Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Teen Tournament: Semifinals Episode 1

~ The contestants were Aidan Mehigan, Zach Blumenfeld, and Hema Karunakaram.
~ Zach found the first daily double. He bet $1,000. The question was: This Florida city was first called Cowford, but was renamed in 1822 for a man who would later become president. The answer was Jacksonville and he was correct.
~ At the end of the first round Hema was in third with $2,600, Aidan was in second with $6,000, and Zach was in first with $6,600.
~ Aidan found the second daily double. He bet $800. The question was: The restaurant chain is the title of a Catherine Gilbert Murdocks novel about D.J Schwenck. The answer was Dairy Queen and he got it wrong.
~ No one found the third daily double.
~ At the end of the second round Hema was in third with $4,600, Zach was in second with $19,800, and Aidan was in first with $23,000.
~ The topic of Final Jeopardy was The Old Testament. The question was: This man was given armor, helmet, and sword of the first king of Israel, but refused to use them. Hema answered Moses and was wrong. She wagered $4,600 and ended up with $0. Zach answered David and was right. He wagered $10,399 and ended up with $30,399. Aidan answered David too. He wagered $16,601 and ended up with $39,601. Aidan was the winner.

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