Who else could it be? A 31-game winning streak, a great sense of humour, and a hell of a lot of orange, Jamie Ding joins us to discuss his amazing run on the Alex Trebek Stage. We ask about his prep process, how he feels watching the ToC stack up with amazing contestants, his worst anecdote, his biggest purchase so far, and what it's like to hug Ben Affleck. And if you want to feel like you're getting a great hug from a celebrity, why not join the Patreon? Just $5/month gets you a new bonus episode every month, including just this week, when Emily and John set out to pick a new cohost for Emily the only way they know how: with an absurd 32-person bracket. Get that plus the entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, access to the Discord, and MORE at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast.

The end of the 42nd season of Jeopardy! is here, and it ends with a week of absolute BANGERS, including what is potentially the Game of the Year on Thursday. We also get introduced to one of the more memorable players of the season in Grace Biermann, Caleb Groen's superchampion run comes to an end, and we dive deep on Billy Bob Thornton and Sling Blade. If you want to feel as good as marrying Angelina Jolie does (probably), then why not donate to the show? You'll get a brand-new bonus episode every single month, immediate access to our entire back catalogue of bonus eps, and access to our Discord, which is a wonderful community. Join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: Washington Post: "Who Is That Guy?" by Rita Kempley; Vanity Fair: "Robert Duvall Has an Interesting Nickname for Billy Bob Thornton" by Julie Miller; Mental Floss: "14 Fascinating Facts About 'Sling Blade'" by Roger Cormier Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

We ponder the existence of multiple Unabombers on this week's episode as Caleb Groen enters the imperial phase of his superchamp run, which is to say, not a lot happens this week other than Caleb dominating. Caleb also has an anecdote that makes John insecure about his own intelligence, we learn about a word Jeopardy! apparently doesn't use on set, and we get a Name of the Year contender. Plus, we dive deep on Brigham Young. If you want to be our Listener of the Year, it all starts with donating to the Patreon! Every month you'll get a brand-new bonus episode, plus you'll get immediate access to our entire back catalogue of bonuses, which includes player interviews, live play games, reviews of other Jeopardy! programs like Celebrity Jeopardy! and YouTube Jeopardy!, and MORE! Join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: From the Desk: "Who Was Brigham Young?" by Kurt Manwaring Special thank you as always to The Jeopardy! Fan and the J-Archive. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music is by Nate Heller. Art is by Max Wittert.

Yes, Jeopardy! games happened this week and Caleb Groen continues an impressive streak of ToC invites by winning his fifth game, but most of you will be here to hear about Tom Cruise showing up at Emily's work and her and all of her co-workers going nuts about it. Plus, Jeopardy! opens up a writer's spot, we get one of our favorite contestants of the entire season, and we dive deep on Florence Nightingale. If you want to be one of our favorite listeners, why not donate to the show? For just $5/month you'll get a new bonus episode every month, access to our top-secret Discord, and immediate access to all of our back catalogue. We had superchamp Tristan Williams on for a wonderful interview last week, and you won't want to miss it. Join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: National Women's History Museum: "Florence Nightingale" by Kerri Lee Alexander; National Army Museum: "Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp"; Historic UK: "Florence Nightingale" by Jessica Brain Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

Much like a certain Jeopardy! category, we are BULGING with content this week as we say goodbye to superchamp Adam Remsen and we get one of the games of the season in the wake of his farewell to the Alex Trebek Stage. Plus, some olds online get weird about Ken on vacation, Ken has one of his cattier moments of the season, and we dive deep (sort of) on Lin-Manuel Miranda. If you want to dive deep on one of this year's superchamps, why not join the Patreon? Tristan Williams joined us for a fantastic and wide-ranging interview that covered his time on the ATS, watching his ToC bye slip through his fingers, and his unique prep. It was a hilarious and candid interview you won't wanna miss! Join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: The New Yorker: "A Hip-Hop Hamilton" by Rebecca Mead. Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

John returns to the show after a week off just in time to watch Adam Remsen become a super champion with a very strong week of games. We also get a very strong Response of the Year candidate with the rare "kibbitz with Ken" left in the edit and a previous Response of the Week crosses over into Minor League Baseball. Plus, Emily provides us with some more updates on being the cool aunt and we dive deep on the history of Ellis Island. If you want to be the cool aunt (or just a cool person), why not join our Patreon and support the show? We have a brand-new player interview coming this week, in addition to the full access you'll get to our entire bonus back catalogue and our Discord. It's a lot of fun and just $5/month! Join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation: "Overview + History: Ellis Island"; Brooklyn Eagle: "Gateway of the Continent: Receiving Immigrants at the Station on Ellis Island" by J. Aldrich Libbey; Metropolis: "How Frank Lloyd Wright Would Have Transformed Ellis Island" by Debra Pickrel Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and the Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

John’s out this week, so Emily is joined by reigning TOC champion Paolo Pasco to recap another week of Adam Remsen. Despite some strong play this week, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to Response of the Week, and Paolo keeps his cards close to his chest about his Masters prep. This week’s JFAF has us asking, should retirees watch Jeopardy!? The answer may surprise you! Plus, we dive deep on nothing, because Emily forgot to ask Paolo to prepare something. Paolo is here this week but you know where else he is? On the Patreon! For simply supporting the show you can get access to that wonderful interview with Paolo and a bunch of other bonus content including live play episodes, Celebrity and YouTube Jeopardy! reviews, and hell, we even watch a Matt LeBlanc porno and an episode of Cop Rock. Plus, you get a new bonus every month and access to our Discord. Join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. Special thank you as always to The Jeopardy! Fan and the J-Archive. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

After Jamie Ding's imperial run and three consecutive ToC invites, the inevitable finally happened: we saw a bad game of Jeopardy!. Of course, all games of Jeopardy! are great, but this week finally served as a reminder that the game is hard and we've been watching some very impressive runs. This week, Peter McFerrin's run comes to an end, we get a few tough games, and we get a Final Jeopardy! response for the ages. Plus, we dive deep on hypnotism. We don't want to resort to putting you in a deep sleep, but we DO want you to support the show and donate to our Patreon! Just $5/month gets you access to a new bonus episode every month, our entire back catalogue of bonuses, and exclusive access to our Discord. It's a great deal and a lot of fun and only available at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: The National Council for Hypnotherapy: "History of Hypnosis" Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

The Tournament of Champions invites are getting handed out like candy as we went from Tristan Williams to Chris D'Angelo to now Peter McFerrin, who ends Chris' impressive run and racks up 5 wins of his own, dominating the week in the process. He also spurs on a debate about his accent the likes of which we haven't seen since Harrison Whitaker, and he gives a Response of the Week while trying a French accent on for size. Meanwhile, TV Insider finally writes a good headline and we dive deep on Father's Day. If you want to give yourself a gift for Father's Day or really just because it's any day, why not join the Patreon? For just $5/month you'll get a brand-new bonus episode every month including one posted just two days ago, as ToC semifinalist Tom Devlin joins Emily and John for a game of "infinite" Blind Final Jeopardy! It's receiving rave reviews and was a really wild experience. You'll also get Discord access, our entire back catalogue of bonuses, and MORE so join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: Nashua Telegraph: "Decades After Mother Recognized, Father Finally Granted a Day" Special thank you as always to The Jeopardy! Fan and the J-Archive. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.