2002 Back to School Week game 5.
Mike Scott — an eleven-year-old from Lake Villa, Illinois
David McIntyre — a twelve-year-old from Riverside, California
Josh Charnin-Aker — a twelve-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Florida
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh | $1,400 | $2,600 | $9,000 |
$10,801
3rd place: $1,000 + a Northstar Portable PC |
$9,000
13 R, 1 W |
| David | $200 | $2,600 | $9,000 |
$18,000
2nd place: $2,000 + a Northstar Portable PC |
$9,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Mike | $2,400 | $1,800 | $10,800 |
$18,000
Winner: $18,000 + a Northstar Portable PC |
$9,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| AMERICAN LITERATURE | TV OR NOT TV | SWEET STUFF | SUMMER CAMP | HI THERE | "LO" THERE |
|
$200
[6]
This character once asked Becky Thatcher, "Do you love rats?"
Tom Sawyer
David
|
$200
[3]
"The Wild Thornberrys","The Onionheads","The Banana Splits"
The Onionheads
Josh
David
|
$200
[12]
Jell-O makes gelatin & this other dessert that comes in butterscotch, vanilla & (of course) chocolate
pudding
Mike
|
$200
[9]
Many camps insist that you (or, more likely, mom) do this to all your clothing, maybe with a laundry marker
label it
Josh
|
$200
[17]
"Privet" is an informal greeting in this city that's home to the Kremlin
Moscow
Josh
|
$200
[1]
A basic portion the baker deals in
loaf
|
|
$400
[7]
In this Louisa May Alcott novel, Jo March writes a play, "The Witch's Curse"
"Little Women"
David
|
$400
[4]
"Rugrats","Real Monsters","Rhino Rick"
Rhino Rick
Mike
|
$400
[13]
The Double Delight variety of these Nabisco sandwich cookies has peanut butter & chocolate creme filling
Oreos
Josh
|
$400
[22]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew) In archery, draw length is when an arrow extends from your chest to just beyond the tips of these
fingers
Josh
|
$400
[18]
The Zuni in America say "keshi"; a big hello in this capital of Japan would be "konnichi wa"
Tokyo
Mike
|
$400
[2]
This beaver home, seen here, may have separate entrances & a carpeted floor
lodge
Mike
|
|
$600
[8]
The whaling ship in this classic novel had 3 harpooners: Tashtego, Daggoo & Queequeg
"Moby Dick"
Mike
|
$600
[5]
"Bug People","Bug Juice","The Bugaloos"
Bug People
David
|
$600
[14]
"Joy of Cooking" recommends using Golden Delicious or Pippins, but not Granny Smiths for this type of pie
apple pie
Josh
|
$600
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in the lake) A special stroke that keeps a canoe going straight is named for this letter of the alphabet
J-Stroke
David
|
$600
[26]
In ancient times in this country, you might greet your mummy with "ak em hotep"
Egypt
David
|
$600
[10]
This name for a kind of kiddy candy comes from a word meaning "tongue"
lollipop
|
|
$800
[24]
In this 1952 Hemingway story, Santiago goes 84 days without catching a fish, then hooks a gigantic marlin
"The Old Man and the Sea"
Josh
|
$800
[19]
"Ronnie Racehorse","Roger Ramjet","Roland Rat"
Ronnie Racehorse
|
$800
[15]
This nationality fish is a soft & chewy candy
Swedish Fish
David
|
$800
[28]
In a song about bad times at camp, "I went hiking with Joe Spivy / He developed" this outdoor danger
poison ivy
Josh
|
$800
[27]
"Marhaba" works as a greeting in this common language of northern Africa & the Mideast
Arabic
David
|
$800
[11]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew) This apparatus that goes back to ancient times turns yarn into cloth
loom
Mike
|
|
$1,000
[25]
The title of this 1939 John Steinbeck novel was taken from a Julia Ward Howe song
"The Grapes of Wrath"
|
$1,000
[20]
"Pinky & Perky","Jimbo & the Jet Set","Gomez & Gillie"
Gomez & Gillie
|
$1,000
[16]
A trademarked name, it's a ring-shaped cake baked in a tube pan that has fluted sides
Bundt cake
|
$1,000
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew) Made of thin pieces of wood, it catches the flame from the tinder & spreads it to the heavier fuel
kindling
David
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
In this Sioux language whose name is found in 2 state names, you'd greet friends with "hau koda"
Dakota
David
|
$1,000
[21]
This rhyming terms inplies that an affectionate couple is like 2 white birds
lovey-dovey
Josh
Mike
|
| FIRST LADIES | THE SPORTS CHANNEL | MEXICO | IT'S A FACT | SCIENCE PRIZES | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS |
|
$400
[16]
At one time, she was the first lady of Texas
Laura Bush
David
|
$400
[1]
The World Cup & the Copa America are two of the major international competitions in this sport
soccer
Mike
|
$400
[4]
This thin, round flat bread, used to make burritos & tacos, is served at almost every Mexican meal
tortilla
Mike
|
$400
[14]
The largest one of these reptiles, a male leatherback, measured 9 feet 5 1/2 inches from nose to tail
sea turtle
David
|
$400
[23]
The Olympics gives this for finishing first; the American Petroleum Institute gives it for achievement
gold medal
Mike
|
$400
[7]
There are 8 fluid ones in a cup
ounces
Mike
|
|
$800
[17]
Bouvier, this first lady's maiden name, is her daughter Caroline's middle name
Jacqueline Kennedy
Josh
|
$800
[2]
Fly balls & sacrifices are parts of this sport
baseball
Josh
|
$800
[9]
About 2/3 of the boundary between Mexico & the U.S. is formed by this river
the Rio Grande
Mike
|
$800
[15]
It's the number of quarters equal to a $5 bill
20
Mike
|
$800
[24]
The Charles Goodyear Award recognizes contribution to this tire materials industry
rubber
David
|
$800
[8]
It's where school plays or school assemblies are usually held
auditorium
David
|
| — |
$1,200
[3]
Teams in this women's league include the New York Liberty & Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA
David
|
$1,200
[12]
It's all there in black & white--popular ones of these in Mexico include El Heraldo de Mexico & La Jornada
newspapers
Josh
|
$1,200
[18]
In Australia, this soft, furry critter is sometimes called a native bear
koala bear
Mike
|
$1,200
[25]
Solve equations like 3x(squared)-15=0 & you could be headed for a Frank Nelson Cole Prize in this branch of math
algebra
|
$1,600
[11]
This river which begins in Turkey joins the Tigris River in Iraq
the Euphrates
David
|
| — |
$1,600
[5]
It's the coastal Florida city that's hosted a famous 500-mile auto race every year since 1959
Daytona Beach
Mike
|
$1,600
[21]
He's the Spanish conquistador & conqueror of Mexico seen here in a 16th century portrait
Hernando Cortes
David
|
$1,600
[19]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) This common last name comes from the job of the craftsman I'm with
Smith
Josh
Mike
|
$1,600
[26]
An annual half-million-dollar prize for invention & innovation is given by MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of this
Technology
David
|
$2,000
[13]
To prevent certain thyroid conditions compounds of this element are commonly added to table salt
iodine
|
| — |
$2,000
[6]
In 2002 a horse named War Emblem won this "Derby" held annually at Churchill Downs
the Kentucky Derby
Mike
|
$2,000
[22]
In 1836 this on again-off again president of Mexico stormed the Alamo
Santa Anna
Josh
|
$2,000
[20]
You might save a life if you know this procedure combining chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth breathing
CPR
David
|
$2,000
[27]
The R.U. Lemieux Award is given in Canada for work on the organic branch of this science
chemistry
|
DD
$2,600
[10]
Made of wrought iron, this world landmark, built in 1889, was once the world's tallest structure
the Eiffel Tower
Mike
|
It's the historic object seen here [marked "1620"]
Plymouth Rock