2013 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 5.
Joe Vertnik — a senior from Mound, Minnesota
Emily Greenberg — a senior from Westport, Connecticut
Barrett Block — a senior from Lexington, Kentucky
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett | $2,800 | $7,800 | $20,200 |
$24,001
Automatic semifinalist |
$18,200
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Emily | $3,400 | $4,400 | $10,200 |
$18,200
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$11,600
13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Joe | $1,800 | $2,400 | $12,000 |
$20,000
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$12,000
18 R, 1 W |
| SURPRISE! I GOT YOU A LANDMARK! | SPORTS STARS | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | COMPLETES THE BOOK TITLE | GETTING NERVOUS | BEFORE FINALS |
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$200
[26]
The Washington Monument was out of my price range, but here's a similar one that's a symbol of this Argentine capital
Buenos Aires
Barrett
|
$200
[21]
Tony Romo is a star on the field for this NFL team that has a star on its field
the Dallas Cowboys
Emily
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$200
[11]
The words to this patriotic song first appeared in print in 1814 under the title "Defence of Fort McHenry"
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
Barrett
|
$200
[4]
Khaled Hosseini:"The ____ Runner"
The Kite Runner
Joe
|
$200
[1]
A queasy feeling may be called these insects in the stomach
butterflies
Joe
|
$200
[16]
The final event in the Olympic decathlon is the 1,500 meters; right before that is throwing this spear
the javelin
Joe
|
|
$400
[27]
How 'bout this ancient temple in Athens; all that Pentelic marble is yours now
the Parthenon
Barrett
|
$400
[22]
In 2012 this point guard & former MVP joined the Lakers from the Suns
Steve Nash
Joe
|
$400
[12]
He's the abolitionist picturedherea few years before his raid on an arsenal & his hanging
John Brown
Joe
|
$400
[5]
Lois Lowry:"Number the ____"
Stars
Joe
|
$400
[2]
It joins with "heebie" in a condition of agitation
jeebies
Barrett
|
$400
[17]
It was the next-to-last state to join the Union
Alaska
Barrett
|
|
$600
[28]
This London bell weighs 13 tons, so it's louder than your old alarm clock
Big Ben
Barrett
|
$600
[23]
In 2012 this rookie known as RGIII gave new hope for the future to us Redskins fans
Robert Griffin III
Barrett
|
$600
[13]
In 1857 the celebration of this day with a parade & floats became an annual New Orleans tradition
Mardi Gras
Joe
|
$600
[6]
Kurt Vonnegut:"The Sirens of ____"
Titan
Barrett
|
$600
[3]
Sewing accessories pair you are "on" when experiencing nervous anxiety or anticipation
pins & needles
Emily
|
$600
[18]
It was the next-to-last Harry Potter novel
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Emily
|
|
$800
[29]
Thislandmark, which took awhile to wrap, goes back to the Qin Dynasty
the Great Wall of China
Barrett
|
$800
[24]
This "fishy" outfielder put up huge numbers for the Angels in his 2012 Rookie of the Year-winning season
Mike Trout
|
$800
[14]
Asked to create a sport that could be played indoors during winter, James Naismith came up with this
basketball
Barrett
|
$800
[7]
Jean Rhys:"Wide Sargasso ____"
Sea
Emily
|
$800
[9]
This "fever" is irritability brought on by being confined indoors
cabin fever
Barrett
|
DD
$800
[19]
In the calendar year, it's the penultimate federal holiday
Thanksgiving
Emily
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Apalacefit for you--the palace at this suburb of Paris
Versailles
Emily
|
$1,000
[25]
Lolo Jones temporarily hung up her track gear to team with driver Jazmine Fenlator in this winter sport
the bobsled
Barrett
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1854 this poet began writing "The Song of Hiawatha"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
|
$1,000
[8]
Douglas Adams:"The ____ at the End of the Universe"
Restaurant
Emily
|
$1,000
[10]
To mean nervous & on edge, this word can come after "high" or before "out"
strung
Emily
|
$1,000
[20]
Alexander III, who reigned from 1881 to 1894, was the next-to-last man to hold this post
the Czar of Russia
Barrett
|
| NEW INMERRIAM-WEBSTER | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS | POP CULTURE | HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY | A STUDENT OF HISTORY | "HY" FIVE |
|
$400
[5]
This "moment" of sudden realization, like "Hey! This word is a palindrome!"
an aha! moment
Emily
|
$400
[14]
All bills raising revenue for the U.S. government must originate in this legislative body
the House
Barrett
|
$400
[4]
Unobtainium was the elusive substance sought on a distant moon in this epic movie blockbuster
Avatar
Barrett
Emily
|
$400
[1]
State where you'd find Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, dating back to 1648
Massachusetts
Joe
|
$400
[19]
History was his thing in college; now he's the USA's Chief Justice
(John) Roberts
Joe
|
$400
[24]
It's a little "personal", but it's keeping your body clean & healthy so that you look & feel your best
hygiene
Joe
|
|
$800
[6]
This "list" of things to do before you die
a bucket list
Joe
|
$800
[15]
With 55, California has the most electoral votes; this state is second with 38
Texas
Barrett
|
$800
[10]
Most famous facial feature of Giants pitchers Brian Wilson & Sergio Romo, who closed the 2010 & '12 World Series
a beard
Barrett
Joe
|
$800
[2]
It's the closest river to Carver High in Memphis, Tennessee
the Mississippi River
Joe
|
$800
[20]
George W. Bush graduated from this Ivy League university with a B.A. in history
Yale
Barrett
|
$800
[25]
Before, during & after exercise, it's important that you do this, meaning take in a proper amount of water
hydrate
Joe
|
|
$1,200
[7]
Earworm, one of these that you can't get out of your head
a song
Barrett
|
$1,200
[16]
It's the title of the USA's chief health educator
the surgeon general
Barrett
|
$1,200
[11]
Watch out for night monsters as you build your own 3-D online world using this game
Minecraft
Emily
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
This Alabama city, the first Confederate capital, has a Jefferson Davis High
Montgomery
Emily
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$1,200
[21]
After this Brown University history major worked as a college sports commentator, he would. Go. All. The. Way to ESPN
Chris Berman
|
$1,200
[26]
Botanically, the pluot or tangelo, for example
hybrid
Emily
|
|
$1,600
[8]
Copernicium, one of these
an element
Joe
|
$1,600
[17]
On Nov. 6, 2012 voters in Maine & Maryland said yes, Adam & Steve can do this
marry
Joe
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$1,600
[12]
New daytime talk shows in 2012 included one starring this host of "Family Feud"
Steve Harvey
|
$1,200
[3]
Claire Danes went to the Dalton School in this New York City borough
Manhattan
|
$1,600
[22]
Sacha Baron Cohen wrote a college thesis on the role of Jews in this 1960s movement in the U.S. South
the civil rights movement
Barrett
|
$1,600
[27]
It's the type of lift a mechanic uses to raise up a car
hydraulic
Barrett
|
|
$2,000
[9]
This word, not meaning "fueled the car" but "exhausted"
gassed
Emily
|
$2,000
[18]
Thisgovernor was front & center in the response to Hurricane Sandy
Chris Christie
Joe
|
$2,000
[13]
Light it up with this group"Everybody talks, everybody talks /It started with a whisper"
the Neon Trees
Joe
|
$2,000
[30]
The Indians play sports for Central High in this Wyoming city
Cheyenne
Barrett
|
DD
$4,000
[23]
Paul Ryan was greatly influenced by this female novelist who studied history in Russia
Ayn Rand
Barrett
|
$2,000
[28]
The grape variety of this flowering plant isseen here
a hyacinth
Emily
Joe
|
It says, "The body of the trooper having been buried in the church yard, the ghost rides forth... in nightly quest of his head"
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"