irene. what is minnesota? no. lila. what is new york? that's the state. state of the mall for $800. answer -- daily double. [ applause ] and you're in a tie with kelton, trailing irene by just $400. i'd like to make it a true daily double, please. all right, for $2,800 and the lead, here is the clue. what is washington? washington state. yes. [ applause ] well done. go again. state of the mall for $1,000. lila. what is new york city? no. kelton or irene? [ beep ] the state is nevada. nevada. all right, we're gonna take a break. irene and lila tied at $1,800 at the moment. that'll change soon. stay with us. a hhrforddcounty man admits

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irene vazquez is an 8th grader at st. john's school. she's from houston, texas. i'm often asked by people in our studio audience how do i react to the "saturday night live" takeoffs of "jeopardy!" but you're a big "saturday night live" fan, right? i really am. what i want to do when i get older is to write or act on "saturday night live." what did you think of the skits they performed, making fun of me on "jeopardy!"? oh, i thought, well, now that i get to meet you, i see that they're not all correct. [ laughter ] good girl. i hope you do well. kelton ellis is a junior from macon, georgia, also captain of his school's quiz bowl team, and they renamed the team especially for you recently, right? yes. a friend of mine decided to rename the team the "train kelton for 'jeopardy!' club" after learning that i had gotten on the show. okay. has it worked out? have they all given you a lot of encouragement and tested you even more than usual?

oh, yes. believe me, they really have. yeah? okay, well, good luck to you. lila anderson is a junior from minnetonka, minnesota, has varsity letters in... soccer and academics. those two are far apart. what position do you play in soccer? i don't play for my school anymore, but i play midfield for my club team. midfield. that's a tough position. yeah, a lot of running. a lot of running. okay, let's get back into this. you have command of the board, and you are tied with irene at the moment at $1,800. make a selection, lila. i'll have body language for $200. lila. what is the foot? yes. i'll take body language for $400. irene. what is skin? correct. i'll have body language for $600, please. lila. what is your nose? no. kelton or irene? [ beep ] having your finger in the pie means you're meddling.

irene, back to you. body language for $800, please. irene. what is the bone? yes. body language for $1,000, please. kelton. what is feet? no. lila. what is livered? livered. yes. i'll have on facebook & twitter for $200. irene. who is rihanna? rihanna. yes. on facebook & twitter for $400, please. kelton. what is soccer? yep. $600 for on facebook & twitter. lila.

who is kim kardashian? correct. on facebook & twitter for $800. kelton. what is "star trek"? yes. on facebook & twitter for $1,000, please. kelton. who is christina aguilera? no. lila. who is mariah carey? no. [ beep ] correct response -- "who is shakira?" back to you, kelton. follow me for $800, please. irene. what is card playing? correct. follow me for $200, please. irene. what is matthew? matthew is right. follow me for $400.

irene. who is big bird? big bird. correct. follow me for $600, please. the batter seen here is in this part of his swing. irene. what is follow-through? yes. follow me for $1,000, please. kelton. what is die? no. lila or irene. [ beep ] lead, follow, or get out of the way. all right, kelton gets to go first in double jeopardy! we'll start that round right after this. [ applause ]

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and, kelton, you get to select first from these categories. those two letters coming up in that order in each correct response. alex: start us, please. pompeii for $400, please. pompeii was a city of about 20,000 when this volcano erupted august 24, 79 a.d., burying the city under 20 feet of ash. kelton. what is vesuvius? you are right. pompeii for $800, please. the caption "cave canem" -- this phrase is at the entrance to a middle-class house at pompeii. lila. what is "beware of the dog"? right. i'll take pompeii for $1,200. a temple at pompeii was dedicated to minerva, juno, and this chief god, whose bust still looks sadly over the city's ruins. kelton. who is jupiter? right.

pompeii for $1,600, please. answer -- daily double, and just like that, you can get right back into this. you have $1,200, but you can risk up to $2,000. i'll bet $1,500. okay. here is the clue for you. take a look. though egyptian, isis was popular in pompeii. her temple had holy water imported from this river, more than 1,000 miles away. what is the nile? the nile. you got it, and you're now at $3,200 -- oh, $2,700. my mistake. pompeii for $2,000, please. the cast of the crying boy was made by filling the hole left in the ash with this substance used by sculptors. kelton. what is marble? no. irene. what is plaster? be more specific. what is plaster of paris? yes. that's it. mtv movie awards for $400, please. lila. what is "the fellowship of the rings"? no. sorry.

kelton or irene. [ beep ] lila, although it is "the lord of the rings," it is "the fellowship of the ring," singular. irene, you pick again as we continue. mtv movie awards for $800, please. kelton. who is will smith? right. the author's characters for $800, please. lila. who is stephenie meyer? yes. the author's characters for $1,600. [ beep ] the author is james fenimore cooper. back to you, lila. the author's characters for $1,200. lila. who is lewis carroll? yes. the author's characters for $400. irene. who is dr. seuss? yes.

the author's characters for $2,000, please. lila. who is herman melville? yes. you got him. mtv movie awards for $1,200. lila. what is "kicking & screaming"? no. [ beep ] correct response -- "what is 'dodgeball'?" back to you, though, lila. mtv movie awards for $1,600. lila. what is "juno"? "juno." correct. mtv movie awards for $2,000. [ beep ] that was shailene woodley. back to you, lila. i'll take "dc" for $400. lila. what is a sand castle? sand castle. yes. okay, "dc" for $800.

irene. what is a cage? no. kelton. what is a birdcage? birdcage. yes. "dc" coming up in that order. kelton, back to you. "dc" for $1,200, please. lila. what is a bluffer? no. irene. what is a wild card? wild card. yes. "dc" coming up in that order. "dc" for $1,600, please. irene. what is redcoats? right. "dc" for $2,000, please. kelton. what is bloodcurdling? right. annual events for $400, please. kelton. what is michigan? that's the state. annual events for $800.

lila. what is cinco de mayo? yes. i'll take electricity for $1,600. kelton. what are transformers? right. electricity for $1,200. answer -- the daily double. [ applause ] you're in third place, but you are certainly within reach of the lead. i'll bet $3,000. $3,000. okay. here is the clue. what is hydroelectric? that's it, and you're in second place with $9,300. [ applause ] electricity for $400, please. here's sarah. the balloon gets negatively charged because these elementary particles rub off my hair and collect on the balloon, attracting the positive part of the toothpick so it falls.

irene? what is static? no. lila. what are the electrons? that's it. annual events for $1,600. lila. what is the i heart music radio? no. irene. what is iheartradio? iheartradio. yes. annual events for $1,200, please. lila. what is the iron curtain speech? no. irene? what is gettysburg? yes, the gettysburg speech, or gettysburg address. go again. electricity for $800, please. kelton. what is lightning? right. electricity for $200, please.

kelton. what is a volt? volt. yes. annual events for $2,000. lila. what is whitehorse? no. kelton or irene? [ beep ] "what is calgary?" the famous calgary stampede. whitehorse in the yukon. final jeopardy! coming up. very close between irene and kelton. remember, the winner becomes a semifinalist and returns next week, and there are four wild-card spots for high scores among non-winners. here's the final jeopardy! category for today -- historic quotes. think about that, players. make your wagers. and we'll return to reveal the clue in a moment. it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. aarp medicare supplement insurance plans, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company.

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and this is the clue. 30 seconds, players. good luck. alex: lila, you started out very well

and then faltered a little bit in double jeopardy! but that's okay. let's see if you came up with the correct response to our final clue. "who is robert e. lee?" good for you. you're right, and you risked $2,400, so you double your score to $4,800. let's go down to the end now to irene. she had $12,000 and...the right response, so she will add how much? $3,000. that gives her $15,000 as a total. kelton, over to you now. robert e. lee is the person we are looking for. and we find "who is lee?" and we'll accept that, and you risked how much? $12,100. gutsy move. it paid off handsomely. $24,200. you will be a semifinalist, and irene's $15,000 may well hold up, also, for one of those wild-card spots. the second of our quarterfinal match is right here tomorrow. please join us then. take care. promotional consideration provided by...

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here are the stars of america's game -- pat sajak and vanna white. [ cheers and applause ] hi, guys. how you doing? look at that crowd out there. thank you, jim. thanks, everybody. appreciate it. aren't they nice? yes, they are. thank you. see you later. hello, hello. you got enough oxygen up there? there's a lot of people. every team should have one of those devices, if you'll grab that. and we'll get on to our first "toss up." the category is "phrase," and here we go. [ bell chimes ] jen and adam. two peas in a pod. yeah. that's it. [ cheers and applause ] pat: you won $1,000. so, you're friends, huh? let's hear about you guys.

well, as "friends" as you can get, you know. i'm adam hildebrand. i used to live in cincinnati, ohio, but have lived in new york city for about eight years now. i'm an account director for a brand agency. and about seven years ago, playing adult kickball, i met this lovely lady. i'm jen adams. i am a marketer and also a writer. i grew up in a small town called ogdensburg, new york, but i've lived in the east village for nine years now. okay. and who's the better kickball player? adam is. yeah. okay. well, at least you agree on that. that's a good thing. team number 2, let's hear about you. i am celeste. i'm from staten island, and i met elaine because we teach classes at st. francis college. i also am married and expecting our first child. pat: oh, good! elaine: which means i'm gonna be an auntie very soon. i'm so excited about that. i'm elaine, and in addition to teaching at st. francis, i also teach at queensborough community college. when i'm not doing that, i'm spending time with my daughter, courtney. okay. and you plan to win an amount of money tonight. lots of money. all right. good to have you both here. and, gentlemen, your turn.

my name's jeremy kaplan. i'm from roslyn heights, new york. i work for a digital media company, and mike and i have been best friends for 15 years, since the 5th grade. wow. thanks, jeremy. [ audience awws ] aww. in addition to that, we also lived together in new york city for over six years. currently, i'm an mba student at zicklin school of business, getting an mba in entrepreneurship. wow. i thought these were some of my finest interviews. [ laughter ] nice job, everybody. get ready. we'll do another "toss up." this one is worth $2,000, and the category is "rhyme time." [ bell chimes ] celeste and elaine. fair share. yeah, that's it. [ applause ] you get $2,000. you guys will be spinning in a moment. jim, are you alone in there, or did you bring a best friend? i brought my shadow, of course, pat. tonight's jackpot round is brought to you by aspercreme. announcer: break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast with no odor,