2002 College Championship semifinal game 2.From the Schottenstein Center at the Ohio State University in Columbus.
Kyle Hale — a senior at Texas A&M University from Katy, Texas
Stacy Lee — a senior at Smith College from Bellerose, New York
Arianna Haut — a junior at Washington University at St. Louis from Topanga, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arianna | $1,000 | $800 | $6,400 |
$12,800
2nd place: $5,000 |
$6,400
11 R, 4 W |
| Stacy | $1,800 | $2,400 | $3,200 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 |
$3,200
4 R, 0 W |
| Kyle | $600 | $7,400 | $20,300 |
$20,300
Finalist |
$21,600
31 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| OUR FOUNDING FATHERS | BALL GAMES | IT JUST SOUNDS QUESTIONABLE | I'M IN HEAVEN | IT'S ABOUT TIME | HEY, THAT RHYMES |
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$200
[26]
This president was nicknamed "The Pen of the American Revolution"
Thomas Jefferson
Kyle
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$200
[19]
This billiard ball is named for the stick that strikes it
cue ball
Arianna
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$200
[1]
This 4-letter word can mean "stop"; while pouring you a drink someone might ask you to "say" it
when
Kyle
|
$200
[6]
In Genesis 28, Jacob dreams of one of these reaching to heaven
ladder
Arianna
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$200
[9]
It's the year in which the U.S. will celebrate its tricentennial
2076
Kyle
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$200
[14]
Oscar-winning actor Tom's practical jokes
Hanks' pranks
Kyle
|
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$400
[27]
In 1794 Aaron Burr formally introduced this fourth president to his future first lady
James Madison
Kyle
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$400
[20]
In the 9-wicket version of this game, the ball goes through a pair of wickets before it hits the stake
croquet
Kyle
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$400
[2]
"Going to the fair", Simple Simon asked the pieman, "Let me taste your" this
ware
Kyle
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$400
[7]
Stephen Collins, seen here, plays Rev. Eric Camden on this popular series
7th Heaven
Kyle
|
$400
[10]
In the U.S. in 2000 it was 74.1 for men & 79.5 for women
average life expectancy
Kyle
|
$400
[15]
Concentrate on the color coral or rose
think pink
Arianna
|
|
$600
[28]
He signed the Declaration of Independence twice: on July 4, 1776 & in large letters the following month
John Hancock
Arianna
|
$600
[21]
In 2000 Gabrielle Reece, training for the LPGA, traded this ball for a golf ball
volleyball
Stacy
|
$800
[4]
Term for a Buddhist temple, there's a big one in Angkor
wat
Stacy
|
$600
[8]
In Islamic tradition, Muhammad is taken to heaven on a magical horselike creature by this angel
Gabriel
Arianna
|
$600
[11]
According to the proverb, it "saves nine"
a stitch in time
Kyle
|
$600
[16]
War between the Herefords & the Guernseys
cattle battle
Kyle
|
|
$800
[29]
"Common Sense" author whose will read, "I die in perfect composure and resignation to the will of my creator"
Thomas Paine
Kyle
|
$800
[22]
A small ball is involved in this game that uses the layout seen here
roulette
Kyle
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
In Spanish, this letter is "I griega"
Y
Kyle
|
$800
[24]
The death of this silent film idol, seen here, inspired the 1926 song "There's a New Star in Heaven Tonight"
Rudolph Valentino
Kyle
|
$800
[12]
Traditionally, sabbatical leave, which teachers take for study or travel, comes once every this many years
7
|
$800
[17]
A poorly lit place to lift weights & do the treadmill
dim gym
Kyle
|
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$1,000
[30]
He knew "not what course others may take", but his course was to serve as Virginia governor, 1776-79 & 1784-86
Patrick Henry
|
$1,000
[23]
The USHA promotes this sport whose court may have a glass back & sides for you to watch
handball
Arianna
Kyle
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$1,000
[5]
In the American Revolution, last name of British admiral Richard & his brother, general William
Howe
Arianna
|
$1,000
[25]
"A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" is from his poem "Andrea del Sarto"
Robert Browning
|
$1,000
[13]
In English, it's the only day of the week that's named for a Roman god
Saturday (for Saturn)
Stacy
|
$1,000
[18]
A messy duplicate or Xerox
sloppy copy
Kyle
|
| "A" IN GEOGRAPHY | EVERYONE'S A COMEDIAN | THE ELEMENTS | AMERICAN TREES | LITERARY BROTHERS | WORD ORIGINS |
|
$400
[17]
Lesbos & the Cyclades are found in this sea
Aegean Sea
Arianna
Kyle
|
$400
[11]
This comedienne who has hosted the Oscars has also been the center square on "Hollywood Squares"
Whoopi Goldberg
Kyle
|
$400
[6]
Atoms of this abundant element are the smallest & simplest known
hydrogen
Kyle
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$400
[16]
Native Americans made canoes up to 45 feet long from the bark of the paper type of this tree
birch
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$400
[1]
In 1932 Julian Huxley wrote "A Scientist Among the Soviets" & his brother Aldous published this novel
"Brave New World"
Kyle
|
$400
[22]
In this poem, Lewis Carroll invented such words as mimsy, a combination of flimsy & miserable
"Jabberwocky"
Kyle
|
|
$1,200
[19]
It's paired with Barbuda in the name of a Caribbean island country
Antigua
Kyle
|
$800
[12]
He's the big daddy seen here
Adam Sandler
Kyle
|
$800
[7]
This element, whose name means "greenish-yellow", is used to make laundry clean & bright
chlorine
Stacy
|
$800
[27]
If you're sugaring off, you're taking advantage of natural sweets from this tree
maple
Arianna
|
$800
[2]
These siblings enthrall us with their memoirs: Malachy wrote "A Monk Swimming" & Frank wrote "Angela's Ashes"
the McCourts
Arianna
Kyle
|
$800
[23]
This French word originally meant "a place where one docks" a boat, not a car
garage
Arianna
|
|
$1,600
[20]
It's the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere
Mount Aconcagua
Kyle
|
$1,200
[13]
The Little Tramp was one of the classic silent movie characters created by this popular comedic actor
Charlie Chaplin
Kyle
|
$1,200
[8]
Galena is the chief ore for getting this element, atomic number 82, out
lead
|
$1,200
[28]
Add 4 letters to "palm" to get this palm that has Texas & Louisiana types
palmetto
Arianna
Kyle
|
$1,200
[3]
These brothers were so close that Jakob lived in the same home with Wilhelm even after Wilhelm got married in 1825
the Grimm Brothers
Arianna
|
$1,200
[24]
Used to foretell the future, this game's name is derived from the French & German words for "yes"
Ouija
Kyle
|
|
$2,000
[21]
It's the city in Uttar Pradesh where Shah Jahan built a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal
Agra
Kyle
|
$1,600
[14]
A standup comedian from the age of 16, in 2002 she finished up a 6-year stint as a daytime TV talk show host
Rosie O'Donnell
Arianna
|
$1,600
[9]
Sn, the symbol for this metallic element, comes from its Latin name, stannum
tin
Kyle
|
$1,600
[29]
3-letter trees include elm, oak & this olive family member used for furniture & baseball bats
ash
Kyle
|
$1,600
[4]
This man who chronicles the rich, famous & criminal for Vanity Fair is a brother of novelist John Gregory Dunne
Dominick Dunne
Kyle
|
$1,600
[25]
This term for one who explores caves comes from a Greek word for "cave"
spelunker
Kyle
|
|
DD
$3,000
[18]
It's about 50 miles across the Adriatic Sea from Italy to this country on the Balkan Peninsula
Albania
Kyle
|
$2,000
[15]
Last names of 1940s & '50s comedy team Bud & Lou
Abbott & Costello
Kyle
|
DD
$2,500
[10]
This metallic element that's last alphabetically is used to make the cores of nuclear reactors
zirconium
Kyle
|
$2,000
[30]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports) From the Latin, the name of this type of pine comes from its heavy mass
Ponderosa Pine
|
$2,000
[5]
Thomas Trollope wrote many books, but he's less famous than this brother who wrote "Barchester Towers"
Anthony Trollope
|
$2,000
[26]
Over 800 years old, this 6-letter Middle English word meaning "track" was first used for a detective in 1872
sleuth
Arianna
|
So far some of its major components are Zarya, Unity, Zvezda & Canadarm2
International Space Station (ISS)