Responses for Show #426 - Monday, April 28, 1986

Contestants

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Frank Sanello, a journalist originally from Joliet, Illinois

Nancy Carr, a teacher from Los Angeles, California

Charles Goldstein, a medical student from Guadalajara, Mexico (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,250)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

MYTHS & LEGENDS
HAWAII
"FOOL"ISH SONGS
5-LETTER WORDS
FOOD & DRINK
BATMAN
(Alex: Zowie!)
    $100 1
(Nancy: Who was Hercules?)

John Henry

CharlesNancy
    $100 18
North America

Charles
    $100 20
(Charles: What is "The Fool On A Hill?")
[Accepted without remark]

"The Fool On The Hill"

Charles
    $100 13
(Frank: What is a hope [*]?)

chest

Frank
    $100 8
the spice rack

Nancy
    $100 6
the Batcave

Charles
    $200 2
Helen (of Troy)

Charles
    $200 19
Hawaii (the Big Island)

Nancy
    $200 22
"What Kind Of Fool Am I?"

Frank
    $200 14
(Frank: What is a beer?)

a drink

CharlesFrank
    $200 9
Sunkist

Nancy
    $200 7
the Joker

Nancy
    $300 3
Orion

Charles
    $300 21
Bette Midler

Frank
    $300 23
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"

Nancy
    $500 25
(Alex: [Before Frank's wager] We've got about a minute to go in the round.)
...
(Frank: What is the Pink Panther?)
(Alex: Oh no, sorry. The song is called "The [*] Hop", so the animal is the [*]. Remember, it's 5-LETTER WORDS.)
[The song was reprised going into the break.]

bunny

Frank
    $300 10
(Charles: What is a peanut?)

an olive

Charles
Triple Stumper
    $300 15
Adam West

Charles
    $400 4
(Charles: What is pandemonium?)
(Frank: What is halakh?)

panic

CharlesFrank
Triple Stumper
    $400 27
(Charles: What is Micronesians?)

Polynesians

CharlesFrank
    $400 24
"What A Fool Believes"

Frank
    $400 26
a liter

Nancy
    $400 11
(Nancy: What is eggs?)

onions

Nancy
Triple Stumper
    $400 16
a ward

Charles
    $500 5
a genie (djinn)

Charles
    $500 28
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

King Kamehameha

Nancy
    $500 12
Maxwell House

Frank
    $500 17
Alfred (Pennyworth)

Charles

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 12):

Charles Nancy Frank
$500 $0 $100

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Charles Nancy Frank
$1,700 $1,400 $800

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

PRESIDENTS
DOGS
BRITISH COINS
PLAYWRIGHTS
PLANTS
SPORTS TRIVIA
    $200 11
(Alex: Yes, and then when he told the judge the same story, the judge remitted the fine.)

Abraham Lincoln

Charles
    $200 13
housebreaking

Nancy
    $200 26
Canterbury

Frank
    $200 1
James Joyce

Frank
    $200 8
chlorophyll

Frank
    $200 4
fire them

Charles
    $400 20
(Frank: Who is Gerald Ford?)
(Charles: Who is Tricky Dick [*]?)

(Richard) Nixon

CharlesFrank
    $400 18
(Frank: What is a wolf?)

a coyote

NancyFrank
    $400 27
(Frank: What are doubloons?)

pieces of eight (dollars)

Frank
Triple Stumper
    $400 2
backwards

Frank
    $400 14
a desert

Charles
    $400 5
(Nancy: What is a golf club?)

a tennis racket

CharlesNancy
    $600 23
(Frank: Who is President Johnson?)
...
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)

Andrew

CharlesFrank
    $600 19
Tibet

Frank
    $600 28
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Isaac Newton

Triple Stumper
    $600 3
George Bernard Shaw

Charles
    $600 15
(Nancy: What is stuff them?)
...
(Alex: A taxidermist stuffs 'em, and I don't think they stuff plants, Nancy.)
[Laughter]

classify

CharlesNancy
    $600 6
tackles

Triple Stumper
    $800 24
Teddy Roosevelt

Frank
    $800 21
the mastiff

Triple Stumper
    $800 9
Blithe Spirit

Frank
    $800 16
the leaf

Charles
    $800 7
a suit of lights

Nancy
    $2,000 25
Woodrow Wilson

Frank
    $1000 22
a whelp

Frank
    $1000 10
Sophocles

Frank
    $1000 17
(Charles: What is [*] sativa?)

the crocus

Charles
    $1000 12
the Spinks brothers (Leon & Michael)

Charles

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Charles Nancy Frank
$7,900 $1,800 $6,200

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

THE CIVIL WAR
NancyWhat is the Bible?
$1,800
FrankWhat is the Bible?
$6,100
CharlesWhat is The Bible
$1,500
the Bible (the Gospel according to Mark)

Final scores:

Charles Nancy Frank
$9,400 $3,600 $12,300
2nd place: trip to Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, Florida 3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer New champion: $12,300

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Charles Nancy Frank
$7,900 $1,800 $5,700
22 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W		 10 R,
4 W		 16 R
(including 1 DD),
7 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $15,400

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Game tape date: 1985-12-03
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