Monday, September 14, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 14 (season premiere)

 Here are today's contestants:


- Bryan Lee, a climate financial strategist originally from Falls Church, Virginia;

- Emily Mayo, a Broadway ads project manager from Brooklyn, New York;

- Matthew Riggle, a community college math instructor from Madison, Alabama. Matthew is a two-day champ with winnings of $64,400.


Jeopardy!


OPERA CHARACTERS // I SAW IT ON A T-SHIRT // BUSINESS ABBREV. // DUNGEONS & DRAG QUEENS // ALLITERATIVE AMERICA // CURT OR BURN-Y


DD1 - $800 - OPERA CHARACTERS - This Ethiopian princess sings a duet with Radamès at an opera's end, "The fatal stone now closes over me" (Bryan doubled to $1,000.)


Scores at first break: Matthew $3,200, Emily $400, Bryan $7,000.


Scores entering DJ: Matthew $6,800, Emily $1,600, Bryan $8,000.


Double Jeopardy!


HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK // THAT SONG'S A CRIME // LITERATURE // COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895 // PEOPLE & PLACES // BLUNK "UM"


DD2 - $1,600 - HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK - Recently it's opened on Wednesday, but the famous "long" on opened on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1640 (Bryan dropped $4,000 down to $8,000 vs. $5,600 for Matthew.)


DD3 - $2,000 - COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895 - Chartered in 1800, this Vermont school is in a town named for its location between two others (Matthew lost $6,800 on a true DD vs. $8,000 for Bryan.)


Both Matthew and Bryan missed a DD in DJ, but Matthew made the biggest bet and wound up in second into FJ with $12,000 vs. $15,600 for Bryan and $4,000 for Emily.


Final Jeopardy!


TRANSPORTATION - Bearing the name of an arthropod genus, this iconic vehicle first sold after WWII was designed by Italian engineer Corradino D’Ascanio


Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Matthew wisely made a modest wager, dropping $3,999 to win with $8,001 for a three-day total of $72,401.


Final scores: Matthew $8,001, Emily $0, Bryan $7,199.


Correct Qs: DD1 - Who is Aida? DD2 - What is Parliament? DD3 - What is Middlebury? FJ - What is Vespa?

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