Contestants from junior associations across the nation gathered on Saturday to compete in National Holstein Dairy Jeopardy. Juniors spend months preparing to conquer the hot seat in hopes of taking home the coveted national title. As a card-carrying junior member myself, it wasn’t so long ago that I was at the National Holstein Convention, vying for the national title. Now that I’m in college, it still surprises me how often I get to recall a Holstein factoid in the classroom. For all those who competed, congratulations are in order! You are a fantastic representation of the Holstein breed and its future.

 

Saturday’s event was full of fierce competitors. The rivalry between states and individuals was intense. One such example occurred in the senior round, where there was a double tie breaker in the final round! All-in-all the day was a success and every contestant did a great job.

A special thanks goes out to those who assisted in making the Jeopardy contest run smoothly. Without further ado, here are the results!

 

Senior Dairy Jeopardy
Top 12 Individuals

Abby Uddermann* Minnesota
Jenna Smith Pennsylvania
Kelly Lee Wisconsin
Mark Simon Iowa
Alissa Arata** California
Kayla Demmer Iowa
Casey Arlig* New York
Emily Lyons** Illinois
Laurel Bareman Washington
Elizabeth Cloninger** Pennsylvania
Jenn Vander Veen Iowa
Danielle Brown** Wisconsin

*= Top 6
**= Final Round Contestant

First Place- Emily Lyons
Second Place- Elizabeth Cloninger
Third Place- Alissa Arata

First Place Contestant Emily Lyons

Second Place Contestant Elizabeth Cloninger

Third Place Contestant- Alissa Arata

Final Round Categories
From Calf to Cow
Where in the World
1 Holstein Place
Common Denominator
Who’s Your Daddy
Two of a Kind

Final Jeopardy Question
Category: It’s in the Genes
Guanine, adenine, thymine and this nucleotide base make up DNA.

Answer: Cytosine

 

Intermediate Jeopardy
Top 12

Kyle Natzke** Wisconsin
Dustin Gates* Wisconsin
Kyle Demmer** Iowa
Kelsey Petit Minnesota
Sean Brown Wisconsin
Michael Ball Iowa
Kristin Beaudry New Hampshire
Brooke Parsons* California
Matt Henkes** Iowa
Derek Wasson* Pennsylvania
Abby Wethal Wisconsin

* Top 6
**Final Jeopardy

Final Round Categories
Name that Stud
Find that Farm
Art of Dairy
Bovine Anatomy
Holstein Board Game
1 Holstein Place

Final Jeopardy
Category: Milk Marketing

Question: New plan developed by Holstein Association USA aimed at reducing volatility traditionally seen in U.S. milk prices.

First Place- Kyle Natzke
Second Place- Kyle Demmer
Third Place- Matt Henkes

From Left to Right: Matt Henkes, Kyle Demmer, Kyle Natzke

 

Junior Dairy Jeopardy
Top 12

Tony Lopes California
Alanna Staffin New Jersey
Bailee Whitehead Missouri
Meredith Ziller Illinois
Elise Regusci California
Charles Hamilton Wisconsin
Regina Pozzi California
Amanda Wengryn New Jersey
Jordan Siemers Wisconsin
Ethan Dado Wisconsin
Elizabeth Regusci California
Katelyn Allen Maryland

First Place- Tony Lopes
Second Place- Elisabeth Regusci
Third Place- Elise Regusci

Final Round Categories
Breed All About It
State Pride
Take Me to Your Leader
Tanbark Trail
What’s This?
Reproduction

Final Jeopardy Category
Number Please

Question: Number of minutes that most cows require to milk out completely.

Back Row: Larry Bop. Front Row: Elise Regusci, Elizabeth Regusci, Tony Lopes

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