against president donald j. trump. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- a bond analyst from dana point, california... an author from whistler, british columbia, canada... and our returning champion, a puzzle maker from gaithersburg, maryland... whose 3-day cash winnings total... [ applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek!

[ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, everyone. just to clear up a point. we select our contestants for each game by chance from a pool of contestants who are here in our studio. rock, his real first name is erik, so in order to avoid confusion with our champion erik, he is going to operate by his nickname, rock. and hannah's first name is erik also, but... [ laughter ] ...she's playing as hannah. let's go to work. all right, the categories. first off... what a good idea. let it "be." each correct response beginning with the letters b-e. erik. let it "be," $200. [ hannah laughs ]

erik. - what is benign? - benign. yeah. $400, let it "be." erik again. - what is a beacon? - beacon. good. $600, let it "be." erik. - what is your beak? - beak. good. $800, let it "be." erik. - what is betwixt? - that's correct. and $1,000, let it "be." erik. - what is besmirch? - good. [ applause ] $3,000 to you. you ran the category. you know your b's. [ laughs ] let's try name game, $200. erik. - what is brooklyn? - right.

$400, name game. erik. - what is "layla"? - "layla." yes. $600, name game. hannah. - what is ishmael? - no. [ laughs ] rock or erik? [ beep ] what is ahab? erik, back to you. name game, $800. erik. - what is ralph? - ralph. "wreck-it ralph." and $1,000, name game. hannah. - what is giovanni? - good. seen on my walk today for $200, please.

hannah. - what is gothic? - gothic. yes. walk for $400, please. erik. - what is a cardigan? - good. globe trottin', $400. erik. - what is montevideo? - you are right. let's celebrate cher for $600. erik. - what is "mamma mia"? - that's it. cher, $400. rock. what is caesars palace? that correct response puts you on the board and takes us into our first commercial break. i'm glad you're all off to a positive start.

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rock wayda is from dana point, california, and he's about to tell us about something that sounds very romantic-- your wedding. yes. when my wife and i were married in a small village in thailand, and instead of limousines, i asked if they could arrange to have some elephants for us, so the villagers did. but they didn't arrange for me to have any way to get on top of the elephant. so i had to make a mad leap in my tuxedo, but i managed not to die, and it was good. okay. hannah mcintyre is from whistler, british columbia, canada. and you participate in an event in whistler. which is? i do skeleton in whistler. i started doing that last year, and i really enjoyed the whistler-- refresh my memory.

skeleton is the one when you are-- face down on the sled head first. face down. head first. and you sort of steer with your body, your hips. yeah. your hips, shoulders and feet and head a little bit. yeah. i can barely move my hips. [ laughter ] i wouldn't be a skeletoneer. erik agard is our champion. we keep introducing you as a puzzle maker. i take it you can earn a pretty decent living creating puzzles or not. not so much. no? we're still working on trying to get the rates up. but if you grind really hard, maybe. yeah. all right. let's get back into this. rock, you get to pick the next clue. let's go with cher for $800. rock. - what is "life after love"? - no. hannah. - what is "believe"? - "believe." you got it. globe trottin' for $200, please.

hannah. - what is the caribbean sea? - yes. globe trottin', $600, please. hannah. - what is cape of good hope? - that's it. globe trottin', $800, please. hannah again. - what is singapore? - right. and globe trottin', $1,000, please. [ beep ] and that would be the ross ice shelf. hannah, go again. words of wisdom, $200, please. erik. - who is dylan? - bob dylan. right. words of wisdom, $400.

erik. who is miller? arthur miller. "death of a salesman." $600, wisdom. rock. - who is pope francis? - yes. he's the one. wisdom for $800. [ beep ] it is still a "beautiful" world. good thoughts. wisdom for $1,000. answer... all right. [ applause ] you're at plus $200. you can risk $1,000. i'll go for $1,000, please. all right, here's the clue... who is...

oh. i don't know. [ beep ] will...rogers. will rogers. less than a minute now. cher for $200. rock. "i want you, babe." what is "i want you, babe"? no. hannah or erik? [ beep ] it's not "i want you." it's "i got you babe." "i got you babe." rock. cher for $1,000. that's cher and christina aguilera at the hollywood premiere of this musical, in which cher played a club owner. hannah. - what is "burlesque"? - good. walk for $600, please. could it be? it is. the house species of this bird and so early in the season. hannah. - what is a finch? - no. erik. - what's a robin? - no. rock. - what is a sparrow? - sparrow. yes, indeed.

[ beep beep beep ] and that brings you up to negative $400. and you're going first in double jeopardy! that's what it means also. [ applause ] we'll start that round in a moment. ♪ ernsatchel paige was still old dominating batters at 59. . celia cruz was still winning grammys at 77. john wheeler illuminated our ideas of the universe at 70. and roger crouch was 56 when he first went into space. your best is yet to come.

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rock was having a little bit of difficulty with his signaling device in that first round. perhaps the categories weren't to his liking. maybe these in double jeopardy! are... followed by... followed by... and finally... rock, off you go. let's take byzantium for $400. rock. what is constantinople? you are now out of the hole again. $800, byzantium. built by emperor valens in the 300's ad,

this piece of infrastructure is integrated into modern istanbul. hannah. - what is the aqueduct? - aqueduct. correct. byzantium, $1,200, please. rock. - what is an icon? - yes. $1,600, byzantium. answer... [ applause ] just like that, you can move right into the thick of this. you can risk up to $2,000. let's make it $2,000. okay. here is the clue... who are the... ottomans? no. i think you misunderstood the word "races." we're talking about chariot races. all right. byzantium for $2,000.

this emperor reigned for 38 years, built the hagia sophia cathedral and married theodora. rock. - who is constantine? - no. [ beep ] who is justinian? we come back to you, though. literature for $400. erik. who is salander? salander. lisbeth salander. yes. let's go baseball for $1,200. erik. - what is amphibious? - yeah. [ laughs ] $1,600, baseball. erik. - what are mai tais? - mai tais. yeah. literature, $1,600.

rock. - who is mcmurtry? - larry mcmurtry. yes. literature for $1,200. rock. - who is proust? - marcel proust. yes. literature for $2,000. rock. what is "a confederacy of dunces"? yes. literature for $800. rock. - what is "pilgrim's progress"? - good. baseball-adjacent facts for $400. rock. - what is k? - k. correct. baseball for $800.

erik. - what is "seinfeld"? - no. rock. what is "curb your enthusiasm"? that's the show. let's go with say the word for $400. erik. - what is a hemisphere? - good. say the word, $2,000. [ beep ] and that is zymase. back to you, erik. say the word, $1,600. hannah. - what is tithing? - that's right. say the word, $1,200, please. rock. - what is...polyglot? - no. erik. - what is bilingual? - that's it. the roles of my lifetime, $1,200.

erik. - who is oprah? - yes. roles of my lifetime, $1,600. erik. - who is jordan? - yes. michael b. jordan. roles, $2,000. erik. - who is chalamet? - timothée chalamet. correct. $800, roles. hannah. - who is miley cyrus? - yes. roles, $400, please. hannah. - who is kelsey grammer? - you got him. state fossils, $400, please. california picked this ancient feline.

rock. what is the saber-toothed tiger? correct. state fossils, $800. hannah. - what is petrified wood? - yes. say the word, $800, please. hannah. what is an avatar? that's right. less than a minute now. state fossils, $1,200, please. answer there... all righty. [ applause ] erik has had the lead throughout this game, i believe. here's your chance to take it away from him. [ laughs ] i'll wager $1,500, please. $1,500 only. all right. here is the clue... - what is south carolina? - that's right. yes. [ applause ] state fossils, $1,600, please.

[ beep ] and that's the stegosaurus. two clues left, hannah. fossils, $2,000, please. the field museum contains this state's fossil, the tully monster. the illustration shows what it looked like. rock. - what is a plesiosaurus? - no. hannah or erik? [ beep ] we're going for this state's fossil. [ beep beep beep ] and the state was illinois. all right, you're still on the plus side, though, rock, so you're in this. here comes final jeopardy! african cities is what you three get to deal with. and we will reveal the clue when i come back. [ applause ]

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the category for our final today is african cities. players, here's your clue... 30 seconds. good luck. ♪ ♪ ♪ the name of the city means "fountain of flowers." rock, you couldn't get it going today, and i'm sorry about that, but let's see if there is redemption in the final. "what is blomfontein?" you are right.

and you will almost double your score to $2,300. over to hannah mcintyre from whistler, british columbia, canada. came up with "blomfontein." both of you misspelled it by one letter. there's an "e" after the first "o." and you double your score and move into the lead now with $20,200, as we come to erik agard. and... came up with "cape town." audience: ohh. it's not the capital. it'll cost you how much? $5,601. you'll finish in second place today. and, hannah mcintyre, you're the new "jeopardy!" champion. [ applause ] congratulations. thank you. we'll say goodbye till tomorrow. so long, everybody. [ applause ] ♪

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