Responses for Show #979 - Thursday, December 1, 1988

Contestants

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Martha Guaglianone, a broadcast operations manager originally from Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania

David M. Scott, a temporary office worker originally from Shawnee, Oklahoma

Jack Lechner, a freelance writer originally from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,000)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

THE '80S
SINGERS
SHAKESPEAREAN TRIVIA
RELIGIOUS HISTORY
"THE JOY OF COOKING"
(Alex: That's the book.)
DID YOU NOTICE?
    $100 11
maternity wards

Jack
    $100 1
Vanessa Williams

Jack
    $100 5
Julius Caesar

Jack
    $100 21
Mary

David
    $100 24
baked beans

David
    $100 16
a hyphen

Jack
    $200 12
(David: What is South America?)

Asia

David
Triple Stumper
    $200 2
Plácido Domingo

Jack
    $200 7
(David: What is Kiss Me, Kate?)

The Taming of the Shrew

JackDavid
    $200 22
the Druids

Jack
    $200 17
(Martha: What is red?)
(David: What is gold?)

silver

DavidMartha
Triple Stumper
    $300 13
(Jack: What is the Drug Enforcement Agency?)
(David: What is the Food & Drug Administration?)

the Customs Service

JackDavid
Triple Stumper
    $300 3
Phil Collins

Jack
    $300 8
the Capulets

David
    $300 23
(Jack: What is the Netherlands?)
(David: What is the United States?)

England (Great Britain accepted)

JackDavidMartha
    $300 18
(Martha: What is Monday?)
(Jack: What is Saturday?)
(David: What is Thursday?)

Sunday

JackDavidMartha
Triple Stumper
    $400 14
(Martha: What is beer?)
(Jack: What is oil?)

wine

JackMartha
Triple Stumper
    $400 4
Lionel Richie

David
    $400 9
Antony & Cleopatra

Jack
    $400 25
cardinal

Jack
    $500 19
(Jack: What are the Detroit Tigers?)
(Alex: No, [*], [**] & [***]. An Indian and 2 birds in that case. All right, you're down to a thousand, we've got a minute to go.)

(1 of) the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays or Baltimore Orioles

Jack
    $500 15
skateboarding

Jack
    $500 6
Patti LaBelle

Jack
    $500 10
Greece

Triple Stumper
    $500 26
[The end-of-the-round signal sounds.]

Peter & Paul

David
    $500 20
five

David

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

Jack David Martha
$1,600 $0 $0

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jack David Martha
$1,300 $400 -$600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

PRESIDENTS
FAMILIAR PHRASES
SCIENCE
MAGAZINES
CHINA
LITERARY DOCTORS
    $200 9
Kennedy

David
    $200 2
Early to bed & early to rise

David
    $200 19
a microscope

Martha
    $200 1
Sports Illustrated

David
    $200 24
(Jack: Who is Confucius?)

Buddha

JackDavid
    $200 4
(Jack: What is Arrowsmith?)
(Martha: What is Babbitt?)

Main Street

JackMartha
Triple Stumper
    $400 11
(Jack: Who was Garfield?)

Andrew Jackson

Jack
Triple Stumper
    $400 3
(Martha: What are chickens' teeth?)
(Jack: What is a hen's tooth?)
(Alex: Mmm, no. Be more specific.)
(Jack: What is [*]?)

rare as a hen's tooth (scarce as hen's teeth)

JackMartha
    $400 20
carbonation

David
    $400 15
The New York Times

Jack
    $400 27
Confucius

Jack
    $400 5
A Passage to India

Jack
    $600 12
Hoover

Jack
    $600 10
(Alex: Yeah, that's close enough. Putting the cart before the horse. not necessarily don't put it.)

don't put the cart before the horse

Jack
    $600 23
(Alex: With a minute to go.)

a ram

Triple Stumper
    $600 16
Woman's Day

Triple Stumper
    $600 28
(Jack: What are the Boxer Wars?)
...
(Alex: The Boxers were the Rebellions.)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

the Opium Wars

Jack
Triple Stumper
    $900 6
Dr. Kildare

Jack
    $1,400 13
Squeaky Fromme (or Sara Jane Moore)

Jack
    $800 21
but silence is golden

Jack
    $800 26
DNA

Jack
    $800 17
The Saturday Evening Post

Martha
    $800 7
Dracula

Jack
    $1000 14
Chester A. Arthur (or Hayes or Garfield)

Jack
    $1000 22
days of wine and roses

Jack
    $1000 25
(Jack: What is carbon?)

silicon

JackDavid
    $1000 18
(Martha: What is Better Homes and Gardens?)
(David: What is Good Housekeeping?)

Gourmet

DavidMartha
Triple Stumper
    $1000 8
Doctor in the House

Triple Stumper

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jack David Martha
$8,400 $1,600 -$1,200
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

STATE CAPITALS
DavidWhat are Jefferson City & ?
$1,599
JackWhat are Jefferson City & Springfiel Jackson
$5,199
St. Paul, Minnesota & Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Final scores:

Jack David Martha
$3,201 $1 -$1,200
2-day champion: $12,201 2nd place: a trip to Santo Domingo and a week at the Jaragua casino and spa + Jeopardy box or computer game 3rd place: His and her Daniel Mink watches + Jeopardy box or computer game

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Jack David Martha
$8,000 $1,600 -$1,200
25 R
(including 2 DDs),
10 W
(including 1 DD)		 12 R,
7 W		 3 R,
6 W

Combined Coryat: $8,400

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Game tape date: 1988-09-14
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