Responses for Show #45 - Friday, November 9, 1984

John Genova game 3.
Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

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Bill Deaver, a management analyst from Redlands, California

Susan Sweet, a former basketball coach originally from Toledo, Ohio

John Genova, a court reporting student from North Hollywood, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $21,495)

Jeopardy! Round responses

MIDWEST CITIES
NUTRITION
TV TRIVIA
MYTHOLOGY
BEST SELLERS
WALL TO WALL
(Alex: Pay close attention to that one.)
    $100 2
Detroit

Bill
    $100 26
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

vitamin C

Bill
    $100 8
the Sweathogs

John
    $100 1
(Mount) Olympus

Bill
    $100 21
(Susan: How about [*]? What is [*]?)

the Bible

Susan
    $100 10
Walton Mountain

John
    $200 3
[Alex sings the clue.]
(Bill: What is New Orleans?)
(Alex: No-o! They might have 'em there too, but that's not what we're looking for.)

Kansas City

JohnBill
    $200 9
(Bill: [No response])
(Alex: Sorry, you took too long.)
(Bill: [Overlapping] Oh--what's--)
(Alex: No, you took too long.)
...
(Alex: That gives you a $1,900 total. You are very much in the lead. Bill is -$200. And Susan has nothing. Susan, we're going to hear from you, aren't we?)
(Susan: Yes, sir.)

the Little Rascals

JohnBill
    $200 4
flowers

John
    $200 22
(Susan: What is Airplane?)

Airport

JohnSusan
    $200 11
a wallaby

John
    $300 18
(Alex: You're right. Yes. 24 conventions.)

Chicago

Bill
    $300 15
Art Linkletter

John
    $300 5
Atlantis

John
    $300 23
the "Battle Hymn Of The Republic"

John
    $300 12
the Wailing Wall

John
    $500 19
(Alex: And although you're in a deficit situation right now, Bill, according to the Jeopardy! rules, you can wager any amount up to the value of the most expensive
answer on the board, and in this case, that's $500.)

Indianapolis

Bill
    $400 16
The Naked City

John
    $400 6
(Alex: Yes. There were 3,000 oxen in their stables, and the stables hadn't been cleaned for 30 years. What a job.)

Hercules

John
    $400 24
Shirley MacLaine

Susan
    $400 13
the Walrus

John
    $500 20
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)

Omaha

John
    $500 17
(Bill: Oh, what is... Oh, I was going to say, "What is Andersonville?")
...
(Alex: Bill rang in before knowing, there, hoping to get a jump and interrupt John's momentum.)

Springfield

JohnBill
    $500 7
(Alex: Nice going, giving you $1,600. Susan has yet to be heard from, and Bill gave us an incorrect question a little while ago, and he's back to zero, as well. But John, you're in command of the board. So select.)

a lotus

John
    $500 25
Peter Bogdanovich

Triple Stumper
    $500 14
(Alex: Oh, and I thought you were going to run the category, John. Who was the infamous or famous [*] reporting?)

Wally Ballou

Triple Stumper

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 9):

John Susan Bill
$1,900 $0 -$200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

John Susan Bill
$5,100 $300 $200

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

CHEMISTRY
PRESIDENTS
“GREAT” MOVIES
CLASSICAL MUSIC
HOLIDAYS
TRAVELIN’ TUNES
    $200 23
baking soda

John
    $200 15
Gerald Ford

John
    $200 3
The Great Race

John
    $200 20
(John: Who was Beethoven?)

Brahms

JohnSusan
    $200 8
(John: [Under his breath] It escapes me now.)
(Alex: Too--too long.)

Boxing Day

JohnBill
    $200 1
(Bill: What is a yellow [*]?)
(Alex: We'll give it you. [*]. "What is up, up and away in a [*]?")

balloon

Bill
    $400 24
mercury

John
    $400 16
a wife

John
    $400 4
(Alex: You got it, yes, indeed. And in the nick of time.)

The Great Muppet Caper

Susan
    $400 21
“Clair de lune”

John
    $400 9
UNICEF

Bill
    $400 2
(Bill: Oh, the, uh... What is--the "Chattanooga Choo Choo"?)

"The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"

SusanBill
    $600 25
oxygen

John
    $600 17
Dwight D. Eisenhower

John
    $600 12
The Great Train Robbery

John
    $600 22
The Carnival of the Animals

Triple Stumper
    $600 10
Sadie Hawkins Day

Susan
    $600 5
(Bill: What is the [*]?)

"Last Train To Clarksville"

Bill
    $800 26
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

iodine

Triple Stumper
    $700 18
(Alex: You're absolutely right. Boy, you're hot today, John.)

the first name James

John
    $800 13
The Great Escape

John
    $1,000 11
[Johnny Gilbert read the excerpt.]

Paul Revere's ride ("The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere")

Susan
    $800 6
(Bill: What is a [*]?)

"Slow Boat To China"

Bill
    $1000 19
(John: Who was Herbert Hoover?)
(Bill: Who is Wilson?)
...
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
...
(Alex: Less than a minute.)

FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

JohnBill
Triple Stumper
    $1000 14
The Great White Hope

John
    $1000 7
(Bill: Uh, what was an old taxi?)
(Alex: Mm, be a little more specific. No?)

"Big Yellow Taxi"

Bill
Triple Stumper

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

John Susan Bill
$9,800 $2,900 $0
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

ROYALTY
(Alex: Susan, you started off very slowly on the program, like your basketball team I suppose--)
(Susan: Right.)
(Alex: --but you were there at the finish.)
...
(Alex: Does it get easier, do you think?)
(John: No, it doesn't.)
(Alex: Well, you're succeeding in what you told me was the big problem. "Don't throw up, and...")
(John: "...don't faint.")
(Alex: "Don't faint." You've done both very, very well.)
SusanWho is King George I?
$2,800
JohnWho was Edward VIII?
$1,200
Edward VIII

Final scores:

John Susan Bill
$11,000 $100 $0
3-day champion: $32,495 2nd place 3rd place

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

John Susan Bill
$9,900 $2,700 -$100
29 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
7 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W
10 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W

Combined Coryat: $12,500

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Game tape date: 1984-09-04
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