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00:00...studios, this is Jeopardy!
00:09Today's contestants are a communications director,
00:14originally from Middletown, Connecticut, Alan Pike,
00:17a professor from New York, New York, Molly Murray,
00:22and our returning champion,
00:24a Ph.D. candidate from New Brunswick, New Jersey,
00:28Allegra Cuny.
00:30Whose one-day cash winnings totaled $26,600.
00:37And now, here is the host of Jeopardy!
00:41Ken Jennings.
00:44Thank you, Johnny Gilbert.
00:45Welcome to Jeopardy!
00:46Following a very convincing win in yesterday's game,
00:50I asked our new champion, Allegra Cuny, how she was feeling.
00:52She said, it feels insane.
00:54In a good way, that's good.
00:56Allegra's back today to test her case of Jeopardy! mania
00:58against Molly and Alan.
01:00Best of luck to you three.
01:01Here are the categories we have for you in the Jeopardy! round.
01:06First up, what a pleasure.
01:07Then, TV characters.
01:10Followed by suiting you to a middle T,
01:13because the letter T is in the exact center of each correct response.
01:15After that, it's travels by twain, following the equator, and roughing it.
01:22Allegra, you start us off today.
01:24What a pleasure for $600.
01:26As the name suggests, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk go into this Latin American treat.
01:32Allegra.
01:33What is Tres Leche's cake?
01:35Yes.
01:35What a pleasure, $800.
01:37Pure perfume, or parfum, contains up to 40% scent and ingredients.
01:41EDP, this, contains 15% to 20%.
01:45Molly.
01:46What is eau de parfum?
01:47That's right.
01:48Um, suiting you to a middle T for $600.
01:51A house of ill repute also goes by this shorter synonym.
01:56Alan.
01:56What is it brothel?
01:57I guess, yeah, I wouldn't know.
01:59Middle T, $800.
01:59It's the lowest rank of a British police officer.
02:06What is constable?
02:08Back to you, Alan.
02:10Middle T, $1,000.
02:11A wolf?
02:12Where?
02:13It's the delusion of one who believes they're a wolf.
02:16Molly.
02:17What is lycanthropy?
02:18Correct, for $1,000.
02:19Suiting you to a middle T for $400.
02:22Nationality of one from Port-au-Prince.
02:24Molly.
02:25What is Haitian?
02:26Yes.
02:27Travels by twain for $600.
02:28An Italian chapter wonders what people see in them, the honored painters of centuries past.
02:35All the horses look like bladders on legs.
02:38Molly.
02:39What are the old masters?
02:40You got it.
02:41Travels by twain for $800.
02:43Twain saw Lohengrin in Germany and wrote of a woman saying,
02:46you must get to know this composer's work.
02:48No sale.
02:50Allegra.
02:50Who is Wagner?
02:51Right.
02:52Travels by twain, $1,000.
02:53The forts and mosques at Delhi are great, but pale beside this, the most celebrated construction
02:59in the earth.
03:01Allen.
03:02Was it the Taj Mahal?
03:02Twain also went to the Taj Mahal, yes.
03:04Middle T, $200.
03:06Proverbial place you don't want to be left at on your wedding day.
03:10Allegra.
03:10What is the altar?
03:11Yes.
03:12TV characters for $600.
03:1560s character with many memorable lines like,
03:18I'm trying to thank you, you pointed-eared hobgoblin.
03:21Ellen.
03:22Who's Captain Kirk?
03:23No.
03:24Allegra or Molly?
03:26It is a very racist thing to say about Mr. Spock, but it's actually Dr. McCoy in this
03:31case.
03:31Back to you, Allegra.
03:33TV characters for $800.
03:35Sister Knight, played by Regina King, was a masked hero on this HBO show.
03:40Allegra.
03:40What is Watchmen?
03:41Right.
03:42Roughing it for $600.
03:43For overnight hikes, take along one of these, MREs for short.
03:48Sherpak sells vegetarian options.
03:50Allen.
03:51What are meals ready to eat?
03:52Correct.
03:53TV characters for $4.
03:55She's tormented by infertility and ends up adopting.
03:58Molly.
03:59Who is Betty Rubble?
04:00Right.
04:01Roughing it for $800.
04:03A non-profit organization dedicated to this three-word practice includes as one of its core
04:07principles, dispose of waste properly.
04:13That three-word practice is leave no trace.
04:16All three of you are off to a great start, so we're going to take a commercial break,
04:19but we'll be back right after this.
04:20Alan Pyke, originally from Middletown, Connecticut, is a communications director and a soccer fan,
04:32I'm told.
04:33Yes, indeed.
04:33To what degree?
04:34You see a lot of games.
04:35We once, two friends of mine and I took a trip where we saw nine matches in nine days in nine
04:40countries.
04:40Wow.
04:41There were vacations, and then there's realizing you accidentally booked yourself work.
04:44By about day three, all of us were sick and injured, but it had a happy ending.
04:49A little overbooked, but what was the happy ending?
04:50We got to see our favorite team, Arsenal, beat our hated rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, 4-2
04:54at the Emirates Stadium.
04:55Got to see Hotspur lose.
04:56That's all you wanted.
04:57North London is red.
04:58You're a simple man.
04:58Well done.
04:59Molly Murray is here, a professor from New York, New York.
05:02Tell us about your experience at Nerd Camp.
05:05Am I allowed to call it that?
05:07Yeah, sure.
05:07Is that the official name?
05:08We were nerds.
05:09Oh, okay.
05:09Yeah.
05:10And what happened to you at Nerd Camp?
05:11Well, in addition to learning many things, I also pierced my own nose.
05:17Your own nose?
05:18Yeah.
05:18I assume that's not recommended.
05:20Well, you know, it was a long day in the library and I felt like it was a thing to do.
05:25Just to be clear, you're not giving instructions to anyone at home, but what tools does one use
05:28at summer camp if you want a piercing?
05:30An ice cube and, like, delusion, basically.
05:33That's all you had.
05:34The will to win.
05:35Yeah.
05:36You really wanted that piercing?
05:37No regrets.
05:37No regrets.
05:37I'm glad it worked out.
05:38Speaking of summer camp regrets, our champion is Allegra Cuny from New Brunswick, New Jersey,
05:44a PhD candidate.
05:45Your summer camp experience kind of cramped your scheduling style, right?
05:49It certainly did.
05:50This was decades ago now, before they did Jeopardy auditions in Zoom and over the phone.
05:56I got the call to audition for the teen tournament.
05:58Right.
05:59And unfortunately, it coincided with summer camp and my summer camp would not let me go.
06:02Oh.
06:04But it all worked out.
06:05It did.
06:05I feel like they've finally come full circle from that moment.
06:08Many years later, you finally stuck it to your summer camp.
06:10Yes, take that.
06:11That wouldn't let you try out for Jeopardy.
06:13Molly, you're in command of the board right now.
06:14You also have the lead.
06:15Make a selection.
06:16What a pleasure for 400.
06:18If you enjoy Senior's Run on Palmyra Peak at Telluride, you're into this.
06:23And really good.
06:24And crazy.
06:25Allegra.
06:26What is skiing?
06:26Yeah.
06:27What a pleasure, 1,000.
06:29Classical music fans enjoy the sound of the oboe relative called the cor anglais, or this.
06:37Allegra.
06:38What's the English horn?
06:39It is.
06:39TV characters for 1,000.
06:41William Stuart Halstead, a great surgeon who battled addiction, inspired the main character
06:46of this series about a New York City hospital.
06:49Molly.
06:49What is the neck?
06:50Yes, well done.
06:51What a pleasure for 200.
06:52The Swedish type of this employs kneading movements called petrissage.
06:58Allegra.
06:58What is massage?
06:59Swedish massage, right.
07:00Following the equator for 600.
07:02Answer.
07:03It's a daily double, Allegra.
07:06You're on a bit of a roll at the moment.
07:08It's $200 off Molly's lead.
07:10I will wager 2,000.
07:12All right.
07:13That'll put you on top with 6,000 if you're right.
07:15The category?
07:16Following the equator.
07:18Uhuru is the summit of this peak that's about 200 miles south of the equator.
07:22What is Popocatepetal?
07:30No, sorry.
07:31Kilimanjaro.
07:33Not Kilimanjaro in Africa.
07:34So you lose 2,000, but you're still in second place, Allegra.
07:37Select again.
07:38Following the equator, 800.
07:40Similar to the Magellanic, the Galapagos type of this bird is one of the rarest and
07:44the one living nearest the equator.
07:47Molly.
07:47What is the penguin?
07:48Yes.
07:49Following the equator for 400.
07:50Being close to the equator makes Kiribati an ideal spot for launching these via rocket,
07:55as the company SeaLaunch once did.
07:58Alan.
07:58What are satellites?
07:59Correct.
08:00Equator for 1,000.
08:02The names of the two main islands that make up this equatorial nation mean St. Thomas and
08:06Prince.
08:07Allegra.
08:08What's Sao Tome and Principe?
08:09Yes, Sao Tome and Principe.
08:12Roughing it for 1,000.
08:14You can park and sleep up to 14 days in most designated public areas run by the BLM, short
08:19for this agency.
08:20Alan.
08:20What is the Bureau of Land Management?
08:22That is right.
08:23Roughing it 400.
08:24Roughing it in Glacier National Park?
08:26Be sure to pack a can of this two-word repellent.
08:29Grisgard sells one with capsaicin.
08:32Alan.
08:32What is bear spray?
08:33Right.
08:34Roughing it 200.
08:36Saying bye to YouTube in 2025, Luke of the Outdoor Boys showed us how to avoid freezing
08:41to death in this state that has hit minus 80.
08:44Alan.
08:44What is Alaska?
08:45That's right.
08:46TV character is 200.
08:48In 2025, Ellen Pompeo marked 20 years of playing this doctor and starred on Good American Family
08:54as a suburban mom.
08:56Allegra.
08:57Who is Meredith Gray?
08:58Correct.
08:59Traveled by Twain, 200.
09:00At the Church of the Holy Sepulchre's supposed burial site of this Genesis 1-4 guy, MT said
09:07it was touching to find the grave of a relative.
09:12Touching to find the grave of Adam.
09:14Everybody's relative.
09:15Back to you, Allegra.
09:16Traveled by Twain, 400.
09:18In Honolulu, Twain saw what he had so longed to, this dance that was wont to set the passions
09:24of men ablaze in the old heathen days.
09:26Molly.
09:27What is the hula?
09:27Right.
09:28And following the equator for 200, this Asian place made more popular by crazy rich Asians
09:34is at about one degree north latitude, 90 miles from the equator.
09:38Allegra.
09:39What is Singapore?
09:40Yes, they visit Singapore there.
09:41It's a closer game.
09:42You're still in third, Allegra.
09:43You will select first when we come back, because Double Jeopardy's up next.
09:52Molly's out in front as our contestants enter Double Jeopardy.
09:54Let's take a look at the categories.
09:56We have, from left to right, Great Brits, 1940s Literature, You're Ruining the Ruins.
10:04Then Go for Gold, with golden quotation marks, Stories Behind the Songs, and finally, A Little
10:10Alliteration.
10:11Allegra, what appeals up there?
10:13Alliteration for 1,200?
10:14Perfectly transparent, like some varieties of quartz.
10:22They are crystal clear.
10:24Allegra?
10:25Stories Behind the Songs, 1,200.
10:28This song came about after a pal of Sean Lennon told Billy Joel that the 1950s were a boring
10:33time to grow up.
10:35Allegra?
10:35What is We Didn't Start the Fire?
10:37Yes.
10:38Stories Behind the Songs, 1,600.
10:40This hit was written for a British singer and originally had lyrics like,
10:44Hopped off the plane at LAX with my tea and my cardigan.
10:48Allegra?
10:48What's Party in the USA?
10:49Yes.
10:50Stories Behind the Songs, 2,000.
10:53He said he only had a mattress and a piano in his house when he began working on the viral
10:57hit Beautiful Things.
10:59Molly?
10:59Who is Benson Boone?
11:00It is.
11:01Well done.
11:01A little alliteration for 1,600.
11:03Fashionable term for a synthetic version of a controlled substance with an altered molecular
11:08structure.
11:10Molly?
11:10What is the designer drug?
11:11That's it.
11:12A little alliteration for 800.
11:15Ability bestowed on the eloquent and persuasive.
11:18Allegra?
11:19What is the gift of gab?
11:20Correct.
11:21Go for gold, 1,200.
11:23Despite a myth that it is a major culprit in hay fever, it's the state flower of Nebraska
11:27and Kentucky.
11:29Allegra?
11:29What is goldenrod?
11:30Right.
11:31Go for gold, 1,600.
11:32The spot where the earth is, just right for liquid water to exist, is called the habitable
11:37or this zone.
11:39Allegra?
11:40What's the goldilocks zone?
11:41Yes.
11:41Not too hot or too cold.
11:42Go for gold, 2,000.
11:44In 1964, ornithologist James Bond met Ian Fleming at this Jamaican estate, possibly named
11:50for Ian's World War II spy operation.
11:53Molly?
11:53What is goldeneye?
11:54You add 2,000.
11:55Great Brits for 1,200.
11:57Answer.
11:57It's a daily double for you, Molly.
12:00Seriously?
12:00You've retaken the lead from Allegra.
12:04How much of that 11K do you want to risk on Great Brits?
12:07Um, 1,200.
12:09Just 1,200.
12:11You'll have 12,200 if you're right.
12:13Here's your clue.
12:14Watching the ceremony from London via TV, this 88-year-old was made an honorary U.S.
12:19citizen in 1963.
12:26Molly?
12:27Who was Winston Churchill?
12:29It was Churchill, in fact.
12:30Yes.
12:31You didn't seem sure at all, but you just added $1,200.
12:33Phew.
12:35Okay.
12:36Great Brits for 1,600.
12:37In 1913, polar explorers Roald Amundsen, Robert Peary, and this Brit were honored at a reception
12:44in Philadelphia.
12:48Who is Shackleton?
12:49Molly?
12:50Great Brits for 1,200, please.
12:52At Oxford in the 1940s, this future prime minister studied chemistry under future Nobel Prize winner
12:58Dorothy Hodgkin.
12:59Molly?
13:00Who's Thatcher?
13:00Thatcher was a chemist, yes.
13:021940s literature for 1,200.
13:04This folk singer and activist's Bound for Glory was a portrait of the Depression years
13:08seen through his eyes.
13:10Molly?
13:11Who's Woody Guthrie?
13:11Write again.
13:131940s literature for 1,600.
13:15Answer.
13:16Daily Double.
13:18Your lead has grown a bit.
13:20Last Daily Double, Molly.
13:21What'll it be?
13:22Okay.
13:22I will bet 5,000.
13:25Okay.
13:25Going for 19,200.
13:27Here's your clue in 1940s literature.
13:29The title of this Mexico-set Malcolm Lowry novel refers to both Popocatepetl and Istasiwatl.
13:38What is Under the Volcano?
13:40You add 5,000.
13:41Well done.
13:461940s literature for 800.
13:48C.S. Lewis tried reconciling human suffering with a God who loves in the alliteratively titled
13:54The Problem of This.
13:56Allegra?
13:56What is pain?
13:57You got it.
13:58Great Brits, 2,000.
14:00In 1820, he helped found the Royal Astronomical Society, but didn't have it use the calculating
14:05machine he designed.
14:07Allegra?
14:07Who's Babbage?
14:08Write again.
14:09A little alliteration, 2,000.
14:11Something purchased without inspection, like a swine in an old-time sack.
14:16Allegra?
14:16What's a pig in a poke?
14:17Correct.
14:18You're ruining the ruins, 1,200.
14:20Stop insisting that this country's Antonine Wall, once the Roman Empire's northern border,
14:25is jankier than Hadrian's Wall.
14:28Allegra?
14:28What is Scotland?
14:29Correct.
14:30Ruining the ruins, 1,600.
14:32We might have beaten the crowds to this ancient Maya city near Piste, Mexico, home to the
14:36Pyramid El Castillo, had you not slept until noon.
14:42We missed Chichen Itza.
14:45Back to you, Allegra.
14:46Go for gold, 800.
14:47He is the Phoenix native who ran for president against LBJ in 1964.
14:53Allegra?
14:53Who's Goldwater?
14:54Yes.
14:55Stories behind the songs, 800?
14:57Who knew?
14:58The Hanson Brothers explained that this nonsense title reflects the inexorable passing of time.
15:04Allegra?
15:04Allegra.
15:04What is Mbop?
15:05Very dark take on Mbop, yes.
15:06You're ruining the ruins, 2,000.
15:08I know this ancient monastic settlement off Ireland's Cary Coast was in Star Wars, but selfies with a lightsaber was a little extra.
15:16Allegra?
15:17What is Skellig Michael?
15:18It is for the lead.
15:201940s literature, 2,000.
15:22A tale of love and independence in Paris, Gigi by this French novelist eventually came to the big screen with Leslie Caron.
15:32Gigi by Colette.
15:33Back to you, Allegra.
15:34Ruining the ruins, 800.
15:36Reaching the end of the Inca trail at this ancient site is tough enough without you complaining about all the stairs.
15:42Allegra?
15:42What is Machu Picchu?
15:43Right.
15:44Great Brits, 400.
15:45He had high praise for Eddie Redmayne's portrayal of him, saying,
15:49At times, I thought he was me.
15:54Who is Stephen Hawking?
15:56Back to you, Allegra.
15:571940s literature for 400.
16:00This inquisitive primate who debuted early in the decade takes a job in a later book from cleaning windows to acting in a movie.
16:07Allegra?
16:07Who is Curious George?
16:08It is.
16:09Stories behind the songs, 400.
16:11This song by Jay-Z about having nearly 100 complications took the title and hook from a nice tea song.
16:18Alan?
16:18What is 99 Problems?
16:19That's right.
16:21Alliteration, 400.
16:22Mutual ill will or a Taylor Swift chart topper.
16:26Allegra?
16:27What is Bad Blood?
16:28Right.
16:28Go for gold, 400.
16:29The Ballad of Jed Clampett offers this synonym for Texas tea that fits the category.
16:35Alan?
16:36It was black gold.
16:36Black gold is correct.
16:38Here's the last clue from You're Ruining the Ruins.
16:40Stop complaining about the heat on our walking tour of Pompeii.
16:43Just be glad temps are lower than in 79 AD when this volcano blew.
16:48Allegra?
16:48What is Vesuvius?
16:49That is correct.
16:50It means you will maintain a narrow lead over Molly as we head into Final Jeopardy.
16:54Close game.
16:54Here's the category that will decide this thing.
16:56Fun and games.
16:58Well, think about fun and games for a moment.
17:00Make your wagers and then we'll return with the clue.
17:04Final Jeopardy is always fun for me, but today the category is fun and games.
17:08Let's reveal the clue.
17:10A 2022 article titled This at 50, the video game that changed the world, also said it may
17:17be the most boring game of all time.
17:1930 seconds.
17:20Good luck.
17:26We'll start on the end with Alan Pike.
17:53$4,400 against two tough competitors.
17:56Did you come up with Final, Alan?
17:57You wrote down, what is, oh, you crossed out Pong and didn't get to replace it.
18:04So that's not correct.
18:06You'll lose $3,581, leaving you with $819.
18:11Molly Murray was in second place, but only by a whisker.
18:13Did she come up with the correct response?
18:15She has Pong and she left it alone, which is good because the pioneering video game Pong is
18:21correct.
18:22What did you wager?
18:24$8,000.
18:25So you are putting the pressure on Allegra.
18:26You now have $27,200.
18:29Allegra Cuny, you know you need to get this right.
18:31Did you think of Pong?
18:33She's got it.
18:34Did she wager enough?
18:36Wow.
18:36More than enough.
18:37$17,001.
18:39Our biggest wager on a correct response of the season takes you to $38,401.
18:44That makes you a two-day Jeopardy champion.
18:45Your total now, $65,001.
18:50What a comeback.
18:51What a game.
18:51I hope we have another one like that tomorrow.
18:53Join us then.
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