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.
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[edit] Format
The Teen Tournament format is similar to that of the College Championship as well as the Tournament of Champions: 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.
[edit] 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 Fleming. 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.
[edit] Prizes
The prize amounts for all contestants are as follows:
| Period | Finalists (minimum guarantees) | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | |||
| 1987-Winter 1997 | $25,000 | $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 | |||
[edit] Other prizes
- 2005 Teen Tournament contestants were awarded a computer package.
- The 2003 Teen Tournament winner was awarded a silver 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle.
- The 2002 Teen Tournment winner was awarded a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Convertible ("Spyder").
- The 2001 Teen Tournament winner was awarded a Geo Tracker.
- The 1999-B Teen Tournament winner was awarded a Chevrolet Cavalier.
[edit] 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Trebek Era (1984-present) | ||
| Season 3 (1987) | ||
| Winner: Michael Galvin 1st runner-up: Mitch Epner 2nd runner-up: Dana Venator |
Paul Egendorf Brian Kalt David Simon Salil Kumar Lisa Patterson Mike Becker |
Dawn-Marie Nolan Curt King Amy Wilson Sara Stanchina Cres Formey Felicia Corralez |
| Season 4 (1988) | ||
| Winner: Michael Block 1st runner-up: David "D.J." Javerbaum 2nd runner-up: David Graham |
Jason Albert Chris Cappazola Sasha Dublin Neil Gronewetter Stephanie Wulfestig Mark Wong |
Mia Diamond Sarah Fanning Delaine Foss Gene Hayes Eric Reid Julie Robichaux |
| Season 5 (1989) | ||
| Winner: Eric Newhouse ($28,100) 1st runner-up: Elena Whitley 2nd runner-up: Stan Wu |
Kristen Brimus Don Chase Ryan Godfrey Matt Pearson |
Matt Lindley Peter Morris David Dodson Tracy Fisher Marnie Helfrich Samantha Moeschler Laura Speer |
| Season 6 (1990) | ||
| Winner: Jamie Weiss ($26,000) 1st runner-up: Andrew McGeorge 2nd runner-up: Richard Morris |
Scott Hoffman Mike Grant Avi Stadler Wen Shen Peji Ghanouni Beth Mullins |
Jennifer Dikes Kate Veksler Chris Black Dionne King Stacey White Sharon Kristal |
| Season 7 (1991) | ||
| Winner: Andrew Westney 1st runner-up: Dana Bacon 2nd runner-up: Julie Knauer |
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| Season 8 (1992) | ||
| Winner: April McManus 1st runner-up: Cori Van Noy 2nd runner-up: Jill Young |
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| Season 9 (1993) | ||
| Winner: Fraser Woodford ($28,999) 1st runner-up: Mit Robertson 2nd runner-up: Jesse Roach |
Carrie Pruett | Anne Black Nancy Dickmann Patricia Larash Lev Oshorovich Suj Vijayan Brent Keeling Jessie Gile |
| Season 10 (1994) | ||
| Winner: Matt Morris ($29,601) 1st runner-up: Peter Steffen 2nd runner-up: Paul Loeffler |
Felicia Wu E.J. Ciraki Jesse Irwin Jeremy Manta Gerry Tansey Dorothy Thompson |
Scott Alport Rebecca Cinderbrand Alice Handley Carsten Reichel Valerie Voldivici Jonathan Zimmerman |
| Season 11 (1995) | ||
| Winner: Matthew Zielenski ($42,300) 1st runner-up: Susannah Batko-Yovino 2nd runner-up: Deborah Sager |
Chuck Truesdell Halla Yang Chris Jacobs Shannon Shelton Matthew Sandler Sujit Raman |
Gwen Shen Gus Splittorf Erika Brown Jim Stichen Courtney Donovan Martha Van Hoy |
| Season 12 (1996) | ||
| Winner:1 Amanda Goad ($31,200) 1st runner-up: Derek Bridges 2nd runner-up: Joe Gurski |
Linda Alila Geoff Hatchard Peter Friedman Anthony Chiu Ben Healy Julee Baber |
Talisha Burton Heather Burnett Carmen Abrazado Lawson Fite Penelope Pajel Jodi Sangster |
| Season 13 (Winter 1997) | ||
| Winner: Joshua DenHartog 1st runner-up: Justin Powell 2nd runner-up: Akiva Fox |
Matthew Burgess Tanis O'Connor Pooja Dhume Faith Hillis Fran Bigman Brandon Frantz |
Alex Rubalcaya Chad Bell Audrey Droesch Sharon Druck Rita Hamad Brian Joseph |
| Season 14 (Fall 1997), at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC | ||
| Winner: Sahir Islam ($26,300) 1st runner-up: Enos Williams 2nd runner-up: Kristen Stuckey |
Kathy Thompson James Sumner Bea Vo Kira Whelan Evan Johnson Jonathan Lowe |
Justin Watkins Julie Anastasi Rachel Johnson Deon Lackey Jennifer Rehmann Meghan Arnold |
| Season 15 (Winter 1999) | ||
| Winner: Melissa Sexstone 1st runner-up: Elizabeth Nyman 2nd runner-up: Trish Ranney |
Sam Sanker Oliver Longwell Jeff Cary Katie Halliday Lina Ghosh Joan Williams |
Milo Dochow2 Rubani Trimiew Lindsay Enbysk Kitty Roberts Nate Budde Brian Dunlap |
| Season 16 (Fall 1999), at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City | ||
| Winner: Chacko George 1st runner-up: Emily Deveau 2nd runner-up: Kristy Jones |
Brittan Heller Jack Challis Elizabeth Norton Chrissy Ijams Gerrit Hall Erin Gall |
Brian Polk Marcia Hensley Adam Trabka Miguel Dickson Brian Golden Scott Duquette |
| Season 17 (2001), at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| 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 (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 (2003) | ||
| Winner: John Zhang 1st runner-up: Tyler Allard 2nd runner-up: Anthony Valente |
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| Season 20 (2004) | ||
| Winner: Jennifer Wu 1st runner-up: Christopher Holden 2nd runner-up: Courtney Bennis |
Megan Apfelbaum Heather Goodlett Kerry Lambeth Muhammad Meigooni Matthew Nordsten Oliver Sherouse |
Ashley Anderson Emily Birkel Lauren Drell Bradley Hoff Jason Rindenau Zachary Schopflin |
| Season 21 (2005) | ||
| Winner: Michael Braun 1st runner-up: Wes Kovarik 2nd runner-up: Anne Shivers |
Steve Golden Peter Severson Orlando Zambrano Caitlin Cook Ruvani Fonseka Jimmy Li |
Vanamali Compton Amy Fletcher Allan Long Whitney Prince Kerri Regan Chloe White |
| Season 22 (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 Peña |
Laura Ansley Katie James Loren Loiacono Lauren Romero Kenneth Schlax Andrew Watkins |
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: Due to a questionable judges' ruling, Milo Dochow was brought back for the Winter 2000 Jeopardy! College Championship.
[edit] Merchandising
A console game based on the Teen Tournament was released in the mid 1990s.
