2020 College Championship quarterfinal game 2.
Nathaniel Miller — a sophomore at Yale University from Miami, Florida
Kayla Kalhor — a sophomore at the University of Florida from Longwood, Florida
Sophie Casarico — a junior at Florida State University from St. Augustine, Florida
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie | $1,000 | $1,200 | $3,200 |
$6,400
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$3,200
8 R, 3 W |
| Kayla | $600 | $4,600 | $12,000 |
$16,501
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$15,000
19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Nathaniel | $7,200 | $8,400 | $20,000 |
$24,001
Automatic semifinalist |
$21,800
26 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE 1990s | SILENT LETTER WORDS | BROADWAY MUSICALS | DON'T BLANK ON THE MENU | NAME THE SPEAKER | WHAT"EV"ER |
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$200
[6]
In 1997 Steve Jobs thanked Bill Gates for saving Apple from bankruptcy after this company invested $150 million
Microsoft
Kayla
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$200
[27]
If you're "in the red", you're in this, not where you want to be financially
debt
Nathaniel
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$200
[30]
Its second act features a magic carpet, "A Whole New World" & a reprise of "Arabian Nights"
Aladdin
Kayla
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$200
[28]
McDonald's:4-piece Chicken ___
McNuggets
Sophie
Kayla
Nathaniel
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$200
[13]
2013:"Women in the church are more important than bishops and priests"
Pope Francis
Kayla
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$200
[26]
In court, it's information including testimony & documents that helps prove or disprove a case
evidence
Nathaniel
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$400
[5]
Dolly the sheep became the 1st-ever this of an adult mammal in '96; Dolly the sheep became the 1st-ever this of an adult mammal in '96
a clone
Kayla
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$400
[23]
Ships usually "drop" this when they want to stay in place
an anchor
Sophie
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$400
[29]
This musical featuring the hero Jean Valjean was adapted from a 1,200-page novel
Les Miserables
Nathaniel
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$400
[22]
Red Lobster:Hand-Battered ___ & ___
Fish & Chips
Kayla
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$400
[12]
In Shakespeare:"Lay on, Macduff, and damn'd be him that first cries, 'hold, enough!"'
Macbeth
Nathaniel
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$400
[21]
According to its website, this water brand "starts as rain and snow in the peaks of the French Alps"
Evian
Nathaniel
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|
$600
[4]
In February 1991 Operation Desert Storm saw war rage across Iraq & this small, oil-rich emirate
Kuwait
Nathaniel
|
$600
[16]
Beating "Shoplifters" & "Cold War", "Roma" won the 2018 award in this Oscar category
Foreign Film
Kayla
|
$600
[25]
Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells played Elders Cunningham & Pricewhen this musical opened in 2011
The Book of Mormon
Kayla
|
$600
[19]
Dunkin':Munchkins Donut ___
Holes
Kayla
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DD
$800
[11]
1968:"I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man"
Martin Luther King
Nathaniel
|
$600
[20]
This type of plant is mentioned in a nickname for Washington State
evergreen
Nathaniel
|
|
$800
[2]
This trade pact went into effect in January 1994 & by 2008, nearly all tariffs between its 3 participating nations were gone
NAFTA
Nathaniel
|
$800
[18]
Claymores & scimitars are types of these
swords
Nathaniel
|
$800
[24]
This name of the wicked witch in "Wicked" was based on the initials of the author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
Elphaba
Kayla
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$800
[7]
Starbucks:Java Chip ___ Blended Beverage
a Frappuccino
Kayla
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$800
[8]
1940:"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat"
Winston Churchill
Nathaniel
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$800
[14]
Charles Darwin is often called the "Father of" this
Evolution
Nathaniel
|
|
$1,000
[3]
In 1990 this Soviet president won the Nobel Peace Prize but a year later, he said peace out & quit his job
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nathaniel
|
$1,000
[17]
From the Latin for "body", the Marines are a formidable one
a corps
Kayla
|
$1,000
[1]
We want you to "state" this musical set in Indian territory; it was Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration
Oklahoma!
Nathaniel
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$1,000
[10]
Denny's:___ ___ Slugger
Grand Slam
Nathaniel
|
$1,000
[9]
A mysterious Melville creation:"I would prefer not to"
Bartleby the Scrivener
Sophie
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$1,000
[15]
Longfellow's poem about this Acadian heroine begins, "This is the forest primeval"
Evangeline
Kayla
|
| CLICHES | OK BOOMER | BRITISH LIT | COUNTRIES' LOWEST POINTS | FILM CHARACTERS | HEALTH & MEDICINE |
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$400
[29]
Someone who seeks out onerous or painful tasks is a "glutton for" this
punishment
Sophie
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$400
[28]
Steve Case did OK, building AOL, short for this, into what was the nation's largest Internet service provider
America Online
Nathaniel
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$400
[27]
The prologue to this 14th c. work says 29 pilgrims are gathered at the Tabard Inn; the knight is introduced first
The Canterbury Tales
Sophie
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$400
[14]
For Fiji:This ocean
the Pacific
Nathaniel
|
$400
[26]
In 2019 Arthur Fleck ended up putting on a happy face, becoming this title guy
the Joker
Sophie
|
$400
[30]
The FDA says the 8 most common allergenic foods include eggs, soybeans & of course, these legumes
peanuts
Kayla
|
|
$800
[19]
This phrase meaning to try something out is often followed by "& see who salutes"
run it up the flagpole
Nathaniel
|
$800
[15]
Born in 1952 in Western Penn., John Kasich did OK in politics in this state, becoming a congressman & governor
Ohio
Kayla
Nathaniel
|
$800
[25]
This Jane Austen novel begins, "The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex"
Sense and Sensibility
|
$800
[12]
For the United States:This hot spot that can get into the 120s & beyond
Death Valley
Sophie
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$800
[24]
This character sings, "Do you want to build a snowman? Come on, let's go and play"
Anna
Sophie
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$800
[20]
From a Greek word for "people", it describes a disease that affects many people at one time
a pandemic
Nathaniel
|
|
$1,200
[16]
Thomas Paine used a variation of the cliche "From the sublime to" this
the ridiculous
Sophie
|
$1,200
[6]
In 1991 he turned 43 & replaced Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Nathaniel
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$1,600
[10]
At the beginning of a Virginia Woolf novel, it's where Mrs. Ramsay tells her son James he may go if the weather is fine
to the lighthouse
Nathaniel
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$1,200
[9]
For Israel:This body of water
the Dead Sea
Kayla
|
$1,200
[23]
This mercenary aka Wade Wilson: "You may be wondering, 'Why the red suit?' Well, that's so bad guys can't see me bleed"
Deadpool
Kayla
|
$1,200
[21]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a vision test on the monitor.) If you can't see the numbers 3 & 45 within the circles, it could be a sign of the most common form of colorblindness, the inability to tell the difference between red & green, caused by an abnormality in these cells in the retina
cones
Kayla
|
|
$1,600
[17]
Your boss might tell you to be different & creative & "think" this way, a much-used business cliche
outside the box
Kayla
|
$1,600
[4]
Born in the middle of the Baby Boom, he's the filmmaker & activist seen here
Michael Moore
Kayla
|
DD
$2,000
[7]
Hazel is the leader of the rabbits & the brother of Fiver in this beloved novel by Richard Adams
Watership Down
Nathaniel
|
$1,600
[8]
For Iraq & Saudi Arabia:This body of water
the Persian Gulf
Nathaniel
|
$1,600
[13]
Peter Cullen provided the voice of this leader in 2007's "Transformers"; now... Autobots, roll out!
Optimus Prime
Sophie
Nathaniel
|
$2,000
[2]
Weight, family history & high blood pressure are all contributing factors to the type 2 type of this
diabetes
Kayla
|
|
$2,000
[18]
This affirmation of resilience is in the chorus of a 2012 No. 1 hit by Kelly Clarkson
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Nathaniel
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$2,000
[5]
Bobby Muller, almost killed in action in 1969, became the first president of the V.V.A., these brave people of America
the Vietnam Veterans of America
Nathaniel
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$2,000
[22]
You can be sure this David Mitchell novel consisting of 6 interlinked narratives was nominated for a 2004 Nebula Award
Cloud Atlas
Sophie
|
$2,000
[11]
For Albania & Croatia:This sea
the Adriatic
Nathaniel
|
$2,000
[1]
Southern detective Benoit Blanc detects the facts behind the death of Harlan Thrombey in this "sharp" 2019 all-star film
Knives Out
Kayla
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
It's the 10-letter term for an irregular heartbeat, whether the beat is too fast, too slow or erratic
arrhythmia
Kayla
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A 1711 bill cleared the names of 22 people who were tried in this town, including Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey & John Proctor
Salem, Massachusetts