Responses for Show #439 - Thursday, May 15, 1986

Contestants

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Connie Brisendine, a calligrapher originally from Bakersfield, California

Mark Pierce, an attorney from Tamarac, Florida

Joe Schmitz, a helicopter pilot and maintenance officer from Fort Bragg, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,000)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

STATE CAPITALS
GOLF
3-LETTER NAMES
WINDOWS
MAY
"PEANUTS"
(Alex: That "PEANUTS" of course, has to do with the comic strip.)
    $100 1
Springfield

Joe
    $100 6
Groucho Marx

Connie
    $100 16
Van

Mark
    $100 24
port holes

Joe
    $100 21
(Mark: What is Radio City?)

Carnegie Hall

MarkConnie
    $100 11
the pitcher

Joe
    $200 2
Topeka

Connie
    $200 7
his ball

Mark
    $200 17
Hud

Mark
    $200 26
"The Night Before Christmas"

Joe
    $200 22
Mother's Day

Mark
    $200 12
adults

Mark
    $300 3
Columbus

Connie
    $300 8
the distance of the hole (or degree of difficulty)

Joe
    $300 18
Orr

Connie
    $300 27
a window dresser

Joe
    $300 23
(Mark: Uh... who is Gypsy Rose Lee?)

Sally Rand

Mark
Triple Stumper
    $300 13
(Connie: What is The Great Pumpkin?)

It's A Charlie Brown Christmas

JoeConnie
    $400 4
Madison

Joe
    $400 9
(Mark: Who is Bobby Jones?)
(Joe: Who is Arnold Palmer?)

Jack Nicklaus

JoeMarkConnie
    $400 19
(Mark: Who is Bat?)

Sky

Mark
Triple Stumper
    $400 28
(Joe: I don't even have a guess.)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
[The song was reprised going into the break.]

jalousie

Joe
    $400 25
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)

Babe Ruth

Mark
    $400 14
a barber

Mark
    $500 5
Bismarck

Connie
    $500 10
St. Andrews

Mark
    $500 20
Kim

Joe
    $500 15
Snoopy

Mark

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 13):

Joe Mark Connie
$800 $500 $1,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Joe Mark Connie
$1,500 $1,500 $1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

AMERICAN WOMEN
GEOLOGY
HOTELS
RELIGION
TV HOSTS
"TRI" WORDS
    $200 3
a TV newswoman

Joe
    $200 16
slate

Joe
    $200 19
bankruptcy

Joe
    $200 18
the Golden Rule

Connie
    $200 8
Boris Karloff

Mark
    $200 1
[Joe selected the first clue.]

trial

Mark
    $400 4
a Pulitzer Prize

Connie
    $400 17
12

Triple Stumper
    $400 20
TWA

Connie
    $400 24
Palm Sunday

Joe
    $400 9
the Smothers Brothers (Tom & Dick)

Mark
    $400 2
a trident

Connie
    $600 5
Harriet Tubman

Connie
    $600 21
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)

Cesar Ritz

Triple Stumper
    $600 25
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Norway

Joe
    $500 10
(Mark: What is [**], uh... [**], [*], and...)
[The time expiry signal sounds.]
...
(Alex: Dave Garroway hosted [*]. Steve Allen hosted [**]. Tom Snyder hosted [***]. NBC has a great deal of imagination in naming their shows.)

The Today Show, The Tonight Show & The Tomorrow Show

Mark
    $600 13
triplicate

Mark
    $800 6
smoking

Triple Stumper
    $500 22
(Connie: I don't know.)

spa

Connie
    $800 11
You Asked For It

Triple Stumper
    $800 14
Trinidad & Tobago

Mark
    $1000 7
Jeanette Rankin

Triple Stumper
    $1000 23
bellhops (bellmen)

Triple Stumper
    $1000 12
(Joe: What is Those Incredible Animals?)

Those Amazing Animals

JoeMark
    $1000 15
a tributary

Joe

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Joe Mark Connie
$3,100 $4,200 $3,100

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

EUROPE
[Joe's response was revealed first.]
JoeWhat is Vatican City
$3,100
ConnieWhat is England?
$3,000
MarkWhat is Monaco?
$2,001
Liechtenstein

Final scores:

Joe Mark Connie
$0 $2,199 $100
3rd place: Hitachi stereo system New champion: $2,199 2nd place: Action Recliner + LouverDrape vertical blinds

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Joe Mark Connie
$3,500 $4,700 $3,600
15 R,
3 W
(including 1 DD)
15 R,
5 W
(including 1 DD)
12 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $11,800

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Game tape date: 1985-12-10
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