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Who is Seurat?
That is correct.
The inventor of Pointillist painting.
Sam Buttrey, congratulations!
You are our champion.
You win $100,000 and a seat
in the Tournament of Champions have a terrific weekend, everyone.
Wow!
I was like "it's Seurat. It's Seurat. It's Seurat...No, why-"
And then I ran out of time.
And I was like, it didn't matter because I knew I wasn't going to catch you once.
You obviously had the answer. I didn't.
I didn't-
You didn't seem confident about Seurat. -I was not confident.
Tell us about it.
Well, you know, my mom always said,
"Que Seurat, Seurat".
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Saw that coming.
No, I thought he was later, somehow.
Well, so yes, there was some discussion
about will that date sort of frame it a little bit more?
And a man of science that seemed odd.
So yes, inventor of a method, you know,
which is not to say that there are not other methods you would attribute.
That's true. Yes.
I was going to jump over to Braille or somebody you know who I did,
I didn't know was an artist.
That was, I mean, seriously, I was like,
I started writing this like, why don't I cross this out?
I mean, it was one of those things
where you have that gut reaction and you don't listen.
And I was like, Oh, well, and like I said, you know,
I was like, oh I'm chasing
you know, I'm chasing Sam, and it's a tall mountain to climb.
But that will be the title of your memoir, "Chasing Sam".
Yeah, and mine will be "A Tall Mountain".
So, Sam, tell us, how does it feel?
There's been a lot of build up to this.
It is. It's difficult to process.
You know, the
the money isn't what we're here for is just the opportunity to play the game
here on the stage with with you and Johnny Gilbert. Thanks, Johnny.
And just just spectacular.
Just unlike anything else, it's a once in a lifetime thing, you know?
Ed, how are you feeling
relaxed and elated that, you know, I made it this far
and honored to have played with so many great contestants
and great people and to have spent time with everybody here on this set.
It's just so awesome. Alyssa, how are you feeling?
There was a huge build up, a lot of botany questions.
This one has just really been kind of a dream come true.
I mean, like the others have said, this is just been a really wonderful experience.
I've been watching Jeopardy! since I was maybe ten or eleven years old, right?
And so to be here, it's just surreal and to be here with, you know, just fellow
people who have a passion for discovery and for education
is just an extra big treat.
So, yeah, wonderful.
What are you going to do with your earnings? Do you know?
You knew we were going to ask you.
My wife and I. Foster kittens, in addition to having adult cats.
And we have a 'catio', which, as you know, is an outside area
that's enclosed to protect your cats.
We are expanding that catio. -Yes, we are.
Ed how about you?
Well, you know, initially
I thought I had this, this old BMW, which I actually bought 25 years ago,
less than five miles from where we're standing and being sold by some guy.
When I was in grad school, I bought it and I've fixed it up and then it's
kind of gone into disrepair and I fix it up and it's gone into disrepair.
So maybe I'll get that up to tip top shape. - Maybe sell it, Ed.
And yeah, there's also that also, that's when I bought it.
You know, the mechanic said, Well, it's a BMW.
Somebody will always buy it.
Alisa, how about you?
I think at some point we'll be able to travel the world again.
Right. And so my family came here from Vietnam many years ago,
and so I have cousins there that I've met and that I love very much.
And my children have never had the chance to travel to Asia with
with their grandmother.
So I think the whole Hove family is
is heading to Asia sometime in the near future.
I say we put them and the cats in the BMW, and there you have it.
Across the Bering Strait.
There we go. Party time.
Well this has been so terrific.
Congratulations.
It's been a real pleasure to get to know you and to watch you play.
Thank you.