Responses for Show #3126 - Monday, March 16, 1998

Contestants

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Suzanne Parker, a language arts teacher originally from Russellville, Kentucky

Christopher Ruth, a musician and songwriter from New London, Connecticut

Merle Milder, a housewife from Edison, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,600)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

U.S. HISTORY
REALLY WEIRD CRITTERS
COUNTRY MUSIC STARS
IF MOSES KEPT A DIARY
"D" IN COOKING
RHYME TIME
    $100 1
Halley's Comet

Merle
    $100 11
Blood

Christopher
    $100 6
Alabama

Christopher
    $100 26
(we have about a minute left, Christopher...)

Sheep

Triple Stumper
    $100 16
Dandelion

Merle
    $100 21
Dark ark

Merle
    $200 2
Alexander Graham Bell

Christopher
    $200 12
Eyes

Christopher
    $500 7
[2006 update: They got married on 2005-12-10.]

Garth Brooks

Christopher
    $200 27
Egypt

Merle
    $200 17
Drippings

Christopher
    $200 22
Book crook

Merle
    $300 3
Aaron Burr

Merle
    $300 13
Seaweed

Christopher
    $300 8
Clint Black

Christopher
    $300 28
Manna

Merle
    $300 18
Dates

Christopher
    $300 23
Smelly jelly

Suzanne
    $400 4
(C: What is the New York Marathon?)
(S: What is the Boston Marathon?)

Indianapolis 500

ChristopherSuzanne
Triple Stumper
    $400 14
Whydah

Triple Stumper
    $400 9
George Strait

Christopher
    $400 29
Rock/stone

Merle
    $400 19
Devils on Horseback

Triple Stumper
    $400 24
Dowdy Howdy

Christopher
    $500 5
Douglas MacArthur

Christopher
    $500 15
Polar bear

Christopher
    $500 10
(Alex: Well done in the category!)

Tanya Tucker

Christopher
    $500 30
"Who Am" or "I am that I am..."

Triple Stumper
    $500 20
(S: What is the horseradish?)

Daikon

ChristopherSuzanne
    $500 25
Fake cake

Christopher

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

Merle Christopher Suzanne
$400 $2,700 -$400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Merle Christopher Suzanne
$1,700 $5,100 -$600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

ELMORE LEONARD
WORLD TRAVEL
'70s TV DETECTIVES
PLAY TIME
TURNING 50 IN '98
"HALF"
    $200 21
Get Shorty

Christopher
    $200 7
Corn meal

Suzanne
    $200 1
Kojak

Christopher
    $200 6
Witchcraft

Christopher
    $200 14
Norm Peterson

Christopher
    $200 25
Half dollar

Suzanne
    $400 22
Detroit

Christopher
    $2,400 11
(C: Who is Dumas?)

Victor Hugo

Christopher
    $400 2
Angie Dickinson

Merle
    $400 8
Tennessee Williams

Merle
    $400 15
Al Gore

Suzanne
    $400 26
(S: What is "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves?")

Half Breed

ChristopherSuzanne
    $600 23
(M: What is "Butch Cassidy?")
(we have about a minute left, Christopher...)

Hombre

Merle
Triple Stumper
    $600 12
Switzerland

Suzanne
    $600 3
Barnaby Jones

Suzanne
    $600 9
Edmond Rostand

Merle
    $600 16
Clarence Thomas

Christopher
    $600 27
Half-Nelson

Christopher
    $800 24
Yuma

Triple Stumper
    $800 19
(S: What is Amsterdam?)

Berlin

Suzanne
Triple Stumper
    $800 4
Banacek

Merle
    $800 10
American Buffalo

Christopher
    $800 17
Jerry Mathers

Christopher
    $800 28
Half-life

Christopher
    $1000 20
Singapore

Christopher
    $1000 5
Dan August

Triple Stumper
    $1000 13
August Wilson

Suzanne
    $2,000 18
Kathleen Battle

Christopher
    $1000 29
(buzzer sounds)

Halftone

Christopher

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Merle Christopher Suzanne
$3,300 $11,900 $1,200
(lock game)

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Final Jeopardy! Round responses

MODERN ARTISTS
SuzanneWho is Jackson Pollock?
$1,199
MerleWho is Rothko?
$300
ChristopherWho is Pollack?
$5,299
Jackson Pollock

Final scores:

Merle Christopher Suzanne
$3,000 $17,199 $2,399
2nd place: Trip to Kauai Coconut Beach Hotel, Hawaii New champion: $17,199 3rd place: Pair of Wittnauer Montego Watches

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Merle Christopher Suzanne
$3,300 $13,000 $1,200
12 R,
1 W
30 R
(including 2 DDs),
2 W
(including 1 DD)
7 R,
4 W

Combined Coryat: $17,500

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