Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 23

 Here are today's contestants:


- Edward Tournier, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York;

- Emily Burnham, a writer and editor from Bangor, Maine; and

- Jennifer Leavey, a technical writer originally from Ashland, Massachusetts. Jennifer is a two-day champ with winnings of $50,801.


Jeopardy!


"C" BIRDS // THE (YOUR BUSINESS HERE) BOWL // DUAL MEANINGS // HOW DO YOU DO // FELLOW KIDS // ARE YOU ON THE TIKTOK?


DD1 - $600 - HOW DO YOU DO - In Sanskrit this greeting means "bowing to you" (Jennifer lost $1,000 down to $2,000.)


Scores at first break: Jennifer $2,400, Emily -$800, Edward $1,200.


Scores entering DJ: Jennifer $4,400, Emily $400, Edward $1,000.


Double Jeopardy!


HISTORIC HEADGEAR // ISLANDS AREN'T FOREVER // PART THIS, PART THAT // THINK FAST // '60s MOVIE LINES // IN DEFENSIBLE


DD2 - $2,000 - '60s MOVIE LINES - "I think you are another of these desert-loving English" (Emily improved by $1,200 to $2,800.)


DD3 - $2,000 - ISLANDS AREN'T FOREVER - Just down the coast from Cancun, Mexico is this country's biggest & funnest island, Ambergris Caye, formerly a peninsula (From a tie for first with Jennifer at $4,400, Emily added $3,000.)


Emily hit both DDs in DJ to take the lead and was able to hold it into FJ at $11,400 vs. $8,600 for Edward and $8,000 for Jennifer.


Final Jeopardy!


2026 COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES - After a tough year, she told grads one guarantee in life is that you’re going to fall, it’s going to hurt & to fight on, your mountain awaits


Only Emily was correct on FJ, adding $5,801 to win with $17,201.


Final scores: Jennifer $3,000, Emily $17,201, Edward $372.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is namaste? DD2 - What is "Lawrence of Arabia"? DD3 - What is Belize? FJ - Who is Lindsey Vonn?

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