2016 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 5.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Jasmine Wheeler — an eighth grader from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Sharath Narayan — a sophomore from Madison, Alabama
Michael Borecki — a junior from Darien, Connecticut
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | $7,000 | $9,800 | $22,800 |
$24,401
Automatic semifinalist |
$18,600
24 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W |
| Sharath | $3,400 | $5,000 | $12,200 |
$22,801
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$12,200
21 R, 3 W |
| Jasmine | $0 | $2,600 | $6,600 |
$1
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$6,600
6 R, 0 W |
| CAREER DAY | LYRICS IN OTHER NATIONAL ANTHEMS | SLANGUAGE | NEW PRESIDENTIAL CODE NAMES? | AGRICULTURE | QUARTERBACKS |
|
$200
[11]
This doctor specializes in children & their diseases
a pediatrician
Sharath
|
$200
[19]
This nation sings, "Send her victorious, happy & glorious, long to reign over us"
the United Kingdom
Michael
|
$200
[9]
Thecardboard itemaround the coffee cup can be called a zarf, or this, like part of your jacket
a sleeve
Michael
|
$200
[27]
"Monticello" or"Happiness Pursuer"
Jefferson
Jasmine
|
$200
[8]
Eating pasta? Thank North Dakota, the USA's biggest producer of the durum type of this, which gives us semolina
wheat
Sharath
|
$200
[30]
In a mind-boggling combo of DNA, this Patriot & his supermodel wife welcomed a baby boy to their family in 2009
Tom Brady
Sharath
|
|
$400
[12]
Not the automated kind but the human kind, it's a clerk at a bank window
a teller
Sharath
|
$400
[13]
This huge country boasts, "From the southern seas to the polar realm, our forests & fields stretch"
Russia
Michael
|
$400
[16]
This verb for breaking into a computer morphed into a noun for a clever solution to a tricky problem
a hack
Jasmine
|
$400
[28]
"Q-Bert" or"John 2"
John Quincy Adams
Michael
|
$400
[15]
Once considered unhealthy, this hog fat has made a comeback; it's high in Vitamin D
lard
Sharath
|
$400
[29]
How long did it take Hall of Fame voters to go over this Green Bay QB's winning candidacy in 2016? Between 6 & 9 secs.
Brett Favre
Michael
Sharath
|
|
$600
[24]
An actuary deals with this hazardous possibility, also the name of a world-conquering Hasbro game
risk
Michael
|
$600
[10]
The anthem of this country says, "Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat & Maratha"
India
Sharath
|
$600
[17]
If you want a pal to tell the truth, you may use the abbreviation S.O.O.F., short for this
swear on our friendship
|
$600
[14]
"Non-Consecutive" or"Uncle Jumbo" (relatives actually called him that one)
(Grover) Cleveland
Sharath
|
$600
[21]
The hormone bovine somatotropin is used to increase the production of this
milk
Michael
|
$600
[22]
In 1950 QB Jim Hardy had a record 8 of these turnovers in a 45-7 loss but the very next week, threw 6 TDs
interceptions
Michael
|
|
$800
[25]
This type of officer doesn't work for the military but helps people get money for cars & mortgages at the bank
a loan officer
|
$800
[1]
"Beneath our radiant Southern Cross, we'll... make this commonwealth of ours renowned of all the lands"
Australia
Michael
|
$800
[18]
This 6-letter mash-up word means that you're so in need of food you're cranky
hangry
Sharath
|
$1,000
[7]
"Quiet Man" or"X-Mass Gov"
Coolidge
Sharath
|
$800
[6]
Growers of this nut, the top crop of California's San Joaquin Valley, had no "joy" in being blamed for using too much water
almonds
Michael
|
$800
[3]
Tim Couch, Brady Quinn, Trent Dilfer & Johnny Manziel are 4 of the 20+ QBs to start for this team since 1999
the Browns
Michael
|
|
$1,000
[26]
Despite the name, those in this job don't go door-to-door asking questions; they ascertain property boundaries
a surveyor
Jasmine
|
$1,000
[2]
Andorra's anthem is about this ruler & says the country is "the only remaining daughter of the Carolingian Empire"
Charlemagne
Michael
|
$1,000
[23]
Ariana Grande sang about eyebrows being "on" this, a synonym for "on point" or "flawless"
fleek
Sharath
|
DD
$2,000
[4]
"Hermitage Guy" or"The 20"
Andrew Jackson
Michael
|
$1,000
[20]
On Angola's flag agricultural work is represented by this large, heavy knife with a Spanish name
a machete
Jasmine
|
$1,000
[5]
He won the Super Bowl as a QB in 1999 & as a GM in 2016
(John) Elway
Michael
|
| STORMY WEATHER | MTV | LITERARY CHARACTERS | ONLINE LEARNING | "A"LPHABETICAL VERBS | QUARTER BACKS |
|
$400
[26]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a video of some lightning with a superimposed math operation on the monitor.) In the flash-bang method, after a lightning flash, count until you hear thunder, then divide that number by 5 to find how many miles away the storm is because it takes roughly 5 seconds for this to travel 1 mile
sound
Sharath
|
$400
[30]
Via blog posts, 15-year-old Jenna narrates this show whose name means "lacking social graces"
Awkward
|
$400
[13]
He's a tribute for District 12 in the Hunger Games & becomes Katniss Everdeen's love interest & main ally
Peeta
Sharath
|
$400
[24]
Read about black codes & scalawags at the ushistory.org unit on this post-Civil War era
Reconstruction
Sharath
|
$400
[27]
To totally nail a test or a golf hole
ace
Michael
|
$400
[23]
The backs of 3 state quarters--Montana, North Dakota, and Kansas--feature parts of this critter
a buffalo
Sharath
|
|
$800
[3]
In 2015 a Delta plane's nose cone was damaged & windshields cracked by this type of precipitation
hail
Sharath
|
$800
[25]
Tyler Posey plays Scott McCall, co-captain of the lacrosse team & part of a pack on this MTV series
Teen Wolf
Michael
|
$800
[1]
This beloved children's character said, "The only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it"
Winnie-the-Pooh
Michael
|
$800
[10]
At Bozeman Biology, you can "learn by" or learn about this process of fluid diffusion through a membrane
osmosis
Michael
|
$800
[15]
To take on a new cause or a new kid
adopt
Sharath
|
$1,200
[19]
One of these always-at-the-ready soldiers is on the Massachusetts quarter
a Minuteman
Michael
|
|
$1,200
[17]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map and a hurricane animation on the monitor.) The warm waters near the equator are breeding grounds for hurricanes, & as the warm air rises in the storm, this area of low pressure forms
the eye
Michael
|
$1,200
[29]
In September 1984 we aired our first episode of "Jeopardy!" & MTV debuted the awards called these
the Video Music Awards
Michael
Sharath
|
$1,200
[6]
This Dickens orphan takes pickpocketing lessons from the Artful Dodger but gets caught the 1st time he tries it
Oliver Twist
Sharath
|
$1,600
[14]
At goodreads.com, you can preview books like the tale of prejudice & memory, "Snow Falling on" these
Cedars
|
$1,200
[8]
To stop a mission before it is completed
abort
Sharath
|
$1,600
[2]
This 1862 act that granted 160-acre parcels of land is commemorated by a national monument & a quarter back
the Homestead Act
Sharath
|
|
$1,600
[12]
The "Super Outbreak of 2011" is named for more than 300 of these that struck 15 states
tornadoes
Sharath
|
$1,600
[16]
"Go Big or Go Home" is the subtitle of the latest version of this reality stalwart featuring 7 strangers
The Real World
|
$1,600
[5]
In a Victoria Aveyard series, Mare Barrow is this "colorful" title character who fights the Silver Bloods
the Red Queen
|
DD
$2,000
[21]
Michael Hart started e-books & Project Gutenberg when he typed this famous document into a computer on July 4, 1971
the Declaration of Independence
Michael
|
$1,600
[7]
To detest
abhor
Sharath
|
$2,000
[11]
An America the Beautiful quarter depicts General Burgoyne surrendering his sword in this 1777 battle
Saratoga
Michael
|
|
$2,000
[18]
Rapidly swirling air over a lake can make one of these: the Itsy-Bitsy Spider knows about the word in another sense
a waterspout
Jasmine
|
$2,000
[28]
MTV ventured into the fantasy realm with these "Chronicles" that find a demon army trying to destroy the Four Lands
The Shannara Chronicles
Sharath
|
$2,000
[4]
In the book "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", this gypsy is hanged; in the Disney film, she lives
Esméralda
Jasmine
|
$2,000
[20]
codecademy.com has a section on "HTML &" this 3-letter mechanism for adding color & style to web pages
CSS
Michael
|
$2,000
[9]
It means "to attach" & contains a synonym for "to repair"
affix
|
DD
$3,000
[22]
She is on the back of Alabama's quarter; her name is there in English & in Braille
Helen Keller
Michael
|
The symbols for 6 chemical elements spell out his name, beginning with cobalt, phosphorus & erbium
Copernicus