Show #5816 2009-12-21 (taped 2009-11-04) Regular

Ryan Chaffee game 2.

Contestants

Mallory Ortberg — a student and waitress from Menlo Park, California

Tom Cohen — a fur broker from Hewlett Harbor, New York

Ryan Chaffee — a tutor from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ryan	$1,000	$3,100	$12,400	$12,400 2-day champion: $33,200	$14,200 24 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$2,400	$2,400	$6,000	$1,601 2nd place: $2,000	$6,000 13 R, 5 W
Mallory	$0	$1,200	$800	$1,000 3rd place: $1,000	$800 8 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

IN MEMORIAM 2009	HAVE PUN WILL TRAVEL	CONSTANTINOPLE	FURNITURE	THEY WERE CONTEMPORARIES	LET'S PLAY SOME GOLF
$200 [8] "The most trusted man in America", he signed off at 92; and that's the way it is... (Walter) Cronkite Ryan	$200 [1] Completes the complaint that might take you to a podiatrist, the agony of... the feet Ryan	$200 [10] Constantinople officially became this city in 1930 Istanbul Tom	$200 [24] IKEA's Fira is a mini-chest of drawers intended for these entertainment items in their jewel cases CDs (& DVDs) Mallory	$200 [15] There was good kinging in the 800s--Leo the Wise ruled the Byzantine Empire while England had Alfred the this the Great Mallory	$200 [5] He does the "Cinderella story. Outta no where" bit in the classic golf movie "Caddyshack" Bill Murray Tom
$400 [9] This founder of the Special Olympics & member of a political dynasty passed away in Hyannis at 88 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Ryan Tom Mallory	$400 [2] A shotgun wedding has been punningly defined as a case of this "or death" wife Tom	$400 [13] Constantinople gained strategic importance due to being situated between the Black Sea & this larger sea the Mediterranean Ryan Mallory	$400 [27] 1969talkson this war were delayed ten weeks over--would the table be a rectangle, implying two sides, or round, implying four equal partners? Vietnam Ryan	$400 [16] Madame Tussaud immortalized people in wax while this man created immortal images of the "Birds of America" Audubon Ryan	$400 [6] Adam Sandler faces off on the links against Shooter McGavin & Bob Barker in this golf comedy Happy Gilmore Tom
$600 [21] May saw the deaths of 2 famous Doms--ballplayer Dom DiMaggio & this funnyman DeLuise Ryan	$600 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Birch Aquarium at Scripps in La Jolla, CA.) When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's this creature, found here at Birch Aquarium at Scripps a moray Tom	$600 [14] Constantinople was the meeting point in 1097 when 4 European armies launched the first of these the Crusades Mallory	$600 [28] Term for a modular sofa whose segments are often placed at right angles a sectional Ryan Tom	DD $500 [18] While the prophet Zechariah taught the right way to live, this Greek was teaching about right triangles Pythagoras Ryan	$600 [7] He played washed-up golf pro Roy McAvoy in "Tin Cup" Costner Ryan
$800 [22] This "Father of the Electric Guitar" & one-time husband of Mary Ford stopped strumming at 94 Les Paul Tom	$800 [4] Murphy's law is "Anything that can go wrong, will"; this is a dish of thinly sliced cabbage coleslaw Ryan	$800 [25] The heart of old Constantinople, this immense cathedral's name is from the Greek for "holy wisdom" Hagia Sophia Tom	—	$600 [17] As Rousseau was explaining that society corrupts natural morality, this man put food between slices of bread (the Earl of) Sandwich Ryan	$800 [12] Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) recaptures his swing with the help of a caddy in "The Legend of" him (Will Smith) Bagger Vance Ryan
$1,000 [23] In January this "Helga" painter laid down his pencils & brushes at 91 Andrew Wyeth	$1,000 [20] Seeing several men impersonate Nixon's Secy. of State made me echo an old song & say, "I wonder who's" doing this Kissinger now Ryan Mallory	$1,000 [26] Home to chariot racing, this "horse track" in Constantinople was also used for public rallies the Hippodrome Ryan	—	$1,000 [19] While Nostradamus was contemplating man's future, this anatomist was figuring out women's reproductive tubes Gabriello Fallopio Ryan Tom	$1,000 [11] In a 2004 film subtitled "Stroke of Genius", Jim Caviezel played this golf legend who retired from competition at 28 Bobby Jones Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

RENAISSANCE ARTISTS	ELTON JOHN: FIRST LINES	"BB" BOOKS	FARM AID	PRECIOUS SENTIMENTS	LET'S PLAY SOME GULF
$400 [1] Even while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he still signed his letters "Sculptor in Rome" Michelangelo Ryan	$400 [17] "It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside" "Your Song"	$400 [6] In 1964 Harry Kemelman began a mystery series with "Friday" this clergyman "Slept Late" the Rabbi Ryan	$400 [15] It's not a gal's intent on match.com; this 9-letter word refers to the science of raising animals husbandry Ryan	$400 [8] Someone whose good qualities seem to be hidden is called one of these "in the rough" a diamond Ryan	$400 [9] Tampa Bay is an arm of this, the world's largest gulf the Gulf of Mexico Mallory
$800 [2] While living in Milan, he created a forced-air central heating system for a castle da Vinci Mallory	$800 [26] "Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band" "Tiny Dancer" Ryan	$800 [7] O. Henry's first book was called these "and Kings", a reference to a Lewis Carroll poem Cabbages Mallory	$800 [20] A capon is a neutered male one of these a rooster (or chicken) Tom	$800 [10] Executives leaving a company sometimes get this lucrative type of "handshake" or "parachute" golden Ryan	$800 [11] It was formerly called the Gulf of Siam the Gulf of Thailand Tom
$1,200 [3] This "Younger" German artist's "Madonna of Burgomaster Meyer" featured the Mayor of Basel & his family Hans Holbein Ryan	$1,200 [27] "She packed my bags last night, pre-flight" "Rocket Man" Ryan	DD $900 [16] The title of this Jane Austen novel refers to the Tilneys' country home Northanger Abbey Ryan	$1,200 [21] From the Old English for "food" comes this word pertaining to livestock feed or expendable soldiers fodder Ryan	$1,200 [24] Proverbs 31:10 tells us that a "virtuous woman" has a price "far above" these rubies Ryan	DD $1,000 [13] Vietnam's Red River flows into this gulf (the Gulf of) Tonkin Ryan
$1,600 [4] This Flemish artist's brother Hubert may have contributed to the 12 panels of the "Ghent Altarpiece" Jan Van Eyck Tom	$1,600 [28] "When are you gonna come down? When are you going to land?" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	$1,600 [18] Titles by Philip Roth include "Portnoy's Complaint" & his "Theater" Sabbath's	$1,600 [22] Tomatoes sometimes come in this "old" variety, meaning they're open-pollinated & not grown widely heirloom Tom Mallory	$1,600 [25] Kris Kristofferson once sang of this type of "devil", also used to describe an eloquent orator silver-tongued	$1,200 [12] The Gulf of Paria lies between Venezuela's northeast coast & this companion island of Tobago Trinidad Ryan
$2,000 [5] At age 10 artist Paolo Uccello assisted this sculptor on his bronze doors of the Florentine Baptistry Lorenzo Ghiberti	$2,000 [29] "When I look back, boy I must have been green" "Honky Cat"	$2,000 [19] John Updike was in the money with this 1981 novel, the third in a series, winning a Pulitzer for it Rabbit is Rich Tom Mallory	$2,000 [23] Also found on a racetrack, this enclosure is a place to exercise animals a paddock Tom	—	$2,000 [14] Israel's shoreline on this gulf is very short, from the city of Eilat to its border with Egypt at Taba the Gulf of Aqaba Tom Mallory

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY WEDDINGS

Her 1956 wedding attracted more than 1,500 news reporters to a country with just 20,000 citizens at the time

Grace Kelly

Mallory "Who is Grace Kelly?" — wagered $200

Tom "Who is no idea?" — wagered $4,399

Ryan "Who was Grace Kelly?" — wagered $0

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