Thursday, April 16, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 16

 Here are today's contestants:


- Erin Adams, a community college professor from Orlando, Florida;

- Andrew Younger, a nonprofit director from San Diego, California; and

- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 24-day champ with winnings of $667,000.


Jeopardy!


THE 4 CORNERS STATES // FELINE FINE // RHYMES WITH A VOWEL // WOOLLY FOR YOU // AUSTEN // POWERS


DD1 - $1,000 - WOOLLY FOR YOU - In mythology this group sought the Golden Fleece in an effort to remove the usurping king of Thessaly (Jamie doubled to $7,600.)


Scores at first break: Jamie $8,000, Andrew $2,800, Erin $1,400.


Scores entering DJ: Jamie $10,800, Andrew $4,200, Erin $2,600.


Double Jeopardy!


BRIDE OF THE YANKEES // CLASSICAL MUSIC // CELEB SURNAME THE SAME // BUILDING // 5-LETTER MEDICAL ISSUES // STARTS WITH "PLU"


DD2 - $1,600 - CLASSICAL MUSIC - Nominated for a 2026 Grammy, the guitar duo album "Slavic Sessions" includes 2 of this Czech composer's "Slavonic Dances" (With a large lead, Jamie added $7,200 up to $28,000.)


DD3 - $2,000 - BRIDE OF THE YANKEES - It seems Ellen Marcy loved future Confederate general A.P. Hill more than this man whom she married, getting a name that rhymed (Jamie dropped $7,600 down to $24,800.)


Jamie missed DD3 late in the round but the outcome had already been decided, as he entered FJ at $27,600 vs. $6,200 for Andrew and $3,800 for Erin.


Final Jeopardy!


WORLD LANDMARKS - In 2025 a church begun in 1882 became the tallest building in this city


Everyone was correct on FJ. Jamie added $7,400 to win with $35,000 for a 25-day total of $702,000.


Final scores: Jamie $35,000, Andrew $7,601, Erin $7,599.


Triple Stumper of the day: No one could identify a photo of LAX.


One more thing: In 5-LETTER MEDICAL ISSUES, Jamie's opponents helped him out by both giving responses with extra letters.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who were Argonauts? DD2 - Who was Dvořák? DD3 - Who was McClellan? FJ - What is Barcelona?

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