Show #5822 2009-12-29 (taped 2009-11-11) Regular

Stephen Weingarten game 4.

Contestants

Breanne Reinhard Smith — a writer from Arcola, Illinois

Chris Gleason — a purchasing agent originally from San Diego, California

Stephen Weingarten — a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon (whose 3-day cash winnings total $78,298)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Stephen	$400	$3,600	$9,200	$18,392 4-day champion: $96,690	$9,200 16 R, 3 W
Chris	$5,400	$7,400	$14,200	$1,200 3rd place: $1,000	$15,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Breanne	$1,400	$4,800	$12,800	$5,000 2nd place: $2,000	$12,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE SMITHS	BIBLE BOOKS BY QUOTATION	YOU'RE ALL WET	JAVA, THE HUT	NAME THAT SPORT	I CAN DO IT IN 5 "NOTE"S
$200 [15] Explorer said to have been saved by Pocahontas John Smith Stephen	$200 [18] "And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark" Genesis Breanne	$200 [1] To see the tides in the Bay of Fundy at their highest, visit Minas Basin in this country Canada Stephen	$200 [26] This restaurant's new McCafe offers iced coffee as well as the hot stuff McDonald's Breanne	$200 [5] PGA golf Chris	$200 [10] Letter-perfect slang for a $100 bill a C-note Chris
$400 [17] Howdy Doody, seenhereas a bobblehead, was created by this man, his TV costar Buffalo Bob Smith Chris	$400 [22] "And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the lord" Exodus Breanne	$400 [2] Wisconsin honeymooners may visit Big Manitou, at 165 feet one of the highest of these east of the Rockies a waterfall Stephen	$400 [27] The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf offers herbal infusions like lemon chamomile that are "100%" this "-free" caffeine Stephen	$400 [6] MLS soccer Chris	$400 [11] The late author David Foster Wallace was known for using these at the bottoms of pages footnotes Breanne
$800 [20] Leading blues singer of the 1920s who recorded nearly 200 songs Bessie Smith	$600 [23] "So they took up (him), and cast him forth into the sea" Jonah Breanne	$600 [3] 3 streams, the Jordan, Bear & Weber, flow in, but there are no streams that empty this large U.S. lake the Great Salt Lake Stephen	$600 [28] This coffee company's logo features 2 stars & a twin-tailed mermaid Starbucks Chris	$600 [7] USTA, founded in 1881 tennis Chris	$600 [12] Barack Obama delivered this speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote Chris
$1,000 [21] Rhodesian politician who declared independence from Great Britain Ian Smith	$800 [24] "Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, doth (this man) fear God for nought?" Job Breanne	$800 [4] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animated map of the Atlantic on the monitor.) The fusion of the north & south equatorial currents along with water from the Gulf of Mexico form this warm current the Gulf Stream Chris	$800 [29] Try a Kaffe Kreme at this shop where their coffee is as good as their doughnuts Krispy Kreme Stephen	$800 [8] USAV volleyball Chris	$800 [13] It's the fractional music item seen here a half-note Chris
DD $1,200 [19] Founded a church in 1830, murdered 14 years later Joseph Smith Breanne	$1,000 [25] "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour" Revelation Stephen	$1,000 [16] The name of this ocean is derived from the name of a Titan in Greek myth who was a brother of Prometheus the Atlantic Stephen	$1,000 [30] Have some joe at cafes named for this fictional Colombian who represents more than 500,000 coffee growers Juan Valdez Chris	$1,000 [9] PBA, founded in 1958 bowling Chris	$1,000 [14] To signify certain ideas in addition to the explicit meaning connote Stephen Breanne

Double Jeopardy! Round

UNCIVIL UNREST	ACTORS & THEIR ROLES	MEALTIME LIT	BRAND "X"	WE HAWK OLD INVENTIONS	LITTLE-USED WORDS
$400 [11] "This is the farewell kiss, you dog", said Muntader al-Zaidi as he threw both of these at Pres. Bush in Dec. 2008 his shoes Stephen	$400 [6] Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg & Ron Kovic Tom Cruise Stephen	$400 [2] Perhaps Mr. Capote feasted on French toast while writing this 1958 tale of Miss Golightly Breakfast at Tiffany's Chris	$400 [3] This brand's packages were originally labeled "sanitary cold cream remover" Kleenex Breanne	$400 [19] He got movable type moving, & there are only about 40 of his 1450s Bible left! Act now! Gutenberg Chris	$400 [1] A malison is a curse; a benison is this a blessing Breanne
$800 [12] The decidedly misnamed Avenue of Eternal Peace on this square was the site of deadly protests in 1989 Tiananmen Square Stephen	$800 [7] Tinkerbell & Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts Breanne	$800 [22] William Inge may have needed bug repellent while writing this 1953 play Picnic Stephen	$800 [4] Pursue perfection with this make of car whose logo is seen here Lexus Stephen	$800 [26] In December 1877 editors of Sci. American checked out his cylinder phonograph; the sentimental value alone is huge! Edison Stephen	$800 [18] The cholesterol-conscious may order a glair omelet, glair meaning this egg-white Stephen
$1,200 [13] Seen here is an illustration ofthis1773 protest the Boston Tea Party Chris	$1,200 [8] Larry Gigli & George Reeves Ben Affleck Breanne	$1,200 [23] Anne Tyler sported a full menu when she wrote the bestselling "Dinner at" this "Restaurant" Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant	$1,200 [5] This Mars candy bar is 2 fingers of cookie, caramel & chocolate Twix Breanne	$1,200 [27] We have a certain "view" of this guy who 1st perfected his "quick freeze machine" for fish in 1926; enjoy our 1/2-priced halibut! (Clarence) Birdseye Chris	$1,600 [21] Dundrearies are long these worn with a hairless chin sideburns Chris Breanne
$1,600 [14] Washington, D.C. & Seattle have been targets of heated protests against the World Bank & the IMF, short for this International Monetary Fund Chris	$1,600 [9] Elizabeth Swann & Elizabeth Bennet Keira Knightley Breanne	$1,600 [24] After "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", he served up "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" Douglas Adams Chris	$1,600 [16] This company's Jack Kilby created the first integrated circuit back in 1958 Texas Instruments Stephen	$1,600 [28] Within 10 years of inventing the steel plow in 1837, he was producing 1,000 annually; nothing runs like... John Deere Breanne	$2,000 [25] One of these may have shapely futtocks: a futtock is a curved timber in its frame a ship
$2,000 [15] These 1886 Chicago riots involved strikers from the McCormick Reaper Works the Haymarket Riots	$2,000 [10] Wyatt Earp & Snake Plissken Kurt Russell Stephen	$2,000 [29] We hope William S. Burroughs was clothed while writing this tale of a trip to the "interzone" Naked Lunch Stephen	DD $3,600 [17] Lesney Products, a London die-casting business, introduced this toy brand in 1953 Matchbox Chris	$2,000 [30] You can't put a price on this German's scale for classifying the relative hardness of minerals--but we can! (Friedrich) Mohs Chris	DD $3,600 [20] An horologe is any device that gives you this information time Chris

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN MUSIC

The brilliance of Anne Brown, a soprano, changed the title of a 1935 opera that was to be called simply this one name

Porgy

Stephen "What is Porgy?" — wagered $9,192

Breanne "What is" — wagered $7,800

Chris "What is Unsinkable?" — wagered $13,000

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