a high school teacher from martin, tennessee... and our returning champion, a policy researcher and advisor from cambridge, massachusetts... ...whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. exciting times here at "jeopardy!" last week, we said goodbye to a marvelous champion, james, who went away with close to $2.5 million. the young lady who defeated him went on to win three games, picked up close to $100,000, and she was defeated

byo as you heard has won over $50,000. so yes, exciting times, indeed. martin and mary, welcome and good luck. let's go to work, players. ♪ and here are the categories you get to deal with in the first round of play. we start off with... next category is... and finally... the letter "c" will be at the end of each correct response. champ, off you go. let's do team names for $600. - martin. - what are senators? good. let's have team names for $800. mary. - what are spurs? - correct. books, $200.

mary. what are "unfortunate events"? you got it. books, $400. brendan. what is "the age of innocence"? - that's it. - books for $600. martin. - what is "lolita"? - yes. let's have books for $800. martin. what is "fear and loathing in las vegas"? - yes. - books for $1,000. martin. t's haveuto "c" for $600. [ applause ] you're off to a good start. [ applause ]

let's make it a true daily double. okay, here is the clue. take a look. in the united states, this type of transport helps half a million people in distress each year. - what is a medevac? - medevac is right. [ applause ] that ends in a "c." [ applause ] and you now have the lead and $6,000. let's do sports teams for $200. mary. what is the heat index? yes, that's a team. entertainment, $200. mary. - who is william shatner? - correct. t mary. - what is the zodiac? - yes. out to "c", $400.

- martin. - what is an almanac? - almanac, correct. - "c", $800. - brendan. - what is "havoc"? - "havoc," that's it. - out to "c" for $1,000. if we had tactile as well as video clues, we could demonstrate how soft and soapy this mineral feels. - mary. - what is talc? - good. - entertainment, $400. mary. - what is syfy? - syfy, you got it, and that takes you to an even $3,000. takes us into our first commercial break. so we'll pause, we'll come back and find out a little bit about these challengers on the program today. [ applause ] hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey!

there. excuse me. uh. uh. [indistinct announcement on p.a. system] so, same time next week? well, of course. announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. for free tips to help you save, go to ♪ feed the pig

promotional consideration provided by.... mary fellman is a retail manager from los alamos, new mexico, who operates a yarn store. knitting still popular in our society? yeah, very popular. now, do the ladies--i'm assuming it's mostly ladies-- do the ladies get together and have, you know...

oh, yes. every thursday night, 4:30 to 7:30. - really? - mm-hmm. when i was a kid, i used to knit scarves. just, it's all knit. - long... - yeah. knit 20, purl one. [ laughter ] martin kane is from martin, tennessee. he's a high school teacher who wrote and performed educational plays when you worked at a museum. what kind of plays are we talking about here? well, it was really stuff that covered material or--that we had on display at the museums. so we did dinosaurs, we did history. we had all kinds of stuff. now, the kids who came to the museum, they'd be fascinated by those plays, wouldn't they? oh, absolutely, yeah. not only are they learning, but they're being entertained. exactly. all right, good for you. that's a--that's the sign of a good teacher. brendan roach is our champion, ladies and gentlemen. used to be an investigator. yes, yeah! i used to work for the public defender's office in washington, dc, where i lived for 10 years. mm-hmm. where i was investigating major felonies, murders,

attempted murders, um... there are none of those things going on in washington, dc! [ laughter ] no. it's--yeah, it's a very clean city. [ laughter ] i stumped you there for a moment. yeah, i was trying to think of something witty. i just shut you right down. okay, let's get back into this, because mary has command of the board as we continue. entertainment, $600. brendan. - what is "the karate kid"? - you got it. let's have a cordial for $600. - brendan. - what is baileys? - baileys, yes. - cordial for $800. mary. - what is drambuie? cordial, $1,000.

- brendan. - what is limoncello? - that's it. - cordial for $400. - mary. - what is triple sec? - triple sec, correct. - cordial, $200. martin. - what is gin? - yes. let's have coinkydink for $600. - mary. - what is the hoover dam? - correct. - entertainment, $800. [ beep ] that would be mike myers. back to you, mary. entertainment, $1,000.

martin. - what is "ni"? - ni! [ laughter ] yes. let's have sports teams for $1,000. martin. what are-- who are the bills? the bills is right. less than a minute now. coinkydink, $1,000. mary. - who is sacajawea? - right. what a coinkydink, $800. - mary. - what is "unsinkable"? - that's the word. - coinkydink, $200. - mary. - what are assassinations?

- yes. - coinkydink, $400. - martin. - what are cardiologists? yep, and now the last clue in sports... - brendan. - what are reds? reds is right, and that takes you up to $3,800. however, you are trailing. you're in third place, and you know what that means. you go first in double jeopardy! [ applause ] ♪

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a healthy baby is worth the wait. closed captioning sponsored in part by... i promised you excitement, and that's what we had in the first round. the two challengers off to a very good start. brendan, it's your turn now, i suppose, in double jeopardy! here are the categories... followed by... those four letters coming up in each correct response, and finally...

good old american ingenuity. the artifacts of an era that was already vanishing in 1900 from pennsylvania's mercer museum. all right, champ, off you go. let's do 3-word city names for $1,200. mary. what is san luis "opispo"? nope. martin. - what is san luis obispo? - "obispo," yes. let's have accents & special letters for $1,200. the german eszett character seen here is often represented by two of these letters in a row. - martin. - what are s's? - yes. - accents, $1,600. martin. - what are an o and an e? - no. - brendan. - what are an a and an e? you got it. accent marks & special letters for $2,000.

pronounced "t-h," the icelandic thorn is one of these 24 old viking letters, also known as futhark. - martin. - what are runes? runes, good for you. let's, uh-- city names, $1,600. - brendan. - what is newcastle upon tyne? - yes. - 3-word city names for $2,000. mary. - what is sault ste. marie? - yes. accent marks, $800. brendan. - what is a macron? - yes. 3-word city names for $800. answer there, first of the daily doubles, and you're now in second place. [ applause ] let's do $6,000. $6,000, all right. here's the clue...

s o de janeiro? - you got it. [ applause ] who are they? for $1,200. brendan. - who are the cherokee? - cherokee, right. who are they? for $1,600. - martin. - who are the amazons? - yes. - who are they? -- $2,000. - martin. - who are partisans? - partisans, yes. - ingenuity, $1,200. sarah? a flail, which gave us the expression, "to flail around," was used to beat the wheat in threshing, the age-old practice of separating it from this. - martin. - what is the chaff? - correct. - ingenuity, $1,600. back to sarah. this type of pioneer wagon curved up at the ends,

so goods wouldn't fall out on bad roads. it's named for the area where it was developed, in southeast pennsylvania not far from here. - brendan. - what is a conestoga wagon? - yes. - american ingenuity for $2,000. trade figures were designed to draw attention to stores. a popular one was this character every kid knew from puppet shows. - mary. - who is punch? - punch, right you are. - "gold" records, $1,200. [ beep ] and this time, "gold" comes up in "fool's gold." - back to you, mary. - "gold" records, $1,600. - mary. - what is "heart of gold"? - you got it. - "gold" records, $2,000.

[ be "o l aolin"what a lovely s double-life class of animals that has more than 6,000 species. - mary. - what are amphibians? - that's it. - animal talk, $1,600. - brendan. - what are crickets? - crickets, yeah. - animal talk for $2,000. answer there, the other... [ applause ] found them both. [ applause ] and you're in the lead now. it's a close game. let's do $2,000. $2,000 it is. here's the clue... what is a vocal cord? no, what is an eyelid? eyelid.

all right, it's a much closer game now, and you're in second place. pick again. uh, who are they? for $800. - brendan. - what is gliding? - gliding, good. - american ingenuity for $800. back to sarah. in colonial america, practically every homestead had this device to turn apples into the nation's drink of choice to the tune of 35 gallons per person per year. - [ chuckling ] mary. - what is a cider press? - [ chuckling ] yes. - "gold" records, $800. - brendan. - what are fields of gold? good, with less than a minute now. accent marks for $400.

- martin. - what is a tilde? seen on roofs since ancient athens, - tilde, yes. these went beyond the traditional rooster, and are prized as folk art as well as for letting people know which way the wind is blowing. - martin. - what are weather vanes? - good. - uh, cities, $400. - martin. - what is salt lake city? - you got it. - animal talk, $400. - martin again. - what are invertebrates? - yep. - who are they? -- $400. - mary. - who are the bolsheviks? yes, and now the last clue in "gold" records... - martin. - what is a gold digger? gold digger, right. and look at those scores, folks. [ applause ] looks like one of you could earn a lot or money.

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a great subject for final jeopardy! to start the week-- 20th century theater. players, here's your clue... 30 seconds. good luck. ♪

mary, we'll come to you first. you had an impressive $14,400 going into final. you did a lot of writing, so you came up with a long title, i believe. what was your response? "what is 'a moon for the misbegotten'?" eh, sorry. that's incorrect. it'll cost you... $14,000. that drops you down to $400. let's come to our champion now. brendan roach had $17,800, in second place. came up with the correct response, arthur miller's "death of a salesman." and risked...everything. he's in the lead with $35,600. we come to martin. did he come up with "death of a salesman"? the teacher did. if he risked more than $17,000,

he will be the champion. - audience member: whoa! - he risked $17,001. [ applause ] $35,601 to start the week... [ applause ] for a teacher. way to go. great game, wasn't it? i hope you enjoyed it. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪

captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. from sony pictures studios, it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game-- pat sajak and vanna white! hey, hey, hey! how you doing? thank you, jim. thanks, everybody! we're here! i feel like we kinda ran out here tonight. ap this is the universal symbol for "get your things out." uh, first "toss up." $1,000. "event" is the category.

♪ [ bell chimes ] asha. a walk in the woods. that is correct. yes, you did it. [ applause ] - such an easy game. - [ laughs ] - asha surles, right? - yes. um, from down san diego way by way of north carolina, right? - absolutely. - that's where you were born. and, uh, did the-- did military take you there in some way? it did. my husband of four years, jarron, is a us navy sailor. yeah. um, and so that's how we ended up in san diego. and, uh, you're in the cosmetic field? i am. i work retail, um, for a luxury cosmetics retailer. and i'm also enrolled in courses to become an aesthetician soon. things are busy, huh? and you've already won $1,000. - congratulations on that. - thank you. - hi, jeffrey. - hi, pat. uh, jeffrey ebert is from harrison, new york. graduate of the university of maryland. - and, um--or-- - that's right. are--are you currently attending or have you graduated? i graduated last year from the university of maryland, college park. i'm currently studying data science while working part-time as a caddy. and i love to play golf, travel,

and hang out with my two nieces-- olivia and jordan. - okay. a lovely presentation. - thank you, pat-- nice to have you here, jeffrey. lisa eng from anthem, arizona. a stay-at-home mom. talk about the group you're at home with. i am. um, i'm married to my husband jesse for 12 years. we have three beautiful children-- allison, liam, and noah. and i stay at home and... do all the mom things. yeah. but you do a lot of traveling, too, with the group, right? i do. we love to travel as a family. all right. well, occasionally, we give away a trip. you never know. might work out for you. get ready, we'll do another "toss up." this one is worth $2,000. and the category is "on the map." ♪ [ bell chimes ] jeffrey. the oregon... everybody else now. [ bell chimes ] - lisa. - the oregon coast. yeah, that's what we needed. [ cheers and applause ] so she gets the $2,000. "phrase" is the category for this first round.

yowo tota. so a good start it is.ry for this first round. keep it going. - buy a vowel? - yep. e. one e. t. and here come four t's. ooh! that'll help your score. $2,200-plus. - buy a vowel? - mm-hmm. i. yeah, three i's.