thank you. thank you. thank you at home or wherever ♪♪ thank you. thank you at home or wherever from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" [applause] let's meet today's contestants-- a a student fromnt from lima, new york... and our returning champion, a customer success operations manager from ocean city, new jersey... whose 8-day cash winnings total... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! thank you, johnny. welcome to "jeopardy!", folks.

what a thrilling game we had here yesterday, with two huge daily double wagers in the double jeopardy! round, one by our champion and one by the challenger. in the end, it was cris pannullo who pulled off the big final jeopardy! win and lives to play his ninth game today. welcome to his new challengers, elizabeth and fernando. let's get to work in the jeopardy! round. ♪♪ take a look at these categories. first... then... ...but they don't, and finally... hi, i'm edina menzel. a song can bring a character to life, and i'll have clues about some of the roles i've acted and sung. - cris, where do we begin? - 17th century, $800. the answer there is the... [applause] [applause] on the plus side, you found it quickly. $1,000. on the negative side, you don't have a lot to wager. for $1,000, then, here's your clue.

- who is tasman? - abel tasman. tasmania, yes. [applause] [applause] waist up, neck down, $1,000. - elizabeth. - what is the thyroid? no. fernando. - what is the kidney? - no. cris may ring in. no, he's not gonna ring in. [beep] those are gallstones. that's the gallbladder. - cris. - hair, $600. - cris. - who is medusa? - right. - words that should rhyme, $400. - cris. - what is "pint" and "flint"? - those are the words. - 17th century, $1,000.

- cris. - who is molière? - correct for another $1,000. - rhyme, $800. - fernando. - uh... what are "camp" and "swamp"? those are the words, right. words that should rhyme for $600. cris. what are "hanger" and "danger"? - good. - 17th century, $600. - fernando. - what is the microscope? no. - elizabeth. - what is the telescope? - that's the scope, yeah. - hair for $1,000, please. - cris. - what is pompadour? no. - [quietly] oh! - elizabeth or fernando? [beep] it came to cris too late, i think. what is a bouffant? - elizabeth, back to you. - hair for $800, please.

- cris. - what is...sikhism? - that's correct. - rhyme, $1,000. [beep] that's an ally and to dally. - they don't rhyme. cris. - they make that, $800. - fernando. - what is mars? no. elizabeth. - what is nestlé? - also incorrect. [beep] cris again not gonna ring in. what is hershey? - it was hershey. cris. - waist up, neck down, $800. - fernando. - what are antibodies? - you got it. - waist up, neck down for $600. - cris. - what are the kidneys?

- yes. - they make that, $1,000. [beep] those are intel processors. all right, we're gonna take a quick break. we'll get elizabeth and fernando some money when we come back. stick with us. [applause]

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[applause] fernando villafuerte is a graduate student from pasadena, but also a tutor with a very cool-sounding program. - tell us about it. - yep. since i arrived at caltech, being a graduate student can be a pretty hectic thing and it's tough to stay tethered to the local community. and since i came to caltech i've been a tutor with the rise program which helps students struggling with their math and physics classes from local public high schools. oh, fantastic. good work. - you may have seen my kids. - [chuckles] elizabeth meisenzahl is a student from lima, new york who once achieved an unusual kind of fame. what did you do? well, actually, it was due to "jeopardy!" i was watching one night and a contestant was introduced as a stay-at-home uncle, and i thought that was just the funniest thing i'd ever heard. so i posted about it, and the tweet just, like, blew up,

so i have "jeopardy!" to thank for any twitter clout i might have gotten from that. [laughter] you're the one who made "stay-at-home uncle" go viral. yeah. [laughs] we're both "jeopardy!"-famous, elizabeth. cris pannullo from new jersey. despite your "jeopardy!" success, sir, you are still stewing over a gaming incident that happened years ago. yeah, about 15 years ago, playing scattergories with my friends lance, karen and will. [laughs] the category-- things you put on pizza. the letter--l. i of course put "land o' lakes," the fine purveyor of american dairy products including cheese, for two points, and they not only did not give me two points, but refused to give me a single point. on the grounds that it's a butter. [laughter] i don't know what their rules were, but-- but you're still angry today. i don't know why i'm still friends with them. well, you cha-- you channel that anger into the game, cris. you have command of the board. - where to now? - hair, $400. - elizabeth. - who is rapunzel? that's right. idina menzel for $1,000, please. here's idina. i got to walk like an egyptian on broadway as amneris,

princess and fiancée of radames, in this elton john/tim rice musical. - cris. - what is "aida"? - that's correct. - they make that, $600. - fernando. - what is dow? no. cris or elizabeth? - cris. - what is dupont? - dupont's in delaware, yeah. - 17th century, $400. - fernando. - what is st. peter's cathedral? yes. 17th century for $200. - fernando. - what is the taj mahal? - correct again. - idina menzel for $800. here's idina again. in 1996, i made my broadway debut in "rent." my character, a performance artist named maureen,

was based on musette in this puccini opera. - cris. - what is "madame butterfly"? - no. - [quietly] oh! - elizabeth. - what is "la bohème"? yes, that's correct, elizabeth. select again. pl here's idina. in 2022, ieadse f called "loud mouse," about a mouse who finds her big voice. and in 2021, i costarred with some mice playing camila cabello's stepmother in this movie. - elizabeth. - what is "cinderella"? yes. you're out of the hole. words that should rhyme for $200, please. - cris. - what are "shovel" and "novel"? - good. - they make that, $400. - elizabeth. - what is maybelline? - that's right. - idina menzel for $400, please. here's idina again. i know all of you parents out there either love me or hate me for it, but i'm thankful this song from "frozen"

had such a lasting, resonating effect on people. - cris. - what is "let it go"? - correct. - waist up, neck down, $400. - fernando. - what are plants? - yeah, vegetation. - waist up, neck down for $200. - cris. - what is the stomach? - yes. - hair, $200. - cris. - who is goldilocks? - right. - they make that, $200. - fernando. - what is 3m? - right. - idina menzel for $200. one more time, back to idina. i originated the tony-winning role of elphaba in this musical that literally changed me for good. - cris. - what is "wicked"? that is correct, and we'd like to thank idina menzel for her help with that category. we'll be back with the double jeopardy! round

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and so much more. it falls upon fernando to select first in double jeopardy! here are the categories he'll choose from. we have... then... then... wow. and finally... g-o will begin each response. fernando.

"go"ing places for $400. - elizabeth. - what is the gobi desert? that's it. quick! novels! for $400, please. - elizabeth. - what is "fight club"? - yes. - quick! novels!, $800. cris. - what is "the book thief"? - that's the book. uh, novels!, $2,000. - cris. - what is... "little fires everywhere"? - that's the book. - novels!, $1,600. - cris. - what is "the kite runner"? - that's correct. - novels!, $1,200. - cris. - what is "doctor zhivago"? you got it. uh, artist, $1,600. answer... [applause]

[applause] you have an almost $10,000 lead, cris. um... $2,800. okay, here's your clue in birth of an artist. - who is cassatt? - mary cassatt, you got there. [applause] [applause] select again. "go"ing places, $1,600. protruding from the bosphorus like an appendage from an animal's head, this colorful inlet helped bring wealth to istanbul. [beep] it's called the golden horn. - cris. - going, $1,200. - elizabeth. - what is goshen? - that's right. - movie stuff, $2,000.

- elizabeth. - who is adam sandler? that's correct. "uncut gems" and "hustle." movie stuff for $1,600, please. - fernando. - what is "superfly"? that's right, and you're back on the plus side. movie stuff for $1,200. - cris. - what is "fetch"? - that's it. - step up to the plate, $1,600. answer... the other... [applause] [applause] you've played it conservatively before. will you do it again? $4,000. - all right. you'll have nearly $20,000 if correct in step up to the plate. what is a stegosaurus? it is a stegosaurus, yes. [applause] [applause] three for three on daily doubles, again. "go"ing places, $2,000.

- cris. - what is gothenburg? yes, göteborg or gothenburg. movie stuff, $800. - cris. - who is murphy? yes, eddie murphy. it would've been a very different movie. [laughter] birth of an artist, $2,000. - cris. - who is calder? - inventor of the mobile, yes. - "go"ing places, $800. - elizabeth. - what is goat island? yes. 6-syllable words for $2,000, please. - fernando. - what is transcendentalism? - that's correct, for $2,000. - 6-syllable words for $1,600.

- fernando. - what is rationalize? no. - elizabeth - what is "rationalization"? yes, we needed the 6-syllable version, fernando. 6-syllable words for $1,200, please. - fernando. - what is an astrobiologist? - you got it. - 6-syllable words for $800. - fernando. - what is excommunication? - yes. - let's finish the category. - elizabeth. - what is insubordination? you got it. step up to the plate for $2,000, please. - cris. - what are flak jackets? - that's correct. - artist, $800.

- elizabeth. - who is frida kahlo? good. birth of an artist for $1,200, please. cris. - who is basquiat? - yes. plate, $800. - fernando. - what is a tsunami? yes. step up to the plate for $1,200. - cris. - what is a blue plate special? - yes. - movie, $400. - fernando. - what is "fury road"? yes. step up to the plate for $400. - cris. - what are license plates?

that's right, and here's the final clue in birth of an artist. - cris. - who is leonardo? - da vinci? - yes, leonardo da vinci. not from vinci, apparently. that takes you to $29,600. wow, another dominant performance as we head into final jeopardy!wi today. 20th century leaders. we'll be back in just a moment with the clue. see you then. [applause] promotional consideration provided by...

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if you're 50 years or older, our players spent that break thinking about their wagers and about 20th century leaders. here's their clue.

30 seconds, contestants. good luck. ♪♪ fernando villafuerte was in third with $5,000. which world leader did he think of? "who is neville chamberlain?" that's correct. the british prime minister whose policy of appeasement with nazi germany had just failed utterly with the invasion of poland. so you're gonna add to your $5,000... $615, so you have $5,615. elizabeth meisenzahl had $8,600 in second place. did she think it was chamberlain? she did!

and she'll add... $1,401, taking her to $10,001, five figures. cris pannullo had a big lead. he thought long and hard about this. and he come up with chamberlain. yes, he'll add $8,221. that's $37,821 today, and a 9-day total of... he's on quite a roll. thanks for joining us today on "jeopardy!" we'll see you tomorrow. ♪♪ captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc.

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