where does he ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!"eers and applause] ♪♪ here are today's contestants-- a librarian from catonsville, maryland... a retired elementary teacher

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...y's past champions-- a senior content administrator from saco, maine... a math professor from washington, d.c... and a college consultant from los gatos, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny. welcome back to our "jeopardy!" champions wildcard competition. today three more champions from seasons 37 and 38 are back on the alex trebek stage battling it out for a spot in the semifinals. sam, robert, karla, i'm afraid only one of you is going to advance. good luck. let's get right into the game. here are the categories for you in the jeopardy! round. first up... there will be a u.s. state in each correct response. after that, it's... then... and... and finally... they'll all begin with the letter "y." sam? let's try "saturday night live" for $800. -sam. -who is mike myers? that's it. "saturday night live" for $1,000. in a real "celebrity jeopardy!" game, this "snl" actress blew us away

what are we ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!"here are today's contestants-- an artist manager from new york, new york... a television editor from los angeles, california... and our returning champion-- a public relations specialist

trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...e is our first group of second chance contestants-- an accountant originally from cassopolis, michigan... a script writer from orinda, california... and an operations manager from mulino, oregon... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings!

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join u ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...ucing today's past champions-- a freelancer from augusta, maine... a bar owner from los angeles, california... a bar owner from los angeles, california... [laughter] and a high school math teacher and doctoral student from san jose, california... [applause] and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny. and welcome, everyone, to the conclusion of our first week of our first-ever "jeopardy!" champions wild card. today we welcome back season 37 and 38 winners-- daniel, matt and jamie-- to the alex trebek stage. it's been a couple of years since we saw you, but you know what? you look as hungry for that "jeopardy!" win as ever. good luck to all three of you. let's find out what categories await you in the jeopardy! round. we have...first up. then... ah, an old favorite. then... each response here will be one of the cardinal or theological virtues.

congratulations, alex. thank you for joining us this week on the alex trebek stage. we'll see you monday. ♪♪ captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. right now on america this morning, workers fed up, the record breaking strike in the health care industry and the new offer from management. plus the looming announcement in the autoworkers strike today for president trump makes an endorsement in the race for speaker of the house after suggesting he himself could serve on an interim basis. >> and overnight, reaction to an abc news exclusive. trump now accused of sharing nuclear submarine secrets at mar a lago . >> another friday, another rainy forecast for millions. the flood concerns and the drastic temperature change on the way for much of the country. >> president biden's plan to build more of the border wall in texas. why he says he had no choice. >> a new push for a massive new recall of airbags installed in more than 50 million vehicles on the road for a dozen brands affected. >> women in the workplace. >> the new study explaining why younger w

[cheers and applause] thanks for joining us this week on the alex trebek stage. we'll see you on monday. captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. >> right now on now on america this morning, breaking news, a major evacuation just ordered in the gaza l announcing it will launch a quote, significant force in gaza in the wake of that barbaric attack by hamas here at home with hamas calling for a day of rage, police now on alert from coast to coast in washington. utter chaos. a major new unexpected twist in the battle to choose a new speaker of the house. with congress paralyzed. also this morning, reaction to the verdict in the case against two police officers charged in the death of a young colorado man injured with ketamine. plus, online shoppers on alert. the new shipping scam on the rise later, a reunion for taylor swift last night and they scored with just 12 seconds left in the game thinking they had won. what happened next is a lesson for all of us from abc news in new york. >> this is america. this morning. >> good friday morning, everyon

and in his closing argument, he channeled alex trebek. >> human criminality, book smart, greedy, arroganttive. got away with murder for 16 years. who is paul marshall curry? >> after three weeks and more than 30 witnesses, the jury had the case and the next day, they reached a verdict. >> with a jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, paul curry, guilty of the crime of felony. >> guilty of first degree murder, sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. the jury had reached a verdict on how linda died. but there is still one lingering question. she was smart, she was educated, she had a good job, she could've walked out of the door at any time if she thought her life was in danger. >> that was his hook on linda. he gave her which he needed, which is somebody to say i love you, i will be here for you, i will hold your hand. that's what he prayed on. >> look, we all want somebody in our live loves us and cares about us and tells us how great we are. linda curry is not alone in that, but, how long are you willing to stick around for what turns out to be your even

oh ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ let's meet today's finalists illustrator from atlanta, georgia... a traffic engineer from boise, idaho... and a college consultant from los gatos, california... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to "jeopardy!" champions wildcard. today, we begin two final games that will determine our first champions wildcard winner. our three finalists, sam, josh, and lucy, all had impressive runs back in season 37, but none of them was able to string together quite enough wins to qualify for the tournament of champions. well, thanks to this new competition, that will all change at the conclusion of this 2-game total point final. one of you three is going home with $100,000 and a spot in the next toc. good luck, everyone. we begin with the jeopardy! round. ♪♪ here are your categories... then we'll have... then we have "smoke" in quotation marks and...

from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...today's past champions-- a marine aviator originally from ringoes, new jersey... a registered dietician from elk grove, california... and a chemistry teacher from louisville, kentucky... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [applause] thank you, johnny. and welcome back to our "jeopardy!" champions wildcard. in this first-of-its-kind competition, we've invited back some one, two, and three-game winners from season 37 and season 38. now, their ultimate goal is a spot in the next tournament of champions. but today they have a simpler goal. they just need to escape this game and advance to the semifinals. good luck to evan, kendra, john. let's get this party started with the jeopardy! round and these hard-partying categories... what could be harder than that? then... we have... you'll give us the u.s. state. and finally... these responses are two words that are reverses of each other, like "flog" and "golf." evan, you begin the round. please bear with me for $600.

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...- a director of customer care originally from la mirada, california... a nursing student and stay-at-home uncle from east bend, north carolina... and a college consultant from los gatos, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [applause] thank you, folks. thank you, johnny. and welcome to all of you to the first of three semifinal games in this debut "jeopardy!" champions wildcard competition. it allegan with 27 one, two, and three-game winners from seasons 37 and 38. but now only nine remain. today we welcome back quarterfinal winners sam, lawrence, and joe. let's start finding out which of you three will advance to the finals. here we go into the jeopardy! round. your categories. first... then... i wanna know... then we have...

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... naval officer from santa clarita, california... a project manager from chanhassen, minnesota... and a civil engineer from burbank, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [applause] thanks, everybody. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome back to "jeopardy!" champions wildcard. today once again, we have one semifinal spot up for grabs between our season 37 champs carlos, emily, and phillip. good luck to all three of you. let's go crazy and play "jeopardy!", shall we? what about the jeopardy! round? shall we do that? here are your categories. we begin with... then we have... you'll need to tell me the attraction where you might hear these lyrics. followed by... we want the body of water the bridge spans. then... note those quotation marks. and finally--ooh... carlos, where do you wanna st

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...♪ please welcome today's past champions-- an editor from los angeles, california... a director of customer care originally from la mirada, california... and a librarian from norman, oklahoma... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome back, everyone, to the "jeopardy!" champions wildcard-- a competition created especially for 1, 2, and 3-day champions who didn't quite make it into the last tournament of champions and now have a chance to qualify for the next toc. all it will take is a win in the quarterfinals, then the semis, then our 2-game total point final. but for morgan, joe, and robert, season 37 champs all, the first test begins right now. let's get underway and find out which of you will be advancing to the semifinals. your categories are... then... we need the state where each nascar track is located. after that...

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony picture studios, this is...a traffic engineer from boise, idaho... a legal training and development manager from san leandro, california... and a lawyer from chesapeake, virginia... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [applause] thank you, folks. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome, everyone, to the last of the quarterfinal games in this first-ever "jeopardy!" champions wild card. tomorrow we'll kick off the first of three semi-final games. but today's order of business is to find out which of these three returning champs-- steve, valerie, and josh-- will be continuing in the competition with us. good luck, everyone. jeopardy! round has these categories today. first up... ...with clues presented by actor justin long of "goosebumps." then we have... each correct response will sound like a two-letter combination, like the word "easy." after that, we have... and finally... steve, you drew the first pick. you choose.

join us and st ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...e are three finalists-- a book designer and freelance illustrator from atlanta, georgia... whose cash winnings yesterday total... a traffic engineer from boise, idaho... whose cash winnings total... and a college consultant from los gatos, california... who won... yesterday. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone, to the culmination of our first "jeopardy!" champions wildcard competition. today we welcome back our three finalists, season 37 champions all-- sam, josh, lucy. the scores you see in front of them are the totals they earned on yesterday's show. we're gonna be removing them now, but, of course, we'll be adding those back to whatever they accumulate today at the end of the game. good luck to all three of you. shall we do this thing? the jeopardy! round now... ♪♪ ...in these categories... then we have...

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" champions wildcard.ions. a director of product engineering, from los angeles, california... a songwriter from los angeles, california... and a program support specialist from colma, california... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! thanks, everyone. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to throwback thursday here on "jeopardy!" just as we've doing all week, we've brought back three champions from season 37 and season 38, and they're competing to punchheir ticket into the semifinals of this champions wildcard competition. welcome back, and good luck to yoshie, mason, and tony. what do you say we go to work in the jeopardy! round? here are your categories. we'll start off with... then we have mob hits. hmm. followed by... yoshie, where do you want to begin? camera man for $200, please. - mason. - what is v-j day? - yes. - can i do map happy for $200?

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... attorney from washington, d.c... a foreign policy think tank research fellow from cheverly, maryland... and a field application scientist originally from mechanicsburg, pennsylvania... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [applause] thank you, everyone. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to the second of our champions wildcard competitions featuring one, two, and three-game winners from seasons 37 and 38. at stake once again, that coveted spot in the next tournament of champions. but you know what? that road to victory starts right here in the quarterfinals, which means that dave, william, and kristin have one thing on their mind right now-- advancing to the semis with a win today, the first step. good luck, champions. here we go. your categories in the jeopardy! round begin with... then we have... after that... and--oh, that's timely...

trebek stage at sony picture studios, this is...inalists-- a book designer and freelance illustrator from atlanta, georgia... a high school math teacher and doctoral student from san jose, california... and a technology professional from bethesda, maryland... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny. welcome to the third and final semifinal game in this "jeopardy!" champions wild card competition. so far, josh saak and sam stapleton, two season 37 competitors, have advanced to the finals. that leaves one more spot and we're gonna know in 30 minutes' time who that will be-- either joe, daniel, or lucy. good luck, everyone. here comes the jeopardy! round. one daily double on the board. here are your categories. we begin with... then we have... "b" in quotation marks. then... and finally... hope you guys were hoping for some animals in italian...

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...t champions-- a retired public educator from big bear lake, california... an orchestra musician from riverside, california... and a pastor from northridge, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [applause] thank you, everyone. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome back to "jeopardy!" champions wildcard. today we're gonna wrap up the week with our sixth quarterfinal game which means that one of these three talented past champs will be advancing to the semifinals. but will it be erick, cory, or brian? we're about half an hour from finding out. let's get into the jeopardy! round and see what your categories will be. we begin with... then we have... you'll have to name the movie. followed by... and finally... note those quotation marks. erick, where would you like to begin? let's start with the last supper for $200. - erick. - what is the passover? - yes. - last supper for $400. - erick. - what is the holy grail?

from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...pions are... a technology professional from bethesda, maryland... a product marketing manager from austin, texas... and a small business owner originally from worcester, massachusetts... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [applause] thank you, johnny. welcome back to this "jeopardy!" champions wildcard competition. we're now three games into our quarterfinals, which means that six spots in the semis are still up for grabs. today we welcome back three season 37 and 38 champs-- brendan, amanda, and joe-- vying for one of those spots. who among them will advance? let's start finding out in the jeopardy! round. good luck, players. here are your categories. we begin... then we have... you'll name the movie. then... all these responses will end with the letters a-m.

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...day's pasty champions-- a school administrator from huntington beach, california... a program officer from alexandria, virginia... and a nursing student and stay-at-home uncle from east bend, north carolina... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to this "jeopardy!" champions wildcard competition. yesterday, it was a two-day champion from season 38, dane reighard, who became the first to advance to our semifinals. eight more players from season 37 and season 38 will be joining him in that next round of competition. but who will advance today? lawrence, katrina, or greg? good luck, everyone. the game will tell the tale. let's start to find out in the jeopardy! round. here are your categories. first up... we'll give you a world leader. you'll name the country they led. after that... then... all these name will begin with that letter--"e". we have... and in the final category, each response will have three letters...

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...'s meet today's past champions-- a writer from los angeles, california... a senior data analyst from dade city, florida... and a retired police information supervisor from las vegas, nevada... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [applause] thank you. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome back to champions wildcard. we've completed our first two quarterfinal games, and so far it's season 37 champs dave pai and leah wiegand who will be advancing to the semis. in about 30 minutes, we will know the name of the third player who will be joining them. either steve, jilana, or john. welcome back and good luck. let's get into the jeopardy! round. your categories will be-- first up... then we have... the united states tennis association. followed by... then some... and finally... note the quotation marks. steve, where do we start?

it's been about three years since alex trebek, the beloved long-time host of jeopardy lost his fightwe are looking forward to our conversation next week on "today". >>> meanwhile, busy morning. let's get to your news at 8:00 card intensified overnight 18 people killed, more than a dozen injured wednesday night, making it the nation's deadliest shooting of the air. new questions emerging about the warning signs. sam brock joins us from lewiston with the very latest sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the sprawling manhunt exceeding 36 hours and no sign of card police are not sure what state he's in. they don't know if he's still alive after card has been charged with 8 deaths. 18 innocent victims were killed. so far only 8 have been identified, hence the charges. we're learning all kinds of critical identification, including more about the suspected gunman's time line only 12 minutes. we have also learned from law enforcement that a note was co that found in card's home we don't know the contents of that note and what kind of light it may shed on why he committed t