2015 Teachers Tournament final game 2.
Jennifer Giles — a third grade teacher from Longmont, Colorado (subtotal of $22,400)
Cathy Farrell — a high school science teacher from Wyandotte, Michigan (subtotal of $18,600)
Adam Elkana-Hale — a middle school math teacher from St. Louis, Missouri (subtotal of $3,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | $2,400 | $4,400 | $10,400 | $400 |
$10,400
18 R, 2 W |
| Cathy | $2,400 | $1,800 | $9,600 | $0 |
$7,800
15 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W |
| Jennifer | $1,400 | $5,200 | $14,400 | $6,400 |
$16,400
22 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| NON-FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE | NO. 2 HITS | 19th CENTURY STATE GOVERNORS | WHAT'S IN A NAME? | 3 LETTERS, ONE OF WHICH IS Y | LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS |
|
$200
[21]
This D.C. newspaper was established in 1877 &, unlike today, was soon known as a very conservative publication
The Washington Post
Cathy
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$200
[16]
Sandwiched between his No. 1 songs "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" & "Faith" was his No. 2 hit "I Want Your Sex"
George Michael
Adam
|
$200
[26]
Pierre Auguste Bourguignon Derbigny, Henry Thibodaux & Andre Bienvenu Roman governed this state
Louisiana
Adam
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$200
[11]
Of the 4 seasons, it's the one that's most often used as a girl's name
Autumn
Cathy
Jennifer
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$200
[1]
Bodybuilder hangout
a gym
Adam
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$200
[6]
In this H.G. Wells novel, Griffin is a scientist obsessed with theories of light refraction & cell transparency
The Invisible Man
Jennifer
|
|
$400
[22]
Poe-etically, this type of bird carries messages to & fro on "Game of Thrones"
a raven
Jennifer
|
$400
[17]
She had no problem reaching No. 2 with "Problem", a song that also features Iggy Azalea
Ariana Grande
Adam
|
$400
[27]
What a name! Epaphroditus Ransom quit this Wolverine State's supreme court in 1848 after getting the guv gig
Michigan
Adam
|
$400
[12]
This Biblical name has come full ark; in 2013 it was the most popular name for U.S. boys
Noah
Adam
|
$400
[2]
Musashimurayama moolah
yen
Jennifer
|
$400
[7]
He said his old love Daisy Buchanan's "voice is full of money"
(The Great) Gatsby
Jennifer
|
|
$600
[23]
Though we link this alliterative 2-word action to Native Americans, China used them as a defensive system at the Great Wall
smoke signals
|
$600
[18]
"Say Say Say" was No. 1, but this duet between Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson peaked at No. 2
"The Girl Is Mine"
Cathy
Jennifer
|
$600
[28]
At the turn of the 19th century, James Monroe was this state's leader; he'd leave the job but get re-elected in 1811
Virginia
Cathy
|
$600
[13]
Thanks to the "Twilight" saga, this last name of Edward has been on the rise as a first name for boys
Cullen
Cathy
|
$600
[3]
Body of water larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
a bay
Cathy
|
$600
[8]
This James Bond adversary was a German Chinese who had "two pairs of steel pincers" for hands
Dr. No
Jennifer
|
|
$800
[24]
In 1867 the New York Stock Exchange began using this device & the same-named tape
a ticker
Adam
|
$800
[19]
Nicki Minaj hit No. 2 with this song named for a water snake
"Anaconda"
Jennifer
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$800
[29]
In 1882 this ex-vice president of the Confederacy was elected gov. of Georgia but died shortly after taking office
Alexander Stephens
Cathy
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$1,000
[15]
If her name was Lola, it probably came from this longer name from the Spanish for "sorrows"
Dolores
Jennifer
|
$800
[4]
To pursue steadily, like a trade
ply
Adam
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$800
[9]
This Melville sailor said he was "found in a pretty silk-lined basket hanging" from "a good man's door in Bristol"
Billy Budd
Cathy
|
|
$1,000
[25]
In 1896 this Italian received his first patent in wireless telegraphy
Marconi
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[20]
The Beach Boys hit No. 2 with this girl who had them "rockin' and a-reelin'"
Barbara Ann
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[30]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, NM.)Hiseventful career included preventing the capture of Washington, D.C. as a Civil War general & a stint living here as governor of New Mexico, during which he found time to write "Ben-Hur"
Lew Wallace
|
DD
$1,200
[14]
Now used for girls as well as boys, this poetic name is from the Welsh for "son of the sea"
Dylan
Cathy
|
$1,000
[5]
This climbing vine is in a league of its own
ivy
Adam
|
$1,000
[10]
At the beginning of his "Adventures", this Saul Bellow character announces, "I am an American, Chicago born"
Augie March
Cathy
Jennifer
|
| SCIENCE-Y STUFF | U.S. MILITARY BRANCH BY RANK | NORTH BY NORTHWEST | COMEDIANS | THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE | "BIG" WORDS |
|
$400
[1]
Larger than the planet Mercury, Titan is the largest moon of this planet
Saturn
Adam
|
$400
[26]
Specialist
the Army
Adam
Cathy
|
$400
[16]
of Paris:This world capital a little more than 200 miles away
London
Jennifer
|
$400
[11]
These days, hecan be seen at Crackle.com hosting the web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"
(Jerry) Seinfeld
Cathy
|
$400
[21]
His notebooks included numeroussketchesincluding the one seenhereof a glider
(Leonardo) da Vinci
Adam
|
$400
[6]
An intolerant person
a bigot
Jennifer
|
|
$800
[2]
The stomach's gastric acid consists primarily of this other acid along with a few enzymes like pepsin
hydrochloric
Adam
|
$800
[27]
The 2 with the rank of corporal
the Army & the Marines
Cathy
|
$1,200
[18]
of Algeria:This peninsular country of 48 million
Spain
Jennifer
|
$800
[12]
As of 2013, sheholds the Guinness world record for most stand-up specials by a comedian
Kathy Griffin
Jennifer
|
$800
[22]
He wrote, "A prince ought to have no other aim or thought... than war and its rules and discipline"
Machiavelli
Jennifer
|
$800
[7]
A hoofed mountain mammal, or a Montana river
Bighorn
Adam
|
|
$1,200
[3]
In cloud names, stratus means "spread out", cumulus means "heap" & this 6-letter type means "curl"
cirrus
Cathy
|
$1,200
[28]
Lance corporal
the Marines
Cathy
|
$1,600
[19]
of New Hampshire:This Canadian province
Quebec
Adam
|
$1,200
[13]
Hisshow was the first on basic cable to receive an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series
Louis C.K.
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[23]
This city's Pazzi Chapel, designed by Brunelleschi, was one of the first buildings in the Renaissance style
Florence
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[8]
Morrissey wasn't thinking of fish when he sang that he "Strikes Again"
"Bigmouth"
Jennifer
|
|
$2,000
[5]
2 parts gold to one part bismuth yields a substance with this 17-letter quality of very low electrical resistance
superconductivity
Adam
Cathy
|
$1,600
[29]
The 2 that have ensign
the Navy & the Coast Guard
Adam
Cathy
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
of Central Park:This university founded in 1754
Columbia
Jennifer
|
$1,600
[14]
In 1965 he published "How to Talk Dirty and Influence People"; he died the following year
Lenny Bruce
Adam
|
$1,600
[24]
Her first marriage was annulled by her father, Pope Alexander VI; her brother Cesare had her second husband strangled
Lucrezia Borgia
Adam
Jennifer
|
$1,600
[9]
Roger Patterson allegedly filmed one in 1967
Bigfoot
Jennifer
|
|
DD
$3,000
[4]
Constructed in 1500 by a German explorer, the "Erdapfel", or "Earth Apple", is the world's oldest one of these
a globe
Cathy
|
$2,000
[30]
Technical sergeant
the Air Force
Adam
Cathy
Jennifer
|
$2,000
[20]
of Ukraine:This former Soviet republic once known as White Russia
Belarus
Cathy
Jennifer
|
$2,000
[15]
In 2014 he performed in Las Vegas as part of his "Last Smash" farewell tour
Gallagher
Cathy
|
$2,000
[25]
It's a collection of 100 stories told by young people fleeing a plague
The Decameron
Jennifer
|
$2,000
[10]
Ruth of this last name began blending her own tea in 1945
Bigelow
Jennifer
|
Nothing is known of his early life in England before 1600 or of the end of his life in North America after June 22, 1611
Henry Hudson