Show #921 1988-09-12 (taped 1988-07-19) Regular

Contestants

Terry Floren — a firefighter from Dayton, Ohio

Roger Silverstein — a pediatrician from Detroit, Michigan

Jim Healow — an attorney from Billings, Montana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$300	$-100	$4,800	$0 2nd place: Gibson refrigerator & 7 Krups kitchen products	$4,000 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Roger	$1,200	$2,900	$6,900	$13,400 New co-champion: $13,400	$6,900 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Terry	$0	$500	$6,700	$13,400 New co-champion: $13,400	$6,700 15 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ROYALTY	AMERICANA	WEATHER	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	PIRATES	WORDY SONGS
$100 [12] Poland's King Augustus the Strong is said to have had hundreds of these, but only 1 was legitimate a son Roger	$100 [6] Giant whose best buddies were Johnny Inkslinger & a great big bovine Paul Bunyan Terry	$100 [5] In 1848 the temperature dropped so low that this popular U.S. honeymoon spot froze solid Niagara Falls Terry	$100 [1] He was offered the role of Boy in "Tarzan" movies before he played Wally Cleaver Tony Dow Terry	$100 [2] Iberian country whose holdings & ships were the main target of 17th century buccaneers Spain Jim	$100 [18] In 1978 the title of this No. 1 song was "the word" for Frankie Valli "Grease"
—	$200 [7] For all we know, Taft's ancestors came over on a raft; their claim of being on this ship was disproved in 1985 the Mayflower Jim	$200 [11] The traveling Tornado Observatory of the NSSL is named for this "Wizard of Oz" animal Toto Terry	$200 [24] Shirley MacLaine experienced a lot of ups & downs in "The Apartment" because this was her job an elevator operator Jim	$200 [3] Name by which Barbary corsairs Horush & Khair ed-Din were known, it translates to "red beard" Barbarossa Terry	$200 [19] According to Joan Baez, "Love is just" this a four-letter word Jim
—	$300 [8] The Geo. C. Page Museum & the L.A. County Museum of Art were built atop this sticky old landmark the La Brea Tar Pits Jim	$300 [13] Of 37, 45 or 58º F, the average global temperature on Earth 58 Jim Roger Terry	$300 [25] While a student at William & Mary, this "Fatal Attraction" star played Fiona in "Brigadoon" Glenn Close Roger	$300 [4] 2 of the 4 modern day countries whose lands were part of the Barbary pirate states in the 18th century (2 of) Libya, Algeria (Morocco or Tunisia) Roger	$300 [20] "Artistic" 1st line of Bread's hit, "If" If a picture paints a thousand words Jim
—	$400 [9] He's the fearsome mascot of Tarrytown, New York's Sleepy Hollow High School the Headless Horseman Roger Terry	$400 [14] Closely connected to thunderstorms, this type of storm most often occurs around Denver hailstorms Roger	$400 [26] Marlo Thomas played this girl on "That Girl" Ann Marie	$400 [16] This cruel pirate worked under the protection of Charles Eden, governor of Carolina Blackbeard (Edward Teach) Roger	DD $500 [21] It'sthe only hit song by The Mamas & The Papas to fit this category:"If you love her then you must send her / Somewhere where she's never been before / Worn out phrases and longing gazes / Won't get you where you want to go..." "Words Of Love" Jim
—	$500 [10] Buffalo Bill called her "Little Missy" Annie Oakley Roger	$500 [15] On weather maps, lines of equal pressure are called isobars, while lines of equal temp. are called these isotherms Terry	$500 [23] She was James Earl Jones' Desdemona in "Othello" & won an Oscar for "Hannah & Her Sisters" Dianne Wiest Roger	$500 [17] Ancient civilization best remembered as sailors; they were also major pirates the Phoenicians Roger	$500 [22] 1 of 2 groups whose "Words" became hits in '67 or '68 (1 of) The Monkees or the Bee Gees

Double Jeopardy! Round

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	"P.D."	PEOPLE	FAMOUS PAIRS	FURNITURE
$200 [12] He lost a $50 bet when Brer Tarrypin beat him in a 5-mile race Brer Rabbit Jim	$200 [2] Of Tabasco, Tequila or Chihuahua, the one that's not a state in Mexico Tequila Jim	$200 [1] Latin phrase referring to an allowance for daily expenses a per diem Terry	$200 [22] This talk show host says her feet are still on the ground, "they're just wearing more expensive shoes" Oprah Winfrey Jim	$200 [11] Accoutrements by which you can recognize a participant in a graduation ceremony a cap & gown Roger	$600 [28] Characteristic of Queen Anne furniture, the term "cabriole" referred to the design of this feature the leg Jim
$400 [13] Commoner Tom Canty is almost crowned Edward VI in this American classic The Prince and the Pauper Jim Terry	$400 [4] The 1988 Winter Olympics took place in this Canadian province Alberta Roger	$400 [3] Phrase meaning unrealistic hopes, it originally referred to the fantasies induced by smoking opium pipe dream Terry	$400 [24] He's the only rock star we know who has a son named Dweezil Frank Zappa Jim	$400 [14] Shackles for a convict, or a Vaudeville comic's slang for his wife a ball & chain Roger	$800 [25] The use of tubular steel was a major contribution to furniture by this German design school Bauhaus Terry
$600 [15] Of Argan, Fleurant or Cleante, the one who is Molière's "Imaginary Invalid" Argan	$600 [8] This volcano on Sicily erupted 5 times in the '70s & again in 1983 Mt. Etna Terry	$600 [5] Poppin' Fresh the Pillsbury Doughboy Roger	$600 [26] The London press reported this world leader's 57th birthday March 2, 1988 but said the soviets didn't Gorbachev Jim	$600 [17] Order yelled to get a bellboy or a private to come stand before you front & center Roger	$1,000 [23] Early style of American furniture named after our system of government in the U.S. federal Terry
$800 [16] In 1861 she was 16 & the belle of Clayton County, Georgia Scarlett O'Hara Terry	$800 [9] In legend, these 7 Spanish islands are said to be the highest peaks of Atlantis the Canary Islands	DD $800 [6] It's earth rich enough to mine pay dirt Roger	$1,000 [21] He says at 90 he still has lots to do not having "persuaded everybody to be a positive thinker" Norman Vincent Peale Roger	$800 [18] Phrase describing a newspaper article put together from various bits & pieces cut & paste	—
$1,000 [20] Dickens' hero who quits his post as tutor, takes the half-wit Smike with him & becomes an actor Nicholas Nickleby Jim	$1,000 [10] Cent. American country whose name in Spanish means "depths", referring to the deep waters off its north coast Honduras Terry	$1,000 [7] She was nominated for an Emmy in 1964 for playing both Patty & Cathy Lane Patty Duke Terry	DD $2,100 [27] Now nationwide, this charity program was begun in L.A. in Dec. 1947 by Marine Major Bill Hendricks Toys for Tots Jim	$1,000 [19] Debi Thomas said her inspiration was Werner Groebli, who was half of this comic skating pair Frick & Frack	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LEADERS

He was named president of the Soviet Union twice; once in 1960 & again in 1977

(Leonid) Brezhnev

Jim "Who was Bulganin" — wagered $4,800

Terry "Who is Brezhnev?" — wagered $6,700

Roger "Who is Breznev" — wagered $6,500

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