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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Scientific Words) for Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (Season 42, Game 97):
A Nobel laureate coined this word “to avoid the repetition of the rather cumbersome phrase ‘mould broth filtrate'”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Allegra Kuney, a Ph.D. candidate from New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Brendan Liaw, a law student & away-from-home son from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Andrew Hayes, a judicial law clerk originally from Tupelo, Mississippi
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The encore presentations of Season 42’s tournaments continue with Game 2 of the 33rd Tournament of Champions. Today’s quarterfinalists are Andrew Hayes, Brendan Liaw, and Allegra Kuney. Playing off the fact that he was introduced as a “stay-at-home son” in his regular games, Brendan has elected to include “away-from-home son” in his introduction for this tournament.
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Correct response: What is penicillin?
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Alexander Fleming, who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1928 discovery of penicillin, the world’s first broadly effective antibiotic; in that year, he observed that the contamination of a culture of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria with Penicillium rubens killed the bacteria. However, due to the difficulty of being able to produce enough penicillin for general use, it took until World War II—and the importance of saving soliders’ lives—for mass production techniques to be perfected.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Cult Band; National Parks Of The World; Standing On Business; The Tale That Wags The Dog; Ranks & Titles; Rhyme Time)
Allegra did well in the Rhyme Time category early as Brendan and Andrew struggled early (including a shocking Triple Stumper on Jasper National Park). After 15 clues, the scores were Allegra $3,000 Brendan $200 Andrew -$1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Allegra 6 correct 1 incorrect
Brendan 2 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 0 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Allegra stepped on a bee at the beach in Santa Monica.
Brendan got a lot of press coverage for being a stay-at-home son.
Andrew became a father a couple of months ago.
Brendan found the Daily Double right after the break, picked up $1,000, and had the lead by the end of the round. On the opening board, Allegra went 3/5 in dog stories and rhyme time, while Brendan went 4/5 in ranks & titles.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Brendan 10 correct 2 incorrect
Allegra 9 correct 3 incorrect
Andrew 2 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Brendan $3,600
Allegra $3,000
Andrew -$1,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Occult Bands; Lawyers; What A Time To Be Alive; Role-Playing Roles; Pop-Up-Pourri; Back Words)
Andrew and Allegra found the Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy, with Allegra taking the lead for good with her correct response on DD3. After that, she continued her strong play to the point where she’d claimed a runaway by the end of the round.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Allegra 21 correct 4 incorrect
Brendan 14 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 10 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Allegra $18,200
Brendan $8,000
Andrew $6,200
Allegra having that runaway was crucial as she didn’t get Final Jeopardy correct; she’s a semifinalist, though!
Tonight’s results:
Andrew $6,200 + $1,801 = $8,001 (What is penicillin?)
Brendan $8,000 + $1,337 = $9,337 (What’s penicillin)
Allegra $18,200 – $10 = $18,190 (What is agar?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD $600 (clue #16)
Brendan 200 +1000 (Andrew -1600 Allegra 3000)
2) BACK WORDS $1600 (clue #5)
Andrew 200 +2000 (Brendan 5600 Allegra 5800)
3) WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE $1600 (clue #8, $23600 left on board)
Allegra 5000 +4000 (Andrew 2200 Brendan 5600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 280
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Andrew 4 5 4 5
Brendan 4 4 3*
Allegra 4 5 3 4 3 2 3 5 3
DJ! Round:
Andrew 5 4* 5† 3
Brendan 4
Allegra 3 3 4*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Allegra 3.50
Brendan 3.75
Andrew 4.38
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.08 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Allegra $15,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Brendan $7,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $5,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,200
Lach Trash: $16,000 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,800
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Andrew Hayes, career statistics:
169 correct, 25 incorrect
9/10 on rebound attempts (on 34 rebound opportunities)
35.75% in first on buzzer (163/456)
8/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,200)
6/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,050
Brendan Liaw, career statistics:
110 correct, 21 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
40.70% in first on buzzer (116/285)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,400)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,720
Allegra Kuney, career statistics:
142 correct, 20 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
40.94% in first on buzzer (140/342)
8/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,100)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,100
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s game being a runaway means that no wagering suggestions will be posted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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