Thursday, April 23, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 23

 Here are today's contestants:


- Patrick Nolan, an actuary from Wheaton, Illinois;

- Leighanna Mixter, an attorney originally from Fresno, California; and

- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 29-day champ with winnings of $793,602.


Jeopardy!


BIG 12 SCHOOLS // SCIENCE // AMERICA, 1750-1800 // RECENT HITMAKERS // HOBBIES & PASTIMES // WORDS FOR THE YOUNG


DD1 - $800 - AMERICA, 1750-1800 - In 1789 Gov. George Clinton named as New York's Attorney General this man who 15 years later could have used an attorney himself (On the first clue, Jamie added $1,000.)


Scores at first break: Jamie $5,600, Leighanna -$1,200, Patrick $4,000.


Scores entering DJ: Jamie $7,600, Leighanna $200, Patrick $6,400.


Double Jeopardy!


AMERICAN LIT // CELEBRITY CHEFS // ART FOR ART'S SAKE // WORD ORIGINS // TEENY TINY COUNTRIES // I HAVE A LOT OF GREY FRIENDS


DD2 - $1,200 - TEENY TINY COUNTRIES - Boroo Maggiore & Serravalle are towns in this landlocked nation that bears the name of a 4th century holy man (Patrick doubled to $23,200 vs. $11,200 for Jamie.)


DD3 - $2,000 - ART FOR ART'S SAKE - The Glasshouse in Seattle is a one-of-a-kind structure holding a 100-foot sculpture by this artist (Jamie doubled to $26,400 vs. $24,800 for Patrick.)


It was tight between Jamie and Patrick when Patrick doubled on DD2 to take a big lead, then Jamie doubled on DD3 to regain a small advantage and held it into FJ at $30,800 vs. $28,000 for Patrick and $5,400 for Leighanna.


Final Jeopardy!


THE 1950s - The announcement declaring this safe & effective was made April 12, 1955, the 10th anniversary of the death of a famous American


Jamie and Leighanna were correct on FJ, with Jamie adding $25,201 to win with $56,001 for a 30-day total of $849,603.


Final scores: Jamie $56,001, Leighanna $10,400, Patrick $18,000.


Triple Stumper of the day: For a top-row clue, no one knew the celebrity chef who one can "Beat" in the title of a TV show is Bobby Flay.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Burr? DD2 - What is San Marino? DD3 - Who is Chihuly? FJ - What is the polio vaccine?

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