>> yes. >> the man at the center of it all, who is alex trebek? >> we provide the categories and answers and it's then up to our contestants to give us the right questions. >> talk to me about the origins of this show. >> they were sitting at a kitchen table and he was new quiz show. she said why don't you just give them the answers. are you crazy? no. the answer is -- 5,280. >> how many feet in a mile? ding. >> trebek has hosted more than 7,000 episodes. >> i get new players on every program. and i get new material. new clues to deal with. that keeps it exciting. >> it's never gotten old for you? >> not yet. i've gotten old but not the show. >> you have not. >> more than 400 other game shows have come and gone since remains a part of our culture. >> welcome to celebrity "jeopardy!." >> do you like the way they portray you on "saturday night live"? >> it doesn't bother me one bit to see myself made fun of. >> please answer in the form of a question. >> we are now part of americana and so we're fair game. you can make fun of us all you want. i love

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-- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen.e you with us once again. bonnie is, like so many of our other champions, a good player. she knows how to handle herself in the game, knows how to wager properly, and she's very bright, also. so, pam and mike, do your best today against her.

-- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. yeah, i know, ladies and gentlemen. $3,999, not much money.e luck of the draw. i was really hoping for a big payday from one of our players yesterday. but all three of them missed the final jeopardy! and so, ellen was wise enough to wager and leave herself some cash.

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-- alex trebek. thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.nd of yesterday's program that that $20,000 she just won is going to come in very handy. she's still in school. zach and valerie, welcome aboard, and good luck to you. here we go. categories today are as follows...

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.the last of our regular games for this current season. as i indicated at the beginning of the week, starting this coming monday, we will have some encore presentations for you

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-- alex trebek! hey, johnny. thank you, all. 'twas the night before christmas, not too late to do some more christmas shopping. you still have a bit of time. brian and becca, welcome aboard.

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-- alex trebek! alex: thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.mission, i'd like to begin today's program with a brief personal note. i want to extend my thanks to all of you "jeopardy!" fans who have taken the time to send in letters and cards

-- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. [ applause ] welcome, ladies and gentlemen.z, made a gutsy move in final jeopardy! on yesterday's program, wagering almost everything she had, and then backed it up with a correct response to become the new champ. tj and julie, welcome aboard. good luck to all of you.

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-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. gentlemen, and welcome to our show. two impressive wins in a row for young jason george. today he faces his second set of challengers -- sue and benn. and, benn, your mom is watching and she wants you to do well.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hi, everyone.you know, the olympic games are just around the corner. and what that means for many of you is that "jeopardy" will not always be airing at this time, its regular time slot.

-- alex trebek. thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.'s program that that $20,000 she just won is going to come in very handy. she's still in school. zach and valerie, welcome aboard, and good luck to you. here we go. categories today are as follows... you know what that means. the category deals with states that border that state. shyamlee, start us. "con"centration for $200. zach. -what is consolation? -correct. president, $1,000. shyamlee. who is ford? no. zach. who is carter? carter is the president, yes. $800, president. answer -- daily double. wow.

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.ody more surprised at sue baker's victory on yesterday's program than sue baker herself. [ sue laughs ] but today, she's the returning champion. so you have to feel very confident. -no. -right? no? [ laughter ] oh. well, that's good news for ellen and ken, your challengers.

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome to the last of our regular games for this current season. as i indicated at the beginning of the week, starting this coming monday, we will have some encore presentations for you of some of the highlights of the past season. and we'll be starting off with our tournament of champions. what that means, of course, is that whoever wins this game today will have six weeks to relax and enjoy the summer before coming back to defend. so barbra, jim, and courtney, good luck. here we go. now the categories. starting off with... followed by... those two letters in quotation marks. you know what that means. "c-u," "in september." all right, barbra. women authors, $200. barbra. who is buck? pearl buck, yes. authors, $400.

-- alex trebek! [ applause ] hey, johnny.ith you folks. $5,199 is not a lot of money, is it? but we had a killer final on yesterday's program. none of the players was able to come up with brigham young, the correct response. matt and emily, let's hope we have an easier final today