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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Unlikely Authors) for Monday, June 15, 2026 (Season 42, Game 201):
Set around Tikrit, “Zabibah & the King” is a historical romance novel from 2000 attributed to this man
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Benjy Malings, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Sue Barndt, a professor from Claremont, California
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Adam Remsen, an attorney & theater producer from Memphis, Tennessee (1-day total: $20,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
In Friday’s game, Adam Remsen had more attempts (39) than anyone last week not named Peter McFerrin as he cruised to a runaway victory in his opening game. Today, he makes his first title defense against Sue Barndt of Claremont and Benjy Malings of Los Angeles. Just judging by the fact that Adam and Benjy are both in “A Rundle” in LearnedLeague, it wouldn’t surprise me if today was mostly contested by the two attorneys today.
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Correct response: Who is Saddam Hussein?
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Set in medieval Tikrit, Zabibah and the King was an allegorical romance novel, published in 2000 and attributed to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, though its authorship is still debated today. The book’s notoriety took off when Iraq began propagating the rumor that Saddam itself wrote it, and it turned into a TV series and musical.
Your clues here, to be honest, are knowing where Tikrit is, as well as seeing 2000 and not accidentally thinking “2000 years ago”; if you can get past those pitfalls, the correct response should make sense.
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Game Recap:
Our main game saw our three challengers combine to miss all three Daily Doubles; Benjy recovered well enough over the final 26 clues to make sure Adam didn’t have a runaway, while Sue couldn’t quite get out of the red after her miss.
Adam was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy, though, as he is now a 2-game champion! He’ll go for #3 tomorrow.
Scores going into Final:
Adam $14,600
Benjy $7,900
Sue -$1,000
Tonight’s results:
Sue -$1,000 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Benjy $7,900 – $7,600 = $300 (Who is Sempg)
Adam $14,600 + $1,201 = $15,801 (Who was Hussein?) (2-day total: $35,801)
Game Stats:
Adam $14,600 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Benjy $11,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 6 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sue $1,000 Coryat, 6 correct, 4 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,400
Adam Remsen, to win:
3 games: 65.107%
4: 42.389%
5: 27.598%
6: 17.968%
7: 11.699%
Avg. streak: 3.866 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Adam $14,600 Benjy $7,900 Sue -$1,000)
Adam: Standard cover bet is $1,201. (Actual bet: $1,201)
Sue: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Benjy: Go all in here, there’s no reason not to. (Actual bet: $7,600)
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