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00:01From the Alex Rebeck stage at Sony Pictures Studios, this is Jeopardy!
00:14Today's contestants are an actuary from Wheaton, Illinois, Patrick Nolan.
00:21An attorney originally from Fresno, California, Liana Mixter.
00:25And our returning champion, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey,
00:32Jamie Ding, whose 29-day cash winnings total $793,602.
00:42And now, here is the host of Jeopardy! Ken Jennings.
00:49Thank you so much, Johnny. We're so glad to have you with us today on Jeopardy!
00:53A good friend of our champion, Jamie Ding, once said,
00:56Jamie Ding knows everything about everything.
00:58And after watching him dominate on the stage for the past several weeks,
01:02his knowledge does sometimes appear to be endless.
01:04But as Jamie himself would say, his busy law school schedule meant that
01:08he didn't have a lot of time to intensely study for Jeopardy!, relying instead on what he calls a sticky
01:13mind.
01:14Today, that mind will go up against Liana and Patrick, who I'm sure have sticky minds of their own.
01:18May the stickiest mind win. Good luck to the three of you.
01:21These are your categories in the Jeopardy! round.
01:24Big 12 schools comes up first.
01:27Then we have science.
01:29America from 1750 to 1800.
01:32Then recent hitmakers.
01:34Hobbies and pastimes.
01:36And we finish the board with words for the young.
01:39Jamie, what looks good to you up there?
01:41Uh, America, 1750 to 1800 for 800.
01:44Answer.
01:45A daily double right off the bat.
01:49You were right, it did look good.
01:50You can wager up to $1,000 on this clue.
01:52$1,000.
01:53Going for $1,000 in America, 1750 to 1800.
01:58In 1789, Governor George Clinton named as New York's Attorney General this man, who 15 years later could have used
02:05an attorney himself.
02:08Uh, who was Aaron Burr?
02:10Aaron Burr is correct.
02:11And you're on the board first with $1,000.
02:16Hobbies and pastimes for $1,000.
02:18Vases used in this, the Japanese art of flower arranging, often feature a kenzan, or flower frog, that holds stems
02:25upright.
02:26Patrick.
02:27What is it?
02:27Ikebana?
02:28Yes.
02:28Uh, science, 1,000?
02:30This 13-letter word is the discharge of water into the atmosphere, mainly through the stomata of leaves.
02:36Jamie.
02:37What is transpiration?
02:38That's correct.
02:39America, 600.
02:41In 1797, three French agents, ID'd by these three letters in correspondence, asked for a $250,000 bribe from U
02:49.S. diplomats.
02:50Patrick.
02:51What is XYZ?
02:52Yeah, the XYZ affair.
02:53Uh, America, 1,000.
02:55It's a prerequisite, a must, in fact, to know George Washington surrendered this fort in July 1754, and the French
03:01burned it.
03:02Patrick.
03:03What is Fort Necessity?
03:04Good for 1,000.
03:05Science, 8.
03:06A candy bar created by Nestle is in this nickname of the hypothetical model for the universe's end, where all
03:12matter collapses on itself.
03:14Leanna.
03:15What, it's Milky Way?
03:15No.
03:16Jamie.
03:17What, it's the Big Crunch?
03:18That's correct.
03:19Recent hit makers for 600.
03:21Man, I need this Grammy-winning British singer who put her soul into that tune, as well as So Easy
03:26to Fall in Love.
03:28Patrick.
03:28Who's Dean?
03:29Good, Olivia Dean.
03:30Science, 6.
03:31Good news, this layer in the stratosphere is healing, and that's not going to exacerbate global warming.
03:37Jamie.
03:38What is the ozone layer?
03:39That's correct.
03:40Words for the young for 800.
03:42This four-letter word for a neglected or abandoned child has also come to mean an extremely thin person, usually
03:48female.
03:49Jamie.
03:49What is a waif?
03:50Correct.
03:51Hobbies and pastimes for 400.
03:53If you take up ballroom dancing, you are likely to learn this one said to be named for a guy,
03:58not a canine.
04:02The canine is a fox.
04:03What is the foxtrot?
04:04Back to you, Jamie.
04:06Big 12 schools for 600.
04:07President William Howard Taft, Governor Bob Taft, and a couple of Kelseys are alums of the University of this city.
04:14Jamie.
04:15What is Cincinnati?
04:16Yes.
04:16Hobbies and pastimes for eight.
04:18Instead of making beer, you can make this by fermenting honey and water.
04:22Patrick.
04:23What is mead?
04:24Right.
04:24America four.
04:25In Chisholm v. Georgia, the Supreme Court and this first chief justice said states were subordinate to the federal government.
04:32Leanna.
04:33Who's Marshall?
04:34No.
04:35Jamie.
04:35Who's John Jay?
04:36John Jay is first.
04:38Recent hitmakers for 1,000.
04:40In 2025, Ella Langley topped the country chart singing,
04:44She's from this state.
04:45I can tell, by the way, he's two-stepping around the room.
04:51She's from Texas.
04:53Must have been a Texas two-step.
04:54Jamie.
04:55Science for 400.
04:57Males of this common pig species from Africa have pairs of bumps on their faces and two pairs of tusks.
05:03Jamie.
05:03What are warthogs?
05:04Warthogs are right.
05:05You have 5,600, a narrow lead over Patrick.
05:08Also off to a good start.
05:09Leanna, we'll get you out of the hole when we come back.
05:11Much more Jeopardy after this.
05:16Patrick Nolan from Wheaton, Illinois, is an actuary.
05:19I assume you're living that glamorous actuary life, Patrick.
05:22Like everybody in the business does, for sure.
05:24I assume so.
05:25Tell me about the glamorous Christmas present you got a few years ago.
05:28Yeah, I sent my wife to a high school quiz bowl supplies website.
05:32Got a little bit of a weird look when I asked for a buzzer lockout system.
05:36And it's actually paid a lot of dividends because every year on Christmas Eve,
05:40I'll set up a Christmas Jeopardy game with my family.
05:43I'll get to play as, you know, you get to be Ted Jennings.
05:45Yeah.
05:46And, you know, they get really competitive and my daughters say it's like the best day of the year.
05:49So, big return on investment for that.
05:51I love that.
05:52Did you use it to practice for today on Jeopardy?
05:54I did.
05:55I assume so.
05:56The gift that keeps on giving.
05:57Absolutely.
05:58Leanna Mixter, originally from Fresno, is an attorney.
06:01Yes.
06:01You have also hosted, not Jeopardy like Patrick does, what kind of show did you host?
06:05So, last year I was involved with organizing a work retreat and we decided it'd be fun
06:11to interview our boss in the style of hot ones.
06:14Okay.
06:15So, we bought the full set of hot sauces, got the wings, I sourced questions from the
06:20team, and since it was my idea, I agreed to host.
06:23I made it through all 10 and didn't get fired.
06:26I was about to say, this is a dangerous game to play.
06:29I did make him agree in advance that he wouldn't hold it against me.
06:31There we go.
06:32I don't, I'm not an expert on employment law, you're the attorney here, but I'm glad
06:35you're still working there.
06:36Our champion is Jamie Ding, of course.
06:38I just learned your quiz league team name, Jamie.
06:41Walk me through this.
06:42It is MC Gandalf the Fresh and his hip hobbits.
06:45Now, are you MC Gandalf the Fresh or are you one of the aforementioned hip hobbits?
06:49None of us are MC Gandalf the Fresh.
06:51We are all hip hobbits.
06:53It's like Hootie and the Blowfish.
06:54Everyone is both Hootie and the Blowfish.
06:55Exactly.
06:56I love that team name.
06:57Is there a story?
06:58I don't remember exactly.
06:59I wasn't there for it, but I was all for it once I learned it.
07:03You'll always be Gandalf the Fresh to me, Jamie.
07:05You also have command of the board.
07:07What clue next?
07:08Words for the Young for 600.
07:10A music genre is in this two-word affectionate term from TikTok.
07:14It's a person who embraces the feminine side of things.
07:20I'm not on TikTok either.
07:21What's a girly pop?
07:23Jamie?
07:24Recent hit makers for 8.
07:25He topped the Hot 100 singing, something so out of the ordinary, you got me kissing the
07:30ground of your sanctuary.
07:32Patrick?
07:33It was Warren?
07:33It is Alex Warren.
07:34Science 2?
07:35This white variety of limestone is made from shells of marine organisms.
07:39Some classroom versions are made with gypsum.
07:42Leanna?
07:43What is chalk?
07:44Yes.
07:45Hit makers for?
07:46In Back to Friends, he lived up to his E-less name, lamenting getting friend-zoned after
07:51we just shared a bed.
07:53Leanna?
07:53What is somber?
07:54Sombra with no E, right.
07:56Hobbies for 600?
07:57Maho Beach in front of the runway at St. Martin is a renowned spot for this pastime
08:02that rhymes with one in a 1993 Scottish novel.
08:06Jamie?
08:06What is plane spotting?
08:07Not train spotting, but plane spotting.
08:09Words for the Young for 1,000.
08:11Two J's are in this adjective describing juvenile ideas.
08:15Jamie?
08:16What is jejun?
08:16You add 1,000.
08:18Big 12 for four?
08:18The first Baptist missionary to Texas, James Huckins co-founded this Waco University, established
08:24in 1845.
08:26Patrick?
08:26Uh, what is...
08:29Nope.
08:30Out of time, I'm afraid.
08:32Jamie or Leanna?
08:34That's Baylor.
08:35Back to you, Jamie.
08:37Uh, big 12 for eight.
08:38Tonight, on The Real Students of Orange County, UCF, this Southern school came into being in
08:44the shadow of the Mercury program.
08:45Patrick?
08:46What is, uh, University of Central Florida?
08:48That's right.
08:49Um, America for two.
08:51Healthy, wealthy, and wise.
08:52In 1757, Ben Franklin edited himself out of editing this publication after 25 years.
08:59Jamie?
08:59What is, Poor Richard's Almanac?
09:00Correct.
09:01Words for the Young for 400.
09:02Young mariners who have not yet crossed the equator have this nickname, another word
09:07for tadpole.
09:08Leanna?
09:09What is, Poliwog?
09:10Right.
09:10Uh, words for 200.
09:12This adjective for a whippersnapper advanced in knowledge or skill comes from Latin words
09:17for a head and to cook.
09:19Jamie?
09:19What is, Precocious?
09:20Right.
09:21Big 12 for 1,000.
09:23This Big 12 school is in Manhattan, also known as the Little Apple, population 55,000.
09:28Patrick?
09:29What is, Kansas State?
09:31Right.
09:31Uh, recent hitmakers for two.
09:34In November 2025, he was on nearly half the 25 top country streaming songs, including
09:39I Got Better in the top spot.
09:42Patrick?
09:43Who's Wallen?
09:43Yes, Morgan Wallen.
09:45Uh, Big 12 for two.
09:47Key and Peele's East-West Bowl featured Ty Royal Smoochie Wallace, Jack Marius' Tech
09:52Theratrix, and from this Provo College, Dan Smith.
09:56Leanna?
09:57What is, BYU?
09:57Yes.
09:58Uh, and hobbies for 200.
09:59The hobby of using this device to sweep for treasure is prohibited in U.S. national parks
10:04to protect relics and archaeological sites.
10:07Leanna?
10:08What is a metal detector?
10:09Yes, great job.
10:10You finished the round in positive territory.
10:12Patrick's just behind Jammu.
10:13We got a close game here.
10:14Double Jeopardy's up next.
10:15Don't you miss it.
10:22Patrick finds himself just $1,200 behind the Super Champ as we move into Double Jeopardy,
10:27where the categories today are American Lit first, then second, Celebrity Chefs.
10:33We also have Art for Art's Sake, Word Origins, some teeny tiny little countries, and finally,
10:41I have a lot of grey friends.
10:43Leanna, select.
10:44Word Origins for 2000.
10:46The name of this game is basically a German word minus Tisch, or table.
10:54Tisch Fussball, table football, became Fussball.
10:57Leanna, back to you.
10:58Word Origins for 16.
11:00This word comes from French genealogical charts.
11:03The branching lines look like the pied, or foot, of a bird.
11:10That's where pedigree comes from.
11:12Leanna?
11:12Let's try teeny tiny countries for 2000.
11:14Okay, switching categories.
11:16Since 2002, Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa has been king of this small island nation on the southwestern
11:22coast of the Persian Gulf.
11:23Jamie?
11:24What is Bahrain?
11:25That's right.
11:25I have a lot of grey friends for 1200.
11:28Robert E. Lee rode this horse, whose color he described as Confederate grey for most of
11:32the Civil War.
11:33Patrick?
11:34What is traveler?
11:35You got it.
11:36Uh, teeny tiny countries, 16.
11:38Airport options for visiting Andorra include BCN, serving Barcelona, and TLS.
11:44The airport of this city.
11:46Jamie?
11:47What is Toulouse?
11:47Right.
11:48Art for Art's Sake for 1200.
11:51While the original of this Michelangelo statue is indoors at Florence's Academia Gallery,
11:55there are two outdoor copies nearby.
11:58Patrick?
11:59What is David?
12:00Yes.
12:01Lit for 16.
12:03Pennsylvanian, Owen Wister's best-known novel isn't The Pennsylvanian, but this one about
12:07a southerner out west.
12:11He wrote The Virginian.
12:13Back to you, Patrick.
12:14Art for 16.
12:16Born in Seville, this 17th century artist traveled to Italy to create paintings like
12:20Vulcan's Forge.
12:22Patrick?
12:23Who's Velasquez?
12:24That's right.
12:24American Lit 12.
12:26A South Carolina literary festival is named for this late author of The Great Santini.
12:31Patrick?
12:31Who's Conroy?
12:32That's correct.
12:33You're in the lead.
12:34Uh, Teeny Tiny Countries, 12.
12:36Answer.
12:36The Daily Double.
12:38First one in the round comes to you, Patrick.
12:41A $400 lead over Jamie Ding at the moment.
12:44How much do you want to wager on Teeny Tiny Countries?
12:48I'm going to bet everything, Ken.
12:50Oh, not a Teeny Tiny wager, then.
12:52You'll have $23,200 if you're right.
12:54Here's your clue.
12:56Teeny Tiny Countries.
12:57Borgo Maggiore and Cerro Valle are towns in this landlocked nation that bears the name
13:02of a 4th century holy man.
13:05What is San Marino?
13:08San Marino is correct.
13:11Let's go!
13:12You have $23,200.
13:18Where to now, Patrick?
13:19Uh, let's do Grey Friends for 16.
13:23She was queen for a day on July 10th, 1553, and then eight days more.
13:27After that, thanks to Mary Tudor, not so much.
13:30Patrick?
13:31Who's Lady Jane Grey?
13:32That's right.
13:33American Lit 2000.
13:34He was friends with gunfighter-turned-sports writer Bat Masterson and used his name for
13:39gambler hero Sky Masterson.
13:41Jamie?
13:42This is Damon Runyon.
13:43That's right.
13:43Guys and Dolls.
13:45Uh, Art for Art's Sake for 2000.
13:47Answer.
13:47The other Daily Double.
13:53Jamie, this is an important moment in the game and in your run.
13:56How much do you want to wager on Art for Art's Sake?
13:59It's got to be a true Daily Double.
14:01Okay, he's going to try to do the same thing.
14:04If you're right, you'll have a narrow lead back over Patrick.
14:06Here's your clue in Art for Art's Sake.
14:08The Glass House in Seattle is a one-of-a-kind structure holding a 100-foot sculpture by this
14:14artist.
14:17Who is Chihuly?
14:18Dale Chihuly is correct.
14:20Jamie moves back into the lead with $26,400.
14:25Wow.
14:26Word Origins for eight.
14:27This jellyfish relative is named for its resemblance to an old combat ship with sails.
14:33Jamie?
14:34What is it, Portuguese Man of War?
14:35Yes.
14:35I have a lot of Grey friends for $400.
14:38A nod to her most famous role, Jennifer Grey's 2022 memoir is titled Out of This Spot,
14:44Where Nobody Puts Baby.
14:45Jamie?
14:46What is the corner?
14:47Yes.
14:47Celebrity Chefs for eight.
14:49Discover the essential this chef.
14:51Favorite recipes and hard-won wisdom from my life in the kitchen.
14:54And may we add, bam.
14:56Leanna?
14:57Who is Emeril Lagasse.
14:58Right.
14:59Celebrity Chefs for $2,000.
15:00This Ethiopian Swedish American chef is equipped to bring multicultural flavor to diners and
15:05home cooks.
15:09His name is Marcus Samuelson.
15:11Back to you, Leanna.
15:12Chefs for $16.
15:14An episode of This Chef in Italy celebrated the 100th birthday of her grandfather, an Oscar
15:19winner for La Strada.
15:20Patrick?
15:21Who is De Laurentiis.
15:23That's right.
15:24Giada?
15:25American Lit eight.
15:26The first American female professional writer, Hannah Adams, wrote a 1799 history of this
15:32region, including her native Massachusetts.
15:35Patrick?
15:35What is New England?
15:36Right again.
15:37Um, Grey Friends eight.
15:39Earl Grey tea is possibly named for an earl and most certainly flavored with the extract
15:43of this Mediterranean citrus fruit.
15:46Leanna?
15:46What is Bergamot?
15:47Right.
15:48Uh, Grey for $2,000.
15:49James Whistler's arrangement in gray and black number one is a famous portrait of his mother.
15:54Number two is of this Scottish historian.
15:57Jamie?
15:58Who is Carlisle?
15:59It is Thomas Carlisle.
16:00Teeny Tiny Countries for eight.
16:02On the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, a key local product is coir, made into ropes and
16:07more lately, souvenirs from the husks of these.
16:10Leanna?
16:11What are coconuts?
16:11You got it.
16:12Word origins for 12.
16:13This eight-letter verb meaning to increase was created after the invention of a moving
16:18staircase.
16:19Leanna?
16:19What is Escalade?
16:20You got it.
16:21Uh, Countries for four.
16:23The Dingley Cliffs are the highest points on this mainly limestone island republic about
16:2760 miles south of Sicily.
16:29Patrick?
16:29What is Malta?
16:30Yes.
16:31Art eight.
16:32An Obie and Emmy winner, Rosalind Drexler was also a formidable artist in this movement
16:37of Warhol and Marisol.
16:39Jamie?
16:39What is pop art?
16:40You got it.
16:41American lit for four.
16:42Maybe attendees at a John dos Passos society conference chant the name of this trilogy,
16:47like American fans at the Olympics.
16:49Jamie?
16:50What is USA?
16:51That's the trilogy.
16:52Celebrity chefs for 1,200.
16:54In 1999, this Brit got down to the bare essentials of food prep for the naked chef.
16:59Leanna?
17:00Who's Jamie Oliver?
17:01That's him.
17:02Celebrity chefs for four.
17:03In 2025, Layla Ali got in the ring for the knockout kitchen episode of Beat This Chef.
17:11That show was called Beat Bobby Flay.
17:14Two clues left, Leanna.
17:15Which one?
17:15Word Origins for 400.
17:17The guns made by Samuel Colt acquired this name from the way the cylinder turned.
17:21Leanna?
17:22What is it, a revolver?
17:23Right.
17:23Final clue.
17:24Art for art's sake.
17:26The coup de grace of the gates of hell is Rodin's The Thinker, a representation of this
17:30Italian writer.
17:31Patrick?
17:32Who is Dante?
17:33Dante is correct.
17:34You finish with a very impressive $28,000.
17:36You are just $2,800 behind Jamie Ding in the lead.
17:39Great game from all three of you.
17:41Here's the Final Jeopardy category to decide things.
17:45The 1950s.
17:46Will they make their wages?
17:47We'll pause, and then we'll come back to see how this thing ends.
17:51For Final Jeopardy today, we are turning the clock back to the 1950s.
17:55Here's the clue, players.
17:57The announcement declaring this safe and effective was made April 12, 1955, the 10th anniversary
18:04of the death of a famous American.
18:0630 seconds starts now.
18:07Good luck.
18:38Let's begin with Liana Mixter, an impressive $5,400 up against these two.
18:42What did you come up with in Final, Liana?
18:43You changed nuclear power to polio vax at the last minute, and you got it in there,
18:48in the nick of time.
18:49That is correct, the 10th anniversary of FDR's death.
18:52What did you wager, Liana?
18:53You'll add $5,000, taking you to $10,400.
18:57Patrick Nolan was in second place with $28,000.
18:59Quite a score.
19:00Did he think of the polio vaccine?
19:02Dr. Salk?
19:02No, he has penicillin.
19:05He wagered $10,000.
19:08That'll drop him down to $18,000 in second place.
19:10Jamie Ding with $30,800 can add to it if he has the polio vaccine.
19:16He's correct.
19:17How much did he wager?
19:19Today, he had to go big.
19:20$25,201.
19:22That is your biggest successful wager, Jamie.
19:24It takes you to $56,001 and makes you a 30-game Jeopardy! champion.
19:29Your total, $849,603.
19:34What a game!
19:36That was an all-timer.
19:37We'll see you tomorrow right here on Jeopardy!
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