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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1960s Novel Characters) for Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (Season 42, Game 113):
An article about autism in fictional characters included him, whose “‘reward’ is to have his brave act go unrecognized”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California
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Alison Betts, a creative executive originally from San Jose, California
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Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today is quarterfinal #5 of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament between Josh Hill, Alison Betts, and the seeded Isaac Hirsch. While Isaac is returning from last season’s Masters, Alison is also from the 32nd Tournament of Champions, having won 5 games in 2024. It’s been a few years since we’ve seen Josh; he competed in the 28th edition of the event in 2019. After seeing how the first four games in this event have played out, I’m not sure what to expect; if board difficulty, especially in Double Jeopardy, is on the same level as the first four, I’ll be impressed with any contestant who can clear $10,000 entering Final Jeopardy.
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Correct response: Who is Boo Radley?
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In 2017’s Why Your Next Favorite Fictional Protagonist Might Be on the Autism Spectrum, Donna Levin posited that Boo Radley from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird “may well be autistic”; near the end of the novel, Boo saves the lives of Scout and Jem in an altercation with Bob Ewell; Ewell had attacked Scout and Jem after Atticus Finch impeached Ewell’s character in court. While Boo manages to save the children, the act went unrecognized, as the police elected to ignore Radley’s intervention (and unaliving of Ewell) for Radley’s own protection.
Final Jeopardy can be perfectly pinned and also not a particularly great clue; this Final Jeopardy basically hinges on a pretty obscure article from 2017. I think it needed at least one more hint to at least point the players in the general direction of the right work in order to be a good Final Jeopardy clue.
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Game Recap:
The Jeopardy! equivalent of “The Massacre At Winged Foot” continues, with the Double Jeopardy rounds being extremely difficult for our players in this event. Alison Betts lost $5,000 on Daily Double #2 as our players struggled on the second board, but Josh Hill made things very interesting by doubling up through Daily Double 3. By the end of the round, Josh and Isaac were tied in score.
Alison’s wish of a hard Final and a big bet from Josh and Isaac came true, as the two tied players had to defend against each other, meaning that Alison came through as the winner when our two leaders both missed Final.
Scores going into Final:
Josh $7,600
Isaac $7,600
Alison $3,200
Tonight’s results:
Alison $3,200 – $414 = $2,786 (Who is I hope they both bet everything :)) (Semi-Finalist)
Isaac $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (Who is Randall?)
Josh $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (Who is Caulfield?)
Wild card standings:
Quarterfinal #1: Matt Amodio, $18,800
Quarterfinal #2: Roger Craig, $15,000
Quarterfinal #3: Drew Goins, $1,600
Quarterfinal #4: Andrew He, $10,801
Quarterfinal #5: Alison Betts, $2,786
1. Karen Farrell, $16,400, 100% to advance
2. Jen Giles, $8,400, 72.235% to advance
3. Drew Basile, $7,200, 16.913% to advance
4. Mehal Shah, $6,001
5. Liz Feltner, $1,599
6. T.L. Cubbage, $1
7. Josh Hill, $0 ($7,600, $3,400)
8. Isaac Hirsch, $0 ($7,600, $3,200)
9. Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, $0 ($7,200)
10. Eric Ahasic, $0 ($5,600)
Game Stats:
Alison $7,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $7,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 8 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Josh $5,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $20,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- If the show wants to continue along this path—and I assume they plan on it for the postseason—the quarterfinals of the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament needs to be dialed back on the difficulty scale if the show wants to cast a wide range of alumni. If they want to make the semifinals or finals harder after these players have “proven themselves” in a game already, that’s fine, but this round of the tournament needs to be ToC difficulty at most. I do not enjoy watching proven ToC-level players struggle to get into five figures entering Final Jeopardy, and I do not think this makes good television.
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