Show #5846 2010-02-01 (taped 2010-01-05) College Championship

2010-A College Championship quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Danny Vopava — a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls

Ryan Stoffers — a sophomore from UCLA

Lyndsey Romick — a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lyndsey	$800	$3,400	$5,800	$5,700 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$5,800 14 R, 3 W
Ryan	$2,600	$4,200	$19,800	$20,311 Automatic semifinalist	$19,200 22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Danny	$3,400	$3,000	$7,200	$0 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$7,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY AMERICA	IT'S A MALL WORLD	STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS	THINGS WITH STINGS	COLLEGE FADS	STREAKING
$200 [16] In 1848 the U.S. got 1/2 million square miles from Mexico, including land north of the Gila River & this Intl. border river the Rio Grande Danny	$200 [21] There's a 9.6 million-square-foot mall in Dongguan in this country China Lyndsey	$200 [2] The grunt of a sow an oink Ryan	$200 [27] The sting-happy European fire ant is polygynous, meaning it has lots of these royals per colony queens Danny	$200 [7] In the 1960s for some reason it was great fun to smash these instruments to bits; perhaps a baby grand? a piano Ryan	$200 [1] In the 1971-72 NBA season, this team won a record 33 games in a row (without Kobe!) the Lakers Danny
$400 [17] In 1864 this NYC politician set up a printing company, then assigned all city printing to it Boss Tweed Ryan	$400 [22] Malls of South America include Cidade Jardim in this largest Brazilian city São Paulo Lyndsey Danny	$400 [3] The first word of the Lord's Prayer our Lyndsey	$400 [28] There are some 1,400 known species of this arachnid that has pincers up front & a stinger in the tail a scorpion Ryan	$400 [8] Ah, the 1950s...time for panty raids & the stuffing of these small structures with as many people as possible phone booths Lyndsey	$400 [13] USC football's 34-game win streak from 2003 to 2006 set a record for this conference the PAC 10 Lyndsey
$600 [18] On Oct. 18, 1867 General Lovell Rousseau formally received this territory purchased 7 months earlier the Alaska Territory Lyndsey	$600 [23] The West Edmonton Mall is this province's top tourist attraction Alberta Lyndsey Ryan	$600 [4] Without purpose, perhaps because you don't have your favorite instant messenger aimless Ryan	$600 [10] The "killer" honey bee Apis mellifera scutellatais also known by this "continental" name an African killer bee Ryan	$600 [9] The campus lunacy of swallowing these members of the carp family peaked in the 1930s goldfish Danny	$600 [14] This swimmer won at least 6 gold medals at each of the last 2 summer Olympics Michael Phelps Lyndsey
$800 [19] This Ill. senator sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act, allowing each territory to decide the issue of slavery Stephen Douglas Danny	$800 [24] Art & commerce do mix, as you'll find at the Paris Mall Carrousel du this Louvre	DD $1,000 [5] It's the only state that fits the bill Iowa Ryan	$800 [29] Ecch! The waspD. longicaudataoviposits in the larvae of the Caribbean fruit fly, meaning it does this there lays its eggs Ryan Danny	$800 [11] In the 1980s groups of students started forming circles & kicking these little bags back & forth hackysacks Danny	$800 [15] He led the NHL in scoring for 7 straight years in the '80s with Edmonton Gretzky Danny
$1,000 [20] In August 1812 this future president was put in charge of the Northwestern Army William Henry Harrison Lyndsey Danny	$1,000 [25] This rhyming London street runs between Regent & St. James' Streets Pall Mall Danny	$1,000 [6] This word referring to a Roman soothsayer has become a verb meaning "to predict" augur Lyndsey	$1,000 [30] Xylocopa is this bee that chews holes in wood; it's named for a job that does more constructive wood work carpenter Lyndsey	$1,000 [12] Originally worn by sailors, these flared jeans became popular on college campuses in the '60s & '70s bell-bottoms Danny	$1,000 [26] After his 56-game hitting streak ended in 1941, this Yankee hit in 16 straight; that's 72 out of 73 games Joe DiMaggio Ryan

Double Jeopardy! Round

FRATERNITIES	POP CULTURE	TYPES OF...	BOB'S YOUR POET	JUST AVERAGE	FROM THE GREEK FOR...
$400 [26] The Granddaddy of all modern fraternities, this organization began accepting non-stoneworkers in the 1600s the Masons Danny	$400 [6] Hindi actor Dev Patel cashed in as the title character in this 2008 Best Picture Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire Danny	$400 [16] Dill & bread-&-butter are types of these pickles Lyndsey	$400 [11] Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky was lauded for his translation of "The Inferno of" this other poet Dante Ryan	$400 [21] Just average 3.75 miles a day for a week & you'll have totaled about this marathon distance 26 miles (& 385 yards) Ryan	$400 [1] "Mythical bird", whether you're in Arizona or not a Phoenix Ryan
$800 [30] Founded in 1888, the Loyal Order of this large deer once had Warren G. Harding & Charlie Chaplin as members moose Lyndsey Danny	$800 [7] Sadly, in 2009, the bell tolled for 15-year-old Gigi, a dog of this breed, who gained fame starring in Taco Bell commercials a Chihuahua Danny	$800 [17] Bing, Lycos search engines Ryan Danny	$800 [12] "The Twa Dogs" & "Scotch Drink" are among his "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" (Rabbie) Burns Danny	$800 [22] Just average 101 & 297 to get this prime number 199 Ryan Danny	$800 [2] "False name"; that's it, really. A false name a pseudonym Lyndsey
DD $1,000 [28] Founded in 1882, they were named for the discoverer of the Americas the Knights of Columbus Danny	$1,200 [8] Popular magazines from Food Network chefs include "Cooking with Paula Deen" & "Every Day with" her Rachael Ray Ryan	$1,200 [20] All Terrain, Mud Terrain, Radial tires Lyndsey	$1,200 [13] Robert Herrick gave us the line "Gather ye" these "while ye may" rosebuds Danny	$1,200 [23] The average is also called the arithmetic this mean Lyndsey	$1,200 [3] "A band of dancers & singers"; it's sung after some verses a chorus Ryan
$1,200 [29] Key Club is a high school branch of the fraternal organization begun in 1915 the Kiwanis Ryan	$1,600 [9] After a short stint on "Melrose Place", Ashlee Simpson-Wentz was Broadway bound as Roxie Hart in this musical Chicago Ryan	$1,600 [19] Power "I", Spread offenses in football Ryan	$1,600 [14] This American poet wrote, "Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold" Robert Frost Ryan	$1,600 [24] Just average Joe & Josephine to get this average number of letters in their names six Ryan Danny	DD $2,000 [4] "Going out"; it's a book in the Bible Exodus Ryan
$2,000 [27] To be a member of A.O.H., the ancient order of these, you must be a Catholic & either Irish or of Irish descent Hibernians	$2,000 [10] This star of "The Nanny Diaries" has a twin brother named Hunter Scarlett Johansson Ryan	$2,000 [18] Coptic, Pashto, Nadsat languages Lyndsey	$2,000 [15] This Boston-born poet was related to astronomer Percival & to fellow poets Amy & James Russell Robert Lowell, Jr.	$2,000 [25] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a baseball slugging average equation on the monitor.) Items get different importance when calculating slugging average; a single counts as one, a triple as three, making it this type of average that sounds heavy a weighted average Ryan	$2,000 [5] "relating to memory"; one is "every good boy does fine" a mnemonic Danny

Final Jeopardy!

MEDICINE

The genes of this organism were discovered to be 2 parts pig, 1 part human & 1 part bird

H1N1 (or swine flu)

Lyndsey "What is" — wagered $100

Danny "What is the platypus?" — wagered $7,200

Ryan "What is H1N1?" — wagered $511

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