Monday, April 6, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 6

 Here are today's contestants:


- Maggie Faucher, a research assistant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;

- Mikey Hlebasko, a sales operations director from Marietta, Georgia; and

- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 16-day champ with winnings of $462,401.


Jeopardy!


AUTHORS' LESSER-KNOWN WORKS // NEW TO THE OED // "B"ASEBALL // YOU CAN SAIL // THE 7 SEAS // IN THE NAVY


DD1 - $600 - THE 7 SEAS - Somalia, Pakistan & India all surround this sea, the northwest part of the Indian Ocean (Maggie lost $1,000.)


Scores at first break: Jamie $4,000, Mikey $1,400, Maggie -$400.


Scores entering DJ: Jamie $14,600, Mikey $2,200, Maggie $600.


Double Jeopardy!


HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE // 4-LETTER WORDS // ORGANIZATIONS // MYTHICAL MENAGERIE // ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE // DISNEYLAND 70th CELEBRATION


DD2 - $1,600 - ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE - Scientists once thought the Milky Way was the whole universe--then Edwin Hubble proved this nearby galaxy was far beyond ours (Jamie improved by $4,800 up to $15,000.)


DD3 - $1,600 - HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE - The Peace of Utrecht marked the end of this 18th century war fought after Charles II died without a direct heir (Jamie added $9,000 up to $27,000.)


Another trademark dominating win by Jamie, as he scored on both DDs in DJ and held a big margin into FJ at $44,200 vs. $7,400 for Maggie and $3,000 for Mikey.


Final Jeopardy!


GEOGRAPHIC MISSING LINKS - At least since 1890 plans have existed to link these 2 islands across the North Channel; a 2021 estimate ranged around $450 bil.


Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Jamie dropped $12,589 to win with $31,611 for a 17-day total of $494,012.


Final scores: Jamie $31,611, Mikey $684, Maggie $6,000.

 

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Arabian Sea? DD2 - What is Andromeda? DD3 - What is War of the Spanish Succession? FJ - What are Great Britain and Ireland?

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