Show #705 1987-10-02 (taped 1987-06-22) Regular

Contestants

Dr. Betsy Suits — a physician from Redondo Beach, California

Jim Terry — a non-profit executive from New York City, New York

Heywood Sobel — an engineer from Mar Vista, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $13,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Heywood	$0	$2,500	$6,700	$13,400 2nd place: Berkline sofa + Bauer table lamp	$6,700 14 R, 1 W
Jim	$200	$500	$8,300	$13,500 New champion: $13,500	$8,700 19 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Betsy	$1,100	$900	$500	$600 3rd place: Kosta Boda crystal	$500 11 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

CLASSICAL MUSIC	CAR TALK	GYMNASTICS	OPERATING ROOM	HOUSTON	DALLAS
$100 [9] Because dad didn't want him to have a music career, this "Waltz King" took secret violin lessons Johann Strauss Betsy	$100 [15] A "rag top" is this kind of car convertible Betsy	$100 [1] In competition, gymnastic exercises are labeled as optional or this compulsory Jim	$100 [4] Though you may get off easy, a carpal tunnel syndrome repair involves surgery on, not a slap on, this wrist Betsy	$100 [11] Houston was founded in 1836, the year in which Texas gained its independence from this country Mexico Betsy	$100 [26] Character on the TV series whom Time Magazine described as "a human oil slick" J.R. Ewing Betsy
$200 [10] At his funeral, February 18, 1883, an orchestra played the funeral march from his Gotterdammerung (Richard) Wagner Jim	$200 [18] Any race driver with brains who wants to keep them wears this, a "bonnet" crash helmet Heywood	$200 [2] In 1972, this Soviet's back somersault on the balance beam was almost banned as too dangerous Olga Korbut Jim	$200 [5] Patient in the most publicized surgeries of July, 1985 & January, 1987 President Reagan Jim	$200 [16] U.S. space flights are directed from the Houston Space Center named for this President Johnson Betsy	$200 [27] The question on lips all over the world during the summer of 1980 Who shot J.R.? Heywood Betsy
$300 [12] He denied using any actual negro or Indian melodies in his "New World Symphony" (Antonin) Dvorak Heywood	$300 [19] When you "lay a patch", these leave black streaks on the pavement tires Jim	$300 [3] Magnesium carbonate, used to reduce friction by absorbing sweat, is commonly called this chalk Betsy	$300 [6] Of a muscle, organ or joint, body part examined in an arthroscopy joint Jim	$300 [17] 1 of only 2 U.S. cities whose ports handle more cargo than Houston (1 of) New York (or New Orleans) Heywood Betsy	—
$400 [13] Handel wrote his "Water Music" for a party held on this river Thames Betsy	$400 [24] A popular pitted pie fruit, or a car in unusually fine condition cherry Jim	$400 [22] Relationship of Mikhail Voronin & Zinaida Voronina, gold medalists at the 1968 Olympics husband & wife	$500 [8] Gastrectomy involves removal of part or, in extreme cases, all of this stomach Betsy	$400 [20] Houston's rank among largest U.S. cities in population 4th Jim	—
$500 [14] "Ballet of Unhatched Chicks" & "Catacombs" are 2 pieces in this work by Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Heywood	$500 [25] Common term for smoothing the surface of a brake drum or rotor turning Heywood	$500 [23] Kurt Thomas 1st developed the "Thomas Flair" on this piece of equipment pommel horse Heywood	DD $800 [7] In transplanting this, it's removed from within the sternum or ilium & injected into a vein, not a bone marrow Jim	$500 [21] This Houston university is named for its benefactor, a cotton merchant, not a grain dealer Rice Betsy	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROYALTY	MARINE BIOLOGY	RATED "EX"	WORLD LITERATURE	FAMOUS FLEMINGS	AMY VANDERBILT SAYS
$200 [14] Atahualpa, executed by the Spaniards in 1533, was the last ruler of this empire Inca Jim Betsy	$200 [1] "Baleen" from whales was better known as this when used as corset stays whalebone Jim	$200 [9] Rite to expel an evil spirit, like Jason Miller performed in a 1973 film exorcism Betsy	$200 [6] For 18 years he taught at Harvard, during which he wrote "The Village Blacksmith" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Jim	$600 [26] She went straight from Beverly Hills High School into films, at least 2 of which had "Redhead" in title Rhonda Fleming	$600 [19] At a table of 6, guests may begin eating hot food after this many have been served 3
$600 [16] This prince consort's last words were "Good little woman" Prince Albert Jim	$400 [2] Term for limbs of aquatic mammals or birds which have become adapted for swimming flippers Heywood	$400 [10] From Latin for "to drive from the breast", this verb means "to spit" expectorate Jim	$400 [7] Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in 1622, he wrote his comedies under this pen name Molière Jim	$800 [25] In 1928, he discovered the germ-killing power of the green mold penicillium notatum Alexander Fleming Jim	$800 [20] During the meal itself, it's the only time when elbows on the table are permissible between courses
$800 [17] Slated to become the next emperor, he's currently Japan's crown prince Akihito Heywood	$600 [3] To biologists, a "whelk" is not a "wunnerful, wunnerful" bandleader but a type of this univalve mollusk (snail) Heywood	$600 [11] To disinter, or actor Cronyn if he changed his name exhume Heywood	$600 [8] In this early 19th c. novel, Elizabeth Bennet 1st rejects Darcy but finally marries him Pride and Prejudice Betsy	$1,000 [24] Stunt car driver & once Pres. Wilson's photographer, he won "Best Director" Oscar for "GWTW" Victor Fleming Heywood	DD $800 [21] At a dance, a husband should dance at least these 2 dances with his wife first & last Jim
DD $1,000 [15] Bohemian ruler murdered in 929 by his brother, he lives on in the following song: [instrumental] "Good King Wenceslas" Jim	$800 [4] Though this savage species can be 60 feet long, their brains are rarely over 6 inches shark Jim	$800 [12] Latin for "from the books", it's often found on bookplates Ex Libris Jim	$800 [22] In a famous novel, Alonso Quijano, a gaunt country gentleman, changes his name to this Don Quixote Heywood	—	—
$1,000 [18] In a list of the last 5 czars of Russia, you'll find only these 2 names Nicholas & Alexander Jim Betsy	$1,000 [5] The only mammals known to use tools while foraging are primates & these "playful" marine weasels sea otters Heywood	$1,000 [13] Word found at the end of Shakespearean scenes that means "actors exit the stage" exeunt Jim	$1,000 [23] Frankenstein's creation learned about emotions by studying Goethe, Milton & this Greek's "Lives" Plutarch Heywood	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

CONSTELLATIONS

The flags of Australia, Papua New Guinea & New Zealand bear stars in the shape of this constellation

Southern Cross

Betsy "What is the So. Cross" — wagered $100

Heywood "What is the Southern Cross?" — wagered $6,700

Jim "What is the Southern Cross" — wagered $5,200

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