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>!What is the Brickyard?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!Astrodome!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!gridiron!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!Oops, said Indianapolis Motor Speedway!<

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In todays (May 20, 2026) episode we heard one contestant explain his sister wrote a movie about a quiz show contestant, Quiz Lady. It was at a festival then straight to streaming, Hulu. Awkafina and Sandra Oh as sisters trying to raise money by competing on a quiz show.

The opening and closing sequences are so tender and sweet, the plot moved along, and my partner and I enjoyed it. Some of the humour was cringe, but never gross.

We often say we'll use something mentioned on J! to choose a movie. Unusual that contestant interviews provided the movie, but it was absolutely fun. Anyone else see it?

Hi everyone. I just watched Tuesday’s episode where Tristan became a super champ. I got curious to see how many super champs there are, and was pretty surprised to see that there are only 21. Jeopardy started letting players play indefinitely in 2003, so in 23 years, there’s only been 21 super champs.

It doesn’t seem so odd to only have about one super champ a year- Jeopardy is a hard game. It’s hard enough to win one game never mind ten. What really strikes me as odd, though, is the timeline. Before 2010, only three people had become super champs. After 2010 and before 2020, there were 7, and just in the 2020s there have been 11! The number of super champs has doubled just in the past ~5.5 years.

I’m curious to know why people think that is. I only started watching during Jamie’s run, and with his streak and now Tristan’s, I thought it would be way more common. Because super champs are so infrequent, it’s really surprising to me that I would become an avid watcher right when there are two new additions to the list.

Edit because I just saw Tristan comment on another post and there’s a nonzero chance he’ll see this: I’m having a great time watching you! You’re doing so good, and I’m super happy for your achievement!

When watching normal Jeopardy I can get a decent amount of answers right, but almost always not enough to compete with the people on stage.
HOWEVER, when watching celebrity jeopardy I feel like an all-time great.

Is it easier to become a celebrity or become a competitive jeopardy contestant?

Question from watching Celebrity Jeopardy
With the clue leading to the answer of “Shaka”, would it count for the contestant to give the hand sign (🤙🏻) instead of saying the word?

Here are today's contestants:

• Chris D'Angelo, a content manager from Washington, D.C.;
• Allegra Rosenberg, a writer originally from Skokie, Illinois; and
• Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a ten-day champ with winnings of $221,902.

Jeopardy!

10-LETTER WORDS // MEXICO THROUGH THE AGES // BIBLE PEOPLE IN THE QURAN // IT FIGURES IT'S NEWTON // WANNA BET? // STAR WARS Etc.

DD1 - $1,000 - BIBLE PEOPLE IN THE QURAN - A tafsir, or commentary, says this royal "set forth from her country and reached Jerusalem" (With $2,600, Tristan dropped $1,600.)

Scores at first break: Tristan $2,400, Allegra $1,000, Chris $5,200.

Scores entering DJ: Tristan $4,400, Allegra $2,000, Chris $8,000.

Double Jeopardy!

U.S. NATIONAL PARKS // WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK // THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE // THE GREAT DAYS OF JAZZ // WOMEN // "ORA" FARMING

DD2 - $2,000 - WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK - From Greek for narrowing spinal this occurs when the space inside the backbone is too small for the nerves, & ouch (Tristan lost $3,500 down to $8,500 vs. $13,600 for Chris.)

DD3 - $800 - "ORA" FARMING - Alexander Hamilton said of this quadrennial institution that, while it might not be perfect, it was "at least excellent" (From third place with $5,200, Allegra bet $5,000 and missed.)

All three DDs were missed and Chris didn't find any of them, so it worked in his favor as he led into FJ at $12,800 vs. $9,700 for Tristan and $1,400 for Allegra.

Final Jeopardy!

THE 20TH CENTURY - 51 days after this event, Edward Teller said the United States had lost "a battle more important & greater than Pearl Harbor"

Only Chris was correct FJ, adding $6,601 to win with $19,401.

Final scores: Tristan $6,599, Allegra $299, Chris $19,401.

This day in shilling: Sometimes the guests read clues about standard Jeopardy! topics that are tangentially related to the product they're pushing. This time, the clues were about the product itself all the way, not even attempting to downplay the category's commercial nature.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - Who was the Queen of Sheba? DD2 - What is spinal stenosis? DD3 - What is the Electoral College FJ - What is the launch of Sputnik?!<

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1tiy8er/dd_poll_for_wed_may_20/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1tig2mu/fj_poll_for_weds_may_20/

DD1 - $1,000 - BIBLE PEOPLE IN THE QURAN - A tafsir, or commentary, says this royal "set forth from her country and reached Jerusalem"

DD2 - $2,000 - WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK - From Greek for narrowing spinal this occurs when the space inside the backbone is too small for the nerves, & ouch

DD3 - $800 - "ORA" FARMING - Alexander Hamilton said of this quadrennial institution that, while it might not be perfect, it was "at least excellent"

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - Who was the Queen of Sheba? DD2 - What is spinal stenosis? DD3 - What is the Electoral College?!<

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THE 20TH CENTURY

51 days after this event, Edward Teller said the United States had lost "a battle more important & greater than Pearl Harbor"

>!What is the launch of Sputnik?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!The bombing of Hiroshima!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!The assassination of JFK!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!The Blue Jays winning the World Series!<

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I feel like I haven’t seen this happen for a long time, yet I remember it happening quite a bit during Alex’s tenure. I do believe Ken reads faster than Alex, which may certainly help.

Here are today's contestants:

• Sunil Hebbar, a physician from Redondo Beach, California;
• Rose Sloan, a computer science professor from Boston, Massachusetts; and
• Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a nine-day champ with winnings of $188,501.

Jeopardy!

WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE? // TV SHOWS BY COUPLE // IT'S A "BOY" // CATCH YOU LATER, HOMES // A GAME OF NUMBERS // KEVIN & KAREN PATRA OF ANCIENT EGYPT

DD1 - $1,000 - WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE? - The first word in the name of this simple machine implies an angle; the steeper the slope, the more force required (Rose, in a tie for the lead with Tristan $4,800, added $3,500.)

Scores at first break: Tristan $4,800, Rose $8,300, Sunil $0.

Scores entering DJ: Tristan $6,400, Rose $9,900, Sunil -$1,000.

Double Jeopardy!

AMERICAN LITERATURE // ON YOUR MERRY WAY // SCIENCE // THERE'S A WORD FOR THAT // COUNTRY FACTS // 1 HISTORICAL FIGURE, 2 PLAYS

DD2 - $1,600 - COUNTRY FACTS - The Mau Escarpment is a rampart along the western rim of The Great Rift Valley in this country (Sunil, at -$200, added $2,000.)

DD3 - $1,200 - ON YOUR MERRY WAY - There's lively debate over whether the title of this 18th century Christmas carol takes a comma & where (Sunil lost $2,600 on a true DD.)

Rose broke a tie with Tristan on DD1, then after Sunil found both DDs in DJ and remained far back. it was a race to the finish with Tristan coming out with the lead into FJ at $21,200 vs. $16,700 for Rose and $800 for Sunil.

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY NAMES - Shunned by his religion when he went to study law in England, he met Christians who helped him awaken a "religious quest"

Tristan needed to be correct on FJ and he was the only player to do so, adding $12,201 to win with $33,401 for a 10-day total of $221,902.

Final scores: Tristan $33,401, Rose $12,199, Sunil $1.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the "slangy" four-letter word for when an animal has its tongue partway out is blep.

One more thing: The alleged "lively debate" over the comma referred to in DD3 revolves around its placement. I'm not finding anything suggesting a debate over if a comma is necessary at all, which it certainly is.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is inclined plane? DD2 - What is Kenya? DD3 - What is "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"? (Note that "God rest ye merry" is a phrase meaning "may God grant you peace and happiness", and the title is not suggesting the "Gentlemen" themselves are "Merry".) FJ - Who was Gandhi?!<

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1ti0g1b/dd_poll_for_tue_may_19/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1thf9rc/fj_poll_for_tues_may_19/

I feel that Tristan has started matching his outfits to the colors of the set

I wanted to get some opinions on the ruling on Final Jeopardy! in a recent episode. The categorie was "Advertising & Show Biz."

This was the clue:

"Celebrating the 20th anniversary of a film in 2024, this restaurant chain offered collectible cups & a digital release of the movie"

Jonathon & McShane (a.k.a. One Baddie After Another) answered "What is Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle?" Colin Jost explained that even though that was the right movie, "we were asking for the name of the restaurant" and they were ruled incorrect.

I was quite surprised by this ruling and thought it was not consistent with how responses are handled outside of Final Jeopardy. I always thought that as long as the correct response was contained in a response given by a player (and barring any further restrictions based on the category), the response is accepted as correct. I feel like this happens all the time. I don't have time right now to go looking for examples on the archive, but I feel pretty confident, for instance, that if a clue was asking for "this title fruit in a Fannie Flagg novel" and a contestant answered "What is Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe", Ken might clarify "tomatoes is correct" but the response would still be accepted.

Are the rules different in Final Jeopardy? Has this ever happened before in Final Jeopardy? Or are the rules different in Pop Culture Jeopardy? Or am I just wrong about the judging precedent?

Jeopardy super-second-chancer Drew Goins reveals many of our cherished secrets in this excellent and entertaining article in The Atlantic.

I think that's a gift link.

Both my sister and I watch daily, and today she told me he reminds her of a cartoon character. I considered it and ultimately agreed with her. We think there is a specific character he reminds us of, but neither of us can nail down who it might be. Can anyone else see it, and do you know who it might be he looks like? Thanks.

Here are today's contestants:

• Thomas Trovato, a software developer from London, Ontario;
• Amy Dewey, a part-time homemaker and part-time entrepreneur from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; and
• Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a eight-day champ with winnings of $158,501.

Jeopardy!

TRENDING GOOGLE SEARCHES OF YORE // 3-WORD CITIES // GL-ADVERBS // A SONG & A SCENE // ON THE JOB // LIFE, UH, FINDS A WAY

DD1 - $1,000 - 3-WORD CITIES - Arabic for "abode of peace", it's Tanzania's biggest city (Tristan doubled to $4,000.)

Scores at first break: Tristan $4,000, Amy $1,000, Thomas $4,600.

Scores entering DJ: Tristan $8,800, Amy $1,600, Thomas $6,000.

Double Jeopardy!

ALL RESPECT TO THE BALLET & OPERA PEOPLE // ALPHABETICALLY NEXT // RULERS // "LOL" // POETRY IN NOVELS // MODERN TV WESTERNS

DD2 - $1,200 - ALL RESPECT TO THE BALLET & OPERA PEOPLE - The original cast of this Aaron Copland ballet was headed by Agnes de Mille, who choreographed it & danced the part of the lead cowgirl (Tristan improved by $6,000 up to $15,200 vs. $6,000 for Thomas.)

DD3 - $1,200 - "LOL" - A book by Simone de Beauvoir is titled "Brigitte Bardot and the" this literary character "Syndrome" (Thomas lost $7,200 on a true DD vs. $15,600 for Tristan.)

Thomas went all-in on DD3 with a chance to make it close but missed, so Tristan was left all alone on top into FJ at $22,400 vs. $4,400 for Amy and $1,200 for Thomas.

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE - In the 1930s an automobile showroom occupied the first 2 floors of this building at 42nd & Lexington in Manhattan

Everyone was correct on this unusually easy FJ clue. Tristan added $7,600 to win with $30,000 for a nine-day total of $188,501.

Final scores: Tristan $30,000, Amy $4,400, Thomas $1,217.

Judging the writers: Despite the category, the FJ clue really had nothing to do with architecture. A category of BUSINESS HISTORY, FAMOUS BUILDINGS or NEW YORK CITY would have been more on point.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is Dar es Salaam? DD2 - What is "Rodeo"? DD3 - What is "Lolita"? FJ - What is the Chrysler Building?!<

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1tgyml9/dd_poll_for_mon_may_18/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1tgho96/fj_poll_for_mon_may_18/

I’m working on a piece about the parrots in Pasadena for world Parrot Day, May 31. I saw a post with a picture of the question related to these birds recently here but now can’t find it. Can anyone remember when this question aired? I think it was recently. I apparently missed that show. I would love to use the Jeopardy question in my article. Thanks so much!

20th CENTURY NAMES

Shunned by his religion when he went to study law in England, he met Christians who helped him awaken a "religious quest"

>!Who was Mahatma Gandhi?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!Billy Graham!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!L. Ron Hubbard!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!Ayatollah Khomeini!<

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