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Jeopardy - Season 43 - Episode 37: 2026 Invitational Tournament Final Game 3
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00:02From the Alex Rebeck stage at Sony Pictures Studios, this is the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
00:15Here are the finalists. A stay-at-home dad from Concord, California, Andrew He.
00:23A retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada, Long Nguyen.
00:29And an applied scientist, originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Roger Craig.
00:37And now, here is the host of Jeopardy, Ken Jennings.
00:44Thank you so much, Johnny. And welcome to Game 3 of this Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament Final.
00:50As you can see, both Long and Andrew have notched one check mark in their win column.
00:54But, of course, it takes two wins to emerge as our champion.
00:57So this is still anyone's tournament.
01:00Good luck, players. Let's get right into Game 3.
01:02Your categories in the Jeopardy! round will be...
01:06First, ooh, she's kind of a lot Polish Airlines flight attendant.
01:12Then we have on the rocks, African capitals, conductors, TV pets, and some loan words. Roger?
01:23I'm intrigued. Uh, flight attendant 600.
01:26When she flies to this U.S. city, Anna feels right at home in the Polish Triangle, where Milwaukee, Ashland,
01:33and Division intersect. Long.
01:35What is Chicago? Right. Uh, African capitals, 800.
01:39We're gonna remind you the name of this capital is a corruption of a local word referring to its numerous
01:44black ants.
01:45Roger?
01:46What is Accra?
01:47Yes, Accra.
01:48African capitals, 1,000.
01:50The Tower of Hassan is a symbol of this city on the Atlantic coast.
01:54Andrew?
01:55What is Rabat?
01:57You add 1,000. Morocco.
01:58TV pets, 1,000.
02:011930s Yorkshire is the setting for this PBS adaptation with veterinarian James Harriot looking after animals like Tricky, a Pekingese.
02:09Long.
02:09What is All Creatures Great and Small?
02:11That is the show.
02:13African capitals, 600.
02:14This capital was founded in the early 19th century during the administration of the American it's named for. Andrew?
02:21What is Monrovia?
02:22Yeah, for James Monroe.
02:23Conductors, 1,000.
02:24This Venezuelan who's made great music at Disney Hall and the Hollywood Bowl has been named musical boss at the
02:31New York Philharmonic.
02:32Andrew?
02:33Who is Dudamel?
02:34That's him.
02:36On the Rocks, 800.
02:37The sacred or foundation stone in this Jerusalem shrine is thought by some to have been part of Solomon's Temple.
02:44Long.
02:44What is the Dome of the Rock?
02:46That's right.
02:47On the Rocks, 4, 6.
02:48The nickname for teams at this Pennsylvania university is The Rock and the mascot is Rocky the Lion.
02:53Andrew?
02:55What is Penn State?
02:57No.
02:58Long.
02:59What is Slippery Rock?
03:01Well done, yes.
03:02Rocks for 1,000.
03:04Also called a Rock Rabbit, this ungulate with a five-letter name is actually related to the elephant.
03:10Andrew?
03:10What is a Hyrax?
03:12Nicely done.
03:13Conductors, 800.
03:14Conductor Alexander Joel is Billy's half-brother.
03:17They met when Billy was in his 20s in this European city that waits for you.
03:22Roger?
03:23What is Vienna?
03:24Yeah, that's the Billy Joel song.
03:25Lone words 1,000.
03:27Italian for set against gives us this art history term for a figure with greater weight on one leg.
03:33Andrew?
03:34What is contrapposto?
03:36Yes, 1,000 more for you.
03:38Lone words 8?
03:39Two German words that mean lightning and war respectively combined to form this lone word.
03:45Roger?
03:46What is blitzkrieg?
03:47Yes.
03:47Lone words 6?
03:48We get this pluralized word for a remote area and a comic strip about two African American kids from Tagalog,
03:55from Mountain.
03:56Roger?
03:57What is boondocks?
03:58Right.
03:59Conductor 6?
04:00Bradley Cooper managed to direct Maestro while spending hours each day in makeup to portray this conductor.
04:06Roger?
04:07Who's Bernstein?
04:08Yes, Bernstein's right.
04:09Flight attendant 800?
04:11Anna wasn't cast in Lott's safety video shot in an art museum and had even practiced saying,
04:18meaning eight of these.
04:20Roger?
04:20What are exits?
04:21Yes, we learned how to say emergency exits in Polish.
04:25A close game with Roger in the lead as we hit the midway point of the first round.
04:28Time for a quick pause.
04:30Back in a moment.
04:33Andrew Heath with us as we know by now from Concord, California.
04:36You had a recent thrill related to your Jeopardy appearance.
04:39What did you see on TV?
04:41Yeah, a couple months ago I got a text that was like, you definitely have to watch the latest episode
04:46of Poker Face.
04:48And I turn it on and I see Natasha Lyonne and Awkwafina sitting on the couch yelling,
04:53Who is Buckminster Fuller?
04:55And then it pans over to, it's a daily double that I got in Masters.
04:58You're the contestant.
05:00And do we get to see you be right about Buckminster Fuller?
05:02I think so, yeah.
05:03Congratulations.
05:04And of course the residual checks are rolling in.
05:06Exactly.
05:06You're a big part of their success, Andrew.
05:08Long Nguyen from Las Vegas, Nevada.
05:10Tell me about the reaction your friends had when they saw the lineup for JIT.
05:14My friend and I, we went down the list.
05:16I think Matt was like at two million.
05:18Roger was at like 600,000.
05:21And we kept on scrolling down.
05:22We didn't see my name.
05:23We got all the way to the bottom.
05:25I'm at 41,000.
05:27And my friend and I, we just looked at each other and we just laughed.
05:30We just laughed.
05:32And my friend said, if you just play your game, you have a chance to be anybody.
05:35Just go big or go home, just like you've always done it.
05:37That's great.
05:39Encouraging words after laughing at your total.
05:41Yeah.
05:42Roger Craig is back with us, originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
05:46Roger, I have fond memories of talking to Alex, basically where we're standing now.
05:50Do you remember what your like first interaction with him was?
05:53Yes.
05:53I told this story about visiting Japan and knocking down dozens of bikes in a row,
05:58needing to get out of there fast.
06:01And then when I saw it on TV, my friends pointed out that he says,
06:04you got your little tush out of there.
06:10That's really good.
06:10I'm going to get my little tush out of here and let you select, Roger.
06:14What's next?
06:15Flight Attendant 1000.
06:17Anano's lot began in 1929, flying JU F-13s from this maker,
06:22whose name looks like a word for cars or planes ready for the scrap heap.
06:27Long.
06:28What is Junker?
06:29No.
06:31Roger or Andrew?
06:33Close, Long, but I'm afraid it's Junkers.
06:35The founder was Hugo Junkers.
06:37Missing the S.
06:38Select again, Roger.
06:39African capitals, 400.
06:41The largest city in Central Africa, Kinshasa is on this river,
06:45a little over 300 miles from its mouth.
06:48Andrew.
06:48What is that, Congo?
06:49Yes.
06:50Lone words, four.
06:52From the French, it's a pre-dinner alcoholic drink
06:54meant to stimulate the appetite.
06:56Roger.
06:57What is aperitif?
06:58You got it.
06:59TV pets, 800.
07:01Sharing a name with an angel of death,
07:03this feline companion of Gargamel means to make the Smurfs pay.
07:07Long.
07:08Who is Azrael?
07:09Very good Smurf knowledge, yes.
07:11On the Rocks for four.
07:12Answer.
07:13A daily double for you.
07:18Just $2,000 off the lead at the moment, Long.
07:20What do you want to risk here?
07:21Everything.
07:22All right, going for the true daily double in On the Rocks.
07:25You'll have first place.
07:26If you're right, here's your clue.
07:27A Rhine River rock that produces an echo
07:30inspired the story of this siren,
07:32who seduces sailors with her song.
07:37Who is Lorelei?
07:38Lorelei?
07:39That is correct, yes.
07:40Lorelei for $2,800.
07:43You're in the lead, Long.
07:46TV pets for $600.
07:48Walt's bestie on Lost was this beautiful blonde fooch.
07:51I can hear the castaways yelling for him in the jungle even now.
07:58Yeah, deep cut.
07:59Vincent was the dog on Lost.
08:01Back to Long.
08:02Conductors for $400.
08:04George Zell didn't shout,
08:05Hello, this Midwest city at concerts,
08:08as he transformed its orchestra into one of the greatest.
08:10Long.
08:11What is Cleveland?
08:12Hello, Cleveland.
08:13African capitals for $200.
08:15About 300 miles from Lagos,
08:17it was chosen as Nigeria's capital in 1991
08:20because of its central location, location, location.
08:23Long.
08:24What is Abuja?
08:25That is the capital now.
08:27On the Rocks for $2?
08:29Being caught in a storm might have inspired Augustus Toplady to write this hymn.
08:34Long.
08:34Oh.
08:36I forgot.
08:38Out of time.
08:39Roger.
08:40What is Rock of Ages?
08:41That is the hymn.
08:43TV pets $400.
08:45On the office, Angela had several cats, but this one met with an untimely death thanks to Dwight and a
08:50freezer.
08:54R.I.P. Sprinkles.
08:56Roger.
08:57Pets $200.
08:59Created by Seth MacFarlane, he has a wit as dry as the martinis he drinks.
09:03Roger.
09:04Who is Brian?
09:05It is Brian.
09:06Flight attendant 2.
09:07Anna finds herself whistling tunes by him as she drives to Lotz Hub Airport in Warsaw, named for him.
09:13Long.
09:14Who is Chopin?
09:14Correct.
09:15Anna for $400.
09:18If only Anna had been alive to fly with this man on the Lotz plane that took him back to
09:22Rome after his historic 1979 trip home.
09:25Roger.
09:26Who is John Paul II?
09:27Yes.
09:28Conductors 2.
09:29He wanted to lead the premiere of his Ninth Symphony, but the players followed conductor Michael Umlauf, who could hear
09:34them.
09:35Long.
09:36Who is Beethoven?
09:37Yes, already deaf by that point.
09:38Lone words for $200, the final clue.
09:41Puzzle it out.
09:42It's from a shortening of the Japanese for,
09:44the numbers are restricted to single status.
09:47Roger.
09:47What is Sudoku?
09:48That's where we get Sudoku.
09:50You pull within $600 of Long's lead.
09:52We need to pause to set things up for Double Jeopardy, but we'll be right back.
09:57All of our finalists are cooking in Game 3.
10:00Andrew will make the first selection in Double Jeopardy.
10:02The categories are, first, books and authors.
10:06Then we have, oh, you fancy.
10:08Vitamins and minerals.
10:10A fantastical setting.
10:13Then world history.
10:15And loan words.
10:17Andrew.
10:18Vitamin 16.
10:20If you've ever shopped for fancy skin creams, then you probably know this other name for vitamin A.
10:25Long.
10:26What is retinol?
10:28That's right.
10:29World history for 16.
10:30This city that was formerly the capital of Uzbekistan was also the capital under Mongol conqueror Tamerlane.
10:37Andrew.
10:37What is Samarkand?
10:38Yes.
10:39Vitamins, 12.
10:41For your daily dose of selenium, a vital mineral for thyroid health, eat just two of these nuts, which are
10:47actually seeds.
10:49Long.
10:50What are Brazil nuts?
10:51Right.
10:52World history for 12.
10:54Answer.
10:55A daily double, Long.
11:00You've had good fortune finding the daily doubles.
11:02You're in the lead with this one in world history.
11:04Uh, everything?
11:06He's gonna try it again for 18,400.
11:09World history.
11:10Here's your clue, Long.
11:12In Mundus Novus, a letter published in the early 1500s and attributed to him, he tells of discovering a new
11:19continent.
11:24Who is Vespucci?
11:26The continent is now named for him.
11:27Amerigo Vespucci is right.
11:33But still, look at all that cash on the board, finalists.
11:36Long?
11:36Books and authors for 16.
11:38Rival students descend into the underworld in Katabasis, a recent novel from this Babel writer.
11:44Roger.
11:45What is Luang?
11:48No.
11:50Andrew.
11:50Who is Kuang?
11:51RF Kuang is her name.
11:53Books 12.
11:54Answer.
11:55A daily double for Andrew.
11:59An opportunity has opened up for you, Andrew.
12:01What do you want to risk on books and authors?
12:03Uh, true daily hug and doubler.
12:05That'd be 16 million.
12:06All right.
12:07Going for 15,200.
12:09You have to be right in books and authors.
12:12Pierre Boulle drew upon his wartime experiences for this 1952 novel about POWs building the Burma-Siam railway.
12:21What is The Bridge Over the River Kwai?
12:23That is the novel.
12:25You're now just $3,200 behind Long.
12:28And it's your board.
12:31Books, 2,000.
12:32A 2010 article in The Guardian called this Midwest author's freedom the novel of the century.
12:38Andrew.
12:38Who is Franzen?
12:40That's him.
12:41Oh, you fancy.
12:421,600.
12:43An ancient Greek city known for opulence gave us this word describing a person who enjoys the bougie.
12:49And what are happier things?
12:50Roger.
12:51What is sybarite?
12:52That's right.
12:52Or sybaritic.
12:53World history, too.
12:55Famed in legend for ordering the tide not to come in, he was king of Denmark and Norway as well
13:00as England at his death in 1035.
13:02Long.
13:03Who is Canute?
13:04Yes.
13:05Vitamins and minerals for 2,000.
13:07Vitamins are grouped into these two categories based on weather and how they're stored in the body.
13:12Andrew.
13:13What are fat soluble and water soluble?
13:16Correct.
13:16For 2,000.
13:18Fantastical setting, 1,600.
13:20San Fransokyo is the setting of this animated film with the character Baymax.
13:24Andrew.
13:25What is Big Hero 6?
13:26Correct.
13:27You are in the lead.
13:28Fantastical, 2,000.
13:30Novigrad, capital of Sokovia, is the city lifted up into the sky in this sequel to The Avengers from 2015.
13:36Andrew.
13:37What is Avengers Age of Ultron?
13:40That's right.
13:41You fancy 2,000.
13:43This numerical designation for an exclusive set once meant Mrs. Astor's list of people worth knowing in Gilded Age New
13:49York. Long.
13:51What is the 400?
13:53That's right, yeah.
13:54Oh, you fancy for 12.
13:56This sparkly portmanteau refers to people who are rich, beautiful, and glamorous. But enough about me. Roger.
14:02Who are the glitterati?
14:04Yes.
14:05Fantastical 12.
14:07This show on Apple TV begins with Gail Dornick traveling to Trantor, the capital of the Galactic Empire. Andrew.
14:14What is foundation?
14:16Yes.
14:17Loan words, 1,200.
14:19It has a new non-aquatic meaning, owing more on your home than it's worth. Andrew.
14:24What is underwater?
14:25That's when you're underwater.
14:26Loan words, 16.
14:28In 1545, England's Parliament adopted an act against this five-letter practice of lending money at high interest rates. Andrew.
14:35What is usury?
14:36Right again.
14:37Loan words, 2,000.
14:38Think carefully before taking out a HELOC, short for this type of loan that's sort of like using your house
14:44as a Visa card. Andrew.
14:46What is home equity line of credit?
14:492,000 more for you.
14:50Loan words, 800.
14:51A jumbo loan is one that exceeds the loan service limits set by the federal corporations known by these two
14:56nicknames. Roger.
14:58What are Fannie Mae and Sally Mae?
15:00No. Andrew.
15:02What are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
15:04Those are the two.
15:05Loan words, 4.
15:06At close of this process in a sale, a buyer's home loan has been fully approved and the transaction is
15:12completed.
15:12Andrew.
15:13What is escrow?
15:15You got all five.
15:16World history, 8.
15:18After his death, Confucius' disciples began compiling a collection of his sayings known by this name in English.
15:24Andrew.
15:24What is Analects?
15:25Right.
15:26World history, 4.
15:27Part of the War of the Spanish Succession, the 1702-1713 conflict fought in North America was known as Her
15:34War.
15:35Roger.
15:35Who is Queen Anne?
15:37Correct.
15:38Fancy 8.
15:38The 50s columnist known as Charlie Knickerbocker popularized this term for fancy people leading fast-paced lives.
15:46Andrew.
15:47What is the jet set?
15:49Right.
15:49Books and authors, 800.
15:51Ride to the end of the alphabet for the first name of this Western author of Riders of the Purple
15:55Sage.
15:56Long.
15:56Who is Zane Kwe?
15:58Good.
15:59Books and authors for 4.
16:00A Walk on the Bottom of the Sea and A Submarine Forest are two chapters in this 19th century novel.
16:06Roger.
16:07What is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?
16:09That is the book.
16:10Fancy 4.
16:11From the Latin for excess, this word refers to wealth and indulgence.
16:16It's sometimes subject to attacks.
16:18Long.
16:20What is, uh...
16:22Luxury.
16:23Luxury is right.
16:24Nicotine.
16:25Vitamins for 8.
16:27Zinc and copper are this two-word type of micronutrient.
16:30You need them to stay healthy in very small amounts.
16:33Roger.
16:35What is essential...
16:38No.
16:40Andrew.
16:40What is essential mineral?
16:42No.
16:45Long.
16:45Those are trace minerals or elements.
16:48Back to you, Long.
16:49Vitamins and minerals for 4.
16:51This vitamin helps make collagen and other good stuff.
16:54But your body can't produce it.
16:56So take a supplement or go eat a grapefruit.
16:58Long.
16:58What is C?
16:59Yeah.
17:00Setting for 8.
17:01In a 2017 film, monster chasers find King Kong and life or death adventure when they travel
17:07to this tidal place.
17:09Andrew.
17:10What is Skull Island?
17:11Yes.
17:11We have one more fantastical setting.
17:13Here it is.
17:14Jack Black makes Steve's lava chicken at Midport Village in the overworld in this film.
17:19Long.
17:21What is Minecraft?
17:22The Minecraft movie.
17:23Yes.
17:23Bringing you to a whopping 24,400.
17:26But Andrew came storming back 31,600 heading into Final Jeopardy in Game 3.
17:30The category will be important of course.
17:32Let's see what we have for you.
17:35Europe.
17:35Think about that and make your wagers.
17:37The clue is coming up right after this.
17:40Will this be the clue that decides the tournament?
17:43We are headed to Europe for Final Jeopardy.
17:44Let's see that clue.
17:47Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain is set in this town that in 1971 hosted the first, what
17:53was then, the European Management Symposium.
17:56You have 30 seconds, players.
17:58Good luck.
18:20¶¶
18:28It was the European Management Symposium.
18:31Now it's something else.
18:32We'll start with Roger Craig with 6,200.
18:34Looking at me with wide eyes, what do you have in front of you, Roger?
18:37He wrote down, crossed out Zurich, crossed out Basel, wound up with Baden.
18:41I'm afraid that's not it.
18:42All that hard work did not pay off for you.
18:45What did you wager, Roger?
18:466,200 knocks you down to zero, but it was great having you back with us on the Alex Trebek
18:50stage.
18:51Let's settle this between Long and Andrew.
18:53Long Nguyen with 24,400.
18:55His response was Innsbruck, and I'm afraid that's not it, Long.
19:00You wagered 8,000.
19:03That'll leave you with 16,400.
19:06Andrew, he came storming back for the lead.
19:08Can he hang on?
19:0931,600.
19:10He wrote down, what is Davos?
19:13Today, it is the World Economic Forum.
19:15Davos is correct.
19:16Andrew, wagered 17,201.
19:21Bring him to 48,801.
19:23Andrew, you are the winner of this Jeopardy Invocational Tournament.
19:29$150,000 for you, sir, as well as an invite to the next Jeopardy Masters.
19:34Long, Roger, $50,000 each.
19:37What a great finals.
19:37Congratulations to both of you.
19:39And we'll be back on Monday with non-tournament Jeopardy.
19:43Thanks for enjoying our postseason.
19:44We'll see you on Monday.
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