2016 Teen Tournament semifinal game 1.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Lily Allingham — a sophomore from Wilmington, Delaware
Lucia Geng — a junior from Great Neck, New York
Sharath Narayan — a sophomore from Madison, Alabama
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharath | $4,200 | $7,200 | $16,800 |
$21,001
Finalist |
$11,600
19 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Lucia | $800 | $3,200 | $21,000 |
$8,399
3rd place: $10,000 |
$17,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Lily! | $2,200 | $6,000 | $8,400 |
$16,800
2nd place: $10,000 |
$8,400
17 R, 4 W |
| LET'S GO TO TOGO | SCI-FI NOVELS | CEREMONIES | WHO FIRST SANG THOSE WORDS? | "SHUT" UP | DANCE WITH ME |
|
$200
[16]
We're going to the western part of this continent
Africa
Lucia
|
$200
[8]
In "Steelheart" this Midwestern American city has been transformed into steel; even Lake Michigan has turned to metal
Chicago
Lucia
Lily!
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$200
[11]
It's the ceremony at which a father is supposed to give away his daughter
a wedding ceremony
Lily!
|
$200
[23]
"Yeah I know that I let you down, is it too late to say I'm sorry now?"
Justin Bieber
Lily!
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$200
[2]
I'm going to grab some this, meaning sleep
shut-eye
Lucia
|
$200
[6]
A combination of African & Irish traditional dancing may be the source of this style of dance
tap dance
Lucia
|
|
$400
[17]
We'll spend the official currency, the CFA this; remember that Togo was formerly French Togoland
the franc
Sharath
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$400
[9]
Book 2 of "The Lunar Chronicles" is "Scarlet", which was inspired by this fairy tale & features a street fighter named Wolf
"Little Red Riding Hood"
Sharath
Lucia
|
$400
[12]
This ceremony for babies often includes baptism & naming
a christening
|
$400
[24]
"Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?"
Taylor Swift
Lily!
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$400
[1]
The opposing team doesn't score while losing
a shut-out
Lily!
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$400
[7]
Drums called pahu help provide the rhythm for this sensuous dance of the Pacific
hula
Sharath
Lily!
|
|
$600
[18]
We can watch this popular sport in which Togo qualified for its first World Cup in 2006
soccer
Lily!
|
$800
[14]
"Mother" & "Father" are forbidden terms in this novel by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
Sharath
|
$600
[13]
May 2015 speakers at this ceremony included Denzel Washington at Dillard University
commencement
Sharath
|
$600
[25]
"I'm so sick of that same old love, my body's had enough"
Selena Gomez
Sharath
|
$600
[3]
A courtesy one may take you from the airport to a rental car
a shuttle
Sharath
|
$600
[28]
These insects do a "dance" to communicate the location of distant flowers & nectar
honeybees
Lucia
|
|
$800
[19]
Togo has a high rate of malaria, so we'll bring the netting seenhereto keep this creature out
a mosquito
Lucia
|
$1,000
[15]
"The Infinite Sea" is the follow-up to this book in which Cassie Sullivan has survived an alien invasion
The 5th Wave
Lucia
|
$800
[21]
2-word term for what gets thrown out on Opening Day at Nationals Park
the first pitch
Lily!
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$800
[26]
"And they say she's in the Class A team, stuck in her daydream, been this way since 18"
Ed Sheeran
Lily!
|
$800
[4]
The Groovebook app delivers a monthly photo book, courtesy of this memory-preserving website
Shutterfly
Lily!
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$800
[29]
Edgar Degas, who painted the dancer seen here, was part of this artistic movement
Impressionism
Lucia
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Perhaps we'll see the festival of 'Id al-Fitr, marking the end of this Muslim holy month
Ramadan
Sharath
|
DD
$1,400
[10]
Meg & Charles Murry travel the universe with Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who & Mrs. Which in this 1962 novel
A Wrinkle in Time
Sharath
|
$1,000
[22]
With special permission, your group or club may lay this circle of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
a wreath
|
$1,000
[27]
"This is my fight song, take back my life song"
Rachel Platten
Sharath
|
$1,000
[5]
One who rarely leaves home, confined by introversion or illness
a shut-in
Lily!
|
$1,000
[30]
The samba is a dance of this largest South American nation
Brazil
Lily!
|
| SCREEN TEST | STATE CAPITALS AKA | IT'S A CRIME! | ALPHABETIC HOMOPHONES | THE QUEEN | ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO |
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$400
[11]
The "Star Trek" universe: Mr. Spock's emotionless race
Vulcan
Sharath
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$400
[2]
Legendary rising bird
Phoenix
Sharath
|
$400
[14]
Lying under oath
perjury
Sharath
|
$400
[4]
It's a ball support in both golf & football
a tee
Sharath
|
$400
[25]
She was queen when William Shakespeare was born, & died when he was almost 40
Elizabeth I
Sharath
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$400
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) They're symbols of peace & friendship, & sadly, in their native China, only about 1,800 giant pandas remain in the wild, primarily due to destruction of the forests that provide this tall, woody grass that these guys can each eat over 50 pounds of daily
bamboo
Lucia
|
|
$800
[9]
In "Bridge of Spies": the city where the bridge is located
Berlin
Sharath
Lily!
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$800
[1]
A later apostle
St. Paul
Lily!
|
$800
[15]
Illegally avoiding paying the government on state, federal or local levels
tax evasion
Lily!
|
$800
[5]
A noisy bird
a jay
Lily!
|
$800
[24]
She sponsored Columbus' voyages, bringing wealth & power to Spain
Isabella of Castile
Lucia
|
$800
[26]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.) Without native mammals present, kiwis thrived for over 35 million years, but today they're endangered & facing extinction, largely because they're flightless and can't escape from introduced predators in this, their native country
New Zealand
Lucia
|
|
$1,200
[10]
Michael Fassbender plays an "Apple" grower: the title
Steve Jobs
Lily!
|
$1,200
[3]
On "The Simpsons" it comes between C. & Burns
Montgomery
|
$1,200
[16]
2-word term for stealing & using someone's personal information to commit fraud
identity theft
Sharath
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$1,200
[6]
"She" in France
elle
Lucia
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$1,200
[21]
Thisqueen consort of Louis XVI inspired many women to emulate her extravagantstyle
Marie Antoinette
Lucia
|
$1,200
[28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) Known since ancient times & extinct in the wild until recent reintroductions, the scimitar-horned oryx is noted for its long, curved horns; if one breaks off, it doesn't grow back, which may have inspired the myth of this legendary creature
the unicorn
Sharath
Lucia
|
|
$1,600
[13]
"The Blind Side": the Best Actress winner
Sandra Bullock
Lucia
|
$2,000
[18]
A Plains-dwelling Native American tribe
Cheyenne
Lily!
|
$1,600
[17]
A federal statute fighting this type of crime includes assault motivated by disability, gender identity & sexual orientation
a hate crime
Sharath
|
$1,600
[7]
A get-together for quilters
a bee
Lily!
|
$2,000
[23]
14th century Queen Margaret I of Denmark took on this commercial league to win back coastal strongholds
the Hanseatic League
Lucia
|
$1,600
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) With fewer than 50,000 left in the wild, Asian elephants, like their larger African cousins, are facing extinction due to habitat loss, human-elephant conflict, & this crime, the illegal killing, capturing, or stealing of wildlife
poaching
Lucia
|
|
$2,000
[19]
"The Martian": the director
Ridley Scott
Lily!
|
DD
$6,000
[12]
Ancient Greek site of athletic fame
Olympia
Sharath
|
$2,000
[20]
A word for taking over a plane led to this word for taking someone's automobile
carjacking
Lucia
Lily!
|
$2,000
[8]
It can precede bass or bed
sea
Sharath
|
DD
$5,000
[22]
Also known as Makeda, in the Bible she visited King Solomon
the Queen of Sheba
Lucia
|
$2,000
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) The Sumatran tiger is the smallest subspecies & has the narrowest stripes; largely due to habitat loss & the illegal wildlife trade, there are as few as 400 left on their native island in this country
Indonesia
Sharath
|
In a British novel this young character's last words are, "Which is better--to have rules & agree, or to hunt & kill?"
Piggy