Friday, April 24, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 24

 Here are today's contestants:


- Nicco Martinez, an accountant originally from Columbus, Ohio;

- Zach Pollock, a retired logistics executive from Media, Pennsylvania; and

- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 30-day champ with winnings of $849,603.


Jeopardy!


WORLD CAPITALS // MY FIRST NAME'S A VERB // SCI-FI TV // I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME // DOUBLE TALK // MARK TWAIN TRACKS


DD1 - $600 - MY FIRST NAME'S A VERB - To stab: A 007 actor (Jamie doubled to $3,600.)


Scores at first break: Jamie $7,800, Zach $1,200, Nicco $400.


Scores entering DJ: Jamie $9,000, Zach $2,600, Nicco $2,400.


Double Jeopardy!


THEY COME TO AMERICA // "SMALL" TALK // AN INVITATION TO SCIENCE // FRENCH MOVIES // CLASSICAL MUSIC // 5-LETTER HISTORY


DD2 - $1,200 - AN INVITATION TO SCIENCE - Thanks to his 1729 book full of sexy pictures of spores, lichens & fungi, Pier Antonio Micheli has been called the father of this (Jamie improved by $3,400 to $14,000.)


DD3 - $1,200 - THEY COME TO AMERICA - In October 2025 the U.S. slashed refugee admissions by over 90% to 7,500 allowed in, most from this country (Nicco lost $3,200 on a true DD vs. $20,400 for Jamie.)


After yesterday's thriller, this was an easy one for Jamie, who breezed into FJ at $33,200 vs. $6,600 for Zach and $400 for Nicco.


Final Jeopardy!


THE LITERARY YEAR - In 1954, on the 50th anniversary of this day, a group went to a Martello tower before going on a bender


Only Zach was correct on FJ. Jamie dropped just $198 to win with $33,002 for a 31-day total of $882,605.


Final scores: Jamie $33,002, Zach $7,600, Nicco $400.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who is Pierce Brosnan? DD2 - What is mycology? DD3 - What is South Africa? FJ - What is Bloomsday?

No comments:

Post a Comment