2002 College Championship final game 1.From the Schottenstein Center at the Ohio State University in Columbus.
Jara Dorsey — a senior at Carnegie Mellon University from Steubenville, Ohio
Kyle Hale — a senior at Texas A&M University from Katy, Texas
Mark Kehres — a freshman at the Ohio State University from Livonia, Michigan
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | $1,600 | $4,000 | $12,000 | $18,000 |
$12,000
14 R, 1 W |
| Kyle | $5,800 | $10,000 | $21,300 | $28,800 |
$19,800
30 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Jara | $-400 | $1,200 | $10,400 | $5,800 |
$8,400
11 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| POETS & POETRY | MOVIE MAGIC | EXPLORERS | ORIGINAL CRAYOLA COLORS | WATCH OUT FOR ALLIGATORS! | TAKE A LETTER |
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$200
[1]
This hero went "forth upon the Gitche Gumee... with his fishing-line of cedar" to catch a sturgeon
Hiawatha
Kyle
|
$200
[4]
A pair of magic ruby slippers is at the center of this classic 1939 film
The Wizard of Oz
Kyle
|
$200
[11]
Capt. Robert FitzRoy commanded the Beagle on the 1831-36 expedition with this naturalist
Darwin
Kyle
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$200
[21]
If you were jealous of someone's pack of crayons, you'd be this "with envy"
green
Mark
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$200
[26]
While an alligator has about 80 of these at any one time, they wear down & are eventually replaced
teeth
Kyle
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$200
[16]
In comic books, a series of this letter is used to represent a person snoring
Z
Kyle
|
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$600
[3]
For writing the pamphlet "The Necessity of Atheism", this "Ode to the West Wind" poet was expelled from Oxford
Shelley
|
$400
[5]
Harry Potter's teachers include Madam Hooch, who teaches flying on one of these
a broom
Kyle
|
$400
[12]
Sacajawea gave birth to a son, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, during this duo's 1803-06 expedition
Lewis & Clark
Kyle
|
$400
[22]
Before tan was added in 1949, this was the only 3-letter color in the box
red
Kyle
|
$400
[27]
On this largest Louisiana city's seal, the alligator represents the city's marshes & swamps
New Orleans
Kyle
|
$400
[17]
In religious writing, this symbol of the Greek letter chi represents Christ
X
Kyle
|
|
$800
[9]
The first line of this poem is "Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus's son Achilles"
the Iliad
Mark
|
$600
[6]
The Mages, an elite group of magic users, rule the Empire of Izmer in this 2000 film based on a role-playing game
Dungeons & Dragons
Kyle
|
$600
[13]
He was born Fernao de Magalhaes around 1480 in northern Portugal
Magellan
Jara
|
$600
[23]
Crayon for the belly of your sapsucker or a caution card in soccer
yellow
Kyle
|
$600
[28]
The Alligator River of Australia actually contains these related reptiles, not alligators
crocodiles
Jara
|
$600
[18]
This letter paired with "H" at the end of a word sometimes results in an "F" sound
P (or G)
Mark
|
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
He wrote his 1914 poem "Chicago" while working as a newspaper writer in that city
Carl Sandburg
Kyle
|
$800
[7]
Distinctive actor seenhereas 1954's "The Mad Magician""That's his way--to say nothing and then stab you in the back!"
Vincent Price
Kyle
|
$800
[14]
Famous for his greeting "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?", he discovered Africa's Mountains of the Moon
Stanley
Mark
|
$800
[24]
These 2 common eye colors are the school colors of Tufts University
brown & blue
|
$800
[29]
This "Alligator State" made the alligator its official state reptile in 1987
Florida
Mark
|
$800
[19]
In German, it usually has the sound that English gives to the letter before it in the alphabet
W
Mark
|
|
$1,000
[10]
In 1899 this Irish poet & dramatist co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre, which later became the Abbey Theatre
William Butler Yeats
|
$1,000
[8]
In a 1998 film, Nicole Kidman & this "Miss Congeniality" star are sisters with a gift for "Practical Magic"
Sandra Bullock
Kyle
Jara
|
$1,000
[15]
Between 1903 & 1905 this Norwegian discovered the exact location of the north magnetic pole
Amundsen
Kyle
|
$1,000
[25]
More recently it's been burnt, outrageous & sunset; back in 1903 it was just this
orange
Kyle
|
$1,000
[30]
The alligator snapper isn't an alligator but one of these reptiles
a turtle
Jara
|
$1,000
[20]
Used chiefly in poetic or religious invocations, it's an interjection expressing strong emotion
O
Kyle
|
| ALEX IN AFRICA | BRIDE'S HEAD REVISITED | FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE | PEOPLE'S SEXIEST MEN ALIVE | TRAVEL USA | 12-LETTER WORDS |
|
$400
[9]
(Alex reports from on location.) At the Sweetwaters Game Reserve in East Africa, chimpanzees are cared for at a sanctuary that works closely with this world-famous chimp researcher
Jane Goodall
Kyle
|
$400
[26]
Brides often adorn their heads with this delicate fabric; the Alencon type would look lovely on you
lace
Mark
|
$400
[21]
It's the only element on the chart with exactly the same name as a planet in our solar system
mercury
Mark
|
$400
[1]
He was People magazine's "Top Gun" for 1990
Tom Cruise
Kyle
|
$400
[16]
The Grand Ole Opry Museum & the Music Valley Wax Museum are attractions in this city
Nashville
Kyle
|
$400
[6]
World Book, for example
encyclopedia
Jara
|
|
$800
[10]
There are 2 kinds of African rhino, each with a colorful name; this smaller one has a prehensile upper lip
a black rhino
Jara
|
$800
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew wears a bridal cap.) Despite the ending of the play, many a bride has worn acapnamed for this Capulet
Juliet
Kyle
|
$800
[22]
The symbols of elements 17, 18 & 19 combine to form the last name of this "Bandstand" & "Other Half" host
Dick Clark
Kyle
|
$800
[2]
"O Brother", this former star of "ER" was the Sexiest Man Alive in 1997
George Clooney
Mark
|
$800
[17]
Camel Butte & the Mittens are 2 of the natural sandstone structures that give this Az./Utah "Valley" its name
Monument Valley
Kyle
|
$800
[7]
This physician specializes in the care of children, from infancy to adolescence
pediatrician
Kyle
|
|
$1,200
[11]
An unmarked coat below the knee is a trait of thegiraffe subspeciesnamed this, like an international banking family Alex: "I told you, No tongue."
the Rothschild giraffe
|
$1,200
[28]
In contrast to chapel length, a veil of this church length sounds perfect for a wedding at St. Paul's
cathedral
Mark
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$1,200
[23]
1 of the only 2 letters not found in the abbreviations of elements with atomic numbers up to 100
Q (or J)
Kyle
|
$1,200
[3]
Maybe it was the luck of the Irish that in 2001 this James Bond star was the Sexiest Man Alive
Pierce Brosnan
Mark
Kyle
|
$1,200
[18]
A midnight trip to this Freeport, Maine retailer founded in 1912 is a tradition for college students in New England
L.L.Bean
Kyle
|
$1,200
[8]
General term for an animal without a backbone
invertebrate
Kyle
Jara
|
|
$1,600
[12]
Some say these antelopes were built from spare parts, yet they're among Africa's most numerous mammals
a wildebeest
Mark
|
$1,600
[29]
The height of Spanish style, it's often worn over a comb & has a name derived from manta, Spanish for "cape"
a mantilla
Mark
Jara
|
$2,000
[25]
After helium, it's the NeXT noble gas on the table
neon
Kyle
|
$1,600
[4]
This star of "The Mothman Prophecies" took the title in 1999
Richard Gere
Kyle
Jara
|
$1,600
[19]
Located in northwest Montana, this national park has 1,500 square miles of ice-carved terrain
Glacier National Park
Jara
|
$2,000
[15]
It's the 12-letter adjective for Edison's practical electric bulb, successfully tested at Menlo Park Oct. 21, 1879
incandescent
Mark
|
|
$2,000
[13]
(Alex reports from Kenya.) They are not Kenya's largest tribe, but these pastorialists in their bright red traditional shukas are certainly the country's most recognizable
the Maasai
Jara
|
$2,000
[30]
A ballerina might wear a veil made of this tutu fabric that also starts with the letters "TU"
tulle
Jara
|
DD
$2,500
[24]
The seventh period begins with francium, followed by this element discovered in France in 1898
radium
Kyle
|
$2,000
[5]
This African-American actor must have been in all his "Glory" when he was chosen in 1996
Denzel Washington
Jara
|
$2,000
[20]
"Footsteps to Freedom" is an exhibit at this Alabama city's National Voting Rights Museum
Selma
Mark
Jara
|
DD
$3,600
[14]
It can mean one's physical health or a 1787 document
constitution
Jara
|
One of the original titles of this 1925 novel was "Among Ash Heaps and Millionaires"
The Great Gatsby