Responses for Show #8228 - Wednesday, June 3, 2020

2020 Teachers Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

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Lauren Schneider Lipton, a high school health teacher from Seattle, Washington

Sam Matson, a high school English teacher from Cookeville, Tennessee

Ben Henri, a 7th through 12th grade vocal music teacher from St. Clair Shores, Michigan

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Jeopardy! Round responses

POLITICS: WHO SAID IT?
BOULDER DASH
MYSTERIES & THRILLERS
MUSTARD OR MAYO
IS IT BIGGER THAN A CHICKEN?
"DE" PLUS 3
(Alex: Each correct response will be a five-letter word beginning with "D-E".)
    $200 10
(Margaret) Thatcher

Ben
    $200 25
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Ben
    $200 11
homicide

Lauren
    $200 12
eggs

Lauren
    $200 4
the Parthenon

Lauren
    $200 16
a debut

Lauren
    $400 9
Bill Clinton

Sam
    $400 26
Wile E. Coyote

Sam
    $400 21
Dante

Ben
    $400 13
French's

Ben
    $400 5
the Swiss Army knife

Lauren
    $400 17
a depot

Ben
    $600 1
Marx

Lauren
    $600 27
(Lauren: What is [*]?)
[Lauren's response was ruled incorrect and the decision was reversed after the break due to it being an acceptable alternate title on DVDs.]

Raiders of the Lost Ark (*Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark)

BenLauren
    $600 22
[$800 was shown before the clue was revealed even though Ben called for $600.]

Murder on the Orient Express

Sam
    $600 14
Hellmann's

Ben
    $600 6
an aircraft carrier

Ben
    $600 18
a delta

Ben
    $1,000 2
[Alex reads the clue with an imitative voice]

McCarthy

Lauren
    $800 28
Mr. Incredible

Ben
    $800 23
Gone Girl

Ben
    $800 15
chutney

Lauren
    $800 7
a hummingbird

Lauren
    $800 19
a deity

Ben
    $1000 3
[Alex reads the second sentence with an imitative voice]

Henry Kissinger

Triple Stumper
    $1000 29
Andre the Giant

Ben
    $1000 24
The Woman in Cabin 10

Triple Stumper
    $1000 30
garlic

Lauren
    $1000 8
(Lauren: What is the Colorado River?)

the Yangtze River

SamLauren
    $1000 20
Delft

Ben

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

Ben Sam Lauren
$1,800 $1,400 $3,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Ben Sam Lauren
$8,400 $2,400 $5,000

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

LET'S LOOK AT SOME MATH
ABBREVIATIONS
OPERA & BALLET
BACK IN THE 20th CENTURY
HOT STUFF!
FOUNTAINS
    $400 10
greater than or equal to

Lauren
    $400 15
(Lauren: What is Trade?)

Treaty

SamLauren
    $400 3
Swan Lake

Ben
    $400 20
the Panama Canal

Ben
    $400 25
(Ben: What are irons?)

rollers

Ben
Triple Stumper
    $400 26
San Francisco

Ben
    $800 9
a magic square

Ben
    $800 16
(Sam: [*]. [Slight pause] What is [*]?)
(Alex: Oh, you corrected yourself just in time. Good for you.)

your estimated time of arrival

Sam
    $800 11
Madame Butterfly

Lauren
    $2,400 1
the League of Nations

Sam
    $800 23
Venus

Ben
    $800 27
the Bellagio

Ben
    $1200 8
the intersection

Ben
    $1200 17
first come, first served

Ben
    $1200 12
Billy the Kid

Sam
    $1200 2
10 Downing Street

Lauren
    $1200 22
a pepper

Ben
    $1200 28
Buckingham

Lauren
    $1600 7
integration

Lauren
    $1600 18
academic advisor

Ben
    $1600 13
Aida

Lauren
    $1600 4
Saddam Hussein

Lauren
    $1600 21
the book of Daniel

Triple Stumper
    $2,000 29
(Lauren: Who is Jupiter?)

Apollo

Lauren
    $2000 6
(Blaise) Pascal

Ben
    $2000 19
a supplemental restraint system

Triple Stumper
    $2000 14
(Ben: What is The Firebird?)
[Lauren did not include the leading article in her response.]

The Rite of Spring

BenLauren
    $2000 5
Grenada

Ben
    $2000 24
the Large Hadron Collider

Lauren
    $2000 30
the Trevi Fountain

Ben

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Ben Sam Lauren
$20,800 $7,200 $15,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

EUROPEAN LANDMARKS
(Alex: And sadly in the news this past year.)
...
(Alex: [To Ben] He needs [*] first. He has it. He needs a wager of $9,201 to win by $1. And he becomes a finalist. Come on over here, Ben. Great game, well played. And now, your opponents who are going to join you on our stage tomorrow and Friday...)
(Will: Will Satterwhite, Roanoke, Virginia.)
(Meggie: Meggie Kwait, New York, New York.)
(Alex: All three of them have played extremely well. You can expect that same kind of performance in the finals. Join us, won't you?)
SamWhat is Notre Dame?
$7,199
LaurenWhat is Notre Dame?
$15,000
BenWhat is Notre Dame?
$9,201
Notre-Dame

Final scores:

Ben Sam Lauren
$30,001 $14,399 $30,000
Finalist 3rd place: $10,000 2nd place: $10,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Ben Sam Lauren
$20,800 $5,600 $16,800
27 R,
2 W
8 R
(including 1 DD),
0 W
20 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $43,200

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Game tape date: 2020-02-25
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