Friday, May 8, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 8

 Here are today's contestants:


- Bill Bogan, a research administration specialist from Lafayette, Indiana;

- Natalie Oyler-Lusco, a marketing professional from Baltimore, Maryland; and

- Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a two-day champ with winnings of $38,400.


Jeopardy!


THE COLORS OF MUSIC // MATERIALS // "G"EOGRAPHY // FEELING YOUR OATS // THE BODY NON-HUMAN // FRENCH SCRAMBLE


DD1 - $1,000 - "G"EOGRAPHY - The Gaelic name of this city means "green glen" (Tristan doubled to $3,600.)


Scores at first break: Tristan $3,600, Natalie $800, Bill $4,000.


Scores entering DJ: Tristan $8,000, Natalie $2,000, Bill $4,200.


Double Jeopardy!


PRAY CHIC // FAMOUS PAIRS // 21st CENTURY TV THEME SONG LYRICS // HEY, "MA"! // SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY... // LIKE THE KNIGHT


DD2 - $1,600 - FAMOUS PAIRS - Domenico & Stefano are the first names of this pair who debuted their first collection at Milan Fashion Week in 1985 (With $9,200, Tristan improved by $6,000 vs. $5,800 for Bill.)


DD3 - $1,600 - SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY... - Dante Gabriel Rossetti says of this "witch" whom Adam loved before Eve, "Her enchanted hair was the first gold" (Tristan added $2,000 up to $20,400.)


Tristan found all three DDs and this time got them all right, helping him build a big lead and he was able to maintain the runaway into FJ at $26,400 vs. $10,200 for Bill and $3,200 for Natalie.


Final Jeopardy!


ENERGY - The first power plant using this type of energy was built in Italy, at a site thought to have inspired Dante


Only Bill was correct on FJ. Tristan dropped $3,601 to win with $22,799 for a three-day total of $61,199.


Final scores: Tristan $22,799, Natalie $3,199, Bill $13,800.


Tough category of the day: The players missed three out of five in a category about TV theme lyrics, including "Ted Lasso", which must have broken the hearts of the writers.


Jeopardy! rule book: "Jell-o" was not an acceptable response for "gelatin".  This is a case where I wouldn't mind hearing before the ruling, "Could you be less specific?"


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Glasgow? DD2 - Who are Dolce & Gabbana? DD3 - Who is Lilith? FJ - What is geothermal?

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