2018 College Championship quarterfinal game 1.
Hannah Sage — a sophomore at the University of Central Florida from Sarasota, Florida
Sheldon Lewis II — a sophomore at Rochester Institute of Technology from Buffalo, New York
Josie Bianchi — a sophomore at Stanford University from San Jose, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josie | $600 | $3,200 | $2,300 |
$4,550
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$4,800
10 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Sheldon | $400 | $4,800 | $11,200 |
$4,200
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$10,800
15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Hannah | $600 | $3,200 | $19,000 |
$17,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$17,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| ROWLING ADMISSIONS | LANDMARKS | DORM LIFE | A STITCH IN TIME | SAVES | 9 (LETTER WORDS) |
|
$200
[12]
J.K. Rowling stunned fans when she admitted this character should have married Harry Potter, not Ron
Hermione
Hannah
|
$200
[1]
The Cave of the Winds tour provides an up-close view of these falls in upstate New York
Niagara Falls
Sheldon
|
$200
[17]
Generally, colleges don't use the term dormitory; they prefer this type of "hall"
a residence hall
Sheldon
|
$200
[27]
This 4-letter ancient Roman outer garment was draped over the shoulder & made of white wool
a toga
Sheldon
|
$200
[8]
Though hitter-friendly Coors Field is his home park, Greg Holland of this team tied for the 2017 NL lead in saves
the Colorado Rockies
Josie
Hannah
|
$200
[4]
It's a swimming stroke as well as a type of wrestling, skiing & skating
freestyle
Sheldon
|
|
$400
[13]
Rowling said the only character her editor saw her cry over killing was Remus Lupin, who was one of these monsters
a werewolf
Sheldon
|
$400
[2]
A legend says John Alden was the first to set foot on this slab made of Dedham granite
Plymouth Rock
|
$400
[19]
You don't want to be locked out again, so get this 7-letter item used by sailors to hold your key
a lanyard
Hannah
|
$400
[26]
Popular in the 1960s, '70s & today, these wide-legged jeans that flare out from the knee to the ankle are also called flares
bell-bottoms
Sheldon
|
$400
[6]
From 1976 to 2012 a Relief Man award from this antacid brand was coveted by MLB closers
Rolaids
Josie
Sheldon
|
$400
[22]
In a fairy tale Jack climbs it to a magic castle in the clouds
a beanstalk
Hannah
|
|
$600
[14]
Rowling said one question she hates being asked is why this smallest ball in Quidditch is worth 150 points
the Snitch
Hannah
|
$600
[9]
The gardens of this palace outside of Paris are the masterwork of landscape architect Andre le Notre
Versailles
Josie
|
$600
[20]
You can buy kits for making these overhead bunks to free up space below
lofts (or loft beds)
Sheldon
|
$800
[24]
Plaid flannel shirts were a big part of this '90s style of fashion & music associated with Nirvana
grunge
Josie
|
$600
[7]
When a closer enters a close game & gives up the tying run, it's B.S., this for short
a blown save
|
$600
[3]
Types of this, which is often unleavened, include tortilla, pita & chapati
flatbread
Josie
|
|
$800
[15]
Rowling revealed she created these cloaked Azkaban guards after her own battles with depression
dementors
Hannah
|
$800
[10]
Cherry Island is in this Scottish lake that has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain
Loch Ness
Josie
Hannah
|
$800
[29]
When a bathroom is shared between 2 suites, it's named for this nursery rhyme pair
Jack & Jill
Hannah
|
DD
$1,000
[18]
Until she wore a white wedding gown for her 1840 royal wedding, most women wore their best dress for their nuptials
Victoria
Sheldon
|
$800
[5]
In an interleague game vs. the Mets, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera got his 500th save & 1st one of these, via a walk as a batter
RBI or run batted in
|
$800
[23]
Thistype of combatant is seen in the painting "Thumbs Down"
a gladiator
Josie
|
|
$1,000
[16]
After a lawyer accidentally outed her, Rowling had to admit she wrote this alliterative 2013 mystery
Cuckoo's Calling
Hannah
|
$1,000
[11]
You'll find the Peace Memorial or Genbaku Dome in this Asian city
Hiroshima
|
$1,000
[28]
Upgrade your mattress with afoam toppernamed for this type of crate
an egg crate
Sheldon
|
$1,000
[25]
Brr!Thistwo-word name for a look that's recently on-trend comes from a distinct feature of the sleeve
open shoulder
Josie
|
$1,000
[30]
Superb as a starter for this Southern team, John Smoltz moved to closer & nabbed 55 saves one year
the Atlanta Braves
|
$1,000
[21]
In math, it's the set of real numbers; in "Star Trek", the space-time one got messed with quite a bit
a continuum
Sheldon
|
| TRY THIS ON FOR SCIENCE | DUAL CITIZENS | DOWN IN SOUTH AMERICA | WOMEN IN THE BIBLE | CORPS CURRICULUM | ALL THE WAY FROM A TO B |
|
$400
[15]
Cyanobacteria, which can occur in tide pools, hot springs & ice-covered lakes, are AKA blue-green this
algae
Josie
|
$400
[11]
Thisactress, who has Cambodian citizenship, directed "First They Killed My Father" there
Angelina Jolie
Hannah
|
$400
[6]
In this year our Civil War ended, South America was just beginning the War of the Triple Alliance
1865
Josie
|
$400
[1]
Anna was an aged prophet in this city who proclaimed the baby Jesus as the Messiah
Jerusalem
Josie
|
$400
[30]
Established by Uncle Sam in 1961, this organization now has volunteers in more than 60 countries
the Peace Corps
Sheldon
|
$400
[24]
To take in a gas or liquid
absorb
Josie
|
|
$800
[16]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows DNA bases on the monitor.) A single alteration in the sequence of bases in a DNA molecule, such as achange from thymine to cytosine, is the point type of this
mutation
Hannah
|
$800
[10]
Spain overlooked its rules on dual citizenships with Ricky Martin & Benicio Del Toro, who are from this U.S. island
Puerto Rico
Hannah
|
$800
[7]
This country's Tiradentes Day honors Joaquim Xavier, who plotted against Portuguese hegemony
Brazil
Hannah
|
$800
[2]
Described as a helper in Christ, Priscilla accompanied this apostle on some of his missionary journeys
St. Paul
|
$800
[27]
Representing air, land & sea, the Marine Corps emblem consists of an eagle, a globe & this naval item
an anchor
Josie
|
$800
[20]
To say something in a speech without any preparation
ad lib
Hannah
|
|
$1,200
[17]
It's 1,836 times the mass of an electron & equal & opposite in charge
a proton
Hannah
|
$1,200
[12]
Uncle Sam's own Olivia Wilde is also a citizen of this country & took her stage name from its famous son Oscar Wilde
Ireland
Hannah
|
$1,600
[9]
Once capital of an empire, Cuzco in this country is now a city of more than 300,000
Peru
Sheldon
|
$1,200
[3]
In the book of Judges, things got hairy for Samson, who fell for this woman "in the valley of Sorek"
Delilah
Hannah
|
$1,200
[26]
Here's a 2017 seating chart for this corps
the press corps (at the White House)
Sheldon
|
$1,200
[21]
To "act with" this noun means to be have with great composure
aplomb
|
|
$1,600
[18]
There are 602 sextillion, 200 quintillion atoms in one of these standard international base units
a mole
Sheldon
|
$1,600
[13]
This "Atomic Blonde" actress is a citizen of the USA & the Republic of South Africa
(Charlize) Theron
Sheldon
|
$2,000
[29]
In 1830 Ecuador became independent of Gran Colombia & established its capital in this city
Quito
Hannah
|
$1,600
[4]
Thisheroine of the Purim story is depicted in a 1684 work also called "The Jewish Bride"
Esther
Hannah
|
$1,600
[25]
Pierre Charles L'Enfant was in this group that oversaw construction of the Washington Monument
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
$1,600
[22]
Note the category, fill in 1 letter & you've got this white garment worn by clergy
an alb
|
|
$2,000
[19]
It's a watch brand & a Nissan your parents drove--oh, & a star that emits regular bursts of radio waves
a pulsar
|
$2,000
[14]
This "Green Light" singer was born in New Zealand but also holds Croatian citizenship
Lorde
Hannah
|
DD
$3,000
[8]
Chile had to pay millions after officials failed to warn coastal cities about this after a deadly 2010 earthquake
a tsunami
Hannah
|
$2,000
[5]
In Genesis Rebecca, the wife of Isaac, gave birth to these twin sons
Jacob & Esau
Hannah
|
DD
$2,500
[28]
This 3-word French phrase means group morale & camaraderie
esprit de corps
Josie
|
$2,000
[23]
"Have" is this 2-word part of speech in the phrase "we have spoken"
an auxiliary verb
Hannah
|
He took the Oath of Office twice 14 months apart
Lyndon B. Johnson