S2·E422 1986-04-22

Episode recap

The broadcast of Jeopardy! identified as season two, episode 422, aired on April 22, 1986. The episode featured three contestants: Kurt Weldon, Randy Amasia, and Susan Sanchez. As a standard installment of the long‑running American quiz program, the competition adhered to the format described for the series, in which three participants contend across three distinct rounds: Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy!, and Final Jeopardy!. In each round, the host presented a series of clues in the form of answers, and the contestants were required to respond in the form of a question, a hallmark of the show’s gameplay.

During the initial Jeopardy! round, the three competitors selected clues from a board organized into six categories, each containing five clues of increasing monetary value. Correct responses added the corresponding amount to a contestant’s score, while incorrect answers resulted in a deduction. After the Jeopardy! round concluded, the scores were carried forward to Double Jeopardy!, which featured a second board with the same categorical structure but with doubled monetary values. The contestants again chose clues, wagered on Daily Doubles, and accumulated or lost points based on the accuracy of their responses.

Following Double Jeopardy!, the episode progressed to Final Jeopardy!, the concluding segment in which each contestant wrote a single response to a single clue after seeing the category. Participants wagered any portion of their accumulated score before the clue was revealed, and the final scores were determined after the responses were evaluated. The contestant with the highest total after Final Jeopardy! was declared the winner of the episode and received the cash prize associated with the game’s final tally.

While the specific categories, clues, and final scores for Kurt Weldon, Randy Amasia, and Susan Sanchez are not detailed in the available synopsis, the episode followed the established structure of Jeopardy! as a general‑knowledge quiz competition, providing each contestant the opportunity to demonstrate breadth of knowledge across a variety of topics before a live studio audience.