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00:06From the Dock 10 Studios at Media City in Salford, this is Jeopardy!
00:16Please welcome today's contestants.
00:19An operations manager from Sheffield, Tom Mead.
00:23A university lecturer from Oxford, Alexandra Hardwick.
00:27And our returning champion, a hotel receptionist from Kerfilly, Ben Jones, whose seven-day cash
00:36winnings total is £45,630.
00:42And now, here is your host of Jeopardy!
00:46Stephen Fry!
00:49Hello, hello, and welcome to Jeopardy!
00:52Well, last time, Ben Jones proved his mettle as a seven-day Jeopardy! champion, blowing
01:00away the competition with a simply dominating performance to claim victory.
01:04Today, we have two new challengers who are determined to knock him off his perch.
01:09Good luck, Alexandra.
01:11Good luck, Tom.
01:12Good luck, Ben.
01:12All three of you.
01:16Well, let's have a fresh board of seven categories to start us off, shall we?
01:21We have TV title roles, shades of red, airlines, who directed it, classic films, UK newspaper
01:38mastheads, cities of the UK, and most popular dog names.
01:44Ben, as reigning champion, of course, you start us off.
01:48So, a category and a cash amount, please.
01:50Thank you very much.
01:51Let's kick off with airlines for £75, please.
01:54Airlines for £75.
01:55In 2018, this premium airline, based in the UAE, introduced the slogan, Fly Better.
02:05Yes, Alexandra.
02:07Um, who is Emirates?
02:08It is Emirates, absolutely right.
02:11Um, let's go for a shade of red for £75, please, Stephen.
02:15Certainly a shade of red to match your hair.
02:17Formed in the 1990s and originally called Cara's Flowers, Adam Levine is the frontman of this
02:23LA rock group.
02:25Yes, Ben.
02:26Well, Maroon 5.
02:27Maroon 5, they are, yes, quite right.
02:29Airlines for £100, please.
02:30Airlines for £100.
02:32Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Budapest, this low-cost European airline has an onomatopoeic
02:38name.
02:39Yes, Ben.
02:40What is Jet 2?
02:41It's not Jet 2.
02:42Yes, Tom.
02:43What is Whiz Air?
02:44Whiz, yes, Whiz Air.
02:46That's the onomatopoeia.
02:47Absolutely.
02:48Tom.
02:49Uh, TV title roles for £100, please.
02:52TV title roles.
02:54Okay, respond with the actor.
02:56Derek, 2012 to 14.
02:59Yes, Ben.
03:00Who is Ricky Gervais?
03:01It's Ricky Gervais, yes.
03:02Uh, TV title roles, £75, please.
03:04And now for £75.
03:05Jonathan Creek, 1997 to 2016.
03:09Yes, Ben.
03:10Who is Alan Davis?
03:10It's Alan Davis, my dear friend.
03:13Yes.
03:14Uh, Airlines for £125, please.
03:15Airlines for £125 now.
03:18In 1959, this major American airline introduced the signature triangle widget to its logo.
03:25Yes, Ben.
03:26What is Delta?
03:27Delta, exactly.
03:28Uh, who directed at Classic Films for £100, please?
03:31Okay.
03:32The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, 1966.
03:36Yes, Tom.
03:37Who is Sergio Leone?
03:38Sergio Leone, absolutely right.
03:41Classic Films for £50, please.
03:42For £50, same category then.
03:44A Clockwork Orange, 1971.
03:48Yes, Tom.
03:48It was Stanley Kubrick.
03:49It was Stanley Kubrick.
03:51Uh, same category again for £75.
03:53Now for £75.
03:54Citizen Kane, 1941.
03:57Yes, Tom.
03:58It was Orson Welles.
03:59It was Orson Welles.
04:00Uh, same category, £25, please.
04:02Now for £25.
04:04Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977.
04:07Yes, Tom.
04:08It was Steven Spielberg.
04:09Steven Spielberg.
04:10Uh, might as well clear it.
04:11£125, please.
04:12For £125.
04:13Lawrence of Arabia, 1962.
04:17Yes, Alexandra.
04:18Who is Leen?
04:19Leen, David Leen, absolutely right.
04:21Sir David Leen is became...
04:22You won on the buzzer that time.
04:24I could see you trying with the buzzer
04:26and that's part of the skin of this game
04:28is to get in first, isn't it?
04:29But you did it then
04:30and you have control of the board.
04:32Ah, and let's use it on
04:33A Shade of Red for £100, please.
04:35All right.
04:37Played by Millie Gibson,
04:38this Doctor Who companion
04:39first joined the series in 2023.
04:43Yes, Alexandra.
04:44Who is Ruby Sunday?
04:46Ruby Sunday, quite right.
04:48Let's take a city of the UK
04:50for £75, please.
04:51£75, a city of the UK.
04:53Opened in 2011,
04:55the Peace Bridge
04:55spans the River Foyal
04:57in this city
04:58which is the setting
04:59of a BAFTA-winning comedy series.
05:01Yes, Tom?
05:02Where's Derry?
05:03Derry it is.
05:04Derry, London Derry, yeah.
05:05Uh, cities of the UK
05:07for £50, please.
05:09All right, for £50.
05:10A busy seaport on the North Sea
05:12famous for its granite architecture,
05:14this Scottish city
05:15has been known as
05:16the oil capital of Europe.
05:18Yes, Alexandra.
05:19What is Aberdeen?
05:21Correct.
05:22Um, I'd love a popular dog name
05:25for £75, please.
05:26All right.
05:27The clues describe
05:28some of the top 100 dog names
05:30as recorded by
05:31Blue Cross Pets Charity.
05:34Short name derived
05:35from a longer word
05:36of Latin origin
05:37meaning greatest
05:38or largest amount possible.
05:40Yes, Ben.
05:41What is Rex?
05:42Not Rex, no.
05:43Tom?
05:44Where's Max?
05:44It's Max that is greatest.
05:46Rex is king in Latin.
05:47Off you go, Tom.
05:48TV title rolls, £25, please.
05:50TV title rolls.
05:53Vera, 2011.
05:55Yes, Ben.
05:55Who is Brenda Blethin?
05:56Brenda Blethin, yes.
05:57TV title rolls, £125, please.
05:59For £125 now.
06:00Killing Eve, 2018 to 2022.
06:04Yes, Ben.
06:05Who is Sandra Oh?
06:05It is Sandra Oh
06:06who plays Eve.
06:08Shades of Red, £125, please.
06:09For £125.
06:10The football club AFC Bournemouth
06:13have this prunus nickname.
06:16Yes, Tom.
06:17What's Cherry?
06:18Cherries, yes.
06:19TV title rolls, £50, please.
06:21For £50.
06:23Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
06:241997 to 2003.
06:27Yes, Ben.
06:28Who is Sarah Michelle Gellar?
06:29Correct.
06:31UK newspaper,
06:32mastheads for 100, please.
06:33OK, mastheads.
06:34Respond with the newspaper.
06:36It began in 1986
06:37as a broadsheet,
06:39changed to tabloid in 2003
06:41and went online only in 2016.
06:44Its masthead featured
06:45an eagle clutching a newspaper.
06:47Yes, Tom.
06:48What is the Independent?
06:49It's the Independent.
06:50Cities in the UK, £25, please.
06:52Cities in the UK for £25.
06:54This wealth city
06:55is home to one of the oldest
06:56football clubs in Britain.
06:57Famously bought in 2021
06:59by two Hollywood actors.
07:01Yes, Tom.
07:02Where's Wrexham?
07:03Wrexham.
07:04Cities, £100, please.
07:06Cities...
07:06Oh, well.
07:09Tom, you've landed
07:10on a daily double square.
07:13I think you know what that means.
07:14It means you have to decide
07:15how much of your winnings,
07:16so in 150 you're prepared
07:17to plank on getting
07:19this next response.
07:21250, please.
07:22250 out of 750,
07:24and it's cities of the UK.
07:26All right, here's your clue.
07:28In November 1940,
07:30this English manufacturing centre
07:32was subjected to a German bombing raid
07:34codenamed Moonlight Sonata
07:36that destroyed much of the city.
07:39What is Coventry?
07:41Is the right response.
07:42Yes, 250 to you.
07:44Chased you up to around 1,000.
07:47OK, then.
07:48You still have control of the board, of course.
07:50We'll finish the category, cities...
07:52Finishing the category.
07:53For £125,
07:55Charles Dickens and Isambard Kingdom Brunel
07:58are among the famous British figures
07:59who were born in this great waterfront city.
08:04Yes, Alexandra.
08:05What is Bristol?
08:05No.
08:06Yes, Ben.
08:07What is Portsmouth?
08:08It's Portsmouth.
08:09Quite right.
08:10Most popular dog names for 100, please.
08:12OK, back to the dog names.
08:13A flowering plant in the subfamily
08:17Papaviroidae
08:17often associated with remembrance.
08:21Yes, Alexandra.
08:22What is Poppy?
08:23It's a poppy.
08:24Poppy is the number four name
08:25amongst dogs, apparently.
08:28Shades of Red for 50, please.
08:29Shades of Red.
08:30You like that one?
08:30I do.
08:31She is said to be
08:32the highest-grossing box office
08:34female star of all time,
08:36mostly thanks to her starring role
08:37in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
08:40Yes, Tom.
08:41Scarlett Johansson.
08:42Scarlett is the shade of red.
08:44Johansson is the surname.
08:46Shades of Red, £25, please.
08:48£25.
08:49First portrayed on film in 2004,
08:51this fictional San Diego news anchor
08:53is played by Will Ferrell.
08:56Yes, Ben.
08:57It was Ron Burgundy.
08:58Ron Burgundy.
08:59Stay classy, San Diego.
09:01Let's do UK newspaper mastheads
09:04for £125.
09:06For £125.
09:06In 2018, when this paper
09:09switched from Berliner
09:11to tabloid format,
09:12it also ditched
09:13its all-lowercase masthead
09:15to signify a serious intent.
09:23We were thinking of The Guardian.
09:25It was The Guardian
09:26that fulfilled all those criteria.
09:28Off you go, Ben.
09:29Most popular dog names,
09:31£125, please.
09:32Most popular dog names.
09:33Purple member of the 90s
09:35and noughties children's TV series,
09:37The Tweenies.
09:40Yes, Tom.
09:41It was Milo.
09:41It is Milo.
09:42The 22nd most popular name
09:44for a dog, it turns out.
09:46We'll carry on with dog names.
09:48£50, please.
09:48Now for 50.
09:50Two fictional animated characters
09:52with this first name
09:53had the surnames Gumbel and Rubble.
09:56Yes, Ben.
09:57It was Barney.
09:57Barney.
09:58Number 12
09:59in the list of popular dog names.
10:01Airlines for 50, please.
10:02Airlines for 50 pounds.
10:04Now, when translated into English,
10:06the full name of this company
10:07founded in 1919
10:08by Dutch businessmen
10:10means Royal Aviation Company.
10:13Yes, Alexandra.
10:14What is KLM?
10:15KLM is the right response.
10:17Um, let's finish Airlines
10:19for 25 minutes.
10:2025 on Airlines.
10:22In 1985,
10:23this airline's first commercial flight
10:25took to the skies
10:26when it transported passengers
10:27from Waterford
10:28to London Gatwick.
10:30Yes, Tom.
10:31It was Ryanair.
10:31It was Ryanair, correct.
10:33Er, finished dog names.
10:35£25, please.
10:35Dog names finishing off.
10:37In a 1989 film,
10:39Morgan Freeman chauffeured
10:40this miss around the place.
10:43Yes, Tom.
10:44Miss Daisy.
10:44Indeed.
10:45Driving Miss Daisy,
10:46and Daisy is the number five
10:47most popular dog name.
10:49Er, mastheads.
10:50£25, please.
10:51Mastheads for 25.
10:52In 2023,
10:54the world's most popular
10:55free newspaper
10:56changed its mononymic masthead
10:58to run vertically,
10:59as well as adding
11:00.co.uk.
11:02Yes, Tom.
11:03It's Metro.
11:04Yes, it is.
11:05It is Metro.
11:06Er, mastheads.
11:07£50, please.
11:08Now, for 50.
11:09This paper's masthead
11:11swapped
11:11The for Daily
11:12in 2002.
11:14By 2024,
11:15Daily was shifted
11:16onto its side.
11:17A slogan,
11:18the heart of Britain
11:19often appears above it.
11:21Yes, Tom.
11:22What is the Daily Express?
11:23No.
11:30Well, we know
11:30you're not Guardian readers
11:31and you're not Mirror readers,
11:33either.
11:33That's the Daily Mirror.
11:35OK, Tom, finish us off.
11:36We'll finish the board, then.
11:37Yes, here we go.
11:39With a £75 question
11:40on the mastheads.
11:42A version of the Royal Crest
11:43with the motto
11:44Dieu et mon droit
11:46appears on its masthead
11:48between the two-word title
11:49in Gothic font.
11:52Yes, Alexander.
11:53What is the Daily Telegraph?
11:54No.
11:55Oh.
11:55Yes, Ben.
11:56What is the Times?
11:57No.
11:57Oh.
12:01Well, you're not readers
12:02of the Daily Mail, either.
12:04OK.
12:06So, that clears up our board.
12:08We've learnt a little bit about you,
12:09certainly your reading habits.
12:12Alexander, you're on 300.
12:14Yeah, not bad at all.
12:15You loved the colour red.
12:17You went straight for it, I noticed.
12:18Is there a category you'd love to see come up
12:20in the next few rounds?
12:21Literature.
12:22Literature.
12:23Especially ancient literature.
12:24But really, I'd settle for anything I know, really.
12:26Well, that's, yeah.
12:28It goes without saying,
12:29but it's worth saying all the same.
12:31Ben, I think it's the first time I've seen you
12:33really frustrated at not getting in on the buzzer.
12:35Yeah.
12:35You found someone with better reflexes than yourself?
12:38I've just been very slow this round,
12:40and the board hasn't been particularly good.
12:41Hopefully, it gets better.
12:43Well, good for me, I've noticed.
12:45And hopefully, you get something science-y or...
12:47Yeah.
12:47Like, historical, potentially.
12:49Well, we'll see.
12:50Tom, pretty good all-round knowledge, I have to say.
12:52Very impressive indeed,
12:53and very quick on the buzzer,
12:55which is so important in this game.
12:56And what about you?
12:57Anything you'd love to see?
12:59Or what would make your eyes light up if you saw or heard?
13:01Seventies Progressive Rock.
13:03Seventies Progressive Rock.
13:05Well, there you go.
13:06It's certainly a heck of a category.
13:08I can't promise it, but we shall see.
13:11300 to you, Alexander.
13:12525 to Ben.
13:13And 1,200 to Tom.
13:15And we shall indeed see what categories are coming up
13:18after we take a quick break.
13:19We'll be back in just a few moments.
13:21See you then.
13:33And welcome back to Jeopardy!
13:35It's that time where we need to find out
13:37a little more about our contestants.
13:39We'll start with you, Tom.
13:40Tom Mead of Sheffield.
13:42Yeah.
13:42Born and raised?
13:43No, originally from Wiltshire.
13:45Oh, you moved across to the East
13:46and to the great county of Yorkshire.
13:48And you went to university in Yorkshire, in Leeds?
13:51Yeah, Leeds as well.
13:52I met my partner, Amy.
13:53Oh, right.
13:54And student radio.
13:55You were a DJ.
13:56What kind of stuff did you play?
13:58General rock and metal.
14:00Interviewed lots of local bands.
14:01So get an idea of local music, promote that.
14:03And there's a particular historical character
14:06whom you are anxious to extricate
14:09from his bad reputation.
14:11Well, yeah, I'm a member of the Richard the Third Society.
14:14And that's a big group, is it?
14:17Yeah, it's all international around the world.
14:19I mean, I don't do much for it.
14:20I just read the magazine
14:21and occasionally argue with people online about him.
14:23That's what I do, really.
14:25Well, his reputation has been more or less rescued now, I think.
14:28It's better than it used to be.
14:29Yeah, exactly.
14:30Anyway, it's nice to have you here.
14:32Thanks for coming along.
14:33And Alexandra Hardwick.
14:35Hello there.
14:35Nice to have you.
14:36You're a classics lecturer at Oxford.
14:38Can confirm.
14:39That's me, yes.
14:39That's pretty damn fine.
14:40You can't get smarter than that, can you?
14:43I just read a lot.
14:44I'm very flattered.
14:46And you met your partner, Eli, it says here, at the Assassin's Guild.
14:51What's that about?
14:52Oh, it's a delightful game where everyone signs up and you get the name of someone else
15:00who's signed up as a target.
15:01Yeah.
15:01And you have to find them and shoot them with a water gun or various other, you know, fun methods
15:07of execution.
15:08And, yeah, I first met Eli when he shot me in the back with a large water pistol, an excessively
15:14large water pistol, one might say, on my staircase.
15:18And I, eight years later, you know, Stephen, I still have not forgiven him.
15:23Well, thank you.
15:24Lovely to have you here.
15:25Likewise.
15:27And Ben.
15:28Carefully's big cheese, if I can call you that.
15:31Yeah.
15:32Now, some people might think you're a lucky person because you've got an amazing memory.
15:36But I believe you regard quizzing as a kind of mental athletic sport.
15:41Yeah.
15:42And like any sport, you only get good at it if you work at it.
15:45So what's your training regime, if you like?
15:47My training regime basically is just do a lot of quiz.
15:50And one of my main techniques for learning things is just getting things wrong.
15:54Right.
15:55But I just do a lot of quizzing.
15:56I enjoy learning things.
15:58And I just enjoy exercising my brain in that.
16:00And you live at home with your family in Kefli.
16:02And are your parents quizzers?
16:05So my mother is not a quizzer, but she enjoys quiz, but she's not particularly a quizzer.
16:09But my dad has a very sticky memory.
16:10And whenever we used to do quizzes on family holidays in, like, British pubs overseas in Spain or et cetera.
16:15Right.
16:15But my dad used to be very, very good at quizzes.
16:18And still very is, because he has that sort of memory for retaining dates.
16:21Well, it's been very exciting having you.
16:24And you're under threat a little at the moment.
16:25Yes, absolutely.
16:26So this is very exciting for all of us.
16:28Let's get back on with the game, therefore.
16:33Right.
16:34We need a second board of seven categories.
16:38Let's start with cliffs.
17:00Okay then, we start with whoever's on the lowest score, which at the moment is you, Alexandra, on 300.
17:06So if you'd like to pick a category and cash amount.
17:09Well, at risk of losing my job, let's go with Greek gods for 125, please.
17:14We're expecting good things from you here.
17:16The major score.
17:17This Olympian queen of the gods was also the goddess of marriage, women, the sky and the stars of heaven.
17:24Yes, Alexandra.
17:25Who is Hera?
17:26Hera, exactly.
17:28Why stop a good thing?
17:29Greek gods for 100, please.
17:31For 100, then.
17:32The goddess of reason, wisdom and war, the Parthenon was her chief temple in Athens.
17:37Yes, Alexandra.
17:38Who was Athene?
17:39Athene or Athena, and indeed Athens was named after her.
17:43Do you know I want travel writers for 100.
17:44Travel writers, okay.
17:47Respond with the author.
17:48Travels with Charlie in search of America.
17:52Yes, Ben.
17:53Who is John Steinbeck?
17:54John Steinbeck, completely correct.
17:56Travel writers, 125, please.
17:57For 125 pounds.
17:59Venice, Trieste and the meaning of nowhere, the matter of Wales, epic views of a small country.
18:08Anybody?
18:10Not necessarily her best known works, but certainly a great Welsh travel writer.
18:14Jan Morris.
18:15We were after Jan Morris.
18:16Yes, Ben.
18:182024 general election for 100, please.
18:20All right.
18:22Keir Starmer became Prime Minister following his election to represent this London constituency.
18:28Yes, Tom.
18:29Where is Holborn and St Pancras?
18:31Correct.
18:32General election, 25 pounds, please.
18:34For 25 pounds.
18:35During the campaign, this party leader garnered attention with a range of stunts, including paddleboarding, wheelbarrow racing and a bungee
18:43jump.
18:43Yes, Ben.
18:44It was Ed Davey.
18:45It was Sir Ed Davey.
18:46Uh, 2024 general election for 125, please.
18:48For 125 now.
18:50Later appointed Education Secretary, she was the first MP to be elected after Houghton and Sunderland South won the race
18:58to declare.
18:59Yes, Alexandra.
19:01Who was Nandy?
19:02Not Nandy.
19:03Yes, Tom.
19:04It was Bridget Philipson.
19:05It was Bridget Philipson, correct.
19:07General election, 50 pounds, please.
19:08All right.
19:09For 15.
19:10The election resulted in this party becoming the largest in Northern Ireland in terms of Westminster, as well as council
19:15and assembly seats.
19:17Yes, Ben.
19:18What is Sinn Féin?
19:18It was Sinn Féin.
19:19Uh, let's do, uh, cliffs for 100, please.
19:23Cliffs.
19:24All right.
19:26This 160-metre-high chalk headland in East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters, is claimed to be the
19:33highest chalk sea cliff in Britain.
19:35Yes, Ben.
19:36What is Beachy Head?
19:36Beachy Head is the correct response.
19:38Cliffs for 125, please.
19:39Cliffs for 125 pounds.
19:41Trolltunga, meaning troll tongue, is a rock formation that juts out horizontally 700 metres above Lake Ringendalsvatent in this country.
19:52Yes, Ben.
19:53What is Norway?
19:53What is Norway? Apologies to all Norwegians for my complete misrepresentation of your lake.
19:59Yes, off you go.
19:59Acting families for 125, please.
20:01Acting families now.
20:03Respond with the famous family's surname.
20:05Father and son, Jude and Rafferty.
20:08Yes, Alexander.
20:09What is law?
20:10Law.
20:10Jude law, Rafferty law.
20:12Why did I ever stop?
20:13Greek gods, please.
20:14Greek gods back again.
20:15Okay.
20:16The god of the dead and king of the underworld.
20:20Yes, Tom.
20:21Who is Hades?
20:21Who is Hades?
20:23Greek gods, 50 pounds, please.
20:24Now, for 50 pounds.
20:25The goddess of love, her sacred animals with the dove and the swan.
20:29Yes, Alexandra.
20:30Who is Aphrodite?
20:32Aphrodite.
20:33Greek gods for 25, please.
20:35Now, for 25.
20:35He's the god of the sky and thunder and the king of all other gods and men.
20:41Yes, Alexandra.
20:42Who is Zeus?
20:42Zeus.
20:44Ah, that was great.
20:45Um, let's go for cliffs for 25, please.
20:48Back to cliffs.
20:52Yes, Ben?
20:58What is Yosemite?
20:59It is Yosemite National Park.
21:01Cliffs for 75, please.
21:02Now, for 75 pounds.
21:04Ah!
21:06Well, this could be momentous, couldn't it?
21:09Ben, you're on 950.
21:11How much of that are you prepared to go on cliffs at 75 pounds originally?
21:16Let's do the...
21:17Let's do 650.
21:18650.
21:19Yeah.
21:19650, then.
21:20All right.
21:21Here we go.
21:24A cave at the bottom of the cliffs below this castle in Cornwall
21:28is said to be the home of the Arthurian magician Merlin.
21:33What is Tintagel?
21:34Is the correct response.
21:36Well done.
21:36That's 650.
21:37Takes you 100 into the lead now on 1,600 pounds,
21:41and you have control of the board.
21:43Let's do a TV show to explain badly for 75, please.
21:46All right.
21:46Speaks for itself.
21:47A group of British cops try and work out who H is
21:51and apparently they're not just a member of Steps.
21:542012 to 2021.
21:56Yes, Alexandra.
21:57What is Line of Duty?
21:58Line of Duty is that show.
22:00Um, let's go TV shows explained badly for 25, please.
22:05Now, for 25.
22:07He's from Essex and she's from South Wales.
22:09It's like Romeo and Juliet, except much less violent.
22:122007 to 2024.
22:15Yes, Alexandra.
22:16Who are Gavin and Stacey?
22:17Indeed.
22:19N's in E for 100, please.
22:20All right.
22:22All words end in double E.
22:24It is the capital city of the US state known as the Sunshine State.
22:28Yes, Tom.
22:29Where's Tallahassee?
22:30Tallahassee, capital of Florida.
22:32TV shows, £50, please.
22:33All right.
22:35This guy in Cornwall has a phobia of blood,
22:38which is pretty unfortunate, considering he's a doctor, 2004 to 22.
22:42Yes, Tom.
22:43It's Doc Martin.
22:44Doc Martin, played by Martin Clunes, of course.
22:46TV shows, £100, please.
22:47OK.
22:49After a memorable trip to the doctors,
22:51an American schoolteacher takes on a risky side hustle, 2008 to 13.
22:57Yes, Alexandra.
22:58What is Breaking Bad?
22:59That's right.
23:00That's the storyline of Breaking Bad.
23:02Um, N's in E for 125, please, Stephen.
23:05N's in E.
23:06D, known as Diffredi in Welsh,
23:09this river rises in North Wales,
23:11flows through Chester and on into the Irish Sea.
23:14Yes, Ben.
23:15What is the D?
23:16Yes, you should know that, even though you're a South Whalian.
23:19TV shows, explain badly.
23:20425, please.
23:21All right.
23:22It's about which member of a ghastly family
23:25will run the business when Dad pops his clogs, 2018 to 23?
23:30Yes, Alexandra.
23:31What is Succession?
23:33Succession.
23:33Logan Roy's Succession.
23:35Let's end in E for 75, please, Stephen.
23:38For 75 pounds, then.
23:40A loan word from French,
23:41this pea is a finely mashed food often made from fruit or veg.
23:46Yes, Alexandra.
23:47What is puree?
23:48A puree is the correct response.
23:50Mm-hmm.
23:51Ends in E for 50, please.
23:53For 50 pounds, now.
23:54This L is a small edible fruit popular in China
23:58with white-scented flesh, a central stone
24:00and a rough pinkish-reddish skin.
24:03Yes, Ben.
24:04What is a lychee?
24:05Lychee, it is.
24:06Acting families for 100, please.
24:07Acting families for 100 pounds.
24:09Father and daughter, Ethan and Maya.
24:12Yes, Tom.
24:13Where's Hawk?
24:13Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke.
24:15Correct.
24:15Acting family, 75, please.
24:17All right.
24:18Father and son, Timothy and Rafe.
24:21Yes, Ben.
24:22What is Spall?
24:22They are the Spalls.
24:242024 general election for 75, please.
24:26General election for 75.
24:27They previously only held one seat,
24:29but this party picked up three new additions
24:31in Bristol Central, Waveney Valley and North Erefordshire.
24:35Yes, Alexandra.
24:36Who are the Greens?
24:37The Green Party, correct.
24:39Travel writers for 75, please.
24:4175 pounds on travel writers.
24:42Around the World in 80 Days,
24:45Hemingway Adventure, North Korea Journal.
24:48Yes, Tom.
24:48Who is Michael Palin?
24:49It's Sir Michael Palin.
24:51Active families, 50 pounds, please.
24:53Acting families.
24:54Father and son, Will and Jaden.
24:58Yes, Ben.
24:58What is Smith?
24:59The Smiths.
25:00Will Smith, Jaden Smith.
25:01Cliffs for 50, please.
25:02All right, okay.
25:04For 50 cliffs.
25:05Meaning many cliffs,
25:06the Napali coast extends 16 miles
25:09and rises up to 1,200 metres
25:11on the north shore of Kauai Island
25:13on this Pacific archipelago.
25:16Yes, Ben.
25:17What is Hawaii?
25:17Hawaii, correct.
25:19Travel writers for 50, please.
25:20Travel writers for 50.
25:21The Great Railway Bazaar,
25:23the Old Patagonian Express,
25:25the Kingdom by the Sea.
25:27Yes, Ben.
25:28It was Paul Theroux.
25:29Paul Theroux, correct.
25:30Well found.
25:31Travel writers for 25, please.
25:32Travel writers for 25.
25:34The Lost Continent,
25:35notes from a small island,
25:36a walk in the woods.
25:38Yes, Alexandra.
25:39Who is Bill Bryson?
25:40Bill Bryson, correct.
25:42Acting families for 25.
25:43All right, we'll finish off acting families.
25:45With father and daughter,
25:46Tony and Jamie Lee.
25:49Yes, Alexandra.
25:50Who is Curtis?
25:51Curtis, quite right.
25:52I guess I'll go for N's in E for 25 pounds, please.
25:56And we polish off the board with that.
25:57Very good.
25:59The celebration of the anniversary of an important event,
26:02such as the famous golden one held in 2002.
26:06Yes, Alexandra.
26:07What is a jubilee?
26:08A jubilee finishes us off.
26:10Absolutely right.
26:11Good finish for you too, Alexandra.
26:13On 1,150, certainly not out of sight.
26:16You, of course, did damage to the Greek God category,
26:20as we expected you would as a classicist.
26:22Very fine.
26:23And, well, Tom, I mean, you've been leading for a lot of the show
26:28and you were neck and neck and nose to nose with Ben also
26:32for most of this particular board.
26:34You're just behind him, but it's so close.
26:37Because Ben, you're on 2,000 and Tom, you're on 1,825.
26:41And with Alexandra lying third on 1,150, it is all very close.
26:46We're going to take a quick break
26:48and then Alexandra will be choosing first
26:50when we play Double Jeopardy.
27:06And welcome back.
27:07It's time now to play Double Jeopardy.
27:12And what we've done is we've doubled the cash value.
27:15So they now range from £50 to £250 per answer.
27:19There are also two Daily Doubles hidden up there somewhere.
27:24So we have seven new categories, of course,
27:27and they are the solar system.
27:30US authors.
27:33Posh hotels.
27:36Number one singles of the 2020s.
27:40Monarch birthplaces.
27:43Team GB at Paris 2024.
27:47And...
27:47Hymns.
27:49So, Alexandra, as the current lowest scorer,
27:51you have the pick of the board. What would you like?
27:53Solar system for 250, please.
27:55The solar system for 250, the maximum.
27:58Like its neighbour, Jupiter, this planet is mostly composed
28:02of hydrogen and helium, the same two main components
28:06that make up the sun.
28:08Yes, Alexandra.
28:09What is Saturn?
28:10Is correct.
28:11Well done.
28:13Um...
28:13Solar system for 200, please.
28:15Now, for 200.
28:15In 2011, this large planet completed its first full 165-year orbit
28:22since it was discovered in 1846.
28:25Yes, Ben.
28:26What is Neptune?
28:27Neptune is right.
28:28US authors, 150, please.
28:29Authors now for 150 pounds.
28:32The central character in over 25 novels,
28:35the medical examiner Kay Scarpetta,
28:37is the creation of this crime writer.
28:40Yes, Ben.
28:41With Patricia Cornwell.
28:42It is Patricia Cornwell, yeah.
28:44US authors, 200, please.
28:45Authors for 200.
28:46In 2024, she was said to be the best-selling living author
28:49in the world, selling over a billion copies.
28:53Her books include The Gift and The Promise.
28:56Yes, Alexandra.
28:58Who is Colleen Hoover?
28:59It's not Colleen Hoover, actually.
29:01Yes, Ben.
29:01Who is Lois Lowry?
29:02It's not that, either.
29:03Yes, Tom.
29:04Who is Danielle Steele?
29:05Is correct.
29:05Danielle Steele is right.
29:07Well played.
29:08Worth waiting, I guess.
29:10Number one singles of the 2020s are £50, please.
29:12All right.
29:13Number one singles of the 2020s.
29:15Used for the soundtrack to a viral TikTok dance,
29:18this song by The Weeknd has three separate stints
29:22at number one during 2020.
29:26Yes, Tom.
29:26It's blinding lights.
29:27It's blinding lights by The Weeknd.
29:29Solar System, £50, please.
29:31Solar System for £50.
29:33This is the only one of the eight planets' names
29:35in our solar system that doesn't come
29:37from ancient Greek or Roman mythology.
29:41Yes, Alexandra.
29:42What is Earth?
29:43Earth!
29:43That's right.
29:44As simple as that.
29:46Let's hit US authors for 250, please.
29:48For 250 US authors.
29:50Oh, wow.
29:51There you go.
29:52Oh, gosh.
29:54How much the other two wanted to land on a daily double there.
29:58OK.
29:59Well, you have £1,250, Alexandra.
30:02You can bet right up to that.
30:03Your minimum, of course, is just £10.
30:06But tell me how much you'd like to wager.
30:07True daily double, please, Stephen.
30:08Wow.
30:09£1,250 on this US author category.
30:15So here is your clue.
30:17First appearing in print in 1980,
30:20the fictional character Jason Bourne was created by this thriller writer.
30:24Oh, God.
30:27Who is Grisham?
30:29It's not Grisham, I'm afraid.
30:31No.
30:31It's Robert Ludlam.
30:33Hard luck.
30:34It takes you down to naught, but it was spectacular and brave
30:37and definitely, I think, the right thing to do.
30:39Just didn't turn out right.
30:40I'll catch up. Don't you worry.
30:41Of course you will.
30:42Of course you will, Alexandra.
30:43Love your confidence.
30:44Off you go, then.
30:46Oh, God, it's still me.
30:47The journey over £1,000 starts with a single step.
30:50Solar System for £150, please.
30:51For £150, the solar system causing it to experience decades-long winters.
30:57This is the only planet that rotates on its side.
31:00Yes, Ben.
31:01What is Uranus?
31:01Uranus is correct.
31:03US authors, £100, please.
31:05US authors for £100.
31:06Published in 2018, The President Is Missing is a political thriller
31:10co-written by Bill Clinton and this prolific author.
31:14Yes, Tom.
31:15James Patterson.
31:16James Patterson is correct.
31:17Number one single was £100, please.
31:19Number one single was £100, please.
31:21Racking up five consecutive weeks at number one,
31:24this song by Sabrina Carpenter shares its title with a hot beverage.
31:29Yes, Alexandra.
31:30What is espresso?
31:31Espresso is correct.
31:33US authors for £50.
31:34US authors now for £50.
31:36Later adapted into popular films of the same name,
31:39the romance novels Dear John and The Notebook are by this writer.
31:46E...anybody?
31:48Probably know the films better than his name, which is Nicholas Sparks.
31:52Nicholas Sparks.
31:53OK, still with you, Alexandra.
31:55Um, let's go with the solar system for £100, please.
31:58Now for £100.
32:00This five-letter D word describes a type of planet,
32:03examples of which include Ceres, Eris and Maki Maki.
32:08Yes, Ben?
32:09What is dwarf?
32:09They are dwarf planets, correct.
32:11Uh, posh hotels, £200, please.
32:13Right, posh hotels, ah!
32:15Well, well.
32:17You don't really know quite how this category is going to work,
32:21but the title should give you a hint at least.
32:23This is the £200 question.
32:25Uh, and my question is, how much are you going to wager?
32:29400, please.
32:31400, OK.
32:32Nothing too bold at this stage.
32:35And so here is your clue.
32:38Located at 9641 Sunset Boulevard,
32:42this Hollywood hotel was given its distinctive pink exterior in 1948.
32:51What is the Jazz Hotel?
32:52No, I'm afraid not.
32:53I mean, I suppose you could have guessed it in as much as it's a simple name.
32:57What is the Beverly Hills Hotel?
32:59It's the Beverly Hills Hotel.
33:01Hard luck.
33:01But you only, I say only, punted 400, so you're down to 2,000,
33:06still in a fine position and still in control of the board.
33:10Um, posh hotels, £150.
33:11Posh hotels for £150.
33:14Resembling the sail of a ship, this Dubai establishment
33:16is sometimes described as the world's only seven-star hotel.
33:22Yes, Ben?
33:22It was the Burj Al Arab.
33:24Is correct.
33:25Uh, posh hotels, £250, please.
33:26Now for £250.
33:27Featuring in Scarface, The Bodyguard and Goldfinger,
33:31this Miami Beach Hotel was added to the US National Register
33:35of Historic Places in 2008.
33:40No.
33:42On your current winnings,
33:43you will be able to go and stay in hotels like this,
33:46so you'll know all the world's posh hotels before long,
33:48but you don't, any of you at the moment, know the Fontainebleau.
33:53That's its name, the Fontainebleau.
33:54Never mind, that's fine.
33:55Ben, still with you.
33:56Let's do Monarch Birth Places for 200.
33:59OK.
34:00Monarch's Birth Places speaks for itself.
34:01You'll see a place and a date.
34:03I need the monarch born there.
34:04Pembroke Castle, January 28th, 1457.
34:09Yes, Ben?
34:10It was Henry VII.
34:10Henry VII, one of a few kings born in your country.
34:13Yes.
34:15Monarch Birth Places, 250, please.
34:16For 250 now.
34:17Edinburgh Castle, 19th of June, 1566.
34:23Yes, Alexandra.
34:24Who is James VI and I?
34:26James I or VI of Scotland, you're absolutely right.
34:29Let's go Team GB at Paris for 100, please.
34:33All right.
34:41Anybody?
34:48Everyone knows Tom, but they should know Noah Williams,
34:51his partner there, Noah Williams.
34:52Williams later took the individual bronze medal
34:54in the 10-metre platform.
34:56OK, Alexandra.
34:57Why stop there?
34:58Same category, 150, please.
34:59OK.
35:03He finished 18th for Team GB in this event.
35:06He was 30 years older than the winner.
35:10Yes, Ben?
35:10What, skateboarding?
35:11It was skateboarding.
35:12Yes, quite right.
35:13And on that note, and at this very exciting time,
35:17oof, we must draw breath,
35:18see that Alexandra's already got 350 back from naught,
35:22doing fine.
35:23Tom, who's been, as we know, partly in the lead
35:26through a lot of this show,
35:27is currently in a very close second on 2,175,
35:31and Ben's in the lead with 2,500.
35:34Definitely time to take a pause.
35:36We'll be back with more Double Jeopardy in just a moment.
35:39See you then.
35:44APPLAUSE
35:53And welcome back to Jeopardy!
35:55Ben, you gave us the last correct response,
35:58so you have control of the board.
35:59Let's do Team GB 200, please.
36:02Team GB for 200.
36:03This athlete won her first medal in her fourth Olympic Games
36:07when she came second to three-time gold medalist Nafi Tian.
36:12Yes, Ben?
36:13Who is Muir?
36:14No.
36:15Yes, Tom?
36:15Who is Katarina Johnson-Thompson?
36:17It was Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
36:18Absolutely right.
36:20Monarch's birthplace is £50, please.
36:23OK.
36:23Monarch's birthplace.
36:2517 Bruton Street, Mayfair, 21 April 1926.
36:29Yes, Ben?
36:30Who is Elizabeth II?
36:31Who indeed is Elizabeth II.
36:33She was born there.
36:35Team GB 250, please.
36:36Team GB for 250.
36:38Briony Page made history as the first British athlete
36:41to win gold at this event.
36:43Afterwards, she said she wanted to join the circus.
36:46Yes, Ben?
36:46What is trampolining?
36:47Trampolining, correct.
36:48250 to you.
36:50I think Hymns is getting lonely, so we'll take Hymns for 150.
36:52All right, OK.
36:54150, then, for the category Hymns.
36:59A school assembly staple, the words to this illuminating hymn
37:03were first published by Cecil Francis Alexander in 1848.
37:08Yes, Ben?
37:09What is give me oil in my lamp?
37:10No, it's not.
37:11Yes, Tom?
37:12It's All Things Bright and Beautiful.
37:13All Things Bright and Beautiful, it was.
37:15Hard luck.
37:16It's going back and forth, isn't it?
37:17This is very exciting.
37:18Tom, with you.
37:19We'll finish Team GB 50.
37:21Team GB will finish it off with £50.
37:24This player joked online that he never even liked his sport anyway
37:29when he retired at the Olympics after a 21-year career.
37:33Yes, Tom?
37:34It was Andy Murray.
37:35It was Andy Murray.
37:37Monarch's birthplaces, £100, please.
37:39OK, Monarch's birthplaces.
37:40Falaire's Normandy, around 1028.
37:44Yes, Ben?
37:45Who is William I?
37:46William I.
37:47William the Conqueror, as we sometimes call him.
37:49Yeah.
37:49Monarch's birthplaces, £150, please.
37:51Monarch's birthplaces.
37:53Kynarfon Castle, 25th of April, 1284.
37:57Yes, Ben?
37:58Edward II.
37:58Edward II, correct.
38:01Edward of Carnarvon.
38:02Hymns for £200, please.
38:04Hymns for £200.
38:06The popular hymn Jerusalem is based upon this poem by William Blake
38:10with a seven-word title, also the hymn's first line.
38:14Yes, Alexandra?
38:15And did those feet in ancient time?
38:18No.
38:19Oh.
38:20Yes, Ben.
38:20What is and did those feet in ancient time?
38:22Yes, I have to be strict with you there, I'm afraid.
38:24Very fair.
38:24It's in double jeopardy, I don't take prisoners.
38:27Ben, you get that.
38:29Hymns for £250, please.
38:30Hymns for £250.
38:32Once voted the British public's favourite hymn, Elvis Presley,
38:35won two Grammys for performances of this religious song.
38:42No.
38:44No, it's a bit of a surprise, really, perhaps.
38:46What is How Great Thou Art?
38:48Wow.
38:49It's apparently the most popular hymn, or was once.
38:51OK, Ben, still with you.
38:53Number one singles for £200, please.
38:54Number one singles for £200.
38:56This variant of poker gave Beyonce her first solo UK chart-topping single
39:01for over 15 years.
39:04Yes, Tom?
39:05It's Texas Hold'em.
39:05Texas Hold'em, correct.
39:07Hymns, £50, please.
39:09Hymns for £50.
39:10Now, traditionally sung at the FA Cup final,
39:12this hymn was written around 1847 by Henry Francis Light.
39:17Yes, Ben?
39:17What is Abide With Me?
39:18Abide With Me, Fast Fall of the Even Tide.
39:21Yes.
39:22Hymns for £100, please.
39:23Hymns for £100.
39:24Written by English clergyman John Newton in the 1770s,
39:28this hymn would go on to become an anthem for the US civil rights movement.
39:32Yes, Ben?
39:33What is Amazing Grace?
39:33Amazing Grace, yes.
39:35Number one singles, £250, please.
39:36Number one singles for £250.
39:39Breaking the record for the most weekly streams of a UK rap single,
39:42Sprinter is a collaboration between Central Sea and this other rapper.
39:47Yes, Tom?
39:48Who is Dave?
39:49Dave, you know your music.
39:50Yes, quite right.
39:52We'll finish number one singles, £250, please.
39:54Finishing the singles now on £150.
39:55In 2021, this form of identification gave Olivia Rodrigo two months at the top of the chart.
40:03Yes, Ben?
40:04What is driver's licence?
40:04Correct.
40:05Posh hotels, £100, please.
40:07Posh hotels now for £100.
40:08In Home Alone 2, Donald Trump speaks to Kevin in a corridor of this Manhattan hotel.
40:15Yes, Tom?
40:15Where's the plaza?
40:16It's the plaza hotel.
40:17In Home Alone 2, of course.
40:19Finish off £50 and posh hotels.
40:22£50 for posh hotels.
40:24Sometimes nicknamed an annex to Buckingham Palace,
40:27this luxury hotel in Mayfair has been popular with royals since it opened in the 1850s.
40:33Yes, Tom?
40:34Where's the Savoy?
40:34No.
40:36Yes, Alexandra?
40:37What is the Ritz?
40:38No.
40:40And Ben not playing, I think.
40:45Claridge's.
40:45Yeah, absolutely.
40:46Hard luck.
40:47And that clears up our board on Claridge's.
40:50There you go.
40:51Alexandra, well, I mean, it was all about that daily double not working out for you, really, wasn't it?
40:56Don't worry. I can still catch up.
40:57You still can.
40:58You're absolutely right.
40:59Because, as you know, Final Jeopardy can change a lot of things.
41:02But Tom and Ben really was two horses just going like that, neck and neck.
41:07Absolutely wonderful to watch, but probably quite scary for both of you.
41:11And we'll up the tempo now because this is very likely to be a decisive Final Jeopardy, I think.
41:18Let's see what category we have for you.
41:22It's book adaptations.
41:25On the basis of that and that alone, I'd like you now to write down your wages.
41:38OK. Everyone has made their wages.
41:42The category is book adaptations.
41:44And here is their clue.
41:46Later adapted into a successful stage musical, Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked is based on a 1900 novel by this
41:58writer.
41:59You have 30 seconds to write down your response starting now.
42:02After all, let's talk.
42:31A juristies.
42:33There we are. The 30 seconds is up.
42:35You've written down your responses.
42:37We'll turn first to Alexandra.
42:38You've got £100 at stake.
42:41Alexandra, who did you think wrote that 1900 novel
42:44on which Wicked is based?
42:45What did you write?
42:47Who is Baum?
42:49Well, yes, usually L. Frank Baum is how his name is written,
42:54Lyman Frank Baum,
42:55but there aren't any other baums that I can think of,
42:58especially around that time,
42:59so I think we can accept that.
43:01And hello, Eli, and hello, Alex.
43:04And how much did you punt?
43:07£99. That puts you on £199.
43:12Good result.
43:14Tom, you're next with £3,075.
43:18What did you think was the answer?
43:21Who is L. Frank Baum?
43:22You knew, and you got it right.
43:24So the question is, how much did you wager?
43:28£3,000.
43:29That puts you on £6,075.
43:32A terrific result.
43:34So much now depends on how much and how the answer went for Ben.
43:41Ben, did you know?
43:43What did you write?
43:44Of course you knew.
43:46Who is L. Frank Baum?
43:48But did you bet enough?
43:50Because it's a big bet from your opponent.
43:52How much did you punt?
43:56Also £3,000, which takes you to £6,200.
44:00You are today's champion again.
44:04Well, you played wonderfully, Alexandra.
44:10It was lovely having you here.
44:11Thanks very much.
44:12You were a ray of sunshine, if I may say so.
44:15And so were you.
44:17I mean Tom Mead.
44:18It was a wonderful display.
44:20And goodness knows, you were so close.
44:24I mean, you can count yourself as the closest that anyone has got to this amazing player yet.
44:29Don't beat yourself up.
44:31You know, it's a strange game and it goes in odd ways.
44:34And for very good reason, it is called Jeopardy.
44:37There's a lot at stake and there are many pitfalls.
44:40But you played beautifully and it was wonderful having you here.
44:43Thanks for coming.
44:44Don't be too disappointed.
44:46And you, young man, I don't know what to say about you.
44:48It's ridiculous having to extricate yourself.
44:52I know it was a frustrating game for you.
44:53You usually expect to win by more.
44:55But it's good to be taught that you're not the only fish in the sea.
44:59Wonderful, wonderful work.
45:01£6,200.
45:02You are our champion.
45:04Let's see how much you've got as a running total now after seven wins.
45:08£51,840.
45:12You've broken the 50.
45:15An extraordinary score.
45:16We'll see you again next time.
45:18And I hope we'll see you again next time.
45:20Surely somebody can topple this man.
45:23Thanks for watching.
45:24Goodbye.
45:27Next time on Jeopardy!
45:29Champion Ben Jones faces Manchester's Seb Bate and Harrow's Rina Patel.
45:50We'll see you again next time.
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