Responses for Show #1279 - Thursday, March 8, 1990

Elaine Zollner game 5.

Contestants

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Gretchen Pruett, a housewife & student from Saugerties, New York

Martin Gostanian, an advertising copywriter from Medford, Massachusetts

Elaine Zollner, a physician from Los Angeles, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $35,600)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

THE MIDDLE AGES
MANIAS
JEWELRY
AUSTRALIA
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
PEANUTS
(Alex: The comic strip.)
    $100 17
shoes

Elaine
    $100 8
teeth

Gretchen
    $100 6
ivory

Martin
    $100 15
(Martin: What is the pound?)

the Australian dollar

ElaineMartin
    $100 23
(Martin: What is their equipment, bats?)
(Alex: No, you had to be specific on that one.)

their gloves

ElaineMartin
    $100 1
a flea collar

Elaine
    $200 18
the Crusades

Elaine
    $200 9
dance

Martin
    $200 7
Egypt

Martin
    $200 22
convicts (prisoners)

Gretchen
    $200 25
jai alai

Martin
    $200 2
a 40th anniversary

Gretchen
    $300 19
the Black Death

Elaine
    $300 10
(Martin: What is a werewolf?)
(Alex: We'll accept that, will we? Same root, we'll give it to you.)

a wolf

Martin
    $300 13
platinum

Elaine
    $300 24
Canberra

Martin
    $300 26
hammer (or shot-put)

Martin
    $300 3
pull it out from under him

Elaine
    $400 20
types of plays

Elaine
    $400 11
(Elaine: What is water?)

alcoholic beverages

Elaine
Triple Stumper
    $400 14
cameos

Gretchen
    $400 29
(Alex: And the last clue is yours because it is a...)

"Waltzing Matilda"

Elaine
    $400 27
driver

Gretchen
    $400 4
Peppermint Patty

Elaine
    $500 21
(Alex: Well done! You ran through that category and as a result you now have $3,300.)

Song of Roland

Elaine
    $500 12
megalomania

Elaine
    $500 16
black

Elaine
    $500 30
(Alex: I shouldn't be surprised, Elaine. You've found so many of them over the last five days; you don't miss too many of them!)

the emu

Elaine
    $500 28
a balance beam

Elaine
    $500 5
Daisy Hill Puppy Farm

Martin

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

Elaine Martin Gretchen
$1,300 $1,200 $700

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Elaine Martin Gretchen
$4,800 $1,900 $1,300

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

U.S.A.
PEN NAMES
ANATOMY
MYTHOLOGICAL PAIRS
11-LETTER WORDS
MUSICALS
    $200 11
New York City

Elaine
    $200 6
Anton Chekhov

Martin
    $200 12
the mandible

Elaine
    $200 22
Romulus & Remus

Martin
    $200 1
bittersweet

Gretchen
    $200 19
Finian

Martin
    $400 17
Hawaii

Elaine
    $400 7
Sean O'Casey

Martin
    $400 13
the kidneys

Elaine
    $400 27
Thisbe

Gretchen
    $400 2
barnstormer

Gretchen
    $1,900 20
Damn Yankees!

Martin
    $600 18
Tennessee

Martin
    $600 8
Agatha Christie

Martin
    $3,100 14
the central nervous system

Elaine
    $600 28
Tristan

Elaine
    $600 3
vichyssoise

Gretchen
    $600 21
(Elaine: What is Funny Lady?)

Funny Girl

ElaineGretchen
    $800 25
New Hampshire

Martin
    $800 9
B. Traven

Triple Stumper
    $800 15
the small intestine

Elaine
    $800 29
Adonis

Gretchen
    $800 4
quicksilver

Gretchen
    $800 23
Where's Charley?

Martin
    $1000 26
Lake Minnetonka

Elaine
    $1000 10
Rosemary Rogers

Gretchen
    $1000 16
(Elaine: What are the cerebral arteries?)

carotid arteries

Elaine
Triple Stumper
    $1000 30
(Alex: [Taking off his glasses] This has been a remarkable contest--each of our players performing very well. It seems as if you were taking turns running the categories!)

Hero

Triple Stumper
    $1000 5
numismatist

Martin
    $1000 24
The King and I

Elaine

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Elaine Martin Gretchen
$10,900 $8,600 $6,100

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

FAMOUS NAMES
(A: Elaine, you are a 5-day champion with $52,800, and we'll see you in the Tournament of Champions, and as for Martin, you're a co-champion & you come back to defend on our next show. We'll wrap up the week with you & Martin & two new players - so long!)
GretchenWho is Capt. John Cook
$1,499
MartinWho is Capt. John Smith?
$8,600
ElaineWho is John Smith
$6,300
Captain John Smith

Final scores:

Elaine Martin Gretchen
$17,200 $17,200 $4,601
5-day co-champion: $52,800 New co-champion: $17,200 2nd place: Maytag washer & dryer

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Elaine Martin Gretchen
$8,400 $7,100 $6,100
25 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W		 18 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 13 R,
0 W

Combined Coryat: $21,600

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Game tape date: 1989-10-23
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