Jeopardy! Teen Tournament
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The Jeopardy! Teen Tournament is one of the traditional tournaments held each season on the TV quiz show Jeopardy!
Contestants in this tournament are primarily high school students, and between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. A field of 15 players compete in this tournament; one alternate is invited as a standby, but the alternate has never entered competition.
A second Teen Tournament took place in the last two weeks of July 2007 as the Summer Games Tournament. This was the first (and only, to date) time in its 27-year history that there were two Teen Tournaments held in the same season.
and the College Championship
: 5 quarterfinal games produce 5 semifinalists (winners) and 4 wildcard semifinalists (high scorers among nonwinners); 3 semifinals produce 3 finalists who compete in a 2-game final.
. Not yet referred to as the "Teen Tournament", these games were known as the "Jeopardy! National College Scholarship Contest" and featured high school seniors competing for a $10,000 college scholarship fund. Contestants were recruited from participating high schools across the United States
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and takers are given 15 seconds per clue to type in their answers. A random selection of those who pass the test are invited to attend regional auditions in November at 4 locations around the United States at which another 50-question written test is given, followed by interviews and mock games. The number of students selected for the regional auditions is usually around 300, from which 15 are selected for the show.
Amanda Goad and Derek Bridges were tied for first place at the end of the 1996 Teen Tournament. The tie was broken in a special tiebreaker round. The category was U. S. Cities and the question was "A November 1995 Bosnian peace accord is named for this city". The correct response, given by Amanda, was "What was Dayton, Ohio
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Due to a questionable judges' ruling, Milo Dochow was brought back for the Winter 2000 Jeopardy! College Championship
; however, he failed to advance to the semifinals.
Peter Morris in 1989 and Muffy Marracco Morris in 1992 were the first pair of siblings to appear on the Teen Tournament. Peter Morris appeared again on the 1998 Teen Reunion Tournament. Wen Shen in 1990 and Gwen Shen of 1995 were also brother and sister.
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in Boston, Massachusetts that invited back 12 former Teen Tournament contestants from the first three tournaments on Jeopardy!
The two nonwinning finalists also received the board game Game of the Year
by University Games as well as a Tigris Pyramid and Movana.
Finals
Jeopardy!
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Contestants in this tournament are primarily high school students, and between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. A field of 15 players compete in this tournament; one alternate is invited as a standby, but the alternate has never entered competition.
A second Teen Tournament took place in the last two weeks of July 2007 as the Summer Games Tournament. This was the first (and only, to date) time in its 27-year history that there were two Teen Tournaments held in the same season.
Format
The Teen Tournament format is identical to that of the Tournament of ChampionsJeopardy! Tournament of Champions
The Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions is an annual tournament featuring the longest-running champions from the past season or seasons of the TV quiz show Jeopardy! The tournament began in the show's first season in 1964 during Art Fleming's tenure as host, and continued into the Alex Trebek era of...
and the College Championship
Jeopardy! College Championship
The Jeopardy! College Championship is one of the traditional tournaments held each season on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! Contestants in this tournament are full-time undergraduate college students with no prior degrees...
: 5 quarterfinal games produce 5 semifinalists (winners) and 4 wildcard semifinalists (high scorers among nonwinners); 3 semifinals produce 3 finalists who compete in a 2-game final.
Origins during Fleming era
The first Jeopardy! games featuring high school students were held in 1967 on the original version of Jeopardy! hosted by Art FlemingArt Fleming
Art Fleming was an American television host, most notably the original host of the TV game show Jeopardy!.-Early life:...
. Not yet referred to as the "Teen Tournament", these games were known as the "Jeopardy! National College Scholarship Contest" and featured high school seniors competing for a $10,000 college scholarship fund. Contestants were recruited from participating high schools across the United States
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1990s
Would-be contestants mailed postcards with their names and addresses to Jeopardy!. 1200 teens were selected at random from the postcard entries and were invited to come (at their own expense) to one of four regional test centers (e.g. Houston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles) to take a timed written qualifying examination with the 50 clues read by Alex Trebek on a video monitor at the front of an exam room. Passing scorers were invited back for an interview and mock game using an electronic buzzer system. Their photographs are taken for their files, and they are asked to fill out a short information sheet with interesting facts about themselves that may be later used by Alex Trebek during the interview portion of the show. Selected contestants and alternates were notified that they had been chosen to appear on the show one to two months later. They are then flown to Los Angeles to tape the show. Taping occurs over a period of two days, with the five quarterfinals played on the first day and the three seminfinals and two final games played on the second day. Accommodations were provided for the contestants at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, with taping taking place at the Sony Pictures StudiosSony Pictures Studios
The Sony Pictures Studios are a television and film studio complex located in Culver City, California at 10202 West Washington Boulevard and bounded by Culver Boulevard , Washington Boulevard , Overland Avenue and Madison Avenue...
in Culver City, California
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Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
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2000s
Contestants registered on the Jeopardy! web site rather than submitting postcards. As before, a select number of registrants were invited to audition and take a written test at a regional audition. Accommodations for contestants are provided at the Hilton in Universal City, CaliforniaUniversal City, California
Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, that encompasses the 415 acre property of Universal Studios...
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2006-present
All web site registrants take a 50-question timed online test at one set test time, usually late February. The test is given using Adobe FlashAdobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
and takers are given 15 seconds per clue to type in their answers. A random selection of those who pass the test are invited to attend regional auditions in November at 4 locations around the United States at which another 50-question written test is given, followed by interviews and mock games. The number of students selected for the regional auditions is usually around 300, from which 15 are selected for the show.
Prizes
The prize amounts for all contestants are as follows:| Period | Finalists (minimum guarantees) | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | ||
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| Winner | 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | |||
| 1987-Winter 1997 | $25,000 (and a spot in the Tournament of Champions Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions The Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions is an annual tournament featuring the longest-running champions from the past season or seasons of the TV quiz show Jeopardy! The tournament began in the show's first season in 1964 during Art Fleming's tenure as host, and continued into the Alex Trebek era of... ) |
$10,000 | $7,500 | $5,000 | $1,000 |
| Fall 1997-2000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $2,500 | ||
| 2001 | $50,000 | ||||
| 2002–2003 | $20,000 | $15,000 | |||
| 2004–2005 | $75,000 | $25,000 | |||
| 2006–present | $10,000 | $5,000 | |||
Other prizes
- 2005 Teen Tournament contestants were awarded a computer package.
- The 2003 Teen Tournament winner was awarded a silver 2003 Volkswagen New BeetleVolkswagen New Beetle-Specifications:*Dimension:**Length: **Width: **Height: **Wheelbase: **Curb weight: *Max speed: 177–210 km/h *Acceleration : 6.5-13.2 sec-Body styles:-Engine choices:-Safety:...
. - The 2002 Teen Tournament winner was awarded a 2002 Mitsubishi EclipseMitsubishi EclipseThe Mitsubishi Eclipse was a coupe that was in production since 1989 for left hand drive traffic markets. According to Mitsubishi, the car was named after an 18th century English racehorse which won 26 races, and has also been sold as the Eagle Talon and the Plymouth Laser captive imports through...
GS Convertible ("SpyderRoadsterA roadster is a two-seat open car with emphasis on sporty handling and without a fixed roof or side weather protection. Strictly speaking a roadster with wind-up windows is a convertible but as true roadsters are no longer made the distinction is now irrelevant...
"). - The 2001 Teen Tournament winner was awarded a Chevrolet Tracker.
- Prior to 2001, all Teen Tournament winners were invited to participate in the Jeopardy! Tournament of ChampionsJeopardy! Tournament of ChampionsThe Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions is an annual tournament featuring the longest-running champions from the past season or seasons of the TV quiz show Jeopardy! The tournament began in the show's first season in 1964 during Art Fleming's tenure as host, and continued into the Alex Trebek era of...
. - The 1999-B Teen Tournament winner was awarded a Chevrolet CavalierChevrolet CavalierThe Chevrolet Cavalier was a compact automobile produced from 1982 to 2005 by General Motors. Built on the company's J platform, the Cavalier was one of the best-selling cars in the United States throughout its life.- Predecessors :...
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List of participants
The following is a list of contestants and where they placed in the tournament. Winners and runners-up who earned more than the minimum guarantees are as indicated in parentheses.| Finalists | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Alex Trebek Alex Trebek George Alexander "Alex" Trebek is a Canadian American game show host who has been the host of the game show Jeopardy! since 1984, and prior to that, he hosted game shows such as Pitfall and High Rollers. He has appeared in numerous television series, usually as himself... Era (1984–present) |
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| Season 3 (February 16-February 27, 1987) | ||
| Winner: Michael Galvin 1st runner-up: Mitch Epner ($13,800) 2nd runner-up: Dana Venator |
Mike Becker Paul Egendorf Brian Kalt Salil Kumar Lisa Patterson David Simon |
Felicia Corralez Creswell Formey Curt King Dawn-Marie Nolan Sara Stanchina Amy Wilson |
| Season 4 (February 8–February 19, 1988) | ||
| Winner: Michael Block 1st runner-up: David Javerbaum David Javerbaum David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer and former executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He was hired as a staff writer there in 1999, promoted to head writer in 2002 and attained EP status at the end of 2006. He has won 11 Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, two Peabody Awards... ($21,400) 2nd runner-up: David Graham |
Jason Albert Chris Capozzola Sasha Dublin Neil Gronewetter Mark Wong Stephanie Wulfestig |
Mia Diamond Sarah Fanning Delaine Foss Gene Hayes Eric Reid Julie Robichaux |
| Season 5 (February 6–February 17, 1989) | ||
| Winner: Eric Newhouse ($28,100) 1st runner-up: Stanley Wu ($15,700) 2nd runner-up: Elena Whitley ($13,400) |
Kristen Brimus Don Chase Ryan Godfrey Matt Lindley Peter Morris |
David Dodson Tracy Fisher Marnie Helfrich Samantha Moeschler Matt Pearson Laura Speer |
| Season 6 (February 5–February 16, 1990) | ||
| Winner: Jamie Weiss ($26,000) 1st runner-up: Andrew McGeorge ($15,400) 2nd runner-up: Richard Morris ($11,799) |
Peji Ghanouni Mike Grant Scott Hoffman Beth Mullins Wen Shen Avi Stadler |
Chris Black Jennifer Dikes Dionne King Sharon Kristal Kate Veksler Stacey White |
| Season 7 (February 11–February 22, 1991) | ||
| Winner: Andy Westney 1st runner-up: Dana Bacon 2nd runner-up: Julie Knauer |
Joanne Chan Robert Fielding Jim Palusak Maggie Large Francesca Khactu |
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| Season 8 (February 24–March 6, 1992) | ||
| Winner: April McManus 1st runner-up: Cori Van Noy 2nd runner-up: Jill Young |
Dylan Fulmer | Muffy Marracco Morris Melissa Murray Andrew Brown |
| Season 9 (February 1–February 12, 1993) | ||
| Winner: Fraser Woodford ($28,999) 1st runner-up: Jesse Roach ($12,600) 2nd runner-up: Mit Robertson ($8,400) |
Carrie Pruett Colin Rafferty |
Anne Black Nancy Dickmann Chauncey Dobberson Patricia Larash Lev Osherovich Suj Vijayan Brent Keeling Jessie Gile |
| Season 10 (February 7–February 18, 1994) | ||
| Winner: Matt Morris ($29,601) 1st runner-up: Peter Steffen 2nd runner-up: Paul Loeffler |
E.J. Ciraki Jesse Irwin Jeremy Manta Gerry Tansey Dorothy Thompson Felicia Wu |
Scott Alport Rebecca Cinderbrand Alice Handley Carsten Reichel Valerie Voldivici Jonathan Zimmerman |
| Season 11 (February 6–February 17, 1995) | ||
| Winner: Matthew Zielenski ($42,300) 1st runner-up: Susannah Batko-Yovino ($26,200) 2nd runner-up: Deborah Sager ($17,300) |
Chris Jacobs Sujit Raman Matthew Sandler Shannon Shelton Chuck Truesdell Halla Yang |
Erika Brown Courtney Donovan Gwen Shen Gus Splittorf Jim Stichen Martha Van Hoy |
| Season 12 (May 6-May 17, 1996) | ||
| Winner: Amanda Goad ($31,200) 1st runner-up: Derek Bridges ($31,200) 2nd runner-up: Joe Gurski ($24,800) |
Linda Alila Julee Baber Anthony Chiu Peter M. Friedman Geoffrey Hatchard Ben Healy |
Carmen Abrazado Heather Burnett Talisha Burton Lawson Fite Penelope Pajel Jodi Sangster |
| Season 13 (February 3–February 14, 1997) | ||
| Winner: Joshua DenHartog 1st runner-up: Justin Powell ($17,125) 2nd runner-up: Akiva Fox |
Fran Bigman Matthew Burgess Pooja Dhume Brandon Frantz Faith Hillis Tanis O'Connor |
Chad Bell Audrey Droesch Sharon Druck Rita Hamad Brian Joseph Alex Rubalcaya |
| Season 14 (November 3–November 14, 1997), with its second week at DAR Constitution Hall DAR Constitution Hall DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Memorial Continental Hall. Later, the two buildings were connected by a third structure housing the DAR... in Washington, DC |
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| Winner: Sahir Islam ($26,300) 1st runner-up: Enos Williams ($20,800) 2nd runner-up: Kristen Stuckey ($14,400) |
Evan Johnson Jonathan Lowe James Sumner Kathy Thompson Bea Vo Kira Whelan |
Julie Anastasi Meghan Arnold Rachel Johnson Deon Lackey Jennifer Rehmann Justin Watkins |
| Season 15 (February 22–March 5, 1999) | ||
| Winner: Melissa Sexstone 1st runner-up: Trish Ranney ($17,600) 2nd runner-up: Elizabeth Nyman |
Jeff Cary Lina Ghosh Katie Halliday Oliver Longwell Sam Sanker Joan Williams |
Nate Budde Milo Dochow Brian Dunlap Lindsay Embysk Kitty Roberts Rubani Trimiew |
| Season 16 (November 1–November 12, 1999), with its second week at the Theater at Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the... in New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
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| Winner: Chacko George 1st runner-up: Emily Deveau 2nd runner-up: Kristy Jones ($10,700) |
Jack Challis Erin Gell Gerrit Hall Brittan Heller Chrissy Ijams Elizabeth Norton |
Miguel Dickson Scott Duquette Brian Golden Marcia Hensley Brian Polk Adam Trabka |
| Season 17 (April 30–May 11, 2001), at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events.-History:... in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
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| Winner: Graham Gilmer 1st runner-up: Andy Siegler 2nd runner-up: Colleen Mahoney |
Katherine Bushey Ryan Ballangee Logan Bell Misti Coronel Jonathan Reinstein Alexis Stevens |
Caley Anderson Paige Feldman Tom Hartmann Nicole Reimer Amanda Trujillo Farah Zolghadr |
| Season 18 (February 4–February 15, 2002) | ||
| Winner: Bernard Holloway 1st runner-up: George Nelson ($29,497) 2nd runner-up: Seth Disner ($28,900) |
Lindsey Bartlett Heidi Greimann Emily Karrs Andy Kravis Evan Stewart Liana Walters |
Anna Gohmann Blake Hernandez Seveen Kannankara Margaret Monroe Allie Pape Dan Royles |
| Season 19 (February 3–February 14, 2003) | ||
| Winner: John Zhang 1st runner-up: Tyler Allard ($28,400) 2nd runner-up: Anthony Valente ($24,799) |
Russell Berris Stephanie Ehresman John Matthews Tara Roberts (née Karr) Benjamin Swartz Shuyu Wang |
Susan Bellenot Kendra Chapman Jonathan Gillerman Joel Knight Brittany McCants Elizabeth Mullowney |
| Season 20 (February 9–February 20, 2004) | ||
| Winner: Jennifer Wu 1st runner-up: Chris Holden 2nd runner-up: Courtney Bennis |
Meghan Apfelbaum Heather Goodlett Kerry Lambeth Muhammad Meigooni Matt Nordsten Oliver Sherouse |
Ashley Anderson Emily Birkel Lauren Drell Brad Hoff Jason Rindenau Zach Schoepflin |
| Season 21 (January 26–February 8, 2005) | ||
| Winner: Michael Braun 1st runner-up: Wes Kovarik ($30,000) 2nd runner-up: Anne Shivers ($18,000) |
Caitlin Cook Ruvani Fonseka Steve Golden Jimmy Li Peter Severson Orlando Zambrano |
Vanamali Compton Amy Fletcher Allan Long Whitney Prince Kerri Regan Chloe White |
| Season 22 (February 6–February 17, 2006) | ||
| Winner: Papa Chakravarthy 1st runner-up: Andrew Kreitz 2nd runner-up: Matt Klein |
Camille Bullock Joseph Graumann, Jr. Iddoshe Hirpa David Hoffelmeyer Sebastian Johnson Allison Pena |
Laura Ansley Katie James Loren Loiacono Lauren Romero Kenneth Schlax Andrew Watkins |
| Season 23 (February 5–February 16, 2007) | ||
| Winner: David Walter 1st runner-up: Ben Schenkel ($42,800) 2nd runner-up: Stephen Fritz ($25,460) |
Caroline Bartman Frank Firke Heidi Fogle Naomi Hinchen Myles Jeffrey Myles Jeffrey Myles David Jeffrey is an American film, voice and television actor. His nicknames are Jaws, Smiles, Smiley Mylie, and MJ. He played Henry Paget on the U.S. TV show Early Edition.-Career:... Hank Robinson |
Kristin Briggs Allison Dziuba Jeffrey Gerlomes Caroline Jones Heidi Liu Eliza D. Urban |
| Season 23 Teen Tournament Summer Games (July 16–July 27, 2007) | ||
| Winner: Meryl Federman 1st runner-up: Greg Peterson ($38,600) 2nd runner-up: Kyle Neblett ($36,400) |
Lisa Ackerman Jeffrey Baer Kriti Gandhi Rachel Gottesman Andy Hutchins Aiden Pink |
Kristiana Henderson Amy Levine Tommy Maranges Lindsey Nicolai Ben Noe Amy Varallo |
| Season 24 (February 11–February 22, 2008) | ||
| Winner: Rachel (Racquel) Horn 1st runner-up: Rachel "Steve" Cooke 2nd runner-up: Zia Choudhury ($18,000) |
Hunter Brown Will Casper Todd Faulkenberry Katie Gill Melissa Luttmann Naren Tallapragada |
Maria Bennici Bonnie Cao Mollie Haycock Becky Kralle Janelle Lambert Nick Philip |
| Season 25 (November 10-November 21, 2008) | ||
| Winner: Anurag Kashyap 1st runner-up: Bradley Silverman ($44,600) 2nd runner-up: Audrey Hosford ($26,400) |
Ben Chuchla Shelby Malone Sarah Marx Brandon Saunders Jay Schrader Karan Takhar |
Haley Batz Charlie Carbery Casey Clough Katie Houghton Drew Scheeler Christopher Weis |
| Season 26 (November 2-November 13, 2009) | ||
| Winner: Rachel Rothenberg 1st runner-up: Will Dantzler ($31,600) 2nd runner-up: Aidan Mehigan |
Zach Blumenfeld Solomon Howard Gabriel Johnson Hema Karunakaram Gabe Orlet Lindsay Oxx |
Bonny Jain Emily Lever Stephanie Radke Samantha Reback Kennedy Stomps Forrest Sturgill |
| Season 27 (February 17-March 2, 2011) | ||
| Winner: Raynell Cooper (45,200) 1st runner-up: Kailyn LaPorte ($42,600) 2nd runner-up: Raya Elias-Pushett ($20,851) |
Nikhil Desai Erin Hart Idrees Kahloon Lindsey Thiesfeld Kate Wadman Brandon Welch |
Cosi Audi Raphie Cantor Steven Ho Christian Ie Carlee Jensen Andrew Van Duyn |
Amanda Goad and Derek Bridges were tied for first place at the end of the 1996 Teen Tournament. The tie was broken in a special tiebreaker round. The category was U. S. Cities and the question was "A November 1995 Bosnian peace accord is named for this city". The correct response, given by Amanda, was "What was Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
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Due to a questionable judges' ruling, Milo Dochow was brought back for the Winter 2000 Jeopardy! College Championship
Jeopardy! College Championship
The Jeopardy! College Championship is one of the traditional tournaments held each season on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! Contestants in this tournament are full-time undergraduate college students with no prior degrees...
; however, he failed to advance to the semifinals.
Peter Morris in 1989 and Muffy Marracco Morris in 1992 were the first pair of siblings to appear on the Teen Tournament. Peter Morris appeared again on the 1998 Teen Reunion Tournament. Wen Shen in 1990 and Gwen Shen of 1995 were also brother and sister.
Merchandising
A console game based on the Teen Tournament was released in the mid 1990s for the NintendoNintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Game Boy
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Teen Reunion Tournament
The Jeopardy! Teen Reunion Tournament was a special one-week tournament held in November 1998 at the Wang Center for the Performing ArtsCiti Performing Arts Center
The Citi Performing Arts Center is located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It consists of two theatres, Wang Theatre and Shubert Theatre, both of which are neighbors, on Tremont Street, in Boston's Theatre District...
in Boston, Massachusetts that invited back 12 former Teen Tournament contestants from the first three tournaments on Jeopardy!
Format
Twelve former Teen Tournament contestants competed three at a time in four qualifying round matches. Winning contestants who were among the top three scorers would play in the final match for $50,000. Losing qualifiers took home $5,000, while the non-playing finalist took home $7,500. The third place finisher took home a minimum guarantee of $10,000, while the second place finisher was entitled to a minimum guarantee of $15,000. The highest scoring player in the finals took home $50,000.The two nonwinning finalists also received the board game Game of the Year
Game of the Year
Game of the Year is a title awarded by various magazines, websites, and shows to a deserving game. Many are only for PC or console video games...
by University Games as well as a Tigris Pyramid and Movana.
Results
Qualifying round- November 16, 1998: Dana Venator defeated Peter Morris and Creswell Formey.
- November 17, 1998: David Javerbaum defeated Amy Wilson and Sascha Dublin.
- November 18, 1998: Eric Newhouse defeated Stefanie Wulfestieg and Julie Robichaux.
- November 19, 1998: Chris Capozzola defeated Stanley Wu and Samantha Moeschler. Capozzola, Javerbaum, and Newhouse advanced to the finals.
Finals
- November 20, 1998: Newhouse defeated Javerbaum and Capozzola.