Show #6096 2011-02-28 (taped 2010-12-07) Teen Tournament

2011 Teen Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Kate Wadman — a junior from Tucson, Arizona

Raynell Cooper — a senior from Rockville, Maryland

Nikhil Desai — a junior from Fremont, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Nikhil	$400	$3,400	$10,200	$9,601 3rd place: $10,000	$10,200 14 R, 2 W
Raynell	$4,400	$7,900	$20,900	$32,205 Finalist	$19,200 20 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Kate	$1,600	$4,800	$16,100	$22,650 2nd place: $10,000	$13,200 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

OUT WEST	ATHLETES	AMERICAN LITERATURE	THE ENVIRONMENT	PLEDGES & OATHS	A SHORT SPELL
$200 [6] From his time as a hunter of them in the Old West, it was the animal in the nickname of William F. Cody a buffalo Raynell	$200 [11] University of Michigan QB Denard Robinson, who runs a 10.4 100 meters, is known for never tying these his shoes Kate	$200 [1] "The Deerslayer" was the last written, but first chronologically, of his "Leatherstocking Tales" James Fenimore Cooper Nikhil	$200 [26] It's illegal in the European Union to manufacture energy-gobbling 100-watt incandescent these lightbulbs Raynell	$200 [16] On enlisting in the U.S. Army, a soldier swears to defend this document "against all enemies, foreign and domestic" the U.S. Constitution Raynell	$200 [21] "Jesus loves me" is this, a sacred song(4 letters) H-Y-M-N Nikhil
$400 [7] Famous for their yell, these Indians would attack during the full moon in August or September the Comanche	$400 [5] In 2008 gymnast Shawn Johnson kept her equilibrium & got Olympic gold in this event the balance beam Kate	$400 [2] In this J.D. Salinger novel, the main character asks a cab driver where the Central Park ducks go in the winter The Catcher in the Rye Nikhil	$400 [27] This gas whose molecules have 3 oxygen atoms is a pollutant close to Earth, a protector higher up ozone Raynell	$400 [17] These people led by Genghis Khan swore a blood-sealed oath called the Anda the Mongols Raynell	$400 [22] A section of ice, flatter than a berg, that breaks off from a pack(4 letters) F-L-O-E Kate
$600 [8] Starting around 1830, thousands of pioneers came west on this trail that bears the name of a West Coast state the Oregon Trail Raynell	$600 [13] Tennis star Andy Roddick didn't make the Sports Illustrated cover in 2010, but this model wife of his did Brooklyn Decker	$600 [3] In this Hemingway story, a fisherman named Santiago was once an arm wrestler known as "El Campeon" The Old Man and the Sea Nikhil	$600 [28] In 2009, Band-e-Amirbecame war-weary Afghanistan's first national this a park Nikhil	$800 [19] From the 16th to the 19th century, British office holders had to swear that they were members of this church the Anglican Church Nikhil	$600 [23] Dreadful; it comes before "consequences", & also means "to say" in French(4 letters) D-I-R-E Nikhil
$800 [9] In 1851 James Savage became the first white man to enter this Calif. valley, now the site of a national park Yosemite Nikhil Raynell	$800 [14] Abby Wambach is the offensive powerhouse on the USA's national team in this sport Women's soccer	$800 [4] His 1988 book "A Different Kind of Christmas" was based on a story outline for the TV film "Roots: The Gift" Alex Haley Raynell	$800 [29] This word means catching an unsustainably high number of tuna & cod overfishing Nikhil	$1,000 [20] Its traditional version states, "I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick" the Hippocratic Oath Kate	$800 [24] Before, in olden days, it meant before(3 letters) E-R-E Kate
$1,000 [10] In 1659, 2 French traders made the first white contact with Sioux Indians when they ventured west of this Great Lake Lake Superior Raynell	$1,000 [15] Anastasia Davydova & Anastasia Ermakova are one of the greatest ever duos in this aquatic event synchronized swimming Kate	$1,000 [12] The manuscript for "Billy Budd" was found among his papers & published in 1924, 33 years after his death Herman Melville Raynell	$1,000 [30] The EPA declared a public health emergency at the mining town of Libby, Montana due to fibers of this asbestos Raynell	DD $1,300 [18] The pledge written for this kids' sporting organization ends, "Win or lose I will always do my best" Little League Baseball Raynell	$1,000 [25] You turn wood to shape it on this machine(5 letters) L-A-T-H-E Kate

Double Jeopardy! Round

DRAMA CLUB TRYOUTS	TV SHOW BY CAST	BODY BASICS	YOUNG NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS	FAR EAST MOVEMENT	LIKE A "G"6
$400 [9] "Be Our Guest" & come audition for the lead role of Belle in this musical Beauty and the Beast Nikhil Kate	$400 [4] Blair Brown, Joshua Jackson Fringe	$400 [1] A hiccup is a sudden involuntary contraction of this skeletal muscle, a major muscle used in breathing the diaphragm Nikhil	$400 [28] Frederick Banting was just 32 when he shared the Medicine Prize for discovering this hormone that treats diabetes insulin Nikhil	$400 [16] Led by a man professing to be Jesus' brother, the Taiping Rebellion roiled this nation in the 19th century China Kate	$400 [18] This musical instrument usually has 6 strings a guitar Kate
$800 [10] Win the role of Elphaba in this musical & your friends will be green with envy Wicked Kate	$800 [5] Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress iCarly Raynell	$800 [2] This membrane, the partition between the external & middle ear, vibrates in response to sound waves the ear drum (or tympanic membrane) Kate	$800 [29] In their early 30s, Betty Williams & Mairead Corrigan won the 1976 Peace Prize for trying to end strife in this U.K. country Northern Ireland Nikhil	$800 [17] The U.S. fought a war in this Asian country where a nationalist Communist army had earlier fought the French Vietnam Raynell	$800 [22] It's a feeling of resentment; you may "hold one" against someone who wronged you a grudge Kate
$1,200 [11] Looking for over-achievers to play Chip, Schwarzy, Coneybear & Barfee in "the 25th Annual Putnam County" this Spelling Bee Kate	$1,200 [6] Tom Welling, Erica Durance Smallville	$1,200 [3] The rounded head of one bone fits into the cuplike cavity of another bone in this type of joint a ball & socket joint Raynell	$1,200 [30] What a family! This husband-&-wife team were 44 & 36 when they won in 1903; their son-in-law & daughter won aged 35 & 38 the Curies (Pierre & Marie) Kate	$1,200 [19] Japan's Satsuma Rebellion of the 1870s was the last attempt by this warrior class to regain its privileges the samurai Kate	$1,200 [23] A South American cowboy of the pampas, usually of mixed Spanish & Indian ancestry a gaucho Kate
$1,600 [12] Don't bother auditioning to play the title character in this 1952 Beckett play; he's a no-show Waiting for Godot Kate	$1,600 [7] Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki Supernatural	$1,600 [14] Leukocytes also have this 3-word name white blood cells Nikhil	$1,600 [26] This 31-year-old won for the creation of quantum mechanics & not for his uncertainty principle Heisenberg Raynell	$1,600 [20] A joint North-South declaration in 2000 began a new move for the reunification of this Asian peninsula the Korean Peninsula Raynell	$2,000 [25] This root is seen here ginger Nikhil
$2,000 [13] It's Salem, 1692 & we're having a witch hunt to cast John & Elizabeth Proctor & Abigail Williams in this Arthur Miller play The Crucible Nikhil	$2,000 [8] Robert Buckley, James Lafferty One Tree Hill	$2,000 [15] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical animation on the monitor.) When swallowing, the soft palate is raised to keep food from entering the nasal cavity, & this flap of cartilage moves to prevent food from entering the trachea the epiglottis Raynell	DD $3,000 [27] Konstantin Novoselov, 36, shared the 2010 Physics Prize for his work on graphene, a form of this element carbon Raynell	$2,000 [21] Political parties in this island country called Formosa by the Portuguese have asserted its de facto autonomy in recent years Taiwan Raynell	DD $4,500 [24] The Greek word for milk gives us this word for a large feature of the skies galaxy Kate

Final Jeopardy!

BRANDS

Jack Odell gave his child a tiny vehicle to bring to school inside one of these items, & a toy brand name was born

a matchbox

Nikhil "What is a box?" — wagered $599

Kate "What is a Matchbox?" — wagered $6,550

Raynell "What is Matchbox?" — wagered $11,305

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