2018 Teachers Tournament final game 1.
Steve Mond — a 9th and 10th grade math teacher from Midvale, Utah
Larry Martin — a second grade teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
Claire Bishop — a high school Latin teacher from Lexington, Kentucky
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire | $1,200 | $2,600 | $9,400 | $1,400 |
$11,400
19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Larry | $200 | $3,000 | $18,400 | $11,799 |
$15,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Steve | $2,000 | $3,600 | $5,600 | $2,600 |
$6,200
14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| WHAT A YEAR! | BOOKS OF THE BIBLE | AUTO ABBREV. | HIP-HOP HOORAY! | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | DOUBLE THAT DOUBLE S! |
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$200
[19]
The Berlin Wall came down
1989
Steve
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$200
[1]
"Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night"
Genesis
Claire
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$200
[9]
It can get you out of a rut:AWD
all-wheel drive
Larry
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$200
[12]
Kendrick Lamar rapped, "I am" this; Muhammad Ali might have disagreed
the greatest
Claire
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$200
[2]
This presidential retreat is located in a wooded area of Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland
Camp David
Claire
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$200
[28]
Murderer of a politically prominent person
assassin
Larry
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$400
[20]
The Titanic set off on maiden voyage
1912
Steve
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$400
[4]
"Speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land"
Exodus
Claire
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$400
[29]
LEV:One of these green machines
a low emission vehicle
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$400
[14]
In the past, this hitmaker of "Turn On The Lights" & "Mask Off" was Nayvadius Wilburn
Future
Steve
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$400
[8]
While rolling on to the Pacific, this river forms a boundary between Washington & Oregon
Columbia
Claire
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$400
[27]
14-letter way to describe a facial look without emotion
expressionless
Steve
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$600
[21]
The 21st Amendment scotched Prohibition
1933
Larry
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$600
[5]
"And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, come and see"
Revelation
Steve
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$600
[30]
Good luck memorizing all 17 characters:VIN
vehicle identification number
Steve
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$600
[15]
In 2018 this Southern city's new mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms put rappers T.I. & Killer Mike on her transition team
Atlanta
Claire
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$600
[3]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents an image of bodies of water.) Eleven narrow bodies of water, including the two longest, Cayuga and Seneca, make up the "digits" of this geographic group
the Finger Lakes
Steve
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$600
[24]
A society with no social demarcations (& no sessions of school)
classless
Claire
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|
$800
[22]
20 million voters could newly cast a ballot for president; one is seen here
1920
Steve
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DD
$600
[7]
"The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord"
Job
Steve
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$800
[13]
You can probably get it for less:MSRP
manufacturer's suggested retail price
Steve
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$800
[18]
Hooray for this hip-hopper who with "God's Plan" is the only act other than The Beatles with 20 Top 10 hits in one decade
Drake
Steve
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$800
[10]
This colorful group of eroded mountains contains South Dakota's Custer Peak
the Black Hills
Larry
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$800
[26]
To oust someone from owning a piece of property
dispossess
Claire
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$1,000
[23]
Rosa Parks sat down for freedom
1955
Larry
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$800
[6]
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find"
Matthew
Claire
Larry
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$1,000
[16]
It helps mix your gas with the right amount of another gas:O2S
oxygen sensor
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$1,000
[17]
Billboard listed 2 of his trilogies, "Blueprint" & "Volume", among the 10 bestselling rap series of all time
Jay-Z
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$1,000
[11]
West Quoddy Head in this state is the easternmost point of land in the contiguous United States
Maine
Steve
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$1,000
[25]
To evaluate, or to impose a tax
assess
Larry
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| THE MONTH OF MAY | POP CULTURE TEACHERS | HEALTHY GREENS | LET'S GET SCIENC"E" | 21st CENTURY BESTSELLERS | WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME |
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$400
[30]
May is named for the goddess Maia, in some versions the daughter of this titan condemned to hold up the heavens
Atlas
Claire
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$400
[28]
A terrible career path for this TV character, who went from nice chemistry teacher to nasty crystal meth master
Walter White
Steve
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$400
[27]
Theymay be small, but they pack a lot of flavor, fiber & antioxidants
a kiwi
Steve
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$400
[22]
An occultation is a type of this astronomical event
eclipse
Larry
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$400
[29]
Book 2 in a series, it was published in between "Angels & Demons" & "The Lost Symbol"
The Da Vinci Code
Claire
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$400
[16]
Adjective meaning pleasing & noun meaning something to eat
good and food
Steve
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|
$800
[12]
Guenevere sings of "The Lusty Month Of May" in this musical
Camelot
Larry
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$800
[11]
In "Dead Poets Society", Robin Williams inspires his students with this Latin phrase translated as "seize the day"
carpe diem
Larry
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$800
[26]
There are about 50 of these green nuts in a one-ounce serving & as much potassium as half a banana
pistachios
Claire
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$800
[21]
In science talk, it's a gamete
an egg
Claire
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$800
[4]
"No Easy Day" is Navy SEAL Mark Owen's firsthand account of the mission that killed this man
Osama bin Laden
Larry
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$800
[17]
Multiple female adults & a portent of the future
women and omen
Claire
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$1,200
[5]
The Eta Aquarids, an annual one of these heavenly events, reach their peak in early May
a meteor shower
Larry
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$1,200
[10]
In season 9 of this animated show, Mr. Garrison became Mrs. Garrison; in season 12 it was back to Mr. Garrison
South Park
Steve
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$1,200
[23]
This Chinese cabbage is an excellent source of calcium & vitamin A
bok choy
Claire
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$1,200
[15]
The adrenal & the thyroid are among these glands that regulate your body's processes by secreting hormones
endocrine
Steve
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$1,200
[1]
In 2008 Kathy Reichs was atop the list with "Devil Bones"; in 2002, it was Alice Sebold, with this novel
The Lovely Bones
Claire
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$1,200
[20]
A farm implement to dig up a field & a light emanating from something
plow and glow
Claire
|
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$1,600
[6]
This May birthstone is a variety of beryl
emerald
Larry
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$1,600
[9]
You can win our money knowing he played a teacher in 1986 with the immortal line "Bueller... Bueller... Bueller"
(Ben) Stein
Larry
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$1,600
[25]
Large & easily stuffable, cerignola from Italy is a variety of this
olive
Claire
Steve
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$2,000
[14]
Wanna get away? From Earth's surface, this is about 6.96 miles per second
escape velocity
Larry
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DD
$2,000
[2]
A nonfiction bestseller about death rituals around the world shares its title with this James Jones novel
From Here to Eternity
Claire
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$1,600
[19]
Your gustatory sense & a hereditary social division of India
taste and caste
Claire
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$2,000
[7]
Citing his fading eyesight, on May 31, 1669, this one-time president of the Royal Society made the last entry in his diary
(Samuel) Pepys
Claire
Larry
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$2,000
[8]
This nostalgia network rebranded itself with edgy series like "Teachers", whose educators aren't exactly dedicated
TV Land
Claire
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$2,000
[24]
Used in the Japanese tea ceremony, this powdered tea boosts metabolism & is a great detoxifier
matcha
Claire
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DD
$4,200
[13]
In physics, it's the ability of a deformed body to return to its original size & shape
elasticity
Larry
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$2,000
[3]
This Ann Patchett bestseller about opera & terrorism has been turned into a real opera
Bel Canto
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$2,000
[18]
Not long ago & to give in
recent and relent
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Adding "P" to a word for a chronic back condition gets you this synonym for graphite or pencil lead
plumbago