. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is the... ♪♪ here are today's contestantsst originally from altadena, california... a yarn store owner from chicago, illinois... and a quantitative researcher from new york, new york... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to our much anticipated "jeopardy!" invitational tournament. a dream team of 27 champions spanning six decades, if you can believe it, have assembled here on the alex trebek stage. and they have one goal in mind-- proving they still have what it takes to emerge our ultimate winner. today, first up, we're welcoming back matt, hannah and doug. good luck, champs. with a spot in the semifinals on the line, let's kick off the jit with these categories in the jeopardy! round. first... then we have a little... followed by... then we're... and finally... i'm anthony mackie. in my new movie,

i hope he's not climbing ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ please our first group of second chance contestants... a nonprofit strategist from chicago, illinois... a lecturer of history from banquete, texas...

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. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is the... ♪♪ introducing today's championseball software team lead originally from el paso, texas... an applied scientist from arlington, virginia... and a graduate student from atlanta, georgia... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome to "jeopardy!" we have had some incredible games so far in this "jeopardy!" invitational tournament. and yesterday was no exception. all three of our champions had impressive five-figure scores heading into final jeopardy! but in the end, it was national college championship runner-up raymond goslow who held on for the win and is headed to the next round. today, we're welcoming back maya, roger and john. good to see you. let's get right into the game, shall we? we'll start you off easy with the jeopardy! round and these categories. first... then we have a little... ...for you... then...

. >> i'm liane ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is the... ♪♪ today's championseveloper originally from philadelphia, pennsylvania... a music executive originally from cleveland, ohio... and a library technology consultant from marietta, georgia... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny. welcome back to the "jeopardy!" invitational tournament. in yesterday's game, a zero-dollar wager in a category where she didn't feel confident proved to be the right move for emily sands, who won the game and a spot in the semifinals on a tough triple stumper. today, i'm joined on the alex trebek stage by raymond, troy and jackie. good luck, champs. we'll start with the jeopardy! round. i'll tell you what you categories are...right now. they are... then... we have some... ...for you, followed by... and...

[ambient noise] ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ here are today'sftware engineer from lionville, pennsylvania... a customer support team lead from burbank, california... and an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny. welcome back to the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. as things stand right now, adriana has one win in front of her, but it's neilesh who is knocking on the door today, having claimed a second win yesterday in a runaway victory. today, he's hoping for one more win that would allow him to claim our $250,000 grand prize and a spot in the next "jeopardy! masters." but i have a feeling adriana and isaac are pretty locked in today on trying to push this thing to a game five. good luck, players. it's time to play "jeopardy!" your categories in the first round are... then...

♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is the... ♪♪ please welcome today's championsas... a homemaker from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... and a chemical engineering phd student, originally from sonora, kentucky... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny, and welcome back to the "jeopardy!" invitational tournament. in yesterday's first quarter-final game, we saw the valiant return of matt amodio, who bet $13,600 on a late daily double to take the lead and held on to ultimately become our first semifinalist. today, i'm joined by skyler, margaret and jaskaran. thanks for coming back. best of luck to all three of you. let's get to work in the jeopardy! round with these six categories. first... then we have some... hey... followed by... ...some... and the final category is... skyler, you'll start the game. let's do that's not a thing anymore for $200. -skyler. -what is ford? it was a ford. that's not a thing anymore for $400.

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ introducing today's finalistsngineer from lionville, pennsylvania... a customer support team lead from burbank, california... and an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny, and welcome to the finals in this "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. as we've done in each of the past two tournaments of champions, the finals this year will once again be a best-of-seven series, in which the first player to notch three victories will be declared our winner. from a field that began with 21 champs, only three remain-- adriana, isaac and neilesh. good luck, finalists. this should be fun. let's kick off the first game with the jeopardy! round and these categories. we have... followed by some... then...

. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...ay's finalists... a software engineer from lionville, pennsylvania... a customer support team lead from burbank, california... and an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. as you can see from the checkmarks in front of their podiums, adriana and neilesh have each won one game in these finals. but it's the first player to win three games who will be named our champion. so this is still very much anyone's tournament. good luck to adriana, isaac and neilesh. let's get right into the first round. your categories in the jeopardy! round are, first... then... you'll name the work. we have... some... and finally...

. ♪ ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ please welcome our first group a game design director from austin, texas... a systems administrator from columbus, ohio... and an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you so much. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to the semifinals of the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. from a qualifying field of 287 contestants, spanning two seasons, only nine elite champions now remain, six of them following impressive victories in the quarter finals and three players who have been seeded automatically into the semifinals because of their big win streaks during the regular season. today, we welcome back one of those seeded champions in adriana, here to square off against ryan and will. it's now a level playing field, and only one of these three can advance to the finals. let's start finding out who. good luck, champs. here are your categories in the jeopardy! round. first up, it's...

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ let's meet our second group ofdoctor from milwaukee, wisconsin... a content manager from riverside, connecticut... and a customer support team lead from burbank, california... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. to all of you at home, welcome to the second of our three semifinal match-ups in this "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. yesterday, we saw 15-game winner adriana harmeyer showing off her super-champion strength as she pulled off what was nearly a runaway victory against two noble challengers. today, three new semifinalists step up to the contestant podiums. welcome to isaac, mark and amy. good luck. here are your categories as we dive into the jeopardy! round. first up... then... we have... and finally, we're going to... isaac, you start the game. have i got news for you for $600.

[skateboard sounds] ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is the... ♪♪ pleasens... an actor originally from coral gables, florida... a scientist from berkeley, california... and a benefits consultant from chanhassen, minnesota... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome back to the jit, or the "jeopardy!" invitational tournament, if you're not into the whole brevity thing. in yesterday's quarter final game, it was "jeopardy!" national college champion jaskaran singh who won in a runaway, joining matt amodio in the semifinals. today, we welcome back emily, rachael and jonathan. good luck. champs, let's play some "jeopardy!" we have these categories for you in the jeopardy! round. first... then... we have... followed by... then... and...

. >> i ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ introducing today's fifthrdy!" champions... an episcopal priest from falls church, virginia... a data scientist from cleveland, ohio... and a content manager from riverside, connecticut... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny. welcome back to the tournament of champions, folks. so far in these quarter finals, we've seen the return of 12 of our 21 champions in the field, four-sevenths of them if you're into fractions. and today, we see the return of three more. welcome back to mark, allison and kevin. good luck. let's find out what categories will be challenging you in the jeopardy! round. we have... ...up first. followed by... then... and in the sixth category, we are... mark, where to first? let's go playing sportsball, $1,000.

. >> with real ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ here is our sixthhool counselor from las vegas, nevada... a policy analyst from lake hiawatha, new jersey... and a journalist from honolulu, hawaii... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to "jeopardy!" we have reached the last of our quarter-final games in this tournament of champions. and today, drew, amar and lucas are back here on the alex trebek stage trying to claim that last remaining spot in the semifinals. good luck, champs. let's get down to business in the jeopardy! round. i'll introduce you to your categories. we begin with... then we have some... we will be... ...after that. then... and... drew, the first selection is yours.

. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is thee welcome back today's past champions... a graduate student from birmingham, michigan... a customer support team lead from burbank, california... and an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to a special exhibition game of "jeopardy!" following their impressive runs on "jeopardy!" last season, adriana harmeyer, isaac hirsch and drew basile are back with us, having been automatically seeded into the semifinals of the tournament of champions. but what that means is they didn't get to play a quarter-final game. so what we have today is a rehearsal of sorts, a chance for them to play on 61 clues so that everybody heads into the semifinals on a level playing field. it's just another chance for these three to be back on the alex trebek stage. good luck to all three of you. let's get into the jeopardy! round. your categories are, first... this requires two- or even three-part responses

. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ today's third group of semifinalistseer from lionville, pennsylvania... a journalist from honolulu, hawaii... and a graduate student from birmingham, michigan... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome to the last of our three semifinal games in this "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. so far, adriana harmeyer and isaac hirsch, our two players with the longest winning streaks in the regular season, have advanced to the toc finals. today, it will be the battle of the drews and neilesh, all hoping to claim that one remaining finals spot. obviously, having two different players named drew today poses a bit of a challenge for a "jeopardy!" host. so, to smoothe things out, the drews will be going by their last names, basile and goins, although drew goins did ask if he could play as lisa ann-- [laughter] in honor of our "celebrity jeopardy!" champion lisa ann walter, whose spot he took in the toc. instead, it will be basile and goins, and neilesh. good luck to our d

. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is...ists are... a software engineer from lionville, pennsylvania... a customer support team lead from burbank, california... and an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, folks. thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions finals. yesterday's game was a thrilling one for isaac, who pulled off his first win to force a game five. today, all three of our finalists are eager for another victory, especially, i'm assuming, neilesh, who can put this tournament to bed if he picks up a third win. i wish all three of you the very best of luck and invite you to consider these categories in the jeopardy! round. first... then we have some... good news... then... and finally... we'll find out what that's all about.

. >> with real ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ here are today'sa customer support team lead from burbank, california... and an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny. welcome back. this is game two of the finals of the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. in friday's game one, it was adriana harmeyer who notched the first victory. but remember, this is a first-to-three-wins final, so there is a lot of "jeopardy!" still to be played in this tournament. welcome back, adriana, isaac and neilesh. good luck in game two. let's get into the first round. here are your categories. we have some... love it. then... responses begin and end with two letters respectively. then we're headed to... we have... and finally... adriana, you select first. internationally schooling you, $600.