2022 National College Championship quarterfinal game 6.
Elijah Odunade — a junior at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia
Matt Downing — a senior at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana
Lauren Rodriguez — a senior at Pomona College in Claremont, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren :) | $2,500 | $7,300 | $20,300 |
$20,300
Winner: semifinalist |
$22,800
27 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Matt | $1,400 | $1,000 | $-1,200 |
$-1,200
3rd place: $10,000 |
$200
5 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Elijah | $0 | $1,400 | $3,800 |
$3,800
2nd place: $10,000 |
$3,800
11 R, 5 W |
| TIME TO HIT THE LIBRARY | FEMALE AUTHORS | THE 1990s | GRAMMY'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR | "PU" | WHAT'S THAT SMELL? |
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$200
[29]
The 2 main kinds of call numbers are Library of Congress & this alliterative type formulated by a college librarian
Dewey decimal
Lauren :)
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$200
[27]
Beatrix Potter, known for 1902's "The Tale of" this long-eared fellow, was also a noted conservationist
Peter Rabbit
Elijah
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$200
[28]
Sheinspired a popular hairstyle called "The Rachel", named after her TV character
Jennifer Aniston
Lauren :)
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$200
[10]
2019:For her musical question "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
Billie Eilish
Elijah
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$200
[24]
It's the piece of golf equipment seen here
a putter
Lauren :)
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$200
[30]
Sorry, it's my dog, this breed, who gota little wet
(an English) bulldog
Elijah
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$400
[21]
This process of registering books to make them findable produced its first electronic record at Ohio University in 1971
cataloging
Lauren :)
Matt
Elijah
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$600
[13]
This Zora was a Zeta--one of the first sorors of Zeta Phi Beta--when she attended Howard in the 1920s
Zora Neale Hurston
Lauren :)
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$400
[25]
Though authorized in 1977, this telescope wasn't placed into orbit until 1990
the Hubble Telescope
Lauren :)
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$400
[8]
2017:"24k Magic" conjured a Grammy for him
Bruno Mars
Lauren :)
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$400
[9]
Cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger go into the blend called this "pie spice"
pumpkin
Matt
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$400
[26]
It's eau de this frightened member of the family Mephitidae who just sprayed its musk
a skunk
Lauren :)
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$600
[16]
Newspapers, magazines & journals are all these, an information source published at regular intervals
periodicals
Matt
|
$800
[12]
In this long-awaited 2019 sequel, Margaret Atwood brings more news from Gilead
The Testaments
Elijah
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$600
[17]
In thelate '90scivil war broke out between the Serbs & ethnic Albaniansin what is now this self-declared independent nation
Kosovo
Lauren :)
Matt
Elijah
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$600
[4]
1967:This band won for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
The Beatles
Elijah
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$600
[1]
In certain legal cases, for a serious wrong, these "damages" may be awarded in excess of compensation
punitive
Lauren :)
|
$600
[22]
It's this Ice Age fossil site in the heart of Los Angeles
the La Brea Tar Pits
Lauren :)
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$800
[15]
I.L.L. is short for this service; your library can even get materials from the Library of Congress, but you can't take those home
interlibrary loan
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$1,000
[23]
"Laura's Memories", an annual pageant in Mansfield, Missouri, celebrates this woman who wrote her books there
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lauren :)
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$800
[11]
In 1993 a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians & federal agents near this Texas city ended tragically with over 75 deaths
Waco
Lauren :)
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$800
[7]
2018:"Golden Hour" was golden for this country-crossover singer
Kacey Musgraves
Lauren :)
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$800
[2]
In Dante's "Divine Comedy", this section comes between "Inferno" & "Paradiso"
Purgatorio
Lauren :)
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$800
[19]
It's this 5-letter type of fertilizer made from bat droppings, but it's not too bad
guano
Elijah
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$1,000
[20]
This name of theUCSD libraryhonors Dr. Seuss, who gave many their first love of reading & whose creations it sort of resembles
the Geisel Library
Lauren :)
|
DD
$1,500
[14]
Joining Thalia & Urania, the ancient Greek poet Sappho was dubbed "the tenth" one of these goddesses
the Muses
Lauren :)
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$1,000
[5]
In 1994, "Three Tall Women" earned this playwright his third Pulitzer Prize
Edward Albee
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$1,000
[6]
2014:Soy this guy... he's a winner, baby--("Morning Phase")--so why don't you name him?
Beck
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$1,000
[3]
This adjective means pertaining to or affecting the lungs
pulmonary
Matt
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$1,000
[18]
It's this tropical fruit from Asia with a mild, sweet flavor, but said to smell like stinky feet
durian
Lauren :)
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| HERE'S THE THING | WORLD CAPITALS | FAMOUS PAINTINGS | COMEDIANS' ROLES | MEDIEVAL LIFE | 4 LETTERS, 3 VOWELS |
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$400
[30]
It's one of these groovy alliterative items that'll look great in your dorm room
a lava lamp
Matt
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$400
[1]
This South American capital was originally named for "Our Lady Saint Mary of the Fair Winds" or "Good Air"
Buenos Aires
Matt
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$400
[29]
Grant Wood's sister & dentist posed as the Midwestern farmer & daughter in this iconic painting
American Gothic
Elijah
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$400
[16]
Awkwafina's time growing up in this Big Apple borough inspired her character Nora in a Comedy Central series
Queens
Elijah
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$400
[15]
Medieval Brits mainly dressed in this animal fabric; by God's bones, itchy my tunic be!
wool
|
$400
[9]
It's a light greenish-blue
aqua
Lauren :)
Elijah
|
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$800
[25]
A symbol of sovereignty, it's a ceremonial staff or baton like the one seen here
a scepter
Elijah
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$800
[2]
The Tigris Rivercuts through the center of this capital
Baghdad
Elijah
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$800
[19]
Edvard Munch's diary entry describing "flaming clouds" & "shivering with anxiety" inspired this iconic 1893 work
The Scream
Lauren :)
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$800
[11]
In a 2018 film Kevin Hart attends the title "Night School" & this female comic is his teacher
Tiffany Haddish
Elijah
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$800
[17]
A major part of medieval Japanese art was portraits of these men, hung in temples--the portraits were--& venerated
Buddhist monks
Elijah
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$800
[8]
It's a woodwind instrument with a double reed
oboe
Lauren :)
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$1,200
[22]
Here's a vintage one of these instant-print cameras whose pictures people really did shake
Polaroid
Lauren :)
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DD
$1,400
[3]
Get your Gangnam style on in the upscale Gangnam district of this city
Seoul (Korea)
Matt
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DD
$1,000
[21]
"A restaurant on Greenwich Avenue (in New York City) where two streets meet" inspired this Edward Hopper painting
Nighthawks
Lauren :)
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$1,200
[10]
Tig Notaro got some laughs playing a feisty helicopter pilot in this Zack Snyder zombie flick
Army of the Dead
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$1,200
[18]
This part of a castle's defenses often also functioned as the sewer
the moat
Lauren :)
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$1,200
[7]
"In" this means instead
lieu
Lauren :)
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$1,600
[23]
It's a cute little kitty inside this type of ear then ware planter whose name is partly from the Italian for "earth"
terra cotta
Lauren :)
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$1,600
[4]
This capital of Malta was named for a Grand Master of the Knights of St. John
Valletta
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$1,200
[20]
News coverage of the horrific bombing of a Spanish Basque city by the Germans in 1937 led Picasso to create this huge anti-war painting
Guernica
Lauren :)
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$1,600
[12]
"B" is for this frank comedian who plays Frank Murphy on the animated hit "F Is for Family"
Bill Burr
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$1,600
[28]
The University of this citybetween Florence & Milan attracted students from around Europe & built acollegefor the Spaniards
Bologna
Matt
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$1,600
[6]
This synonym for boyfriend comes from French
beau
Lauren :)
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$2,000
[24]
It's this type of conical flask named for a German organic chemist
Erlenmeyer
Lauren :)
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$2,000
[14]
The Vardar River divides this capital of North Macedonia into old & new sections
Skopje
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$2,000
[26]
This American exhibited her"Children Playing on the Beach"at the Final Impressionist Exhibition in 1886
Mary Cassatt
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$2,000
[13]
This comedian nicknamed "Fluffy" was the voice of Speedy Gonzales in "Space Jam: A New Legacy"
(Gabriel) Iglesias
Elijah
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$2,000
[27]
This medical practice generated a vacuum above the skin that was supposed to draw out "vicious humors"
cupping
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$2,000
[5]
On a ship, "put the helm" this way means to turn away from the wind
alee
Lauren :)
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It contains the line "whereat In either hand the hastening Angel caught Our lingering parents, & to the eastern gate Led them direct"
Paradise Lost