Responses for Show #5588 - Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Nicole Welch, a tax lawyer from Washington, D.C.

Stevie Benson, a chocolatier from El Centro, California

George Yates, a simulator instructor from Simi Valley, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $31,400)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round responses

1958
SPORTS INITIALS
MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE
EAT YOUR VEGGIES!
LEFTOVERS
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MONTICELLO
(Jon: The physical legacy of one of our country's greatest minds.)
    $200 1
a postage stamp

Stevie
    $200 6
(A.J.) Foyt

George
    $200 11
salt

George
    $200 26
an artichoke

George
    $200 16
Little Women

George
    $200 21
hill (mountain)

Stevie
    $400 2
Elvis Presley

George
    $400 7
Drew

George
    $400 12
(George: What is cheese?)
[Initially ruled incorrect; reversed by the judges after the break]

chocolate

GeorgeNicole
    $400 27
a mushroom

George
    $400 17
Nevada

George
    $400 22
the Library of Congress

Stevie
    $600 3
Sputnik

George
    $600 8
Sabathia

George
    $600 13
situation

George
    $600 28
chilies (chili peppers)

Stevie
    $600 18
(Nicole: What is Apple?)
(Stevie: What is Hewlett-Packard?)

Microsoft

StevieNicole
Triple Stumper
    $1,200 23
the Marquis de Lafayette

Stevie
    $800 4
Bobby Fischer

George
    $800 9
(Y.A.) Tittle

George
    $800 14
camera

George
    $800 29
beets

Nicole
    $800 19
Sing Sing

George
    $800 24
Rome

Stevie
    $1000 5
Hungary

George
    $1000 10
(J.T.) Snow

George
    $1000 15
prix

Stevie
    $1000 30
Brussels sprouts

Nicole
    $1000 20
The Pied Piper

George
    $1000 25
a dumbwaiter

George

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

George Stevie Nicole
$7,800 $1,200 $400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

George Stevie Nicole
$11,800 $3,800 $1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

MARINE BIOLOGY
YULETIDE FAVORITES
1980s BESTSELLERS
WHO RULES?
ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
3-LETTER WORDS
    $400 26
tuna

Stevie
    $400 16
Frosty the Snowman

George
    $400 21
Robert Ludlum

George
    $400 11
the elderly

George
    $400 6
Tasmania

George
    $400 1
(George: What is a rat?)

a yak

GeorgeNicole
    $800 27
cartilage

George
    $800 17
"White Christmas"

Stevie
    $800 22
(George: Who is John le Carré?)

Tom Clancy

GeorgeStevie
    $800 12
the rich

Stevie
    $800 7
the Solomons

Stevie
    $800 2
vow

George
    $2,600 28
a starfish

George
    $1200 18
(Nicole: What is "O Come, All Ye Faithful"?)

"Angels We Have Heard on High"

StevieNicole
    $1200 23
(Isaac) Asimov

George
    $1200 13
the religious elders

George
    $1200 8
New Guinea

Stevie
    $1200 3
an ion

George
    $1600 29
crustacean

Nicole
    $1600 19
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"

George
    $1600 24
Gilda Radner

George
    $1600 14
the women

Stevie
    $5,000 9
(Stevie: What is Morningstar?)

Ascension Island

Stevie
    $1600 4
jot

Stevie
    $2000 30
the leopard seal

Stevie
    $2000 20
mistletoe

George
    $2000 25
Thinner

Stevie
    $2000 15
the thieves

Stevie
    $2000 10
(George: What is Fiji?)

the Marquesas

George
Triple Stumper
    $2000 5
fen

George

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

George Stevie Nicole
$25,200 $14,000 $2,400

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

NOVEL INSPIRATIONS
NicoleWhat is Anne of Green Gables?
$0
StevieWhat is Anne of Green Gables
$14,000
GeorgeWhat is The House of Green Gables?
$3,000
Anne of Green Gables

Final scores:

George Stevie Nicole
$22,200 $28,000 $2,400
2nd place: $2,000 New champion: $28,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

George Stevie Nicole
$23,800 $18,400 $2,400
34 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W		 19 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 5 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $44,600

[game clues] [game scores] [suggest correction]

Game tape date: 2008-10-20
The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. Scraping, republication, monetization, and malicious use prohibited; this site may use cookies and collect identifying information. See terms. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.