The first-ever 91裸聊视频淛eopardy!91裸聊视频� team championship came down to a clash of the titans, Ken Jennings vs. Brad Rutter.
With $1 million at stake, a big Daily Double bet by Rutter positioned his team for a runaway victory as the quiz show91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎ll-Star Games91裸聊视频� ended Tuesday.
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Rutter and teammates Larissa Kelly and David Madden split the top prize, with Jennings, Matt Jackson and Monica Thieu sharing $300,000. Colby Burnett, Pam Mueller and Alan Lin took third place and $100,000 on the show hosted by Alex Trebek.
Rutter entered the contest as the top winner on any game show with a haul of $4.3 million in regular and tournament 91裸聊视频淛eopardy!91裸聊视频� play. Jennings was a 74-game winner and top moneymaker in the quiz show91裸聊视频檚 non-tournament competition with $2.5 million.
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91裸聊视频淜en played great, too, as did Team Colby,91裸聊视频� he said, graciously.
For his part, team captain Rutter was happy to share the credit with Madden and Kelly.
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A daring $10,000 bet by Rutter ended up making the contest a lock, Kelly said. A history buff, Rutter said he felt confident enough about the category, Colonial America, to go big. (He knew which war Britain91裸聊视频檚 1764 Sugar Act was intended to retroactively pay for. If the answer doesn91裸聊视频檛 spring to mind, here91裸聊视频檚 a refresher .)
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Kelly called Rutter91裸聊视频檚 performance 91裸聊视频渋ncredible to watch.91裸聊视频� It also made easy work for her in the final round of 91裸聊视频淛eopardy!91裸聊视频� as she faced a question about constitutional amendments.
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The winning teammates boast longtime friendships. Madden and Kelly were quiz-bowl teammates at Princeton, and Rutter and Madden met at a tournament in 2006. Playing as a trio was an 91裸聊视频渁mazing aspect of the whole experience,91裸聊视频� Madden said.
Lynn Elber, The Associated Press
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