2019 Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 3.
Vicki Leibeck-Owsley — a high school English teacher from Columbia, Kentucky
Alexandra Bicks — a high school ESL teacher from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Francois Barcomb — an 11th grade physics teacher from New Paltz, New York
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois | $1,000 | $7,400 | $20,600 |
$20,600
Automatic semifinalist |
$26,600
29 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Alexandra | $3,600 | $3,400 | $7,400 |
$5,199
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$7,000
11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Vicki | $1,200 | $3,200 | $4,800 |
$1,000
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$4,800
10 R, 2 W |
| RECENT BESTSELLERS | WOMEN OLYMPIANS | THE ELEMENTS | SPELL THE BEANS | EDUCATIONAL GAMES | WORDS IN TEACHER |
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$200
[9]
"Fire & Blood" is a novel from this author, set centuries before the events in "Game of Thrones"
(George) Martin
Francois
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$200
[21]
American saber specialist Ibtihaj Muhammad wore a hijab competing in this Olympic sport in 2016
fencing
Francois
|
$200
[19]
Alcoa is the nation's largest producer of this element
aluminum
Francois
|
$200
[6]
Its name comes from being shaped like an internal organ
K-I-D-N-E-Y
Francois
|
$200
[14]
This "amphibious" company makes the educational line of Leap Pad tablets
LeapFrog
Vicki
|
$200
[1]
Third from the Sun
Earth
Francois
|
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$400
[10]
Tara Westover wrote of her quest to be this, the 1-word title of her memoir about leaving her survivalist family to go to college
Educated
Alexandra
|
$400
[25]
In 2016 tennis ace Monica Puig beat 3 Grand Slam champions to win this U.S. territory's first-ever gold medal
Puerto Rico
Alexandra
|
$400
[20]
Boy, if I had one of this element, atomic No. 28, every time someone said it was first isolated in 1751
nickel
Alexandra
|
$400
[7]
A chocolate source--not the spelling Swiss Miss uses
C-A-C-A-O
Francois
|
$400
[15]
In a geography computer game, you need to find out "Where in the World Is" she
Carmen Sandiego
Alexandra
|
$400
[2]
To provide food for an event
cater
Vicki
|
|
$800
[12]
This bard of Bangor revisited the bestseller list with the creepy entry "The Outsider"
Stephen King
Alexandra
|
$600
[26]
China's Li Xueruitook gold in 2012 in this racquet sport
badminton
Francois
|
$600
[22]
Protactinium was once called brevium because the first isotope discovered had only a 70-second one of these
a half-life
Francois
|
$600
[8]
Sizzling cinnamon & juicy pear are 2 popular flavors of it
J-E-L-L-Y
Vicki
|
$600
[16]
The Amazon Trail is a spin-off from this classic history game
The Oregon Trail
Francois
|
$600
[3]
To deceive for profit
cheat
|
|
DD
$1,000
[11]
Both Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury" & Bob Woodward's "Fear" mention this building in their subtitles
the White House
Alexandra
|
$800
[27]
Jackie Joyner-Kersee twice won gold in this multi-event Olympic contest
the heptathlon
Francois
|
$800
[23]
The first 3 halogen or "salt-forming" elements on the periodic table are fluorine, this, bromine
chlorine
Francois
|
$800
[29]
Geographic AKA of butter beans
L-I-M-A
Francois
|
$800
[17]
Ms. Frizzle & the yellow title transport feature in web games based on this TV show
The Magic School Bus
Francois
|
$800
[4]
It was originally reckoned as the amount of land a team of oxen could plow in a day
an acre
Francois
|
|
$1,000
[13]
Marlon Bundo is a type of this animal in books from Mike Pence's daughter & from John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight"
a rabbit
Alexandra
|
$1,000
[28]
Simone Biles won 4 gold medals in Rio: team, all-around, floor exercise & this high-flying event
the vault
Francois
|
$1,000
[24]
This element precedes carbonate in a compound used to treat gastric ulcers & is definitely some of your...
bismuth (or calcium)
Vicki
|
$1,000
[30]
Chipotle's ingredients include black beans & this other 5-letter type
P-I-N-T-O
Alexandra
Vicki
|
$1,000
[18]
Mavis Beacon, who has taught this life skill to millions, is not a real person
typing
|
$1,000
[5]
Jasper & agateare 2 of the many minerals classified as this form of quartz
chert
|
| I NEED A SUPERHERO | ANGRY WORDS | THEM'S THE RULES | OPERA & BALLET | RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE | "C" WHO SALUTES |
|
$400
[1]
This Marvel-ous 2018 title guy got his claws into a Best Picture Oscar nomination
Black Panther
Vicki
|
$400
[25]
To perturb, or when the 47th-ranked team defeats No. 1
upset
Alexandra
|
$400
[6]
No hugging allowed according to the Marquess of Queensberry rules for this sport
boxing
Francois
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$400
[15]
On Feb. 1, 1896 this tragic Puccini opera with Rodolfo & Mimi was first performed at Turin's Teatro Regio
La Boheme
Vicki
|
$400
[11]
The flags of the city of Berlin & the canton of Bern both feature this animal
a bear
Francois
|
$400
[20]
Last in his 1861 class at West Point, he served as an aide to Gen. McClellan & had the nickname "Boy General"
George Armstrong Custer
Francois
|
|
$800
[2]
Helen Slater certainly has the resume to play the mom of Kara Zor-El, this title CW heroine
Supergirl
Vicki
|
$800
[26]
"All the" this 4-letter word can mean widely popular
rage
Francois
|
$1,200
[8]
Per Monopoly rules, if you land on this space, you must pay the bank either $200 or 10% of your total worth
Income Tax
Francois
Vicki
|
$800
[16]
If you Lakmé, you really Lakmé, you sing the aria known as "The Bell Song" in this vocal range
soprano
|
$800
[12]
Like its neighbor Venezuela, this country uses atricolor flag
Colombia
Francois
|
$800
[21]
Though his surrender basically ended the American Revolution, this general got little blame for the defeat back home in Britain
Cornwalis
Alexandra
|
|
$1,200
[3]
In 2016 Laura Linney & Will Arnett helped these title reptiles come "Out of the Shadows"
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Francois
|
$1,200
[27]
Deal with my this, vengeance as the consequence of anger, & also, I can't resist... Khaaaaan!
wrath
Francois
|
$1,600
[9]
Country Living magazine's 50 simple etiquette rules include send this personal type of thank you note
handwritten
Vicki
|
$1,200
[17]
The cowgirl & the champion roper are roles in this ballet with music by Aaron Copland
Rodeo
Alexandra
|
$1,200
[13]
The flag of the Pitcairn Islands includes a depiction of the anchor of this ship
the H.M.S. Bounty
Francois
|
$1,200
[22]
Last name of the American brothers George Rogers & William, both military men & explorers
Clark
Francois
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Lucius Best is the secret identity of this hero voiced by Samuel L. Jackson in "The Incredibles"
Frozone
Francois
|
$1,600
[28]
This angry word, pronounced a bit differently, is a substance with a sweet odor when burned
incense
Alexandra
|
$2,000
[10]
This proposed federal rule would have required all retirement planning advisors to act in their clients' best interests
a fiduciary rule
Francois
|
$1,600
[18]
Naturally, there's dance music in this Italian's 1859 opera "Un Ballo in Maschera", "A Masked Ball"
Verdi
Francois
|
$1,600
[14]
The shield on this country's flag is based on one carried by the Maasai people
Kenya
Vicki
|
$2,000
[24]
This veteran of the Revolutionary War went on to be the first governor of New York state & VP under Jefferson & Madison
(George) Clinton
Francois
|
|
$2,000
[5]
Filipino martial arts training helped Caity Lotz play Sara Lance, the "White Canary", who leads the time travelers on this DC TV show
Legends of Tomorrow
|
$2,000
[29]
3 minor female divinities of Greek myth were collectively known as this
the Furies
Francois
|
DD
$3,000
[7]
Versions of this precept show up in the "Analects" of Confucius & Matthew 7:12
the Golden Rule
Francois
|
$2,000
[30]
In the 1930s, the Baby Ballerinas Baranova, Toumanova & Riabouchinska were the first stars of this company de Monte Carlo
the Ballet Russe
|
$2,000
[19]
A malamute is on the flag of this Canadian territory to reflect the dog's important role in the history of the place
the Yukon
Francois
Vicki
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
He fought under King Henry of Navarre before joining a 1603 expedition to Canada
Samuel de Champlain
Francois
|
Used to describe secrecy during WWII, this 2-word term had its psychological meaning popularized by Charles Schulz
security blanket