a product manager from whitby, ontario, canada...s operations manager from ocean city, new jersey... whose 18-day cash winnings total... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [applause] thank you, everyone. thank you, johnny. and welcome to "jeopardy!" yesterday our champion, cris pannullo, secured his 18th win and his 15th runaway win despite missing on a final jeopardy! about the flag of brazil. how did he do it? once again with big and successful wagering on the daily doubles. will he find them again today? or will rob or jeri seek them out first? let's find out. there's one of them in the jeopardy! round somewhere in these six categories. first we're... then... and finally... each correct response will come between those two words in the dictionary. cris, you start us off. 1,2,3--$1,000. [beep] those would be, in other words, tom, dick & harry. cris.

[cheers and applause] here are today's contestants-- a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada...om new york, new york... and our returning champion-- a data scientist from chicago, illinois... whose 3-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--mayim bialik! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome, everyone, to "jeopardy!" it was a home run of a game on friday for our champion from chicago-- hannah wilson, as she notched a third win with a correct response of "chicago cubs" in final jeopardy! although hannah admitted she's not much of a sports fan, the hometown advantage paid off, and she's back to defend this champion against sami and juveria. good luck, players. let's take a look at the categories. ♪♪ we'll begin with some... and... give us the word, including the missing consonants. hannah, you'll be beginning. start with scandal! for $200. hannah. -what are diamonds? -yes. scandal! for $400.

and a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" jennings. [applause] thank you, folks. thank you, johnny. and welcome back to "jeopardy!" second chance. in yesterday's first game of the competition, it was jason carpenter who secured a spot in the finals. today we welcome back juveria, sam, and jake, all vying for their second chance at victory here on the alex trebek stage. good luck, everyone. here are your categories in the jeopardy! round. first... then... the letters i-c will appear in each response. and finally... juveria, you make the first selection. quite a site for $800. - juveria. - what is machu picchu? - yes. - quite a site for $1,000.

a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada...ssistant from louisville, kentucky... and an editor and adjunct professor from oak park, illinois... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to the "jeopardy!" invitational tournament, where just one spot in the semifinals remains. and today, seth, jackson and juveria are back with us vying to claim it. good luck, champs. let's get to work in the jeopardy! round. your categories will be, first... then we have a category... followed by... then... and finally... seth, you're up first. 15th century for $600. -juveria. -what's the aztec empire? -yeah. -15th century for $800.

and a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada... who won $20,000 in yesterday's game. the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to the deciding game in this "jeopardy!" champions wild card competition. yesterday, andy tirrell was the only player on the stage who came up with the correct response in final jeopardy! and so the numbers you see on these podiums now are a result of the big score shift that took place in final. however, this is a 2-game total point affair. so, right now we're gonna clear out those scores, and we'll be adding them back at the end of the show to whatever our finalists earn today and crown our winner. good luck. let's get into the final game in this competition. here are your categories in the jeopardy! round. first up, hey... then we have...

a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada... an applied scientist from arlington, virginia...archer from new york, new york... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome back to the finals of this "jeopardy!" invitational tournament. in yesterday's game one, matt amodio racked up the second highest score we've seen all season to claim the first victory. one more check mark on his podium would make him our jit champion. but roger and juveria look poised today to try to push this thing to a game three. good luck to all three of you. let's get to work in the jeopardy! round, as alex used to say. your categories are, first... then we have... some... then... and i have to ask... matt, you're up first. speech, $1,000.

a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada... an applied scientist from arlington, virginia...ive researcher from new york, new york... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to the finals of the "jeopardy!" invitational tournament. we began with a field of 27 "jeopardy!" greats, and we are down to just three-- matt, roger and juveria. at stake for these three, a top prize of $150,000 and a spot in the next "jeopardy! masters." now, matt is no stranger to "masters," having competed in each of our first two seasons, but this is a new opportunity for roger and juveria. remember, the first player to notch two wins in these finals will be declared our winner. good luck. let's take a look at the categories in play in the first round of the first game, the jeopardy! round. first... then we have some... followed by... and...

and a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"...ert. and welcome, everybody, to the finals of our "champions wild card" competition. each of these three players, juveria, andy and michael, put up impressive wins in the quarterfinals and inhe semis to be standing on this stage today. and at the end of this two-game total point final, one of them will be headed to the "tournament of champions." good luck, finalists. here are your categories in the "jeopardy!" round... we begin with... then some clues... we have... and finally... juveria, you're going to make the first selection. from the french for $800. - juveria. - what is bloc?

and a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!". [applause] thank you, folks. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to the finals of this round of "jeopardy!" second chance. juveria, jason, and iris are back with us on the heels of their very first "jeopardy!" wins ever earlier in the week. and they all have their sights set on the upcoming champions wildcard. good luck, finalists. let's kick off this first game of a two-day, total-point affair with these categories. first up, we're headed to... then we have... ...in quotation marks. then... and... juveria, you're gonna start the game. historical american governors for $800.

and a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!" johnny. welcome back to the semifinals. in yesterday's close game, it all came down to final jeopardy!, when andy tirrell, who you might remember as the guy who took out 21-game champ cris pannullo last season, was the only one to respond correctly and clinched the first of three spots in the finals. today, we welcome juveria, alec, and robbi back to champions wildcard. good luck. let's see what categories are in play for you three in the jeopardy! round. we begin, as you always should, with... then, we have... followed by... some... - and finally... - i'm robin roberts. surmounting obstacles on both sides of the atlantic, the harlem hellfighters made their mark fighting for the u.s. in world war i, and i'll present clues about a new series i've executive produced.

champions are... a psychiatrist from whitby, ontario, canada...nner from silver spring, maryland... and an attorney from arlington, virginia... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny. and welcome back, everyone, to our tournament of champions. today is leap day, and it's also the midpoint of our first round. we have seen the return of 12 of our 27 champions. and today we welcome back three more-- luigi, kevin, and juveria. good luck to all three of you. here comes the jeopardy! round where we have these six categories for you. first up, we're going... then we have... some... followed by a little break to... then we have... and finally... luigi, start us off. around the world for $800, please. - juveria. - what is yangtze? - yes. - around the world for $1,000.