2020 College Championship final game 2.
Xiaoke Ying — a sophomore at the University of Southern California from Arcadia, California (subtotal of $800)
Nibir Sarma — a sophomore at the University of Minnesota from Eden Prairie, Minnesota (subtotal of $22,195)
Tyler Combs — a senior at Indiana University from Greenfield, Indiana (subtotal of $200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler | $3,600 | $7,800 | $14,600 | $19,800 |
$13,200
15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Nibir | $4,200 | $6,400 | $27,595 | $25,575 |
$20,800
28 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Xiaoke | $2,400 | $3,200 | $11,600 | $13,200 |
$11,600
11 R, 0 W |
| IN THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME | PETS | TV THEME SONGS | PLURALIZE IT | COLLEGE LIFE | GREEK, WEAK |
|
$200
[29]
In 1975 these brothers were early inductees, for something they did back in 1903
the Wright brothers
Nibir
|
$200
[24]
With or without a November birth sign, you could keep an emperor one of these stinger-equipped arachnids in a tank
a scorpion
Xiaoke
|
$200
[7]
We learn that Finn is a human & Jake is a dog in this animated show's opening
Adventure Time
Nibir
|
$200
[21]
Datum(4 letters)
data
Nibir
|
$200
[23]
To be "official", this detailed academic record should be sent from the school in a sealed envelope
a transcript
Nibir
|
$200
[1]
Achilles' one weakness was here, left dry when his mother dipped him in the River Styx
his heel
Nibir
|
|
$400
[28]
Barbara Liskov led the development of CLU, one of these that's a foundation of later ones like Java
a programming language
Tyler
|
$400
[26]
If you're keeping this creature as a pet, a docile Chilean rose type is a good idea
a tarantula
Tyler
|
$400
[30]
Chrissie Hynde sang a new version of "We Used To Be Friends" for the 2019 reboot of this Kristen Bell series
Veronica Mars
Nibir
|
$400
[6]
Sister-in-law(the preferred way)
sisters-in-law
Nibir
|
$400
[22]
This 2-word Latin phrase means you graduated with distinction
cum laude
Nibir
|
$400
[14]
Aeschylus called this Greek's bearing of the heaven & earth "a burden not easy for his arms to grasp"
Atlas
Tyler
|
|
$600
[20]
A native of this state & long-time university coach there, Bill Bowermanis seen in his pursuit of a better track shoe
Oregon
|
$600
[25]
There are more than 300 species of these raucous birds of the family Psittacidae to choose from & some live to be 80
parrots
Xiaoke
|
$600
[27]
Washed Out's "Feel It All Around" grooved as the opening tune to this IFC comedy starring Fred Armisen
Portlandia
|
$600
[5]
Radius(5 letters)
radii
Xiaoke
|
$600
[15]
Classes in the semester system last 15 to 18 weeks; in this other system, they run about 10 weeks
the quarter system
Tyler
|
$600
[11]
In Shakespeare's play about him & Cressida, he says, "I am weaker than a woman's tear"
Troilus
Nibir
|
|
$800
[19]
Mary Engle Pennington was an innovator in this, keeping milk & other stuff safely cold, & a VP of the American Institute of it
refrigeration
Nibir
|
$800
[13]
The black-footed species of this member of the weasel family is endangered; a domesticated type is a popular pet
a ferret
Tyler
|
$800
[17]
This CW show starring Rose McIver used the appropriate theme "Stop, I'm Already Dead"
iZombie
|
$800
[4]
Cherub(8 letters)
cherubim
Nibir
|
$800
[8]
grammarly.com has a program that can compare an essay against academic databases to detect this dishonest act
plagiarism
Tyler
|
$800
[10]
Phaethon tries to ride this god's chariot through the skies but isn't strong enough to control the horses
Helios
Xiaoke
|
|
DD
$2,400
[18]
Joshua Lionel Cowen entered the HoF for his work on these playthings, which he branded with his own middle name
toy trains
Tyler
|
$1,000
[12]
A leopard in your dorm? No way, but why not the leopard variety of this lizard that can run across the ceiling
a gecko
Xiaoke
|
$1,000
[16]
Heinz Kiessling's jaunty "Temptation Sensation" is the theme to this show whose episodes include "The Gang Buys a Boat"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Tyler
|
$1,000
[3]
Codex(7 letters--as per the Encyclopedia Britannica entry)
codices
Nibir
|
$1,000
[2]
The 2 major learning management systems for American colleges are canvas & this, another name for a slate
blackboard
Nibir
|
$1,000
[9]
Suitors to Penelope struggle to string this man's bow, & it gets worse for them after that
Odysseus
Tyler
|
| WORLD CAPITALS | NOTE BOOKS | POSITIVE HISTORY | 3 G's | POP CULTURE | GET YOUR GROUP ON |
|
$400
[26]
Although this is Chile's capital, the national congress meets in Valparaiso
Santiago
Nibir
|
$400
[30]
Written in the early 1780s, "Notes on the State of Virginia" was the only book this president ever published
Jefferson
Tyler
|
$400
[25]
In 1796, to fight smallpox, Edward Jenner successfully used these, from the Latin for "cow"
vaccines
Nibir
|
$400
[8]
It can refer to burdensome past emotional experiences, or suitcases for a trip
luggage (baggage)
Nibir
|
$400
[11]
(Conan O'Brien presents the clue.) In a "Clueless Gamer" segment, I attacked a strip club with a missile-carrying helicopter while playing the fifth installment of this Rockstar game; sadly, the bouncer had a grenade
GTA (Grand Theft Auto)
Nibir
|
DD
$5
[22]
The North Star is part of this famous grouping within Ursa Minor
the Little Dipper
Nibir
|
|
$800
[5]
Attractions in this capital include Rajpath (meaning "king's way") & the Baha'i Temple
New Delhi
Nibir
|
$800
[29]
This reference series began in 1958 with 16 Shakespeare study guides
CliffsNotes
Nibir
Xiaoke
|
$800
[18]
In 1620 Spanish priest Juan Pablo Bonet published the first book about this type of communication for the deaf
sign language
Nibir
|
$800
[9]
Still sleepy when you first wake up
groggy
Nibir
|
$800
[10]
Watch them grow! These terracotta figurines come in Bob Ross & Groot versions
Chia Pets
Xiaoke
|
$400
[28]
This group of 7 includes envy, pride & sloth
the Seven Deadly Sins
Tyler
|
|
$1,200
[4]
Rising out of a fjord, this capital city has anopera housethat appeals to music lovers & skateboarders
Oslo
Nibir
|
$1,200
[17]
"Death Note", about a Shinigami death god, is a classic of this 5-letter comic genre
Manga
Tyler
|
$1,200
[14]
Operation Big Switch, involving the exchange of thousands of these people, was a key to the agreement ending the Korean War
prisoners of war
Nibir
|
$1,200
[21]
It's the process of identifying & removing errors from computer software
debugging
Nibir
|
$1,200
[1]
Amazon Prime was super in 2019, debuting this show about edgy superheroes like Homelander & the Deep
The Boys
Tyler
|
$800
[27]
Albania & Kosovo are among this group of countries that cover a peninsula in Europe
the Balkans
Xiaoke
|
|
$2,000
[2]
New towers are changing theskylineof Amman, capital of this country
Jordan
Nibir
|
$1,600
[16]
This author set "The Notebook" in North Carolina, where he lives
Nicholas Sparks
Nibir
|
$1,600
[13]
This structure fell on November 9, 1989, symbolically bringing an end to the political division between East & West
the Berlin Wall
Nibir
|
$1,600
[20]
Took repeated evasive action, as in "I" did this motion "frantically to try to shake my pursuer"
zigzagged
|
$1,600
[7]
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is one of the attractions at the Disneyland area called Star Wars: these 2 words
Galaxy's Edge
Nibir
|
$1,600
[23]
In this type of lawsuit, legal action is filed against a defendant on behalf of a group of people
a class action lawsuit
Tyler
|
|
DD
$8,400
[3]
Eucalypta, Kangaremu & Cookaburra were suggested names for this capital
Canberra
Nibir
|
$2,000
[15]
This Brit's "American Notes" tells of his 1842 visit to the United States, calling out slavery & grimy New York City
Charles Dickens
Xiaoke
|
$2,000
[12]
A fundamental shift in government policy starting in 1990 led to the end of this policy of discrimination in South Africa
apartheid
Xiaoke
|
$2,000
[19]
From the Latin for "join together", it's a new whole formed by combining several separate elements
aggregate
Nibir
Xiaoke
|
$2,000
[6]
This London-born singer of "New Rules" recently won a Grammy for Best New Artist
Dua Lipa
Nibir
|
$2,000
[24]
They include Percival, Gareth & Galahad
the Knights of the Round Table
Tyler
|
In legend, this real European leader fielded an elite corps called the 12 Peers that included Oliver & Roland
Charlemagne