2010-B College Championship final game 1.
Sam Spaulding — a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
Hans von Walter — a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
Erin McLean — a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | $5,200 | $8,400 | $22,400 | $15,999 |
$21,200
26 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Hans | $-600 | $-1,200 | $-6,000 | $-6,000 |
$-6,000
1 R, 6 W |
| Sam | $400 | $4,400 | $14,400 | $4,400 |
$14,400
19 R, 4 W |
| IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST | WIDE WORLD OF WEIRD SPORTS | RAW FOOD | PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF | THAT'S JUST WRONG |
|
$200
[1]
On Feb. 10, 1985 this African man said, "Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts"
Nelson Mandela
Erin
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$200
[14]
In kabbadi, one team member tries to tag out as many of the opposing team while holding this as long as possible
one's breath
Hans
|
$200
[6]
This food tartare originated in medieval Russia
steak
Erin
|
$200
[11]
16th Street Mission is a station in this city on the rail system called BART, or Bay Area Rapid Transit
San Francisco
Sam
|
$200
[22]
West Virginia's state tree is sugar type of this
the maple
Erin
|
$200
[17]
A Freudian this is said to be when you mean one thing but say your mother
slip
Sam
|
|
$400
[2]
A Senate report showed his govt., deposed in 2003, stole billions from the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food program
(Saddam) Hussein
Sam
|
$400
[27]
Doing it in unusual places turns this household task into an "extreme" sport for some; got spray starch?
ironing
Sam
|
$400
[7]
A restaurant called Que Seraw Seraw makes this with organic buckwheat crust & macadamia cheese
pizza
Erin
|
$400
[12]
The Silver Cloud & The Silver Ghost are classic models from this alliterative luxury automaker
Rolls-Royce
Sam
|
$400
[23]
The state bird of Indiana is this red bird
the cardinal
Sam
|
$400
[18]
2 missed serves in tennis will get you a double this
fault
Sam
|
|
$600
[3]
On March 3, 1873, amid pre-inaugural festivity, Congress quietly passed a law increasing these by 50%, retroactive 2 years
salaries
Hans
Sam
|
$600
[28]
Up for a game of sepak takraw? Popular in Asia, it's basically this beach team game but using only the feet
volleyball
Erin
|
$600
[8]
We don't have any food ideas for raw Yukon Gold or other types of these, but they're supposed to help with warts
potatoes
Erin
|
$600
[13]
In the Disney film of the same name, the "Love Bug" was a Beetle from this automaker
Volkswagen
Erin
|
$600
[24]
Georgia's official state vegetable is the vidalia sweet this
onion
Hans
|
$600
[19]
From the Latin for "to deceive", it can precede teeth or sense of security
false
Sam
|
|
$800
[4]
On Sept. 3, 1658 this lord protector of England stopped breathing (& protecting)
Oliver Cromwell
Erin
|
$800
[29]
The "charming" of these annelids from the ground has evolved into an annual world championship in Cheshire, England
worms
Sam
|
$800
[9]
The danger of eating unbaked cookie dough is mainly due to this ingredient
eggs
Erin
|
$800
[15]
This supersonic transport made its last flights in 2003 after British Airways & Air France canceled service
the Concorde
Erin
|
$800
[25]
Alabama's motto is "We dare maintain our" these
rights
Erin
|
$800
[20]
Children's author Mo Willems penned "Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of" this "identity"
Mistaken
Erin
|
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
On July 26, 1956 Egypt seized control of this geographic feature from its French & British owners
the Suez Canal
Erin
|
$1,000
[30]
Also called noodling, the grabbing or grabbling of these large fish is popular in Mississippi
catfish
|
$1,000
[10]
Some sushi restaurants also serve this similar food, from the Japanese for "stab the body"
sashimi
Erin
|
$1,000
[16]
In 1967 the Douglas Aircraft Company merged with this aircraft company
McDonnell
Sam
|
$1,000
[26]
Native to Idaho, the cutthroat type of this is the state fish
trout
Hans
|
$1,000
[21]
Proverbially, when you find you're wrong, you "see the" this 5-letter word "of your ways"
error
Sam
|
| PEOPLE & PLACES | MUSIC ALIASES | MATH SYMBOLS | 19th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS | LONG ONE-SYLLABLE WORDS | THE AGE OF CHIVALRY |
|
$400
[2]
5-letter word for the leader of an African (as well as an Indian) tribe, like the moro-naba of Ouagadougou
a chief
Erin
|
$400
[3]
Alecia Moore got this nickname as a child, years before she dyed her hair accordingly
Pink
Erin
Sam
|
$400
[17]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew explains an equation on the monitor.) The big "E" is actually the Greek letter sigma; in math, it means to do this to a series of terms--here, from 1 to 3
sum them (or add them)
Erin
|
$400
[12]
This character from an 1819 tale missed the American revolution; he was asleep
Rip Van Winkle
Sam
|
$400
[26]
(8 letters) Overtwisted, like an injured knee
strained
Erin
|
$1,200
[24]
A peasant might play his cards close to his jerkin, a type of this
a vest
Erin
Sam
|
|
$1,200
[25]
The Circassians are among the many peoples of this region, Kavkaz in Russian
the Caucasus
Erin
Hans
|
$800
[4]
"The Fame Monster" has struck for Stefani Germanotta, now better known as this
Lady Gaga
Erin
|
$800
[16]
The symbolheresays "A" is this with respect to "B"; more than 2 words
less than or equal to
Sam
|
$800
[11]
Cassy & Emmeline escape from this slave owner after the 2 convince him his house is haunted
Simon Legree
Sam
|
$800
[27]
(8 letters) What the mouse said, or, with "by", describing narrow victory
squeaked
|
$1,600
[20]
To become skilled using this long spear, a squire would practice against a wooden dummy called a quintain
a lance
Sam
|
|
$1,600
[1]
The Lao Loum live in the lowlands; the Lao Theung, on the slopes; Lao Soung means people of here
mountain tops
Hans
|
$1,200
[5]
The rapper born Bobby Ray Simmons goes by these 3 letters
B.o.B.
Sam
|
$1,200
[15]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew explains an expression on the monitor.) The vertical bars around the negative 3 indicate this, also known as numerical value
absolute value
Erin
|
$1,200
[10]
Alphabetically last of the 3 musketeers, he has a "somewhat vainglorious strength"
Porthos
Sam
|
$1,200
[23]
(8 letters) Injuriously long periods of low precipitation
droughts
Erin
|
$2,000
[21]
The term "chivalry" comes from this French word meaning "one who rides a horse"
chevalier
Sam
|
|
$2,000
[22]
For at least the sixth time, the Al-Houthis are revolting along this country's northern border with Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Erin
Hans
|
$1,600
[6]
To avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, British singer Davey Jones took this last name for his "Golden Years"
Bowie
Erin
|
$1,600
[13]
We're pretty sure you can give us the name of this symbol that denotes a range of uncertainty
plus or minus
Erin
|
$1,600
[8]
Alice questions reality after these 2 say she's only a character in the Red King's dream; ooo, 19th century "Inception"!
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Sam
|
$1,600
[18]
(7 letters) German for "German"
deutsch
Erin
|
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$2,000
[7]
William Bailey used this stage name when he sang on hits like "Welcome to the Jungle"
Axl Rose
Sam
|
DD
$3,200
[14]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew explains an equation on the monitor.) In math, an exclamation mark is called a factorial symbol; it means to do this with every positive integer of equal or lesser value--in this case, equal to 120
multiply it
Erin
|
$2,000
[9]
This "obscure" guy marries Arabella but really wants to revisit Sue Bridehead
Jude the Obscure
Erin
|
$2,000
[19]
(8 letters) Vigor
strength
Erin
|
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German is its official national language; Croatian, Slovene & Hungarian are each official in one of its states
Austria