LONDON -- Fans worldwide bet $360,000 in two days on 'Who shot J.R.' _ actor Larry Hagman _ in the 'Dallas' TV, and the chief suspect is a character supposedly already killed in a plane crash, a London bookie said Wednesday.
The betting is now closed, but 'Lusty Dusty' Farlow, boyfriend of J.R.'s wife, Sue-Ellen, heads the list at odds of 6-4, said the William Hill Organization.
It means you had to bet four to win six.
The fans apparently were suspicious that the body of Dusty, played by actor Jared Martin, was never recovered from a plane wreck in episodes leading up to J.R.'s shooting in the final show last season _ at a time when J.R. was spiking Dusty's plans to run off with Sue Ellen.
Sue Ellen's sister, Kristin, shares second spot in the suspect stakes with Vaughn Leland at 4-1, said a William Hill spokesman. J.R.'s own mother, Miss Ellie, comes in at 6-1. Sue Ellen herself is way down the list at 25-1.
The betting opened shortly before the new series of the show opened in Britain last week, and the bets flowed in from home and abroad _ anywhere Dallas is shown, a William Hill spokesman said.
'We closed the betting after two days,' he said. 'We have to cover ourselves.'
Other prices in the J.R. stakes: 8-1 Lucy Ewing. 12-1 Jock Ewing and Alan Bean. 16-1 Dr. Ellby, Seth Stones' widow, Vaughn Leland's wife. 20-1 Bobby and Pam Ewing and Cliff Barnes. 25-1 Jordan Lee.
The bookies quoted 'any other character' introduced into the show after the shooting at 20-1.
