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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category TV Show Cameos) for Thursday, May 21, 2026 (Season 2, Game 9):
Warren Buffett once interviewed for a job with this fictional company, asking “Can you do any better on salary?”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:
The Big Ducks, Justin & Kat
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Losers, In Other Words, Drew & Zach
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Oakland Spirit Tunnel, West & Joshua (1 win)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Yesterday’s game saw the Oakland Spirit Tunnel come alive in the Double Jeopardy Round, showing off their knowledge as they took a runaway victory. Today, they go for win #2 against The Big Ducks and Losers, In Other Words—with the latter featuring recent Jeopardy! star Drew Goins and his brother Zach.
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In the Season 7 finale of The Office, “Search Committee”, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett made a cameo as a job candidate being interviewed. Lampooning his own frugality, Buffett’s questions in the interview ranged from “Can you do any better on salary?” to “What about mileage when I use my car? I mean, gas ain’t cheap, you know” and “When I make long distance calls, will they be monitored or is it on the honor system?” Other cameos in this segment included Jim Carrey, Will Arnett, and Ray Romano.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 2, Episode 9:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Haiku: The Motion Picture; Sounds Like A Digital Platform; Bravo, Bravo…IYKYK; Acting Athletes, Athletic Actors; Iconic Oscar Gowns; MC Johnny G In Da House)
The Big Ducks found a Daily Double in a category they clearly enjoyed…and then bet just 400 points. They led after 30, but everyone was separated by just 800 points. The Big Ducks’s only 3/5 was in that Bravo Daily Double category, while Losers went 3/5 in acting athletes and Oakland went 3/5 in Oscar gowns.
Today’s interviews:
The Big Ducks have been friends since the sixth grade, named after a Long Island tourist attraction.
Losers, In Other Words are named after an Alex Trebek interview quote.
Oakland Spirit Tunnel are fans of the Jennifer Hudson Spirit Tunnel.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
The Big Ducks 9 correct 1 incorrect
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 5 correct 1 incorrect
Losers, In Other Words 9 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
The Big Ducks 3,800
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 3,200
Losers, In Other Words 3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: It Happened At The VMAs; Buzzworthy Beards; Pardon My French; Big Stars Of The Small Screen; For All Womankind; Quasi-Related Pairs)
Much like yesterday, the Oakland Spirit Tunnel came alinve in Double Jeopardy, finding Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues and picking up 14 correct responses, running VMAs and quasi-related pairs. Meanwhile, Losers Drew & Zach went 3/5 in For All Womankind as they managed to stay within two-thirds of our leaders.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 19 correct 2 incorrect
Losers, In Other Words 18 correct 2 incorrect
The Big Ducks 10 correct 1 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 21,200
Losers, In Other Words 15,000
The Big Ducks 4,600
The Big Ducks and Oakland Spirit Tunnel were both correct in Final Jeopardy; that makes the Oakland Spirit Tunnel 2-time champions! They’ll go for win #3 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
The Big Ducks 4,600 + 4,600 = 9,200 (What is Dunder Mifflin)
Losers, In Other Words 15,000 – 2,599 = 12,401 (What Waystar Royco)
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 21,200 + 8,801 = 30,001 (What is Dunder Mifflin?) (Quarter-Finalist)
Current Overall Standings:
- One Baddie After Another: 5 wins, 144,700 points
- Oakland Spirit Tunnel: 2 wins, 62,801 points
- Snake Juice, No Pulp: 1 win, 24,001 points
- Quality Tigers: 1 win, 18,400 points
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) BRAVO, BRAVO…IYKYK 1000 (clue #9)
The Big Ducks 1600 +400 (Oakland Spirit Tunnel 600 Losers, In Other Words 800)
2) QUASI-RELATED PAIRS 1600 (clue #6)
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 6400 +3000 (Losers, In Other Words 4600 The Big Ducks 3800)
3) BUZZWORTHY BEARDS 1600 (clue #7, 25600 left on board)
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 9400 +3000 (Losers, In Other Words 4600 The Big Ducks 3800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 104
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 3 3 4
Losers, In Other Words 5 5
The Big Ducks 2 3 4 5*
DJ! Round:
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 3 3 4 4* 4*
Losers, In Other Words 4 4
The Big Ducks
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 3.50
Losers, In Other Words 4.50
The Big Ducks 3.50
Game Stats:
Oakland Spirit Tunnel 18,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Losers, In Other Words 15,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
The Big Ducks 5,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 38,600
Lach Trash: 11,800 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Oakland Spirit Tunnel, career statistics:
45 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (40/114)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 14,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 20,700
Losers, In Other Words, career statistics:
18 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 15,000
The Big Ducks, career statistics:
11 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 5,200
Andy’s Thoughts:
- While I do not officially post wagering suggestions for these games as I am still unsure of any tiebreaker criteria if any 0-game winners make the semifinals, I do want to commend the wager from Drew and Zach in second place; it would have won by $2 had Oakland Spirit Tunnel been incorrect.
- On Page 69 (nice!) of 1990’s The Jeopardy! Book, Alex Trebek himself wrote, “When the opportunity to go for it presents itself, then go for it you must. For example, if you ware in a category you’re comfortable with and you hit the Daily Double, be audacious. I’ve seen literature professors be in the English Lit category, hit a Daily Double in the $800 box, assume the question will be too difficult, and only wager $500. Give me a break! I don’t criticize the contestants for what they do, because being on national television can be unnerving, but ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’ is a cliché that should be stamped on the foreheads of all Jeopardy! contestants.”
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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