2003 Holiday Kids Week game 3.
Ian Manka — a twelve-year-old seventh-grader from Tallmadge, Ohio
Nina Garcia — a twelve-year-old seventh grader from Burke, Virginia
Jacob Collins — a twelve-year-old seventh-grader from Charlotte, North Carolina
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | $2,600 | $800 | $5,600 |
$11,177
2nd place: $2,000 + an HP Media Center computer package |
$5,600
9 R, 7 W |
| Nina | $800 | $4,400 | $21,800 |
$21,999
Winner: $21,999 + an HP Media Center computer package |
$19,200
20 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W |
| Ian | $4,000 | $7,600 | $10,800 |
$10,399
3rd place: $1,000 + an HP Media Center computer package |
$10,800
21 R, 2 W |
| THE AMERICAN FLAG | SPORTING GOODS | SCIENCE | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | 3-LETTER WORDS | HAPPY ENDINGS |
|
$200
[23]
The number of stars on the American flag
50
Ian
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$200
[11]
Ecologically minded golfers can get these golf ball supporters that are biodegradable
tees
Ian
|
$200
[18]
The vast majority of this second-lightest gas comes from natural gas fields in the U.S.
helium
Ian
|
$200
[1]
Commonly, pianos have about 3 of these; modern pipe organs have 32
pedals
Ian
|
$200
[6]
A cozy cave for a bear, or a cozy room in your house
den
Nina
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$200
[16]
This fairy tale title character gets to go to the ball, marries the king's son & lives happily ever after
Cinderella
Nina
|
|
$400
[24]
The 13 stripes on the American flag represent the 13 original ones of these
colonies
Ian
|
$400
[12]
Young kids don't need them; for older skiers their grips should be at a level with arms bent & out-stretched
poles
Ian
|
$400
[19]
Sialia mexicana is the scientific name of the western bluebird: Sialia is the genus & mexicana tells you this
the species
Jacob
Nina
|
$400
[2]
Violins & cellos are part of this section of a symphony orchestra
strings
Ian
|
$400
[7]
A deer, a female deer
a doe
Ian
|
$400
[17]
In 2002 a tugboat crew rescued Forgea, one of these that had been alone at sea for 24 days on an abandoned tanker
a dog
Jacob
|
|
$600
[25]
The American flag is said to be flown "half" this way when honoring someone who has died
staff (or mast)
Nina
|
$600
[13]
In baseball, this player's mitt cannot have a circumference of more than 38"
the catcher
Jacob
|
$600
[20]
In a first-class type of this, the fulcrum is between the applied force and the load
a lever
Nina
|
$600
[3]
The instrument heard here, or what you might use to capture its sound
a recorder
Ian
|
$600
[8]
A deer, a very large deer second in size to the moose
an elk
Jacob
Nina
|
DD
$1,000
[22]
Social misfit Mia Thermopolis turns into a beautiful young woman fit for the throne of Genovia in this 2001 film
The Princess Diaries
Nina
|
|
$800
[27]
The American flag was officially adopted in this year, 1 year after the Declaration of Independence was signed
1777
Ian
|
$800
[14]
Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests, is used by Wilson to make these balls that you may kick or head
a soccer ball
Jacob
|
$800
[21]
The tail of this body is formed when ice turns into gas as it gets closer to the sun
a comet
Nina
|
$800
[4]
To start your own garage rock band, you'll need a guitarist, drummer & someone on this 4-stringed rhythm instrument
the bass
Jacob
|
$800
[9]
Type of machine you can use to send & receive letters or photos over the telephone line
a fax
Ian
|
— |
|
$1,000
[28]
When you fold the American flag correctly at the end of the day, it should be in this shape when you're done
a triangle
Ian
|
$1,000
[15]
Montreal's 2002 Jr Powerlam is a 51" long one of these with a synthetic blade
a hockey stick
Jacob
|
$1,000
[26]
This 5-letter word is the opposite of attract
repel
Jacob
Ian
|
$1,000
[5]
The metal discs around the edge of this hand-held percussion instrument are called jingles
the tambourine
Ian
|
$1,000
[10]
In a popular expression it precedes "and vigor"
vim
|
— |
| HISTORIC DATES | ZOOG DISNEY CHANNEL | SOUTH OF THE U.S. | BALLET | THAT'S A LOAD OF GARBAGE | "P" ENDINGS |
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$400
[1]
After hiding for 760 days in a secret room, this diarist & her family were found by Nazis on August 4, 1944
Anne Frank
Nina
|
$400
[2]
In the TV movie "The Luck of the Irish", the young Kyle Johnson discovers he's this type of fairy
a leprechaun
Jacob
|
$400
[4]
South of the continental U.S. are named latitude lines: the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator & the Tropic of this
Capricorn
Ian
|
$400
[16]
Princess Aurora pricks her finger on a spindle in Act I of this classic ballet
Sleeping Beauty
Nina
|
$400
[24]
On this TV show, a Muppet named Oscar the Grouch lives in a garbage can
Sesame Street
Ian
|
$400
[19]
It means to shed tears
to weep
Jacob
|
|
$800
[12]
On April 19, 1865 funeral services were held in the East Room of the White House
(Abraham) Lincoln
Ian
|
$800
[8]
Clu, Jack & Fi's encounters with all kinds of paranormal spooks go onto Fi's website on this show
So Weird
Jacob
|
$800
[3]
In a tropical tune, Kermit the Frog is this sea's "Amphibian"
the Caribbean
Jacob
|
$800
[17]
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is known as the oldest major ballet company in this country
Canada
Nina
|
$800
[25]
The 2 words that complete the modern saying "garbage in..."
"garbage out"
Nina
|
$800
[20]
A short distance is said to be a "hop, skip &" this
jump
Ian
|
|
$1,200
[13]
On March 10, 1876 this inventor transmitted the first telephone message: "Mr. Watson, come here! I want you"
(Alexander Graham) Bell
Jacob
|
$1,200
[9]
The only thing perfect student Ren & her brother Louis have in common is their last name on this show
Even Stevens
|
$1,200
[5]
It's the mountain range you have to be in to conquer Mount Aconcagua
the Andes
Ian
|
$1,600
[27]
A graveyard scene (with bats!) is in Matthew Wright's ballet based on this "monstrous" Mary Shelley novel.
Frankenstein
Nina
|
$1,200
[26]
The first known law against throwing your garbage in the street was issued around 500 B.C. in this Greek city
Athens
Nina
|
$1,200
[21]
At a buffet, don't do this twice with the same chip--put some of that guacamole on a plate
dip
Jacob
|
|
$1,600
[14]
On July 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia, marking the real beginning of this war
World War I
Ian
|
$1,600
[10]
Britney made a guest appearance on this "famous" show about a TV action hero who moves back to his hometown
The Famous Jett Jackson
|
$1,600
[6]
Though very close to the very icy Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego means "Land of" this
(the Land of) Fire
Nina
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
In a famous Tchaikovsky ballet, Odette is the queen of these birds
swans
Nina
|
$2,000
[30]
The "3 R's" of garbage management are reduce, reuse & this environmentally friendly word
recycle
Ian
|
$1,600
[22]
In the past (we think it's in the past) kids who used bad language got their mouths washed out with this
soap
Nina
|
|
$2,000
[15]
On August 8, 1588 the English defeated this Spanish fleet in the Battle of Gravelines
the Spanish Armada
Nina
|
$2,000
[11]
Hilary Duff & her cartoon alter ego try to survive middle school as this title character
Lizzie McGuire
Jacob
|
$2,000
[7]
San Juan is in Puerto Rico; San Jose is this country's capital
Costa Rica
Jacob
|
$2,000
[28]
"Liebeslieder Walzer" is danced to music by this German famed for his "lullaby"
Brahms
Nina
Ian
|
DD
$3,000
[29]
The EPA reports that this country has 6% of the world's people & produces 50% of the world's garbage
the United States of America (U.S.A.)
Nina
|
$2,000
[23]
It's the type of computer display abbreviated BMP
bitmap
Ian
|
He was the first president to use a middle name
John Quincy Adams