2010-B College Championship final game 2.
Sam Spaulding — a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina (subtotal of $4,400)
Hans von Walter — a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida (subtotal of $0)
Erin McLean — a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts (subtotal of $15,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | $2,400 | $4,000 | $16,000 | $13,998 |
$14,800
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Hans | $2,200 | $7,000 | $13,800 | $10,801 |
$8,800
14 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Sam | $2,600 | $7,600 | $14,800 | $23,201 |
$14,800
18 R, 0 W |
| A NATION DIVIDED | GAME & REALITY SHOWS | MY DORM ROOM IS SO SMALL... | BIBLE GUYS | ACADEMIC DEGREES | "INTER" MURALS |
|
$200
[30]
From 1945 to 1990, it was gesplit into Osten & Westen
Germany
Sam
|
$200
[5]
The tribe has spoken in Fiji & Nicaragua, among other places
Survivor
Hans
|
$200
[1]
This McDonald's burger with the shortest name is too large for the room
a Big Mac
Hans
|
$200
[2]
Zacharias ministers in the temple in this book that comes before John & after Mark
Luke
Hans
|
$200
[20]
If you're into acting or photography, you may want a B.F.A., which stands for this
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Erin
|
$200
[21]
A junction of lines or streets
an intersection
Sam
|
|
$400
[28]
It was officially divided into North & South in 1953
Korea
Sam
|
$400
[15]
14 questions stand between you & the cash; would you like to ask the audience?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Sam
|
$400
[4]
I couldn't grow mynailsout, so the best I could do with them was this national treatment
a French manicure (or French tip)
Erin
|
$400
[3]
In I Samuel, he brings but 5 stones to a sword fight, wins anyway, then decapitates his opponent
David
Erin
|
$400
[19]
A dentist may have a D.M.D., Doctor of Dental Medicine, or a D.D.S., Doctor of Dental this
Surgery (Science accepted)
Erin
|
$400
[22]
The Bureau of Mines was a division of this Cabinet department
Interior
Erin
|
|
$600
[27]
It was officially divided into North & South in 1954--& reunited 21 years later
Vietnam
Hans
Sam
|
$600
[18]
Celebs can samba away with the money or fall flat on their face in front of host Tom Bergeron
Dancing with the Stars
Sam
|
$600
[12]
I don't worry about infestation by the head type of this wingless insect; in here they get claustrophobia
lice
Hans
|
$600
[6]
He says, "I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt"
Moses
Sam
|
$600
[11]
One who has an I.E. degree works in this type of engineering
industrial
Sam
|
$600
[23]
When the defensive player makes the catch in football
an interception
Erin
|
|
$1,000
[26]
"An act to provide for the better government of" this island divided it in 2 in 1920
Ireland
Sam
|
$800
[16]
Married couples predict their partners' answers
The Newlywed Game
Hans
|
$800
[13]
I bring in no more than 1 volume at a time of this author's "Hunger Games" trilogy
(Suzanne) Collins
Erin
|
$800
[7]
In Genesis 7 we learn "The windows of heaven were opened" in the 600th year of this man's life
Noah
|
$800
[9]
To earn this degree, M.Div., you'll have to study Greek, Hebrew & the Old & New Testaments
a Master of Divinity
Erin
|
$800
[24]
Oh, my heavens! It's a word or phrase used in exclamation
an interjection
Hans
|
|
DD
$3,800
[25]
In 1971 it broke away from what's now Pakistan, which was 1,100 miles away anyhow
Bangladesh
Hans
|
$1,000
[17]
A CEO tries working in the lower echelons of his or her company
Undercover Boss
Sam
|
$1,000
[14]
It's hard to find space for my 2/3-inch-thick Adamo laptop from this company
Dell
|
$1,000
[8]
1 of the 3 fireproof companions in Daniel 3
Shadrach (also Meshach or Abednego)
Sam
|
$1,000
[10]
You can earn a J.D. degree online, preparing you to practice in this field
law
Hans
|
$1,000
[29]
From the Old English for "twisted thread", to twist 2 or more fibers together to form a single strand
intertwine
Sam
|
| REAL MEN OF SCIENCE | POP & ROCK | FRENCH NOVELISTS | GARDENS | JOURNALISM | WORD ORIGINS |
|
$400
[12]
These small glass or plastic dishes used to culture microorganisms are named for a German bacteriologist
a Petri dish
Erin
|
$400
[1]
Deepak Chopra performed the 2010 wedding ceremony of Swizz Beatz & this R&B songstress
Alicia Keys
|
$400
[6]
In 1845, the same year he began "Les Miserables", he was elected a peer of France
(Victor) Hugo
Sam
|
$400
[19]
Built by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, Rikugien Garden in this capital reproduces scenes from famous poems
Tokyo
Hans
|
$400
[24]
A full-length film, or a journalist's long, in-depth story
a feature
Erin
Hans
|
$400
[9]
This dog, of which there are more than 20 breeds, takes its name from the Latin for "earth"
a terrier
Erin
|
|
$800
[13]
373.15 is the boiling point of water on the scale named for this Scottish scientist
Kelvin
Sam
|
$800
[2]
"Bubbly" was a No. 1 single from "Coco", her debut album
Colbie Caillat
Erin
|
$800
[27]
Louise Colet's 1859 novel "Lui" was a scathing account of her relationship with this "Madame Bovary" author
(Gustave) Flaubert
Erin
|
$800
[22]
Keukenhof Gardens near Amsterdam has over 4 million of these flowers on display showcasing the latest hybrids
tulips
Erin
|
$800
[25]
A "lockout" is an identifier like "Joe Smith, WTI Radio, Schenectady," this state
New York
Hans
|
$800
[10]
The name of this ballroom dance with gliding turns comes from German for "roll" or "turn"
a waltz
Erin
|
|
$1,200
[16]
Galileo used a supernova in 1604 to disprove this ancient Greek's theory that the universe never changes
Aristotle
Hans
|
$1,200
[3]
This indie rock group lit up the charts with its 2010 album "The Suburbs"
Arcade Fire
Sam
|
$1,200
[8]
This sci-fi writer's "An Antarctic Mystery" attempts to finish Poe's "Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym"
Jules Verne
|
$1,200
[20]
A mile-long canal winds through its gardens commissioned by Louis XIV & designed by Andre Le Notre
Versailles
Erin
|
$1,200
[28]
Often a card, this alliterative item that gives journalists access is also the name of a Newseum annual membership
a press pass
Sam
|
$1,200
[11]
This word for the art & science of good eating goes back to Greek for "belly"
gastronomy
Hans
|
|
$1,600
[14]
With his book & TV show named this, Carl Sagan popularized astronomy for bil--thousands, at least
Cosmos
Sam
|
$1,600
[4]
It's no "Nightmare"--MTV's 2006 Best New Artist was the metalcore band called Avenged this
Avenged Sevenfold
Erin
|
$1,600
[7]
This Guy, a master of the short story, also wrote 6 novels, including "Bel-Ami" & "Pierre et Jean"
Guy de Maupassant
Erin
|
$2,000
[23]
Neptune's Fountain & The Abundance are statues found in the Boboli gardens behind this Florentine palace
Pitti Palace
Hans
|
$1,600
[29]
Reuters' 10 Rules include "always reveal" this, like if you owe money to the subject of a story
a conflict of interest
Erin
|
$1,600
[17]
This term for a novice or beginner is from Latin & Greek for "newly planted"
a neophyte
Hans
|
|
$2,000
[15]
Introduced in 1856, hisprocess, using blasts of air to remove impurities, made the mass production of steel possible
Henry Bessemer
|
$2,000
[5]
"Lisztomania" was a 2010 hit for this French band with the name of an American city
Phoenix
Erin
|
$2,000
[26]
Before her time with Chopin, she had an affair with Alfred de Musset, a basis for "Elle et Lui"
George Sand
Sam
|
DD
$2,800
[21]
In 1913 his wife Ellen planted the first actual rose garden in the White House's West Garden
(Woodrow) Wilson
Erin
|
— |
DD
$4,000
[18]
Murray Gell-Mann adopted this word for various hypothetical particles from "Finnegan's Wake"
quarks
Hans
|
Several species appear in thelogoof the U.N.'s International Year of this 12-letter word, vital to the health of "life" on Earth
biodiversity