2016 College Championship semifinal game 3.
Kate Laubscher — a sophomore at Northeastern University from Woodside, California
Sarah Dubnik — a senior at the University of Pittsburgh from Jamison, Pennsylvania
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 | $2,000 | $4,200 | $17,800 |
$18,201
2nd place: $10,000 |
$15,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Sarah | $4,600 | $8,400 | $18,200 |
$35,601
Finalist |
$15,400
22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Kate | $2,600 | $4,600 | $7,000 |
$14,000
3rd place: $10,000 |
$7,000
12 R, 1 W |
| LITERAL LITERARY TITLES | POTS & PANS | SCIENCE TERMS | WHICH CABINET DEPARTMENT? | ON NETFLIX | LIKE A SIMILE |
|
$200
[11]
"Large Anticipations"by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations
Sarah
|
$200
[28]
Time for some stir fry! The name of this bowl-shaped frying pan is from Cantonese
a wok
Sarah
|
$200
[10]
The vernal one of these, around March 21, marks the start of spring in the northern hemisphere
equinox
Kate
|
$200
[16]
The Farm Service Agency
Agriculture
Ziad
|
$200
[2]
President Obama says "Life in Washington is a little more boring" than what's portrayed on this Kevin Spacey drama
House of Cards
Sarah
|
$200
[19]
Keep an eye on someone who's "sly as" or "crazy like" this dog relative
a fox
Sarah
|
|
$400
[12]
"Deeply Cared For"by Toni Morrison
Beloved
Ziad
|
$400
[24]
Seen here, he wants you to know that a steamer is one good way to prepare his product
Uncle Ben
Kate
|
$400
[9]
You've got about 300 million alveoli in these organs
the lungs
Sarah
|
$400
[17]
The Office of Tax Policy
Treasury Department
|
$400
[3]
See Gregory Peck in his Oscar-winning performance as lawyer Atticus Finch in this film based on a novel
To Kill a Mockingbird
Kate
|
$400
[20]
You were "sleeping like" this, also a type of diary for a ship's captain
a log
Sarah
|
|
$600
[15]
"One Dried Grape Catching Rays"by Lorraine Hansberry
A Raisin in the Sun
Ziad
|
$600
[25]
The name of this pan with a long handle should tell you it's perfect to make the alfredo or bechamel types
a saucepan
Sarah
|
$600
[1]
Livermorium, atomic number 116, is considered unstable; this is less than 60 milliseconds
half-life
Kate
|
$600
[18]
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Homeland Security
Ziad
Sarah
|
$600
[4]
Available seasons of this series include "Coven" & "Freak Show"
American Horror Story
Kate
|
$600
[21]
That plan is "as dead as" this flightless bird that went extinct around 1680
a dodo
Kate
|
|
$800
[13]
"Paper-Burning Temperature"by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451
Ziad
|
$800
[26]
Grab a skillet made of this two-word alloy of Fe
cast iron
Ziad
|
$800
[7]
mtDNA is short for this type of DNA; it was used in 2013 to identify Richard III's remains
mitochondrial
Ziad
Sarah
|
$800
[29]
The Wage & Hour Division
Labor
Ziad
|
$800
[5]
Krysten Ritter plays a different kind of Marvel heroine as this private eye with a painful past
Jessica Jones
Kate
|
$800
[22]
A boring activity is "like watching" this, which happens even slower with oils than with latex
(watching) paint dry
Sarah
|
|
$1,000
[14]
"Hill of Sand"by Frank Herbert
Dune
Ziad
|
$1,000
[27]
Set it & forget it; this brand of trademarked electric slow cooker was launched in 1971
a Crock-Pot
Sarah
|
DD
$2,000
[8]
This imaginary line used to indicate 0 degrees longitude terminates at the North & South Poles
the Prime Meridian
Sarah
|
$1,000
[30]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Energy
Ziad
|
$1,000
[6]
Good news for fans of this show! Netflix plans to air 4 new 90-minute episodes featuring Lorelai & Rory
Gilmore Girls
Sarah
|
$1,000
[23]
Calm under pressure? You're this simile that involves a gourd veggie
calm as a cucumber (or cool as a cucumber)
Kate
|
| INTERESTING PEOPLE | SMALL COUNTRIES | THIS IS MY FIGHT SONG | "IN" THE DICTIONARY | SUBCULTURES | LET YOUR GREEK FLAG FLY |
|
$400
[21]
Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants hit a career total 868 of these
home runs
Sarah
|
$400
[5]
Little Liechtenstein is almost completely located in these mountains
the Alps
Sarah
|
$400
[28]
"Tiger Rag" is a fight song of this South Carolina school
Clemson
Sarah
|
$400
[10]
Lower in rank or quality
inferior
Sarah
|
$400
[20]
Naturists is another word for these people who have special areas on some beaches
nudists
Kate
|
$400
[22]
Thenine stripesare said to represent the nine syllables of eleftheria I than atos, the Henryesque motto, this "or death"
liberty
Kate
|
|
$800
[4]
Fossil hunter Mary Anning is considered one of the early stars of this 12-letter scientific field
paleontology
Sarah
|
$800
[6]
Catalan is the official language of this country between France & Spain
Andorra
Ziad
|
$800
[29]
In a Big 12 fight song, it follows "Boomer"
Sooner
|
$800
[11]
It's another term for vaccination
inoculation
Ziad
|
$800
[19]
Let's put on our costumes & do some LARPing, "live action" this
roleplaying
Ziad
|
$800
[23]
Pyrros Dimas has carried Greece's flag at 2 Olympics; he must not find it heavy, as this was his sport
a weightlifter
|
|
$1,200
[1]
Brazilian diplomat Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas issued visas to help Jews escape this WWII French regime
Vichy France
Ziad
|
$1,200
[9]
The Maldives in the Indian Ocean is made of this natural material & the locals are happy to sell you a necklace of it
coral
Kate
|
$1,200
[15]
"Rise and shout, the Cougars are out" at this Provo school
Brigham Young
|
$1,200
[12]
You don't have to read Veronica Roth to know it's a person who revolts against authority
insurgent (insubordinate accepted)
Sarah
Kate
|
$1,600
[18]
Wearing bangs & black skinny jeans & liking Dashboard Confessional are signs you're in this 3-letter subculture
emo
Kate
|
$1,200
[24]
Seen here is the flag of this two-Greek-letter fraternity founded at VMI, part of the Lexington Triad
Sigma Nu
|
|
$1,600
[2]
Born in China in the 13th century, Rabban Bar Sauma traveled to Europe & is called the "Reverse" of this Venetian
Marco Polo
Ziad
|
$1,600
[7]
The tiny nation of San Marino is completely surrounded by this other European country
Italy
Sarah
|
$1,600
[30]
The Longhorns' fight song specifically mentions this in-state rival that they'd like to say "goodbye" to
Texas A&M
|
$1,600
[13]
FDR called December 7, 1941 "a date which will live in" this
infamy
Sarah
|
$2,000
[17]
Those who take midwinter dips in the ocean make up clubs named for this animal; one dates back to 1903
the polar bear
Ziad
|
$1,600
[27]
From 1898 to 1913 this large island was autonomous & had its own flag
Crete
Ziad
Sarah
|
|
$2,000
[3]
Czech double agent Karl Koecher made news in the 1980s for infiltrating this organization that hired him
the CIA
|
DD
$3,800
[8]
About 600 small islands make up this Pacific Ocean country whose name means "small islands"
Micronesia
Sarah
|
$2,000
[26]
"Go, Vandals, Go" isn't an ancient Roman prayer but the fight song of this university
the University of Idaho
|
$2,000
[14]
Contemplate this 13-letter adjective meaning "looking within oneself"
introspective
Ziad
|
DD
$4,000
[16]
Poetry read at the Coexistence Bagel Shop was part of this 1950s movement
the Beat movement
Ziad
|
$2,000
[25]
Greece's flag went darker blue during the 1967-1974 rule by this Spanish-named type of military group
a junta
Ziad
|
At 24 he began a verse retelling the Cupid & Psyche myth, including a character named Caspian
C.S. Lewis