Scores for Show #1248 - Wednesday, January 24, 1990
Contestants
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Oded Ben-Ami, a salesman from New York City, New York Cecilia Huber, a critical care nurse and law student from Cleveland, Ohio Dan Bowman, a letter carrier from Dixon, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,802) |
Jeopardy! Round
| Dan | Cecilia | Oded | ||
| 1 | $100 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| 2 | $100 | $0 | $200 | 2 |
| 3 | $200 | $0 | $200 | 3 |
| 4 | $400 | $0 | $200 | 4 |
| 5 | $400 | $0 | $500 | 5 |
| 6 | $800 | $0 | $500 | 6 |
| 7 | $800 | $500 | $500 | 7 |
| 8 | $800 | $600 | $500 | 8 |
| 9 | $800 | $600 | $700 | 9 |
| 10 | $1,100 | $600 | $700 | 10 |
| 11 | $1,100 | $1,000 | $700 | 11 |
| 12 | $1,100 | $1,000 | $700 | 12 |
| 13 | $1,200 | $1,000 | $700 | 13 |
| 14 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $700 | 14 |
| 15 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $700 | 15 |
| 16 | $1,600 | $1,000 | $700 | 16 |
| 17 | $1,600 | $1,000 | $900 | 17 |
| 18 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $900 | 18 |
| 19 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $1,300 | 19 |
| 20 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $1,800 | 20 |
| 21 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $2,300 | 21 |
| 22 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $2,400 | 22 |
| 23 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $2,600 | 23 |
| 24 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $2,900 | 24 |
| 25 | $1,900 | $1,000 | $3,300 | 25 |
| 26 | $2,400 | $1,000 | $3,300 | 26 |
| 27 | $2,400 | $1,200 | $3,300 | 27 |
| 28 | $2,400 | $1,500 | $3,300 | 28 |
| 29 | $2,400 | $1,500 | $3,300 | 29 |
| 30 | $2,400 | $3,000 | $3,300 | 30 |
Double Jeopardy! Round
| Dan | Cecilia | Oded | ||
| 1 | $2,200 | $3,000 | $3,500 | 1 |
| 2 | $2,600 | $3,000 | $3,500 | 2 |
| 3 | $2,600 | $3,000 | $3,500 | 3 |
| 4 | $2,600 | $3,800 | $2,700 | 4 |
| 5 | $2,800 | $3,800 | $2,700 | 5 |
| 6 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $1,700 | 6 |
| 7 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $2,100 | 7 |
| 8 | $3,400 | $2,800 | $2,100 | 8 |
| 9 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $2,100 | 9 |
| 10 | $2,800 | $1,800 | $2,100 | 10 |
| 11 | $2,800 | $2,000 | $2,100 | 11 |
| 12 | $2,800 | $2,000 | $2,100 | 12 |
| 13 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $2,100 | 13 |
| 14 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | 14 |
| 15 | $3,000 | $2,600 | $2,500 | 15 |
| 16 | $3,000 | $3,400 | $2,500 | 16 |
| 17 | $3,000 | $3,400 | $3,500 | 17 |
| 18 | $3,200 | $3,400 | $3,500 | 18 |
| 19 | $3,200 | $3,800 | $3,500 | 19 |
| 20 | $3,200 | $3,800 | $2,900 | 20 |
| 21 | $2,400 | $3,800 | $2,900 | 21 |
| 22 | $2,400 | $3,800 | $3,900 | 22 |
| 23 | $2,400 | $3,800 | $4,500 | 23 |
| 24 | $3,200 | $3,800 | $4,500 | 24 |
| 25 | $2,000 | $3,800 | $4,500 | 25 |
| 26 | $3,000 | $3,800 | $4,500 | 26 |
| 27 | $2,200 | $3,800 | $4,500 | 27 |
Final Jeopardy! Round
| Dan | Cecilia | Oded |
| $4,400 | $7,600 | $7,601 |
| 3rd place: Fredrick Ramond New Romantic lamp + complete Nintendo Entertainment System with Family & Jr. editions of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune | 2nd place: trip to Boston on Delta and stay at Guest Quarters Suite Hotel | New champion: $7,601 |
Game dynamics:
Coryat scores:
| Dan | Cecilia | Oded |
| $4,000 | $2,800 | $4,500 |
| 17 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
17 R, 3 W |