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We're on home turf dealing with Americana for our final today, and here is the clue players. There are rest stops named for Edison, Lombardi, and Woodrow Wilson on this road mentioned in the 1968 song America. You have 30 seconds. Good luck. And Atisa, you had third place and $2,000, and you came up with what? What is the New Jersey Turnpike? You are correct, Simon and Garfunkel. And it's going to add only $401. Okay, that takes you to $2,401. Steve, you're at a bit of a disadvantage here. Two East Coast people against you, a West Coast person. You came up with I-80, and that means you're going to lose some money. $9,999. You're left with a dollar. Over to our champ, Greg Chin. He's from New York, folks. Did he come? He came up with a New Jersey Turnpike. He wouldn't have been able to go home missing it. He picked up $75,999, $21,399, and a two-day total of $37,000. And thank you for being with us. We'll see you tomorrow. All right, here we go. Final Jeopardy! has to do with television. The clue. The television documentary America's Favorite Neighbor was a tribute to him. Good luck, players. 30 seconds. Who was he? Melanie, what did you put down? Who is Fred Rogers? Would you like to be my friend in my neighborhood? Yes, indeed. You're right. You risked $425. Okay, takes you up to $76.25. Let's go to Michael Falk. Was solid for three days and ran into a buzzsaw named William Lee today. Put in Ned Flanders. Who did you have below that? Fred Mertz? I didn't get it. Okay, it'll cost you how much? $7,001. You're left with $399. Let's go to William Lee now. Could have cleaned up today. Fred Rogers, did you grow up with Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood? You did. And your wager? $2,800 and even $30,000. New champion in William Lee. He was impressive. He gets to come back and play again. The Supreme Court is the category. Our three contestants have made their wagers. I'll give you the clue in a moment. You'll then have 30 seconds in which to write down your question. Be sure your response is properly phrased. Today's final Jeopardy! answer is this. He served the longest on the court, having been an Associate Justice from 1939 to 1975. Good luck. Dolores, we're going to begin with you. You finished in third place after the double Jeopardy! round. Let's see if you came up with the right Justice of the Supreme Court. Who was Justice Douglass? William O. Douglass? Yes. 36 years plus for him on the Supreme Court. That's a correct response and that means you're going to add to that $1,700. How much? $1,700. Doubling your score to $3,400. We come down to our returning champion, Rich Kenny, who picked up over $20,000 last time out. Did he get Justice William O. Douglass? He most certainly did. And how much did he risk? $4,090. Kept $10 aside. And as a result, he now has $8,190 as we move to Ken Friedman, who's a little bit ahead of him going into this round. Did Ken get William O. Douglass? He did also. And let's see. That means you had to bet $3,490 or more in order to be the new champ. How much did you risk? $3,501. That's good enough. That's a total of $8,201. And by $11, you are the new Jeopardy! champion. Congratulations to you. We'll see you on our next show. You'll be at the champion's podium. We've got to go. Till next time. Thank you for tuning us in. So long, everyone. Final Jeopardy! today, we are dealing with landmarks. And here is the clue. The quote, with malice toward none, is on the wall of his Washington, D.C. memorial. 30 seconds, players. Good luck. Scotty, we come to you first. Who did you think of with regard to Washington, D.C. memorial? Abraham Lincoln, you are correct. Charity for all, malice toward none. And your wager was $4,000. You doubled your score to $8,000. Let's go to Claire. $10,400. Lincoln? Oh, George Washington instead. It cost you $2,000, taking you to $8,400. Interesting. Now to Joe. $13,000 going in. Abraham Lincoln? Yep. I hope you wagered a bundle, and I hope you share some with your sister, your twin sister. $78,001. That takes you up to $20,801. Congratulations, Joe. That's what you get to take away. $2,000 for Claire and $1,000 for Scotty. Congratulations. Well done. Good game. Our champion is the man to catch. A boar leading with $19,200. The category is death of an author, and here is the clue for the three of you. In 1940, at age 44, he died of a heart attack at his Hollywood home while reading his Princeton Alumni Weekly. Good luck. 30 seconds. The author went there, Princeton. Good school. Didn't graduate, though. Joined the army instead. Abigail, we come to you first. You had $3,000. Which author did you think of? Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald? You are correct, and you will add $29.99, taking you to $5,999. To the middle now. Ryan McCune, $12,000 even. Will that total go up? It will if he wagered, and he wagered $59.99, taking him to $17,999. If Gabor is wrong and wagered a substantial amount, you will be the new champion, Ryan. Gabor, did you come up with F. Scott Fitzgerald? You did, and you're wagered $48.01. That's good. $24,001 today, and now a two-day total of $58,402, and you get to play again tomorrow. The Declaration of Independence. That's the subject, and this is the clue. The first official use of this four-word term is at the Declaration's beginning, immediately after the 13th. 30 seconds, players. Good luck. Jill, we start with you. You were late writing something down, and it's making you laugh. Why? Let's take a look. What are to be or not to be? No, no matter what, you are going to be wrong. It's going to cost you $2,000. That'll drop you to $6,800. Let's go down there to Howard Ray now. He started writing very quickly, and he wrote down, what is United States of America? It's the unanimous declaration of the 13th United States of America. You are right, and you will add to that $19,000. How much? $10,600. You are in the lead. $30,200. Possibility of a big payday that will make up for Des Moines, obviously. Shloka, over to you now. $20,400. Did you get United States? No, you came up with the Bill of Rights. How much did you lose? $20,000. You're going to finish in third place, and congratulations, Howard Ray. Your wife is going to be very, very happy about this victory, and you get to play again tomorrow right here. Won't you join us then? It sounds like it's so long ago, and it is. 1950s. Senua, players, here's your clue. Objects of attention in this suspenseful film include a digging dog, a scantily clad dancer, and a possible murderer. You have 30 seconds. Good luck. Cary Bale, the 50s, way before your time. Let's see how you did with this final. What did you write down? What is the Maltese falcon? No, I don't remember a digging dog in that one, so it's going to cost you. $6,000. You dropped to zero. Let's go to your left. Anthony Giordano, played well, had $16,400 going into final and came up with Rear Window. Yes, Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, fun film, good film. You almost doubled. $16,399 brings you up to $32,799, and it brings us to our champion, Steve Mulls. He's looking calm. Why? Because he came up with the correct response. He's looking calm. Why? Because he risked $10,801 and will win the game by a margin of $2, giving him a two-day total of $54,000. $2. All right. What a game. Thank you all. Let's see what you folks know about American history. Here comes the clue. Henry Lawrence, Thomas Mifflin, and Richard Henry Lee were presidents of this body that only lasted for about 15 years. 30 seconds, players. Good luck. This body existed in the late 1700s after the Declaration of Independence. Lucretia, we'll start with you. Did you come up with a correct response? Let's take a look at your answer. Oh, you couldn't come up with anything. Looks like you were going for House of Burgesses, and that will cost you all of your $2,000. You dropped down to zero. Gerald, you're next. What did you come up with? What is the Confederacy? Confederacy, no. That'll cost you just $1,000. Looks like you're going to finish in second place. We'll go to Chris Smith now. $23,400. His response, what is the Second Continental Congress? And that's correct. And your wager was $3,000. $26,400 today, and now at stake, a two-day total of $42,199. And you get to come back. Enjoy the day, and we'll see you tomorrow on Jeopardy. So long, everybody. The Declaration of Independence is the category for Final Jeopardy. The clue in a moment. Gentlemen, you'll have 30 seconds to write down your question. Good luck. Here is the Final Jeopardy answer for you. One of the three things we mutually pledged to each other at the end of the Declaration. Good luck. I hope each one of you got it right. That would be wonderful for this holiday. We'll start with you down there, Steve, and see what you put down as your response. One of the three, what is our lives? You are correct. That's one of the three. Your response earned you $799, taking you up to $1,599. We come now to Tom Pope at this end. He had $5,000. He put down what is to defend. No, that is incorrect. Your wager, $4,000. You're at $1,000 now as we go to Isaac Segal in the middle. He had $8,500. He put down what is our sacred honor. It's our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. You are right. You will be the new Jeopardy champion, and you will add $1,501. That will take you up to $10,001. Great way to start. Good way to celebrate the day. Thank you, gentlemen. Happy holidays again, folks. We'll see you all tomorrow. We are headed to Washington, D.C. for Final Jeopardy today. The wagers are in. It's time to reveal the clue. It was proposed in Congress in 1926 in honor of a big 150th anniversary. It opened 17 years later. 30 seconds, players. Good luck. Once again, a high scoring game today. What a shootout. We'll start with Kit Sikalski in the middle with $10,600. She was still writing when the music stopped. She got down. What is the Lincoln Memorial? No. I'm sorry. Not correct. You wagered just $5,000. That will drop you down to $5,600. Lea Colio had the lead for most of the game. She had $15,400. Her response, what is the Washington Monument? Sorry, no. That was a 19th century project. You're going to lose all of it. Got it all. Big wager. Knocking you down to zero. Henry Rozicki was quiet for much of the game, and then two Daily Doubles put him into the lead. In the very last minute, he wrote down, what is Constitution Hall? No. 150 years before 1926 gives us 1776. This is the Jefferson Memorial for the author of the Declaration of Independence. What did you wager, Henry? It's going to come down to this. All of it. He goes down to zero as well. Kit Sikalski from third place just became our semifinalist. Congratulations. The category is 19th century America, and here is the clue. Held in 1857, America's first national landscape design contest was for the creation of this place. 30 seconds. Good luck, players. Laura, we come to you first. You had $9,000. What space? You said, what is Yellowstone Park? No, they didn't design that. God did that. Let's see. It'll cost you $3,000. That drops you down to $6,000. Let's go to Andrew. Andrew Schwerin, $10,100. His response was Central Park, and that's it. Yes. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won the competition. You will add $8,500. You're in the lead now with $18,600. Over to Paula. Central Park, did you get it? You did. Did you risk enough? $8,500. You did. $20,400, giving you now a three-day total of $55,100. What a day. What a game. And thank you. Hope you enjoyed it. Happy New Year. Take care. As I indicated a few minutes ago, comic book superhero sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun. Let's find out as we reveal the clue. During his years with the Justice League of America, this superhero sometimes used the secret identity Sea King. 30 seconds. Good luck. If you paid close attention to the last part of the clue, Sea King, it would have helped you immensely. We come to you first, Gregory. You had $8,200, and you wrote down, who is Batman? No, that won't do it. That'll cost you $4,000, dropping you to $4,200. Let's go to Samantha now. She had $9,800, and her response was, who is Superman? No, sorry. That'll cost you $6,601, bumping you down into third place. Let's come to James now, our champion. Had $47,825. Wrote down, who is Aquaman? Sea King. The Sea King. Thank you for bad movie night, honey. What is this? I said, thank you, my wife, for bad movie night. Okay. Now, Katie and JoJo are? Niece and nephew. Niece and nephew. You realize if you keep winning, you're going to run out of family and friends to acknowledge in Final Jeopardy. Let's see what you wind up with today. You're adding $26,308. You're earning $74,000, and that gives you an 11-day total of $771,920. Business and finance, the Final Jeopardy category. In a moment, the clue, then 30 seconds for our players to write down their question. Here is today's Final Jeopardy answer. The Bank of New All right, gentlemen, let's find out what your responses are. Mark, we'll start with you. You wrote down, who was Alexander Hamilton? That is correct. Your wager, $1,100. That takes you to $2,300. I'm sorry. Lance, you had $7,400. Did you come up with Alexander Hamilton? You did. What was your wager? $7,200. That puts you up at $14,600 and gives you the lead right now as we come to Seth Davis. He had $14,300. Does he have Alexander Hamilton? Yes. If he risked more than $300, he will be a four-time Jeopardy champion. His wager was $501. That means he remains champion with $14,801 today and a four-day total of $53,801. We will see you tomorrow as you try to become a five-time champion in order to qualify for our tournament this year. That's it for us today, ladies and gentlemen. Join us tomorrow. It should be a great game. So long. Final Jeopardy category today is Famous Teachers. Let's see who we are thinking about. Here's the clue. William Jennings Bryan gave the keynote speech at this man's high school graduation in 1919. Six years later, their paths would cross again. You have 30 seconds. Good luck, players. Sarah, we come to you first. You had $9,400 and you wrote down who is Scopes. John Scopes. You are right. The famous monkey trial. And you will add $5,000. That takes you up to $14,400. Takes us to Eduardo Sevilla. He's smiling because he misread the clue and went for the attorney who was opposite William Jennings Bryan. And it's going to cost you how much? $17,950. Not bad. That leaves you with $12,500. And over to Mary Parker now who was leading with $22,200. She was writing something first. I was writing Darrow. Darrow also. But you changed your mind and you're going to win the game with how much money? $44,500 added. So you wind up today with $26,650. And you get to move on as a semifinalist. We'll see you all tomorrow, we hope. Here is the clue in the category U.S. City. The seal of this historic New England city has the phrase, what a glorious morning for America. And the date, April 19th. 30 seconds. Good luck, players. Francesca, we start with you. You had $5,400. Which American city? You said Boston. Wrong. Sorry. It'll cost you $5,400. You dropped to zero. Let's go to Terry Parker. He had $11,000. And he came up with Boston also. No. You have the right state, but the wrong city. What did it cost you? $4,201. Dropping you down to $6,799. John Hines, it's looking good for you if you came up with the correct response. Did you? No. You said Plymouth. It is Lexington. What did it cost you? $6,801. That leaves you with $8,399. It's not much, but it makes you a semifinalist, so you get to play again. The Founding Fathers is the category, and here is the clue, players. On an alphabetical list of Declaration of Independence signers, he comes between Lyman Hall and Benjamin Harrison. 30 seconds. Good luck. Jane Lady, we come to you first. You wrote down your response rather quickly, and you wrote down an incorrect one. Alexander Hamilton. No, that is not one of the signers. It'll cost you $10,200. Dropping you all the way down to zero. Let's go to Dave Treptow now. He had $11,600 in second place. He came up with the correct response. John Hancock, who was the first to sign, wrote it big too, and you will add almost everything you had. $11,598. You're in the lead with $23,198 as we come to Sean Anderson. He is our champion. He came up with the correct response, and did he risk more? He risked enough. $2,300 taking him to $23,300, and now a three-day total of $71,600. Hey, he wants to be in that tournament of champions. We'll be back tomorrow. Come join us then. It is time for Final Jeopardy. The category is children's literature. Here's the clue. A 2000 Library of Congress exhibit called this 1900 work, America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairy tale. You have 30 seconds. Good luck. Abigail Noy, you have $7,000. What was your response? What is Shrek? Unfortunately, that is not correct. What's that going to cost you? $2,001. That leaves you with $4,999. Andrew Fox with $9,000. What was your response? What is The Wizard of Oz? That is correct. L. Frank Baum's modern fairy tale, which has a distinctly American set in Kansas. How much are we going to add to your score? $1,000. That puts you at $10,000. Let's go over to our champ, Matt Amodio, who has not missed a final all week. Did you come up with Wizard of Oz? Yes, you did. And your wager? $15,000. Wow. With $54,400, you are our Jeopardy! champion again, with a 32-day total of $1,212,401. You are now tied with James Holzhauer for second-most consecutive wins on Jeopardy!. Congratulations. Will he break that tie tomorrow? We'll see you then. We are dealing with 18th century America, and the players, you get to deal with this clue. The first census, how appropriate, in 1790 listed 24 urban places. This port was the most populous one in the South. 30 seconds. Good luck. As I see it, you had two choices here. Did you pick the right one? Mackenzie, you were in a third-place position. Did you come up with a correct response? You're shaking your head. You selected Charleston. What were you thinking of instead of Charleston? I mean, a million places. Mobile, maybe? No. You picked Charleston. That's the right response. How much did you earn? $9,601. Guess what? You're in the lead by a dollar at the moment, as we go to Aaron. His response was correct. Also, his wager, gutsy move, everything. That puts him in the lead. $24,800. Over to Allison. $21,000 going in, leading. Second choice would have been this one, New Orleans. So, you're not going to be the champion. Where will you finish? You lost $3,801. You're going to finish in third place, but we have a new Jeopardy! champion in Aaron Getz. $24,800. And he gets to play again tomorrow. And Mackenzie, congratulations on a great run. We're going to see you in our tournament of champions. Final Jeopardy! today concerns sports. Here's the clue. 50 years ago, Vince Scully announced he got a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a longtime record. 30 seconds. Good luck. Rochelle Brown, in the middle, had $1,000. Her response was, didn't get one, I'm afraid. She wagered $5, and drops to $995. Josh Height was in second place with $10,000. He wrote down, who is Hank Aaron? That is correct. Hammering Hank, beating Babe Ruth's career home run record. What did you wager, Josh? Yeah, I thought you might. $10,000. You now have $20,000, and you're tied with Drew for the lead. Drew Basile, did you come up with Hank Aaron? You wrote it at the last minute. There it is. And you wagered nothing at all. You wagered for the tie, and we have a tie. This game is going to a final tiebreaker clue. Here's how this will work. I will reveal a category, and then a clue. Drew, Josh, the first of you to ring in with a correct response will be declared our winner. Your tiebreaker category today is science. And here's the clue. This phenomenon, named for a 19th century man, is apparent in moving light sources, as well as moving sound sources. Drew. What is Doppler? What is Doppler effect? The Doppler effect is correct. Yes. Drew Basile, you are a three-game champion by the skin of your teeth. Your total winnings, $53,282. What a way to end the week. We'll see you on Monday. So long. Good scores for our three players, primarily for our returning champion. Now they have to deal with the Declaration of Independence. And once they get the clue, they'll have 30 seconds to write down their question. Here we go. The final Jeopardy! answer for today is this. At 70, he was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence. Good luck, players. He may have been the oldest, but you get the feeling that he probably enjoyed life more than all of the younger guys who signed. Let's start down here with you, Suze. You were in third place with $4,400. And you wrote down, who was Benjamin Franklin? You are correct, of course. I love your question mark way at the bottom there. Distance somewhat from Ben Franklin. Your wager was $4,400. That takes you up to $8,800. And it takes us to Steve Salinger. He had $4,500. And his final Jeopardy! question was correct. Also, who was Ben Franklin? And his wager $4,000. So he goes to $8,500. As we come to Charlie Garfinke, our champion at $10,900. He started slowly a few weeks ago, but he's really made up for it in his recent games. Did he get Ben Franklin? Of course he did. What was his wager as he remains Jeopardy! champion? $1,100, taking him to $12,000 today and a three-day total of $25,400. Congratulations, Charlie. And thanks to our other players. Good game. We'll say goodbye. Join us again tomorrow. So long.