2022 National College Championship semifinal game 4.
Megan Sullivan — a junior at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia
Jaskaran Singh — a senior at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas
Joey Kornman — a junior at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey | $200 | $4,800 | $9,200 |
$0
3rd place: $20,000 |
$13,200
15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jaskaran | $3,800 | $5,400 | $12,200 |
$24,400
Winner: finalist, if one of 3 top-scoring winners; $35,000 for 4th place |
$12,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Megan | $1,000 | $2,600 | $14,000 |
$3,599
2nd place: $20,000 |
$11,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| WORLD HISTORY | LET'S ROCK & ROLL! | A DAY AT THE SORBONNE | COLLEGE TEAM NAMES | SALTY | SCIENCE FICTION |
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$200
[5]
A government crackdown on protesters in Beijing on June 4, 1989 took place in this square
Tiananmen Square
Megan
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$200
[15]
This "stately" sushi order has crab, avocado & cucumber
a California roll
Jaskaran
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$200
[30]
Your new stylo, one of these, is very stylish, Marie-Noelle; write me a letter!
a pen
Joey
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$200
[28]
The Jayhawks rock & chalk for this Big 12 school
Kansas
Jaskaran
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$200
[25]
With a name going back to Quechuan, it's strips of beef or pork that have been dehydrated or dried in the sun
jerky
Jaskaran
|
$200
[11]
The character of chaos theorist Ian Malcolm was introduced in this Michael Crichton novel about a unique island attraction
Jurassic Park
Joey
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$400
[4]
When papal armies threatened Florence in 1529, this native son & genius with stonedrew upplansto fortify the city
Michelangelo
Megan
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$400
[14]
We're never gonna give up this bait-&-switch prank meme featuring Mr. Astley & an '80s pop hit
Rick Rolling
Megan
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$400
[29]
For the geography test, the teacher made sure these, including une carte de France, were rolled up
a map
Joey
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$400
[19]
They fight on at Arkansas-Little Rock as well as Southern Cal
Trojans
Jaskaran
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$400
[26]
This treat from Orville Redenbacher is "a little sweet, a little salty--and a whole lot of yummy"
kettle corn
Joey
Megan
|
$400
[7]
In 2021 he dropped "Project Hail Mary", in which he embraced familiar themes about a lone astronaut struggling to survive
(Andy) Weir
Jaskaran
|
|
$600
[3]
Spain's second queen of this name took the throne in 1833
Isabella
Jaskaran
|
$600
[9]
Hominid use of this variety of quartz to make tools goes back millions of years; we "-locked" it into early firearms a bit later
flint
Jaskaran
|
$600
[23]
I was too late for petit dejeuner, so it's time for regular old dejeuner, also called this--so off to the cafeteria
lunch
Joey
|
$600
[20]
Foes of Seton Hill University have to face off with these mythical bird-lion hybrids
Griffins
Joey
|
$600
[27]
Relatively healthy, hereare chips made with this veggie served with vegan cheese
kale
Joey
|
$600
[6]
In this "colorful" author's "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing", alien sculptures called the Carls pop up all over Earth
Hank Green
Jaskaran
|
|
$800
[1]
52 Americans who were held hostage in 1979 & 1980 were seized from the U.S. embassy in this city
Tehran
Jaskaran
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$800
[13]
Preexisting rocks that roll with the changes in composition due to high temperature or pressure become this class of rock
metamorphic
Jaskaran
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$800
[22]
If you need a power cable for your ordinateur portable, this 6-letter type of tech, let Madame Ivie know
a laptop
|
$800
[16]
The University of Pennsylvania's teams have this name
the Quakers
Joey
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$800
[17]
It's the 4-letter name for the sheets of seaweed that wrap around your sushi
nori
Jaskaran
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$800
[8]
Thisauthor of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" said his life's work was justified by the 1982 film adaptation "Blade Runner"
(Phillip K.) Dick
Megan
|
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
Under revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo, this country declared its independence from Spain in 1898
the Philippines
Jaskaran
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$1,000
[12]
Final "X" marks the spot for this striped silica variety; one example is the red-&-white banded carnelian
onyx
Megan
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$1,000
[21]
I just call it a folder, but when my French friend uses this 7-letter word, I feel like I'm in a spy movie
a dossier
Joey
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$1,000
[18]
These predators play for Bowdoin College, home to the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
the Polar Bears
Megan
|
$1,000
[24]
These little fish come packed in cans, like of King Oscar's Royal Selection
sardines
Megan
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$1,000
[10]
Sequels to this novel about children trained as soldiers include "Xenocide" & "Children of the Mind"
Ender's Game
Megan
|
| ZOOMING AROUND THE U.S. | MUSIC CLASS | "YA"S | LET'S HAVE A WATCH PARTY | VERBS | SCIENCE FACT |
|
$400
[29]
Fort Lauderdale:Zoom out to this state it's in
Florida
Jaskaran
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$400
[30]
There are 52 white keys on a standard piano & this many black ones
36
|
$400
[24]
The reality show "Below Deck" takes place on a "super" one
a yacht
Megan
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$400
[25]
Let's watch "Moxie" co-starring this woman who also directed
Amy Poehler
Megan
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$400
[7]
It can mean to fish by towing lures behind a boat, or to make intentional upsetting remarks online to elicit a response
troll
Megan
|
$400
[23]
3 types of this single-stranded stuff in our bodies are messenger, transfer & ribosomal
RNA
Megan
|
|
$800
[5]
This city:Zoom in to the neighborhoods of Dorchester or the Back Bay
Boston
Megan
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$800
[13]
Guitarists use an index finger to hold down multiple strings when playing a "barre" this
a chord
Joey
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$800
[10]
A catchphrase from "Seinfeld" that actually predates the show, it means "blah, blah, blah"
yada, yada, yada
Joey
|
$800
[16]
Let's flash back to 2017 with "Ladybird", featuring this actor seen here
(Timothée) Chalamet
Megan
|
$800
[6]
When you lie in court under oath, you do this to "yourself"
perjure
Jaskaran
|
$800
[22]
Its name signifying a conflict with the Greek god of war, this star is 10,000 times the Sun's luminosity
Antares
Jaskaran
|
|
$1,200
[2]
The Sawatch range:Zoom out to this larger mountain range
the Rocky Mountains
|
$1,200
[26]
The Pacifica Quartet won the 2020 Grammy for best this kind of Music/Small Ensemble Performance
chamber
Joey
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$1,200
[14]
In a deal worth $5 billion, Apollo global management acquired this company from Verizon along with AOL
Yahoo
Jaskaran
|
$1,200
[17]
Let's watch "The Great British Baking Show" from the beginning, when this woman with a rhyming name was judge
Mary Berry
Megan
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$1,200
[1]
To squeeze uncomfortably, like certain snakes or like too tight shoes on your feet
constrict
Jaskaran
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$1,600
[21]
Chemistry news: this unit is no longer related to the No. of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12, but directly to Avogadro's constant
a mole
Jaskaran
|
|
$1,600
[3]
Metro Phoenix:Zoom in to the GRIC, this River Indian Community
the Gila
Jaskaran
|
$1,600
[28]
The "Surprise" symphony (No. 94) & the "London" (No. 104) are nicknames for works by this prolific 18th century Austrian
Haydn
Megan
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$1,600
[12]
Sea captains & pirates are "woven" into the fabric of the 1835 book "An Old Sailor's" these tales
yarns
Joey
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$1,600
[15]
Choices for this funny guy: "Inside", with him performing musical comedy, or the movie "Eighth Grade", which he wrote & directed
Bo Burnham
Megan
|
$2,000
[9]
From Latin for "wave", it means to move in waves or ripples
undulate
Megan
|
$2,000
[20]
You don't knowme, but I've got about a million islets named for me in your pancreas
Langerhans
Jaskaran
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|
$2,000
[4]
Downtown Cleveland:Zoom out to this county with an Iroquoian name
Cuyahoga
Jaskaran
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$2,000
[27]
Style of wordless jazz singing heard here; it needn't include the syllable of its name
scat
Joey
Megan
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$2,000
[11]
It's the Japanese version of shish kebab
yakitori
|
$2,000
[18]
This TruTV series with Sal, Joe, Q & Murr challenging each other to hidden-camera dares & stunts is always good for laughs
The Impractical Jokers
Joey
|
DD
$3,800
[8]
To speak distinctly & clearly; it can also mean to unite by means of a joint
articulate
Megan
|
DD
$4,000
[19]
Here's the windup, & this ore of uranium in which that element was first discovered
pitchblende
Joey
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Introduced in 1928, this character has a disappointing affair with a writer before she begins a more satisfying relationship
Lady Chatterley