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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Alliterative Literature) for Thursday, July 9, 2026 (Season 42, Game 219):
This collection begins with a poem not by the credited author but by his rival Ben Jonson, commenting on an engraving
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Anthony Kim, a warehouse supervisor from Whitestone, New York
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Sarah Lynch, a tax examiner from Austin, Texas
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Caleb Groen, a law & policy student originally from Thousand Oaks, California (5-day total: $103,200)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Caleb Groen is now a 5-time Jeopardy! champion, and has guaranteed his spot in next winter’s Tournament of Champions. Until then, though, he gets to play as long as he keeps winning, with Sarah Lynch and Anthony Kim looking to end Caleb’s run at five games.
One thing that might surprise a lot of people is how closely Caleb is ranked to Jamie Ding right now, especially considering that Jamie seemed to be more dominant in his set of games. The chief difference between the two players, one that has made up most of the Coryat score difference between the two players, is that Caleb is averaging over $8,000 a game on Daily Doubles—significantly more than Jamie averaged. What that does mean, though, is that Jamie might have “room for improvement” when it comes to the ToC, which may work to his advantage come February 2027. On the flip side, if Caleb does end up outplaying Jamie on the Daily Doubles, we might have a situation similar to the 2021 Tournament of Champions, where Jennifer Quail lost to Sam Kavanaugh specifically because Jennifer wasn’t aggressive enough on the Daily Doubles in the Final.
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Correct response: What is the First Folio?
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Ben Jonson’s famous poem “To the reader” appears alongside the famous Martin Droeshout engraving of a portrait of William Shakespeare himself, as the introduction to Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies—best known as the First Folio.
I think people are very likely to get to Shakespeare here, but it might take something to get away from a response of “Shakespeare’s Sonnets” intead of “First Folio”—as long as people remember the category and remember that alliteration is required.
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Game Recap:
Caleb was dominant in the Double Jeopardy Round, picking up $34,000 in that round alone and cruising to a runaway.
By the end of it, it was only a matter of “How much will Caleb win?”—and that was answered with a resounding $60,000, thanks to a correct response and big wager in Final Jeopardy. He’ll go for win #7 tomorrow.
Scores going into Final:
Caleb $39,600
Anthony $5,600
Sarah -$800
Tonight’s results:
Sarah -$800 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Anthony $5,600 + $0 = $5,600 (What’s First Folio)
Caleb $39,600 + $20,400 = $60,000 (What is the First Folio?) (6-day total: $163,200)
Game Stats:
Caleb $28,400 Coryat, 32 correct, 2 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Anthony $6,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sarah -$800 Coryat, 5 correct, 5 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Caleb Groen, to win:
7 games: 81.063%
8: 65.712%
9: 53.268%
10: 43.181%
11: 35.004%
Avg. streak: 10.281 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Between the incorrect response from Anthony on Clue #1 and Sarah’s selection on Clue #2, I had a feeling that today’s game was going to end the way that it did.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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