Responses for Show #773 - Wednesday, January 6, 1988

Bruce Seymour game 5.

Contestants

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Janet Holzer, a foreign language teacher from Indianapolis, Indiana

Mike Ollins, a public relations consultant originally from Hicksville, New York

Bruce Seymour, a writer from Piedmont, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $54,989)

Jeopardy! Round responses

STARTS WITH "F"
FISH
TRANSPORTATION
LANDMARKS
TV TRIVIA
GAMBLING
    $100 3
flock

Janet
    $100 9
(Alex: Yeah--it spits at 'em!)

water

Bruce
    $100 15
["D.C." was written on the clue screen without periods, as shown.]

the Metro

Bruce
    $100 14
Mexico City

Janet
    $100 20
the Beverly Hillbillies

Triple Stumper
    $100 25
dice

Janet
    $200 4
the font

Janet
    $200 10
its mouth

Bruce
    $200 16
the B&O Railroad (Baltimore & Ohio)

Bruce
    $200 1
the Statue of Liberty

Bruce
    $200 21
a tennis pro

Triple Stumper
    $200 26
37-to-1 against (1:38)

Triple Stumper
    $300 5
fawn

Janet
    $300 11
the eyes

Janet
    $300 17
Cuba

Bruce
    $300 2
New York City

Janet
    $300 22
San Francisco

Mike
    $300 28
(Bruce: What are five correct races?)
...
(Alex: The simplest quiniela is you pick [*]. You don't necessarily have to pick in order.)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

first & second

Bruce
Triple Stumper
    $400 6
frankincense

Bruce
    $400 13
the stonefish

Triple Stumper
    $400 18
Subaru

Triple Stumper
    $400 7
Sugar Loaf Mountain

Bruce
    $500 23
(Mike: Who are, um... I'm sorry, I'm drawing a blank.)
...
(Alex: Okay, you're at a minus situation, but start building again. We've got less than a minute to go.)

(3 of) Theo, Denise, Sondra, Vanessa, & Rudy

Mike
    $500 12
femme fatale

Janet
    $500 27
the anglerfish

Bruce
    $500 19
(Karl) Benz

Janet
    $500 8
Hoover Dam

Janet
    $500 24
Daktari

Janet

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 13):

Bruce Mike Janet
$1,300 $0 $2,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Bruce Mike Janet
$2,100 -$200 $3,400

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

19TH C. AMERICA
MATHEMATICS
COTTON
WOMEN IN LITERATURE
CHURCH ARCHITECTURE
"OF"
    $200 22
a diameter

Bruce
    $200 21
(Janet: What is a gleaner?)
(Mike: What is a cotton gin?)
...
(Alex: Janet, we've got less than a minute to go.)

a cotton picker

MikeJanet
Triple Stumper
    $200 1
Lady Chatterley

Bruce
    $200 14
a belfry

Janet
    $200 6
the Woman of the Year

Janet
    $400 9
the Louisiana Purchase

Bruce
    $400 23
D

Bruce
    $400 20
cotton fabrics (types of cotton accepted)

Janet
    $400 2
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Bruce
    $400 13
the Crystal Cathedral

Janet
    $400 7
Revenge of the Nerds

Janet
    $600 10
John Jacob Astor

Bruce
    $600 24
a positive

Janet
    $600 3
A Passage to India

Bruce
    $600 15
Gothic architecture

Bruce
    $600 8
piece of cake

Bruce
    $2,000 11
[As shown on the screen, the clue read only, "1st heard in 1823, ..."]
(Alex: Bruce?)
(Bruce: [Taking a wild guess] "Home"--what is [*]?)
(Alex: Yep.)
(Bruce: It was?)
(Alex: That's it. You got it Janet knew it all along. She was looking over, wondering, because you had that strange look on your face. But you came through. Nice going.)
(Bruce: All I know is the chorus.)

"Home, Sweet Home"

Bruce
    $2,600 25
144

Janet
    $800 4
(Bruce: What is The Sound--I--excuse me--what is [*]?)

The Catcher in the Rye

Bruce
    $800 16
the steeple

Janet
    $800 18
the Battle of the Bulge

Bruce
    $1000 12
(Alex: If you've been to South Florida, the name Flagler enjoys a great deal of prominence. The city is [*].)

Miami

Triple Stumper
    $1000 26
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
(Alex: Whoa, we won't get a chance for those last four, and boy, oh boy, have we had ourselves quite a match. Mike, it's a shame that you got involved in a contest with, uh--)
(Mike: It sure is.)
(Alex: --Bruce and Janet, because both were very quick in getting to the signaling buttons--)
(Mike: Yeah.)
(Alex: --and I think that cost you in a number of instances. Because you finished at a minus sign, you won't be around for Final Jeopardy!, but we do have a third-place prize for you.)
(Mike: Thank you.)

reciprocals (or inverses)

Triple Stumper
    $1000 5
a governess

Janet
    $1000 17
the sanctuary

Janet
    $1000 19
the District of Columbia

Bruce

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Bruce Mike Janet
$10,700 -$400 $10,800

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

ASTRONOMY
(Alex: And Bruce, thank you for four super games. I have a feeling, though, with your total as a 4-time champ you'll end up--end up in next year's Tournament of Champions.)
BruceWhat is Daedelas?
$10,600
JanetWhat is Helios?
$3,000
Icarus

Final scores:

Bruce Mike Janet
$100 -$400 $7,800
2nd place: a Broyhill 6-piece Americana oak bedroom set + Ambassador Industries Ambatrak headrail system vertical blinds 3rd place: an Oneida full-lead, mouth-blown, hand-cut crystal gift certificate (for stemware, barware & giftware) New champion: $7,800

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Bruce Mike Janet
$9,500 $100 $9,000
22 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 1 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 21 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W

Combined Coryat: $18,600

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Game tape date: 1987-09-22
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