Responses for Show #2645 - Friday, February 16, 1996

1996 College Championship quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Rachel Schifter, a junior from Colgate University

Alex Rucker, a sophomore from George Washington University

Bill Lee, a sophomore from the University of Washington

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round responses

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
ODDS & ENDS
GENERAL SCIENCE
ALTERNATIVE ROCK
"L"
    $100 2
Peter Pan

Bill
    $100 7
Valentine's Day

Rachel
    $100 24
three

Bill
    $100 13
the equator

Rachel
    $100 1
Pearl Jam

Rachel
    $100 9
Latin

Bill
    $200 8
Through the Looking-Glass

Alex
    $200 18
Frank Gifford

Bill
    $200 27
Nelson Rockefeller

Bill
    $200 22
UV rays (ultraviolet)

Alex
    $200 3
R.E.M.

Rachel
    $200 14
left

Bill
    $300 10
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang

Bill
    $300 19
Dick Clark

Bill
    $300 28
teeth

Bill
    $300 23
time

Rachel
    $300 4
Lollapalooza

Bill
    $300 15
League

Bill
    $400 11
(Bill: What it Heidi?)

Hans Brinker

Bill
Triple Stumper
    $400 20
(Bill: What is June 14th?)

July 14th

Bill
Triple Stumper
    $400 29
Gainsborough

Bill
    $400 25
neutral

Bill
    $400 5
the Banshees

Bill
    $400 16
a liter

Rachel
    $500 12
Little Red Riding Hood

Bill
    $500 21
(Bill: Who is John Glenn?)

Alan Shepard

BillAlex
    $500 30
the Hydra

Bill
    $500 26
the quark

Bill
    $500 6
Smashing Pumpkins

Bill
    $500 17
the lira

Bill

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

Bill Alex Rachel
$2,300 $200 $500

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Bill Alex Rachel
$4,800 $900 $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

FLAGS
POLES
MOUNTAINS
HISTORY
TRANSPORTATION
VOCABULARY
    $200 7
the maple leaf

Rachel
    $200 3
Pope John Paul II

Bill
    $200 16
Mt. Fuji

Bill
    $200 21
Captain Cook

Bill
    $200 26
Amtrak

Bill
    $200 1
a medium

Alex
    $400 8
California

Bill
    $400 4
(Rachel: Who is Bill Clinton?)
[Laughter]

Lech Walesa

BillRachel
    $400 17
the Appalachians

Bill
    $400 22
(Bill: What is England?)

Ireland

Bill
Triple Stumper
    $400 27
Concord

Alex
    $400 2
motor & hotel

Bill
    $600 13
Great Britain

Bill
    $600 5
Copernicus

Alex
    $600 18
Kilimanjaro

Bill
    $400 23
[NOTE: It was Bill that gave both names.]

Octavian or Augustus

Bill
    $600 28
the Holland Tunnel

Triple Stumper
    $600 6
the tongue

Rachel
    $800 14
(Alex Rucker: What is wheat?)
(Bill: What is corn?)

the sunflower

BillAlex
Triple Stumper
    $800 9
(Bill: Who is Dr. Jonas Salk?)

Albert Sabin

BillAlex
    $800 19
Mt. McKinley

Bill
    $800 24
Carthage

Rachel
    $800 29
London Bridge

Bill
    $800 10
a cloudy day

Alex
    $1000 15
Andorra

Bill
    $400 12
(Bill: [Sighs] Who is Mae West? I have no idea.)
(Alex Trebek: Mae West? That's almost as good as Rachel's "Bill Clinton" a little while ago.)
[Laughter]

Marie Curie

Bill
    $1000 20
[Applause]
(Alex Trebek: Well done in that MOUNTAINS category.)

the Sierra Madres

Bill
    $1000 25
Violeta Chamorro

Alex
    $1000 30
Santiago

Bill
    $1000 11
a vanity

Bill

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Bill Alex Rachel
$12,000 $3,900 $2,400
(lock game)

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

ACTORS & ACTRESSES
(Alex Trebek: A toughie, I suppose; he is a contemporary of yours, really.)
...
(Alex Trebek: Who is "Jo' Momma"?)
[Laughter]
RachelWho is Jo' Momma
$2,400
AlexWho is
$3,000
BillWho is Denzel Was
$69
Keanu Reeves

Final scores:

Bill Alex Rachel
$11,931 $900 $0
Automatic semifinalist 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Bill Alex Rachel
$12,600 $3,900 $2,400
36 R
(including 2 DDs),
7 W
(including 1 DD)		 9 R,
1 W		 9 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $18,900

[game clues] [game scores] [suggest correction]

Game tape date: 1996-01-09
The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. Scraping, republication, monetization, and malicious use prohibited; this site may use cookies and collect identifying information. See terms. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.