2016 Teachers Tournament semifinal game 3.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Lauren Gilmore — a high school history teacher from Lake Wales, Florida
Cory Harris — a high school English teacher from Mystic, Connecticut
Jason Sterlacci — a 6th grade English teacher from Somerset, New Jersey
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $2,600 | $6,200 | $16,200 |
$16,200
Finalist |
$16,200
23 R, 2 W |
| Cory | $5,800 | $6,600 | $1,700 |
$1,575
3rd place: $10,000 |
$9,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lauren | $800 | $1,400 | $6,000 |
$6,000
2nd place: $10,000 |
$6,600
11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| MANY RIVERS TO CROSS | DIVISION I SPORTS TEAMS | STOPPED BREATHING IN THE 1800s | A++ | DRINKS IN THE FRIDGE | DODGE PODGE |
|
$200
[6]
Rising in the Langres Plateau, itflows 480 miles across France before reaching the English Channel
the Seine
Cory
|
$200
[1]
Its Wildcats ran wild as the 2016 NCAA men's basketball champs
Villanova
Cory
|
$200
[14]
Philip, eldest son of this Federalist, died in a duel in 1801; sadly, dad would not learn from history
Alexander Hamilton
Jason
|
$200
[30]
I know the material cold--this is what I'm going to do to the test
ace
Cory
|
$200
[21]
Made from the black, not the green type, this'll cool me off like it did 1904 fairgoers in St. Louis
iced tea
Jason
|
$200
[16]
What a cell phone with a low battery needs
a Charger
Jason
|
|
$400
[7]
Show me you know that this stately river has a "Little" 600-mile namesake that joins it in North Dakota
the Missouri
Jason
|
$400
[2]
Its Nittany Lions roar their approval
Penn State
Jason
|
$400
[11]
This painter who was for the North American birds drew his last breath on Jan. 27, 1851
Audubon
Cory
|
$400
[29]
In cooking it means prepared in the manner of
à la
Jason
|
$400
[22]
Adnan said I could try his kefir, the milk of this 2-humped beast of burden
a camel
Jason
|
$400
[17]
A projectile hurled in pubs
a Dart
Jason
|
|
$600
[8]
One of the cradles of civilization, the ancient city of Mohenjo-darolies along this river in Pakistan
the Indus
Jason
|
$600
[3]
Its Sun Devils create a desert storm
Arizona State
Cory
|
$800
[10]
After giving up the ship on Jan. 4, 1877, this "Commodore" left over $100 mil., the most in U.S. history at the time
(Cornelius) Vanderbilt
Jason
Cory
|
$600
[27]
The Egyptian cobra
the asp
Jason
|
$600
[23]
Dietrich Mateschitz, creator of this energy drink, has the zodiac sign Taurus
Red Bull
Lauren
|
$600
[18]
One who vies against a boxer for his title
a Challenger
Jason
|
|
$800
[9]
The bonny Rivers Clyde & Kelvin flow through this largest Scottish city
Glasgow
Cory
Lauren
|
$800
[4]
Its Horned Frogs leap about the "Lone Star State"
Texas Christian (TCU)
Jason
|
$1,000
[15]
No debate--in 1860 he was second in the popular vote for president; a year later, his ballot got punched
Stephen Douglas
Jason
|
$800
[26]
It has about 6% alcohol by volume
ale
Cory
|
$800
[24]
I didn't bring in pineapple juice, but the pineapple type of this godly drink
nectar
Cory
|
$800
[19]
"Separate Ways" band
a Journey
Jason
|
|
$1,000
[13]
The Volga River flows more than 2,000 miles into this body of water
the Caspian Sea
Cory
|
$1,000
[5]
Its Orange grows in New York
Syracuse
Cory
|
DD
$2,400
[12]
Broken by the death of his wife, he was das kaput, all on March 14, 1883
Karl Marx
Cory
|
$1,000
[25]
Any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle
arc
|
$1,000
[28]
I got this old favorite in pouch form, Aloha Morning Orange Citrus to be precise
Hawaiian Punch
Jason
Cory
|
$1,000
[20]
A city in Colorado
a Durango
Jason
|
| TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER | THE VIETNAM WAR ERA | LATIN CLASS | LITERARY GROUPS | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES | WHY DO I KNOW THAT NAME? |
|
$400
[27]
If this is 100% an 85-degree day can feel like it's 108 degrees
humidity
Cory
|
$400
[23]
Attacks on the U.S. destroyer Maddox in this gulf in August 1964 prompted LBJ to order air strikes against the North
the Tonkin
Lauren
|
$400
[21]
2 Latin words usually abbreviated in 3 total letters; they mean "and others"
et cetera
Lauren
|
$400
[13]
"Misplaced" term for Hemingway & other writers who came of age during World War I
the Lost Generation
Lauren
|
$400
[2]
Bahrain
Arabic
Jason
|
$400
[20]
He's the current James Bond
Daniel Craig
Lauren
|
|
$800
[28]
5-letter name for raindrops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground
sleet
Lauren
|
$800
[24]
In 1964 this comedian performed the first of his 9 USO Christmas shows for American troops in 'Nam
Bob Hope
Cory
|
$800
[14]
If you get paid "by the day", it's these 2 words in Latin
per diem
Lauren
|
$800
[9]
He's the star of the Beat movement seen here
(Jack) Kerouac
Lauren
|
$800
[3]
The Bahamas
English
Jason
|
$800
[19]
At the Grammys in 2016, his "To Pimp a Butterfly" won for Best Rap Album
Kendrick Lamar
Cory
|
|
$1,200
[30]
A stationary one of these boundaries between air masses can stay in the same region for days
a front
Jason
|
$1,200
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Mekong River in Vietnam.) The muddy waters of the Mekong were the site of many actions involving small U.S. Navy vessels formerly calledpatrol fast craft, but better known by this nickname made famous during the 2004 presidential election
swift boats
Cory
|
DD
$1,000
[11]
Before TV, "panem et circenses" were these 2 things used to satisfy the Roman masses
bread and circuses
Lauren
|
$1,200
[8]
Richard Lovelace & Sir John Suckling were 2 of the gentlemen poets named for these rivals of the Roundheads
the Cavaliers
|
$1,200
[4]
Honduras
Spanish
Jason
|
$1,200
[18]
She taught us about shoes & sex as Carrie Bradshaw
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jason
|
|
$1,600
[29]
As its name implies, the website blitzortung.org lets users track this atmospheric phenomenon around the world
lightning
|
$2,000
[22]
The 4-year tenure of this controversial general as commander of U.S. forces ended in 1968
Westmoreland
Jason
|
$1,200
[12]
When I stole Johnny's donut, he said, "Hoc est bellum", meaning this
this is war
Jason
|
$1,600
[7]
The Concord Group included Hawthorne, Thoreau &this"American Scholar" author
Emerson
Cory
|
$1,600
[5]
Mali
French
Lauren
|
$1,600
[17]
He's had a ton of country No. 1s like "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
George Strait
|
|
$2,000
[15]
(Hi. I'm Al Roker.) A sudden onset of winds increasing by at least 18 mph; it precedes "line" to describe a line of active thunderstorms
squall
|
DD
$9,700
[25]
In 1968 this anti-war candidate vied with fellow Minnesotan Hubert Humphrey for the Democratic nomination
Eugene McCarthy
Cory
|
$2,000
[10]
In Latin something in its original position is said to be "in" this
in situ
|
$2,000
[6]
The 19th century's Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of artists & poets included a brother & sister of this family
the Rossetti
|
$2,000
[1]
Kenya, since 2010
Swahili
Jason
Lauren
|
$2,000
[16]
He wrote the philosophical classic "Critique of Pure Reason"
Immanuel Kant
|
Its state song rhymes "patriotic gore" with the name of its largest city
Maryland