Show #1024 1989-02-02 (taped 1988-11-01) Regular

Contestants

Richard Beban — a writer from Malibu, California

Franny Moore-Kyle — a substitute teacher from Burbank, California

Curt Surls — a law clerk originally from Iowa Falls, Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Curt	$0	$500	$4,200	$8,400 2-day champion: $16,400	$5,500 16 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Franny	$600	$2,600	$7,300	$300 2nd place: Easy-Rest sofa & loveseat and Code-A-Phone answering device & phone	$5,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Richard	$1,200	$2,500	$7,100	$100 3rd place: Emerson bookshelf stereo system	$7,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 50 STATES	KIDDIE LIT	INTERNATIONAL CUISINE	MUSIC MAKERS	TELEVISION	SPELLING
$100 [11] Wyoming's capital, its name means "red talkers", not Clint Walker Cheyenne Richard	$100 [9] This youngest "little woman" married Laurie after her sister Jo turned him down Amy Franny	$100 [13] This beef & sour cream dish was named for a Russian count Beef Stroganoff Curt	$100 [8] He 1st played piano in public at age 4 & much later recorded hits such as "Ramblin' Rose" Nat King Cole	$100 [3] "Fantasy Island" character known for the immortal line "The plane! The plane!" Tattoo Curt	$100 [1] A 2nd year student in an American college S-O-P-H-O-M-O-R-E Franny
$200 [17] These mountains are pictured on Vermont's state flag Green Mountains Curt	$200 [10] He wrote a book of fairy tales years before he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde	$200 [14] The German name for this breaded entree means "Viennese cutlet" wienerschnitzel Curt	$200 [20] In 1956, early in his career, Life Magazine called him "A Howling Hillbilly" Elvis Presley Richard	$200 [4] John Ireland played a drover & Clint Eastwood a ramrod on this series Rawhide Richard	$200 [2] In Gershwin song titles it follows "I Got" & "Fascinating" R-H-Y-T-H-M Curt
$300 [18] Delaware is the only state in which these are subdivided into "hundreds" counties Richard	$300 [19] At the end of Hans Christian Andersen's story, this tiny little girl becomes queen of all the flowers Thumbelina Richard	$300 [15] This English pudding is often baked under roasting meat to catch the drippings Yorkshire pudding Franny Richard	$300 [21] Panamanian Ruben Blades has revolutionized this contemporary form of Latino pop music salsa Franny	$300 [5] In a 1984 TV movie about Ernie Kovacs, this singer, Kovacs' widow, played Mae West Edie Adams Richard	$300 [7] From Latin "to open", it's an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite A-P-E-R-I-T-I-F Curt
$400 [24] You can visit a resort on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in this "Land of Enchantment" New Mexico Richard	$400 [22] After eating the apple, Snow White "slept" in one of these made of glass coffin Franny	$400 [16] Popular in India, tandoori chicken is named for the tandoor, which is this (clay) oven Curt	—	$400 [6] This early '70s series "raised Caine" from his youth in 19th c. China to manhood in the wild west Kung Fu Franny	$400 [27] A pie topping made of baked egg whites M-E-R-I-N-G-U-E Curt Richard
$500 [26] Perhaps "The Yellow Rose of Texas" wore this, Texas' yellow state gemstone topaz	$500 [23] As far as we know, the only thing he & his wife ever did was lick the platter clean Jack Sprat Franny	$500 [25] The name of these large tubular noodles, often stuffed with cheese, is from Italian for "little sleeves" manicotti Franny	—	DD $600 [12] This miniseries won Emmys for R. Kiley, J. Simmons & B. Stanwyck & featuredthe followingtheme: The Thorn Birds Richard	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

EARLY AMERICANS	MODERN WRITERS	SCIENCE & NATURE	PIRATES	CLASSIC CINEMA	"SH"!
$200 [10] He felt his greatest work was his revision of the Bible, not his speller or dictionary (Noah) Webster Curt	$200 [6] JFK's White House Press Secretary who went to college at 15 & recently co-wrote several thrillers Pierre Salinger Richard	$200 [19] Officially, a fly has this many wings 2 Curt Franny	$200 [21] There is little evidence that pirates made their victims walk this, but they did throw them overboard the plank Richard	$200 [1] The Marx Brothers Meet the Met, so to speak A Night at the Opera Curt	$200 [12] Last name of the 1st American in space Shepard Franny
$400 [14] Widow of Daniel Custis, she burned all but 2 letters from her famous 2nd husband Martha Washington Curt	$400 [7] This "Paper Lion" has also been a pitcher, boxer, golfer, tennis player & philharmonic musician (George) Plimpton Richard	$400 [22] To locate this navigational point in the night sky, extend a line from the star Merak on past Dubhe North Star Franny	$400 [27] Symbols of mortality shown on pirate flags included skulls & these timepieces filled with sand hourglass Richard	$400 [2] Cecil B. DeMille's famous Biblical "Exodus", made silently in 1923 & colorfully in 1956 The Ten Commandments Richard	$400 [13] The only event in track & field that fits this category shotput Curt
$600 [15] He served as President of the Continental Congress & as the 1st Chief Justice of the United States John Jay Curt Richard	$600 [8] Though he wrote the screenplay for "Moby Dick" he's best known for works such as "Farhrenheit 451" Ray Bradbury Franny	$800 [24] An oologist is a scientist who studies these eggs Franny	$600 [30] At least 13 women found this hirsute pirate so irresistible that they married him Blackbeard Franny Richard	$600 [3] "It Happened One Night"; they became the 1st co-stars to win Best Actor & Actress Oscars Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert Richard	$600 [18] The part of the tobacco pipe between the bowl & stem, or the part of a leg between the knee & ankle shank Curt Richard
$800 [16] He graduated from Yale at 18, became a captain at 20 & was hanged at age 21, in 1776 Nathan Hale Curt	$800 [9] His play "That Championship Season" was a hit on Broadway, & he was a hit in "The Exorcist" Jason Miller	$1,000 [25] Meaning "middle life", this geologic era saw the emergence of early mammals Mesozoic Franny	$800 [29] Name of a 17th century Caribbean pirate or a 20th century TV panelist on "I've Got a Secret" Henry Morgan	$800 [4] In this 1941 flick, Bogey gives Greenstreet the bird--a fake one The Maltese Falcon Curt	$800 [20] In song titles it precedes "...Your Groove Thing", "...Your Body" & "...Your Booty" Shake Richard
$1,000 [17] The original Gerrymandered district was named for Elbridge Gerry when he was gov. of this state Massachusetts Curt	$1,000 [11] This "Day of the Jackal" author said, "I'm a writer... intent" on "selling lots of copies & making money" Frederick Forsyth Richard	DD $2,500 [23] The longest day of the year in Australia occurs in this month December Franny	$1,000 [28] Some pirates were known by this canine term, perhaps because their bark was worse than their bite seadogs	DD $1,300 [5] "High Society", starring Kelly, Crosby & Sinatra, was based on this film with Hepburn, Grant & Stewart The Philadelphia Story Curt	$1,000 [26] If your itinerary includes Tibet, you might want to hire these native mountain guides sherpas Curt

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GOVERNMENT

The Census Bureau is part of this federal department

Commerce

Curt "What is commerce?" — wagered $4,200

Richard "What is the Treasury Department?" — wagered $7,000

Franny "What is the Treasury Dept?" — wagered $7,000

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