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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Typography) for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (Season 42, Game 87):
Inspired by Port Authority bus terminal signage, it was adopted as a font by NYU & the Tribeca Film Festival
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Geoff Barnes, an analyst from Washington, D.C.
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Dave Bond, an art student from Rochester, New York
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Michelle Tsai, a tutor originally from Honolulu, Hawaii
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Encore presentations continue with Game 2 of Champions Wildcard today, between Michelle Tsai, Dave Bond, and Geoff Barnes. Michelle advanced through Week 2 in Second Chance; both Dave and Geoff were multi-day champions.
One schedule change to next season was announced by ABC; Celebrity Jeopardy! has been moved to the winter instead of the fall. I certainly hope that the series is still going to be airing on Wednesdays, though. (That’s more of a selfish hope on my part.)
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Correct response: What is Gotham?
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Inspired by signage around the Port Authority bus terminal as well as other locations around New York City, the Gotham font was designed by Tobias Frere-Jones in 2000 with contributions from Jonathan Hoefler. In addition to the New York specific references given in the clue, intended to point both players and viewers to the name Gotham, the font is also famous for appearing in GQ magazine in the early 2000s, with its most famous use being the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign.
Much like the original airing back in January, I once again deliberately decided to put today’s “More Information” in Gotham font, in case anyone is more of a visual learner. (Interestingly, it took me quite a good 15 minutes this morning to remember what I did back in January to get that to work.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Words That Should Rhyme; Shakespeare Gets Wild; The Country That Borders…; At The Airport; That’s Key; Comedy Gets Personal)
Michelle found the Daily Double midway through the first segment, doubling up through it and leading at the first break. After 15 clues, the scores were Michelle $6,400 Dave $3,800 Geoff $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Michelle 6 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 5 correct 0 incorrect
Geoff 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Geoff wants to be on the Great British Bake-Off.
Dave became an art student to take up cartooning.
Michelle has claimed never to won an individual competition before Second Chance.
Dave had the best second segment to pull closer to Michelle; over the course of the opening board, Dave went 4/5 at the airport, while Michelle went 3/5 in keys.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Michelle 10 correct 2 incorrect
Dave 10 correct 0 incorrect
Geoff 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Michelle $7,200
Dave $6,200
Geoff $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: I’mThe Problem; Second Letter “Q”; Diseases; Name, Myth & Model; Linguistics; So Long, Farewell, Just Kidding)
Michelle found both Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy—presumably remembering that wild cards are at play here, she went conservative on them. That was a good thing, too, as she got them both incorrect and still led entering Final Jeopardy. Over the course of Double Jeopardy, Michelle went 3/5 in Second Letter Q, diseases, and band farewells, while Geoff went 4/5 in problems.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Michelle 23 correct 4 incorrect
Dave 15 correct 1 incorrect
Geoff 12 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Michelle $16,000
Dave $11,800
Geoff $8,800
Final Jeopardy today was a Triple Stumper. Realizing again that wild cards were at play, both Dave and Michelle made conservative wagers and Michelle is an automatic semifinalist! Dave’s score might hold up, but it also might not. We shall see!
Tonight’s results:
Geoff $8,800 – $8,000 = $800 (What is Helvetica?)
Dave $11,800 – $1,800 = $10,000 (What is Arial? Go Bills!)
Michelle $16,000 – $1,602 = $14,398 (What is) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Stella Trout, $26,401
Tuesday: Michelle Tsai, $14,398
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
1. Bill McKinney, $12,200, 96.237% to advance
2. Dave Bond, $10,000, 63.184% to advance
3. Dargan Ware, $2,200, 0.298% to advance
4. Geoff Barnes, $800, 0.003% to advance
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Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SHAKESPEARE GETS WILD $800 (clue #8)
Michelle 2000 +2000 (Dave 1800 Geoff 600)
2) DISEASES $1600 (clue #9)
Michelle 10000 -2000 (Dave 11000 Geoff 3600)
3) LINGUISTICS $2000 (clue #15, $12000 left on board)
Michelle 10800 -2000 (Dave 12200 Geoff 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 61
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Michelle 4 5 3 4 4*
Dave 5 5
Geoff 5
DJ! Round:
Michelle 4 4* 4 5 5*
Dave 3 4 4 5 2
Geoff 5 4 3 3 5†
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Michelle 4.20
Dave 4.00
Geoff 4.17
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Michelle $18,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Dave $11,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Geoff $8,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $8,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Michelle Tsai, career statistics:
117 correct, 15 incorrect
10/12 on rebound attempts (on 26 rebound opportunities)
37.19% in first on buzzer (106/285)
5/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,600)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,920
Dave Bond, career statistics:
78 correct, 12 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (76/228)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,600)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,500
Geoff Barnes, career statistics:
80 correct, 12 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
27.34% in first on buzzer (76/278)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,600)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,120
Andy’s Thoughts:
- As I said, back in January, I am still a very big fan of Michelle’s Final Jeopardy wager; it’s exactly what I would have bet in her position, to the dollar.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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