Jeopardy! 2003 College Championship:

FINALS


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Based on original ShortShots written by Jason Huhn, Gordon Pepper, and Chico Alexander.

THURSDAY:

Jeopardy! categories: The Civil War, Late Night TV, Wildlife, Can You Picture This, ROTC, 3-Letter Words in Yale.

Daily Double: $600 The Civil War. Keith ($600) wagers $1000. Clue: It was the first Union fort captured by Confederate forces. Keith's guess: "What is Fort Sumter?" Correct for $1600.

End of Round:
Josh - $2600
Keith - $4800
Grant - $2600

Double Jeopardy! categories: You're History!, 21st Century Rock , Diet & Exercise, College Professors, The Real Cancun, Word Origins.

Daily Double #1: $2000 College Professors. Josh ($3800) wagers $1000. Clue: In 1938 he left the University of Rome, stopped in Sweden to pick up his Nobel Prize, then moved to America. Josh's guess: "Who is Fermi?" Correct for $4800.

Daily Double #2: $2000 Word Origins. Keith ($12,800) wagers $3600. Clue: From the Greek for "crooked", this condition often results in an S-shaped curvature of the spine. Keith's guess: "What is scoliosis?" Correct for $16,400.

End of Round:
Josh - $8400
Keith - $18,400
Grant - $8600

Final Jeopardy! Category: People On The Map. Answer: A European city founded in 1703 has at different times been named for these 2 people born 1,800 years apart. Correct response: "Who were St. Peter & Lenin?"

Josh's question: Who were St. Peter & Lenin? (RIGHT) Wager: $2711. Final score: $11,111.
Grant's question: Who were Lenin & Peter I? (WRONG) Wager: $3600. Final score: $5000.
Keith's question: Who were Lenin & Peter? (WRONG) Wager: $8000. Final score: $10,400.



FRIDAY:

Jeopardy! categories: Religion, Graphic Novels, Mixed Doubles, The Internet, Capital City Mayors, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Daily Double: $800 Graphic Novels. Keith ($2000) wagers everything. Clue: This graphic novel about 1930s gangsters by Collins & Rayner became a Tom Hanks film. Keith has no idea. Correct question: What is The Road to Perdition? Keith drops to nothing.

End of Round:
Josh - $2000
Keith - $2800
Grant - $6800

Double Jeopardy! categories: Elis, Habitats, Meryl Streep, An Englishman, On Campus In The 60s, Lesser Known Ancient Romans.

Daily Double #1: $1600 An Englishman. Josh ($6400) wagers $3000. Clue: In 1912 he wrote, "Had we lived, I should have had a tale... which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman". Josh's guess: "Who is Scott?" Correct for $9400.

Daily Double #2: $1600 Lesser Known Ancient Romans. Josh ($9400) wagers $3600. Clue: His name came from the Latin for "dispute" & he would drag you into court any chance he got. Josh's guess: "What is plaintiff?" Correct question: What is litigious? Josh drops to $5800.

End of Round:
Josh - $6200
Keith - $13,200
Grant - $15,200

Final Jeopardy! Category: Time Magazine Covers. Answer with video: The 2 years the following covers hit the stands. Correct response: When were 1945 and 2003?

Josh's question: When were 1939 and 2003? (WRONG) Wager: $6145. Final score: $55. FINAL TALLY: $11,166.
Keith's question: When were 1945 and 2003? (RIGHT) Wager: $11,801. Final score: $25,001. FINAL TALLY: $35,401.
Grant's question (on a card due to a podium problem): When were 1945 & 2003? (RIGHT) Wager: $3401. Final score: $18,601. FINAL TALLY: $23,601.


CHAMPION: $50,000 + CAR

FIRST RUNNER-UP: $25,000

SECOND RUNNER-UP: $15,000

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