The answer to our Ultra was "Ivy Leaguers," referring to people or characters who attended an Ivy League institution in any capacity. The Whoppers are a Brown University team, so our plan was to use the Ultra as a vehicle to stoke the tepid Williams-Brown rivalry by highlighting Williams's non-Ivy League status. Sadly, our beautiful ploy didn't pan out as intended, with almost every team failing to find the answer until the bitter end. In hindsight, the category was way too tough to use as an Ultra. Live and learn!
Hour 1:
- According to Clippy's official résumé, which is no longer on the web but can be found on the internet archive, Clippy attended Brown University from 1990 to 1994, and "Graduated cum laude, with a performing arts thesis that involved twisting myself into a representation of Michelangelo's 'David.' Founding member of campus computer club, secretary of French club, equipment manager for intramural ultimate Frisbee team."
- DeAndre Jordan is currently enrolled at Brown.
- Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego, attended Yale Law School (and in Batman Begins, he attended Princeton but didn't graduate).
Hour 2:
- Stephen Colbert's fictionalized version of himself in The Colbert Report attended Dartmouth for undergrad. The man himself went to Northwestern.
- Otto Mann (The Simpsons) attended Brown.
- Dee Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) flunked out of UPenn.
Hour 3:
- In Superbad, Seth matriculates at Dartmouth.
- Mr. Burns (The Simpsons) went to Yale.
- Art Garfunkel earned a BA and MA from Columbia, and even completed part of a Ph.D.
Hour 4:
- John Legend attended UPenn for undergrad.
- Malcolm (Malcolm in the Middle) matriculates at Harvard.
- Brian (Family Guy) attended Brown and got only one credit away from graduating.
Hour 5:
- BJ Novak went to Harvard.
- John Krasinski went to Brown.
- Mindy Kaling went to Dartmouth.
Hour 6:
- Ryan Fitzpatrick went to Harvard.
- Jeremy Lin went to Harvard.
- Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) attended both Harvard College and the Harvard Business School.
Hour 7:
- Bill Clinton attended Yale Law School.
- John F. Kennedy went to Harvard.
- Donald Trump went to the Wharton School at UPenn.
Hour 8:
- Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard.
- Andy Bernard (The Office) is a Cornell alumnus.
- Barack Obama attended Columbia as an undergrad, while Michelle Obama attended Princeton. Both were Harvard law students.