Responses for Show #5560 - Friday, November 7, 2008

Contestants

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Martin Garnar, a librarian from Denver, Colorado

Lanny Springs, a retiree and high school coach from Ruxton, Maryland

Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,100)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

NAME THE BOOK
(Alex: And that's what you have to do.)
ELVIS A TO Z
THE COMPLETELY GUILTY BYSTANDER
HEAD TRAUMA
MINDBLOWERS
"BEST" SELLERS
    $200 5
(Lanny: What is Tarzan?)
(Alex: Be more specific.)
(Lanny: What is Tarzan, the Ape Man?)
(Alex: No. Martin?)
(Martin: Who is Tarzan of the Jungle?)

Tarzan of the Apes

LannyMartin
Triple Stumper
    $200 19
Heartbreak Hotel

Brian
    $200 1
(Lanny: Who is Mrs. Leary?)

Mrs. O'Leary

LannyMartin
    $200 22
a stroke

Martin
    $200 13
the English Channel

Martin
    $200 3
the best man

Martin
    $400 6
Wind in the Willows

Lanny
    $400 26
the Aladdin

Martin
    $400 2
abet

Lanny
    $1,500 23
the wisdom teeth (or third molars)

Martin
    $400 14
Tim Duncan

Lanny
    $400 4
man's best friend

Lanny
    $600 7
(Alex: "Love is never having to say you're sorry." [*] was the book.)

Love Story

Triple Stumper
    $600 27
Viva Las Vegas

Lanny
    $600 16
entering

Brian
    $600 24
concussions

Lanny
    $600 15
Patrick Henry

Brian
    $600 10
Sunday best

Brian
    $800 8
East of Eden

Lanny
    $800 28
Tupelo

Lanny
    $800 17
grand theft auto

Brian
    $800 25
a cauliflower ear

Lanny
    $800 20
a clerk

Brian
    $800 11
Best in Show

Lanny
    $1000 9
(Alex: Two entries in [*].)

The Devil's Dictionary

Triple Stumper
    $1000 29
Colonel (Tom) Parker

Martin
    $1000 18
John Profumo

Lanny
    $1000 30
a lobotomy

Lanny
    $1000 21
Ned Flanders

Martin
    $1000 12
Pete Best

Lanny

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Brian Lanny Martin
$1,200 $3,800 $400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Lanny Martin
$3,600 $8,600 $4,500

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
SPIELBERG MOVIES IN OTHER WORDS
IT'S GETTING WINDY
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
SCOTSMEN
ADD A LETTER
    $400 1
Colombia

Lanny
    $400 16
Jaws

Brian
    $400 11
a tornado

Brian
    $400 6
your child

Brian
    $400 21
(Rabbie) Burns

Brian
    $400 26
smitten

Martin
    $800 2
Ferdinand Magellan

Triple Stumper
    $800 17
Munich

Lanny
    $800 12
[Alex reads "NOAA" as "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration".]

gusts

Lanny
    $800 7
staterooms

Brian
    $800 22
Adam Smith

Martin
    $800 27
(Martin: [No response])

a berating

LannyMartin
    $3,000 3
(Lanny: What is... Costa Rica?)
(Alex: No. It's the only country in Central America that has English as one of its languages, [*]. [*].)

Belize

Lanny
    $1200 18
Always

Triple Stumper
    $1200 13
Gustav

Martin
    $1200 8
(Lanny: What is a passport?)

a visa

LannyMartin
    $1200 23
(Martin: Who is Livingston?)

(James) Watt

BrianMartin
    $1200 28
a sconce

Martin
    $1600 4
(Martin: Who are the Toltec?)
…
(Alex: [*], yes, they came much earlier.)

the Olmec(s)

BrianMartin
    $1600 19
Catch Me if You Can

Triple Stumper
    $1600 14
Arabic

Triple Stumper
    $1600 9
Tijuana

Lanny
    $1600 24
John Knox

Martin
    $1600 29
lignite

Brian
    $2000 5
Violeta Chamorro

Triple Stumper
    $2000 20
(Lanny: What is Kingdom of the Sun?)

Empire of the Sun

Lanny
Triple Stumper
    $3,000 15
the trade winds

Martin
    $2000 10
consular (consulate accepted)

Brian
    $2000 25
David Hume

Triple Stumper
    $2000 30
shaddock

Triple Stumper

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Lanny Martin
$12,400 $6,800 $10,300

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
LannyWho is Nixon
$1,000
MartinWho is Grover Cleveland?
$5,601
BrianWho is Cleveland
$8,300
(1 of) Grover Cleveland & Andrew Jackson

Final scores:

Brian Lanny Martin
$20,700 $5,800 $15,901
2-day champion: $43,800 3rd place: $1,000 2nd place: $2,000

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Brian Lanny Martin
$12,400 $9,800 $8,200
15 R,
0 W		 18 R,
5 W
(including 1 DD)		 15 R
(including 2 DDs),
4 W

Combined Coryat: $30,400

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Game tape date: 2008-09-24
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