2012 College Championship semifinal game 1.
Monica Thieu — a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
Tyler Benedict — a junior at Columbia University from Dayton, Ohio
Weston Mangin — a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | $2,600 | $5,800 | $17,000 |
$11,000
3rd place: $10,000 |
$17,000
19 R, 1 W |
| Tyler | $4,800 | $5,700 | $15,600 |
$14,100
2nd place: $10,000 |
$18,200
26 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Monica | $600 | $2,000 | $12,200 |
$24,200
Finalist |
$10,000
11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| KNOW YOUR CONSTITUTION | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | BUZZ BANDS | QUESTIONS | LITERARY LOCALES | COLLEGE "M" |
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$200
[30]
"The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose" these "to this Constitution"
amendments
Tyler
|
$200
[1]
Also a bit of sand, it's the smallest unit of measure in the avoirdupois system, 7,000 to the pound
a grain
Weston
|
$200
[5]
Bethany Cosentino fronts the L.A. band called not "West" but "Best" this--in your face, Eastern Seaboard!
Coast
Monica
|
$200
[15]
"Is the Pope" this denomination?
Catholic
Tyler
|
$200
[29]
"Kangaroo" by D.H. Lawrence:This country
Australia
Monica
|
$200
[27]
This university is in "The Buckeye State"; the university of this is in "The Sunshine State"
Miami
Tyler
|
|
$400
[13]
"Neither shall any person be eligible" to be president "who shall not have attained to the age of" this
35
Tyler
|
$400
[2]
In freezing temperatures at sea level, this travels at 1,087 feet per second
sound
Monica
|
$400
[6]
Put on your gas mask before completing the deadly name of the band heard here:The Airborne..."And it starts /Sometime around midnight"
The Airborne Toxic Event
Tyler
|
$400
[26]
Asked by celebs with mustaches, "Got" this?
milk
Tyler
|
$400
[17]
"Into Thin Air":This mountain
Mount Everest
Tyler
|
$400
[28]
"We are" this West Virginia university, home to the Byrd Biotechnology Science Center
Marshall
Weston
|
|
$600
[9]
The new prez says, "I will... preserve, protect and" this "the Constitution of the United States"'
defend
Tyler
|
$600
[3]
Half a quarter is 12 1/2 cents; half a quart is this unit
a pint
Tyler
|
$600
[8]
The Belle Brigade is composed of grandkids of this composer of the music for the "Star Wars" series
John Williams
Weston
|
$600
[20]
"How do you like them" fruits, maybe honeycrisps
apples
Monica
|
$600
[16]
"Game of Thrones":This imaginary land of "Seven Kingdoms"
Westeros
Monica
|
$600
[23]
Using thecolorsof its state flag, this ACC university made a bold2-sidedfashion choice for its football team in 2011
the University of Maryland
Tyler
|
|
$800
[10]
The president shall be removed from office on conviction of "high crimes and" these
misdemeanors
Tyler
|
$800
[4]
Chicken eggs come in sizes including this largest one, in which a dozen weigh 30 ounces
jumbo
Tyler
|
$800
[11]
Get out the tranquilizer gun! Time to round up the rampaging circus animal that's this band"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked /Money don't grow on trees..."
Cage the Elephant
Weston
|
$800
[21]
"Who has seen" this? "Neither you nor I: but when the trees bow down their heads" this "is passing by"
the wind
Weston
|
$800
[18]
"Dover Beach":Beside this "national" body of water
the English Channel
Tyler
|
$800
[24]
Emily Dickinson & Wendy Wasserstein were alums of this "Seven Sisters" school in South Hadley, Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke
Tyler
|
|
$1,000
[12]
The president, "with" these 2 types of input "of the Senate, shall appoint... judges"
advice & consent
|
$1,000
[7]
As in a poem, if we go this distance "onward", that's a mile & a half
half a league
Tyler
|
$1,000
[14]
Despite the name, the members of this "Little Lion Man" band are all about the same age
Mumford & Sons
Weston
|
$1,000
[22]
In a carol, it's the title question that follows "Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy"
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Weston
|
$1,000
[19]
"Moby Dick":Mostly aboard this whaling ship
the Pequod
Weston
|
DD
$2,500
[25]
Founded in 1800, this liberal arts college has the Adirondacks to the west & the Green Mountains to the east
Middlebury
Tyler
|
| ROGET'SMEETSBARTLETT'S | THE 21st CENTURY | YAY, PHYSICS! | ON CABLE | ART & ARTISTS | SILENT B |
|
$400
[2]
Chums, imperial citizens, compatriots, allow the borrowing of thy hearing organs
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"
Tyler
Monica
|
$400
[28]
In 2009 C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger became a national hero after demonstrating his prowess at this job
flying airplanes
Tyler
|
$400
[12]
Physics has been defined as "the science of matter, motion, and" this, the "E" in a 1905 equation
energy
Tyler
|
$400
[13]
Who can resist this animated title guy & his friends from Bikini Bottom?
SpongeBob SquarePants
Weston
|
$400
[24]
In 1934 this Spanish surrealist was "expelled" from the movement over his paintings & views
Salvador Dalí
Weston
|
$400
[3]
Horticulturists use trellises to train their flowers & vines to do this
climb
Tyler
|
|
$800
[9]
A single enormous jump on behalf of all humanity
"one giant leap for mankind"
Weston
Tyler
Monica
|
$800
[18]
In 2010 Alaska's Lisa Murkowski became the first candidate since 1954 to win a Senate seat this way
through a write-in campaign
Tyler
|
$1,200
[1]
"Classical" this branch of physics deals with motion & forces; the "quantum" branch, with subatomic particles
mechanics
Tyler
|
$800
[14]
Here's the situation--for Season 4 of this show, Snooki & the gang were in Italy
Jersey Shore
Weston
|
$800
[25]
This artist wrote his sister that "putting little white dots on the blue-black is not enough to paint a starry sky"
Vincent van Gogh
Weston
|
$800
[4]
Birds ate Hansel & Gretel's trail of these, so they weren't able to find their way home
crumbs
Weston
|
|
$1,200
[27]
Bring forth ripened plant structures copiously, & also propagate
"Be fruitful and multiply"
Tyler
|
$1,200
[19]
In 2005 Israel gave up control of this coastal territory
the Gaza Strip
Monica
|
$1,600
[8]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a book against the wall.) Abbreviated "N", it's the ordinary term for the perpendicular force I'm exerting on the book to keep it in contact with the wall
normal
Tyler
|
$1,200
[15]
His popularity as a mentor on "Project Runway" led briefly to his own Bravo series "Guide to Style"
Tim Gunn
Weston
|
$1,200
[20]
Prior to gaining fame in Toledo, this Cretan-born artist studied with Titian in Venice
El Greco
Weston
|
$1,200
[5]
It can be money owed, or an offense requiring forgiveness
a debt
Weston
|
|
$1,600
[29]
That nation populated by the liberated paired with that domicile where the courageous live
"the land of the free and the home of the brave"
Monica
|
DD
$1,500
[23]
Named for this San Franciscan, the USA's first public high school for gay students opened in 2003
Harvey Milk
Tyler
|
$2,000
[10]
James Clerk Maxwell formulated the 4 basic laws of this science of charge & the associated fields & forces
electromagnetism
Monica
|
$1,600
[16]
Chris Matthews' game is to fire off tough questions on this MSNBC show that he's hosted since the 1990s
Hardball
Weston
|
$1,600
[21]
The lad in this Thomas Gainsborough work is wearing clothes that were popular 140 years before the painting
The Blue Boy
Weston
|
$1,600
[6]
Distrust or uncertainty
doubt
Tyler
|
|
$2,000
[30]
That man is able to move swiftly on foot, yet will not succeed in concealment
"He can run, but he can't hide"
Weston
Tyler
|
$2,000
[26]
In July 2005 the world danced to the anti-poverty concerts known by this numerical name
Live 8
Tyler
|
DD
$3,000
[11]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a flying toy.) The flying spaceman's twin rotors spin in opposite directions, keeping him from spinning out of control by canceling out the effects of this rotational force
torque
Monica
|
$2,000
[17]
This MTV comedy stars Ashley Rickards as high schooler Jenna Hamilton; can you say...
Awkward.
|
$2,000
[22]
Rembrandt's "Aristotle with a Bust of" this poet was one of his few paintings sent abroad during his lifetime
Homer
Tyler
|
$2,000
[7]
So slight as to be difficult to detect
subtle
Monica
|
An inspiration for this character introduced in 1929 was 15-year-old Palle Huld's 1928 44-day voyage around the world
Tintin