Scores for Show #5609 - Thursday, January 15, 2009
Contestants
| [<< previous game] | Bill Menezes, a non-profit director from Denver, Colorado Meagan Grote, a bookseller from Lakeland, Florida Greg Jones, a college instructor from Chincoteague Island, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,201) | [next game >>] | 
Jeopardy! Round
| Greg | Meagan | Bill | ||
| 1 | $200 | $0 | $0 | 1 | 
| 2 | $200 | $0 | $400 | 2 | 
| 3 | $800 | $0 | $400 | 3 | 
| 4 | -$200 | $0 | $400 | 4 | 
| 5 | $800 | $0 | $400 | 5 | 
| 6 | $600 | -$200 | $400 | 6 | 
| 7 | $600 | $200 | $400 | 7 | 
| 8 | $1,200 | $200 | $400 | 8 | 
| 9 | $1,200 | $200 | $1,200 | 9 | 
| 10 | $1,200 | $400 | $1,200 | 10 | 
| 11 | $1,200 | $400 | $1,600 | 11 | 
| 12 | $1,200 | -$200 | $2,200 | 12 | 
| 13 | $400 | -$200 | $2,200 | 13 | 
| 14 | $400 | $800 | $2,200 | 14 | 
| 15 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | 15 | 
| 16 | $600 | $800 | $3,200 | 16 | 
| 17 | $800 | $800 | $3,200 | 17 | 
| 18 | $800 | $800 | $3,600 | 18 | 
| 19 | $800 | $800 | $4,000 | 19 | 
| 20 | $1,400 | $800 | $4,000 | 20 | 
| 21 | $2,000 | $800 | $4,000 | 21 | 
| 22 | $2,800 | $800 | $4,000 | 22 | 
| 23 | $2,800 | $1,800 | $4,000 | 23 | 
| 24 | $3,000 | $1,800 | $4,000 | 24 | 
| 25 | $3,000 | $1,800 | $4,400 | 25 | 
| 26 | $3,000 | $1,800 | $5,200 | 26 | 
| 27 | $3,000 | $2,800 | $5,200 | 27 | 
| 28 | $3,600 | $2,800 | $5,200 | 28 | 
| 29 | $3,600 | $3,600 | $5,200 | 29 | 
| 30 | $3,600 | $4,600 | $5,200 | 30 | 
Double Jeopardy! Round
| Greg | Meagan | Bill | ||
| 1 | $3,600 | $5,000 | $5,200 | 1 | 
| 2 | $2,800 | $5,000 | $6,000 | 2 | 
| 3 | $2,800 | $5,000 | $6,400 | 3 | 
| 4 | $3,600 | $5,000 | $6,400 | 4 | 
| 5 | $3,600 | $5,000 | $6,400 | 5 | 
| 6 | $5,200 | $5,000 | $6,400 | 6 | 
| 7 | $7,200 | $5,000 | $6,400 | 7 | 
| 8 | $7,200 | $5,000 | $6,800 | 8 | 
| 9 | $8,000 | $5,000 | $6,000 | 9 | 
| 10 | $8,000 | $6,200 | $6,000 | 10 | 
| 11 | $8,000 | $8,200 | $6,000 | 11 | 
| 12 | $8,000 | $10,200 | $6,000 | 12 | 
| 13 | $8,000 | $10,200 | $7,200 | 13 | 
| 14 | $8,000 | $11,800 | $7,200 | 14 | 
| 15 | $10,000 | $11,800 | $7,200 | 15 | 
| 16 | $10,000 | $12,200 | $7,200 | 16 | 
| 17 | $10,000 | $12,200 | $8,000 | 17 | 
| 18 | $10,000 | $12,200 | $8,000 | 18 | 
| 19 | $10,000 | $13,800 | $8,000 | 19 | 
| 20 | $10,000 | $15,800 | $8,000 | 20 | 
| 21 | $10,400 | $15,800 | $8,000 | 21 | 
| 22 | $10,800 | $15,800 | $8,000 | 22 | 
| 23 | $11,600 | $15,800 | $8,000 | 23 | 
| 24 | $11,600 | $15,800 | $9,200 | 24 | 
| 25 | $11,600 | $15,800 | $10,800 | 25 | 
| 26 | $13,600 | $15,800 | $10,800 | 26 | 
| 27 | $14,400 | $15,800 | $10,800 | 27 | 
| 28 | $14,400 | $15,800 | $10,800 | 28 | 
| 29 | $14,400 | $17,400 | $10,800 | 29 | 
| 30 | $14,400 | $17,400 | $10,800 | 30 | 
Final Jeopardy! Round
| Greg | Meagan | Bill | 
| $28,799 | $28,900 | $2 | 
| 2nd place: $2,000 | New champion: $28,900 | 3rd place: $1,000 | 
Game dynamics:
Coryat scores:
| Greg | Meagan | Bill | 
| $15,400 | $17,000 | $10,800 | 
| 21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) | 16 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W | 16 R, 1 W | 
