Responses for Show #953 - Wednesday, October 26, 1988

Contestants

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Lorne Erdile, a medical researcher from Baltimore, Maryland

Mary Leland, a computer scientist from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Bob Chauls, a composer and professor from Westlake Village, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,400)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

GOVERNMENT
WORD ORIGINS
ICE SKATING
SINGING CELEBRITIES
NEW YORK STATE
"POLE"s
    $100 8
census

Lorne
    $100 6
[Alex calls for an early break due to Lorne's microphone not working properly in the studio while the audio was fine for viewers at home.]

Klieg light

Lorne
    $100 18
camel

Mary
    $100 25
(Alex: Yes, and we've got less than a minute to go.)

Sally Field

Lorne
    $100 1
Hudson

Bob
    $100 7
North Pole

Bob
    $200 10
Sweden

Lorne
    $200 12
steeplechase

Mary
    $200 19
Peggy Fleming

Mary
    $200 26
Sermannette

Lorne
    $200 2
Lake Erie & Lake Ontario

Bob
    $200 9
totem pole

Bob
    $300 22
(Lorne: What is parliament?)

House of Commons

BobLorne
    $300 13
Mandarin orange

Mary
    $300 20
Carol Heiss

Triple Stumper
    $300 27
Rock Hudson

Lorne
    $300 3
Quebec & Ontario

Lorne
    $300 11
(Bob: What are polar opposites?)
(Lorne: What are North & South Pole?)

at opposite poles (poles apart)

BobMaryLorne
    $400 23
U.S. citizen

Lorne
    $400 14
dirndl

Triple Stumper
    $400 21
Carmen

Bob
    $400 28
Barbara Cartland

Bob
    $400 4
Fire Island

Mary
    $400 16
maypoles

Bob
    $500 24
30 cents

Bob
    $500 15
parasol

Mary
    $300 29
(Alex: Bob?)
(Bob: I have no idea.)
(Alex: "Run Toward The Roar" is the song.)
...
[The end-of-round signal sounds. The song continues playing going into the break.]

Tammy Faye Bakker

Bob
    $500 5
Thomas Dewey

Bob
    $500 17
barber pole

Mary

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 6):

Bob Mary Lorne
$800 $400 $400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Bob Mary Lorne
$2,500 $2,500 $1,100

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

PLAYWRIGHTS
PLANTS & TREES
RADIO TO TV
EUROPEAN HISTORY
NURSERY RHYMES
FAMOUS WOMEN
    $200 8
Polish

Lorne
    $200 1
Luther Burbank

Triple Stumper
    $200 23
(Alex: Correct, we've got a minute to go.)

Robert Young

Bob
    $200 3
Spanish-American War

Bob
    $200 21
honey

Lorne
    $200 10
Mary

Bob
    $400 11
Harold Pinter

Lorne
    $400 2
peony

Bob
    $400 4
Labour

Lorne
    $400 22
a penny

Triple Stumper
    $400 12
Egypt

Bob
    $600 16
Ireland

Bob
    $600 9
chestnut

Mary
    $600 24
Death Valley Days

Mary
    $600 5
Five-Year Plan

Lorne
    $600 25
(Lorne: Who is Cinderella?)

Polly Flinders

MaryLorne
    $1,000 13
Red Cross

Bob
    $800 17
Ira Levin

Mary
    $800 19
rose

Lorne
    $1,000 6
Germany

Lorne
    $800 26
(Bob: What is seven, eight?)

sticks

BobMary
    $800 14
Jane Addams

Mary
    $1000 18
Clifford Odets

Lorne
    $1000 20
chicle

Mary
    $1000 7
476 A.D.

Bob
    $1000 27
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub

Triple Stumper
    $1000 15
Winnie Mandela

Bob

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Bob Mary Lorne
$6,700 $7,700 $5,100

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

RELIGION
LorneWho was Martin Luther?
$5,000
BobWho is Martin Luther?
$6,698
MaryWho is St. Francis of Assissi?
$5,701
Martin Luther

Final scores:

Bob Mary Lorne
$13,398 $1,999 $10,100
3-day champion: $36,798 3rd place: Dystra Glass grandfather clock 2nd place: trip on Delta to Lexington, Kentucky & stay at Gratz Park Inn

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Bob Mary Lorne
$6,600 $7,700 $4,900
19 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)
15 R,
0 W
16 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W

Combined Coryat: $19,200

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Game tape date: 1988-09-06
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