Monday, March 16, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 16

 Here are today's contestants:


- Andrew Ford, a data scientist from Madison, Wisconsin;

- Shannon Thomas, a nonprofit professional from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and

- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a one-day champ with winnings of $22,633.


Jeopardy!


AND THE WINNER IS... // THE GREAT BRITISH SPELLING SHOW // WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON // BOARD GAMES // TECH HISTORY // GRIM GOOSE & GRIMM


DD1 - $600 - BOARD GAMES - The times they were a-changin': by 1999, Hasbro changed this game's pink-&-blue-peg-holding station wagons to minivans (Andrew added $2,400.)


Scores at first break: Jamie $4,000, Shannon -$200, Andrew $5,400.


Scores entering DJ: Jamie $8,400, Shannon $1,200, Andrew $5,600.


Double Jeopardy!


HISTORIC STATEMENTS // THAT "BEING" THE TITLE // LANDLOCKED! // A REAL WORK OF ART // POP CULTURE RHYME TIME // HABITS UNBECOMING


DD2 - $1,600 - HISTORIC STATEMENTS - According to Suetonius, Caesar uttered this phrase as he took a big gamble & crossed the Rubicon (Jamie won $3,600.)


DD3 - $1,200 - HABITS UNBECOMING - Add 2 letters to a word for "loitering" to get this word for faking an illness to get out of work (Andrew dropped $8,000.)


Scores entering FJ: Jamie $34,000, Shannon -$800, Andrew $1,600.


Final Jeopardy!


20th CENTURY NOVELS - One of its epigraphs is from Genesis 30, about Leah, Rachel & Rachel's servant Bilhah


Both players were incorrect on FJ, with Jamie dropping a huge $30,067 to win with $3,933 for a two-day total of $26,566.


Final scores: Jamie $3,933, Shannon -$800, Andrew $882.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is The Game of Life? DD2 - What is the die is cast? DD3 - What is malingering? FJ - What is "The Handmaid's Tale"?

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