Responses for Show #7980 - Friday, April 26, 2019

James Holzhauer game 17.

Contestants

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Robin Falco, a nonprofit administrator from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Tyler Lee, an international banking project manager from Hollis, New York

James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 16-day cash winnings total $1,225,987)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

CRAZY WEATHER WE'RE HAVING!
PLAYERS ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
(Alex: You have to identify the team; we'll give the players to you.)
IT'S A GAS
GREEK CUISINE
1930s SLANG
THE PLAY'S THE THING
(Alex: And we want you to name the play for us.)
    $200 27
(Tyler: Who are the Red Sox?)

the Cubbies (or the Chicago Cubs)

JamesTyler
    $200 28
methane

Tyler
    $200 24
(James: What is sugar?)
...
(Alex: Less than a minute.)

honey

JamesTyler
    $200 21
a gun

James
    $200 29
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Equus

James
    $400 8
Bavaria

Tyler
    $400 26
the Seahawks

James
    $400 18
(Robin: What is heating?)

lighting

Robin
Triple Stumper
    $400 3
a gyro

James
    $400 15
a C-note

James
    $400 25
Timon of Athens

James
    $600 9
being struck by lightning

James
    $600 23
the Lakers

Tyler
    $600 17
Little Shop of Horrors

James
    $3,200 20
(Tyler: What is, uh, avocado?)

caviar

Tyler
    $600 14
(Alex: Dog soup meant a glass of [*]. Times were tough.)

water

Triple Stumper
    $600 13
Harvey

James
    $800 19
Phoenix

Tyler
    $800 22
the Penguins

James
    $800 16
the oracle (at Delphi)

James
    $800 12
sheep

Robin
    $800 10
a (jazz) singer

Robin
    $800 11
Six Degrees of Separation

James
    $1000 7
(James: What is Chile?)

Argentina

JamesTyler
    $1000 1
Manchester United

James
    $1000 6
helium

James
    $1000 2
moussaka

Tyler
    $1000 4
the electric chair

James
    $1000 5
Barefoot in the Park

James

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

James Tyler Robin
$5,800 $2,400 $1,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

James Tyler Robin
$9,200 $800 $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

MONTY PYTHON PHRASES
INSPECTORS
SOCIAL STUDIES
OUT-OF-OFFICE E-MAILS
A FORK IN THE ROAD
"TAKE" IT
    $400 27
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

the Second

James
    $400 26
Washington

Tyler
    $400 25
(Alex: [As James rings in] Don't miss it, James.)

Las Vegas

James
    $400 24
takes the cake

James
    $800 18
(Inspector) Clouseau

James
    $2,000 1
religion

Tyler
    $800 2
J. Edgar Hoover

James
    $800 11
(Tyler: What is New York?)

London

TylerRobin
    $800 23
(Tyler: What's a second take?)

double take

JamesTyler
    $1,000 22
(Robin: Oh...)
(Alex: Anything?)
...
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)

the meaning of life

Robin
    $1200 16
a head

James
    $1200 14
affirmative action

James
    $1200 9
Spiro Agnew

James
    $1200 4
San Francisco

James
    $1200 20
the undertaker

James
    $1600 6
"Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life"

Robin
    $1600 15
Inspector Gadget

James
    $1600 13
Evicted

Tyler
    $1600 8
Huey Long

James
    $1600 3
(Tyler: What is El Salvador?)

Costa Rica

JamesTyler
    $1600 19
the intake manifold

Triple Stumper
    $2000 7
(Robin: What is "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition"?)

"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition"

JamesRobin
    $2000 17
Howard Carter

James
    $2000 12
Senator Ben Sasse

Triple Stumper
    $2000 10
State

James
    $2000 5
Lake Shore

Robin
    $2000 21
"They Can't Take That Away From Me"

Robin

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

James Tyler Robin
$29,600 $1,600 $4,600
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

19th CENTURY NOVELS
(Alex: It's a James Fenimore Cooper novel.)
TylerWhat is Tom Sawyer?
$1,600
RobinWhat is the Dear Hunter? (Hi Ada!)
$1,300
JamesWhat is Deerslayer? Hi Tuesday
$20,000
The Deerslayer

Final scores:

James Tyler Robin
$49,600 $0 $3,300
17-day champion: $1,275,587 3rd place: $1,000 2nd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

James Tyler Robin
$29,600 $3,600 $5,600
34 R,
2 W		 10 R
(including 1 DD),
5 W
(including 1 DD)		 6 R,
3 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $38,800

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Game tape date: 2019-02-26
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