As the tournament went along, the results were coming in.

Match 2

Jeopardy Round Scores:

Francine Frensky: $4,500 Buster Baxter: $6,200 Beulah McInnerny: $5,600

Double Jeopardy Round Scores:

Francine Frensky: $11,000 Buster Baxter: $13,800 Beulah McInnerny: $12,000

Final Jeopardy Round:

Category: Modern Literature Clue: This author wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men."

Francine's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: Who is Cormac McCarthy? Wager: $6,500 Final Score: $17,500

Buster's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: Who is Cormac McCarthy? Wager: $4,000 Final Score: $17,800

Beulah's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: Who is Cormac McCarthy? Wager: $1,000 Final Score: $13,000

Winner: Buster Baxter ($17,800)

Match 3

Jeopardy Round Scores:

Binky Barnes: $4,200 Sue Ellen Armstrong: $5,800 Alan Powers: $6,000

Double Jeopardy Round Scores:

Binky Barnes: $8,000 Sue Ellen Armstrong: $14,200 Alan Powers: $12,000

Final Jeopardy Round:

Category: U.S. History Clue: This U.S. President was in office during the Civil War.

Binky's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: Who is Abraham Lincoln? Wager: $7,500 Final Score: $15,500

Sue Ellen's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: Who is Abraham Lincoln? Wager: $5,000 Final Score: $19,200

Alan's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: Who is Abraham Lincoln? Wager: $6,000 Final Score: $18,000

Winner: Sue Ellen Armstrong ($19,200)

Match 4

Jeopardy Round Scores:

Ladonna Compson: $3,800 Maria Pappas: $4,600 Jenna Morgan: $5,800

Double Jeopardy Round Scores:

Ladonna Compson: $10,000 Maria Pappas: $11,800 Jenna Morgan: $14,600

Final Jeopardy Round:

Category: Famous Paintings Clue: This painting by Leonardo da Vinci features a woman with an enigmatic smile.

Ladonna's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: What is the Mona Lisa? Wager: $4,000 Final Score: $14,000

Maria's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: What is the Mona Lisa? Wager: $3,500 Final Score: $15,300

Jenna's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: What is the Mona Lisa? Wager: $6,000 Final Score: $20,600

Winner: Jenna Morgan ($20,600)

Semi-Finalists Arthur Buster Sue Ellen Jenna Contestants Awaiting Wild Card Decisions (in order of money earned): George: $23,400 Muffy: $24,800 Beulah: $17,000 Francine: $17,500 Binky: $10,500 Alan: $18,000 LaDonna: $14,000 Maria: $15,300
Match 5

Jeopardy Round Scores:

Fern Walters: $5,000 Paul Jacobs: $4,400 Alex Davidson: $6,200

Double Jeopardy Round Scores:

Fern Walters: $10,800 Paul Jacobs: $11,200 Alex Davidson: $15,800

Final Jeopardy Round:

Category: World Geography Clue: This country is the largest by land area and is located in both Europe and Asia.

Fern's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: What is Russia? Wager: $4,500 Final Score: $15,300

Paul's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: What is Russia? Wager: $5,000 Final Score: $16,200

Alex's Final Jeopardy Response:

Answer: What is Russia? Wager: $6,000 Final Score: $21,800

Winner: Alex Davidson ($21,800)

Alex Trebek: "Thank you for such an exciting game. Now, let's meet our semi-finalists."

Semi-Finalists Introductions:

Arthur Read: University of Michigan Buster Baxter: Miami University Sue Ellen Armstrong: University of Colorado Boulder Jenna Morgan: Duke University Alex Davidson: MIT

Alex Trebek: "Let's see who will join them as wild card qualifiers. We'll compare the scores from the losing players in Match 5 with the remaining wild card contenders.

Wild Card Qualifiers:

Muffy Crosswire: $24,800 George Lundgren: $23,400 Alan Powers: $18,000 Francine Frensky: $17,500 Paul Jacobs: $16,200 Binky Barnes: $15,500 Fern Walters: $15,300 Maria Pappas: $15,300 LaDonna Compson: $14,000 Beulah McInnerny: $13,000

Now, let's meet the wild card qualifiers who will join our semi-finalists. These are the players who didn't win their matches but still had impressive performances. Let's hear from them."

Wild Card Qualifiers Introductions:

Muffy Crosswire: Yale University George Lundgren: University of Illinois Alan Powers: Princeton University Francine Frensky: Stanford University

Alex Trebek: "Congratulations to these wild card qualifiers. They will join our semi-finalists in the next round of the tournament."

Semi-Finalists:

Arthur Read: University of Michigan Buster Baxter: University of Miami Sue Ellen Armstrong: University of Colorado Boulder Jenna Morgan: Duke University Alex Davidson: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Wild Card Qualifiers:

Muffy Crosswire: Yale University George Lundgren: University of Illinois Alan Powers: Princeton University Francine Frensky: Stanford University

Alex Trebek: "That wraps up the first round; those who did not advance will receive $5,000. We look forward to seeing all these talented players compete in the semi-finals. Until then, so long."