2009 College Championship quarterfinal game 4.
Erica Greil — a junior from Princeton University
Anthony Dedousis — a sophomore from Harvard University
Larissa Charnsangavej — a senior from Rice University
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larissa | $1,200 | $2,200 | $13,400 |
$14,400
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$13,400
16 R, 2 W |
| Anthony | $2,200 | $3,600 | $13,600 |
$8,199
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$15,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Erica | $4,200 | $6,000 | $11,600 |
$21,647
Automatic semifinalist |
$13,400
17 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| COLLEGE-PODGE | MUSICAL GENRES | PLACE NAME PARTNERS | STAR TREK | PSYCH! | "BACK" TO SCHOOL |
|
$200
[9]
Oui, oui! The University of Heidelberg was modeled on the University of this city
Paris
Larissa
|
$200
[19]
Trad, as in trad jazz, is short for this
traditional jazz
Erica
|
$200
[3]
Bosnia & ____
Herzegovina
Larissa
|
$200
[25]
The Little Dipper is in this "Minor" constellation
Ursa
Anthony
|
$200
[16]
Though their roles overlap, a psychiatrist, unlike a psychologist, is required to have this degree also
a medical school degree
Anthony
|
$200
[1]
Saddleless horse riding
bareback
Larissa
|
|
$400
[10]
It traces its roots to a group of scholars in 1209, so this British university is celebrating its 800th anniv. in 2009
Cambridge
Larissa
Anthony
|
$400
[20]
Kevin Rudolf's 2009 tour is called "Let It" this
Rock
Larissa
|
$400
[5]
____ & Tobago
Trinidad
Anthony
|
$400
[26]
Columba represents this bird dear to Noah
the dove
Anthony
|
$400
[17]
The study of how individual differences are inherited or environmentally caused is known as behavior these
genetics
Larissa
|
$400
[2]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a microphone to a loudspeaker.) An audio signal returned to its source as an input & retransmitted gives you this loud sound
feedback
Erica
|
|
$600
[11]
Founded in 1780 as the first college west of the Alleghenies, this university is nicknamed Transy
Transylvania University
Erica
|
$600
[21]
The first "B" in B.B. King's name stands for this musical genre
blues
Anthony
|
$600
[6]
____ & Nevis
St. Kitts
Erica
|
$600
[27]
A satellite radio service is named for this star
Sirius
Erica
|
$600
[18]
Sigmund Freud coined this term for both a theory of personality & a method of therapy
psychoanalysis
|
$600
[4]
Originally, this term referred to people giving actually helpful instructions to a chauffeur
backseat driving
Anthony
|
|
$800
[12]
At schools like Bennington, sign up for this kind of 11-letter "study", meaning "not controlled by others"
independent
Erica
|
$800
[22]
Electronic style that can precede -logical, -babble or -crat
techno
Erica
|
$800
[7]
Saint Vincent & ____
the Grenadines
Anthony
|
$1,000
[29]
When Cassiopeia is visible, it's not a "strain" to see this daughter of hers chained to a rock; she'll be visible too
Andromeda
Larissa
|
$800
[24]
Freud developed this technique of encouraging patients to express random thoughts
free association
|
$800
[14]
Denizen of the deep delightfully drifting here
the humpback whale
Erica
|
|
$1,000
[13]
Riding to hounds is a traditional activity at this "sweet" Virginia school, SBC for short
Sweet Briar College
|
$1,000
[23]
This subgenre of metal can also mean "to beat savagely"
thrash
Erica
|
$1,000
[8]
Antigua & ____
Barbuda
Erica
|
DD
$1,800
[28]
This water snake is the largest of all 88 constellations
the Hydra
Erica
|
$1,000
[30]
This school of psychology with a German name emphasizes the study of whole, not partial, experiences
Gestalt
Erica
|
$1,000
[15]
Secret diplomatic negotiations are said to go through this
the back door (or back room or back channel)
Larissa
|
| LITERATURE | MAD PROPS | PEAKS & VALLEYS | HEY THERE, DELILAH | THEY RULED! | ONLY ONE VOWEL |
|
$400
[2]
In 1917 L. Frank Baum wrote about "The Lost Princess of" this place
Oz
Larissa
|
$400
[1]
It would be cool to own the Spartan shield King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) used in this 2006 film
300
Anthony
|
$400
[13]
In 1901 C.A. Yont & W.B. Felker became the first to drive a car to the top of this Colorado peak
Pike's Peak
Erica
|
$400
[11]
Hey there, Delilah, you keep googling "depilatory", something that does this; should I be worried?
takes out hair
Larissa
|
$400
[21]
Radically changed China(1949-76)
Mao Tse-tung
Anthony
|
$400
[14]
A nickname for a tall guy, or a type of limo that's been extended for greater capacity
stretch
Erica
|
|
$800
[3]
When he first saw Becky Thatcher, "a certain Amy Lawrence vanished out of his heart and left not even a memory"
Tom Sawyer
Larissa
|
$800
[7]
Just looking at the hockey mask this revenge-seeker wears in "Friday the 13th" gives me the creeps
Jason Voorhees
Larissa
|
$800
[26]
In March 1944, shortly after the Allies reached Naples, this volcano erupted, damaging 88 B-25 planes
Vesuvius
Anthony
|
$800
[12]
...Samson has 1,000 of these to slay & you offer him a wiffle ball bat; he'll stick with the jawbone
Philistines
Anthony
|
$800
[22]
A less-than-pleasant Russian(1547-84)
Ivan the Terrible
Larissa
|
$800
[15]
This number is found in the title of a Shakespeare comedy about Viola & Duke Orsino
Twelfth
Erica
|
|
$1,200
[4]
"I never liked long walks", says the heroine of this Charlotte Bronte novel
Jane Eyre
Anthony
|
$1,200
[8]
How 'bout a helmet made of omnium steel, based on Tony Stark's original plans, from this 2008 film
Iron Man
Larissa
|
$1,200
[27]
Chile has a central valley, bordered by the Western Cordillera of this range
the Andes
Erica
|
$1,200
[28]
...back off! This "fish"-y hairdo that's naturally short on the top & sides & long in back is not in style
the mullet
Erica
|
$1,200
[23]
Spain management(1939-75)
Franco
Anthony
|
$1,200
[16]
Of the chess pieces each player has only 2 of, the one that fits the category
knight
Larissa
|
|
$1,600
[5]
Wordsworth's poem about her begins, "Hail, Virgin Queen! O'er many an envious bar triumphant"
Elizabeth (I)
Anthony
|
$1,600
[9]
A more mellow prop is the clipboard he used as process server Dale Denton in "Pineapple Express"
Seth Rogen
|
$1,600
[20]
As this mountain range crosses Morocco, it separates the coastal plains from the Sahara
the Atlas Mountains
Erica
|
$1,600
[29]
...watch the scissors--I only need to condition these damaged hair extremities that have unraveled
split ends
Larissa
|
$1,600
[24]
Roman around(27 B.C. to 14 A.D.)
Augustus (Caesar)
Anthony
|
$1,600
[17]
This synonym for power or might has 7 consonants & only 1 vowel
strength
Anthony
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Her 1942 novel "Dragon Seed" was yet another tale of Chinese peasant farmers
(Pearl) Buck
Larissa
|
$2,000
[10]
Don't mess with the hair-cutting scissors Adam Sandler used as this title Israeli spy-turned-hair stylist
Zohan
Larissa
|
$2,000
[19]
This Pacific island nation's highest point, Mount Tomaniivi, is on the island of Viti Levu
Fiji
|
$2,000
[30]
...you won this round but people will remember Samson fondly in this book of the Bible; you, not so much
Judges
|
DD
$3,000
[25]
King of Jordan & a familiar name to our president(1952-99)
Hussein
Anthony
|
DD
$2,600
[18]
Matthew 2:11 mentions this 5-letter aromatic gum resin that has only one vowel
myrrh
Anthony
|
The name we know him by was actually a nickname given him for his wide, disc-like shoulders
Plato