Thursday, April 2, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 2

 Here are today's contestants:


- Brian Chu, a professor from Cary, North Carolina;

- Nikki Svetov, an entertainment strategist originally from Long Island, New York; and

- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 14-day champ with winnings of $371,600.


Jeopardy!


U.S. HISTORY // TV TITLE PAIRS // WEAPON OF CHOICE // THAT WAS QUITE A SEDER // HOMES // AUTHORITY FIGURES


DD1 - $600 - AUTHORITY FIGURES - The name of this tequila brand, one of the top 5 sellers worldwide, is Spanish for "boss" (Jamie added $5,000 up to $13,000.)


Scores at first break: Jamie $4,000, Nikki -$800, Brian -$400.


Scores entering DJ: Jamie $14,600, Nikki -$800, Brian $400.


Double Jeopardy!


INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC // WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED // SCHOOL OF MUSIC // PAST PERFECT // THE SILVER SCREEN // AUTHOR FIGURES


DD2 - $1,200 - AUTHOR FIGURES - Nikos Kazantzakis felt this epic poem needed a 33,333-line sequel in which the hero gets tired of being home & leaves once more (Jamie improved by $11,600 up to $45,000.)


DD3 - $2,000 - INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - Situated among mountain peaks, this small country has the highest average elevation of any in Europe at about 6,600 feet (With $48,800, Jamie dropped $21,200 down to $27,600.)


Another day, another mismatch as Jamie found all three DDs, but his chance to try again for a six-figure payday was foiled by a miss on DD3, so he entered FJ with "only" $31,200 vs. $2,800 for Brian and $400 for Nikki.


Final Jeopardy!


HISTORIC NAMES - In 2025 France posthumously made this man who was ‘accused, humiliated & condemned’ a brigadier general


Only Jamie was correct on FJ, adding $25,200 to win with $56,400 for a 15-day total of $428,000.


Final scores: Jamie $56,400, Nikki $400, Brian $2,533.


Tough category of the day: The players missed three in a first-round TV category looking for some fairly obscure stuff. I'd bet that a lot of fans who have seen every episode of "Rick & Morty" couldn't name their voice actors who were brought in for the most recent episodes.


Clue selection strategy: In DJ, three top-row clues were selected with at least one DD still on the board, along with a clue in the category were DD2 was already found.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Patrón? DD2 - What is "The Odyssey"? DD3 - What is Andorra? FJ - Who was Alfred Dreyfus?

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