"Signature game" with all clues prepared by Jeopardy! researcher Ruth Deutsch.
Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Michael: What is a garbage strike?)
(John: What is a newspaper strike?)
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(Alex: Both of the other gentlemen misread the clue, unfortunately.)
New York
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(John: What is The Book of Lists?)
The People's Almanac
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(Alex: Yes, the Mark Hopkins Hotel.)
San Francisco
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(Michael: What is speed up?)
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(Alex: Pianissimo.)
play very quietly (very softly)
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(Alex: Less than a minute to go in the round.)
Britannica
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(John: What is Death Valley?)
(Alex: Oh, sorry. What is [*]? That was a picture taken near Kilauea in Hawaii.)
a volcano
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transcontinental TV transmissions (or telephone calls)
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(Michael: What is Pepsi-Cola?)
(John: What is Diet Coke?)
Tab
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(Michael: What is Vicious?)
(Alex: And?)
(Michael: [No response])
Sid Vicious & Johnny Rotten
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(Michael: What is the Berlin Wall?)
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(Alex: The Gum Dept. Store is in Moscow.)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Kremlin Wall
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(Mark: As a circle. An open circle.)
(Alex: Nope. Remember the proper phrasing also.)
(John: What is no shape?)
a blackened circle
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(John: What is dishwashing detergent?)
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(Alex: Yes, you're forgetting the category there, John, and it's getting you in trouble. 3-LETTER PRODUCTS.)
Joy
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(John: Who is Ishmael?)
(Mark: Who is Ahab?)
Queequeg
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Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 12):
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John |
Michael |
| $700 |
$800 |
$500 |
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
| Mark |
John |
Michael |
| $1,100 |
-$1,300 |
-$100 |
Double Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Mark: What is air?)
mercury
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(John: What is peanut butter?)
butter
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(John: What is a gram?)
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(Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
a kilogram
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(Alex: We had a contestant on Jeopardy! yesterday who was an expert in [*].)
calligraphy
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deep sea diving (scuba diving)
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(Michael: What is i... uh, I was going to say ivory, obviously not?)
onyx
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[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
J. Alfred Prufrock
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(John: What is flambé?)
a bombe
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wind machines (or wind tunnels)
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Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
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John |
Michael |
| $5,700 |
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$2,100 |
[wagering suggestions for these scores]
Final Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Alex: January 1st is on Monday, so the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th would be Mondays. 30th, 31st would be a Wednesday. The 1st of February would be a Thursday. Add 14 to that, take off one, it's a [*], Valentine's Day. Did you follow that? I didn't.)
(Mark: It's not so easy, though. 30 seconds, wouldn't you say?)
(Alex: I know, Mark. I know the feeling. Believe me.)| John | What is Thursday | | $895 | | Michael | What is Friday | | $300 | | Mark | What is Thursday? | | $1,100 |
Wednesday |
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Final scores:
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John |
Michael |
| $4,600 |
$5 |
$1,800 |
Game dynamics:
| Mark |
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Michael |
| $5,700 |
$1,400 |
$2,700 |
Game tape date: 1985-12-10
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