Welcome to the Jeopardy College Championship for 2016; remember, there are 9 spots in the semifinals, the 5 quarterfinal winners and the 4 high scoring non-winners!
Today’s contestants:
Emily Sun, a freshman at Columbia University from San Diego, CA |
Carissa Pekny, a senior at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from West Lafayette, IN |
Adam Antoszewski, a junior at the University of Virginia from Baltimore, MD |
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Emily $10,900
Adam $6,400
Carissa $5,000
Final Jeopardy! category: U.S. NATURAL WONDERS
Final Jeopardy! clue: Teddy Roosevelt called it “the one great sight which every American should see”
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is the Grand Canyon?[/spoiler]
Carissa 5000 – 5000 = 0 (Yellowstone National Park)
Adam 6400 – 6400 = 0 (Old Faithful)
Emily 10900 – 1901 = 8999 (Yosemite) (Semifinalist)
Semifinals & Wild Card Tracker:
Monday winner: Emily Sun
Tuesday winner:
Wednesday winner:
Thursday winner:
Friday winner:
1. Adam Antoszewski $0 ($6,400)
2. Carissa Pekny $0 ($5,000)
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(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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Emily Bingham had told me that the wagering advice she had been given was based on the wild card cutoff being around $15,000. I’m wondering if Adam and Carisa had similar thoughts.
I can’t say that I disagree at all with thinking the cutoff would be around $15,000. I don’t begrudge either Adam or Carissa for going all-in in Final Jeopardy whatsoever.
Alex, why didn’t you correct each contestant’s embarrassing mispronounciation of potpourri?
I’d say it’s because the category was POP-POURRI — which each contestant dutifully pronounced.
How was the answer “Sweden” when the category was 5 letter words?
I believe the answer was “Swede” not “Sweden”.