Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Tue., May 5

 Here are today's contestants:


- Shannon Crisenbery, a data annotator from St. Clair, Michigan;

- Jeremy Roberts, a technology analyst from Midhurst, Ontario; and

- Madeline Kaplan, an editor originally from Toledo, Ohio. Madeline is a one-day champ with winnings of $31,700.


Jeopardy!


HISTORIC NAMES // FROM BOOK TO FILM WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE // FLAG GLOSSARY // 12-LETTER WORDS // QUOTES ABOUT SCIENCE // DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING?


DD1 - $800 - QUOTES ABOUT SCIENCE - This astronomer wrote, "We're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself" (Madeline doubled to $8,000.)


Scores at first break: Madeline $8,000, Jeremy $2,200, Shannon -$400.


Scores entering DJ: Madeline $10,200, Jeremy $3,600, Shannon $3,400.


Double Jeopardy!


AROUND THE VOLCANO // WE'LL NEED SOME "I.D." // SCHOOL OF LIT // WHAT THE TV SHOW TITLE MEANS // WOMEN & PHOTOGRAPHY // EVERYBODY!


DD2 - $2,000- SCHOOL OF LIT - Sharing the title of a Dostoyevsky novel, this Elif Batuman book is about a smart but also clueless Harvard freshman (Shannon improved by $4,000 to $9,000 vs. $10,200 for Madeline.)


DD3 - $1,600 - WOMEN & PHOTOGRAPHY - Documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark is perhaps best known for images of runaway teens on this city's Pike St. (On the next clue after DD2, Shannon added $5,000 up to $14,000.)


Shannon moved to the lead by adding a total of $10K on back-to-back DDs early in DJ. Madeline gradually cut the margin and regained first late in the round, but Shannon was able to retake the advantage into FJ at $19,200 vs. $18,600 for Madeline and $7,200 for Jeremy.


Final Jeopardy!


THE CANADIAN ALBUM CHARTS - In 2025 Taylor Swift tied Drake & this singer for the most no. 1 albums on Billboard’s Canadian Albums chart, with 15


Shannon and Jeremy were correct on FJ, with Shannon doubling to win with $38,400.


Final scores: Madeline $15,600, Jeremy $10,000, Shannon $38,400.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Sagan? DD2 - What is "The Idiot"? DD3 - What is Seattle? FJ - Who is Celine Dion?

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