2001 Back to School Week game 4.
Alex Stambaugh — a 12-year-old from Paris, Kentucky
Neha Gokhale — a 10-year-old from Houston, Texas
Michael Blake — a 12-year-old from Hamburg, New York
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | $700 | $1,600 | $9,000 |
$15,000
Winner: $20,000 (as the week's highest winner) |
$7,400
21 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W |
| Neha | $100 | $-300 | $1,300 |
$1,301
3rd place: $5,000 |
$1,300
8 R, 6 W |
| Alex | $2,100 | $4,000 | $6,400 |
$12,699
2nd place: $12,699 |
$6,300
19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE | TEAM PLAYERS | SEASONAL STUFF | RED | THAT'S SO CLICHE | SAN DIEGO ZOO |
|
$100
[13]
"Sweet land of liberty"--thisis the country where democracy originated
Greece
Michael
Neha
Alex
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$100
[1]
He played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993 & 1995-1998
Michael Jordan
Alex
|
$100
[26]
Autumn is also called fall because it's when these fall
leaves
Michael
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$100
[4]
Life can be a bowl of this fruit seen here
cherries
Alex
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$100
[9]
"You can't teach an old dog" these
new tricks
Michael
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$100
[15]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the San Diego Zoo.) Thebinturongsmells like this--buttered, so if it gets loose in a movie theater, you'll never know
popcorn
Michael
|
|
$200
[14]
"Of thee I sing" along with this country's rock groups B*Witched & U2
Ireland
Michael
|
$200
[2]
The L.A. Dodgers' catcher from 1992 to 1998, he's now a Met
Mike Piazza
Alex
|
$200
[27]
Seasonal term for a week when college kids don't have class, like at Bakersfield College April 9-13, 2001
spring break
Michael
|
$200
[5]
Because of their jackets, British troops during the American Revolution were known by this name
Redcoats
Neha
|
$200
[10]
"Two's company, three's" this
a crowd
Alex
|
$200
[16]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the San Diego Zoo.) The quills of this critter, also known as a quill pig, are modified hairs
the porcupine
Michael
|
|
$300
[23]
"Landwhere my fathers" dyed gaucho pants on the pampas
Argentina
Alex
|
$300
[3]
Magic Johnson played for this team from 1979 to 1991 & in 1996
the Lakers
Neha
|
$300
[28]
In ancient times this spooky autumn holiday of ours marked the beginning of winter
Halloween
Alex
|
$300
[6]
Commonly standing 250 feet high, these "red" California trees are the world's largest trees
redwoods
Neha
|
$300
[20]
A rotten one of these fruits "spoils the barrel"
an apple
Michael
|
$300
[17]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the San Diego Zoo.) It's the technical group name for snakes that coil around their prey & squeeze it to death
constrictors
Michael
|
|
$400
[24]
"Land of the Pilgrims' pride"--although this country is not named after the Thanksgiving bird
Turkey
Alex
|
$400
[11]
John Elway quarterbacked this team from 1983 to 1998
the Denver Broncos
Alex
|
$400
[29]
In the U.S. winter ends on or about the 21st of this month
March
Neha
Alex
|
$400
[7]
Seen here, it's rolled out for important occasions
the red carpet
Alex
|
$400
[21]
Something can be as hard to find as this "in a haystack"
a needle
Michael
|
$400
[18]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the San Diego Zoo.) The great horned owl is classified as a bird of this; it goes after everything from mice to skunks
a bird of prey
Michael
|
|
$500
[25]
"From every mountainside" you'd hear tales about the "Survivor" cast in this country's Outback
Australia
Alex
|
$500
[12]
A Seattle Mariner from 1989 to 1999, he joined the Cincinnati Reds in 2000
Ken Griffey Jr.
Michael
|
$500
[30]
Some animals estivate in summer; others practice this sleepy winter equivalent
hibernating
Neha
|
DD
$600
[8]
Founded by Clara Barton, this organization provides help in emergencies
the Red Cross
Alex
|
$500
[22]
To be skeptical is "to take it with a grain of" this seasoning
salt
|
$500
[19]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the San Diego Zoo.) This attribute is not especially appealing in men, but very sweet as part of the name of my friend here
a potbelly
Michael
Neha
|
| THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER | WHERE AM I? | IT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER | TOYS & GAMES | GIRL SCOUT BADGES | I GOT AN "A"! |
|
$200
[3]
Tom is expected to whitewash one of these by himself, but he tricks his friends into doing it for him
a fence
Alex
|
$200
[10]
The Muzej za umjetnost i obrt in Zagreb, Croatia sounded exotic until I found out it was the museum of arts & these
crafts
Alex
|
$200
[21]
The U.S. spacecraft Gemini 11 was launched from what was then Cape Kennedy in this U.S. state on Sept. 12, 1966
Florida
Neha
|
$200
[15]
In the new .com version of this game, you get $200 million for passing Go
Monopoly
Neha
|
$200
[1]
For the textiles & fibers badge, you might demonstrate the granny & bowline types of these
knots
Michael
|
$200
[4]
In sports or in the arts, it's the opposite of "professional"
amateur
Michael
|
|
$400
[5]
This lawless, idle friend of Tom's "never had to wash, nor put on clean clothes", & "he could swear wonderfully"
Huckleberry Finn
Alex
|
$400
[11]
The Herengracht is one of the grand canals of this Dutch capital
Amsterdam
|
$400
[22]
With about 100 Pilgrims aboard, on Sept. 16, 1620 this ship set sail for America
the Mayflower
Michael
|
$400
[16]
You'll find the familiar face seenhereon cans of this product
Play-Doh
|
$400
[2]
Say "cheese" & name this badge seen here
the photography badge
Michael
|
$400
[6]
If you're a girl with a low singing voice, you're not a soprano, you're one of these
an alto
Alex
|
|
$600
[27]
When Tom decides to become one of these criminals, he calls himself the "Black Avenger of the Spanish Main"
a pirate
|
$600
[12]
With all the smog the day I was in Santiago, Chile, it was tough to see this mountain range towering over the city
the Andes
Alex
|
$800
[25]
Seen here, this cowboy hero of the Old West made his TV debut Sept. 15, 1949
the Lone Ranger
Neha
|
$600
[17]
Don't set off the alarm when performing surgery in this Milton Bradley game
Operation
Neha
|
$600
[20]
To earn the communication arts badge, why not learn this raised writing system for the blind
Braille
Alex
|
$600
[7]
It's a 4-letter synonym for water. as well as a shade of light greenish-blue
aqua
Michael
Neha
|
|
$800
[29]
A fan of Robin Hood, Tom would rather be an outlaw for a year in this forest than president of the U.S. "forever"
Sherwood Forest
Michael
|
$800
[13]
I took a picture of the Carnaval parade seenherein this Brazilian city
Rio de Janeiro
Michael
|
$1,000
[26]
Born Sept. 5, 1638, King Louis XIV of this European country was known as the Sun King
France
Michael
|
$800
[18]
In chess this piece moves in an L-shape
the knight (the horse accepted)
Michael
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
For the "collecting" hobbies badge, you might get stuck on philately & collect these items
(postage) stamps
Michael
|
$800
[8]
They're found on top of grandpa's old TV set (& on mosquitoes' heads)
antennas
Michael
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Tom loses his heart to this "lovely little blue-eyed creature with yellow hair"
Becky (Thatcher)
Michael
|
$1,000
[14]
The Ivan the Great Bell Tower is the tallest structure within the walls of this Moscow landmark
the Kremlin
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
On Sept. 4, 1962 this British rock group made up of John, Paul, George & Ringo went to Abbey Road to make an album
The Beatles
Michael
|
$1,000
[19]
Alexa, Summer, Tia & Nikki are the cool talkin' teen dolls called these
Diva Starz
Neha
|
$1,000
[28]
This recent Secretary of State seenherehelped develop the new global awareness badge
Madeleine Albright
Michael
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$1,000
[9]
This herring-like fish likes to travel in large schools before it ends up on your pizza
an anchovy
Neha
|
Unlike today, 75 years ago you could walk unannounced into this now 132-room home & shake its occupant's hand
the White House