Responses for Show #637 - Tuesday, May 19, 1987

1987 Senior Tournament semifinal game 2.

Contestants

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Bill Ward, a resort manager from Kailua, Hawaii

Frank Dillon, a part-time high school sports writer originally from Cleveland, Ohio

Irene Grzywacz, a teacher originally from Connecticut

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Jeopardy! Round responses

MISS AMERICA
INSECTS
COOKING
OSCAR-LOSING SONGS
BRIDGES
THE YOUNGEST
    $100 1
Atlantic City

Irene
    $100 26
[The end of the round signals.]

outside (the body)

Bill
    $100 16
(Frank: What is batter?)
(Bill: What is tempura?)

breading

FrankBill
Triple Stumper
    $100 11
Grace Kelly

Frank
    $100 18
London Bridge

Irene
    $100 6
university

Triple Stumper
    $200 2
Bert Parks

Bill
    $200 17
corn

Frank
    $500 12
[Frank looks up to the right and then gets a smile on his face.]
(Alex: Frank?)
(Frank: I'd never believe this, Alex. This is my mother's favorite song. Pennies ... What is ... What are [*]?)
(Alex: You got it. Yes, indeed.)
[Applause]
(Alex (Over the applause): You had me so frightened. You were doing the preamble and I said to myself, "Good gosh, he's going to forget to phrase it in the form of a question and he'll wind up $900 in the hole." But, not to worry, you're now on the plus side with $100 and we have come to our first commercial break.)
[The song was reprised going into the break.]

"Pennies from Heaven"

Frank
    $200 19
Golden Gate Bridge

Frank
    $200 7
Pope

Bill
    $300 3
Johnny Cash

Irene
    $300 21
hare (rabbit)

Bill
    $300 13
"More"

Frank
    $300 20
(Alex: We've got a minute to go in the round.)

covered

Bill
    $300 8
English Channel

Irene
    $400 4
Phyllis George

Irene
    $400 22
glaze

Irene
    $400 14
first 2 nominees and did not win

Triple Stumper
    $400 24
England

Irene
    $400 9
David

Irene
    $500 5
Bess Myerson

Irene
    $500 23
heart

Irene
    $500 15
White Christmas

Irene
    $500 25
Chesapeake Bay

Bill
    $500 10
(Frank: What is the Speaker of the House?)

Senator

IreneFrank

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 12):

Irene Frank Bill
$2,500 $100 $400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Irene Frank Bill
$4,400 $700 $1,500

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
HIGHWAY & BYWAYS
JUNE
BUSINESS TRIVIA
ENGLISH LITERATURE
THE OLDEST
    $200 11
calliope

Frank
    $200 16
Pennsylvania Avenue

Frank
    $200 6
(Alex: That's right, it was called the year there was no summer.)

snow

Irene
    $200 19
breakfast

Triple Stumper
    $200 1
William Shakespeare

Frank
    $200 9
have a baby

Irene
    $400 14
harmonica

Frank
    $400 17
State Street

Bill
    $400 7
(Alex: Her name was Sally Ride and she was the first American woman in [*].)

space

Triple Stumper
    $400 20
Armand Hammer

Bill
    $400 2
lock of hair

Irene
    $400 10
(Irene: Who is Connie Mack?)

Casey Stengel

IreneBill
    $600 18
harp

Irene
    $600 28
[The end of the round signal sounds.]

7th

Irene
    $1,000 8
(Irene: [Shakes head] No...)

Little Big Horn

Irene
    $600 21
(Frank: What is General Motors Automobile Corporation?)

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

Frank
Triple Stumper
    $600 3
Captain Horatio Hornblower

Frank
    $600 15
(Bill: Get married, what is get married?)

divorce

Bill
Triple Stumper
    $800 24
contrabassoon

Bill
    $800 12
Maximilian

Irene
    $800 22
Milk Duds

Bill
    $800 4
George Eliot

Triple Stumper
    $800 26
elephant

Triple Stumper
    $1000 25
(Alex: it's kind of a double clarinet and the person is a [*].)

snake charmer

Triple Stumper
    $1000 13
the Roosevelts (President & Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

Bill
    $1000 23
(Alex: We've got a minute to go.)

Coca-Cola & Pepsi-Cola

Bill
    $1000 5
(Frank: What was Little Alice?)

Little Dorrit

Frank
Triple Stumper
    $1000 27
Santa Fe

Frank

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Irene Frank Bill
$5,800 $1,700 $5,700

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

LANGUAGES
FrankWhat is Ger Latin
$1,700
BillWhat is German?
$5,700
IreneWhat is German?
$5,601
Latin

Final scores:

Irene Frank Bill
$199 $0 $0
Finalist 3rd place: $5,000 2nd place: $5,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Irene Frank Bill
$6,800 $1,400 $5,700
18 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)
11 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W
13 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $13,900

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Game tape date: 1987-02-11
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