1998 Teen Reunion Tournament final.
From the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.
Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Eric: Who is Lon Chaney?)
(David: Who is Bela Lugosi?)
Boris Karloff
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(Alex: Right, and we have less than a minute to go.)
a 21-gun salute
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(Alex: You figured it out. You used logic, and it worked.)
a tomahawk
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resurrect the dead (bring a mummy back to life)
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(David: What is London?)
(Chris: Uh, what is... Alexandria?)
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(Alex: Chris was taking us sort of to the right place, the right country; "What is [*]?")
Cairo
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(Eric: Uh, what are junk bonds?)
LEAPS
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Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 12):
| David |
Chris |
Eric |
| $1,100 |
$1,400 |
$1,000 |
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
| David |
Chris |
Eric |
| $1,700 |
$2,100 |
$2,100 |
Double Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Chris: What is Missouri?)
South Carolina
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[David did not include the leading article in his response.]
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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(David: What is [*]?)
[David's volume trailed off such that the second part of his response was nearly inaudible.]
(Alex: Say it...)
(David: [*]?)
(Alex: [*], yes.)
(David: REUNIONS for $400.)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
half-life
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(Alex: Five clues after this one; we may not even have time. Eric, you're in second place with $4,900.)
(Eric: Wouldn't that be nice. Um...)
(Alex: Hurry.)
(Eric: $3,100.)
(Alex: All right. For $8,000 as your total, here is the clue. Take a look...)
the Sex Pistols
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(Alex: [After Eric selects the next clue] Minute to go.)
Antietam
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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[Alex sings the end of the clue to the tune of "Macho Man".]
Passover
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(Chris: Who are [*] and... Sammy Davis Jr.?)
Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin
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(Chris: What is a point?)
(Eric: What is... a pin?)
a prong
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(Chris: What is Hiawatha?)
(Eric: What is... Esmeralda?)
Evangeline
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(David: What is [**]?)
[Originally ruled incorrect; reversed before Final Jeopardy!]
primordial (soup) (or the primeval soup)
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Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
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Chris |
Eric |
| $7,400 |
$6,300 |
$8,000 |
[wagering suggestions for these scores]
Final Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Alex: [To Eric] ...doesn't matter what the wager was, but it was enough. $6,801. You've got $14,000 today. You're the winner. Come on over here, Eric. ... Three very talented young men. We're back in Los Angeles for our regular games on Monday. We hope to see you then. So long, everybody. Thank you for your hospitality, Boston!)| Chris | Who is Hughes? | | $6,300 | | David | Who is Taf Taft | | $5,201 | | Eric | Who is O.W. Holmes? | | $6,801 |
Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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Final scores:
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Eric |
| $2,199 |
$0 |
$14,801 |
Game dynamics:
| David |
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Eric |
| $5,500 |
$6,300 |
$5,500 |
Game tape date: 1998-09-19
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