Show #839 1988-04-07 (taped 1987-12-14) Regular

Contestants

Bob Beers — an attorney from Fairfax, Virginia

Rick Filloy — a professor from Eugene, Oregon

Joe Weidinger — an industrial designer from Phoenix, Arizona (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joe	$1,200	$2,700	$5,300	$3,000 3rd place: Bayley luggage	$5,300 15 R, 3 W
Rick	$700	$2,400	$7,400	$12,400 2nd place: a vacation at Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs + Pinseeker custom golf clubs & deluxe staff bag	$7,400 18 R, 0 W
Bob	$2,000	$4,200	$27,000	$23,000 New champion: $23,000	$11,400 25 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

VIENNA	TURTLES	POTENT POTABLES	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	1987	HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
$100 [12] The Viennese version of this dance was so fast it made dancers dizzy the waltz Bob	$100 [6] The turtle is the only reptile that has this obvious feature a shell Joe	$100 [19] It's the French region synonymous with sparkling wine Champagne Rick	$100 [1] A tent with a diagonal line over it means this is prohibited camping Rick	$100 [27] "People meters" were put into use measuring the popularity of these television programs Bob	$100 [21] In their 1st musical number together, Ginger sang, he played the accordion & neither 1 of them danced Fred Astaire Bob
$300 [24] We tell you no "tales"--"Wienerwald" is the German word for these the Vienna Woods Rick	$200 [7] Though all species have bony plates on both jaws, no living turtle has these teeth Joe	$200 [18] Kirin is a beer from this country Japan Joe	$200 [3] An asterisk on a weather map doesn't refer you to the bottom, but indicates this condition snowfall Joe	$200 [17] Gloomy yet "colorful" phrase that describes October 19, 1987 Black Monday Bob	$200 [22] This comic actor produced a singing cowboy Western without his partner Ollie (Stan) Laurel Rick
$400 [23] Bred since the 1500s, they're famous for performing airs above the ground the Lipizzan Stallions Joe	$300 [8] The snapping turtle snaps, not just to be mean, but because it can't do this for protection draw its head inside its shell Rick	$300 [2] Taxes on this liquor are reported to provide 17% of the U.S. Virgin Islands gov't budget rum Joe	$300 [4] Number of people pictured in the standard "school crossing" sign 2 Rick	$300 [14] 1 of the 1st headline stories of 1987 was the tragic fire at the DuPont Plaza Hotel on this island Puerto Rico Rick	$300 [28] Charles Black was dropped from the Social Register for marrying this ex-child star in 1950 Shirley Temple Rick
$500 [25] This giant ride, the "Riesenrad", was featured in the film "The Third Man" a Ferris wheel (in the Prater) Joe	$400 [9] Some of the largest land turtles are found on these islands off the coast of Ecuador the Galápagos Islands Joe	$400 [20] In the song, "American Pie", it's what "them good ole boys were drinkin'" whiskey & rye Bob	$400 [5] Usual number of dots in an ellipsis 3 Bob	$400 [16] With infrared gear, U.S. Army crews were able to prove that the vessel "Iran Ajr" was engaged in this mine laying Joe	$400 [29] The poster for this controversial 1956 film showed Carroll Baker sucking her thumb like an infant Baby Doll Bob
DD $1,000 [13] It's the group heard here: the Vienna Boys' Choir Bob	$500 [10] The FDA bans sale of most pet turtles since they often carry this gastrointestinal disease bacteria Salmonella Joe	$500 [26] A district in Tuscany lent its name to this wine which comes in a straw-covered flask chianti Rick	$500 [11] From the Latin "radix", meaning root, it's the name of the root symbol in mathematics radical Joe Bob	$500 [15] A 1200 lb. man set out to lose 1000 lbs. with help of this comedian who runs a Bahamian nutrition clinic Dick Gregory Bob	$500 [30] The 2 husbands of Elizabeth Taylor who starred opposite her in films for which she won Oscars Richard Burton & Eddie Fisher Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERATURE	PARKS	SICKNESS & HEALTH	COLONIAL AMERICA	QUESTIONABLE SONGS	"COLOR"FUL ANSWERS
$200 [13] 1st name of the Maugham title character "Miss Thompson" Sadie Bob	$200 [19] The 1st parks. called "preserves", were set aside for royalty as grounds for this pastime hunting Rick	$200 [2] From ancient times, the Chinese have used this method of preventing smallpox vaccination Joe Rick	$200 [14] John Rolfe, who married Pocahontas, was 1st to grow this crop commercially in Virginia tobacco Bob	$200 [4] The song that says, "Turn around & you're 2, turn around & you're 4" opens with this question Where are you going (my little one)? Bob	$200 [9] The Hardy-Rand-Rittler & Ishihara tests are to determine degrees of this colorblindness Rick
$600 [12] Daniel Defoe title character who was a tart, a wife, a thief, a convict, then grew rich & lived honest Moll Flanders Rick	$400 [29] Covering some 26,000 acres, the largest U.S. municipal park system belongs to this U.S. city New York City Rick	$400 [3] Although arthroscopic surgery can be performed on many joints, it is most often done on this one the knee Bob	$400 [15] Following in his father's footsteps, Paul Revere practiced this occupation silversmith Joe	$400 [5] It follows "I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man..." who could ask for anything more? Bob	$400 [18] Term for the ceremonial escort accompanying the flag bearer the color guard Joe
$800 [10] "Requiem for a Nun" was his sequel to "Sanctuary" Faulkner Bob	$600 [28] New England's only national park, it shares its name with homeland of Longfellow's Evangeline Acadia Bob	$800 [27] Gigantism & acromegaly are anterior lobe disorders of this gland the pituitary Joe	$600 [16] In the 1760s, 80,000 pairs of shoes per year were manufactured in the town of Lynn in this colony Massachusetts Bob	$600 [6] Song which eventually asks, "Where have all the graveyards gone?" "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" Bob	$600 [20] Technical name for a photographic slide a color transparency Joe Rick
$1,000 [1] In his 1940 classic Western novel, Walter Van Tilburg Clark sets his "Incident" in this valley the Ox-Bow Bob	$800 [23] Studies conducted at these gardens in Greater London helped to start the rubber industry Kew Gardens Rick	$1,000 [21] The initials HMO, which have stood for heart minute output, now also stand for this health maintenance organization Rick	$1,000 [24] Not actually one of the Pilgrims, he went with them to serve as their military leader Miles Standish Bob	$800 [7] 1st question asked in "The End Of The World" is this astronomical one Why does the sun go on shining? (Why does the sun keep on shining? accepted) Bob	$800 [25] Equine idiom that means another matter completely a horse of a different color Joe
DD $6,000 [11] Brom Bones dressed up as this to scare the schoolmaster away from Katrina the Headless Horseman Bob	$1,000 [22] 1st used by Aztec emperors, this park, largest in Mexico City, contains "Los Pinos", the president's home Chapultepec Joe	—	DD $10,000 [17] Rather than towns & villages, early Maryland settlers built these medieval estates manors Bob	$1,000 [8] The song "Shrimp Boats" asks this question Why don't you hurry, hurry, hurry home?	$1,000 [26] Though it's not technically a musical instrument, a clavilux is called this a color organ Rick

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

This island of 5 million has 3 million fewer people now than it had 150 years ago

Ireland

Joe "What is New Guinea?" — wagered $2,300

Rick "What is Ireland" — wagered $5,000

Bob "What is ?" — wagered $4,000

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