today, abc7 was there as host alex trebek walked through the show's new home for the upcoming week. rebek who hosted the show for more than three decades says he feels an added level of excitement when taping in the nation's capital, particularly in an election year. over the next five days he will host power players, teacher and team tournament in front of a crowd ten times the size of the audience in los angeles. >> the fact that it's a special event makes it more exciting for me. i am more nervous. so i try to get up a little more for the shows. because i know the audience is going to be on the edge of its seat. brianne: from the stylus the contestants use to write their names on the screen and the electronic lift used to make everyone the same height we got a firsthand look what it takes to build america's favorite q away from home. >> we got a behind the scene of a lectern where alex trebek will be when hosting each of the tapings. we'll have much more behind the scenes on "jeopardy" coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. kimberly:

how would alex trebek do as a contestant? >> i know very little about the current entertainment scene. particularly pop music. i know who some of the stars are. but i don't know their music. i'm fairly well versed in movie trivia. american history. geography. those would be my favorite categories if they came up. brianne: one of the other interesting facts we learned today, one thing that alex trebek says can do to clear his mind, ironing. yes, get the wrinkle out of shirts. the taping begin tomorrow. first up are the power players. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: that place will be packed. part of c and d street will be closed f next week or so for the taping. make sure you get the specific timing for the closures. and also that time lapse we showed you of the stage being built. we have it available for you now at wjla.com. kimberly: throughout the hour we'll play "jeopardy" with jonathan elias. jonathan: play the game at home. he won 74 matches, walking away with more than $2.5 million of "jeopardy" money i

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-- alex trebek! alex: thanks, johnny.ndering, will todd be good enough once again today so that he comes back next week as the defending champion. oliver and milton will have a great deal to say about that. i noticed, milton, you wrote your name down with a question mark after it. good for you. let's go to work. now the categories in this first round of play... next... "-phile" coming up in each correct response, of course. you identify the show for us. we'll do... todd, start. let's do toothpaste for $200. alex: oliver. what is colgate? no. todd. what is crest? crest, that's it. toothpaste for $400. milton. what is mortar? no. oliver. what is tartar?

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with aert caught up group of contestants alex trebek called terrific. a game show we have come to know when love, this time with a twist. >> in los angeles we do a show in front of 150. here in d.c., multiply that by 10. amy: an audience packed with knowledgeable jeopardy fans. >> they know a lot about the contestants, their backgrounds, they know the political connections. that adds to the excitement. amy: the power players keeping audience members on their toes. >> i would not say i'm nervous. i'm ready. were all clicking answers for charities of their choice. >> i could pretend and say it's all for good fun, it's for charity, but i do want to destroy my opponents. amy: lights, camera action. >> you are out of your comfort zone, you are not working in your comfort zone. amy: the contestants agree. >> we don't even play "jeopardy!" at my house. we play attack uno. little luck and knowledge bringing laughs and funds to the nation's capital. >> i read a little bit of the paper and i think i'm ready. amy: today is the first of four days of tapings, ending

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got to get behind the scene look at clues and contestants and a chance to interact with the host alex trebeksuzanne kennedy reports. suzanne: two days of the "jeopardy" teen tournament are shot on the stage at d.a.r. constitution hall. 15 teenagers from all across the country ages 14 to 17 will gather on this stage to compete before nine students will move on to the semi-finals. three will be in the finals which will be a two-show competition. one o the competitors is from here in the d.c. area. >> this is my first time in national television. never done anything like this. this is exciting for me. it's not like every day that someone -- it is every day. pat sajek lives on my town. he is on tv every day. outside of that no one is on tv from my town. it's different. suzanne: the winner of the two-day tournament walks away with $10,000. at d.a.r. constitution hall, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. maureen: virginia senator tim kaine said he is trying to convince the colleagues to fund significant boost in the national park spending. he says there is an $11 billion backlog of needed park spending na

alex trebek said he the crews and has had preshow meetings to go over everything. alex: entertainment, particularly pop music. i know some of the stars, but i don't know their music. i'm fairly well-versed in movie trivia, american history, geography. those would be my favorite categories if they came up. leon: he is sandbagging. i bet that he knows it all. three shows be taped in front of studio audiences, from tomorrow through next wednesday. the shows will not be aired for a while. kimberly: the interesting thing is he said he drinks a lot of 2% milk. i was wondering where you were going with that. steve: it will be a great day at dar all the tickets are sold out. kimberly: and they were free. steve: some people are trying to sell them. be careful, don't pay for them. 54 degrees was the high earlier today at reagan national, 10 degrees below average this time of year. rightow even colder, 48 now. the clouds are increasing and the temperatures are slowly falling. 35 degrees culpeper, 39 winchester and leesburg, 37 near 40 at cumberland. the wind will really pick

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ]

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-- alex trebek! [ applause ] thank you, johnny. today, two shoulders for buzzy.

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.le jeopardy! turned yesterday's game into a runaway and enabled ricky to remain champion. he now has $40,000. th thing could happen to joyce or carter, you know? we'll find out in this half hour. let's go to work. here are the categories. first off... that letter the only vowel in each correct response. and finally... and, ricky, it's your selection. pop music for $200. [ beep ] that was gwen stefani. still is gwen stefani. ricky. music for $400. carter. who is meghan trainor? correct. pop music, $600. we've got the "same love" for this duo, a rapper and dj producer seen here.

right now on wjla.com, you can watch the one-on-one interview with alex trebek, the star of the show about the big shows coming up. leon: i have something else to see in the meantime. check this out. must-see video in florida. paddle boarder has a close encounter in jupiter, florida. [bleep] leon: you can understand his excitement. maximo believes he encountered a spinner shark. he wasn't hurt. amazingly, he says this is the second time that this has happened to him. can believe that? maureen: lucky guy. that wasn't a spinner shark. that was a surfboarding shark. leon: must be time for him to change the cologne. the second time it happened. we can't call it a shark attack. a shark assault maybe. i don't know. florida as we know does get its share of them every year. despite the surge in spring breakers heading that way. april is not the bu for shark encounters in florida. record is held by the month of october. april comes in fifth on the list. if you are counting. maureen: which month comes in last? that is when we will go to florida. leon: january. maureen: coming up next at 6:00 -

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