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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Official Languages) for March 7-8, 2026 (Season 41, Game 171):
Of the 4 independent nations of the Americas without English or Spanish as an official language, it’s the smallest in area
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Rhyne Modlin, a scientist & entrepreneur from Hickory, North Carolina
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Ellen Goldlust, s historian, editor & yoga teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia
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Ben Ganger, a data analyst from Goshen, Indiana (4-day total: $96,415)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
This weekend’s encore presentation shows Ben Ganger going for win #5 against Ellen Goldlust and Rhyne Modlin, as we near the conclusion of showing consecutive episodes with multiple ToCers; once Ben’s run ends, it appears as if the show will be moving to cover Ashley Chan’s run on the show from December 2024.
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Correct response: What is Haiti?
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Oh, yeah, I remember this one! This was the day when one of my competing websites, ostensibly with the assistance of AI, got this Final Jeopardy completely wrong. As I said back in May, “Countries in the Caribbean are part of the Americas, Haiti’s official languages are French and Haitian Creole, and it’s smaller than Suriname, whose official language is Dutch.”
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the March 7-8, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Game Recap:
Ellen Goldlust came very close to doing in this game what Marissa Klein did on Monday in regular play, except that Ellen only went 0-for-2 on the Daily Doubles. Ben, though, did enough to cement a runaway despite missing the game’s final Daily Double.
Final Jeopardy saw all three players stay on the mainland, all guessing Suriname and forgetting about the various islands in the Caribbean. No matter for Ben, though, as he picks up his fifth victory.
Next week’s weekend encore presentation features Ben going for win #6 against Sarah Gillis and Keegan Olson.
Scores going into Final:
Ben $11,500
Ellen $4,000
Rhyne $2,600
Tonight’s results:
Rhyne $2,600 – $1,000 = $1,600 (What is Suriname?)
Ellen $4,000 – $1,201 = $2,799 (What is Suriname? Thanks Suz, you’re my hero!)
Ben $11,500 – $2,000 = $9,500 (What is Suriname) (5-day total: $105,915)
Game Stats:
Ben $14,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ellen $11,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 8 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Rhyne $2,600 Coryat, 6 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,600
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