Show #5820 2009-12-25 (taped 2009-11-10) Regular

Stephen Weingarten game 2.

Contestants

Susan Holmes-Garrity — an ESL high school teacher from Collingswood, New Jersey

Michael Boucher — a research analyst from Sacramento, California

Stephen Weingarten — a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Stephen	$2,400	$4,400	$12,500	$24,700 2-day champion: $47,900	$14,000 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$3,400	$5,400	$6,200	$200 3rd place: $1,000	$6,200 16 R, 2 W
Susan	$0	$3,000	$11,800	$13,201 2nd place: $2,000	$12,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SHIRLEY MacLAINE	THE APARTMENT	TERMS OF ENGINEERMENT	COCOA CHANNEL	POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE	"SWEET" CHARITY
$200 [6] Born in 1934, Shirley MacLaine was named after this film star born in 1928 Shirley Temple Michael	$200 [11] I was "in good hands" with this insurance company but I let my theft coverage lapse; guess I won't be replacing that TV Allstate Stephen	$200 [1] A New Deal agency for major government engineering projects was the PWA, this "Administration" Public Works Stephen Michael Susan	$200 [21] There are Fruity & Cocoa varieties of this cereal pitched by the Flintstones Pebbles Michael	$200 [26] Tajikistan rocks! We just looked off one of these on the Vakhsh River; it's 300 meters tall & makes 3/4 of the country's power a dam Michael	$200 [16] Traditional Chinese sauce that combines sugar & vinegar; you like pork? sweet-and-sour Stephen
$400 [7] He's Shirley's famous brother, 3 years her junior Warren Beatty Susan	$400 [12] Oh no! I have 100 new roach roommates! Good thing I have this brand of insecticide that "kills bugs dead" Raid Stephen	$400 [2] Nature's own one of these substances is synovial fluid, which reduces friction in our joints oil (or lubricant) Stephen	$400 [22] Nestle sells a hot cocoa mix featuring mini these to put on top marshmallows Susan	$400 [27] Had fun going to the top of this 630' monument, tallest in the U.S.; we looked east & saw the Mississippi River & Illinois the Gateway Arch Stephen	$400 [17] I always listen to this rock anthem after "Free Bird" "Sweet Home Alabama" Michael
$600 [8] Shirley was great friends with the fabled Rat Pack & starred with them in this 1960 caper film Ocean's Eleven Susan	$600 [13] Thank goodness my satellite dish from this U.S. company recently sold by Rupert Murdoch is back working; I was lost without it DirecTV Michael	$600 [3] The Khurais Project in this country's desert involves piping millions of barrels of water to pump up the oil Saudi Arabia Michael	$600 [23] Unsweetened cocoa powder is often sprinkled on these fungus-named chocolates truffles Michael	$600 [28] We'll always have the Hassan II mosque in this West African country; it has the world's tallest minaret! Morocco Michael	$600 [18] Slang for the most effective place to hit a ball on a tennis racket the sweet spot Stephen
$800 [9] When William Peter Blatty was writing this horror novel in the early '70s, he based the mother on Shirley, a close friend The Exorcist Stephen	$800 [14] The flapper, lift arm & ballcock assembly of this very necessary fixture are all fine--why won't it work?! a toilet Stephen Susan	$800 [4] 16th c. scientist William Gilbert is called the father of this type of engineering; a device he invented detected charge electrical engineering Michael	$800 [24] This African "coast" country is the world's No. 1 producer of cocoa Ivory Coast Susan	$800 [29] Wish you weren't here! Our raft is nearing the drop of this tallest Venezuelan cataract! See you next fall! Angel Falls Stephen	$800 [19] Per the Bard in "Romeo and Juliet", it's what parting is sweet sorrow Susan
$1,000 [10] In 1970 Shirley replaced Elizabeth Taylor in "Two Mules for Sister Sara" opposite this action star Clint Eastwood Michael	$1,000 [15] The super's cousin parked his Xterra from this company in my space again--at least it's smaller than his old Armada Nissan Stephen	$1,000 [5] Georgia Tech's School of Aeronautics, founded in 1930, is now called the School of this engineering Aerospace Engineering Stephen	$1,000 [25] In the chocolate-making process, high pressure is used to remove this fatty substance used in cosmetics cocoa butter Susan	$1,000 [30] Toured the Burj in this U.A.E. city. They say it's the tallest tower in the world; looked over ledge & lost my lunch Dubai Susan	DD $1,000 [20] Villanova's Mendel Medal depicts the school's seal encircled by a wreath of these sweet peas Susan

Double Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS AT REST	TV TITLE REFERENCES	XMAS NEWS & NOTES	LITERARY SEVENS	LET'S VISIT AN AQUARIUM	CROSSWORD CLUES "A"
$400 [26] At the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois Lincoln Susan	$400 [16] Type of old crime that the Philadelphia Homicide Squad endeavors to finally solve Cold Case Stephen	$400 [3] If you hear "Wassail" at a Christmas party, it's an Old Norse salutation wishing you good this health Michael Susan	$400 [1] Lawrence of Arabia's wartime memoirs, published in 1926, were called "Seven Pillars of" this Wisdom Susan	$400 [6] The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota is located on the waterfront of this Great Lake Superior Stephen	$400 [11] Beaded calculator(6) an abacus Susan
$800 [27] At his Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California Reagan Susan	$800 [17] Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette), who has dreams & visions of dead people Medium Stephen	$800 [4] This character from an 1843 story "bore a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame!" Tiny Tim Stephen	$800 [2] Aeschylus recounted a tale of legendary heroes making war in "Seven Against" this city Thebes Michael	$800 [7] Popular exhibits at the Waikiki Aquarium include the Hawaiian monk seals, coral farms & these "giant" bivalves clams Stephen	$800 [12] Go upward(6) ascend Susan
$1,200 [28] The 2 who are buried at the First Unitarian Church in Quincy, Massachusetts John Adams & John Quincy Adams Michael	$1,200 [18] Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who communicates with earthbound spirits Ghost Whisperer Michael	$1,200 [23] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from outside a display window in New York.) In 1998, Macy's introduced holidaywindowdisplayshonoring this classic film; now you'll see them appropriately in the windows facing 34th Street Miracle On 34th Street Susan	DD $1,500 [5] After returning to Denmark, she finished the "Seven Gothic tales" she had been working on in Africa Karen Blixen (or Isak Dinesen) Stephen	$1,200 [8] Nearly 2 million people each year visit the aquarium in this California city, located where else but on Cannery Row Monterey Michael	$1,200 [13] Heart-y artery(5) aorta Stephen
$1,600 [29] At the Washington, D.C. National Cathedral Woodrow Wilson	$1,600 [19] The Oceanside Wellness Center, at which Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery works Private Practice	$1,600 [24] Weighing upwards of 25 pounds, a Toulouse is the traditional one of these eaten at Christmas a goose Susan	$1,600 [21] A 1964 film was based on the novel "Seven Days in" this month, about an army coup attempt in the United States May Susan	$1,600 [9] In the no bone zone of the Florida Aquarium, kids can crawl in supersized shells of this "solitary" crab a hermit crab Stephen	$1,600 [14] Charitable donations(4) alms Stephen
$2,000 [30] The first of 2 presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery William Howard Taft Michael	$2,000 [20] The "Buy More" Nerd Herd employee Mr. Bartowski Chuck Michael	DD $2,000 [25] 13-year-old Jimmy Boyd had a hit in the '50s with this tune, decried by Boston's Roman Catholic Archdiocese "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" Susan	$2,000 [22] This author's novel "QB VII" takes its title from the London courtroom where a libel trial takes place Leon Uris	$2,000 [10] Watch out for anacondas & piranhas at the Shedd Aquarium exhibit called this river "Rising" Amazon Stephen	$2,000 [15] Sharp accent?(5) acute

Final Jeopardy!

CLASSICAL MUSIC

A chorus in this 1741 work says, "King of kings and Lord of lords and He shall reign forever and ever"

Handel's Messiah

Michael "What is the Requiem?" — wagered $6,000

Susan "What is Messiah?" — wagered $1,401

Stephen "What is Handel's Messiah?" — wagered $12,200

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