2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 3.
Elyse Mancuso — a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
Catherine Briley — a senior from Grand Prairie, Louisiana
Krishna Bharathala — a sophomore from Fremont, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna | $1,200 | $2,600 | $7,800 |
$15,001
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$7,800
12 R, 5 W |
| Catherine | $3,200 | $3,600 | $11,000 |
$21,000
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$8,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Elyse | $1,400 | $6,800 | $19,600 |
$22,600
Automatic semifinalist |
$19,600
22 R, 0 W |
| FINE ARTS | LAUGH LINES | SCRAMBLED FRUITS | BACK IN THE 20th CENTURY | VISUAL LANGUAGE | IT'S NOT A MESS, IT'S A COLLECTION |
|
$200
[7]
In traditional productions of "Swan Lake", Odile's tutu is this color
black
Krishna
Catherine
|
$200
[8]
A pit boss, to Ned Flanders on this show: "Las Vegas doesn't care for out of towners! Take your money & go someplace else"
The Simpsons
Elyse
|
$200
[1]
WIKI
kiwi
Catherine
|
$200
[15]
On Feb. 6, 1971, using a makeshift 6-iron, Alan Shepard became the only man in history to play golf here
the Moon
Catherine
|
$200
[20]
A pedestrian crossing sign from this nation is seen here
Italy
Elyse
|
$200
[25]
Introduced in 1959, the first of these collectible dolls sported a ponytail & a zebra-striped bathing suit
a Barbie
Elyse
|
|
$400
[10]
One of the three tenors, hetaught elementary school before becoming an opera star
(Luciano) Pavarotti
Krishna
Elyse
|
$400
[9]
Teddy Roosevelt, to Larry the security guard in this movie: "Lawrence! Why are you slapping a monkey?"
Night at the Museum
Krishna
|
$400
[2]
LUMP
a plum
Krishna
|
$400
[16]
In 1999 she launched what would be a successful candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat from New York
Hillary Clinton
Krishna
|
$400
[21]
It's winter in Norway, and asignalerts us to a trail for these vehicles ahead
snowmobiles
Elyse
|
$400
[26]
You're not a loonie just because you collect loonies, shekels & other types of these
coins
Elyse
|
|
$600
[11]
This statue at the Louvre may have originally held a shield & mirror; it's hard to know since she's "unarmed"
the Venus de Milo
Catherine
|
$600
[12]
Shifu to Po the Dragon Warrior, in this film: "we do not wash our pits in the Pool of Sacred Tears"
Kung Fu Panda
Catherine
|
$600
[3]
REAP
a pear
Catherine
|
$600
[17]
In 1991 the Soviet Union ceased to exist after his Christmas Day resignation as president
Gorbachev
Krishna
Elyse
|
$600
[22]
An iconic restaurant sign is seenherein this language
Arabic
Krishna
|
$600
[27]
Fishing enthusiasts collect these devices that let out the line on the rod, & may take them out for a spin
reels
Catherine
|
|
$800
[6]
It's the musical work that contains the chorus heard here"Hallelujah /Hallelujah..."
Handel's Messiah
Elyse
|
$800
[13]
This Jon Heder character, when told he needs key chains: "I already made like infinity of those at scout camp"
Napoleon Dynamite
|
$800
[4]
EERY BLURB
blueberry
Catherine
|
$800
[18]
On April 22, 1989 tens of thousands of students gathered in this square in China to demand democratic reform
Tiananmen Square
Catherine
|
$800
[23]
Our nextstopis a village in this U.K. country
Wales
Elyse
|
$800
[28]
A collection of these creatures mounted on pins may include hairstreaks & swallowtails
butterflies
Elyse
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Icy-sounding name of the decorative band, often in low relief, that runs below the cornice of a building
a frieze
Elyse
|
$1,000
[14]
Emma Stone in "Crazy Stupid Love" on seeing this actor shirtless: "It's like you're photoshopped"
Ryan Gosling
|
$1,000
[5]
ALERT WOMEN
a watermelon
Krishna
|
DD
$1,000
[19]
On March 20, 1952 this country's supreme court declared voter segregation unconstitutional, but it continued
South Africa
Catherine
|
$1,000
[24]
Da, it's the alphabet used on the poster seen here
Cyrillic
Elyse
|
$1,000
[29]
One of these collectibles, "Action No. 1", sold in 2011 for $2.16 million
comic books
Krishna
|
| HEALTH & MEDICINE | RHYME TIME | BOOK LEARNIN' | U.S. GOVERNMENT | VISITING THE BOSTON AREA | YOUR 2012 HIT PARADERS |
|
$400
[21]
Chew on this: humans have 12 of these teeth with broad biting surfaces adapted for grinding
molars
Catherine
|
$400
[1]
A big rig that's unable to get out of the mud or snow
a muck truck (or stuck truck)
Catherine
|
$400
[2]
British kids crash onto an uninhabited island in this William Golding novel; things get rough
Lord of the Flies
Elyse
|
$400
[16]
In 2000 this presidential candidate barely won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote, 271-266
Al Gore
Catherine
|
$400
[11]
You'll find a statue of Thoreau & a replica of his cabin at this site where he lived the simple life in the 1840s
Walden Pond
Catherine
|
$400
[22]
"Good Feeling": this state-ly rapper
Flo Rida
Catherine
|
|
$800
[23]
In 1995 the FDA approved a vaccine for this kids' disease of skin outbreaks caused by the varicella-zoster virus
chicken pox
Krishna
|
$800
[7]
One who enjoys motorcycles as well as backpacking
biker hiker
Elyse
|
$800
[3]
A Kansas girl blows into town & is hailed as a hero in this book, first published in 1900
The Wizard of Oz
Elyse
|
$800
[17]
Born in 1960, she's the newest justice & the youngest member of the Supreme Court
Elena Kagan
Catherine
|
$1,200
[13]
While walking the Freedom Trail, stop by this "revered" house of worship built in 1723
Old North Church
Elyse
|
$800
[27]
"Sexy And I Know It": this duo with a 5-letter name
LMFAO
Krishna
|
|
$1,200
[24]
Per its label, the topical medicine Vicks Vapo Rub aims to suppress this cold symptom
a cough
Krishna
Catherine
|
$1,200
[8]
Almost every 365 days
nearly yearly
Krishna
|
$1,200
[4]
The full title of the novel that Daniel Defoe wrote about this guy is 68 words long; one key word of the 68--"Shipwreck"
Robinson Crusoe
Elyse
|
$1,600
[19]
In Texas David Dewhurst holds this job, so he takes over when Rick Perry is out of state
lieutenant governor
Catherine
Elyse
|
$1,600
[14]
It's hard to miss this monument honoring colonists who died in a 1775 battle--it's 221 feet high
the Bunker Hill Monument
|
$1,200
[28]
"Lonely Boy": this band that's more than just piano parts
The Black Keys
Elyse
|
|
$1,600
[25]
This organ is shaped like a "J" & generally holds a little over 1 quart
a stomach
Elyse
|
$1,600
[9]
Irons one's gowns & frocks
presses dresses
Krishna
|
$1,600
[5]
A Civil War soldier struggles to regain his nerve to fight in this 1895 novel
The Red Badge of Courage
Catherine
|
$2,000
[20]
In 1981 Ronald Reagan appointed Jeane Kirkpatrick the first female U.S. ambassador to this organization
the U.N.
Krishna
|
$2,000
[15]
One way to see the world is inside the Mapparium at the library of this woman, the founder of Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
|
$1,600
[29]
"Turn Me On": this French DJ, with a big assist from Nicki Minaj
David Guetta
|
|
$2,000
[26]
Vasco da Gama once lost about 100 out of 160 men to this disease caused by a lack of vitamin C
scurvy
Krishna
|
$2,000
[10]
A place of instruction for an evil grave-robbing being
a ghoul school
Elyse
|
$2,000
[6]
Want to know how it was for a European woman running an African coffee plantation in the 1920s? Read this 1937 book
Out of Africa
Krishna
|
DD
$2,800
[18]
The Constitution defines this crime as "levying war" against the United States or giving enemies "aid and comfort"
treason
Catherine
|
DD
$3,000
[12]
A circle of cobblestones in front of the Old State House commemorates this 1770 clash in which 5 were killed
the Boston Massacre
Catherine
|
$2,000
[30]
"Shake It Out": this gal plus her band
Florence + the Machine
Elyse
|
Of the 12 beasts representing years in the Chinese calendar, the one not biologically related to any creature on Earth
the dragon