Responses for Show #1794 - Thursday, May 21, 1992

Jerome Vered game 4.
Jerome sets a new single-day cash winnings record of $34,000.

Contestants

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Devon Ericson, a travel video producer from La Jolla, California

Hank Widmayer, a theater technician and actor from Maple Shade, New Jersey

Jerome Vered, a writer from Studio City, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $47,401)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

GENERAL SCIENCE
TELEVISION
PET FOOD
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
ABBREVIATIONS
    $100 5
relativity

Jerome
    $100 8
The Love Boat

Hank
    $100 26
breath

Jerome
    $100 1
Moses

Jerome
    $100 16
the "Marseillaise"

Hank
    $100 11
mademoiselle

Devon
    $200 7
the crust

Hank
    $200 9
Gentle Ben

Jerome
    $200 27
Alley Cat

Hank
    $200 2
wagons

Jerome
    $200 19
Greece

Hank
    $200 12
date of birth

Hank
    $300 23
[Concluding his reading of the clue, Alex reads out the name of the substance that is the correct response rather than spelling out its chemical formula as the clue was meant to be read.]
(Alex: Ha ha ha. Good move, Alex. Instead of reading the letters, I gave the response. So Jerome, would you select another clue for us?)
[Before the Double Jeopardy! Round, Alex remarks that this was the third time in Jeopardy! history that he has accidentally given away the response.]

calcium carbonate

Triple Stumper
    $300 10
Jeannie

Devon
    $300 28
Pedigree

Triple Stumper
    $300 3
chariots

Jerome
    $300 20
"God Save the King" (or "Queen")

Jerome
    $300 15
Deutsche Mark

Jerome
    $400 24
nitrogen

Jerome
    $400 13
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Jerome
    $400 29
(Alex: Obviously, no cat fanciers.)

Kaboodle

Triple Stumper
    $400 4
Noah's Ark (the ark accepted)

Devon
    $400 21
Israel

Jerome
    $400 17
vice versa

Jerome
    $1,500 25
enzymes

Jerome
    $500 14
The Alan Brady Show

Hank
    $500 30
(Alex: No [*] for any of you on that clue.)

Reward

Triple Stumper
    $500 6
camels

Jerome
    $500 22
Hungary

Jerome
    $500 18
(Jerome: [After Alex announces the correct response] Kick me out of film--take back my film degree.)

focal length

Triple Stumper

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

Jerome Hank Devon
$2,100 $1,000 $800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jerome Hank Devon
$5,700 $1,500 $800

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

WORLD CITIES
ARTISTS
LANGUAGES
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
    $200 6
Alexandria

Jerome
    $200 13
Missouri

Jerome
    $200 1
Latin

Jerome
    $200 9
the knighthood

Jerome
    $200 15
red

Hank
    $200 23
the Fifth Amendment

Jerome
    $400 7
Copenhagen

Devon
    $400 14
(Joan) MirĂ³

Hank
    $400 2
Mongolia

Jerome
    $400 10
Ibsen

Jerome
    $400 16
greens fees

Hank
    $400 24
a trial

Devon
    $600 8
(Jerome: What's Toronto?)

Montreal

JeromeHank
    $600 20
Mexico

Jerome
    $600 3
Flemish

Jerome
    $600 25
the American Revolution

Hank
    $600 17
(Jerome: What are the Smo--uh, dwa, nevermind. What are the Smokies? Smuh.)

the Blue Ridge

JeromeHank
    $600 28
just compensation

Jerome
    $800 11
Vilnius

Jerome
    $800 21
Madrid

Jerome
    $800 4
Guam

Jerome
    $800 26
the Country

Jerome
    $800 18
yellow journalism

Jerome
    $5,500 29
(Alex: Jerome, I am restating the obvious, of course: you have been performing like a buzzsaw as a champion on Jeopardy! You've got $18,400, and you realize, of course, with the lead you've got that you could clean up on our program today. You seem to be very comfortable with this category.)

Virginia

Jerome
    $1000 12
Karachi

Jerome
    $1000 22
Robert

Jerome
    $2,300 5
(Alex: You are right. Took you no time at all once again.)

Russian

Jerome
    $1000 27
Separation

Jerome
    $1000 19
Brownsville

Jerome
    $1000 30
(James) Madison

Jerome

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jerome Hank Devon
$24,900 $4,300 $1,600
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

AMERICAN STORIES
(Alex: He had won $47,000 going into this game. Will he add to that? [Jerome's response is revealed] He will indeed. Are you going to take us for a bundle?)
(Jerome: I hope so.)
(Alex: You hope so? $9100--that gives you $34,000 for today, a one-day record on Jeopardy! and a 4-day total of $81,401! Congratulations to you, Jerome. We're gonna wrap up the week together tomorrow as you try and become an undefeated 5-time champion in order to qualify for the tournament. We'll see you all then. Should be a great game. Be sure to join us. Bye!)
DevonWhat is Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman
$1,400
HankWhat is Rip van Winkle
$3,000
JeromeWhat is Rip Van Winkle?
$9,100
"Rip Van Winkle"

Final scores:

Jerome Hank Devon
$34,000 $7,300 $200
4-day champion: $81,401 + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary computer game 2nd place: a trip to Las Vegas on Delta at the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary computer game 3rd place: a Ross-Simons 14 karat gold diamond-starred bracelet+ Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary computer game

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Jerome Hank Devon
$17,900 $4,300 $1,600
37 R
(including 3 DDs),
2 W
13 R,
0 W
5 R,
0 W

Combined Coryat: $23,800

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Game tape date: 1992-01-15
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