2012 College Championship quarterfinal game 2.
Connie Shi — a junior at the University of Michigan from Okemos, Michigan
Anne Rozek — a junior at Eastern Illinois University from Perry, Illinois
Jaime Alayon — a sophomore at the George Washington University from Miami, Florida
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime | $3,000 | $9,600 | $18,800 |
$12,799
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$18,800
24 R, 2 W |
| Anne | $600 | $400 | $7,200 |
$11,500
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$9,200
14 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Connie | $1,600 | $4,400 | $12,400 |
$19,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$12,000
16 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| YOU'RE HISTORICAL! | NEW FADS | TALES OF THE WINDY CITY | 1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS | BELL CURVES | BAND NAME ADJECTIVES |
|
$200
[6]
After murdering his brother Bleda, he became the sole leader of the Huns
Attila
Anne
|
$200
[14]
Adding this "Freshmaker" candy to Diet Coke never gets old--wait, yes it does
Mentos
Anne
|
$200
[11]
Frank Norris' 1903 novel about the Chicago board of trade is just called this--no "& the Pendulum"
The Pit
Connie
|
$200
[20]
To recline indolently, or a public sitting room in a hotel
lounge
Jaime
Anne
|
$200
[19]
Categorized as idiophones, bells are found in this section of the orchestra
the percussion section
Anne
|
$200
[1]
They're from Maryland:____ Charlotte
Good
Jaime
|
|
$400
[7]
Excommunicated 4 months earlier, in April 1521 he was asked to recant his views at the Diet of Worms
Martin Luther
Connie
|
$400
[15]
Vanna's caught up in the Internet fad seenherethat goes by this wooden name
planking
Jaime
|
$400
[12]
In 1898's "A Yankee from the West", Chicago's Opie Read used the phrase "There's" one of these "born every minute"
a sucker
Jaime
|
$400
[25]
To toss a ball, or to promote a product
pitch
Jaime
|
$400
[21]
This Disney pixie invented a "balloon carrier", a flying craft made from a cotton fluff, a gourd & a compass
Tinker Bell
Connie
|
$400
[2]
Better music through science?:My ____ Romance
Chemical
Jaime
|
|
$800
[9]
Gian Gastone's death in 1737 brought an end to this dynasty that long ruled over Florence & Tuscany
the Medici
Jaime
Anne
|
$600
[16]
"Mocap" is short for this recent film trend
motion capture
Jaime
|
$600
[13]
Henry Fuller's 1893 novel "The Cliff-Dwellers" deals with "The Tribe" inhabiting a lofty Chicago one of these
a skyscraper
Anne
|
$600
[26]
A sovereign, or a straightedge
a ruler
Anne
|
$600
[22]
Colorful, thick-fleshed members of the genus Capsicum are called bell these
peppers
Connie
|
$600
[3]
Seattle-based folk-rockin' dudes:____ Foxes
Fleet
Jaime
|
|
DD
$1,000
[8]
Thisexplorer & courtier for whom a state capital is named actually spelled his last name without an "I"
(Sir Walter) Raleigh
Connie
|
$800
[17]
The "J" in the versatile trendy leggings called jeggings comes from this apparel
jeans
Jaime
|
$800
[30]
This Richard Wright work about a racially charged murder trial was the first best-selling novel by an African American
Native Son
Jaime
Anne
|
$800
[27]
One book of a series, or sound intensity
volume
Jaime
|
$800
[23]
Bell Laboratories began as an R&D arm of this company
AT&T
Connie
|
$800
[4]
Had a hit with "I Like It Like That":____ Chelle Rae
Hot
Jaime
|
|
$1,000
[10]
For conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, shewas the first woman executed by the U.S. government
Mary Surratt
|
$1,000
[18]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew "works out".) Dynamic inertia is part of this dumbbell-like workout technology
the Shake Weight
Jaime
|
$1,000
[29]
A Hispanic girl grows up in cold Chicago in Sandra Cisneros' "The House on" this tropical-sounding street
Mango Street
Jaime
|
$1,000
[28]
A cord used to ignite an explosive, or to blend by melting together
fuse
Jaime
|
$1,000
[24]
Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir "Le scaphandre et le Papillon" has this title in English
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Connie
|
$1,000
[5]
Metal band that wants to share the welt:____ ____ Death Punch
Five Finger
Jaime
|
| ENTRANCE EXAM | FRESH, MAN | THE SOPHOMORE JINX | JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD | SENIORITIS | "POST" GRADUATE |
|
$400
[11]
This entrance to a house is also a secret way of gaining access to a computer system
the back door
Connie
|
$400
[26]
The FDA says when buying fresh these, make sure the eyes are clear & bulgy & the flesh springs back when pressed
fish
Jaime
|
$400
[5]
Some felt this TV show about Texas football briefly lost its way in the season 2 hiding-the-dead-body arc
Friday Night Lights
Anne
|
$400
[1]
Australia's first university was the University of this city
Sydney
Jaime
|
$400
[12]
The wind is blowing, so instead of class, "Let's Go" do this, also the title of a "Mary Poppins" song
fly a kite
Anne
|
$400
[17]
The playoffs in professional sports are also called this
the postseason
Anne
|
|
$1,200
[24]
In 1921 C.G. Johnson invented a door that folds upward to use in this structure
a garage
Jaime
|
$800
[27]
Biscuits made fresh from basic ingredients are "made from" this 7-letter word
scratch
Connie
|
$800
[7]
In 2004 Bobby Crosby hit 22 HRs for this "Moneyball" team; 9 in 2005 didn't give much bang for the buck
the Oakland Athletics
Jaime
|
$800
[2]
Rio de Janeiro is rocking for this 4-day festival that ends 40 days before Easter
Carnival
Anne
|
$800
[13]
I got so caught up in reading this fourth book of the "Twilight" series that I missed my Byron seminar
Breaking Dawn
Anne
|
$800
[18]
Depression affecting mothers shortly after the birth of a child
postpartum
Connie
|
|
$1,600
[23]
Lorenzo Ghiberti'sdoorsfor Florence's baptistery were called"The Gates of"this by Michelangelo
Paradise (Heaven accepted)
Anne
|
$1,200
[28]
The 18th c. book "Art of Cookery" says a fresh one of these will sink in water & a rotten one will float
eggs
Anne
|
$1,200
[8]
This novelist made less of an impact with "The Almost Moon" than with "The Lovely Bones"
Alice Sebold
Connie
|
$1,200
[3]
Rabat is one of the 4 imperial cities of this country
Morocco
Jaime
|
$1,200
[14]
I was driving up PCH to take a class at Pepperdine in this city, but the waves looked so inviting that I went to the beach instead
Malibu
Connie
|
$1,200
[19]
Meaning "after death", it's another name for an autopsy
postmortem
Connie
|
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
The Anne Boleyn Gatehouseat Hampton court is in this historic architectural style
Tudor
Anne
|
$1,600
[29]
Every Doubletree hotel bakes these fresh daily & gives one to each arriving guest
a (chocolate chip) cookie
Connie
|
$1,600
[9]
This "Juno" screenwriter might have some devilish words for reviewers who disliked "Jennifer's Body"
Diablo Cody
Anne
|
$1,600
[4]
The Potala Palace is just splendid in this capital of Tibet, & such cute dogs
Lhasa
Connie
|
$1,600
[15]
My paper's not due 'til next week, so I blew off class to play this free MMORPG set in the fantasy world of Gielinor
Runescape
Jaime
|
DD
$1,600
[20]
William Barry in 1829 was the first & Winton Blount in 1969 was the last to be this as a cabinet member
Postmaster General
Connie
|
|
$2,000
[22]
An ancient Roman gateway, the Janus Geminus was closed only in times of this--so twice in 600 years
peace
Jaime
Connie
|
$2,000
[30]
Leave the pit in this south of the border dip to keep it fresh longer
guacamole
Connie
|
$2,000
[10]
"Mine Is Yours", the 3rd album from these "Kids", was hailed as a rebound from their 2nd, "Loyalty to Loyalty"
Cold War Kids
Jaime
|
$2,000
[6]
Johnny must buy all his jackets in the Silk Road city of Almaty, the largest city in this "Stan"
Kazakhstan
Anne
|
$2,000
[16]
Let's take a road trip to Freeport, Maine to see the flagship store of this outdoorsy retailer, on Main Street since 1912
L.L. Bean
Jaime
|
$2,000
[21]
Cezanne & Toulouse-Lautrec were part of this art movement
Postimpressionism
Anne
|
One of this author's greatest successes came after remarking, "I want to write about a fellow who was two fellows"
Robert Louis Stevenson