Gary Palmer game 3.
A contestant faints during Final Jeopardy!
Missing 7 clues in Jeopardy! Round.
Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Gary: What is 2?)
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(Alex: "Double ring" means she gets one and he gets one.)
1
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(Alex: The female completes it after mating.)
the nest
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(Sherry: What is Crazy Eights?)
backgammon
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(Jeff: What is ricotta cheese?)
mozzarella
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[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
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[Gary's score adjusted from $2,500 to $2,600 following this clue without explanation. A score correction from the missing clues is currently assumed.]
the groom
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(Jeff: What are parasites?)
sponges
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(Sherry: What is World War II?)
World War I
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(Jeff: What is a mushroom?)
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(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
yeast
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(Alex: Jeff, this would really have made you ill, because they squirt [*], up to 3 feet.)
blood
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Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 12):
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Sherry |
Jeff |
| $1,300 |
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$600 |
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
| Gary |
Sherry |
Jeff |
| $2,600 |
-$100 |
$200 |
Double Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Jeff: What is 2?)
(Alex: Oh, sorry. Boogie-woogie beat, [*]. "Beat Me Daddy, [*] To The Bar".)
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(Gary: What is Moldavia?)
Zenda's Ruritania
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(Alex: They later reversed themselves on that.)
the death penalty
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[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a minstrel show
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(Gary: I don't know.)
the Pentagon Papers
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(Alex: We've got about a minute to go in this round.)
calling
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(Gary: I'd like THE RENAISSANCE FOR $200.)
(Alex: Many people did.)
Avalon
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Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
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Sherry |
Jeff |
| $5,600 |
$500 |
$2,600 |
[wagering suggestions for these scores]
Final Jeopardy! Round responses
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[As the music plays, Jeff holds his hand up. As the camera pans to him, he has fainted. As Alex checks on him, Jeff comes to.]
(Alex: Folks, we've just had something that we've never had occur on Jeopardy! before. As you saw, Jeff had a momentary fainting spell, but, are you alright?)
(Jeff: Hey, I'm fine.)
(Alex: Okay. We're gonna give you an extra--)
(Jeff: --you see why I didn't go to medical school.)
(Alex: Yes, alright. Write down your question real fast...)
[Jeff finishes writing]
(Alex: ...and we will resolve this match. Are you okay now?)
(Jeff: Fine.)
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(Alex: Jeff, you take care of yourself. We'll see you next time out. Lots of excitement here on Jeopardy!)
[Per subsequent interviews with Alex, both Sherry and Jeff were awarded the second-place prize in this game, out of concern that Jeff might have received an advantage by being allowed extra time in Final Jeopardy! after his fainting spell.]| Sherry | What is Mexico City? | | $100 | | Jeff | What is Melbourne | | $2,600 | | Gary | What is Melbourne, Austr | | $400 |
Melbourne |
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Final scores:
| Gary |
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| $6,000 |
$400 |
$5,200 |
Game dynamics:
| Gary |
Sherry |
Jeff |
| $6,600 |
$500 |
$3,200 |
Game tape date: 1985-11-12
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