2000 Back to School Week game 3.
Derek Schaible — an 11-year-old from St. Paul, Minnesota
Katie Fulton — a 12-year-old from Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Nikhil Bumb — an 11-year-old from Greer, South Carolina
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikhil | $400 | $300 | $-1,500 |
$-1,500
3rd place: MyPoints.com gift certificates valued at about $1,250 + a trip for 4 to Universal Studios, Orlando |
$-1,500
4 R, 4 W |
| Katie | $500 | $1,700 | $6,400 |
$12,200
Winner: $12,200 + a trip for 4 to Universal Studios, Orlando |
$5,500
18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Derek | $3,100 | $5,500 | $5,800 |
$11,600
2nd place: MyPoints.com gift certificates valued at about $1,250 + a trip for 4 to Universal Studios, Orlando |
$7,100
29 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| STATE CAPITALS | POTPOURRI | MEASURING UP | DR. SEUSS | YOUR BASIC MONSTER | IT'S GREEN! |
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$100
[1]
Put on your sunscreen & head to Waikiki Beach, a popular tourist spot in this capital city
Honolulu
Derek
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$100
[26]
If you have a cat, make sure to clean out this box regularly
litterbox
Derek
|
$100
[13]
There are 3 teaspoons in this unit of measure
tablespoon
Derek
|
$100
[6]
He's the lovable elephant who "Hatches the Egg" & "Hears a Who!"
Horton
Derek
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$100
[21]
Count yourself lucky to know that one of these monsters drinks your blood & can turn into a bat
vampire
Katie
|
$100
[11]
He's the famous TV personality seen here
Kermit the Frog
Derek
|
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$200
[2]
It was the site of a famous "Tea Party", December 16, 1773
Boston
Derek
|
$200
[27]
Devil's food & angel food are types of this dessert
cake
Katie
|
$200
[17]
37 degrees Celsius equals 98.6 degrees on this scale
Fahrenheit
Derek
|
$200
[7]
Bah humbug! He's the character seen here
the Grinch
Nikhil
|
$200
[22]
A full moon gets this type of monster in a hairy situation
werewolf
Katie
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$200
[12]
[video clue]
lime
Nikhil
|
|
$300
[3]
During the Civil War, Union troops led by Sherman captured & burned much of this Georgia capital
Atlanta
Derek
|
$300
[28]
Double-dribbling & shooting air balls are undesirable activities in this sport
basketball
Katie
|
$300
[18]
Equal to 1,000 grams, this metric standard is abbreviated KG
kilogram
Derek
|
$300
[8]
Book which contains the lines "Would you? Could you? In a car? Eat them! Eat them! Here they are."
"Green Eggs and Ham"
Derek
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$300
[23]
In a Mary Shelley work, he's the doctor who used electricity to charge his constructed monster to life
Dr. Frankenstein
Katie
|
$300
[14]
From the Irish for "small clover", it's the national emblem seen here
shamrock
Derek
|
|
$500
[5]
It's the capital of the most populous U.S. state
Sacramento (California)
Derek
|
$400
[29]
Financially, you want to avoid this color ink--that means a deficit
red
Derek
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$400
[19]
Of 6 miles, 16 miles or 60 miles, the one closest to the length in miles of a 10-kilometer run
6 miles
Katie
Derek
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$400
[9]
In this tale the Once-ler tells of how his greed destroyed a beautiful forest of truffula trees
The Lorax
Derek
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$400
[24]
St. George fought & killed one of these mythical, fire-breathing monsters
dragon
Nikhil
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$400
[15]
Popular in Asian sculpture, it's the precious & ornamental mineral seen here
jade
Derek
|
|
DD
$600
[4]
The capital of Mississippi was named for this man, even before he became president
Andrew Jackson
Derek
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$500
[30]
From the Latin for "put in place of", it's the kind of teacher who may get a hard time from your class
substitute
Derek
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$500
[20]
This unit can be 1/60 of a degree or 1/60 of an hour
minute
Nikhil
Derek
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$500
[10]
Dr. Seuss' first book for kids was called "And to Think That I Saw It on" this street
Mulberry Street
Katie
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$500
[25]
This monster is a giant, one-eyed creature from Greek mythology
cyclops
Katie
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$500
[16]
He's the monetary green guy seenherein the newest version
Ben Franklin
Derek
|
| THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | SCHOOL FASHION | SCIENCE & NATURE | GET A JOB ALREADY! | MUSICALS | RHYME TIME |
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$200
[3]
2 days before his more famous ride of April 18, 1775, he galloped to Concord to warn patriots to move military supplies
Paul Revere
Derek
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$200
[2]
In May 2000 Philadelphia's school board voted to require all its students to wear these
uniforms
Derek
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$200
[1]
It's a formation of calcium carbonate built up on the floor of a cave, formerly water dripping from a stalactite
stalagmite
Katie
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$200
[14]
You can charge the neighbors 3 bucks simply to do this or $30 if you add detailing, light waxing & Armor-Alling
wash the car
Derek
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$200
[9]
Lois Lane is the heroine of the musical "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's" this guy
Superman
Katie
Derek
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$200
[26]
A shack for your almond
nut hut
Derek
|
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$400
[4]
During the winter of 1777-78 at this site, Washington lost 1/4 of his men to malnutrition, exposure & disease
Valley Forge
Derek
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$400
[22]
Some schools frown on this headwear made popular by Deion Sanders
bandana
Katie
|
$400
[8]
Animals exhale this gas during respiration
carbon dioxide
Katie
|
$400
[17]
From Middle English for "business" or "message", you can pick up some cash "running" these for busy people
errands
Derek
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$400
[10]
The song heardhereis a highlight of this high-flying Broadway musical
Peter Pan
Katie
|
$400
[27]
A hopeful desire for an aquatic creature
fish wish
Katie
|
|
$600
[5]
By March 1781 all 13 states had approved these articles
the Articles of Confederation
Nikhil
Derek
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$600
[23]
These parts of a stylish tank top bear the name of a pasta
spaghetti straps
Katie
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$800
[16]
Neutrophils, monocytes & lymphocytes are the 3 main types of these blood cells that fight infections
white blood cells
Katie
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$600
[18]
This occupation consists of perambulating with basenjis & schnauzers
walking the dogs
Derek
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$800
[12]
Jim Henson's Creature Shop created a dancing pushmi-pullyu for the musical about this doctor who talks to animals
Doctor Dolittle
Derek
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$600
[28]
Not fast frozen precipitation
slow snow
Nikhil
Derek
|
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$800
[6]
In his "American Crisis" pamphlet, he wrote, "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered"
Thomas Paine
Nikhil
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$800
[24]
Prints of these insects were big in '99, whether swallowtails or monarchs we don't know
butterflies
Katie
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$1,000
[19]
Oddly, this property is lower in solid than in liquid water, so ice floats
density
Nikhil
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$800
[20]
When she was 11, Courtney Darwin was one of these for the San Francisco Giants, not the Gotham City Superheroes
bat girl
Katie
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$1,000
[13]
The 1997 TV production of this fairy tale musical featured Brandy in the title role
Cinderella
Katie
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$800
[29]
A map of your blood-pumping organ
heart chart
Katie
Derek
|
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$1,000
[7]
After his defeat at Yorktown this British commander refused to deliver his sword to Washington, feigning illness
Lord Cornwallis
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$1,000
[25]
2-word name for a popular athletic shoe, or a person who's jogging off-road
trail runner
Katie
Derek
|
DD
$1,500
[15]
By definition, a phototropic plant moves in response to this
light
Derek
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$1,000
[21]
Medieval job choices for kids were limited, but there was this one of trainee & servant of a knight
page
Katie
|
DD
$1,500
[11]
Big cats abound in this Tony-winning show that's set in part at Pride Rock
The Lion King
Katie
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It's the only mainland country in the Western Hemisphere that borders only one country
Canada