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-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. alex trebek! hello, ladies and gentlemen. you take a chance in final jeopardy! and risk almost everything you've got and then come up with the correct response and win the game, you're gonna feel really good, relieved, and very happy. and that's what happened to christi on yesterday's program. and today she's back to face the challengers -- kay and sally who join us. welcome and good luck. here we go. let's take a look at the categories... starting off with... "left" is gonna come up in each correct response, those four letters. we'll give you the partial title. and... christi, start us. bestselling authors by partial title for $200. kay. who is john grisham? john grisham, "pelican brief." uh, bestselling authors for $400. kay. who is stephen king? yes. uh, $600, please. christi. who is michael crichton? you got him. bestselling authors, $800.

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-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. well, mr.aiting in the wings. he's coming back later this week to play for $75,000. which of these three -- joe, cooper, or selena -- gets to join him? let's start finding out. good luck. here we go. categories -- in quotation marks -- we know what that means. you get to deal with... and finally... at the georgia aquarium. so much sea life, you could almost call it the "atlanta ocean." alex: joe, you start us. let's start with old testament heroes for $800, please. cooper. who is solomon? right. old testament, $1,000. joe. who is elijah? good. let's go with old testament heroes for $600, please. answer -- daily double. you're finding it early. [ applause ] you have $1,000 to put at risk. let's make it a true daily double, alex. okay, here is the clue for you. who is joseph? that's it.

-- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. hi, folks. if you were watching yesterday, you saw jen not only happy that she won, but kind of surprised that she won. but she outdid herself and she won a lot of money. and today she defends against sandy and andrew. let's see how it works out. pick up those signaling devices. here comes the jeopardy! round with these categories that you now have to deal with... followed by... and finally... and, jen, it's your choice. oh, i've gotta go with a bookish category for $200. jen. what is tokyo? that's it. uh, bookish for $400. andrew. what is "labor day"? that's it. uh, bookish for $600. [ beep ] and that book is "the tipping point." back to you, andrew. uh, bookish for $800.

-- alex trebek! thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome.ell, i hope you're enjoying your summer. christi is. she won the game yesterday. we've had a lot of 1 and 2-day champions in recent weeks on "jeopardy!" let's see what's gonna happen with you. jeff and beverly are your challengers and good luck to all three of you. here we go into the jeopardy! round. and here we go revealing the categories... followed by... with "e" in quotation marks. all right, it makes sense. christi, start. the "e" street band for $200. christi. what is eternity? that's it. "e" street band for $400. christi again. what is equestrian? correct. "e" street band for $600. jeff. what is an entrepreneur? right. the ghost of tom joad, $1,000.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. just like in the novel and the movies, yesterday on "jeopardy! couldn't resist. [ laughter ] ed and anna, welcome aboard. let's have fun. here we go into the jeopardy! round. here are the categories. popular place to visit. alex: each correct response. ben-hur. sounds like a language for $200. ben-hur. what is french? no. anna. what is wrench? wrench. yes. sounds like a language. sounds like a language for $400. anna. what is shangri-la? no. ed. what is utopian? that's it. language for $600. anna.

-- alex trebek. thank you, johnny. welcome, ladies and gentlemen.llently played game yesterday on "jeopardy!" -- except for final, which was missed by all three players. but fittingly, justin, who had the most money going into the final jeopardy! round had the most money coming out of it also, and that's why he's back here today to face maire and campbell. nice to have you with us. good luck. here we go, the jeopardy! round, which today will feature these categories... and finally... you have to add the consonants in order to come up with the correct response. justin, start. i'll take consonant-free state capitals for $200. [ beep ] and that would be tallahassee. justin. state capitals for $400. maire. what is boise? yes.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny.a sophomore, so it looks like we're going to have only juniors and sophomores in our final because we have a sophomore and a junior waiting to come back tomorrow to play in the $75,000 final. alan and sam -sam, are? alex: you're yawning. just nervous. alex: oh. okay. i can understand that. well, good luck to you, and kat and alan, as well. here we go. here are the categories. and, alan, you go first. country nicknames for $200, please. alan. what's canada? that's the country. countries for $400. sam. what is sri lanka? correct. country nicknames, $600. alan. what's peru? good. country for $800. alan. what's switzerland? right. and finish country. sam. what is afghanistan? you are right. mythology, $200.

will hear from lesean mccoy on the possibility of losing an eagles offensive lineman, to >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. call this number to learn more. this plan was designed with a rate lock for people on a fixed income who want affordable life insurance that's simple to get. coverage options for just $9.95 a month, less than 35 cents a day. act now and your rate will be locked in for life. it will never increase, guaranteed. this is lifelong coverage that can never be cancelled as long as you pay your premiums, guaranteed. and your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. you cannot be turned down because of your health. call for your informati

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert, ladies and gentlemen. champion didn't earn a penny in final jeopardy! and still won a total of $22,000. what will happen today as he faces sara tess and nick? let's start finding out. here we go. jeopardy! round. good luck to all of you. here we go. the categories are... followed by... sounds intimidating. and finally... in quotation marks. campbell. arrested development for $200. nick. who is gandhi? right. arrested development for $400. nick. who is audubon? john james audubon. uh, same category for $600. campbell. who is dostoyevsky? right. arrested development for $800.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hi, folks. a seventh grader and a freshman.ve shoes that are older than you two. [ laughter ] my god. so bright at such a young age. we have a sophomore and a junior who have moved on and are coming back next week in the semi-finals. who will join them in the guaranteed spot -- nikki, eileen, or william? let's start finding out. good luck. here we go. here are the categories. good month. notice the interesting spelling there. alex: nikki, you start us. français for $200, please. william. what is "you're welcome"? no. nikki. "very much" -- what is "very much"? that's it. $400, français, please. nikki. what is "au revoir"? yes. $600, français, please. nikki. what is winter? correct. $800, français. william. what is "noir"? "noir." yes.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the start of another great week here on "jeopardy!" i don't think i'm telling tales out of school when i say that on friday's program, jill was very nervous throughout the entire play of the game until she was declared the winner, and then her whole demeanor changed. tell me you're feeling more relaxed today. i think i am, yeah. alex: okay, good. melinda and ben, welcome aboard, and good luck to all of you. here we go into the jeopardy! round. and here come the categories. first off we have... not overboard. you'll deal with... sounds easy. ...other things. alex: jill, you start. let's take overlord!, $200. melinda. who is attila? he's the one. let's do man overlord! for $400, please.

-- alex trebek. thank you, johnny.l, ladies and gentlemen, we are less than 30 minutes away from finding out the names of the nine players who come back to our program next week to compete for $75,000. four previous winners from this week, and today's winner, as well, are guaranteed. sam, sydney, and joe, pick up those signaling devices and good luck to you. here we go. categories fare as follows. alex: sam, start us. summer olympic sports for $200. joe. what is field? no. sam. what is diving? diving is right, yes. sports for $400. joe. what is long jump? good. let's go with summer olympic sports for $600. this martial art, that involves throwing your opponent, takes its name from the japanese for "way of suppleness." sam. what is judo? judo. correct. sports for $800. sam. what is a relay?

-- alex trebek. ank you, johnny. thank you, everyone. some victories mean more than others, and that was obviously the case on yesterday's program for howard ray winning over 30 grand. let's see if he can keep it going today, though, against christi and matthew. let's go. the jeopardy! round. good luck with these categories, starting off with... next... and finally... howard. let's try the spanish job for $200, please. matthew. what is driver? no. christi. what is host? no. howard. what is waiter? waiter. that's right. spanish job, $400, please. howard. what is sculptor? good. spanish job, $600, please. christi. what's an accountant? that's it. spanish job for $800.

-- alex trebek! thk you, johnny. hi, folks. [ applause ] big, big win for jill on yesterday's program. can she do it again today? well, shloka and howard will have something to say about that. so i'll wish all three of you good luck and put you to work right now in the jeopardy! round. here we go. here at the categories, starting off with... not "history." not "wagging the dog," but... w-a-g coming up in each correct response. you'll spend time in... and you'll deal with an... and, jill, you start. uh, world herstory, uh, $200. shloka. what is india? yes. herstory for $400. howard. who is catherine the great? correct. uh, band of brothers, $400, please.

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.and welcome to our annual teen tournament -- my favorite two weeks of the year, even though i'm an analog adult having to deal with a group digital-era teenagers. kat, cooper, josiah, welcome, and good luck. here we go. categories in the first round today are as follows. you identify the country for us. you'll deal with... that word is coming up in each correct response. kat, off you go. current senators' states for $200, please. alex: arizona -- flake and him. kat. who is john mccain? you are right. current senators' states for $400. josiah. what is new york? you got it. in the african country, $1,000. cooper. what is morocco? correct. african country, $200. cooper. what is kenya? that's the country. africa, $400.

-- alex trebek! hey, johnny. thank you.come, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you all for being with us today. virginia and ben-hur -- what a great name -- welcome to the program. good luck to you -- and also to you, jen, our returning champion. here we go into the jeopardy! round. and today we deal with these categories. that's why i do it. you give me the language, please. alex: not men. jen, start. i'll take movie musicals for $200, please. ben-hur. what is "singin' in the rain"? correct. movie musicals for $400. ben-hur. who is julie andrews? yes. all right. movie musicals for $600. virginia.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. $28,400 -- that's known on our program as a big win.d had it yesterday. who will have it today -- molly, jerome, or ed? we'll start finding out right now. good luck. here we go. jeopardy! round -- one daily double round, and these categories. you have to name the present-day country where each person was born. alex: ed, you start. let's do a chapter in the novel for $200, please. jerome. what is "moby dick"? that's the novel. i'll take toys for $400, please. molly. who is barbie? correct. i'll take not-so-current slang for $800, please. jerome. what are the bee's knees? yes. a chapter in the novel for $600. answer -- daily double. [ applause ]

-- alex trebek! thank you, all. thank you, johnny. and welcome, ladies and gentlemen.e you're with us for the entire half-hour so you get to match your wits against our contestants. jen and pete, nice to welcome you to the program. campbell, good to see you again. let's go to work in the first round, shall we? the jeopardy round. today, these categories are in play... next... "rock" in quotation marks. i wonder if this makes pete happy. he's a bartender. campbell, start us. whiskey for $200. jen. what is ireland? yeah. uh, i'll take whiskey for $400. jen. what is 7up? correct. uh, whiskey for $600. pete. what is vermouth? you got it. whiskey, $800.

alex trebek, james lipton, robert gulet or george w.cd. >> the correct -- >> hope you want a little gospel music. >> good day for klg. the correct answer is george w. bush. a show entitled "you're welcome america a final night with george w. bush" he did after obama won. >> his impersonation is genius. >> and he kept it going for a full length one-man show. which was pretty impressive. >> kathie lee, over to you. >> missouri. >> yes. that's weird. okay. what instrument did will farrell play during the behind the music sketch on "saturday night live" in 2000. piano, tuba, xylophone, or cow bell. >> i'm going to say tuba. >> a cd. >> this is the most she's ever gotten rid of ever. the correct answer d, cow bell. >> got to have more cow bell, baby. this was a fantastic sketch. >> called "don't fear the reaper." >> all right. go over to kathie lee for another. >> all right. in the past week which costar of will farrell not only celebrated her birthday but received two emmy nomination, zooey deschanel, jane lynch, cheri oteri or kristen wiig

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.welcome to the sudden-death portion of our teen championship. the winners of the next three games get to come back on thursday and friday to play for $75,000. those players who do not advance -- and i won't refer to them as losers -- go home with $10,000 apiece. william, jeff, and sydney, good luck. here we go. the categories are as follows. good place. you'll deal with... you have to give us the correct title of the play. sydney, you start us, please. playwrongs for $200. sydney. what is "the importance of being earnest"? that's it. wrongs for $400. jeff. what is "who's afraid of virginia woolf?" yes. playwrongs, $600. [ beep ] correct title -- "brighton beach memoirs." back to you, jeff. playwrongs, $800. sydney. what is "no exit"? you got it. playwrongs, $1,000.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. we start off today's program with some good news and some not-so-good news. the good news, first of all, for these three players -- whoever wins the game gets to come back to play again. the not-so-good news is you're gonna have to wait about a month and a half because next week, we have our annual teen tournament, and that will be followed, especially for those of you who didn't catch those programs earlier this year, by our entire tournament of the decades featuring all those great champions of the past. okay, katie, jeff, and winston, good luck to you as we move into today's match. and now here are the categories. first off... champ, go. madonna videos for $200, please. winston. what is "vogue"? no. katie or jeff? [ beep ] what is "material girl"? that's the video. back to you, katie. madonna videos for $400, please.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.so far this week, we have discovered two things -- our contestants in the teen tournament are extremely bright and, secondly, they have marvelous senses of humor, don't they? i hope that's true of kevin, alan, and ananya. good luck. here we go into the jeopardy! round. and this round, as you know, contains one daily double in one of these categories. and we might as well go outdoors, as well. alex: kevin, start. let's go with the presidency for $1,000. ananya. what is the helicopter? correct. fictional characters for $200, please. kevin. who is nancy drew? right. let's go with the presidency for $800. alan. what's the oval office? you are right. presidency for $600, please. alan. what is 35? yes. presidency for $400.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard.hese three -- jeff, selena, and erin -- are playing for a significant amount of money. one of them perhaps could wind up winning $75,000 as the teen tournament champion at the end of next week. there's a guarantee of $25,000 for second place, and $15,000 for whoever finishes in third place. but to get to the finals, you have to do well in this quarter-final match. so good luck to you. here comes the jeopardy! round. and here are the categories. those two letters, i-d, will either end of begin each correct response. and, erin, you get to go first. katy perry for $200. erin. what is "roar"? "roar." yes. katy perry for $400. selena. who is john mayer? right. katy perry, $600. selena. what is "wide awake"?

-- alex trebek. thank you, johnny. and thank yotlemen. welcome to our show once again.r, and we are still coming to you with original programming. and we'll continue to be that way for another month. kay had a good day on friday. big, impressive win. let's see what happens today as she defends for the first time against robyn and justin, the newcomers. good luck to all three of you. here are the categories for our first round of play today... next... you gotta love 'em. and... those three letters are coming up in that order in each correct response. kay, start. something's wrong with this guy for $200. justin. what is the heart? yes. something's wrong, $400. robyn. what is asthma? that's it.

-- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to our show.m hoping today's game is easier than yesterday's. jerome won the game. and because the game was so tough, he didn't get to win a lot of money, but he's trying to make up for that today against these two newcomers, katie and megan. good to have you here, ladies. and here we go into the jeopardy! round, and here come the categories. we start off with... you'll love it. alex: all right, champ. off you go. let's take literary significant others for $200. jerome. who's hermione granger? right. triple "a" for $600. megan. what's faraway? that's it. triple "a" for $200. katie. what is pajamas? yes.

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