Responses for Show #1103 - Wednesday, May 24, 1989

Rich Lerner game 2.

Contestants

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Judi Birnberg, a teacher and writer from Sherman Oaks, California

Otis Maxwell, a freelance copywriter originally from Dallas, Texas

Rich Lerner, a lawyer from Silver Spring, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,400)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

FAMOUS QUOTES
ADDRESSES
THE EMMYS
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
FURNITURE
10-LETTER NAMES
(Alex: The 10 letters refers to the total number of letters in the first and last name of the person.)
    $100 1
the Flintstones

Rich
    $100 21
All in the Family

Rich
    $100 7
a railroad crossing

Rich
    $100 3
a chest

Rich
    $100 12
(Judi: Who is George Herbert Walker Bush?)
(Alex: No. Rich?)
(Rich: Who is [*]?)
(Alex: Yes.)
(Judi: [Resentfully] Oh! You mean I don't get--all right. [Giggles])
(Alex: No, we were a little generous with you a few moments ago, Judi--)
(Judi: Okay!)
(Alex: --but since the category is 10-LETTER NAMES, and you gave me a whole bunch more than ten--)
(Judi: Right.)
(Alex: --we cannot give you a correct one on this particular response.)

George Bush

RichJudi
    $200 25
boxing

Rich
    $200 2
(Judi: What is the home of the Chicago Cubs?)
(Alex: Home of the Chicago Cubs. Be a little more specific--w'I'll--I'll give it to you.)
(Judi: Thanks.)
(Alex: It's [*].)
(Judi: Right.)
(Alex: You got it. We don't have to get too technical.)
(Judi: Okay.)

Wrigley Field

Judi
    $200 26
Roone Arledge

Rich
    $200 8
ditto marks

Judi
    $200 15
a tuffet

Otis
    $1,000 13
(Rich: Who is Rod Stewart?)

David Bowie

Rich
    $300 23
his duty

Rich
    $300 4
the Old North Church

Judi
    $300 9
percentage

Judi
    $300 16
Japan

Judi
    $300 14
Robert Dole

Otis
    $400 24
(Rich: What is corrupt absolutely?)
...
(Alex: That is right, and "absolute power corrupts absolutely.")

corrupt

RichOtis
    $400 5
the Empire State Building

Rich
    $400 10
(2 of) Aries, Taurus, & Capricorn

Judi
    $400 17
papier-mâché

Otis
    $400 19
Judd Hirsch

Rich
    $500 22
the ridiculous

Judi
    $500 6
Blair House

Rich
    $500 11
J (or Z)

Rich
    $500 18
Queen Anne

Judi
    $500 20
Perry White

Rich

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 12):

Rich Otis Judi
$1,800 $0 $1,300

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Rich Otis Judi
$2,100 $1,300 $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

ROYALTY
"D" IN LITERATURE
SPIES
MOVIE TRIVIA
CLASSICAL MUSIC
WORD PLAY
    $200 21
Queen Victoria

Rich
    $200 8
Death

Rich
    $200 3
Errol Flynn

Rich
    $200 16
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Rich
    $200 1
inane

Otis
    $400 22
Persia

Judi
    $400 11
Don Quixote

Otis
    $400 4
Moses

Otis
    $400 17
Dracula

Rich
    $400 2
Cleavers

Rich
    $600 24
Russia

Triple Stumper
    $600 12
Daphnis

Judi
    $600 9
(Francis Gary) Powers

Rich
    $600 18
Mikhail Baryshnikov

Rich
    $600 23
Fantasia

Otis
    $1,000 5
(Otis: Iowa, Idaho.)

Ohio & Iowa

Otis
    $800 25
Augustus Caesar

Triple Stumper
    $800 13
(Daniel) Defoe

Judi
    $800 10
Herbert Philbrick

Judi
    $400 19
Jackie Gleason

Rich
    $800 6
the abdomen

Judi
    $1000 26
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Brazil

Triple Stumper
    $1000 14
(Fyodor) Dostoevsky

Rich
    $1000 15
Whittaker Chambers

Rich
    $1000 20
Katharine Hepburn

Rich
    $1000 7
Under Milk Wood

Otis

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Rich Otis Judi
$8,300 $2,900 $6,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

WORLD CITIES
(Alex: Judi, you're going to hate yourself, I know, because if you had bet the whole bundle, you and Rich would be tied and each of you would be collecting $12,000. But as it is, Rich is the winner, and he has a 2-day total of $21,400. Twenty-one four. Way to go.)
OtisWhat is Istanbul
$2,000
JudiWhat is Istanbul?
$5,998
RichWhat is Istanbul?
$3,700
Istanbul

Final scores:

Rich Otis Judi
$12,000 $4,900 $11,998
2-day champion: $21,400 3rd place: Academy Broadway dome tent, nylon sleeping bags, double-wide air mattress, & travel packs 2nd place: Pinseeker custom-made golf clubs & bag + John Deere self-propelled mower

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Rich Otis Judi
$9,700 $3,900 $6,000
25 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 9 R,
1 W
(including 1 DD)		 13 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $19,600

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Game tape date: 1989-01-31
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