Responses for Show #904 - Thursday, July 7, 1988

Contestants

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Mike Harris, a teacher and graduate student from Hermon, California

Susanna Betzl, an aspiring actress and writer from New York City, New York

Kevin Frear, a U.S. Army captain from Baumholder, Germany (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,000)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

CHEMISTRY
BEVERLY HILLS
H. G. WELLS
VEGETABLES
FOREIGN WORDS
DID YOU NOTICE?
    $100 17
dyes

Susanna
    $100 1
(Kevin: What is The Sleeper Awakes?)

The Time Machine

KevinSusanna
    $100 11
a cucumber

Mike
    $100 6
passé

Susanna
    $100 15
Paramount

Susanna
    $200 18
gold & silver

Kevin
    $200 24
Cannes

Kevin
    $200 2
England (Great Britain)

Kevin
    $200 12
peas

Susanna
    $200 7
(Kevin: What is andante?)
(Susanna: What is adagio?)
(Mike: What is lento?)
(Alex: No. Well, no, we won't accept that. [*] is what we're going for. That is the word that satisfies both parts of the clue.)

largo

KevinSusannaMike
Triple Stumper
    $400 19
(Alex: They're showing the--let me point it out to the people at home, they said that the NFL champions, Denver Broncos, they're a tribute to the Denver Broncos on the back side. They did what the Chicago newspaper did when Truman ran for the presidency.)

because the Redskins won the Super Bowl

Kevin
    $300 22
glass

Kevin
    $300 25
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Rodeo Drive

Kevin
    $300 3
ears

Kevin
    $300 13
a parsnip

Susanna
    $300 8
[The dictionary variant "ricksha", without the "W", was used in the clue.]

jinrickshaw

Triple Stumper
    $300 20
(Alex: Thought that "you can be sure" would give it to you. You can be sure if it's [*]. Kevin, we've got less than a minute to go.)

Westinghouse

Triple Stumper
    $400 4
Things to Come

Kevin
    $400 14
shoots

Kevin
    $400 9
howdah

Susanna
    $400 21
Post-Its

Susanna
    $500 5
(Kevin: What is Indiana?)

Illinois

KevinMike
    $500 16
the water chestnut

Susanna
    $500 10
glögg

Susanna
    $500 23
(Mike: What is 6?)

1 or 2

Mike
Triple Stumper

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

Kevin Susanna Mike
$100 $1,400 $400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Kevin Susanna Mike
$1,900 $2,500 -$100

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

MYTHOLOGY
MAPS
1933
THE POST OFFICE
RADIO TO TV
(Alex: These are radio shows that have gone on to become television shows.)
"WOO" WORDS
    $200 12
lightning

Mike
    $200 17
one mile

Triple Stumper
    $200 4
Perry Mason

Mike
    $400 13
(Susanna: What is aunt?)
(Kevin: What is lover?)
(Mike: What is sister?)
(Alex: Jocasta wound up marrying her son Oedipus, so she was both Antigone's mother and her [*].)

grandmother

KevinSusannaMike
Triple Stumper
    $400 18
meridians

Mike
    $400 9
(Kevin: What is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?)

Ulysses

KevinMike
    $400 5
(Mike: Who is Major Bowes?)

Arthur Godfrey

KevinMike
    $600 14
harpies

Susanna
    $600 19
roads

Triple Stumper
    $1,000 1
(Mike: What is the birth of Jesus Christ?)

the crucifixion of Christ

Mike
    $1,000 10
(Mike: What is Virginia?)

the Virgin Islands

Mike
    $600 6
Father Knows Best

Mike
    $800 15
Perseus

Mike
    $800 20
(Alex: A minute to go.)

Ptolemy

Mike
    $800 2
Chicago

Mike
    $800 11
a first-day cover

Susanna
    $800 7
Green Acres

Kevin
    $800 24
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

the Woolworths

Kevin
    $1000 16
Medea

Susanna
    $1000 21
(Kevin: What are symbols?)

place name spellings

Kevin
Triple Stumper
    $1000 3
(Kevin: What is assassinate the President?)
(Alex: Be more specific)
...
(Alex: Oh, by the way, I just want to stop for a moment and point out to Kevin and those people who are watching and who are astute Jeopardy! fans that we know [*] was not the president when the assassination attempt was made. He was the president-elect. He was not to assume office for another month.)

assassinate Franklin Roosevelt

Kevin
    $1000 22
registered mail

Triple Stumper
    $1000 8
(Mike: What is One Life to Live?)

The Guiding Light

Mike
Triple Stumper
    $1000 23
Woodrow Wilson

Kevin

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Kevin Susanna Mike
$4,100 $4,500 $300

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

SONG CLASSICS
MikeWhat is The embers remain
$300
KevinWhat is 'Smoke gets in your eyes'?
$4,100
SusannaWhat is "smoke gets in your eyes"
$3,500
smoke gets in your eyes

Final scores:

Kevin Susanna Mike
$8,200 $8,000 $0
4-day champion: $47,200 2nd place: La-Z-Boy sofa + Magnavox CD player 3rd place: Ricci serving bowl set

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Kevin Susanna Mike
$3,900 $4,500 $2,300
14 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W
13 R,
2 W
10 R,
7 W
(including 2 DDs)

Combined Coryat: $10,700

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Game tape date: 1988-03-22
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