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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Canadian Album Charts) for Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (Season 42, Game 172):
In 2025 Taylor Swift tied Drake & this singer for the most No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Canadian Albums chart, with 15
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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Shannon Crisenbery, a data annotator from St. Clair, Michigan
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Jeremy Roberts, a technology analyst from Midhurst, Ontario, Canada
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Madeline Kaplan, an editor originally from Toledo, Ohio (1-day total: $31,700)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Picking up Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues propelled Madeline Kaplan into a lead she would not relinquish in yesterday’s battle on Jeopardy!; today, she goes for victory #2 against Jeremy Roberts of Midhurst, Ontario and Shannon Crisenbery of St. Clair, Michigan. Will we see a continuation of our short carousel of champions that has begun, or will Madeline get a second victory?
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Correct response: Who is Céline Dion?
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Céline Dion has been one of the most recognizable French-Canadian musicians worldwide, who has been a musical superstar in both French and English since the 1980s. For those American fans who might only be familiar with her English-language repertoire, Céline, for much of her career, has alternated releasing French- and English-language albums, with a number of those French-language releases, including Encore Un Soir, Sans Attendre, D’Elles, Un Fille Et 4 Types, and S’il Suffisatt D’aimer, reaching #1 in Canada.
With a Canadian contestant today, I think a lot of people will expect this to go at least 1-for-3; it should also be noted that contestants and clue material are selected inde
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