2018 Teachers Tournament semifinal game 1.
Erika Eason — a K-12 technology teacher from Derwood, Maryland
Scott Montanaro — a high school history and psychology teacher from Portland, Oregon
Steve Mond — a 9th and 10th grade math teacher from Midvale, Utah
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve | $2,600 | $6,800 | $14,900 |
$4,599
Finalist |
$16,000
25 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Scott | $400 | $1,800 | $1,200 |
$0
3rd place: $10,000 |
$4,200
9 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Erika | $3,400 | $7,000 | $12,600 |
$2,600
2nd place: $10,000 |
$12,600
17 R, 2 W |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | STAND & DELIVER | DEAD POETS' SOCIETY | LEAN ON ME | GOODBYE MR. CHIP | BLACKBOARD JUMBLE |
|
$200
[2]
The title of this Taylor Swift hit is the age of many high school freshmen
"Fifteen"
Steve
Erika
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$200
[7]
She was standing, not sitting, in 2011 when she called Let's Move "more than just a slogan"
Michelle Obama
Erika
|
$200
[1]
His advice:"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light"
(Dylan) Thomas
Scott
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$200
[12]
The bad leg goes down before the good when descending stairs while leaning on these paired supports
crutches
Scott
|
$200
[26]
Adieu, ma petite potato chip, as I plunge you into this "national" dip that shares a name with a soup
French onion
Erika
|
$200
[21]
Sailing gave us the expression "taken" this way, meaning surprised & disconcerted
aback
Steve
|
|
$400
[3]
In 1963 this band sang "Be True To Your School" but usually sounded like they'd rather be surfing
The Beach Boys
Steve
|
$400
[8]
At Harrow School in 1941, he implored, "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never"
Churchill
Steve
|
$400
[16]
Abraham Lincoln lies "fallen cold and dead" in his poem "O Captain! My Captain!"
Walt Whitman
Steve
|
$400
[13]
A Moscow statue depicts this man leaning on a block whose inscription translates to "Workers of the world, unite!"
Karl Marx
Steve
|
$400
[27]
If I'm down Austin way, I say goodbye to my chips after dunking them in this cheesy dip, like the one at Torchy's
queso
Erika
|
$400
[22]
This sword can precede "grant" as well as "and tackle"
block
Steve
|
|
$600
[4]
Sam Cooke hoped to be an "A" student but admitted, "Don't know much" about this life science
biology
Erika
|
$800
[10]
In 1999 this author & Holocaust survivor warned that "indifference ...is more dangerous than anger and hatred"
Elie Wiesel
Steve
|
$600
[17]
Herpoem "Lady Lazarus" says, "I'm only 30, and like the cat, I have 9 times to die"
(Sylvia) Plath
Erika
|
$600
[14]
Lean In is an organization that empowers women; men assist by being these helpers, a word that starts with "men"
mentors
Erika
|
$600
[28]
Whether you spell it with a "J" or an "SH" at the end, this eggplant dip just stole my pita chip
baba ghanoush
Steve
|
$600
[23]
Legend has it that Raleigh gained Queen Elizabeth's favor by spreading this over a mud puddle so that she could walk over it
cloak
Scott
Erika
|
|
$800
[5]
Hey, teachers, "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control" in a song by this band
Pink Floyd
Erika
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
1930s Southern governor who said, "We have organized a society... with the motto 'Every man a king'"
(Huey) Long
Steve
|
$800
[18]
A.E. Housman wrote "To" one of these "Dying Young"
an athlete
Steve
|
$800
[15]
This guy leans against "The Big Man", sax legend Clarence Clemons, on the cover of "Born to Run"
Bruce Springsteen
Steve
|
$800
[29]
My chip is lost in this cheese dip, yes, sadly, at the bottom of the "pot" that shares its name with said dip
fondue
Erika
|
$800
[24]
The first Latina Cabinet member, Hilda Solis was Secretary of this from 2009 to 2013
Labor
Steve
|
|
$1,000
[6]
The title of this Juicy J song about a woman working her way through college is a form of financial aid
"Scholarship"
Steve
|
$1,000
[11]
In a 1978 speech this Egyptian president said, "Peace is much more precious than a piece of land"
(Anwar) Sadat
Erika
|
$1,000
[19]
A wind chilled & killed this maiden "who lived with no other thought than to love & be loved by" Edgar Allan Poe
Annabel Lee
Steve
|
$1,000
[20]
For an insouciant look, go to the nearest fireplace & lean against this; Dorian Gray does
the mantel
Erika
|
$1,000
[30]
Salsa bandera, AKA pico de gallo, is called "the flag" as its ingredients have these 3 colors found on Mexico's flag
red, white, and green
Scott
|
$1,000
[25]
This word precedes "Diaries" in a series about Nikki Maxwell, who maybe isn't the coolest teen ever
dork
Scott
|
| SMALL COUNTRIES | LIFE SCIENCE MILESTONES | CHARACTERS IN BROADWAY MUSICALS | 10-LETTER WORDS | SUPER CONDUCTORS | "ED"UCATION |
|
$400
[1]
Monte-Carlo is one of the 4 quartiers of this French-speaking country on the Mediterranean
Monaco
Steve
|
$400
[3]
The concept of recessive genes developed by this 19th c. monk has been handed down through generations
(Gregor) Mendel
Steve
|
$400
[11]
Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Sitting Bull
Annie Get Your Gun
Scott
Erika
|
$400
[21]
All toil & no play makes Jack this type of person who's addicted to his job
a workaholic
Scott
|
$400
[26]
In 1995 Sir Colin Davis became principal conductor of the LSO, this city's Symphony Orchestra
London
Steve
|
$400
[12]
During the Scottish Enlightenment, this city was called a "hotbed of genius"
Edinburgh
Erika
|
|
$800
[2]
Malta was home to the Knights Hospitallers & you'll see this symbol of theirs on the tails of Air Malta planes
a (Maltese) cross
Steve
Erika
|
$800
[7]
On our oath, around 400 B.C. this Greek doc taught that diseases have only natural causes
Hippocrates
Scott
|
$800
[17]
Elder Price, Elder Cunningham, Moroni
The Book of Mormon
Steve
|
$1,200
[23]
The opposite of "Oriental", it refers to the West
Occidental
Steve
|
$800
[24]
Super conductor Arthur Fiedler was born in this New England city in 1894
Boston
Steve
|
$800
[13]
In 1880, while experimenting with lamp filaments, he observed the electrical "Effect" now named for him
(Thomas) Edison
Scott
|
|
$1,200
[4]
This Alpine nation is less than 20 miles long but has the longest one-word name in English
Liechtenstein
Steve
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1910 Peyton Rous got an order of chicken sarcoma & found that viruses can cause this disease
cancer
Steve
Scott
|
$1,200
[18]
Premiering on Broadway in 1975:Dorothy, Aunt Em, Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North
The Wiz
Steve
Scott
Erika
|
$1,600
[27]
They create the betting lines for the Super Bowl & other contests
oddsmakers
Steve
|
DD
$1,500
[25]
At a May 7, 1824 premier, Michael Umlauf wielded the baton but took his tempo cues from this man
Beethoven
Steve
|
$1,200
[14]
Thisstyle of architecture is named for Queen Victoria's son
Edwardian
Steve
|
|
$1,600
[5]
Malawi's leading crop is this one, once the leading crop of North Carolina
tobacco
Steve
|
$1,600
[9]
Animal classification got broken down in the 10th edition of this Swede's "Systema Naturae" in 1758
Linnaeus
Steve
|
$1,600
[19]
Joe Gillis, Norma Desmond, Cecil B. DeMille
Sunset Boulevard
Steve
|
$2,000
[28]
The leather shorts seenhereare perfect for a trip up the Alps
lederhosen
|
$1,600
[29]
Ex-La Scala boss Riccardo Muti is a primo interpreter of the operas of this Italian rival & contemporary of Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
|
$1,600
[15]
Meaning having few teeth, this scientific adjective is used of sloths & armadillos
edentate
|
|
$2,000
[6]
More than 30 islands make up this Arab island nation in the Persian gulf
Bahrain
Erika
|
$2,000
[10]
In 1717 Thomas Fairchild dusted a sweet William with carnation pollen for the 1st purposely created plant of this type
a hybrid
Erika
|
$2,000
[20]
Jack Kelly, Katherine, Joseph Pulitzer
Newsies
|
DD
$3,000
[22]
Portmanteau term for the rules that apply to how one communicates online
netiquette
Scott
|
$2,000
[30]
Seen here as a young maestro, he announced that in 2019 he'll retire, after 50 years leading the Israel Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta
|
$2,000
[16]
The first Icelandic myth collection called this was discovered in the 17th century
the Edda
Erika
|
In "Gone With the Wind", Rhett Butler says this city named for a monarch "is the South, only intensified"
Charleston