Responses for Show #873 - Wednesday, May 25, 1988

Contestants

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Ray Hanna, a comedy writer from Studio City, California

Michael Cohen, a docudrama researcher originally from Douglaston, New York

Janelle Kauffman, a physician assistant from Port Byron, New York

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Jeopardy! Round responses

THE 20TH CENTURY
SPORTS
4-SYLLABLE WORDS
GEOGRAPHY
CROWNS
MACY'S PARADE
    $100 17
underwater

Michael
    $100 14
(Alex: You swept the SPORTS category.)
[Applause]

Mike Schmidt

Ray
    $100 23
circumstances

Janelle
    $100 20
(Janelle: What is a geyser?)

a waterfall

JanelleRay
    $100 1
Miss America

Michael
    $100 2
the Macy's Christmas Parade

Michael
    $200 21
Nicholas

Janelle
    $200 13
1976

Ray
    $200 24
euthanasia

Michael
    $200 18
Belgium

Ray
    $200 6
the cross

Janelle
    $200 3
(Michael: What is Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus?)

Macy's employees

Michael
Triple Stumper
    $300 22
Antarctica

Michael
    $300 10
the Harlem Globetrotters

Ray
    $300 28
[The end-of-round signal sounds and the song was not reprised going into the break.]

"Superstition"

Janelle
    $300 15
Chile

Ray
    $300 7
a snake

Michael
    $300 4
Broadway

Michael
    $400 26
Teddy Roosevelt

Janelle
    $400 11
(Alex: Football and baseball, right.)

the Kansas City Royals & the Los Angeles Raiders

Ray
    $400 16
mountain

Janelle
    $400 8
Catherine the Great

Janelle
    $400 5
the McDonald's Band

Janelle
    $500 27
Frank Lloyd Wright

Triple Stumper
    $500 12
the Sacramento Kings

Ray
    $500 19
(Janelle: What is Ireland?)
(Alex: Be more specific.)
(Janelle: What is, um... Southern Ireland.)

Northern Ireland

JanelleMichael
    $500 9
(Alex: Along with the other Crown Jewels.)

the Tower of London

Ray
    $500 25
(Alex: We've got a minute to go.)

Garfield

Janelle

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 14):

Janelle Michael Ray
$1,000 $600 $2,000

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Janelle Michael Ray
$2,300 $1,700 $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

JULIUS CAESAR
THE CABINET
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
MAN IN SPACE
MONTANA
MAIDEN NAMES
    $200 12
I came, I saw, I conquered (veni, vidi, vici)

Janelle
    $200 14
kitchen

Janelle
    $200 10
a prince

Janelle
    $200 23
space stations

Michael
    $200 19
MT

Ray
    $200 5
Marlo Thomas

Michael
    $400 13
Cleopatra

Ray
    $400 15
(Alex: Yes, Ann McLaughlin.)

one

Janelle
    $400 11
A Tale of Two Cities

Janelle
    $400 4
(Janelle: What is 1970?)
(Ray: What is 1971?)
(Michael: What is 1972?)
...
(Alex: Michael, this will be your... fifth opportunity to select a clue; pick one we can answer correctly.)

1969

JanelleMichaelRay
Triple Stumper
    $400 20
Tyrannosaurus rex

Janelle
    $400 6
Debra Winger

Janelle
    $600 25
Brutus

Janelle
    $600 16
Secretary of Treasury

Janelle
    $600 1
Pecos Bill

Triple Stumper
    $600 3
(Michael: What are lunar vehicles?)
(Alex: Could you be a little more specific?)
(Michael: Lunar landing vehicles.)

lunar rovers

Michael
Triple Stumper
    $1,000 21
(Alex: Hurry.)
(Janelle: I haven't a clue.)

Hudson Bay

Janelle
    $600 7
(Alex: Of the Today show, right.)

Jane Pauley

Janelle
    $800 26
the Rubicon

Janelle
    $800 17
the Attorney General

Triple Stumper
    $800 2
Mélisande

Triple Stumper
    $800 24
(Janelle: Who is Alan Shepard?)
...
(Alex: Alan Shepard, of course, was the first; [*] was the last.)

"Gordo" Cooper

Janelle
Triple Stumper
    $800 22
(Ray: What is Butte?)
...
(Alex: With a minute to go.)

Billings

MichaelRay
    $800 8
Tyne Daly

Janelle
    $600 27
(Janelle: [Shakes head])
...
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
(Clodius had put on women's clothing and snuck into Caesar's house; smart man, it's a trick that might work, think about it.)

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion

Janelle
    $1000 18
(Michael: Who is Benjamin Franklin?)
(Janelle: Who is John Adams?)

Thomas Jefferson

JanelleMichael
Triple Stumper
    $1000 9
(Alex: See how well we do when we start at the top.)
[Laughter]
(Alex: There's a secret there.)

Caroline Kennedy

Michael

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Janelle Michael Ray
$4,100 $1,900 $2,000
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

THE MOVIES
MichaelWhat are?
$1,000
RayWhat are The Untouchables-
$2,000
JanelleWhat is?
$0
The Untouchables & Dragnet

Final scores:

Janelle Michael Ray
$4,100 $900 $0
New champion: $4,100 2nd place: trip on Delta to Mazatlan & stay at Holiday Inn Mazatlan 3rd place: Litton microwave oven

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Janelle Michael Ray
$5,700 $1,900 $2,000
21 R
(including 1 DD),
7 W
(including 2 DDs)
12 R,
4 W
11 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $9,600

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Game tape date: 1988-01-26
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