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00:00For backstage, at Sony Pictures Studios, this is Jeopardy!
00:11Today's contestants are an actuary from Wheaton, Illinois, Patrick Nolan.
00:17An attorney, originally from Fresno, California, Rihanna Mixter.
00:22And our returning champion, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Jamie Ding, whose 29-day cash winnings
00:33totaled $793,602.
00:39And now, here is the host of Jeopardy, Ken Jennings.
00:46Thank you so much, Johnny. We're so glad to have you with us today on Jeopardy.
00:50A good friend of our champion, Jamie Ding, once said,
00:53Jamie Ding knows everything about everything.
00:56And after watching him dominate on the stage for the past several weeks, his knowledge does sometimes appear to be
01:01endless.
01:01But as Jamie himself would say, his busy law school schedule meant that he didn't have a lot of time
01:06to intensely study for Jeopardy,
01:08relying instead on what he calls a sticky mind.
01:11Today that mind will go up against Leanna and Patrick, who I'm sure have sticky minds of their own.
01:15May the stickiest mind win. Good luck to the three of you.
01:18These are your categories in the Jeopardy round.
01:21Big 12 schools comes up first.
01:24Then we have science, America from 1750 to 1800.
01:29Then recent hitmakers, hobbies and pastimes.
01:33And we finish the board with words for the young.
01:36Jamie, what looks good to you up there?
01:38Uh, America, 1750 to 1800 for 800.
01:41Answer.
01:42A daily double right off the bat.
01:46You were right, it didn't look good.
01:47You can wager up to $1,000 on this clue.
01:50$1,000.
01:50Going for $1,000 in America, 1750 to 1800.
01:54In 1789, Governor George Clinton named as New York's Attorney General this man,
02:00who 15 years later could have used an attorney himself.
02:05Uh, who was Aaron Burr?
02:07Aaron Burr is correct.
02:08And you're on the board first with $1,000.
02:13Hobbies and pastimes for $1,000.
02:15Vases used in this, the Japanese art of flower arranging,
02:19often feature a kenzan or flower frog that holds stems upright.
02:23Patrick.
02:24What is it, ikebana?
02:25Yes.
02:25Uh, science, $1,000?
02:27This 13-letter word is the discharge of water into the atmosphere,
02:31mainly through the stomata of leaves.
02:34Jamie.
02:34What is transpiration?
02:35That's correct.
02:36America, 600.
02:38In 1797, three French agents,
02:41ID'd by these three letters in correspondence,
02:43asked for a $250,000 bribe from U.S. diplomats.
02:47Patrick.
02:48What is XYZ?
02:49Yeah, the XYZ affair.
02:50Uh, America, 1,000.
02:52It's a prerequisite, a must, in fact,
02:54to know George Washington surrendered this fort in July 1754,
02:58and the French burned it.
02:59Patrick.
03:00What is Fort Necessity?
03:01Good for $1,000.
03:02Science, 8.
03:03A candy bar created by Nestle
03:05is in this nickname of the hypothetical model for the universe's end
03:09where all matter collapses on itself.
03:11Leanna.
03:12What is Milky Way?
03:13No.
03:14Jamie.
03:14What is the Big Crunch?
03:15That's correct.
03:16Recent hit makers for 600.
03:18Man, I need this Grammy-winning British singer
03:21who put her soul into that tune
03:22as well as So Easy to Fall in Love.
03:25Patrick.
03:25Who's Dean?
03:26Good.
03:27Olivia Dean.
03:27Science, 6.
03:28Good news.
03:29This layer in the stratosphere is healing,
03:31and that's not going to exacerbate global warming.
03:34Jamie.
03:35What is the ozone layer?
03:36That's correct.
03:37Words for the young for 800.
03:39This four-letter word for a neglected or abandoned child
03:42has also come to mean an extremely thin person,
03:45usually female.
03:46Jamie.
03:47What is a waif?
03:47Correct.
03:48Hobbies and pastimes for 400.
03:50If you take up ballroom dancing,
03:52you are likely to learn this one
03:53said to be named for a guy, not a canine.
03:59The canine is a fox.
04:01What is the foxtrot?
04:02Back to you, Jamie.
04:03Big 12 schools for 600.
04:05President William Howard Taft,
04:06Governor Bob Taft,
04:07and a couple of Kelseys
04:09are alums of the University of this city.
04:11Jamie.
04:12What is Cincinnati?
04:13Yes.
04:14Hobbies and pastimes for eight.
04:15Instead of making beer,
04:17you can make this by fermenting honey and water.
04:20Patrick.
04:20What is Meade?
04:21Right.
04:22America 4.
04:23In Chisholm v. Georgia,
04:25the Supreme Court and this first chief justice
04:27said states were subordinate to the federal government.
04:30Leanna.
04:30Who's Marshall?
04:31No.
04:32Jamie.
04:32Who's John Jay?
04:33John Jay is first.
04:35Recent hitmakers for 1,000.
04:37In 2025,
04:39Ella Langley topped the country chart
04:40singing,
04:41She's from this state.
04:42I can tell,
04:43by the way,
04:44he's two-stepping around the room.
04:48She's from Texas.
04:50Must have been a Texas two-step.
04:51Jamie.
04:52Science for 400.
04:54Males of this common pig species from Africa
04:56have pairs of bumps on their faces
04:58and two pairs of tusks.
05:00Jamie.
05:01What are warthogs?
05:02Warthogs are right.
05:03You have 5,600,
05:04a narrow lead over Patrick.
05:05Also off to a good start.
05:06Leanna,
05:06we'll get you out of the hole
05:07when we come back.
05:08Much more Jeopardy!
05:13Patrick Nolan from Wheaton, Illinois
05:15is an actuary.
05:16I assume you're living
05:17that glamorous actuary life, Patrick.
05:19Like everybody in the business does,
05:21for sure.
05:21I assume so.
05:22Tell me about the glamorous
05:23Christmas present
05:24you got a few years ago.
05:25Yeah, I sent my wife
05:26to a high school quiz bowl supplies website.
05:29Got a little bit of a weird look
05:31when I asked for a buzzer lockout system.
05:33And it's actually paid a lot of dividends
05:35because every year on Christmas Eve,
05:37I'll set up a Christmas Jeopardy! game
05:39with my family.
05:40I'll get to play as, you know,
05:41you get to be Ted Jennings.
05:42Yeah.
05:43And, you know,
05:44they get really competitive
05:44and my daughters say
05:45it's like the best day of the year.
05:47So, big return on investment.
05:48I love that.
05:49Did you use it to practice
05:50for today on Jeopardy!?
05:51I did.
05:52I assumed so.
05:53The gift that keeps on giving.
05:55Absolutely.
05:55Leanna Mixter,
05:56originally from Fresno,
05:57is an attorney.
05:58Yes.
05:59You have also hosted,
06:00not Jeopardy! like Patrick does,
06:01what kind of show did you host?
06:02So, last year,
06:03I was involved with organizing
06:06a work retreat
06:06and we decided
06:08it'd be fun
06:08to interview our boss
06:09in the style of Hot Ones.
06:11Okay.
06:12So, we bought the full set
06:13of hot sauces,
06:15got the wings,
06:16I sourced questions
06:17from the team
06:17and since it was my idea,
06:18I agreed to host.
06:20I made it through all 10
06:22and didn't get fired.
06:23I was about to say,
06:24this is a dangerous game to play.
06:26I did make him agree in advance
06:27that he wouldn't hold it against me.
06:28There we go.
06:29I'm not an expert
06:30on employment law.
06:31You're the attorney here,
06:32but I'm glad
06:32you're still working there.
06:33Our champion is Jamie Ding,
06:35of course.
06:35I just learned
06:36your Quiz League team name,
06:38Jamie.
06:38Walk me through this.
06:39It is MC Gandalf the Fresh
06:41and his hip hobbits.
06:42Now, are you MC Gandalf the Fresh
06:44or are you one of the
06:45aforementioned hip hobbits?
06:46None of us are MC Gandalf the Fresh.
06:48We are all hip hobbits.
06:50It's like Hootie and the Blowfish.
06:51Everyone is both Hootie
06:52and the Blowfish.
06:53Exactly.
06:53I love that team name
06:54as our story.
06:55I don't remember exactly.
06:56I wasn't there for it,
06:58but I was all for it
06:59once I learned it.
07:01You'll always be
07:01Gandalf the Fresh to me, Jamie.
07:03You also have command
07:03to the board.
07:04What clue next?
07:05Words for the Young for 600.
07:07A music genre
07:09is in this two-word
07:10affectionate term
07:10from TikTok.
07:11It's a person
07:12who embraces
07:13the feminine side of things.
07:17I'm not on TikTok either.
07:19What's a girly pop?
07:20Jamie?
07:21Recent Hitmakers for eight.
07:23He topped the Hot 100
07:24singing,
07:25something so out of the ordinary,
07:26you got me kissing
07:27the ground of your sanctuary.
07:29Patrick?
07:30It was Warren?
07:30It is Alex Warren.
07:32Science too?
07:33This white variety
07:34of limestone
07:34is made from shells
07:35of marine organisms.
07:37Some classroom versions
07:38are made with gypsum.
07:40Leanna?
07:40What is chalk?
07:41Yes.
07:42Hitmakers for?
07:43In Back to Friends,
07:44he lived up to his E-less name
07:46lamenting getting friend-zoned
07:48after we just shared a bed.
07:50Leanna?
07:50What is somber?
07:51Somber with no E.
07:52Right.
07:53Hobbies for 600?
07:55Maho Beach
07:55in front of the runway
07:56at St. Martin
07:57is a renowned spot
07:58for this pastime
07:59that rhymes with one
08:00in a 1993 Scottish novel.
08:03Jamie?
08:03What is plane spotting?
08:04Not train spotting,
08:05but plane spotting.
08:06Words for the Young
08:07for 1,000.
08:08Two J's are in this adjective
08:10describing juvenile ideas.
08:12Jamie?
08:13What is jejun?
08:14You add 1,000.
08:15Big 12 for four?
08:16The first Baptist missionary
08:18to Texas,
08:19James Huckins co-founded
08:20this Waco University,
08:21established in 1845.
08:23Patrick?
08:24What is...
08:27Nope.
08:28Out of time, I'm afraid.
08:29Jamie or Leanna?
08:31That's Baylor.
08:33Back to you, Jamie.
08:34Big 12 for eight.
08:36Tonight, on The Real Students
08:37of Orange County,
08:38UCF,
08:39this Southern school
08:40came into being
08:41in the shadow
08:41of the Mercury program.
08:43Patrick?
08:43What is University
08:44of Central Florida?
08:45That's right.
08:47America for two.
08:48Healthy, wealthy, and wise,
08:50in 1757,
08:51Ben Franklin edited himself
08:53out of editing
08:53this publication
08:54after 25 years.
08:56Jamie?
08:56What is Port Richard's Almanac?
08:58Correct.
08:58Words for the Young
08:59for 400.
09:00Young mariners
09:01who have not yet
09:02crossed the equator
09:02have this nickname,
09:04another word for tadpole.
09:05Leanna?
09:06What is Pollywog?
09:07Right.
09:08Words for 200.
09:09This adjective
09:10for a whippersnapper
09:11advanced in knowledge
09:12or skill
09:13comes from Latin words
09:14for a head
09:15and to cook.
09:16Jamie?
09:17What is Precocious?
09:18Right.
09:18Big 12 for 1,000.
09:20This Big 12 school
09:21is in Manhattan,
09:22also known as
09:23the Little Apple,
09:23population 55,000.
09:25Patrick?
09:26What is Kansas?
09:27State?
09:28Right.
09:29Recent Hitmakers
09:30for two.
09:31In November 2025,
09:32he was on nearly half
09:34the 25 top country
09:35streaming songs,
09:36including I Got Better
09:37in the top spot.
09:39Patrick?
09:40Who's Wallen?
09:41Yes, Morgan Wallen.
09:42Big 12 for two.
09:44Key and Peele's
09:45East-West Bowl
09:46featured
09:46Thai Royal Smoochie Wallace,
09:48Jack Marius,
09:49Tac Theratrix,
09:49and from this Provo College,
09:52Dan Smith.
09:52Yes?
09:53And Hobbies for 200.
09:55The hobby of using
09:56this device
09:57to sweep for treasure
09:58is prohibited
09:58in U.S. national parks
10:00to protect relics
10:01and archaeological sites.
10:02Leanna?
10:03What is a metal detector?
10:04Yes, great job.
10:05You finished the round
10:05in positive territory.
10:07Patrick's just behind Jamie.
10:08We got a close game here.
10:10Double Jeopardy's up next.
10:11Don't you miss it.
10:17Patrick finds himself
10:18just $1,200
10:19behind the super champ
10:20as we move into
10:21Double Jeopardy,
10:22where the categories today
10:23are
10:25American Lit,
10:25first,
10:26then second,
10:27Celebrity Chefs.
10:29We also have
10:29a part for art's sake,
10:31Word Origins,
10:33some teeny tiny
10:34little countries,
10:35and finally,
10:37I have a lot of
10:37gray friends.
10:39Leanna, select.
10:40Word Origins for 2000.
10:42The name of this game
10:43is basically a German word
10:44minus Tisch,
10:45or table.
10:49Tisch Fussball,
10:51table football,
10:51became Fussball.
10:53Leanna, back to you.
10:54Word Origins for 16.
10:55This word comes from
10:56French genealogical charts.
10:58The branching lines
10:59look like the pied
11:00or foot of a bird.
11:05That's where pedigree
11:06comes from.
11:07Leanna?
11:08Let's try teeny tiny
11:08countries for 2000.
11:09Okay, switching categories.
11:11Since 2002,
11:12Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa
11:14has been king
11:14of this small island nation
11:16on the southwestern coast
11:17of the Persian Gulf.
11:18Jamie?
11:19What is Bahrain?
11:20That's right.
11:21I have a lot of
11:21gray friends for 1200.
11:23Robert E. Lee rode
11:24this horse,
11:25whose color he described
11:26as confederate gray
11:27for most of the Civil War.
11:29Patrick?
11:30What is a traveler?
11:30You got it.
11:32Teeny tiny country's 16.
11:34Airport options
11:35for visiting Andorra
11:36include BCN,
11:37serving Barcelona,
11:38and TLS,
11:40the airport of this city.
11:42Jamie?
11:42What is Toulouse?
11:43Right.
11:44Art for art's sake
11:45for 1200.
11:46While the original
11:47of this Michelangelo statue
11:48is indoors
11:49at Florence's
11:50Academia Gallery,
11:51there are two
11:52outdoor copies nearby.
11:54Patrick?
11:54What is David?
11:55Yes.
11:56Lit for 16?
11:58Pennsylvanian
11:58Owen Wister's
11:59best-known novel
12:00isn't The Pennsylvanian,
12:02but this one
12:02about a southerner
12:03out west.
12:07He wrote
12:07The Virginian.
12:09Back to you, Patrick.
12:10Art for 16?
12:11Born in Seville,
12:12this 17th century artist
12:14traveled to Italy
12:14to create paintings
12:15like Vulcan's Forge.
12:17Patrick?
12:18It was Velasquez?
12:19That's right.
12:20American Lit 12?
12:21A South Carolina
12:22literary festival
12:23is named for this
12:24late author
12:24of The Great Santini.
12:26Patrick?
12:27It was Conroy?
12:28That's correct.
12:28You're in the lead.
12:29Teeny Tiny Countries 12?
12:31Answer.
12:32The Daily Double.
12:33First one in the round
12:34comes to you, Patrick.
12:37A $400 lead
12:38over Jamie Ding
12:39at the moment.
12:40How much do you
12:40want to wager
12:41on Teeny Tiny Countries?
12:44I'm going to bet
12:44everything, Ken.
12:45Oh, not a
12:46Teeny Tiny wager then.
12:47You'll have 23,200
12:49if you're right.
12:50Here's your clue.
12:51Teeny Tiny Countries.
12:53Borgo Maggiore
12:54and Cerro Valle
12:55are towns
12:55in this landlocked nation
12:57that bears the name
12:58of a 4th century
12:59holy man.
13:00What is
13:02San Marino?
13:04San Marino
13:05is correct.
13:06Let's go!
13:07We have 23,200.
13:13We're two now, Patrick.
13:15Let's do
13:16Grey Friends for 16.
13:18She was queen
13:19for a day
13:19on July 10, 1553
13:21and then
13:22eight days more.
13:23After that,
13:23thanks to Mary Tudor,
13:24not so much.
13:25Patrick?
13:26It was Lady Jane Grey.
13:27That's right.
13:29American Lit 2000.
13:30He was friends
13:31with gunfighter
13:32turned sports writer
13:32Bat Masterson
13:33and used his name
13:34for gambler hero
13:35Sky Masterson.
13:37Jamie?
13:37It was Damon Runyon.
13:38That's right.
13:39Guys and Dolls.
13:40Art for Art's Sake
13:41for 2,000.
13:42Answer.
13:43The other Daily Double.
13:49Jamie,
13:49this is an important
13:50moment in the game
13:50and in your run.
13:52How much do you
13:52want to wager
13:53on Art for Art's Sake?
13:54It's got to be
13:55a true Daily Double.
13:56Okay.
13:57He's going to try
13:57to do the same thing.
13:59If you're right,
14:00you'll have a narrow
14:00lead back over Patrick.
14:01Here's your clue
14:02in Art for Art's Sake.
14:03The glass house
14:04in Seattle
14:05is a one-of-a-kind
14:06structure
14:07holding a 100-foot
14:08sculpture
14:08by this artist.
14:12Who is Chihuly?
14:14Dale Chihuly
14:15is correct.
14:16Jamie moves back
14:16into the lead
14:19with 26,400.
14:21Wow.
14:22Word origins for eight.
14:23This jellyfish relative
14:25is named for its
14:25resemblance to an old
14:26combat ship
14:27with sails.
14:29Jamie?
14:29What is it?
14:29Portuguese Man of War?
14:30Yes.
14:31I have a lot of
14:31Grey friends for 400.
14:33A nod to her
14:34most famous role,
14:35Jennifer Grey's
14:362022 memoir
14:37is titled
14:38Out of This Spot
14:39Where Nobody Puts Baby.
14:41Jamie?
14:41What is the corner?
14:42Yes.
14:43Celebrity Chefs for eight.
14:44Discover the essential
14:45this chef.
14:46Favorite recipes
14:47and hard-won wisdom
14:48from my life
14:49in the kitchen.
14:50And may we add,
14:51bam.
14:52Leanna?
14:52Who is Emeril Lagasse?
14:53Right.
14:54Celebrity Chefs for 2000.
14:56This Ethiopian
14:57Swedish American chef
14:58is equipped to bring
14:59multicultural flavor
15:00to diners and home cooks.
15:04His name is Marcus Samuelson.
15:06Back to you, Leanna.
15:08Chefs for 16.
15:09An episode of
15:10This Chef in Italy
15:11celebrated the 100th birthday
15:13of her grandfather,
15:14an Oscar winner
15:14for La Strada.
15:16Patrick?
15:16Who is
15:17De Laurentiis?
15:19That's right, Giada.
15:20American Lit 8?
15:22The first American
15:23female professional writer,
15:24Hannah Adams,
15:25wrote a 1799 history
15:27of this region,
15:28including her native
15:29Massachusetts.
15:30Patrick?
15:31What is New England?
15:32Right again.
15:33Grey Friends 8?
15:35Earl Grey Tea
15:35is possibly named
15:36for an earl
15:37and most certainly
15:38flavored with the extract
15:39of this Mediterranean
15:40citrus fruit.
15:41Leanna?
15:42What is bergamot?
15:43Right.
15:43Grey for 2000?
15:44James Whistler's
15:46Arrangement in Grey
15:46and Black No. 1
15:47is a famous portrait
15:48of his mother.
15:49No. 2 is of
15:50this Scottish historian.
15:52Jamie?
15:53It was Carlisle.
15:54It is Thomas Carlisle.
15:55Teeny Tiny Countries
15:56for 8.
15:57On the Maldives
15:58in the Indian Ocean,
15:59a key local product
16:01is coir,
16:01made into ropes
16:02and more lately
16:03souvenirs
16:04from the husks
16:04of these.
16:05Leanna?
16:06What are coconuts?
16:07You got it.
16:07Word Origins for 12.
16:09This 8-letter verb
16:10meaning to increase
16:11was created
16:12after the invention
16:13of a moving staircase.
16:14Leanna?
16:15What is Escalate?
16:16You got it.
16:17Countries for 4.
16:18The Dingley Cliffs
16:19are the highest points
16:20on this mainly
16:21limestone island republic
16:22about 60 miles south
16:23of Sicily.
16:24Patrick?
16:25What is Malta?
16:25Yes.
16:26Art 8?
16:27An Obie and Emmy winner,
16:29Rosalind Drexler
16:30was also a formidable artist
16:31in this movement
16:32of Warhol and Marisol.
16:34Jamie?
16:35What is pop art?
16:35You got it.
16:36American Lit for 4.
16:38Maybe attendees
16:39at a John Dos Passos
16:40society conference
16:41chant the name
16:41of this trilogy
16:42like American fans
16:44at the Olympics.
16:45Jamie?
16:45What is USA?
16:46That's the trilogy.
16:47Celebrity chefs
16:48for 1,200.
16:49In 1999,
16:50this Brit got down
16:51to the bare essentials
16:52of food prep
16:53for the naked chef.
16:55Leanna?
16:55Who's Jamie Oliver?
16:56That's him.
16:57Celebrity chefs
16:57for 4.
16:58In 2025,
17:00Leila Ali got in the ring
17:01for the Knockout Kitchen
17:02episode of Beat This Chef.
17:07That show was called
17:08Beat Bobby Flay.
17:09Two clues left,
17:10Leanna.
17:10Which one?
17:11Word Origins
17:11for 400.
17:12The guns made
17:13by Samuel Colt
17:14acquired this name
17:15from the way
17:16the cylinder turned.
17:17Leanna?
17:17Was it a revolver?
17:18Right.
17:19Final clue.
17:20Art for art's sake.
17:21The coup de grace
17:22of the gates of hell
17:23is Rodin's The Thinker,
17:24a representation
17:25of this Italian writer.
17:27Patrick?
17:27Who is Dante?
17:28Dante is correct.
17:29You finish with
17:30a very impressive
17:31$28,000.
17:32You are just $2,800
17:33behind Jamie Ding
17:34in the lead.
17:35Great game
17:35from all three of you.
17:36Here's the final
17:37Jeopardy category
17:38to decide things.
17:40The 1950s.
17:41Will they make
17:42their wagers?
17:42We'll pause
17:43and then we'll come back
17:44to see how this thing ends.
17:45We are turning the clock
17:47back to the 1950s.
17:49Here's the clue, players.
17:51The announcement
17:52declaring this
17:53safe and effective
17:54was made April 12, 1955,
17:56the 10th anniversary
17:57of the death
17:58of a famous American.
18:0030 seconds starts now.
18:01Good luck.
18:12Good luck.
18:16Good luck.
18:32Let's begin with Leanna Mixter, an impressive 5,400 up against these two.
18:35What did you come up with in final, Leanna?
18:37You changed nuclear power to polio vax at the last minute, and you got it in there, in the nick
18:42of time.
18:42That is correct, the 10th anniversary of FDR's death.
18:45What did you wager, Leanna?
18:47You'll add 5,000, taking you to 10,400.
18:50Patrick Nolan was in second place with 28,000, quite a score.
18:54Did he think of the polio vaccine, Dr. Salk?
18:56No, he has penicillin.
18:58He wagered $10,000, that'll drop him down to 18,000 in second place.
19:04Jamie Ding with 30,800 can add to it if he has the polio vaccine.
19:09He's correct.
19:11How much did he wager?
19:12Today he had to go big, 25,201.
19:15That is your biggest successful wager, Jamie.
19:18It takes you to $56,001 and makes you a 30-game Jeopardy! champion.
19:23Your total is $149,630.
19:28What a game!
19:29That was an all-timer.
19:31We'll see you tomorrow, right here on Jeopardy!
19:35Who will be worth it if tomorrow to last year?
19:38You too.
19:43I'll see you tomorrow, right here on Jeopardy!
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