S2·E91 Show #351

Episode recap

The broadcast listed as season two, episode ninety‑one of the 1984 series of Jeopardy! (show number 351) presented three new challengers: John Goodwin, Sherrie Ballard, and Pat Hanrahan. As with every installment of the program, the three contestants took their places at the podiums opposite host Alex Trebek, while longtime announcer Johnny Gilbert introduced the round and read the clues. The episode adhered to the familiar three‑round structure that defines the series. In the opening Jeopardy! round the three players selected clues from a board of six categories, each clue presented as an answer that required a response phrased in the form of a question. Correct responses added the dollar value of the clue to the contestant’s score, while incorrect answers deducted the same amount and gave the remaining players an opportunity to buzz in. After the first round, Trebek introduced the Double Jeopardy! round, which featured a second board with the same categories but doubled monetary values, allowing the contestants to increase their totals more rapidly. Throughout both rounds the contestants competed for control of the board, strategically choosing clues and wagering on Daily Doubles that appeared hidden among the clues. The episode concluded with the Final Jeopardy! segment, in which each contestant wrote a single response to a single clue after seeing the category, then placed a wager based on their standing. The final scores were revealed after the answers were read, determining the episode’s champion. The production credits for the series list Kevin McCarthy, Dick Schneider, and John Lauderdale as directors, with the show’s format and presentation consistent with the long‑running quiz‑show model described in reference works on Jeopardy!. No additional narrative elements or special features were noted beyond the standard gameplay that characterized the episode.