2014 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 3.
William Golden — a seventh grader from Houston, Texas
Eileen Bunch — a freshman from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Nikki Airi — a junior from Worthington, Ohio
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki | $2,000 | $4,200 | $11,000 |
$2,800
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$11,000
19 R, 3 W |
| Eileen | $1,200 | $1,000 | $1,400 |
$2,799
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$1,400
3 R, 2 W |
| William | $2,000 | $6,400 | $15,200 |
$16,200
Automatic semifinalist |
$19,600
26 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| JULY | TAKING A VIDEO GAME BREAK | ONLY ONE | ICI ON PARLE FRANÇAIS | GOOD KNIGHT | SWEET PRINTS |
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$200
[16]
Symbolizing health & wisdom, July's birthstone is this red gem
a ruby
Nikki
Eileen
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$200
[6]
Help fight the Cold War in the third title in this series; "Black Ops" is rated M, so you'll have to wait for that... right?
Call of Duty
William
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$200
[11]
...was a Beatle:Django, Ringo, Waldo
Ringo
Eileen
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$200
[1]
Beaucoup means this, especially following merci
very much
Nikki
William
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$200
[21]
Anne Crompton reworks medieval lit by pairing this knight not with the Green Knight but rather with "Lady Green"
Gawain
William
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$200
[26]
We've spottedtracksof this animal, perhaps headed back to its pride
a lion
Nikki
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$400
[17]
The zodiac sign that covers most of July is this one
Cancer
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$400
[7]
In February 2014 this addictive game about a little winged creature was taken down by its developer
Flappy Bird
William
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$400
[12]
...is a county in Florida:Lincoln, Suwannee, Crockett
Suwannee
Nikki
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$400
[2]
2-word French term meaning "goodbye"
au revoir
Nikki
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$400
[22]
"The Hedge Knight" is a graphic novel set in the same world as this author's "A Song of Ice and Fire"
George R.R. Martin
Nikki
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$400
[27]
The sea type of one of these reptiles leftbigtracks
a turtle
Nikki
William
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$600
[18]
On July 4 Norfolk, Virginia has its annual "Great American Picnic and" these in the night sky
Fireworks
William
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$600
[8]
Use 3 boosts & detonate as many gems as you can in 60 seconds in this alliterative Pop Cap app
Bejeweled Blitz
William
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$600
[13]
...is a weapon in the classic version of the board game Clue:spear, hammer, wrench
a wrench
Nikki
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$600
[3]
Hiver refers to this season
winter
Nikki
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$600
[23]
11th century knight El Cid was a soldier of fortune for both Christians & these Spanish Muslims
Moors
William
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$600
[28]
Careful--one of these big beastsis around
a polar bear
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$800
[19]
As Claude Monet may have known, this aquatic plant is a July birth flower
water lilies
Nikki
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$800
[9]
Chell is back in Aperture Science Labs & must deal with GLaDOS in this platform-puzzle game "2"
Portal
William
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$800
[14]
...borders Mexico:Belize, El Salvador, Honduras
Belize
Nikki
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DD
$600
[5]
Rue a sens unique is this type of street
a one-way street
William
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$800
[24]
Some would call this Brit's "The White Company", about noble Sir Nigel & crew, an elementary choice
(Sir Arthur Conan) Doyle
William
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$800
[30]
An Australian canidpassed by, & this is its name-o
a dingo
William
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$1,000
[20]
A Coney Island tradition began July 4, 1916 when an Irish immigrant won "Most American" as the champion in this contest
a hot dog-eating contest
William
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$1,000
[10]
Leap into this Lima Sky app with jet packs & propeller hats, but see if you can avoid black holes
Doodle Jump
Nikki
Eileen
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$1,000
[15]
...is a variety of snail:glider, sailfoot, ramshorn
ramshorn
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$800
[4]
This French word meaning "black" is also a film style
noir
William
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$1,000
[25]
Sturm Brightblade is a knight of Solamnia in this series named for a weapon that sounds like it could kill Smaug
Dragonlance
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$1,000
[29]
This big bird left some noticeabletracks, but don't bother looking for the spot where it flew off
an ostrich
Nikki
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| 10 YEARS AGO: 2004 | HITS & MISSES | JOBS IN ART | MEASURE UP | EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY | "CC" ME |
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$400
[4]
For the first time since 1918, this East Coast team won baseball's World Series
the (Boston) Red Sox
William
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$400
[17]
With Maroon 5, this miss sang "Moves Like Jagger"
Christina Aguilera
Nikki
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$400
[1]
"Detroit Industry", a series of these wall paintings by Diego Rivera, has workers from doctors to auto assemblers
murals
Nikki
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$400
[26]
1 astronomical unit = about 93 million miles, the average distance between these 2 objects
the Earth & the Sun
William
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$400
[2]
It's the name of the peninsula that includes Sweden & Norway as well as the region that also includes Denmark
Scandinavia
William
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$400
[12]
Want to go faster? Step on it!
accelerate
William
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$800
[5]
This organization, whose flag is seen here, added 10 new members, including Poland & Hungary
the European Union
Nikki
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$800
[18]
2009's "Paparazzi"
Lady Gaga
William
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$800
[22]
Giorgione did an "Adoration of the Magi" & an "Adoration of" these animal management workers
Shepherds
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$800
[27]
The weight of one of these bundles of cotton is about 500 pounds
a bale
William
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$800
[3]
Kiev is the capital of this country
Ukraine
William
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$800
[13]
It's theinstrumentheard here playing a jaunty tune
the accordion
Nikki
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$1,600
[10]
Over the summer, 4 of these caused $20 billion in damage to Florida & surrounding states
hurricanes
Nikki
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$1,200
[19]
From 1985:"Material Girl"
Madonna
William
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$1,200
[23]
Joseph Wright painted this kind of bygone sort ofchemistwho tried to turn other metals into gold
an alchemist
Nikki
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$1,200
[28]
In surveying, 100 links = one of these units of measure (about 66 feet)
a chain
Eileen
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$1,200
[6]
These 2 rivers, one flowing through France & the other through Germany, differ by a letter
the Rhine & the Rhône
William
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$1,200
[14]
A pirate, from Tampa or not
a buccaneer
William
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DD
$2,000
[9]
At the Democratic National Convention, these 2 Johns got the nod as the 2004 ticket
John Kerry & John Edwards
William
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$1,600
[20]
From the "Breaking Dawn, Part 1" soundtrack:"A Thousand Years"
(Christina) Perri
Nikki
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$1,600
[24]
He painted the 1889 portraitseenherein Arles--apparently, right as the mail came
Vincent van Gogh
Eileen
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$1,600
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a basketball.) Usually measured at about 9 inches, it's the 4-letter term for the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of a pinkie of aspread hand
the span
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$1,600
[7]
This mountain range forms a natural barrier between France & Spain
the Pyrenees
William
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$1,600
[15]
Politicians vie for the votes of "NASCAR dads" & these moms
soccer moms
William
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$2,000
[11]
A rebellion forced Jean-Bertrand Aristide to resign as this Caribbean country's president
Haiti
William
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$2,000
[21]
This singer, songwriter & pianist is heard here"Honestly, I want to see you be brave..."
Sara Bareilles
Nikki
William
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$2,000
[25]
Horse painter George Stubbs sometimes added people--the guyshownherehas this 5-letter horse-care job
a groom
Nikki
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$2,000
[30]
Many horse races are measured in these units that are each equal to 1/8 of a mile
furlong
William
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DD
$2,000
[8]
In north-central Italy, you'll find another country altogether, the tiny Republic of this
San Marino
William
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$2,000
[16]
A female demon who descends into a man's dreams & steals his soul
a succubus
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Fittingly, this character is named for a plant also known as arrowhead that belongs to the genus Sagittaria
Katniss Everdeen