2016 College Championship quarterfinal game 5.
Niki Peters — a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley originally from Boise, Idaho
Noah Cowan — a freshman at Brown University from Bethesda, Maryland
Ziad Ali — a freshman at North Carolina State University from Oak Ridge, North Carolina
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziad | $1,800 | $1,600 | $10,800 |
$21,600
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$9,600
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Noah | $2,600 | $5,000 | $15,000 |
$13,000
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$10,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Niki | $3,800 | $8,200 | $21,400 |
$24,400
Automatic semifinalist |
$20,200
25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| DROPPED OUT OR EXPELLED | SUPERHERO NAME CHANGES | WILLIAM & MARY | ____UM | COLLEGE MATH | STATELY LITERATURE |
|
$200
[28]
He dropped out of school at 16, but went on to launch Virgin Records & Virgin Airlines
(Richard) Branson
Ziad
|
$200
[7]
After this sidekick matured in the D.C. universe, he became Nightwing
Robin
Niki
|
$200
[26]
Mary was born at St. James Palace in London; William was born in this city, now the seat of the Dutch government
The Hague
Noah
|
$200
[21]
It's the course of study at a college
curriculum
Ziad
|
$200
[1]
If it takes 120 credits to graduate & you've got 96, number of 3-credit courses you'll need for that sheepskin
8 (24 ÷ 3)
Niki
|
$200
[19]
"Gone with the Wind"
Georgia
Noah
Niki
|
|
$400
[8]
He founded a computer company, named it for himself & dropped out of the University of Texas to focus on it
(Michael) Dell
Ziad
|
$400
[12]
Mutant Jean Grey rose from the ashes to be called this, also something that rose from ashes
Phoenix
Niki
|
$400
[14]
Though she was this type of "lady" attending Mary, Elizabeth Villiers lacked patience to delay her affair with William
a lady-in-waiting
Niki
|
$400
[20]
To feign sleep or death is "to play" this marsupial
possum
Noah
|
$400
[25]
Number of "Sisters" you'd have if Mount Holyoke left the group
6
Noah
|
$400
[15]
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Missouri
Noah
Niki
|
|
$600
[9]
Expelled from prep school, hebecame one of the movies' great icons
(Humphrey) Bogart
Ziad
|
$600
[27]
Iron Man's pal went from this bellicose name to Iron Patriot
War Machine
Ziad
|
$600
[5]
Soon after ascending to the throne, William & Mary commissioned him to rebuild Hampton Court in a Baroque style
Sir Christopher Wren
|
$600
[2]
This ancient Roman amphitheater was built on the grounds of Nero's Golden House
the Colosseum
Niki
|
$600
[24]
Number in the name of UCLA's sports conference minus the number in the name of Nebraska's
2 (Pac 12 - Big 10)
Noah
|
$800
[17]
"East of Eden"
California
Niki
|
|
$800
[10]
A politics-dabbling former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, she dropped out of UCLA law school after only one semester
Fiorina
Ziad
|
$800
[30]
Disillusioned by government corruption, he dropped rank & became Nomad
Captain America
Niki
|
$800
[6]
William took a fatal spill when hishorsetripped over one of these hills created by a mammal
a molehill
Niki
|
$800
[3]
It's this state of balance when a chemical reaction & its reverse reaction proceed at the same rate
equilibrium
Niki
|
$800
[22]
Number of points you racked up if you got "extremely well qualified" on one AP test & "well qualified" on another
9 (5 + 4)
Niki
|
$1,000
[18]
"The Jungle"
Illinois
Niki
|
|
$1,000
[11]
This creator of the geodesic dome was twice expelled from Harvard
(Buckminster) Fuller
Noah
|
$1,000
[29]
D.C. renamed Captain Marvel this, partially because readers already thought it was his name
Shazam
Niki
|
$1,000
[13]
This revolution of 1688 that ousted James II & brought William & Mary to the throne is aka the Bloodless Revolution
the Glorious Revolution
Noah
|
$1,000
[4]
Hereare a variety of these Chinese dumplings
dim sum
Noah
|
$1,000
[23]
As of 2015, a perfect ACT score + a perfect SAT score
2,436
Noah
|
DD
$1,800
[16]
"The Sound and the Fury"
Mississippi
Niki
|
| POP CULTURE WEBSITES | WORLD ART | IT'S A LIVING | LETTER PERFECT | NONFICTION | FLORIDA & FAUNA |
|
$400
[14]
Number of guys who are now the focus of onedirectionmusic.com
4
Ziad
|
$400
[9]
This multi-talented Renaissance artist served up "The Virginof the Rocks"
da Vinci
Niki
|
$400
[30]
Be like Mike--D'Antoni, that is--& you could have this sports job he's done in Phoenix & Los Angeles
(NBA) coach
Ziad
|
$400
[29]
In Roman numerals, it's the symbol for 1,000
M
Noah
|
$400
[22]
"Killing Reagan" by this Fox News host recounts the attempted assassination of our 40th president
(Bill) O'Reilly
Noah
|
$400
[24]
The Univ. of Florida's mascot, this species has been around for 150 million years, outlasting the dinosaurs
alligators
Niki
|
|
$800
[10]
The website jakeandHIM.com says, "BFF's. No we're not"
Amir
Ziad
|
$800
[5]
Education minister Jose Vasconcelos is known for commissioning these on Mexican government buildings
murals
Niki
|
$800
[18]
This term for a kitchen king is from the French for "head"
a chef
Ziad
|
$800
[4]
It's the middle initial of average citizen John Public
Q.
|
$1,200
[2]
In 2015 this feminist magazine founder recounted "My Life on the Road"
Gloria Steinem
Niki
|
$800
[28]
The Miami blue type of this insect is endangered; Hurricane Andrew wiped out one of the last colonies
butterflies
|
|
$1,200
[11]
The website of this NBA East team said they showed "fight and resolve" in the loss that took them to 1-22
the (Philadelphia) 76ers
Niki
|
$1,200
[6]
Graffiti artist Pavel Pukhov, aka "Pasha 183", was known as the "Russian" this British artist
Banksy
Niki
|
$1,200
[16]
Call this guy, from the Latin for "worker in lead", to work on your pipes
a plumber
Niki
|
$1,600
[19]
It's the symbol for the fifth element on the periodic table
B (for boron)
Niki
|
$1,600
[3]
4-word title of the 1974 bestseller about 2 journalists' investigation of the Watergate break-in
All the President's Men
Noah
|
$1,200
[25]
Broward County is known for the Florida tree this, a mollusk whose shell can have pink streaks (but not racing stripes)
a snail
Ziad
|
|
$1,600
[12]
This lawyer who once clerked for Sonia Sotomayor can brag to hubby George about her 32,000 Instagram followers
Amal Clooney
|
$1,600
[7]
Pedro Peres' "Elevation of the Cross in Porto Seguro, Bahia" shows a historic moment for this S. Amer. country
Brazil
Niki
|
$1,600
[15]
This 2-letter abbreviation for a record spinner dates to 1961
a DJ
Ziad
|
$2,000
[20]
Thomas Pynchon's first novel involves the search for a mysterious woman known by this initial
V.
Ziad
|
DD
$2,000
[1]
"The Secret Race" is an expose of doping & cover-ups in this international sporting event
the Tour de France
Ziad
|
$1,600
[27]
You will always remember this as the day that you almost caught the Cape Sable seaside this bird
a sparrow
Noah
|
|
$2,000
[13]
In 2015 ew.com had a reunion of this TV show's stars Scott Foley, Keri Russell & Scott Speedman
Felicity
|
$2,000
[8]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Angkor Wat, Cambodia.) Some of the best bas-reliefs here at Angkor include the one of this popular avatar of Vishnu returning with the spoils of war from a victory over the demon Naraka
Krishna
Niki
|
$2,000
[17]
This place that's often really the pits is the M in the union UMWA
a mine
Niki
|
DD
$6,000
[23]
Most processed milk in the U.S. is fortified with this "sunshine vitamin"
D
Noah
|
$2,000
[21]
In 1920 this sci-fi novelist turned to nonfiction with "The Outline of History"; no word on if he used his "Time Machine"
(H.G.) Wells
Niki
|
$2,000
[26]
Fewer than 100 are left of the Florida this cat, a puma subspecies--it prefers swampland like the Everglades
panther
|
He was the only 20th century president who never delivered an inaugural address
President Ford