Show #5819 2009-12-24 (taped 2009-11-10) Regular

Ryan Chaffee game 5.Stephen Weingarten game 1.

Contestants

Sarah Boyette — a law student originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stephen Weingarten — a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon

Ryan Chaffee — a tutor from Los Angeles, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $91,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ryan	$2,200	$6,600	$10,200	$20,400 3rd place: $1,000	$8,400 15 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Stephen	$1,600	$2,600	$12,200	$23,200 New champion: $23,200	$11,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Sarah	$1,000	$3,800	$11,600	$21,600 2nd place: $2,000	$10,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOBEL LAUREATES IN LITERATURE	"CHIN" MUSIC	A PIECE OF CAKE	BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME	IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS EVE	LETTER-WORD
$200 [11] 1938:"For her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China" Pearl S. Buck Sarah	$200 [1] If you're at the Superdome for an NFL game, you'll hear this song made famous by Louis Armstrong in 1939 "When The Saints Go Marching In" Ryan	$200 [9] Said to make the creamiest & best version, Ricotta can be the namesake ingredient in this dessert cheesecake Sarah	$200 [4] Baldwin, Thurber, Michener James Sarah	$200 [15] On Dec. 24, 1943 this U.S. general was appointed Supreme Allied Commander Eisenhower Ryan	$200 [22] The Motion Picture Association of America gave us this term meaning explicit or obscene X-rated Ryan Stephen
$600 [17] 1970:"For the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions" of Russian literature Solzhenitsyn Stephen	$400 [2] "Spirits In The Material World" is an aptly titled song on this 1981 Police album Ghost in the Machine Stephen	$400 [10] Logically enough, Genoise was developed in this European city Genoa Ryan Sarah	$400 [5] Principle, Marshall, Pumpkin Eater Peter Ryan	$400 [18] Destroying more than 35,000 volumes, a fire devastated this location in Washington, D.C. on Christmas Eve 1851 the Library of Congress Sarah	$400 [23] This shortened term for a weapon appeared as early as August 1945 A-bomb Stephen
$800 [20] 2005:"Who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle" Harold Pinter	$600 [3] Cash registers ring for Shania Twain in this song that says "We live in a greedy little world" "Ka-Ching!"	$600 [12] It's the geographic-sounding name of the cake seen here German chocolate cake Sarah	$600 [6] Ortega, Bernoulli, Boone Daniel Ryan Sarah	$600 [19] Christmas Island in the Pacific gets its name from its Christmas Eve 1777 discovery by this British explorer (Captain) Cook Ryan	$600 [24] One of the first versions of this, in Michigan in 1956, had the kids hitting off a metal pipe T-ball Sarah
$1,000 [21] 1932:"For his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in 'The Forsyte Saga'" John Galsworthy	$800 [29] In a Journey title, it comes between "Lovin'" & "Squeezin'" "Touchin'" Ryan	$800 [13] A sponge cake without egg yolks or butter, it's fat free, pure white, &, as its name implies, a little piece of heaven angel food cake Sarah	$800 [7] Rothko, Begich, Spitz Mark Ryan	$800 [26] The War of 1812 was officially ended by the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on Dec. 24 of this year 1814 Stephen	$800 [25] A double bend in a road, or a record label with Tom Jones on its roster S-curve Sarah
DD $2,200 [16] 1958:"For his important achievement... in the field of the great Russian epic tradition" Pasternak Ryan	$1,000 [30] "You think you're alone until you realize you're in it" are lyrics in this voyeuristic Elvis Costello song "Watching The Detectives" Ryan	$1,000 [14] It's the festive name of the cake seen here a Yule log Stephen	$1,000 [8] Pound, Cornell, Better Than Ezra Stephen	$1,000 [27] Held on spying charges by this nation, the crew of the USS Pueblo returned to the U.S. for Christmas 1968 North Korea Stephen	$1,000 [28] In varying sizes, this versatile item holds almost anything together & is especially useful when glue is drying a C-clamp Sarah

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WHITE HOUSE	"BLUE" MOVIES	GO GREYHOUND	THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE	YOU'VE GOT YELLOW FEVER	COLORFUL RHYME TIME
$400 [6] An indoor pool was built for him in the West Terrace because he swam as therapy FDR Ryan	$400 [11] At the start of this comedy classic, Elwood is picking up his brother Jake, who's getting out of prison The Blues Brothers Stephen	$400 [1] Until 1700 a commoner in this William III-led country couldn't own a greyhound, property only for the nobility England Sarah	$400 [23] In 1791 Vermont joined the Union as this number state, not quite original 14th Ryan Sarah	$400 [21] After Dolley Payne's first husband died of yellow fever in 1793, she married this man Madison Sarah	$400 [16] Dark military offensive black attack Stephen
$800 [7] The walls of the White House are this "stone", a type of sedimentary rock, that has been painted over sandstone Ryan Stephen	$800 [12] Shaquille O'Neal's big screen debut was in this 1994 film, as a college basketball phenom Blue Chips Stephen	$800 [2] Dedicated to the adoption of ex-racing greys, First State Greyhound Rescue places dogs in N.J., Penn. & this state Delaware Ryan Sarah	$800 [27] Bordering Vermont to the north is Canada, specifically this province Quebec Stephen Sarah	$800 [22] Yellow fever is caused by one of these microorganisms that get transmitted by mosquito bites a virus Ryan Stephen	$800 [17] Earthy dress for a ball a brown gown Sarah
$1,200 [8] The first of these was installed in 1879 for Rutherford B. Hayes; his number was 1 a telephone Stephen	$1,200 [13] Diana Ross belts out "God Bless The Child" in this musical biography Lady Sings the Blues Ryan	$1,200 [3] Greyhound owners groups commonly advise that unless you can run 40 mph, it's a really bad idea to walk one "off" this off-leash Stephen	$1,200 [28] This man from Middlesex is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy	$1,200 [24] From the old French for "yellowness", this skin condition puts the yellow in yellow fever jaundice Stephen	$1,200 [18] Commie grooved part of a tire red tread Stephen
$1,600 [9] The earliest known photograph taken inside the White House is of him & his cabinet at the start of the Mexican War Polk Ryan	$1,600 [14] This action flick starring Roy Scheider & a high-tech police helicopter was also briefly a TV series Blue Thunder Stephen	$1,600 [4] In Proverbs 30:31 this son of David wrote about a greyhound, the only dog breed mentioned in the Old Testament Solomon Sarah	$2,000 [30] This most populous city in the state is home to the main campus of the University of Vermont Burlington Sarah	DD $2,000 [25] Control of yellow fever greatly aided the completion of this large-scale Central American project in 1914 the Panama Canal Stephen	$1,600 [19] Salmon-colored psychiatrist pink shrink Stephen
$2,000 [10] When electric lights were installed in 1891, this pres., afraid of being shocked, wouldn't operate the switches Benjamin Harrison Ryan Sarah	$2,000 [15] This 1971 documentary about great white sharks contains some of the most terrifying underwater footage ever shot Blue Water, White Death	$2,000 [5] The greyhound originated more than 5,000 years ago in this African country, where it was used to hunt gazelles Egypt Stephen	DD $2,600 [29] Between New Hampshire & Vermont runs this river named for a third state the Connecticut Sarah	$2,000 [26] A Washington, D.C. hospital bears the name of this man who fought yellow fever in Cuba & discovered its cause Walter Reed Ryan	$2,000 [20] Blood-hued courtesan a scarlet harlot

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTSWOMEN

Referring to a 1999 incident, her autobiography is titled "It's Not About the Bra"

Brandi Chastain

Ryan "Who is Brandy Chastain?" — wagered $10,200

Sarah "Who is Brandi Chastain?" — wagered $10,000

Stephen "Who is Brandy Chastain" — wagered $11,000

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