2014 College Championship semifinal game 2.
Eric Turner — a senior from Vanderbilt University from Huntsville, Alabama
Ben Juster — a senior at UCLA from Woodland Hills, California
Terry O'Shea — a sophomore at Princeton University from Bridgewater, New Jersey
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry | $0 | $3,600 | $12,000 |
$19,900
Finalist |
$12,000
16 R, 1 W |
| Ben | $4,600 | $7,200 | $19,800 |
$15,599
2nd place: $10,000 |
$17,200
24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Eric | $1,800 | $2,800 | $7,200 |
$0
3rd place: $10,000 |
$9,200
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| A GREEK MYTHTAKE | ANAGRAM PAIRS | OTHER LONE STAR FLAGS | THAT DRESS NEEDS SOMETHING | COMING UP IN 2014 | CELEBRITIES & THE LAW |
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$200
[6]
She rejected the advances of Pan... an... an, who then drove shepherds mad... ad... ad & they tore her to pieces... eces... eces
Echo
Terry
|
$200
[26]
A short sleep &a dish to cook eggs
nap & pan
Terry
|
$200
[11]
The red star on this country's flag symbolizes the revolutionary traditions established by Kim Il-sung
North Korea
Eric
|
$200
[21]
A few of these, perhaps ostrich or golden pheasant
feathers
Terry
|
$200
[1]
After 13 years, the U.S. & the U.K. are scheduled to officially withdraw all combat troops from this nation by December 31
Afghanistan
Ben
|
$200
[16]
On Nov. 20, 2012 the only pool he swam in was the jury pool, in his hometown Baltimore
(Michael) Phelps
Ben
|
|
$400
[7]
Beset by madness induced by Hera, he killed his wife Megara & was sentenced to hard labors
Hercules
Ben
|
$400
[27]
An Egyptian snake &a health club with a steam room
asp & spa
Terry
|
$400
[12]
On this state'sflag, note thepine treeunder one star, the North Star
Maine
Ben
|
$400
[22]
Give it razzle dazzle with these shiny disks; they were sewn onto King Tut's garments
sequins
Terry
|
$400
[2]
Head back to this Russian city in March for the Winter Paralympic games
Sochi
Eric
|
$400
[17]
No longer a "Teenage Drama Queen", in 2013 she was sentenced to 90 days in rehab after a Porsche mishap
Lindsay Lohan
Terry
|
|
$600
[8]
After this guy tricked Zeus into accepting the bones from a sacrifice instead of the meat, Zeus hid fire from man
Prometheus
Eric
|
$600
[28]
A deposit of ore &a grape home
vein & vine
Terry
|
$600
[13]
The one 5-pointed star on the flag of this "Bay State" indicates it was one of the first 13 states
Massachusetts
Ben
|
$600
[23]
Try the uneven hemline called this, short in front & long in back, just like the hairstyle of the same name
mullet
Terry
|
$600
[3]
Some see great importance in the fact that this event leading to a red moon like the one seenherewill fall on Passover
an eclipse
Eric
|
$600
[18]
George Clooney was arrested after a 2012 protest at the embassy of this N. African country accused of violent repression
Sudan
Ben
|
|
$800
[9]
That pomegranate didn't agree with her: she has to spend a third of the year in Hades!
Persephone
Terry
|
$800
[29]
A violent disturbance by a group of people &a band such as the Police
riot & trio
Terry
|
$1,000
[15]
The flag of this Middle Eastern kingdom displays the pan-Arab colors & a star
Jordan
Ben
|
$800
[24]
These, whether on-seam or welt; women love dresses that have them
pockets
|
$800
[4]
Hispanics will outnumber whites among this state's 38 million people for the first time in over 150 years
California
Ben
|
$800
[19]
In 2005, as a center for the Heat, he became, we presume, Miami's first 7'1", 325-lb. reserve police officer
Shaquille O'Neal
Ben
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Don't challenge Athena in a weaving contest! You'll end up being changed into a spider, like her (knowing zoology will help)
Arachne
Ben
|
$1,000
[30]
A lion's quarry &a funereal pile
prey & pyre
Ben
|
DD
$1,200
[14]
Mauritania's green flag has one of these under its single star
a crescent
Ben
|
$1,000
[25]
To stiffen the bodice, use stays, also called this after its original source material
whalebone
Ben
Eric
|
$1,000
[5]
Look closely at snowflakes & sapphires to join in the international year of this -ography
crystallography
Terry
Ben
|
$1,000
[20]
In 2013 Chris Brown was sentenced to 1,000 hours of this type of service
community service
Ben
|
| INSIDE ART | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | COUNTRY MATH | MOM & DAD'S DATE MOVIES | BRITISH LITERATURE | A SPAIN IN THE BODY PART |
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$400
[1]
A 2008 book says Michelangelo'sdepictionof the prophet Zechariah in this room is based on Pope Julius II
the Sistine Chapel
Ben
|
$400
[6]
The heaviest one of these on record weighed 4 pounds, 13 ounces; that's a lot of guacamole!
an avocado
Eric
|
$400
[30]
Number of premiers of Cuba in the 1960s plus number of monarchs of England in the 1980s
2
Terry
Ben
|
$400
[11]
Before Russell Brand, Dudley Moore played this rich guy in Mom & Dad's first date movie
Arthur
Eric
|
$400
[29]
In 1816 this Lord left England for good; in 1818 he praised Italy in his poem "Beppo"
Lord Byron
Ben
|
$400
[22]
President Obama has been known to joke about his orejas, these
ears
Eric
|
|
$800
[2]
X-rays of the 1630 painting "Old Man with Beard" by this Dutch master reveal a painted-over & unfinished self-portrait
Rembrandt
Eric
|
$800
[7]
Prunus cerasus is the botanical name for the sour type of this popular pie fruit
the cherry
Terry
|
$1,200
[27]
The number of Canadian provinces times the number of Canadian official languages
20
|
$800
[12]
Burns & Albright are the surnames of Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan as the title pair in this film
When Harry Met Sally...
Ben
|
$800
[17]
The mysterious Kurtz is the object of Marlow's quest in this Joseph Conrad tale
Heart of Darkness
Ben
|
$800
[21]
Los dedos are these, part of la mano
fingers
Ben
|
|
$1,600
[4]
The figure in this Edvard Munch masterpiece is hearing & responding to the title sound, not making it
The Scream
Eric
|
$1,200
[8]
The Cavendish is the most common variety of this beloved tropical fruit peeled, sliced & split in the United States
the banana
Terry
|
$1,600
[25]
The number of countries on Hispaniola plus the number on Timor
4
Ben
|
$1,200
[13]
M&D enjoyed the Kim Cattrall/Andrew McCarthy flick about one of these that comes to life in a department store
a mannequin
Ben
|
$1,200
[14]
Busy guy; this poet wrote love poems to a "Jean", a "Bonnie Lesley" & a "Highland Mary"
(Rabbie) Burns
Ben
|
$1,200
[18]
I'd hate to put my pie in my boca (both, please)
foot & mouth
Ben
|
|
DD
$2,000
[3]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) A closer look at Emanuel Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware" reveals jagged chunkyice, the type found in this European river it was based on & not in the Delaware
the Rhine
Eric
|
$1,600
[9]
Packed with vitamins, this cabbage relative is great in salads & can also be baked into chips
kale
Eric
|
$2,000
[26]
The number of permanent members of the U.N. Security Council times the number of nonpermanent ones
50
Eric
|
$1,600
[23]
In "Splash", this actor falls for the mermaid who saved his life
(Tom) Hanks
Ben
|
$1,600
[15]
"They all agreed that it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly, and spectral" is from this Arthur Conan Doyle work
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Eric
|
$1,600
[19]
Humans have doce pares de costillas, these bones
ribs
Eric
|
|
$2,000
[5]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) Taking a closer look at the wall mirror behind the two figures in the 15th-century "Arnolfini Wedding" reveals 2 figures in thedoorway; 1 may be this Flemish painter of the work
(Jan) van Eyck
Terry
|
$2,000
[10]
About half the sugar produced in the U.S. comes from this root vegetable
the beet
Terry
Eric
|
DD
$3,000
[28]
Stripes on the U.S. flag minus colors on the French flag
10
Ben
|
$2,000
[24]
Mom says Dad got a little jealous when they saw this Frenchman try to get his "Green Card"
Gérard Depardieu
|
$2,000
[16]
Early in "1984" this character writes, "Down with Big Brother" over & over again in his diary
Winston (Smith)
Terry
|
$2,000
[20]
Bone up on the craneo, this 5-letter word in English
skull
Eric
|
The name of this theory is from viewing sub-atomic particles as 1-dimensional objects, not as 0-dimensional points
string theory