Responses for Show #476 - Monday, October 6, 1986

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Contestants

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Shirley Petras, a college professor from Phoenix, Arizona

Elaine Iannotti, a graduate student originally from Penn Yan, New York

Carl Brady, a U.S. Navy flight officer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $9,200)

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Jeopardy! Round responses

AMERICANA
SPORTS
"A" IN SCIENCE
(Alex: All of the correct responses will begin with the letter A.)
BIBLICAL WATERS
FAMILIAR PHRASES
HOW TO
(Alex: All of your correct responses in that category will begin, "How do you do this?" "How do you do that?")
    $100 21
George Washington

Shirley
    $100 1
Notre Dame

Carl
    $100 8
asteroids

Carl
    $100 26
the Sea of Galilee

Shirley
    $100 5
a kangaroo court

Shirley
    $100 13
how do you answer the telephone

Elaine
    $200 22
McDonald's

Elaine
    $200 2
baseballs

Carl
    $200 9
absolute zero

Carl
    $200 27
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

parting the Red Sea

Carl
    $200 6
to spin in one's grave (turn over in your grave)

Carl
    $200 14
how do you make concrete

Shirley
    $300 23
Arlington Cemetery

Elaine
    $500 3
(Carl: What are the [********], the [****], and the [**]?)

(3 of) 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 meters, 110 meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw & 1500 meters

Carl
    $300 10
alternating current

Carl
    $300 18
between the devil and the deep blue sea

Shirley
    $300 15
how do I act like Groucho Marx

Elaine
    $400 24
the March of Dimes

Triple Stumper
    $400 4
(Carl: Because the ball is thrown through the basket.)
(Alex: Phrasing.)
(Carl: What is because the ball is thrown through the basket?)
(Alex: We're going to give him that? Be more specific.)
(Carl: What is because you score by throwing the ball through the basket?)
(Alex: No, I don't think I can give it to you.)

because the first basketball was thrown in a peach basket

CarlElaine
    $400 11
astronomers

Carl
    $400 19
neither fish nor fowl

Elaine
    $400 16
how do you elect a Pope

Shirley
    $500 25
Lillian Russell

Triple Stumper
    $500 7
(Elaine: What is, "And then I was on the floor"?)

"I guess I forgot to duck"

Elaine
Triple Stumper
    $500 12
[Applause for Carl's run of the category]

amnesia

Carl
    $500 20
(Elaine: Nope, I don't know.)
...
(Alex: We've got a minute to go in the round.)

food for thought

Elaine
Triple Stumper
    $500 17
how to weave

Elaine

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 7):

Carl Elaine Shirley
$600 -$100 $100

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Carl Elaine Shirley
$2,300 $1,200 $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

WORLD LEADERS
TRANSPORTATION
OPERA
TOUGH TV TRIVIA
WARS
PALINDROMES
    $200 18
"Baby Doc" Duvalier

Shirley
    $200 12
a train

Carl
    $200 2
Figaro

Elaine
    $200 23
McLean Stevenson

Shirley
    $200 7
Canada

Shirley
    $200 1
[Elaine selected the first clue.]

mum

Shirley
    $400 19
Ferdinand Marcos

Shirley
    $400 13
(Alex: The fire department, by the way, doesn't allow them to do that right now.)

Dodger Stadium

Carl
    $400 4
the prima donna

Shirley
    $400 24
Baretta

Shirley
    $400 8
World War I

Carl
    $400 3
level

Shirley
    $600 20
(Elaine: What is Wilhelm?)
...
(Alex: [*] Kohl, [*] Schmidt.)

Helmut

CarlElaine
    $600 14
the Chunnel (the tunnel underneath the English Channel)

Elaine
    $100 5
(Shirley: Audio, huh?)
(Alex: That means probably some kind of music.)
(Shirley: Yes, yes. But I never do well on these at home, Alex. I'm just going to go for $100.)
(Alex: For $100.)
(Shirley: Yeah.)
(Alex: All right.)
...
(Shirley: My wits have deserted me, I'm sorry.)
(Alex: Don't even want to try and guess, huh?)
[The time expiry signal sounds.]
(Alex: If you had guessed, who would you have gone for?)
(Shirley: [*].)
(Alex: Yeah, he was right.)
(Shirley: Yeah, and I would have been right.)
(Alex: You would have been right, yes. It was [*], and he was soon...)
(Shirley: What did I have to lose, right?)
...
(Shirley: How much worse can it get? Let's try OPERA for $800.)

Luciano Pavarotti

Shirley
    $600 25
(Elaine: Who is Fran?)

Kukla

ElaineShirley
    $600 9
the Revolutionary War

Carl
    $600 15
peep

Elaine
    $800 21
James Watt

Carl
    $800 6
Mario Lanza

Carl
    $800 26
(Shirley: Who are Price & Waterhouse?)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]

Funk & Wagnalls

CarlShirley
    $800 10
the Crimean War

Shirley
    $800 16
a rotor

Shirley
    $1000 22
(Alex: Alright, we've got a minute to go in the round.)

a Hansom cab

Triple Stumper
    $1000 17
Puccini

Shirley
    $1000 11
Generals Montcalm & Wolfe

Carl

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Carl Elaine Shirley
$7,900 $1,400 $5,900

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

THE 1970s
ElaineWhat is the S.L.A.?
$1,400
ShirleyWhat were the Weathermen
$5,900
CarlWhat was the S.L.A.?
$5,000
S.L.A. (Symbionese Liberation Army)

Final scores:

Carl Elaine Shirley
$12,900 $2,800 $0
3-day champion: $22,100 2nd place 3rd place

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

Carl Elaine Shirley
$7,700 $1,400 $6,000
19 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W
10 R,
4 W
18 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $15,100

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Game tape date: 1986-08-19
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