Responses for Show #9 - Thursday, September 20, 1984

Contestants

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Craig Hendricks, a history teacher from Long Beach, California

Lynn Strother, a technical editor originally from Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Richard Willing, a newspaper reporter from Detroit, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,950)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

FICTION
FIRST LADIES
MYSTERIES
RACY LADIES
ADDRESSES
TRIVIA
    $100 1
Romeo and Juliet

Lynn
    $100 8
Nancy Reagan

Lynn
    $100 6
Sam Spade

Richard
    $100 7
the Indianapolis 500

Craig
    $100 13
10 Downing Street

Lynn
    $100 22
(Lynn: What is Tahiti?)
...
(Alex: Yes, indeed...)
(Richard: TRIVIA for $200, please, Alex. Sorry to interrupt.)
(Alex: That's all right; the answer this time...)

Hawaii

RichardLynn
    $200 2
the Darlings

Lynn
    $200 18
Mary Todd Lincoln

Lynn
    $200 9
(Alex: A lot of strange looks from our players; I'll give you the question.)

Ellery Queen

Triple Stumper
    $200 27
(Craig: What is cycling?)

speed skating

RichardCraig
    $200 14
Big Bird

Lynn
    $200 23
(Craig: 36.)
[The audience shrieks]
...
(Alex: I'm glad you haven't been playing Scrabble. I'm glad you've been playing Jeopardy!)
[Laughter]

2

Craig
Triple Stumper
    $300 3
Big Daddy

Lynn
    $300 19
(Alex: That is right. You guys are on a roll! Go again.)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Craig
    $300 10
the Pinkerton agency

Richard
    $300 28
(Alex: We got a little cute in writing that one up. The correct question is "Who is [*]?", the well-known girl jockey.)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Robyn Smith

Triple Stumper
    $300 15
Sherlock Holmes

Richard
    $300 24
[ERRATUM: The "SCTV bros." were the McKenzie Brothers, not the Mackenzies.]

the Mackenzie

Richard
    $400 4
Portnoy

Lynn
    $400 20
Lady Bird Johnson

Richard
    $400 11
Miss (Jane) Marple

Richard
    $400 16
77 Sunset Strip

Lynn
    $400 25
Bobby Fischer

Craig
    $500 5
Dr. Zhivago

Craig
    $1,000 21
Dolley Madison

Richard
    $500 12
Gore Vidal

Richard
    $500 17
Disneyland

Craig
    $500 26
Carole Lombard

Richard

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

Richard Lynn Craig
$1,300 $1,100 $600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Richard Lynn Craig
$4,100 $1,900 $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

BLACK AMERICA
GRAMMAR
BROTHERS & SISTERS
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
FOODS
SOVIET UNION
    $200 16
Jackie Robinson

Craig
    $200 4
fast

Lynn
    $200 21
Peter Fonda

Lynn
    $200 9
(Alex: You see? It does work.)
(Richard: It sure does. Now the light's gotta go on up here though, Alex. That's the problem.)

Mt. Olympus

Richard
    $200 14
quiche

Lynn
    $200 1
(Lynn: What is TASS?)
[Richard's and Craig's lecterns light simultaneously]
(Alex: Hang on just a second. ... You were tied there; when the lights go out, ring in again.)
[lights turn off; Craig's lecturn lights]
(Alex: Now!)

Pravda

LynnCraig
    $400 17
Vanessa Williams

Richard
    $400 5
best

Lynn
    $400 22
(Craig: Who was Joseph?)

Moses

LynnCraig
    $400 10
Jason

Lynn
    $400 15
Cracker Jacks

Richard
    $400 2
Stalin

Richard
    $600 18
Sidney Poitier

Richard
    $2,000 6
(Alex: Now, this is grammar, this is a subject that should be dear to your heart.)

a noun

Lynn
    $600 23
Lynn Redgrave

Richard
    $600 11
cyclops

Lynn
    $600 3
Georgia

Lynn
    $800 19
John Brown

Craig
    $800 7
-ing

Lynn
    $800 26
Venus

Lynn
    $800 12
the Minotaur

Lynn
    $800 25
(Craig: [no response])

Molotov

LynnCraig
    $1000 20
the Underground Railroad

Richard
    $1000 8
(Alex: You are right, and you ran that category beautifully, and you've got the lead.)
[Richard rings in]
(Alex: And Richard is testing his buzzer to make sure it's working.)
(Richard: Hasn't gone on in so long.)
(Alex: I know; Lynn's been beating you to it.)

a period

Lynn
    $1000 13
Narcissus

Craig
    $2,000 24
"Midnight In Moscow"

Richard

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Richard Lynn Craig
$9,700 $10,900 $2,400

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

SCIENCE
CraigWhat is an elephant
$2,300
RichardWhat is the Elephant
$9,650
LynnWhat is an elephant
$10,000
man

Final scores:

Richard Lynn Craig
$50 $900 $100
3rd place: a "telephone center" New champion: $900 2nd place: a washer/dryer + watches

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Richard Lynn Craig
$8,200 $9,500 $2,400
19 R
(including 2 DDs),
0 W		 23 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 9 R,
4 W

Combined Coryat: $20,100

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Game tape date: 1984-08-08
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