Maurice Alberto Rocca (born January 28, 1969) is an American humorist, journalist, and actor. He is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, the host and creator of My Grandmother's Ravioli on the Cooking Channel, and also the host of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation on CBS. He was the moderator of the National Geographic Society's National Geographic Bee from 2016 until its final competition in 2019, as the 2020 and 2021 competitions were cancelled and the competition was ended in 2021. He is also the host of the podcast Mobituaries with Mo Rocca from CBS News. He is a regular panelist on the radio quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Mo Rocca got his start in television behind the scenes, writing and producing several children's TV shows. His first work in front of the camera came as a correspondent for news satire show The Daily Show from 1998 to 2003. He played a similar role as a satirical correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 2004 to 2008, and later moved on to more serious (but still light-hearted) roles with CBS News for which he continues to work. He has also acted in theater, film, and on television in small roles from time to time, and has written two books.
Jeopardy Run[]
2015 Celebrity Jeopardy[]
He played in the third game against Wendi McLendon-Covey and John Berman. He gave 20 correct responses (including two DDs) and three wrong responses. Everyone got Final correct. He earned $41,600 for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund.
Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy Season 2[]
In the ninth quarterfinal game, he faced Kyra Sedgwick and Amanda Seales. He gave 39 correct responses (including three DDs) and only one wrong response. Amanda was the only player correct in Final; however, he advanced to the semifinals due to his runaway. Kyra and Amanda won $30,000 for their charities.
In the third semifinal game, he faced Rachel Dratch and Heather McMahan. He gave 33 correct responses (including four DDs) aqnd three wrong responses. He and Rachel got Final correct. He advanced to the finals. Rachel and Heather earned $50,000 for their charities.
In the finals, he faced Lisa Ann Walter and Katie Nolan. He gave 24 correct responses (including two DDs) and five wrong responses. He did not get Final correct and earned $250,000 for his charity for first runner-up.