2012-A Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 5.
Pian Wong — a high school English teacher from New York, New York
Justin Hofstetter — a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
Leslie Decker — a high school German and ESL teacher from Austin, Texas
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie | $800 | $1,600 | $6,400 |
$12,799
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$6,400
8 R, 0 W |
| Justin | $1,800 | $3,600 | $28,400 |
$26,689
Automatic semifinalist |
$23,000
30 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Pian | $1,800 | $4,600 | $11,800 |
$1,688
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$11,800
13 R, 0 W |
| LET'S HEAR THE COMPOSER'S FIRST (NAME) | THE ALL-STAR GAME MVP | TRADEMARKS | THE WEDDING PLANNER | ACTS OF CONGRESS | CROSSWORD CLUES "S" |
|
$200
[26]
Mahler's first
Gustav
Leslie
|
$200
[21]
In 2011 this L.A. Laker took the award for a record-tying 4th time
Kobe Bryant
Justin
|
$200
[16]
This name for a moving staircase was originally a trademark of the Otis Elevator Company
escalator
Justin
|
$200
[11]
You're in good company choosing this lucky month for your wedding; traditionally, it's the most popular
June
Pian
|
$200
[6]
1930's Smoot-Hawley Act raised these to protect American farmers
tariffs
Justin
|
$200
[1]
Pants holder-uppers (10)
suspenders
Pian
|
|
$400
[27]
Elgar's first
Edward
Justin
|
$400
[22]
Your 2005 Pro Bowl MVP was this Colts QB, because what hasn't he done?
Peyton Manning
Justin
|
$400
[17]
They're not just any cotton swabs, they're the ones made by Unilever
Q-Tips
Justin
|
$400
[12]
Are you sure you want to copy the cake seen here, served at this couple's April 2011 wedding--all 8tiersof it?
Prince William & Kate Middleton
Leslie
|
$400
[7]
(I'm Geoffrey Canada, President of the Harlem Children's Zone.) Setting standards & establishing measurable goals to improve individual outcomes in education was the objective of this 2001 congressional act that left many educators dismayed
No Child Left Behind
Leslie
|
$400
[2]
Swing back & forth (4)
sway
Justin
|
|
$600
[28]
Rachmaninoff's first
Sergei
Leslie
|
$600
[23]
2000 was a nice year for this Yankee shortstop; he was both the All-Star & World Series MVP
Derek Jeter
Justin
|
$600
[18]
Since 1992 this hyphenated brand of correction fluid has belonged to BIC
Wite-Out
Justin
|
$600
[13]
If you want your reception at the Loeb boathouse in this New York City locale, we have to book early!
Central Park
Pian
|
$600
[8]
This act of 1964 established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
the Civil Rights Act
|
$600
[3]
Willy Loman's occupation (8)
salesman
Justin
|
|
$800
[29]
Paganini's first
Niccolò
|
$800
[24]
He was the NHL All-Star MVP in 1983, '89 & '99, representing 3 different teams
(Wayne) Gretzky
Pian
|
$800
[19]
In 1972 2 young men in Oregon kicking it old school came up with this footbag
hacky sack
Justin
|
$800
[14]
Yes, she played "The Wedding Planner" in a 2001 film, but I don't think I can get her to perform at your wedding
Jennifer Lopez
Justin
|
$800
[9]
This Ohio senator was busy in 1890, with his Silver Purchase Act as well as the more famous antitrust one
(John) Sherman
Justin
|
$800
[4]
Teacher's paid leave of absence for rest or research (10)
sabbatical
Pian
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Menotti's first (& second)
Gian Carlo
|
$1,000
[25]
Last name of Sandy Jr. & Roberto, MLB All-Star MVPs in 1997 & 1998
Alomar
Justin
Pian
|
$1,000
[20]
This contest was first held in 1949 to celebrate Pillsbury's 80th birthday
a Pillsbury bake-off
Pian
|
$1,000
[15]
For a wedding reading, you might like this English poet's "She Walks in Beauty"
Lord Byron
Justin
|
DD
$3,000
[10]
Britain couldn't afford to pay cash for war materials much longer, so FDR proposed this alliterative act in December 1940
the Lend-Lease Act
Justin
|
$1,000
[5]
To consecrate or make holy (8)
sanctify
Justin
|
| A HELL OF A QUOTE | MESSING WITH YOUR BRAIN | TEACHER'S "PET" | WAR, WHO YA GOT? | NOT TO BE CONFUSED | DEATH ON A SITCOM |
|
$400
[18]
Her poem no. 1732 says, "Parting is all we know of heaven, and all we need of hell"
Emily Dickinson
Justin
|
$400
[26]
In the late '20s Harvey Cushing shocked the medical world by cutting out a tumor using this type of energy
electricity
Justin
|
$400
[6]
A document signed by many people asking for a specific action to be taken
a petition
Pian
|
$400
[11]
The Peloponnesian War:Athens vs. ____
Sparta
Justin
|
$400
[16]
Capulet is a family in "Romeo and Juliet"; an epaulet is an adornment worn on this part of the body
the shoulders
Pian
|
$400
[1]
In 1975 Lt. Col. Henry Blake was discharged from the army, then from life in a plane crash on this show
M*A*S*H
Leslie
|
|
$1,200
[20]
Revelation sayeth, "Behold" this beast: "and his name that sat on him was Death, and hell followed"
pale horse
|
$800
[27]
Surgery may be needed for a case of hydrocephalus, aka this "on the brain"
water
Justin
|
$800
[7]
A woman's undergarment like a thin loose skirt
a petticoat
Justin
|
$1,200
[13]
War of the Roses:____ vs. York
Lancaster
Leslie
|
$800
[17]
Biceps & triceps are muscles; this is a grasping instrument used by surgeons & dentists
forceps
Justin
|
$800
[2]
Chuckles the Clown, dressed for a parade as Peter Peanut, was shelled to death by an elephant on this '70s sitcom
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
|
|
$1,600
[21]
This play by Jean-Paul Sartre says it outright: "Hell is other people"
No Exit
Justin
|
$1,200
[28]
Gelfoam & Avitene are this type of agent that helps curb blood flow if Doc zigs with the scalpel when he should've zagged
clot(ting)
Pian
|
$1,200
[8]
Nightshade family member seen here
a petunia
Justin
|
$1,600
[14]
Crimean War:France, Britain & ____ vs. Russia
Turkey
|
$1,200
[23]
Venezuela is a South American country; he's the lefty from Mexico who pitched for the Dodgers in the 1980s
(Fernando) Valenzuela
Leslie
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1980 America's beloved dingbat, this character played by Jean Stapleton, was felled by a stroke
Edith Bunker
Justin
|
|
$2,000
[22]
In "The American Crisis" he wrote, "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered"
Thomas Paine
Justin
|
$1,600
[29]
Surgery in which you don't need to cut is called this, as with the gamma knife & its focused beam of radiation
noninvasive
Pian
|
$1,600
[9]
According to the American Kennel Club, the crime known by this single word was up 50% in 2011
petnapping
Justin
|
$2,000
[15]
The Peninsular War:France vs. Britain, ____ & ____
Spain & Portugal
|
$1,600
[24]
While arugula is a bitterish salad green, rugelach are Jewish these
pastries
Pian
|
$1,600
[4]
Brendan Fraser didn't get a chance to check out of Sacred Heart Hospital as Dr. Cox' brother-in-law on this show
Scrubs
Justin
|
|
DD
$6,000
[19]
"All hell broke loose" comes from this 17th century epic poem
Paradise Lost
Justin
|
$2,000
[30]
It's a swelling in a blood vessel; the cerebral type is a common cause of strokes
hematoma (or aneurysm)
Justin
Pian
|
$2,000
[10]
Extremely frightened to the point where you can't move or speak
petrified
Justin
|
DD
$4,000
[12]
Punic Wars:Rome vs. ____
Carthage
Justin
|
$2,000
[25]
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic; he's the French author sculpted head to toe by Rodin
(Honoré de) Balzac
Justin
|
$2,000
[5]
Tracey Gold's older boyfriend (played by Matthew Perry!) paid the price for drunk driving on this '80s sitcom
Growing Pains
Leslie
|
In 1893 the British established the Durand line, now the boundary, much in the news since 2001, between these 2 countries
Pakistan & Afghanistan