2011 Teachers Tournament final game 2.
Charles Temple — a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina (subtotal of $18,800)
Larry DeMoss — a high school English teacher from Ellettsville, Indiana (subtotal of $7,000)
Lori Kissell — a high school Latin teacher from Fredericksburg, Virginia (subtotal of $26,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori | $1,400 | $1,400 | $4,600 | $0 |
$4,600
12 R, 4 W |
| Larry | $1,400 | $3,400 | $7,000 | $0 |
$7,000
12 R, 4 W |
| Charles | $5,800 | $7,200 | $24,500 | $24,375 |
$21,000
25 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W |
| NOTABLE EDUCATORS | CURRENT MUSIC | COMMON BONDS | 30 SOMETHING | A LITTLE OF THE BUBBLY | 10-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[10]
In the 6th century B.C. Sariputra was an early pupil of this Indian religion founder
Buddha
Charles
|
$200
[18]
She's the flamboyant performer heard here"Born this way, oh there ain't no other way /Baby I was born this way /Baby I was born..."
Lady Gaga
Larry
Charles
|
$200
[8]
Surgical, boxing, fingerless
gloves
Lori
|
$200
[3]
It's 3/4 of the number of weeks in a year, & a common number of weeks for a pregnancy to last
39
Larry
|
$200
[22]
One of its ad campaigns called it "The uncola. The un and only."
7 Up
Lori
|
$200
[1]
A mat attached to a frame used as a springboard; sorry, gotta bounce!
a trampoline
Lori
|
|
$400
[12]
Around 387 B.C. this student of Socrates founded the Athens school known as the Academy
Plato
Charles
|
$400
[27]
This British band heard here is spreading inspiration the world over"They will not force us..."
Muse
Charles
|
$400
[11]
A glance, second base, Manet's "Chez Tortoni" in 1990
things that are stolen
Larry
|
$400
[4]
Standard RPM speed of your old long-playing record albums
33 1/3
Charles
|
$400
[23]
In the 1890s pharmacist Caleb Bradham invented this cola drink, known then as "Brad's Drink"
Pepsi
Larry
|
$400
[2]
I'm going to use my power of this to tell you it's from the Latin for "supplying a hint"
suggestion
Charles
|
|
$800
[14]
This sci fi author of "I, Robot" taught biochemistry at Boston University
(Isaac) Asimov
Larry
|
$600
[28]
This Taio Cruz hit sounds like something that shouldn't be brought to school"I throw my hands up in the air sometimes /Sayin' ay-oh /Gotta let go /I wanna celebrate..."
"Dynamite"
|
$600
[19]
Illicit assets, popsicles, botoxed faces
frozen things
Lori
Larry
|
$600
[5]
"Miracle" street in a 1947 holiday classic
34th Street
Charles
|
$600
[24]
Roy Allen opened root beer stands in 1922 & introduced this brand name for his product
A&W
Lori
|
$600
[9]
Isn't there a song about this variety of tangerine?
a clementine
|
|
$1,000
[15]
She was a little-known University of Oklahoma law professor until the Clarence Thomas hearings
Anita Hill
Lori
|
— |
$800
[20]
Strop, whetstone, emery wheel
things that sharpen
Lori
|
$800
[6]
Youngest age at which you can be sworn in for the U.S. Senate
30
Charles
|
$800
[25]
Verrerie du Languedoc is one of the manufacturers of the green bottles for this brand of sparkling water
Perrier
Charles
|
$800
[16]
A rotation, as on an axis, or a violent replacement of an established government
a revolution
Charles
|
|
DD
$2,000
[13]
This high school teacher was involved in a little trial in Dayton, Tennessee in July 1925
(John T.) Scopes
Charles
|
— |
$1,000
[21]
A subpoena, a tennis ball, dinner
things that are served
Charles
|
$1,000
[7]
Total number of pieces including pawns at the start of a chess game
32
Charles
|
$1,000
[26]
This current soda brand is named for a peak in the Cascades
Shasta
Lori
Larry
|
$1,000
[17]
It's the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the aged
geriatrics
Larry
Charles
|
| FRIDAY THE 13th | FOREIGN FILM TITLES | DETENTE-TION | HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU? | WELL, IT'S NOT SHAKESPEARE | PREPARING FOR THE "SAT"s |
|
$400
[1]
On Nov. 13, 1789 Ben Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except" these 2 things
death & taxes
Lori
|
$400
[11]
A neo-realistic classic:"Ladri di biciclette"
The Bicycle Thief
Larry
Charles
|
$400
[22]
The period known as Detente deals primarily with a 2-decade long era between the U.S. & this country
the USSR (Soviet Union)
Larry
|
$400
[17]
In 1960 it got up to 129 at curiously named Greenland Ranch in this grim California valley
Death Valley
Charles
|
$400
[6]
Last name of David, the screenwriter who wrote "Speed-the-Plow", a play about greedy producers
Mamet
Larry
|
$400
[13]
The Moon is one
a satellite
Charles
|
|
$800
[2]
On Oct. 13, 1989, termed the Friday the 13th mini-crash, this average slipped 190.58 points
the Dow Jones
Larry
|
$800
[12]
Featuring a number of warriors:"Shichinin No Samurai"
The Seven Samurai
Lori
|
$800
[23]
This Detente treaty that aimed to curb nukes sounds like something you could add to your popcorn
the SALT Treaty
Charles
|
$800
[18]
This second planet's surface temperature is a toasty 860 degrees Fahrenheit
Venus
Lori
|
$800
[7]
Sure & 'tis the name of playwright John Casey, after he changed it to its Irish form
Sean O'Casey
Lori
|
$800
[27]
This word meaning "adequate" contains a manufacturing facility
satisfactory
Lori
|
|
$1,200
[3]
During Hitler's blitz of London, this residence was hit by bombs on Sept. 13, 1940, destroying the chapel
Buckingham Palace
Lori
|
$1,600
[15]
From Ingmar Bergman:"Det sjunde inseglet"
The Seventh Seal
Charles
|
$1,600
[25]
In 1968 this mutual defense pact named for a European capital was invoked as troops rolled into Czechoslovakia
the Warsaw Pact
Larry
|
$1,200
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew measures the temperature of an iron.) You can use a non-contact thermometer to gauge the temperature of something that's too hot to touch; it works bymeasuring the amount of this colorful thermal radiation emitted by a heat source
infrared
Larry
|
$1,200
[8]
Last name of playwriting twins Anthony & Peter, who gave us "Sleuth" & "Amadeus"
Shaffer
|
$1,200
[28]
Wetted thoroughly, from the Latin for "full"
saturated
Charles
|
|
$1,600
[4]
This league, the ABA, played its first game on October 13, 1967; the Oakland Oaks beat the Anaheim Amigos
the American Basketball Association
Charles
|
$2,000
[16]
From Pedro Almodovar:"Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios"
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Charles
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
Detente tensions flared when this country was invaded in 1979; you'd think that would never happen again
Afghanistan
Charles
|
$1,600
[20]
Europe's highest recorded temperature was 122 in 1881 in this Spanish city; it cooled down in time for Expo 1992
Seville
Lori
Charles
|
$1,600
[9]
It's the last name of German dramatist Bertolt, who lived in the U.S. from 1941 to 1947
Brecht
Lori
|
$1,600
[29]
Yes, Mr. Paige, it's a small bag
a satchel
Larry
|
|
$2,000
[5]
On July 13, 1906 the French army reinstated this falsely convicted Jewish officer
Dreyfus
Charles
|
DD
$2,500
[14]
An 8-hour epic:"Voyna i mir"
War and Peace
Charles
|
$2,000
[26]
World leaderscame to this city in 1975 to sign accords that people hoped would ease East-West tensions
Helsinki
|
$2,000
[21]
To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 1.8 & add 32; if it's 50 Celsius, it's this Fahrenheit
122
Larry
Charles
|
$2,000
[10]
Last name of Daphne, who in addition to novels wrote plays like "September Tide"
du Maurier
Charles
|
$2,000
[30]
Zen Buddhist state of enlightenment
satori
|
In March 2011 he gave his first televised speech in 22 years on the throne, saying he hoped things would get better
Emperor Akihito of Japan