Show #862 1988-05-10 (taped 1988-03-01) Regular

1988 Senior Tournament quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Joan Smith — a gift shop owner from Eufaula, Oklahoma

Peggy Kennedy — a forensic toxicologist from Menands, New York

Charmion Burns — a student from Manhattan Beach, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Charmion	$2,400	$2,700	$8,600	$8,000 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,900 15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Peggy	$800	$2,000	$5,400	$10,800 Automatic semifinalist	$6,400 17 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Joan	$1,300	$2,800	$8,200	$6,400 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,500 16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

BOTANY	THE LIBERTY BELL	WOMEN IN THE NEWS	WORD ORIGINS	DOLLS	ADVERTISING NOSTALGIA
$100 [1] The only garden flower listed under "E" in the World Book is this holiday flower Easter lily Charmion	$100 [25] Its cost, £60 14s 5d, was paid by this commonwealth Pennsylvania Joan	$100 [20] A woman known as "Passion Flower" fainted on the stand during this star's 1987 divorce trial Joan Collins Peggy	$100 [6] Not surprisingly, this pink bird's name comes from Spanish for "flaming" flamingo Charmion	$100 [11] It's said Napoleon liked dolls, but by age 7 was more attached to these toy figures soldiers Charmion	$200 [19] Wherever the Ajax White Knight pointed his lance, this would disappear dirt Peggy
$200 [2] To avoid freezing, experts recommend watering your flowers during this part of a winter day morning Peggy	$300 [27] The source of its inscription, "Proclaiming liberty throughout all the land..." The Bible	$200 [21] In 1987, she was reportedly dismissed from Brown University, but Rosalynn said she left voluntarily Amy Carter Joan	$200 [7] This word for a heathen comes from the Latin "pagi", who were just country folk pagan Peggy	$200 [12] Hopi Indians use these dolls in ceremonies asking the spirits of the dead to bring a good harvest kachinas Joan	$300 [18] He's been described as "jolly" & is said to have his own valley Jolly Green Giant Charmion
$300 [3] The jimsonweed, a poisonous weed of N. America, derives its name from this Early American settlement Jamestown Joan	DD $900 [26] Composer of the following which he named after the bell: John Philip Sousa Joan	$300 [22] This newswoman made the news herself by marrying Merv Adelson on May 10, 1986 Barbara Walters Joan	$300 [8] The word for this fish is probably from the German "schurke", meaning rascal shark Joan	$300 [13] Dating back to Ancient Egypt, dolls stuffed with this reed have been found along the Nile papyrus Charmion	$400 [17] While purporting to give good taste, this cigarette gave us bad grammar Winston Peggy
$400 [4] Though botanical garden is used as a synonym, a true arboretum limits its collection to these plants trees Peggy	—	$400 [23] Mr. Blackwell put this star of "A Different World" at the top of his 1987 worst-dressed list Lisa Bonet	$400 [9] Word classifying the Milky Way, from the Greek word for milky galaxy Charmion	$400 [14] Kewpie dolls were known for a golden topknot & a tiny blue pair of these on the shoulders wings Charmion	$500 [16] Their jingle told us, "Relief is just a swallow away" Alka-Seltzer
$500 [5] It's this substance, trapped in the dying leaves of maples, that turns them those fiery colors sugar (*anthocyanin) Charmion Joan	—	$500 [24] Controversial Russian who now lives in Wisconsin under the name Lana Peters Svetlana Alliluyeva (Stalin) Peggy	$500 [10] From the Latin "proponere" come these 2 words, one an honorable offer, one an indecent suggestion proposal & proposition Charmion	$500 [15] "Million Dollar Baby" was the nickname of this '20s doll whose hyphenated name began with "Bye" Bye-Lo Baby	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY CHARACTERS	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS	KING TUT	SOUTH CAROLINA	MOVIE MUSICALS	ANAGRAMS
$200 [1] Hugo's "Hunchback" Quasimodo Joan	$200 [19] Of Eastern Bloc, Western Bloc, or nonaligned, the group to which most U.N. members belong nonaligned Peggy	$200 [6] Tut is short for this Tutankhamun Peggy	$200 [28] South Carolina has 2 of these: "Prepared in Mind & Resources" & "While I Breathe, I Hope" (state) mottoes Peggy	$200 [17] She played Gypsy Rose Lee in "Gypsy" Natalie Wood	$200 [9] The noise Otto makes with his horn toot (from Otto) Joan
$400 [2] Fielding's "foundling" Tom Jones Peggy	$400 [20] Founded in 1961, this organization campaigns for the release of all non-violent prisoners of conscience Amnesty International Peggy	$400 [7] Of the 14th, 8th or 4th century B.C., when King Tut lived 14th Joan	$800 [27] It's the major resort city on the popular stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand Myrtle Beach	$400 [18] This platinum blonde bombshell used a singing & dancing double in the 1935 musical "Reckless" Jean Harlow Peggy	$400 [12] Kay rode one of these beasts in Tibet yak (from Kay) Peggy
$600 [3] Hiawatha's honey Minnehaha Peggy	$600 [21] This int'l police organization includes not only 3 Eastern Bloc countries but also Laos & Cuba INTERPOL Peggy	$600 [8] Tho it's argued whether Tut was hydrocephalic, this part of his mummy is abnormally enlarged head Charmion	$1,000 [26] This South Carolina-born g-man went north to trap John Dillinger Melvin Purvis	$600 [14] In a 1939 classic, these two visit Professor Marvel before going on an incredible journey Dorothy & Toto Charmion	$600 [13] Selina thinks these landed on her lawn aliens (from Selina) Charmion
$800 [4] Faustus' fair-faced fancy Helen (of Troy) Joan	$800 [22] Since it began in 1961, this, the WWF, has helped stop or delay extinction of some 30 animal species World Wildlife Fund Charmion	$800 [10] When he died, at about the age of 20, he was buried in this valley Valley of the Kings Joan	—	$1,000 [16] She was the only star of the movie "Guys & Dolls" who had starred in it on Broadway Vivian Blaine Joan	$800 [23] A dessert for Osbert sorbet (from Osbert) Charmion
$1,000 [5] Svengali's singer Trilby Joan	DD $1,000 [25] Jean Henri Dunant shared the 1st Nobel Peace Prize for founding this organization in 1864 Red Cross Peggy	$1,000 [11] His tomb was discovered in 1922, by this English archaeologist (Howard) Carter Joan	—	DD $2,500 [15] The 2 stars who played father & son in "This is the Army" before they became Calif. politicians George Murphy & Ronald Reagan Charmion	$1,000 [24] Sterling is such a fan of Shirley Temple's that he wears his hair in these ringlets (from Sterling) Peggy

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS ATHLETES

In her 1st Olympics, she finished last but later won 3 consecutive gold medals in figure skating

Sonja Henie

Peggy "Who was Sonya Henie" — wagered $5,400

Joan "Who is Peggy Fleming" — wagered $1,800

Charmion "Who was Dorothy Hamill?" — wagered $600

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