2016 College Championship final game 2.
Sam Deutsch — a junior at the University of Southern California from Bethesda, Maryland (subtotal of $22,000)
Niki Peters — a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley originally from Boise, Idaho (subtotal of $18,600)
Sarah Dubnik — a senior at the University of Pittsburgh from Jamison, Pennsylvania (subtotal of $22,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah | $1,000 | $3,400 | $4,800 | $0 |
$11,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Niki | $3,200 | $6,200 | $16,400 | $13,050 |
$15,000
15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Sam | $4,400 | $5,400 | $8,600 | $17,200 |
$8,600
15 R, 3 W |
| SPORTS RULES FILL IN THE BLANK | AROUND THE WHIRLED | DORM FOOD | SCI-FI BOOKS | COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES | YOU BUG ME |
|
$200
[7]
NBA:"An offensive ____ is illegal contact, committed by an offensive player, after the ball is live"
foul
Sarah
Sam
|
$200
[29]
Country near Australia:ZEN LAD ANEW
New Zealand
Sam
|
$200
[17]
When regular Oreos aren't enough, reach for this variety that has a bigger filling
Double Stuf
Sarah
|
$200
[1]
Cory Doctorow's "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom" is a futuristic tale about attempts to make this Orlando park virtual
Disney World
Sarah
|
$200
[23]
Another's good fortune might make you this color "with envy"
green
Sarah
|
$400
[28]
According to legend, this name originated when the spotted insects ate up pests after farmers prayed to the virgin
ladybugs
Niki
|
|
$400
[6]
MLB:"The ____ shall not... expectorate on the ball, either hand or his glove"
pitcher
Sam
|
$400
[27]
North American national symbol:PALE FLAME
maple leaf
Sam
|
$400
[16]
For something fruity, grab a handful of Craisins, which are dried these
cranberries
Sam
|
$400
[2]
Connie Willis' "Blackout" tells of time-traveling historians visiting this world capital during the Blitz
London
Sam
|
$400
[12]
Not exactly legal, not exactly illegal is this color "area"
gray area
Sam
|
$600
[20]
Coleoptera, this order of insects, contains the most known species, like the scarab
beetles
Niki
|
|
$600
[3]
NFL:"Any forward pass (legal or illegal) is ____ and the ball is dead immediately if the pass strikes the ground"
incomplete
|
$600
[26]
Flowing through Asia:DINER VIRUS
Indus River
|
$600
[13]
Grab a spoon & clap your hands for this brand of peanut butter that's named for a literary character
Peter Pan
Sam
|
$600
[8]
Plural title of a John Scalzi novel inspired not by idle freshman athletes but by doomed crewmen on "Star Trek"
Redshirts
Niki
|
$600
[11]
A detailed outline of a course of action; it's not just for architects
a blueprint
Sarah
|
$1,000
[18]
Bombus is the genus of this hairy insect
a bumblebee
|
|
$800
[4]
MLB:"The second game of a ____ shall start twenty minutes after the first game is completed"
doubleheader
Sam
|
$800
[25]
Mountain in Tanzania:JOIN ARK MAIL
Kilimanjaro
Sarah
|
$800
[14]
This brand's crunchy granola bars come in such flavors as oats 'n honey & maple brown sugar
Nature Valley
Niki
|
$800
[22]
To win a big prize, the hero of "Ready Player One" must play virtual arcade games, like this one with rideable ostriches
Joust
|
$800
[10]
If you're greatly pleased, you're said to be this phrase, even if no one has made you laugh by touching you
tickled pink
Niki
|
DD
$1,200
[19]
The queen of this destructive insect of the order Isoptera can lay 30,000 eggs a day for years on end
a termite
Sarah
|
|
$1,000
[5]
NBA:"A team must attempt a field goal within ____ seconds after gaining possession of the ball"
24
Sam
|
$1,000
[24]
In Central America:LARVAL DOSE
El Salvador
Niki
|
$1,000
[15]
Use your noodle & name this brand of ramen whose logo is seen here
Maruchan
Sam
|
$1,000
[21]
An anthology edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer is titled this genre that takes sci-fi back to Victorian times
steampunk
Niki
|
$1,000
[9]
If you're "born to" this color, you're of royal lineage
purple
Niki
|
— |
| OMG! | FAQ | "ILY" | BTW | ACRONYMS | LOL |
|
$400
[21]
Hermes is identified with this Roman messenger of the gods who also lorded over wealth & commerce
Mercury
Sarah
|
$400
[14]
In Genesis 4 this man replies to God with the question "Am I my brother's keeper?"
Cain
Sarah
|
$400
[1]
This Italian island looks like it's getting the boot
Sicily
Sam
|
$400
[19]
Roger Way tasted 200 of these a day, helping him develop the Empire & Jonagold types
apples
Sarah
|
$400
[18]
SCOTUS is this ultimate arbiter of justice
the Supreme Court of the United States
Niki
|
$800
[27]
He said Jon Stewart was "our political dad" who left "& now it feels like the family has a new stepdad, & he's black"
(Trevor) Noah
Sarah
Sam
|
|
$1,200
[17]
The name of this Egyptian goddess said to cure the sick & revive the dead isn't so popular these days
Isis
Niki
|
$800
[10]
Online FAQs for this D.C. landmark include "Can I go inside?" (Yes) & "Does" it "sway in the wind?" (No)
the Washington Monument
Sarah
|
$800
[2]
It precedes "clad" describing one wearing little to no clothing
scantily
Sarah
|
$800
[28]
Submariners don't call their sub a ship or vessel; they usually just say "come on aboard" this
the boat
|
$800
[9]
It's the word that gives laser its "L"
light
Sam
|
$1,200
[26]
Games of this comic "on the Street" included "Would Drew Barrymore Like That?" & "It's Spock! Do You Care?"
Billy Eichner
|
|
$1,600
[16]
The work seenhereis called this very Dionysian god "and Ariadne", whom he falls for at first sight
Bacchus
|
$1,200
[11]
This "Pygmalion" playwright wrote, "You see things; & you say, 'Why?' but I dream things that never were; & I say, 'Why not?"'
(George Bernard) Shaw
Sarah
|
$1,200
[3]
A meal on platters so all can serve themselves in this "style"
family
Niki
|
$1,200
[25]
Not to be confused with the Hurricanes, these teams take the field for Iowa State
the Cyclones
Sarah
|
$1,200
[8]
In partnership with police, parents & schools, DARE is this 2-word Resistance Education
Drug Abuse
Sarah
Sam
|
$1,600
[23]
On issues with the Hooli phone on this HBO comedy--"How bad is this?... Is this Windows Vista bad?"; "It's Apple Maps bad"
Silicon Valley
Sarah
|
|
$2,000
[15]
People on islands need good relations with this Greek god; on Tinos he's beloved for sending storks to get rid of snakes
Poseidon
|
$2,000
[13]
Month & year that JFK invited us to "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"
January 1961
Sam
|
$2,000
[5]
A sermon, often on a biblical topic
a homily
Niki
|
$1,600
[24]
To compete in the Deaflympics, athletes must have lost at least 55 of these units in the better ear
decibels
Sarah
|
$1,600
[7]
Established during World War II, WACis short for this unit
the Women's Army Corps
Niki
Sam
|
$2,000
[22]
"No shirt, no shoes, no service" has no meaning to Will Forte due to the title of this Fox sitcom
The Last Man on Earth
Sam
|
| — |
DD
$7,400
[12]
When asked in 1779 about being ready to surrender, John Paul Jones replied with this line
"I have not yet begun to fight."
Sarah
|
DD
$3,000
[4]
This Shakespearean adverb doth mean "in truth"
verily
Niki
|
$2,000
[20]
Sun spiders are among the few members of this taxonomic class that make noise
arachnids
Niki
|
$2,000
[6]
European countries plagued by debt were given the acronym "PIIGS": Portugal, Ireland, Italy & these other 2
Greece & Spain
Niki
|
— |
During his Senate service, which lasted from 1973 to January 2009, this man cast 12,810 votes
Joe Biden