2010-B College Championship quarterfinal game 2.
Hans von Walter — a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
Lea Tottle — a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
Erin McLean — a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | $-200 | $1,400 | $13,000 |
$22,401
Automatic semifinalist |
$14,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lea | $1,200 | $1,800 | $11,200 |
$17,200
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$11,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Hans | $2,400 | $5,200 | $10,000 |
$17,000
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$10,000
20 R, 5 W |
| TITLES CONTAINING TITLES | BASKETBALL | THEM CROOKED VULTURES | ROOMMATES | VIDEO GAMES | SUBTRACT A LETTER |
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$200
[14]
Hans Christian Anderson:"The ____ and the Pea"
Princess
Lea
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$200
[22]
He's been made an honorary ambassador to the city in Japan that shares his name
Kobe Bryant
Hans
|
$200
[26]
New World vultures lack a organ called a syrinx, so they also lack this; all they can do is hiss & grunt
vocal cords
Erin
|
$200
[1]
Al Gore & Tommy Lee Jones were roommates at this Ivy League school
Harvard
Erin
|
$200
[11]
Get your feet moving to this game based on an NBC reality show that wants to help you shed some pounds
The Biggest Loser
Hans
|
$200
[6]
...from "native" & it becomes this--simple & unsuspecting
naive
Hans
|
|
$400
[15]
Sophocles:"Oedipus ____"
Rex
Hans
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$400
[27]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew hangs on a basketball hoop.) If I hang on the rim after one of my thunderous dunks, I'll be hit with this 2-word infraction
a technical foul
|
$400
[12]
Sometimes it dines on crustaceans & fish, but the palm-nut vulture's diet is primarily this, aka herbivorous
vegetarian
Erin
Hans
|
$400
[2]
These Sesame Street Muppet roommates have shared an apartment since 1969
Bert & Ernie
Erin
|
$400
[13]
This "colorful" game from Rock Star follows former outlaw John Marston as he tames the West
Red Dead Redemption
|
$400
[7]
...from "portion" & you get this type of magic drink
potion
Hans
|
|
$600
[16]
Machiavelli:"The ____"
Prince
Lea
|
$600
[28]
In 1994 he hit 3 HRs for the Double-A Birmingham Barons; in '96 he was the NBA's season & finals MVP
Michael Jordan
Hans
|
$600
[23]
A New World vulture known as the Andean this is so large that it sometimes preys on newborn calves
condor
Hans
|
$600
[3]
As a senator, this bachelor president roomed with future Vice President William King
James Buchanan
Erin
|
$600
[19]
I hit it big when Nintendo re-created my likeness with one of these, which rhymes with the gaming console you play on
Mii
Erin
|
$600
[8]
...from "insane" to get this word meaning silly
inane
Hans
|
|
$800
[17]
Spenser:"The Faerie ____"
Queene
Hans
|
$800
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew bounces the ball on the court.) The alliterative action that I'm demonstrating results in this infraction & puts my team on defense
double dribble
Hans
|
$800
[24]
When feeding, vultures keep strict order based on body size & the strength of this, used for tearing hide & flesh
a beak
Erin
|
$800
[4]
While rooming with his brother Vincent van Gogh, he introduced Vincent to some Impressionist friends
Theo van Gogh
Hans
|
$800
[20]
"Dante's Inferno", which is loosely based on this 14th century poem, involves a hellish journey to find Beatrice
The Divine Comedy
Hans
|
$800
[9]
...from "invert" & you'll render it this, meaning motionless
inert
Hans
|
|
$1,000
[18]
Oscar Wilde:"____ Windermere's Fan"
Lady
Erin
|
$1,000
[30]
Though he didn't play organized hoops until 9th grade, this Spurs center is a 3-time NBA Finals MVP
Tim Duncan
Lea
Hans
|
DD
$1,000
[25]
This word for the type of bird vultures are is from an old word meaning a toll collector
scavenger
Erin
|
$1,000
[5]
At Juilliard in the '40s, this "Bird" of a sax player roomed with trumpeter Miles Davis
(Charlie) Parker
Hans
|
$1,000
[21]
With the Green Lantern, Wonder Woman & Superman, you've got to be gaming in this comic book label's universe
DC
Lea
|
$1,000
[10]
...in "sentiment" to become this--conscious or aware
sentient
Erin
Lea
|
| COURT DECISIONS 2010 | THAT'S A RAP | THE MUSES | COLLEGE HANGOUTS | NOTABLE NAMES | CROSSWORD CLUES "O" |
|
$400
[26]
A court said 1998's Dickey-Wicker Amendment clearly bans federal funding for research on these embryonic cells
stem cells
Hans
|
$400
[21]
"I'm stayin' up all night hopin', hittin' my head against the wall", this "Animal" gal raps on "Your Love Is My Drug"
Ke$ha
Erin
|
$400
[16]
Melpomene is the muse of tragedy & her sister Thalia, of this
comedy
Erin
|
$400
[11]
Smith College students can sip this at the Haymarket Cafe, knowing it's what "cafe" means
coffee
Lea
|
$400
[6]
This telegraph inventor was a charter trustee of Vassar College
Morse
Hans
|
$400
[1]
Loud speaker(6)
orator
Hans
|
|
$800
[27]
The administration had trouble getting a moratorium on deepwater this past Judge Feldman
drilling
Lea
Hans
|
$800
[22]
On Jay Sean's hit "Down", this "diminutive" guy steps in to rap, "Honestly, I'm down like the economy"
Lil Wayne
Erin
|
$800
[17]
Urania, the muse of this science, is sometimes shown wearing a cloak embroidered with stars
astronomy
Erin
|
$800
[12]
Bring your sonnets to the Rye Bar in Athens, Georgia on Mondays--it's this "night" for unscheduled performers
open mic night
Erin
Lea
Hans
|
DD
$600
[8]
At the Diet of Worms in 1521, he said, "I cannot and will not retract anything"
Martin Luther
Lea
|
$800
[2]
Unit of fluid weight(5)
ounce
Hans
|
|
$1,200
[28]
In July a judge blocked major provisions of this Southwestern state's SB 1070
Arizona
Hans
|
$1,200
[23]
On "Miss Me", this Degrassi alum raps, "I'll be at my table stackin' dollars to the perfect height"
Drake
Lea
|
DD
$1,200
[18]
Clio is the muse of this & is often depicted with a scroll, perhaps to record the deeds of men through the ages
history
Erin
|
$1,200
[13]
The Cougar Cottage is convenient to this Pacific Northwest campus in Pullman
Washington State
|
$800
[7]
During a trip to Europe in 1804, this South American liberator vowed to fight for independence from Spain
Bolívar
Lea
|
$1,200
[3]
To swing like a pendulum (9)
oscillate
Erin
|
|
$1,600
[29]
A court nixed these on Utah public roads to honor fallen state troopers--they imply a state religious bias
crosses
Lea
|
$1,600
[24]
This rapper born Calvin Broadus teamed with The-Dream on "Gangsta Luv"
Snoop Dogg
Lea
|
$1,600
[19]
This patron of epic poetry is usually pictured with a writing tablet, not a steam-powered circus instrument
Calliope
Hans
|
$1,600
[14]
Governor Charlie Crist has been known to stop in at Big Daddy's, famed as a hangout for this school
Florida State
Lea
|
$1,600
[9]
This woman who led the birth control movement in the early 1900s was a founder of what became Planned Parenthood
(Margaret) Sanger
Hans
|
$1,600
[4]
Round trip(5)
orbit
Erin
|
|
$2,000
[30]
In August a Montana federal judge ruled that these predators may not be hunted
wolves
Lea
|
$2,000
[25]
On "Love The Way You Lie", Eminem raps, "Now you get to watch her leave out the window/Guess that's why they call it" this
window pane
|
$2,000
[20]
The name of this muse is from the Greek for "delighting in dance"
Terpsichore
Erin
|
$2,000
[15]
Long night of, uh, studying at this College Park school? How about a feta omelette at Plato's Diner
the University of Maryland
Erin
|
$2,000
[10]
For a time, this French author & philosopher lived at the court of Prussian king Frederick the Great
Voltaire
Erin
|
$2,000
[5]
Barrier, as to justice(11)
obstruction
Lea
|
Words found in this 1945 fable include brood, baying, bleating, comrade, tyranny & rebellion
Animal Farm