Ask Alex #22: Book.
Contestants
Cyn Mayo, a high school librarian from Columbus, Ohio
Alex Fineman, an agent's assistant originally from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,999)
Jeopardy! Round responses
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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN FRANCE |
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(Alex: The opera is William Tell.)
an apple
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keys (on your computer keyboard)
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(Cyn: What's jai alai?) (James: What is lacrosse?)
basketball
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[No applause for James's run of the category]
a nuclear power
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Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):
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Alex |
Cyn |
$0 |
$3,400 |
$1,200 |
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
James |
Alex |
Cyn |
$4,600 |
$6,600 |
$4,800 |
Double Jeopardy! Round responses
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(James: What is a fence?)
a wall
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(Alex Fineman: What is the [*]?)
Man in Black
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(Cyn: What's Alcatraz?)
San Quentin
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(James: Who's Cleary?)
Eldridge Cleaver
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Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
James |
Alex |
Cyn |
$17,000 |
$18,400 |
$8,800 |
[wagering suggestions for these scores]
Final Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Alex Trebek: This famous--famous explorer got to where he wanted to go but he wasn't the first.) ... (Alex Trebek: [*] and his quest to be the first to reach the South Pole. He died.)Cyn | Who is Amund | $8,799 | James | Who is Peary? | $1,401 | Alex | Who is Sir Edmund Hillary | $15,601 | Robert Scott |
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Final scores:
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Cyn |
$15,599 |
$2,799 |
$1 |
Game dynamics:
James |
Alex |
Cyn |
$14,600 |
$17,000 |
$7,800 |
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