1997-A Teen Tournament semifinal game 3.
Brandon Frantz — a junior from Woodhaven, Michigan
Josh Den Hartog — a junior from Otley, Iowa
Fran Bigman — a junior from Richmond, Virginia
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran | $800 | $4,000 | $7,700 |
$3,199
3rd place: $5,000 |
$6,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Josh | $1,000 | $2,100 | $12,200 |
$15,451
Finalist |
$9,100
23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Brandon | $400 | $1,700 | $3,300 |
$6,600
2nd place: $5,000 |
$3,300
14 R, 2 W |
| HISTORIC BROTHERS | ASTROLOGY | WOMEN AUTHORS | POP-ROCK | ANNUAL EVENTS | 4-LETTER WORDS |
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$100
[2]
John Sherman is remembered for an antitrust act; this brother is remembered for a march to the sea
William Tecumseh Sherman
Brandon
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$100
[9]
This sign represents very sensitive people who sometimes withdraw into their little "crab" shells
Cancer
Josh
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$100
[1]
In a 1996 novel Jane Mendelsohn adopts the voice of this female aviator, lost on a desert island
Amelia Earhart
Brandon
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$100
[10]
With the release of 1991's "Too Legit To Quit", he dropped the M.C. from his name
Hammer
Brandon
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$100
[26]
Koreans pay honor to both parents May 8, sometimes the same day Americans honor this one
Mothers
Josh
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$100
[7]
It's the "hair apparent" on a lion's or horse's neck
Mane
Brandon
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$200
[3]
Brothers Nelson & Winthrop & their nephew Jay of this wealthy family all served as state governors
The Rockefellers
Brandon
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$200
[22]
It's the most hircine sign of the Zodiac--by the way, hircine means "goatlike"
Capricorn
Fran
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$200
[6]
Kim Wozencraft & Dorothy Uhnak used their experiences in this job to write crime novels
Policewomen
Josh
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$200
[11]
In 1996 this group featuring Bobby Brown reunited for a new album called "Home Again"
New Edition
Josh
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$200
[27]
Its early April start & its late October end cause many missed appointments
Daylight Savings Time
Fran
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$200
[15]
To walk in shallow water
Wade
Fran
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$300
[4]
His brother Raul was his comrade in guerrilla warfare against Cuban dictator Batista
Fidel Castro
Brandon
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$300
[23]
People born under this sign of the water carrier like to attain knowledge & then "pour it out" for others
Aquarius
Fran
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$300
[14]
You'll find all you need to know about Anne, Emily & Charlotte in Juliet Barker's 1,000-page bio of this family
The Brontes
Josh
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$400
[13]
"Mr. Jones" could tell you "Recovering The Satellites" is the second album by this Adam Duritz group
Counting Crows
Fran
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$300
[28]
A communal dip in the Pacific January 1 in Vancouver, Canada is named for these Arctic animals
Polar Bears
Josh
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$300
[19]
It precedes tough, loose & glider
Hang
Josh
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$400
[5]
After his brother Raul was arrested in 1995, he fled Mexico, which he'd governed 1988-1994
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Fran
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$400
[25]
If this "arachnid" sign is yours, you're probably aggressive & dominant & should be quick on the buzzer
Scorpio
Brandon
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$400
[16]
F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, she based her 1932 novel "Save Me The Waltz" on their life together
Zelda Fitzgerald
Fran
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DD
$500
[12]
A 1994 album by this group features the song heard here:"...I only wanna be with you..."
Hootie & the Blowfish
Josh
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$400
[29]
Mashpee, Massachusetts holds one of these American Indian conferences every July
Pow-Wow
Brandon
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$400
[20]
Buss is a synonym for this 4-letter word that also ends in "ss"
Kiss
Fran
Josh
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$500
[8]
Richard Wellesley, governor-general of India, had to settle for marquess; brother Arthur won this title
Duke of Wellington
Brandon
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$500
[24]
This sign of natural-born diplomats is represented by a pair of well-balanced scales
Libra
Fran
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$500
[17]
Sites associated with this author's heroine Anne of Green Gables are a tourist draw in eastern Canada
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Fran
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$500
[18]
In 1996 this 13-year-old became an overnight sensation with her country hit "Blue"
LeAnn Rimes
Josh
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$500
[30]
Countries that celebrate these documents include Mexico on February 5 & the U.S. on September 17
Constitutions
Brandon
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$500
[21]
To tightly roll up a flag or a sail
Furl
Fran
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| THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS | MEDICINE | PERIODICALS | MYTHOLOGY | FOREIGN TRAVEL |
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$200
[21]
During his 16 months of treasonous activities, he used the name "Monk" when dealing with the British
Benedict Arnold
Brandon
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$200
[26]
At 15 she won a Golden Globe for "My So-Called Life"; at 16 she played Leonardo DiCaprio's Juliet
Claire Danes
Josh
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$200
[6]
Among college students, it's known as the "kissing disease"
Mononucleosis
Brandon
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$200
[16]
This magazine abbreviated "GH" features tips in "The Better Way" section
Good Housekeeping
Josh
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$200
[1]
Some say these one-eyed giants were master craftsmen who worked for Hephaestus
the Cyclopes
Brandon
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$200
[11]
This Bedouin transport also provides food, milk, clothing & fuel
Camel
Josh
|
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$400
[22]
In 1779 this pamphleteer was appointed clerk of the Pennsylvania assembly
Thomas Paine
Fran
Josh
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$400
[27]
He starred in "Coriolanus" in 1979; a few years later he was "Driving Miss Daisy"
Morgan Freeman
Josh
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$400
[7]
Allan Cormack & Sir Godfrey Hounsfield shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for developing this medical scanner
CATscan
Josh
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$400
[17]
In 1993 the Chicago Tribune launched Exito!, a weekly paper in this language
Spanish
Fran
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$400
[2]
When he was depicted as a child god, Horus, son of this Egyptian goddess, was known as Harpokrates
Isis
Fran
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$400
[12]
From March to May Arctic Odysseys leads expeditions on these vehicles in the Baffin area
Dogsleds
Josh
|
|
$600
[23]
"If every nerve is not strained... the game is pretty near up", Washington wrote before this New Jersey battle
Trenton
Brandon
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$600
[28]
In 1995 he played Iago to Laurence Fishburne's Othello; in 1996 he starred in his own film of "Hamlet"
Kenneth Branagh
Josh
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$800
[9]
When testing new drugs, a control group is given this nonmedical substance made of sugar or a saline solution
placebo
Josh
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$600
[18]
To help plan a museum of journalism, Peter Prichard quit in '94 as editor of this, "The Nation's Newspaper"
USA Today
Josh
Brandon
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$600
[3]
Homer described this wife of Zeus as "ox-eyed", which was supposed to be a compliment
Hera
Fran
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$600
[13]
It's the traditional color of London's double-decker buses
Red
Fran
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$800
[24]
The British surrender at this N.Y. town near Freeman's Farm encouraged France to join the American side
Saratoga
Fran
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$800
[29]
He not only starred in but also directed "Looking For Richard", a film about "Richard III"
Al Pacino
Fran
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$1,000
[10]
This Baltimore hospital named for its benefactor opened in 1889
Johns Hopkins
Josh
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$800
[19]
Unions at this California city's Examiner & Chronicle went on strike in November 1994
San Francisco
Josh
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$1,000
[5]
The river god Cephissus was the father of this youth who fell in love with his own reflection in the water
Narcissus
Josh
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$800
[14]
This capital's U-Bahn is a subway system with over 150 stations, including Friedrichstrasse & Alexanderplatz
Berlin
Josh
|
|
$1,000
[25]
After the war, Congress voted this Prussian a pension of $2500; he became a U.S. citizen in 1783
Baron Von Steuben
Brandon
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$1,000
[30]
Helena Bonham Carter played Olivia in the 1996 film of this comedy subtitled "Or, What You Will"
"Twelfth Night"
Fran
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DD
$3,500
[8]
Down's syndrome can be determined by analyzing this fluid enveloping the fetus in the womb
amniotic fluid
Josh
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$1,000
[20]
This edgy science magazine has ceased publication in favor of a completely online version
Omni
Fran
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DD
$2,500
[4]
The Norns are the Norse counterparts of this Greco-Roman trio that determines human destinies
The Fates (Katho, Lakhesis & Atropos)
Fran
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$1,000
[15]
To get around Amsterdam you can rent one of these at the Centraal Station for about 7 guilders a day
Bicycles
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A Pennsylvania city, a canal & a Great Lake are named for this tribe
The Erie