S1·E30 Show #30

Episode recap

The episode identified as Show #30 of the first season of the 1984 series Jeopardy! presents three competitors: Anita Mangels, Howard Kaufman and Terry Turner. As with every installment of the program, the contest unfolds under the direction of host Alex Trebek and the voice of announcer Johnny Gilbert, both listed among the series’ regular on‑screen personnel. The series is classified as a reality‑style family program with a TV‑G rating and was produced in the United States in 1984, a fact recorded in the series overview on The Movie Database.

The format follows the well‑known structure of the quiz competition created by Merv Griffin, in which contestants are presented with general‑knowledge clues in the form of answers. Each clue appears on a board divided into categories, and the participants must respond in the form of a question to earn the monetary value attached to the clue. The episode proceeds through the initial Jeopardy! round, where each contestant selects clues and attempts to accumulate a score, followed by the Double Jeopardy! round, which offers higher‑value clues and the opportunity to find hidden “Daily Doubles.” After the two main rounds, the three players wager a portion of their totals on a single clue in Final Jeopardy!, writing their responses before the time expires.

During the course of the episode, Anita Mangels, Howard Kaufman and Terry Turner each select categories, buzz in when they believe they know the correct question, and either add to or subtract from their scores based on the correctness of their responses. The competition adheres to the standard rules of the show, including the requirement that answers be phrased in the interrogative form. The episode concludes with the Final Jeopardy! question, after which the scores are tallied to determine the day’s champion. No specific scores, wagers, or the ultimate winner are disclosed in the available synopsis, so the recap remains limited to the confirmed participants and the established structure of the program.