1999 Tournament of Champions final game 1.
Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Alex: You're talking about your basic all-American algae; they feed in my pool!)
algae
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(Dave: What is The King and I?)
Tea and Sympathy
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(Alex: He has since won it.)
Florida
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Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):
Juliet |
J.J. |
Dave |
$400 |
$1,800 |
$2,000 |
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
Juliet |
J.J. |
Dave |
$1,400 |
$3,100 |
$2,600 |
Double Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Juliet: Gandhi... G-H-A-N-D-I?) (Alex: Remember to phrase it!)
G-A-N-D-H-I
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(Dave: Who is James Thurber?) ... (Alex: This game has suddenly gotten much closer!)
Edward Lear
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[Alex specifies "ALA" as "American Library Association" when reading the clue.] (Dave: Who is Newbery?)
Randolph Caldecott
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(J.J.: What is M-A-C-C-H-I-A-V-E-L-L-I?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before Final Jeopardy! when the researchers "found a variant spelling of Machiavelli with two C's in it, as in Italian, for instance."]
M-A-C-H-I-A-V-E-L-L-I
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(J.J.: What is The Gulag Archipelago?) (Juliet: What is Gulag?)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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(Juliet: Who is Browning?)
Robert Browning
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(J.J.: What is in loco dementis?)
non compos mentis
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(Alex: And it's interesting, isn't it folks, how some people spell much better with their eyes closed. I know I do! I do everything better with my eyes closed!)
S-I-B-E-L-I-U-S
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Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Juliet |
J.J. |
Dave |
$4,400 |
$6,000 |
$5,600 |
Final Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Alex: These scores will be added to tomorrow's scores to determine our $100,000 winner... see you then!)Juliet | What is Eritrea? | $3,000 | Dave | What is Eritreia? | $1,500 | J.J. | What is Eritrea? | $3,000 | Eritrea (formerly part of Ethiopia) |
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Final scores:
Juliet |
J.J. |
Dave |
$7,400 |
$9,000 |
$7,100 |
Game dynamics:
Juliet |
J.J. |
Dave |
$4,400 |
$7,400 |
$6,600 |
Game tape date: 1999-01-06
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