Show #5979 2010-09-16 (taped 2010-07-27) Regular

Roger Craig game 4.

Contestants

Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz — a foreign service officer originally from Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Les Taub — a training and sportsmanship consultant from New York, New York

Roger Craig — a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware (whose 3-day cash winnings total $138,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Roger	$1,400	$4,200	$30,200	$28,400 4-day champion: $166,801	$19,400 25 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Les	$4,100	$9,900	$13,100	$8,000 2nd place: $2,000	$12,200 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Ruth Anne	$1,800	$2,200	$9,000	$4,800 3rd place: $1,000	$9,000 13 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 23rd PSALM	GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP	SILENCE	"V"	PUSH BY SAFIRE	MAKE IT RIGHT
$200 [4] They're the first 5 words of the psalm The Lord is my shepherd Ruth Anne	$200 [9] J.P. Hayes cost himself a 2009 spot on this tour by confessing to using an unapproved ball the PGA tour Ruth Anne	$200 [2] In a silent one of these, the bids are written--none of that "do I hear..." business an auction Roger	$200 [16] Sabin and Salk product vaccines Les	$200 [1] William Safire won this prize in 1978 "For Commentary on the Bert Lance Affair" ("Affair" being Lance's banking practices) the Pulitzer Roger	$200 [21] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) This actor who founded Make It Right not only pledged $5 million, but moved his large family to New Orleans & threw himself into sustainable rebuilding Brad Pitt Les
$400 [5] "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside" these still waters Roger	$400 [10] In 2008 Central Wash. players of this sport carried injured Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon around the bases softball Ruth Anne	$400 [3] The journal of this quiet type of institution gives an award for the one "of the Year"; in 2010 it was in Columbus a library Ruth Anne	$400 [17] A tramp or wanderer a vagabond Les	$400 [22] Safire wrote, "A president's ability to deflect charges of sleaze...aimed at his administration" was a this-coated presidency teflon Roger	$400 [26] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) The "E" in insulated "Low-E windows" stands for this; the windows allow light through but prevent solar heat gain & block UV rays emission Roger Ruth Anne
$600 [11] These 2 items, "they comfort me" rod & staff Ruth Anne	$600 [6] Mike Bossy & Alexander Mogilny have won the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct in this sport hockey Roger	$800 [14] No cell phone use is permitted on "quiet cars", begun in 2000 on this service's Philly-Washington run Amtrak Les	$600 [18] A silk textile with a short, smooth surface, or the covering on deer's developing antlers velvet Roger	$600 [25] In 2006 George W. Bush awarded Safire this "presidential" item, the highest honor given to civilians the Medal of Freedom Les	$600 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) A wood product called TimberSILgives Make It Right homes durability; it endures, resists warping, & is a Class A fire retardant, due to being infused with this common transparent material glass Roger
$800 [12] "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of" these mine enemies Les	$800 [7] The chronicles of this hard-serving American include, in 2005, calling an opponent's shot in, costing himself the match Andy Roddick Les	$1,000 [15] The name of this branch of monks known for keeping silent comes from a 17th century Cistercian Abbey the Trappists Roger Les	$800 [19] 9-letter word meaning to waver between courses of action vacillate Roger	$800 [24] Safire defined "the proof of guilt that precipitates resignations" as this 2-word term describing a discharged firearm a smoking gun Les	$800 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) In a flood, a float house can rise onguideposts& is actually so light that it's weighted against winds; architect Thom Mayne compares it to this 4-letter beach structure, moving with the tide a pier Les
$1,000 [27] "Surely" these 2 quantities "shall follow me all the days of my life" goodness & mercy Les	$1,000 [8] This backcourt partner of Isiah Thomas on the "bad boys" of Detroit won the NBA's 1st Sportsmanship Award Joe Dumars Les	DD $1,500 [13] The type used for a trumpet or sax is more familiar, but string instruments can be muffled with this device a mute Les	$1,000 [20] 2-word legal term for preliminary examination of jurors voir dire Les	$1,000 [23] At the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959, Safire corralled these 2 politicos into a mock kitchen & the 2 debated Nixon & Khrushchev Les	$1,000 [29] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) The architects who designed Make It Right homes all used the tradition of this type of home, suited to the narrow New Orleans lots with high ceilings to let heat rise a shotgun shack Roger

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LEADERS	THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS	BESTSELLERS	DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES	PHOTOGRAPHERS	SAY "CHI"s
$400 [2] Elected in 2008, president Dimitris Christofias of this divided island nation is the EU's only communist head of state Cyprus Roger	$400 [20] An apple tree angrily slaps the hand of a Kansas girl trying to pick from it in this film The Wizard of Oz Ruth Anne	$400 [7] Numerical title of Jeffrey Toobin's look "Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court" The Nine Les	$400 [1] There's American Express & this "of America" Bank Les	$400 [28] In April 1875 the Library of Congress gained possession of his Civil War photographic plates for $25,000 Mathew Brady Ruth Anne	$400 [23] Giving up your seat to the lady proves that this medieval system is not dead chivalry Roger
$800 [8] Lee Myung-Bak is its head of state; he makes the news a bit less often than his counterpart to the north South Korea Roger	$800 [16] In the third film of this title guy's animated series, Fiona's planned attack on 2 tree/ guards doesn't make them happy Shrek Ruth Anne	$800 [21] Don Piper describes his brush with death in "90 Minutes in" this place Heaven Les	$800 [3] It has a Supercenter on South 9th St. in Salina, Kansas Walmart Roger	$800 [11] Black photographer James Van Der Zee chronicled life in this NYC section for more than a half century Harlem Roger	$800 [24] Part of a house that has its own professional sweep a chimney Roger
$1,200 [15] Serzh Sargsian is its president, Tigran Sargsian is its prime minister Armenia Roger Ruth Anne	$1,200 [17] Treebeard rallies the Ents & goes after Saruman's forces in this second film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy The Two Towers Ruth Anne	$1,200 [22] A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled "Love at" this Stake Roger	$1,200 [4] Roy E., the son of its co-founder, died in December 2009 Disney Ruth Anne	$1,600 [13] Her 1981 Rolling Stone cover shot of a nude John Lennon was taken hours before his murder Annie Leibovitz Roger Les	$1,200 [25] In the Army today no one outranks General George W. Casey Jr., because he's this Chief of Staff Roger
$1,600 [10] Former Sofia mayor Boyko Borissov is now its prime minister Bulgaria Roger	$1,600 [18] A tree snatches Robbie in this 1982 thriller known for the catchphrase "They're heee-eere!" Poltergeist Roger	—	$1,600 [5] Pfounded in 18P49 Pfizer Roger	$2,000 [14] Mattias Klum's photo essays for this magazine include 2008's "Borneo's Moment of Truth" National Geographic Roger	$1,600 [26] You can "pet" this Southwestern plant, Salvia columbariae a chia Ruth Anne
$2,000 [9] It's prime minister Mr. Tuila'Epa, won a silver medal in archery at the 2007 South Pacific Games Samoa	$2,000 [19] In M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening", the trees are mad at us, & Elliot Moore, played by him, must deal with it (Mark) Wahlberg Roger	—	DD $7,000 [6] Its original purpose was to insure people on journeys Travelers Roger	DD $7,000 [12] He once said that his life was "colored and modulated by the great earth gesture of the sierra" (Ansel) Adams Roger	$2,000 [27] Deception or trickery chicanery Roger

Final Jeopardy!

WORD AND PHRASE ORIGINS

Meaning "rapidly", this term began in England, referring to the speed with which the mail was delivered

post haste

Ruth Anne "What is ASAP?" — wagered $4,200

Les "What is ?" — wagered $5,100

Roger "What is Express?" — wagered $1,800

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