Ben next shuttles Raena to 62nd & Mad. She first misses the country where Gerhard Schroeder replaced Helmut Kohl (Germany), and needs a mobile shout on a fabulist who wrote "The Bow Who Cried Wolf" and "The Tortoise and the Hare" (Aesop). She's right for $75. Last question... wrong. Doesn't matter, as she wins $125. But will she take the video? "Why not?" The question: Every year the largest event in Canada is a nine-day rodeo called the Stampede. In what capital of Alberta is the Stampede held? "Ottawa." And right now, Ryan and Don are going "You idiot!" She loses it all on Calgary.

Finally, Debbie, Tama, and Kim, all from Arkansas, head to Magnolia Bakery. First strike: former governor of Texas who lent his name to the state's biggest city (Houston). Second strike: ionic, doric, and corinthian are all staples of what part of Greek and Roman architecture? (columns). They go with a street shoutout (if they can ever grab someone off the street) to name the head, like his father before him, of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Fat good that does them, as they guess Jimmy Hoffa... Right for $225! Time to phone up Nathan for this: what French leader recently said that the only thing worse than English food is Finnish food? They go with Chirac... Right for $425! But will they go for the bonus? No, they walk.

Kevin came from -$200 to the championship, knocking off someone we can now call a ToC contender. He starts this one with $200 Truman Capote, finding the early Daily Double under $800 "Bush"-isms. The only one in the blue state, Kevin bets $1000 on this: in 2004, an anti-Dubya book by Jim Hightower was titled "Let's Stop" this evasive behavior. "What is 'Beating Around the Bush'?" Right for $1800! Both challengers are out of the red with Mary at $1000 and Bryan at $1800, but Kevin's doing all the cutting like a knife with $3800. Mary has first pickings in Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 American Lit, finding the first Daily Double under $1600. After a scoring change benefiting Kevin, Mary bets $3000. Caroline Meeber is the title character of this 1900 novel. "What is 'Sister Carrie'?" THAT... would've put her close to the lead. Instead, she goes to $1200. $2000 in Classical Classics goes to Bryan, as he bets the whole shoot'n'match on this: despite its name, this "air" from Bach's Suite No. 3 was not inspired by the sight of a stripper's laundry drying on the line. "What is G String Air?"  ... Count it! He takes the lead at the end of the round with $13,200 to Kevin's $13,000. Mary has $1600.

Final Jeopardy! in "Newsmakers": in April 2005, during his first 2 days on the job, he received more than 56,000 e-mails. Correct question: Who is Pope Benedict XVI?

Kevin's right to go to only $13,201. But it's enough to win, as Bryan couldn't come up with an answer. Kevin now has $27,601.