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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jack Kelly, a Ph.D. student from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Veronica Matthews, an after school science instructor originally from Martinez, California
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Chris D’Angelo, a content manager from Washington, D.C. (3-day total: $53,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Chris D’Angelo returns on this Memorial Day as a 3-day champion; he goes for win #4 against Jack Kelly and Veronica Matthews.
After looking at the box scores from Chris’s first three games, I think I am most impressed by his attempt statistics. He definitely seems to have the knowledge to go on a run as long as Tristan Williams did. Could we have two superchampions in a row?
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Final Jeopardy! Category: Southern Africa
Final Jeopardy! Clue: Called the “Calendar Lake” because it’s about 365 miles long & 52 miles wide, it shares its name with a country
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Correct response: What is Lake Malawi?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
Lake Malawi is known by many as the “Calendar Lake” for a few reasons; as the clue mentions, it’s 365 miles long and 52 miles wide. However, apparently the lake also has 12 rivers flowing into it—a third piece of calendar serendipity.
I think most of the people getting this will probably know it because of the “name a southern African lake named after a country” and not the calendar cluing, but we shall see.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, May 25, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: “C”, The City; Bestsellers; In Stitches; Picture The Film; Things People Say; Red, Red Wine)
Chris got off to a strong start despite a couple of incorrect responses; he got $1,000 from the Daily Double early and led through 15. At the break, the scores were Chris $4,200 Veronica $600 Jack $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Chris 8 correct 2 incorrect
Veronica 2 correct 1 incorrect
Jack 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jack hosts dinner parties based around a single vegetable.
Veronica is a hip hop impresario.
Chris had a “Slumdog Millionaire” moment regarding a clue about “Ulysses” last week.
Chris’s strong game continued; he went 4/5 in “C” cities and pictures depicting film titles and 3/5 in Bestsellers, stitches, and things people say. Only Veronica going 3/5 in the wine category kept Chris from getting a majority of clues in all six.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Chris 19 correct 2 incorrect
Jack 4 correct 1 incorrect
Veronica 3 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Chris $8,600
Jack $1,400
Veronica $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Public Health Firsts; Coastal TV; The Bible; Acronyms & Initialisms; Putting On The “Ris”; Red, Red Whine)
Chris found both Daily Doubles, getting them both correct. He went 3/5 in acronyms & initialisms, and while Jack went 3/5 in “Ris”, it wasn’t enough to keep Chris from cruising to a runaway.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Chris 29 correct 4 incorrect
Jack 11 correct 2 incorrect
Veronica 9 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Chris $25,200
Jack $7,000
Veronica $4,000
Chris and Jack were both correct in Final, as Chris takes win #4. He’ll be going for #5 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Veronica $4,000 – $731 = $3,269 (What is Namibia?)
Jack $7,000 + $100 = $7,100 (What is Lake Malawi?)
Chris $25,200 + $4,800 = $30,000 (What is Lake Malawi?) (4-day total: $83,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) “C”, THE CITY $800 (clue #2)
Chris 600 +1000 (Veronica 0 Jack 0)
2) THE BIBLE $1600 (clue #5)
Chris 10600 +4400 (Veronica 800 Jack 1800)
3) ACRONYMS & INITIALISMS $1600 (clue #8, $25600 left on board)
Chris 16200 +3800 (Veronica 800 Jack 1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 165
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Chris 3 4*
Veronica
Jack
DJ! Round:
Chris 3 4* 5† 3 4*
Veronica 2 1
Jack 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Chris 3.71
Jack 4.00
Veronica 1.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.06 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Chris $20,000 Coryat, 29 correct, 4 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jack $7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Veronica $4,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,000
Lach Trash: $14,000 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,000
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Chris D’Angelo, career statistics:
113 correct, 18 incorrect
12/12 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
47.81% in first on buzzer (109/228)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,500
Veronica Matthews, career statistics:
9 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000
Jack Kelly, career statistics:
12 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000
Chris D’Angelo, to win:
5 games: 67.643%
6: 45.756%
7: 30.951%
8: 20.936%
9: 14.162%
Avg. streak: 6.091 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Trans rights are human rights.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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I’m not saying today’s final was an easy one but once you’ve heard about the unusual statistics concerning Lake Malawi, it’s easy to remember it’s moniker of the Calendar Lake. Being familiar with those unusual statistics plus knowing it was also the name of a country, made this final easy enough for me but I can understand why some people might have trouble with it. Still, two out of three does make it a Meat Loaf final.
Congratulations to Chris on being able to go for big win number 5 tomorrow and a shot at six figures in winnings.
Well done on the Meat Loaf final! I could only think Lake Kenya.