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this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants-- a software engineer from arlington, virginia... an librarian from austin, texas... and our returning champion, a policy researcher and advisor from cambridge, massachusetts... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. hi, folks. welcome to our program. this has been a great week for "jeopardy!" champions. we've had three players who, in their initial appearances, won big. brendan, picking up $38,200 on yesterday's show. allison and steven, this is your initial appearance. it could happen to you as well.

let's see if it does. good luck. here we go. here are the categories now for the first round of play, the jeopardy! round... next... ah... all right, brendan, start. let's do literary characters for $800. - allison. - who is watson? - dr. watson, yes. - literary characters for $200. - steven. - who is hermione? - yes. - literary characters, $400. - steven. - who is gandalf? - yes. - literary, $600.

[ beep ] and his name is robert langdon. - back to you, steven. - it's harbor day! for $800. brendan. - what is the baltic sea? - you are right. harbor day for $600. brendan. - what is boston harbor? - yeah, the tea party. harbor day, $1,000. here's a view from this bridge named for the water below. - - arfas for $800.

brendan. - what is the silk road? - you got it. artifacts for $600. located at windsor castle, the locket seen here contains the bullet that killed this admiral in an 1805 battle. - steven. - who is nelson? yes. order in the food court, $800, please. allison. - what is cinnabon? - no. brendan. - what are pretzels? - pretzels, yes. order in the food court for $600. allison. - what is a hot dog? - good. literary characters for $1,000.

- brendan. - what is "brave new world"? - you got it. - foreign relations for $800. - brendan. - what is a great-aunt? - great-aunt, correct. - foreign relations, $600. answer there, the... [ applause ] [ applause ] and you're off to a very good start. let's do $2,000. all right, here is the clue... what is a...niece? a niece, yes. a brother's daughter. [ applause ] and with that, you move up to $7,800, and you take us right into this commercial break. back in a moment. [ applause ] ♪

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promotional consideration provided by... like so many of our players on "jeopardy!" steven silverman is a collector of...? souvenir baseballs. and you have them from where? from all the places that i visit. if i see, like in a gift shop there's a baseball that represents the city, i pick it up. okay, good for you. allison steger is from austin, texas. a librarian who had an advice column when she was five years old? tell me about that. my daycare put out-- we would do a newsletter

where we would sort of recap things we had done, and because i have kind of always been this way, the teachers would make up questions and then write down my answers. okay, good for you. brendan roach is our current champion. has a three-legged cat? - yes, that's correct. - rescue cat? - rescue cat. - good for you. - yep, my-- - tell me about it. so i was--i was living in d.c. at the time and they have a cat café where you can go and hang out with cats and if you see one that you really like, you can adopt them. so, this little guy hopped up to me and he head-butted me in the leg, and the rest is history, as they say. interesting how they work their magic with us. [ laughter ] can't trust cats. i love 'em but you can't trust 'em. you're in command of the board. go ahead, make a selection. ah, foreign relations, $1,000. brendan. - what is "sister"? - sister, yes. order in the food court for $400.

- allison. - what are olives? - good. - artifacts for $400. steven. what's the tomb of ashurbanipal? no. no. [ beep ] what is the library? allison, back to you. artifacts for $200. - steven. - who is ra? - ra, right. - artifacts, $1,000. algonquian word for "beads," also a type of currency strung on belts that could be used to declare war, or to signal peace. brendan. - what is wampum? - good. order in the food court for $1,000.

allison. - what is shake? - yes. shake shack. reality show for $400. allison. - what is "survivor"? - that's the show. foreign relations for $200. allison. - what is "brother"? - correct. foreign relations, $400. allison. - what is a grandmother? - good. order in the food court, $200. brendan. - what is guacamole? - right. reality show, $800. brendan. - what is "top chef"? - right. reality show for $600. brendan. - what is "the bachelor"? - right. reality show for $1,000.

brendan. - what is "wheel of fortune"? - no. steven. - what is "press your luck"? - that's it. game show, $200. allison. what is "the price is right"? - yes. - it's harbor day! -- $400. allison. - what is the "beagle"? - good. now the last clue... brendan. - what is new york harbor? - yes, the statue of liberty. you're at $10,600. the lead is yours. steven, though, goes first when we come back to start the double jeopardy! round. [ applause ] ♪

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closed captioning sponsored in part by... the game is still certainly within reach for our challengers on the program today. steven, you're at $2,000. you pick first from these categories. in the first round we had artifacts. now we have... followed by... we want you to... we'll deal with... and finally... where do we start? tough little crossword clues, $1,200. steven.

what is a nave? oh, no. brendan, allison? what is an apse? "apse," that's the four-letter word. arty facts for $800. here's jimmy. a 15th-century madonna has gained 21st-century notice for its possible depiction of one of these mysterious objects. brendan. what is a ufo? ufo, flying saucer, yes. american history for $1,600. allison. - what is welfare? - good. if they married... $800. [ beep ] who is jane pauley graf? [ laughter ] allison? if they married... $400.

brendan. - who is lena cena? - lena cena, yes. american history for $1,200. answer, the... [ applause ] - you're in good shape. - let's do $4,000. $4,000 it is. here's the clue... - what are u.s. senators? - you are right. [ applause ] before that, they were appointed. - pick again. - american history for $2,000. [ beep ] what is pressing? big stones, pressing down on him. go again. rise to the occasion for $1,200.

brendan. - what is london? - that's the city. rise to the occasion for $1,600. brendan. - what is "die hard"? - right. around the body for $1,200. - steven. - what is four? - good. - around the body, $1,600. answer... [ applause ] you're still at $2,000. let's make it a true daily double, alex. femur's right. you doubled your score.e femur? [ applause ] all right, keep it going. [ applause ] crossword clues, $1,600.

[ beep ] what is an etui? e-t-u-i. - steven. - crossword, $2,000. [ beep ] what is a sten gun? steven. around the body, $2,000. brendan. - what is the cerebellum? - good. arty facts for $1,600. "the great wave" by the japanese artist hokusai inspired this 1905 piece of music by claude debussy. . [ beep ] and that was the famousla mer,". "naked maja." back to you, steven. if they married... $2,000.

brendan. - who is tori amos-stamos? - yes. if they married... $1,600. [ beep ] who is becky sharp-payne? sharp-payne? [ grunts ] brendan. rise to the occasion, $2,000. brendan. - what is the burj khalifa? - good. around the body, $800. brendan. what are the coronary arteries? - that's it. - arty facts for $1,200.

- steven. - who is rivera? - yeah. - rise to the occasion, $800. brendan. what is "you've got mail"? no. allison. what is "sleepless in seattle"? that's it. if they married... $1,200. allison. what is tara lipinski-krasinksi? - that's it. - american history for $800. brendan. - what is the gadsden trail? - no. allison or steven? [ beep ] what is the santa fe trail? back to you, allison. uh...american history for $400.

- allison. - what is the lincoln memorial? yes. less than a minute now. tough little crossword clues for $800. - allison. - what is "obi"? - good. - arty facts, $400. brendan. - who is georgia o'keeffe? - she's the one. around the body for $400. - brendan. - what is the uterus? - that's it. - rise to the occasion, $400. - brendan. - what is the sears tower? sears tower or willis tower, yes. and now the last clue in tough little crossword clues... - allison. - what is "alee"? "alee," a-l-e-e.

you wind up at $10,000. that would be very nice on an ordinary day, but brendan accumulated 25 grand, making this game a runaway. here comes final jeopardy!-- wrapping up the week with canadian cities. now that's a good subject. i'll reveal the clue in a moment, happy to do so. findican be overwhelming.r dry eyes... for relief that lasts... you want soothe xp from bausch + lomb. soothe xp helps restore the eyes' lipid layer... ...seal in moisture...

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we are dealing with canadian cities for our final today as we wrap up the week, and players, here is the clue you have to deal with...

30 seconds. good luck. ♪ there were two very important words in that final jeopardy! clue-- "victoria" and "albert." we're coming to you first, young man. steven silverman, you had $6,800, and you wrote down... the incorrect capital. you picked edmonton, alberta, and that will cost you...

$4,133, dropping you down. now let's go to allison steger. she had $10,000, and she thought of regina, saskatchewan. yes, the queen, regina. queen victoria. it was named for her, and you double your score to $20,000. but you never know. let's see what brendan roach, our champion, wrote down. he had the lead with $25,000. he came up with victoria, british columbia. if he risked more than $5,000, he'll say goodbye, but he didn't--$4,500. he remains champion. picks up $20,500 today and has a 2-day total of... great way to end the week and good game. good game. thank you, players. enjoy the weekend. we'll see you on monday. ♪

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fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show-- pat sajak and vanna white! come on! let's go get 'em! where? where? where? [ cheers and applause ] thank you, jim. thank you, folks. appreciate that. so you get on the railroad, and you take that crossing, and i'll see you later. hi. how you all doing? hello! good. get ready. we're gonna do a "toss up" here. it's an "event," and we'll get started right now. it's $1,000. let's go. ♪ [ bell chimes ] and cherith. wonderful journey? that's it. you got it. maureen: yay, cherith! - cherith jones, right? - yes, sir. is from, uh, savannah, georgia. yes. a school bus driver. for the first year ever. it's exciting.

yeah? i'll bet. [ laughs ] i'll bet it is. go, wildcats. i'll bet--i'm sure you could tell me stories if you had some time. yes. i could. uh, talk about your family now. well, i'm married to my wonderful, hilarious, hardworking husband mark, and we, um, have two beautiful, bright girls. we have olivia, who's 17, about to go to college, and then we have a second grader abigail, who's 7. oh, that's quite a-- 10-year gap. - ...quite a span there. - yes. well, we won't get into that, but it's nice to have you here. thank you. hello, maureen. hi, pat. uh, maureen muldowney. yes. from myrtle beach, south carolina. isn't there someone famous from that area? yes, the beautiful vanna white. oh, that's right. i just-- she barely mentions that. - uh, you're a retired teacher. - yes, i am. what did you teach when you were working? i was an elementary school reading teacher. oh, really? okay. yeah, at chapel street school. hi, chapel. and talk about your family now. uh, i'm married to my wonderful husband michael for 36 years. i have two beautiful daughters-- tara and casey-- and two precious grandbabies-- kennedy and bain. uh, well-- your eyes welled up a little bit when you said that. yes. - nice to have you here. - thank you. uh, it's guyane. yes. guyane. yes, guyane. yes. i did it. yeah, you did it.

why am i repeating? i just like saying it. perfect. it's a good name. guyane valian, is it? yes. is from pasadena, california. tell us about your life out in pasadena. i've been living in pasadena for about a year now. um, i work in finance and accounting at a local university. yeah. and where did you come from before you were in pasadena? uh, neighboring glendale. oh, okay, so that was a-- not a big move over there. right. they're kind of in the same area. yes. well, good. i hope you're enjoying life and, uh, you guys win a lot of money tonight. get ready. we'll do another "toss up." this is worth $2,000, and the category is... "rhyme time." ♪ [ bell chimes ] and cherith? a man with a plan. yeah. uh-huh. [ applause ] and for those of you who watched yesterday, what's a holdover from "manalapan," but that's another-- that's another story.

[ audience laughs ] um, so you won-- you got $3,000. awesome. you'll be spinning very shortly. jim, what do you have up there? oh, this is something north of fantastic, pat. it is tonight's featured prize. venture to a land of jaw-dropping beauty from vancouver to calgary on your canadian vacation by train, courtesy of railbookers. witness endless landscapes in banff and jasper national parks as you discover western canada's scenic wonders. railbookers offers expertly planned vacations to the most popular destinations worldwide. visit railbookers.com... [ applause ] all right. so "show biz." that's the category for this first round, and, uh, cherith, you're gonna start. well, don't say anything 'cause you got a "bankrupt" staring up at you. maureen, your turn. okay.