Monday, April 13, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 13

 Here are today's contestants:


- Catherine Hoffman, a children's librarian from Clarkston, Michigan;

- Erik Bubolz, an attorney originally from Okemos, Michigan; and

- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 21-day champ with winnings of $609,000.


Jeopardy!


STATE GOVERNMENT // "BON" VOYAGE // EVERYDAY ARROWS // 11-LETTER WORDS // TRASH TALK HALL OF FAME // THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT


DD1 - $800 - STATE GOVERNMENT - Washington & Maine each have a state one of these officials to examine accounting records (On the first clue, Jamie added $1,000.)


Scores at first break: Jamie $6,000, Erik -$1,400  Catherine $800.


Scores entering DJ: Jamie $9,000, Erik $1,200  Catherine $1,600.


Double Jeopardy!


HISTORIC NICKNAMES // INSPIRED LIT // MAMMALS // ORDINAL MOVIES // SILENT "B" WORDS // THERE'S A NAP FOR THAT


DD2 - $1,200 - MAMMALS - The lagomorphs are the mammal order made up of the pikas & these 2 related groups (Jamie improved by $4,600 to $20,000 vs. $2,800 for Erik.)


DD3 - $1,600 - INSPIRED LIT - Set in contemporary Baltimore, Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler's "Vinegar Girl" is a retelling of this 1590s comedy (Erik added $4,000 up to $8,800 vs. $24,000 for Jamie.)


Jamie scored on DD2 to put an end to any realistic doubt about the outcome, and headed into FJ at $34,800 vs. $7,200 for Erik and $4,400 for Catherine.


Final Jeopardy!


COUNTRY NAMES - In the 1850s it was part of the Granadine Confederation; today it's named for a man who never set foot in the country


Only Catherine was correct on FJ. Jamie dropped $16,200 to win with $18,600 for a 22-day total of $627,600.


Final scores: Jamie $18,600, Erik $1, Catherine $8,400.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is auditor? DD2 - What are rabbits and hares? DD3 - What is "The Taming of the Shrew"? FJ - What is Colombia?

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