I sat down at Phinney Books on May 16, 2019, with Tom Nissley, an 8-time Jeopardy winner in 2010 and first runner-up in the 2011 tournament of champions, and Matthew Amster-Burton, a strong player who fell victim early in James Holzhauer’s run, to talk about James, his playing style, how to bet on Daily Doubles, and whether the game of Jeopardy has changed forever. (Me? I won two games by the skin of my teeth back in 2012.) Bios of Tom and Matthew below the sound link.

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Tom Nissley won $235,405 across 8 games in late 2010, and he remains the #9 all-time regular play winner. He additionally won $100,000 in the 2011 tournament of champions, placing second to Roger Craig. Tom answered the question of “how do you afford

No, but a surprising number from the modern series. I count 31 firm "yesses," and a lot of maybes.

Eccleston

"Rose": Alien species on Earth with a hidden transmitter.
"The End of the World": No, just creepy skin person.
"The Unquiet Dead": No, but alien race hiding on Earth.
"Aliens of London": Yes. (Also hidden aliens.)
"World War Three": Yes. (Also hidden aliens.)
"Dalek": No, unless the Dalek is a spaceship. (Dalek is hidden.)
"The Long Game": No, but hidden alien.
"Father's Day": No. Even the TARDIS goes missing.
"The Empty Child": Yes. (Hidden nano-aliens.)
"The Doctor Dances": Yes. (Hidden nano-aliens.)
"Boom Town": Yes. (Hidden alien.)
"Bad Wolf": Yes. (Dalek ships around Earth. Hidden aliens!)
"The Parting of the Ways": Not exactly at this point, but continuation of previous episode.

Tennant

"The Christmas Invasion": No. Straight out invasion.
"New Earth": No. (Hidden human!)
"Tooth and Claw": Not precisely. An alien