Show #6537 - Tuesday, February 5, 2013

2013 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

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Joe Vertnik, a senior from Mound, Minnesota

Emily Greenberg, a senior from Westport, Connecticut

Barrett Block, a senior from Lexington, Kentucky

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Jeopardy! Round

SURPRISE! I GOT YOU A LANDMARK!
SPORTS STARS
19th CENTURY AMERICA
COMPLETES THE BOOK TITLE
GETTING NERVOUS
BEFORE FINALS
    $200 26
The Washington Monument was out of my price range, but here's a similar one that's a symbol of this Argentine capital
    $200 21
Tony Romo is a star on the field for this NFL team that has a star on its field
    $200 11
The words to this patriotic song first appeared in print in 1814 under the title "Defence of Fort McHenry"
    $200 4
Khaled Hosseini:
"The ____ Runner"
    $200 1
A queasy feeling may be called these insects in the stomach
    $200 16
The final event in the Olympic decathlon is the 1,500 meters; right before that is throwing this spear
    $400 27
How 'bout this ancient temple in Athens; all that Pentelic marble is yours now
    $400 22
In 2012 this point guard & former MVP joined the Lakers from the Suns
    $400 12
He's the abolitionist pictured here a few years before his raid on an arsenal & his hanging
    $400 5
Lois Lowry:
"Number the ____"
    $400 2
It joins with "heebie" in a condition of agitation
    $400 17
It was the next-to-last state to join the Union
    $600 28
This London bell weighs 13 tons, so it's louder than your old alarm clock
    $600 23
In 2012 this rookie known as RGIII gave new hope for the future to us Redskins fans
    $600 13
In 1857 the celebration of this day with a parade & floats became an annual New Orleans tradition
    $600 6
Kurt Vonnegut:
"The Sirens of ____"
    $600 3
Sewing accessories pair you are "on" when experiencing nervous anxiety or anticipation
    $600 18
It was the next-to-last Harry Potter novel
    $800 29
This landmark, which took awhile to wrap, goes back to the Qin Dynasty
    $800 24
This "fishy" outfielder put up huge numbers for the Angels in his 2012 Rookie of the Year-winning season
    $800 14
Asked to create a sport that could be played indoors during winter, James Naismith came up with this
    $800 7
Jean Rhys:
"Wide Sargasso ____"
    $800 9
This "fever" is irritability brought on by being confined indoors
    DD: $800 19
In the calendar year, it's the penultimate federal holiday
    $1000 30
A palace fit for you--the palace at this suburb of Paris
    $1000 25
Lolo Jones temporarily hung up her track gear to team with driver Jazmine Fenlator in this winter sport
    $1000 15
In 1854 this poet began writing "The Song of Hiawatha"
    $1000 8
Douglas Adams:
"The ____ at the End of the Universe"
    $1000 10
To mean nervous & on edge, this word can come after "high" or before "out"
    $1000 20
Alexander III, who reigned from 1881 to 1894, was the next-to-last man to hold this post

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Barrett Emily Joe
$2,800 $3,400 $1,800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Barrett Emily Joe
$7,800 $4,400 $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

NEW IN MERRIAM-WEBSTER
(Alex: The dictionary.)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
POP CULTURE
HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY
A STUDENT OF HISTORY
"HY" FIVE
(Alex: "H-Y" coming up in each correct response.)
    $400 5
This "moment" of sudden realization, like "Hey! This word is a palindrome!"
    $400 14
All bills raising revenue for the U.S. government must originate in this legislative body
    $400 4
Unobtainium was the elusive substance sought on a distant moon in this epic movie blockbuster
    $400 1
State where you'd find Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, dating back to 1648
    $400 19
History was his thing in college; now he's the USA's Chief Justice
    $400 24
It's a little "personal", but it's keeping your body clean & healthy so that you look & feel your best
    $800 6
This "list" of things to do before you die
    $800 15
With 55, California has the most electoral votes; this state is second with 38
    $800 10
Most famous facial feature of Giants pitchers Brian Wilson & Sergio Romo, who closed the 2010 & '12 World Series
    $800 2
It's the closest river to Carver High in Memphis, Tennessee
    $800 20
George W. Bush graduated from this Ivy League university with a B.A. in history
    $800 25
Before, during & after exercise, it's important that you do this, meaning take in a proper amount of water
    $1200 7
Earworm, one of these that you can't get out of your head
    $1200 16
It's the title of the USA's chief health educator
    $1200 11
Watch out for night monsters as you build your own 3-D online world using this game
    $1200 3
Claire Danes went to the Dalton School in this New York City borough
    $1200 21
After this Brown University history major worked as a college sports commentator, he would. Go. All. The. Way to ESPN
    $1200 26
Botanically, the pluot or tangelo, for example
    $1600 8
Copernicium, one of these
    $1600 17
On Nov. 6, 2012 voters in Maine & Maryland said yes, Adam & Steve can do this
    $1600 12
New daytime talk shows in 2012 included one starring this host of "Family Feud"
    DD: $1,000 29
This Alabama city, the first Confederate capital, has a Jefferson Davis High
    $1600 22
Sacha Baron Cohen wrote a college thesis on the role of Jews in this 1960s movement in the U.S. South
    $1600 27
It's the type of lift a mechanic uses to raise up a car
    $2000 9
This word, not meaning "fueled the car" but "exhausted"
    $2000 18
This governor was front & center in the response to Hurricane Sandy
    $2000 13
Light it up with this group

"Everybody talks, everybody talks /
It started with a whisper"
    $2000 30
The Indians play sports for Central High in this Wyoming city
    DD: $4,000 23
Paul Ryan was greatly influenced by this female novelist who studied history in Russia
    $2000 28
The grape variety of this flowering plant is seen here

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Barrett Emily Joe
$20,200 $10,200 $12,000

Final Jeopardy! Round

SHORT STORIES
It says, "The body of the trooper having been buried in the church yard, the ghost rides forth... in nightly quest of his head"

Final scores:

Barrett Emily Joe
$24,001 $18,200 $20,000
Automatic semifinalist 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Barrett Emily Joe
$18,200 $11,600 $12,000
22 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 13 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 18 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $41,800

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Game tape date: 2012-11-19
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