New York City) This famed NYC complex is home to NBC, Radio City Music Hall &, of course, the skating rink Rockefeller Center Tyler	$800 [25] It's nicknamed the "Alamo City" San Antonio Tyler	$800 [3] 2001:"Excuse me, sir, can you tell me where I might find Platform 9 3/4?" Harry Potter Shuyu	$800 [28] In 1862 Dungeness, on the Strait of Dover, became one of the first of these to use electric illumination lighthouse Russell	$800 [22] On late-night TV you can sometimes catch the zombie classic "Night of the" this Living Dead Tyler
$1,200 [5] The Continental Army tried out a one-man, hand-cranked one of these crafts invented by David Bushnell submarine Shuyu	$1,200 [16] Perhaps Mel Gibson knows that cereology is the study of these, which seem to make the rounds overnight crop circles	$1,200 [9] The name of this state is Spanish for "colored red" Colorado Shuyu	$1,200 [12] 2001:"Go back, Sam. I'm going to Mordor alone" Frodo Tyler	$1,200 [30] The pinecone type of this creature has luminescent organs in its jaws fish Tyler	$1,200 [20] Completes the Shakespeare line "Good Night, Good Night! Parting is such..." sweet sorrow Shuyu
$2,000 [7] During his mission-founding frenzy, he founded San Francisco in 1776 Father Junipero Serra	$1,600 [17] Think about it--Helianthus is the scientific name of this rather large flower sunflower Shuyu	$1,600 [10] California's Mount Whitmey, the highest peak in the lower 48, is located in this mountain range Sierra Nevadas Tyler	$1,600 [13] 2002:"With great power comes great responsibility. This is my gift, my curse" Spider-Man Tyler	$2,000 [29] The FHWA, this part of the Department of Transportation, insists that some road signs be "retroreflective" Federal Highway Administration Shuyu	$1,600 [15] One of the classic examples of an oxymoron is a "deafening" this silence Tyler Shuyu
DD $3,600 [6] The Moscow ballet company now known as this gave its first performance in 1776 Bolshoi Shuyu	$2,000 [18] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a ski slope in Colorado) My snowshoes are keeping me from sinking by distributing this over a wide area weight Russell Shuyu	$2,000 [11] These "Dry" islands off Florida were named for the many turtles found there Dry Tortugas Russell	$2,000 [14] 2001:"Ogres are like onions" Shrek Tyler	DD $2,500 [23] Vivid fluorescent colors are also called by the name of this company, founded in 1946 DayGlo Tyler	$2,000 [21] Not that we agree, but it was George Carlin who first popularized the phrase "military" this as an oxymoron intelligence Tyler

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

In works written about 300 years apart, Nick Bottom & Pinocchio find themselves transformed into these

donkeys

Shuyu "What are dwarves?" — wagered $9,600

Russell "What are donkeys?" — wagered $8,001

Tyler "What are Donkeys" — wagered $6,301

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