Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300
To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Jeopardy! Masters Standings
(Through 2 semifinal games)
1) Victoria Groce, 6 points, 2 wins, 57 correct responses, $51,400 Coryat Score, $57,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 2 points, 0 wins, 30 correct responses, $16,600 Coryat Score, $16,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Andrew He, 0 points, 0 wins, 16 correct responses, $11,600 Coryat Score, $11,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Paolo Pasco, 0 points 0 wins, 9 correct responses, $6,600 Coryat Score, $6,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
(Quarterfinal Final Standings)
1) Victoria Groce, 15 points, 5 wins, 172 correct responses, $126,000 Coryat Score, $121,000 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 12 points, 3 wins, 106 correct responses, $69,000 Coryat Score, $69,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 8 points, 1 win, 94 correct responses, $62,400 Coryat Score, $71,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Andrew He, 5 points, 1 win, 89 correct responses, $53,000 Coryat Score, $50,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 68 correct responses, $40,200 Coryat Score, $45,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 86 correct responses, $60,600 Coryat Score, $68,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
22. Ben Ingram $449,201
23. Paolo Pasco $448,717
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
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August 31, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
OTHER INVITATIONALS: As part of its 50th anniversary in 2021, Mattel held the first invitational tournament for this card game; sorry about that draw 4!
CANNED GOODS: Since 1961 Charlie the Tuna has been the hipster mascot for this canned seafood brand
…SAID THIS NOVEL CHARACTER: "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will", she said to Mr. Rochester
I'M BACK ON THE APPS: Athletes track their runs & cycling routes while vying for "King" or "Queen of the Mountain" crowns on this social fitness app
FROM SAMUEL JOHNSON'S 1755 DICTIONARY: Sam cheekily described this grain as one "which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people"
THE DREADED JAZZ OPERA CATEGORY: Terence Blanchard composed "Champion", a jazz opera about Emile Griffith, a Virgin Islands-born champ in this sport
Double Jeopardy! Round:
ANCIENT TIMES: Ruling as pharaoh in the 15th century B.C., she funded an expedition to the Land of Punt to bring back frankincense & myrrh
IT IS A CONTEST: In an English event rolling this food, contestants risk injury chasing a 9 pound wheel of Double Gloucester down a steep hill
8-LETTER U.S. CITIES: This Wyoming capital is named for an indigenous Algonquian tribe
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIMCHA: This Canadian rapper re-created his own bar mitzvah in the music video for "HYFR"
SCIENTIFIC MINDS: Her X-ray diffraction image called Photo 51 was crucial to Watson & Crick's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA
STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL: It's a severe loss of memory brought on by brain injury or emotional trauma
Correct Responses for August 31, 2026:
OTHER INVITATIONALS: What is Uno?
CANNED GOODS: What is Starkist?
…SAID THIS NOVEL CHARACTER: Who is Jane Eyre?
I'M BACK ON THE APPS: What is Strava?
FROM SAMUEL JOHNSON'S 1755 DICTIONARY: What are oats?
THE DREADED JAZZ OPERA CATEGORY: What is boxing?
ANCIENT TIMES: Who is Hatshepsut?
IT IS A CONTEST: What is cheese?
8-LETTER U.S. CITIES: What is Cheyenne?
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIMCHA: Who is Drake?
SCIENTIFIC MINDS: Who is Rosalind Franklin?
STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL: What is amnesia?
August 28, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
PORTS OF CALL: Situated on the Adriatic Sea, the city of Dubrovnik in this country is a port of call for Disney cruises
NONFICTION: The 2016 memoir "Forward" is by this soccer star who won 2 Olympic gold medals & a World Cup with the U.S. women's team
MODERN TECH: 2021 marked the first sale of Meta smart glasses that carried the name of this Wayfarer brand
____ & ____: Though not intentional when it was created, the name of this hoisting device combines 2 football terms
THE HAND I'VE BEEN DEALT: In baccarat, when the first 2 cards dealt total either of these numbers, it's considered a "natural"
PHIL 'ER UP!: As a kid, years before Sgt. Bilko, he had a job in a movie theater entertaining crowds when the projector went down
Double Jeopardy! Round:
FRANCE IN THE 1600s: Starting in 1635, the French had to have a prescription to buy this; noted snuff fan Louis XIII repealed the law just 2 years later
CREATURES FROM MYTH: This creature of Greek myth was part horse, part man
NOTABLE NAMES: He invented bifocal glasses, the glass harmonica &–oh yeah–helped found an entire darn country
A PERFECT 10: In tenpin bowling, knocking down all 10 pins with your first ball is a strike; 3 of those in a row goes by this bird word
THEIR LAST FILM: Spencer Tracy shared the screen with both Katherine Hepburn & Sidney Poitier in this final film of his
WE'RE BUILDING WORDS OVER HERE: Damson or durian + what's "yellow" in a type of uranium ore = this dessert
Correct Responses for August 28, 2026:
PORTS OF CALL: What is Croatia?
NONFICTION: Who is Abby Wambach?
MODERN TECH: What is Ray-Ban?
____ & ____: What is block & tackle?
THE HAND I'VE BEEN DEALT: What is 8 or 9?
PHIL 'ER UP!: Who is Phil Silvers?
FRANCE IN THE 1600s: What is tobacco?
CREATURES FROM MYTH: What is the centaur?
NOTABLE NAMES: Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A PERFECT 10: What is turkey?
THEIR LAST FILM: What is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
WE'RE BUILDING WORDS OVER HERE: What is fruitcake?
August 27, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHIC: Washington state borders the province of British Columbia & these 2 U.S. states
I WOULD PREFER NOT TO: I would prefer not to sit in a tub of this corrosive compound with the chemical formula H2SO4; call me crazy!
3-LETTER RESPONSES: A team at Adobe code-named "Camelot" created this format to ensure files would look the same on different computers
SUPER BOWL MEMORIES: Terry Bradshaw caught a helmet to the chin & got KO'd as Lynn Swann caught a 64-yard pass & got a TD for this team at Super Bowl X
ONE OF THESE DAYS: For 2025's edition of the post-weekend event best known by this 2-word name, many stores had deep discounts on Apple AirPods
STARTS WITH A ROMAN NUMERAL: This word meaning modest or coy starts with the Roman numeral for 500
Double Jeopardy! Round:
WORLD HISTORY: In the early 6th century B.C., the Babylonians captured this city & destroyed its temple of Solomon
I LIKE BIG BOOKS & I CANNOT LIE: This Colleen McCullough novel about the Cleary family & their 7 kids contains nearly 700 pages
WARNING: MAY CAUSE WEEPING: Jack Pearson looks like he survives a house fire before he ultimately doesn't in one of this NBC series' many weepy episodes
COUSINS: TV weatherman Al Roker is second cousins with this "Are You Gonna Go My Way" singer
LITTLE-HEARD WORDS: Apricity is a word for the warmth of this during winter
THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH NOAH WYLE: These E.R. staples that help identify patients began with handwritten names on them in the 1940s; today, they include wireless technology
Correct Responses for August 27, 2026:
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHIC: What are Oregon & Idaho?
I WOULD PREFER NOT TO: What is sulfuric acid?
3-LETTER RESPONSES: What is PDF?
SUPER BOWL MEMORIES: Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
ONE OF THESE DAYS: What is Cyber Monday?
STARTS WITH A ROMAN NUMERAL: What is demure?
WORLD HISTORY: What is Jerusalem?
I LIKE BIG BOOKS & I CANNOT LIE: What is The Thorn Birds?
WARNING: MAY CAUSE WEEPING: What is This Is Us?
COUSINS: Who is Lenny Kravitz?
LITTLE-HEARD WORDS: What is the Sun?
THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH NOAH WYLE: What are wristbands?
August 26, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
INFECTION: STAFF: Hospital staff deals with health care-related infections like this one whose acronym refers to a resistance to the medicine methicillin
BREAKING IN: When a "wet bandit" named Marv finally breaks in to the McCallister residence in this film, he's met with an iron to the face
PREFIXES & WORD PARTS: Heard when talking about computer hard drive space, this prefix means "10 to the 12th power"
PENINSULAS: The Pyrenees separate this peninsula from the bulk of Europe
BUSINESS IN THE FRONT: It's any business costs not directly tied to making an end product, or a type of projector once ubiquitous in elementary schools
PARTY IN THE BACK: This rocker behind the song "Party Hard" turned his hard-to-spell surname into initials in his stage name
Double Jeopardy! Round:
WHAT A CONCEPT: Formed in the 1960s, this "theory" attempts to tie up quantum mechanics with Einstein's general theory of relativity
OLD TIMES: In 404 B.C. Sparta emerged victorious over Athens in this war, though Sparta's success was fleeting
ALLITERATIVE PEOPLE: She rose to fame by being the first person in UFC to knock out the equally alliterative Ronda Rousey
GET A LOAD OF THIS PAIR: A pilot named Charles & an engineer named Henry joined forces, & surnames, to form this "Silver Ghost" car company
GIMME A LETTER!: Gimme an E! & I'll turn an act from the card game contract bridge into a word meaning "to wait", often heard before "my time"
UNSATISFYING LITERARY ENDINGS: Heathcliff's sick, so we're locked in to a whole lot more Lockwood in the final chapters of this Emily Brontë novel
Correct Responses for August 26, 2026:
INFECTION: STAFF: What is MRSA?
BREAKING IN: What is Home Alone?
PREFIXES & WORD PARTS: What is tera-?
PENINSULAS: What is the Iberian Peninsula?
BUSINESS IN THE FRONT: What is overhead?
PARTY IN THE BACK: Who is Andrew W.K.?
WHAT A CONCEPT: What is string theory?
OLD TIMES: What is the Peloponnesian War?
ALLITERATIVE PEOPLE: Who is Holly Holm?
GET A LOAD OF THIS PAIR: What is Rolls-Royce?
GIMME A LETTER!: What are bid & bide?
UNSATISFYING LITERARY ENDINGS: What is Wuthering Heights?
August 25, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
LET'S SEE SOME I.D.: This southern state that's home to Crater of Diamonds State Park has diamonds all over its driver's licenses
ON THE ENDANGERED & THREATENED LIST: This llama relative whose name starts with "V" is very much threatened, indeed
COVER SONGS: Paste magazine had good things to say about Alex Lahey's 2021 cover of this country star's tune "This Kiss"
BACK IN THE USSR: The Soviet flag had a red background with a gold star, a gold hammer & a gold one of these
BAGS: The legacy edition of this Hasbro game comes with a microsuede bag for its 100 tiles
WORDS OF MOUTH: Idiomatically, to have a casual conversation is to "chew the" this
Double Jeopardy! Round:
BEFORE, DURING & AFTER: A 2-word cold drink from Dunkin' morphs into a piece of furniture with its own book style & its own sense of dinner etiquette
ODD POLITICAL TERMS: A district in D.C. is the origin of the State Department sometimes being referred to as "Foggy" this
THAT'S A LONG TITLE: Mark Haddon's previous work with disabled people informed his novel "The Curious Incident of" this "in the Night-Time"
U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's the capital of New Mexico
THERE ARE SPIES IN MY TV: On this ABC series, Sydney Bristow thought she was working for the CIA, but then she sees the circumstances are much different
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TRAILBLAZERS: Dr. Gladys West not only contributed to creating GPS, she also worked on a study about the motion of Pluto & this eighth planet
Correct Responses for August 25, 2026:
LET'S SEE SOME I.D.: What is Alabama? [ERRATUM: Crater of Diamonds State Park is located in Arkansas.]
ON THE ENDANGERED & THREATENED LIST: What is the vicuña?
COVER SONGS: Who is Faith Hill?
BACK IN THE USSR: What is sickle?
BAGS: What is Scrabble?
WORDS OF MOUTH: What is fat?
BEFORE, DURING & AFTER: What is iced coffee table manners?
ODD POLITICAL TERMS: What is Bottom?
THAT'S A LONG TITLE: What is the dog?
U.S. GEOGRAPHY: What is Santa Fe?
THERE ARE SPIES IN MY TV: What is Alias?
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TRAILBLAZERS: What is Neptune?
August 24, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
ON THE BORDER: Penas Blancas is the only land crossing between Costa Rica & this country to its north
LITERARY BIOGRAPHY: "Savage Beauty" is a biography of this writer famous for the line "My candle burns at both ends"
RUGS NOT DRUGS: You'll be seeing spots– in a safe way– when you buy a rug that imitates the print of this fastest land animal
APT ANAGRAMS: "Acts phony" is an apt anagram for this type of person who tries to flatter their superiors
THE FIELDER METHOD: American football fields have 100 yards between end zones; Canadian football end zones are this far apart
SHORT N' SWEET: While spending the morning on FT.com reading the Financial Times, you can also enjoy this dish abbreviated FT, aka "pain perdu"
Double Jeopardy! Round:
THE 17th CENTURY: In the 1670s the first chrysanthemums from this country arrived in the Netherlands
CHARACTER CREATORS: Before creating Garfield the cat, he drew up another comic strip creature named Gnorm Gnat
RELIGION: It's the religion known for its Four Noble Truths
SCHOOLING YOU IN MASSACHUSETTS: A private research university in Medford, or a term for clusters of hair
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OSCAR WINNERS: For this Tarantino film, Leonardo DiCaprio got a Best Actor nom but no win, while Brad Pitt took home Best Supporting
WHAT A WORD!: Of conceal, condemn or confuse, it's what the word bumfuzzle means
Correct Responses for August 24, 2026:
ON THE BORDER: What is Nicaragua?
LITERARY BIOGRAPHY: Who is Edna St. Vincent Mallay?
RUGS NOT DRUGS: What is the cheetah?
APT ANAGRAMS: What is a sycophant?
THE FIELDER METHOD: What is 110 yards?
SHORT N' SWEET: What is French toast?
THE 17th CENTURY: What is Japan?
CHARACTER CREATORS: Who is Jim Davis?
RELIGION: What is Buddhism?
SCHOOLING YOU IN MASSACHUSETTS: What is Tufts?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OSCAR WINNERS: What is Once Upon A Time...in Hollywood?
WHAT A WORD!: What is confuse?
August 21, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHY EVERYWHERE: Dunedin, the second largest city on this country's South Island, takes its name from the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh
A BIBLICAL BESTIARY: In Chapter 41 of job, God describes this massive sea monster whose "sneezings flash forth light"
PHRASES FROM SPORTS: This 4-word idiom meaning what is normal or expected in any given situation originated on the golf links
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES: Recorded at Sun Studio in 1957, this Jerry Lee Lewis hit exclaims "Goodness Gracious" before the spherical title
FROM THE MAGAZINE.COM: "Step inside Dakota Johnson's midcentury-modern home", offered by this design magazine's website
SOMEBODY CALL ME A DOCTOR!: Born Theodor Geisel, he added "Dr." to his middle name before writing "And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street"
Double Jeopardy! Round:
VICE PRESIDENTS: Serving under Gerald Ford, this former New York governor was the second man appointed to the V.P. role under the 25th Amendment
SELF-HELP THROUGH THE AGES: This pioneer of public speaking taught 6 ways to make people like them in "How to Win Friends and influence people"
I'M YOUR ____BERRY: Native to North America, this tart red fruit grows on trailing vines in freshwater bogs & is harvested in the fall
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS: In 1945 Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer accidentally melted a candy bar in his pocket, leading to this invention
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ENTERTAINMENT: This 1985 cult classic film revolving around the Treasure of One-Eyed Willy was filmed on location in Oregon
"E" BEFORE "I": This macronutrient composed of amino acids is essential for building muscle mass & repairing tissue
Correct Responses for August 21, 2026:
SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHY EVERYWHERE: What is New Zealand?
A BIBLICAL BESTIARY: What is the Leviathan?
PHRASES FROM SPORTS: What is par for the course?
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES: What is "Great Balls of Fire"?
FROM THE MAGAZINE.COM: What is Architectural Digest?
SOMEBODY CALL ME A DOCTOR!: Who is Dr. Seuss?
VICE PRESIDENTS: Who is Nelson Rockefeller?
SELF-HELP THROUGH THE AGES: Who is Dale Carnegie?
I'M YOUR ____BERRY: What is cranberry?
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS: What is the microwave oven?
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ENTERTAINMENT: What is The Goonies?
"E" BEFORE "I": What is protein?
August 20, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
VEXILLOLOGY: Representing the Himalayas, the 2 stacked triangles on this nation's flag make it the only non-quadrilateral national flag
THE ELEVENTH HOUR: At 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, an armistice went into effect ending the fighting on the Western Front of this conflict
MOO-VIES: In this 1991 comedy Billy Crystal helps deliver a calf he names Norman while on a cattle drive vacation in the southwest
BOOK IT: This J.D. Salinger novel depicts teenage angst & alienation through the eyes of Holden Caulfield
RAGS & RICHES: This allergenic plant that releases billions of pollen grains is the primary cause of fall hay fever in North America
GO AHEAD, END WITH A PREPOSITION: This burrowing marsupial native to Australia is known for its backwards facing pouch & distinctive cube-shaped droppings
Double Jeopardy! Round:
VEX-OLOGY: Meaning to bother or provoke, this 6-letter verb is also a small, slender tool used by a seamstress
FROM THE NECK UP: This hollow bone in the inner ear with a snail-Y shape translates sound waves into nerve impulses for the brain
HOW LARGE THOU ART: Spanning 1,500 feet of the Great Salt Lake, this massive earthwork sculpture by Robert Smithson is made of mud & basalt
"N" THE CITY: This city served as a haven for pirates like Blackbeard before becoming capital of the Bahamas
THE VICTORS: This 7-foot-4 French phenom took the NBA by storm, winning rookie of the year in 2024 with the San Antonio Spurs
TV SHOWS ON TV SHOWS: "Does everybody know what time it is? 'Tool Time!' That's right", this fictive company "is proud to present Tim 'The Tool Man' Taylor!"
Correct Responses for August 20, 2026:
VEXILLOLOGY: What is Nepal?
THE ELEVENTH HOUR: What is World War I?
MOO-VIES: What is City Slickers?
BOOK IT: What is The Catcher in the Rye?
RAGS & RICHES: What is ragweed?
GO AHEAD, END WITH A PREPOSITION: What is a wombat?
VEX-OLOGY: What is needle?
FROM THE NECK UP: What is the cochlea?
HOW LARGE THOU ART: What is Spiral Jetty?
"N" THE CITY: What is Nassau?
THE VICTORS: Who is Victor Wembanyama?
TV SHOWS ON TV SHOWS: What is Binford Tools?
August 19, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC: At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America, lying within this extreme National Park
LIVING FOSSILS: Sole survivor of an order that lived with dinosaurs, the tuatara is endemic to this Pacific country's North Island
IT HAPPENED IN 2025: In February 2025 Kendrick Lamar headlined Super Bowl halftime at the Caesars Superdome in this southern city
YOU'RE MY SODA POP: Formulated in Waco, Texas in 1885 by a pharmacist, this beverage boasts a unique blend of 23 flavors
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT: Hiroyuki Sanada won an Emmy for his role as Lord Toranaga on this historical drama based on a James Clavell novel
A HARD SCRABBLE UPBRINGING: This strapped bag in which high schoolers lug their heavy texts is worth a hefty, straining 24 points
Double Jeopardy! Round:
LIGHTING UP THE ENLIGHTENMENT: In his 1748 work "The Spirit of the Laws", this French philosopher advocated dividing government into 3 separate branches
PEN NAMES: The author born Eric Arthur Blair adopted this moniker, taking the surname from a scenic English river, before his 1933 debut
ORGANIZATIONS: Founded in London in 1961, this Nobel-winning human rights group uses a candle wrapped in barbed wire as its logo
IT'S A FACT: Due to the thermal expansion of its puddle iron structure, this European landmark grows up to 6 inches taller in the summer
WOMEN IN SONG: Stevie Nicks wrote this hit about a mythical Welsh witch, singing "she rules her life like a fine Skylark"
LATIN LOVERS: Meaning "something for something", this phrase is used when a favor is expected in return for a previous favor
Correct Responses for August 19, 2026:
CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC: What is Death Valley?
LIVING FOSSILS: What is New Zealand?
IT HAPPENED IN 2025: What is New Orleans?
YOU'RE MY SODA POP: What is Dr Pepper?
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT: What is Shogun?
A HARD SCRABBLE UPBRINGING: What is backpack?
LIGHTING UP THE ENLIGHTENMENT: Who is Montesquieu?
PEN NAMES: Who is George Orwell?
ORGANIZATIONS: What is Amnesty International?
IT'S A FACT: What is the Eiffel Tower?
WOMEN IN SONG: What is "Rhiannon"?
LATIN LOVERS: What is quid pro quo?
August 18, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
POLITICS RHYME TIME: A piece of proposed legislation that remains motionless
SPORTS: In January 2026 this team beat the Broncos 10–7 in a sloppy snowfest of an AFC championship game
"Q_ED": Meaning isolated to prevent the spread of an infectious disease, it's derived from the Venetian meaning "40 days"
I'M TALKIN' HERE!: He was talkin'… & talkin'…& talkin'…when he set an Oscar speech record in 2025, nearly 6 minutes for "The Brutalist"
FACTS: Despite being further from the Sun than Mercury, a thick atmosphere full of greenhouse gases makes this the hottest planet
FACE CARDS: This New York City borough is home to Citi Field & the U.S. Open tennis tournament
Double Jeopardy! Round:
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, this oldest university of Ireland is in Dublin
THE FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK: Tippi Hedren starred as Melanie Daniels in this horror classic in which creatures terrorize Bodega Bay
MEDICINE: In 1928 he accidentally discovered penicillin produced by a type of mold growing in a Petri dish
THE 2012 TIME 100: He appeared on the list while campaigning for a second term as President of the United States
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?: I'm feeling this way that Shakespeare's Iago said represents "the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on"
NOTHING A LITTLE OPERA CAN'T CURE!: Set in Seville, this Bizet opera features a "Habanera" aria sung by the title Romani woman, a cigarette factory worker
Correct Responses for August 18, 2026:
POLITICS RHYME TIME: What is a still bill?
SPORTS: Who are the New England Patriots?
"Q_ED": What is quarantined?
I'M TALKIN' HERE!: Who is Adrien Brody?
FACTS: What is Venus?
FACE CARDS: What is Queens?
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: What is Trinity College?
THE FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK: What is The Birds?
MEDICINE: Who is Alexander Fleming?
THE 2012 TIME 100: Who is Barack Obama?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?: What is jealous?
NOTHING A LITTLE OPERA CAN'T CURE!: What is Carmen?
August 17, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
TRADE IN HISTORY: Mansa Musa, the 14th century ruler of the Mali Empire, built his wealth by controlling Saharan trade of gold & this seasoning
WOMEN'S SPORTS: This Atlanta Dream forward known as "Bayou Barbie" partnered with McDonald's on a meal named for her
BUS-PODGE: This teacher who drives the Magic School Bus has taken her class on incredible field trips inside the body & into space
CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE: In the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, it's the scarlet letter Hester Prynne must wear as punishment
SEIZE THIS CATEGORY BY THE HORNS: Part of Chile, this notoriously treacherous headland marks the southernmost point of Tierra Del Fuego
REDACTED: If you demand money to keep quiet about how (REDACTED) embezzled $4 million from a pension fund, you're committing this crime
Double Jeopardy! Round:
HERE'S THE MATH YOU ASKED FOR: In this mathematical sequence that starts with 0 & 1, each subsequent number is the sum of the previous 2
15-LETTER WORDS: I gotta get around to writing this clue; I'm committing this act of delaying a task until the last minute & now I'm stressed!
LAKE NEWS: In 2023 scientists warned that this Utah lake could dry up completely in 5 years without drastic water cuts
CHOICES: When facing a terrifying predator, an animal's sympathetic nervous system triggers this 2-choice survival response
LEGAL THIS & THAT: The Fifth Amendment protects against this, meaning you cannot be prosecuted twice for the same criminal offense
RED ACTED: On this acclaimed FX series, Matthew Rhys & Keri Russell played deep-cover members of the Soviet mob who pose as a normal couple
Correct Responses for August 17, 2026:
TRADE IN HISTORY: What is salt?
WOMEN'S SPORTS: Who is Angel Reese?
BUS-PODGE: Who is Miss Frizzle?
CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE: What is A?
SEIZE THIS CATEGORY BY THE HORNS: What is Cape Horn?
REDACTED: What is blackmail?
HERE'S THE MATH YOU ASKED FOR: What is the Fibonacci sequence?
15-LETTER WORDS: What is procrastination?
LAKE NEWS: What is the Great Salt Lake?
CHOICES: What is fight or flight?
LEGAL THIS & THAT: What is double jeopardy?
RED ACTED: What is The Americans?
August 14, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
A RANDOM 5-COURSE MEAL: Yellow-skinned fruit will be set aflame in this dessert dish named for Richard, a New Orleans restaurant patron
TREE-POURRI: An unofficial mascot for the University, the Stanford Tree is one of these conifers
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY: This capital of Cambodia is named for the highest point in the city
NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES: This is said to be "worth a thousand words"
I CAN ADAPT: Among big cats, the snow this adapted to low temperatures by developing a different coat in the winter
21st CENTURY GAME SHOWS: On this show, Joel McHale asks 100 people to solve brainteasers that only a select few could crack
Double Jeopardy! Round:
MILITARY HISTORY: It's widely considered the first major war fought across the 3 arenas of land, sea & air
A BASIC CATEGORY: This programming language developed by Microsoft is commonly abbreviated VB
COLORFUL LIT: In this book, Karana was Scott O'Dell's fictional version of a real American Indian woman who spent 18 years in the Channel Islands
DEBUT ALBUMS: "Someday" & "Last Nite" are highlights of "Is This It", the debut album from this band once described as "rock revivalists"
GOING "PRO": It's an adjective for one who is verbose, using an amount of words considered large, excessive, redundant & unnecessary
NATIONAL ANTHEM LORE: This anthem of "the Great White North" was written in 1880, but was only officially adopted 100 years later
Correct Responses for August 14, 2026:
A RANDOM 5-COURSE MEAL: What is bananas Foster?
TREE-POURRI: What is a sequoia?
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY: What is Phnom Penh?
NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES: What is a picture?
I CAN ADAPT: What is snow leopard?
21st CENTURY GAME SHOWS: What is The 1% Club?
MILITARY HISTORY: What is World War I?
A BASIC CATEGORY: What is Visual Basic?
COLORFUL LIT: What is Island of the Blue Dolphins?
DEBUT ALBUMS: Who are The Strokes?
GOING "PRO": What is prolix?
NATIONAL ANTHEM LORE: What is "O Canada"?
August 13, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
LOVE ISLAND: ANCIENT GREEK MYTH: It's recoupling time! Now this goddess of the hunt is on the hunt for a new partner
DOUBLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS: In the NHL, it's Gary Bettman; in the Batman universe, it's James Gordon
ONLY BRANDS: In 2025 this cosmetics brand out of Japan boasted an estimated $6.5 billion in sales
AROUND THE AMERICAS: This South American country is bounded by Suriname to the west & Brazil on the south and east
DAYS I WON'T BE AT WORK: On the last Friday in this month, I'm going to make like a tree & leaf, because that's Arbor Day
BROADWAY MUSICALS BY OPENING NUMBER: "Road to Hell" is the opening number of this Broadway musical
Double Jeopardy! Round:
FOREIGN LEADER FIRSTS: Taking office in 1990, he was the first U.K. Prime Minister under Queen Elizabeth II to be younger than Her Majesty
CLASSIC TV: In 1983 Tony Danza was still playing Tony Banta on "Taxi"; by 1984 he moved on to playing Tony Micelli on this sitcom
CHEMISTRY: This element with the atomic number 109 is named for a female physicist who was born in Vienna
NONFICTION TO FILM: A 2012 rom-com with this 4-word name came from a Steve Harvey self-help title that began "Act like a lady..."
5-SYLLABLE WORDS: It derives from the Greek for "to transform"
A SILVER JUBILEE: In the U.S., it's the "Silver State"
Correct Responses for August 13, 2026:
LOVE ISLAND: ANCIENT GREEK MYTH: Who is Artemis?
DOUBLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS: What is commissioner?
ONLY BRANDS: What is Shiseido?
AROUND THE AMERICAS: What is French Guiana? [ERRATUM: French Guiana is not a country.]
DAYS I WON'T BE AT WORK: What is April?
BROADWAY MUSICALS BY OPENING NUMBER: What is Hadestown?
FOREIGN LEADER FIRSTS: Who is John Major?
CLASSIC TV: What is Who's The Boss?
CHEMISTRY: What is Meitnerium?
NONFICTION TO FILM: What is Think Like a Man?
5-SYLLABLE WORDS: What is metamorphosis?
A SILVER JUBILEE: What is Nevada?
August 12, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
19th CENTURY AMERICA: Recording a population of about 7.2 million, the USA's third-ever census took place in this year
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: This city's team is named the Fire after an event that legend had long been linked to Mrs. O'Leary's cow?
NOW SEE HERE!: If you see a U.S. road sign with a white "H" in a blue square, it means one of these is ahead
FICTIONAL FEMALES: In the novel "Little Women", she's the oldest of the 4 March sisters
OLD HARD CASH: An ancient coin of this currency depicted Athena on one side & an owel with an olive branch on the other
"FUL" START: Britannica describes them as a "primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of Africa"
Double Jeopardy! Round:
LET'S GO TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM: The Science Museum of Virginia pulls out pulleys to show how first responders can save lives with "simple" these
ISLAND COUNTRIES: The name of its capital, Reykjavik, means "Smoky Bay"
PLAYING SOME CLASSICAL PIANO: Flowkey Magazine's "Classical Piano Pieces Ever Musician Should Know" included his "wedding favorite" titled "Canon in D"
DOCUMENTARIES: Rock & Pop's backup singers are at the forefront of a documentary called "20 Feet From" this
FIRST OF ALL: The first law to be declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court came as a result of this 1803 case
HOW DARE YOU: In the title of a Steve Martin film, these people are both "dirty" & "rotten"
Correct Responses for August 12, 2026:
19th CENTURY AMERICA: What is 1810?
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: What is Chicago?
NOW SEE HERE!: What is hospital?
FICTIONAL FEMALES: Who is Meg?
OLD HARD CASH: What is drachma?
"FUL" START: Who are the Fulani?
LET'S GO TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM: What are machines?
ISLAND COUNTRIES: What is Iceland?
PLAYING SOME CLASSICAL PIANO: Who is Johann Pachelbel?
DOCUMENTARIES: What is stardom?
FIRST OF ALL: What is Marbury v. Madison?
HOW DARE YOU: Who are scoundrels?
August 11, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
A CULT BAND: “Don’t bite the mailman” is advice in “What Would You Say”, a song by this band with zero top 10 hits, but many devoted fans
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Abel Tasman National Park is not in Tasmania, Australia; it’s in this country
STANDING ON BUSINESS: In 2025 this company upped the ante in trying to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery by making a direct cash offer to WB shareholders
THE TALE THAT WAGS THE DOG: This book by Fred Gipson is named for the trusted canine companion of Texas cattleman Travis Coates
RANKS & TITLES: In the U.S. Army, it’s the next rank directly above corporal
RHYME TIME: A slow manner of speech one takes on when talking about a lottery game offered in 45 U.S. states
Double Jeopardy! Round:
OCCULT BANDS: The “G” is silent in this -ism that one occult encyclopedia called a blend of Indian, Egyptian, Babylonian & Christian influences
LAWYERS: A specialist in wrongful convictions, Kathleen Zellner rose to fame on this Netflix series about Steven Avery
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE: The presidency of James Monroe is closely associated with the USA’s “Era of Good” these
ROLE-PLAYING ROLES: The character Abed, played by Danny Pudi on this NBC comedy, loved RPGs, but not naming his characters
POP-UP-POURRI: Began as a pop-up with a famous pool full of sprinkles, the museum of this is now a fixture in several cities
BACK WORDS: This 3-letter adjective means “toward the back of the boat”
Correct Responses for August 11, 2026:
A CULT BAND: Who are Dave Matthews Band?
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: What is New Zealand?
STANDING ON BUSINESS: What is Paramount?
THE TALE THAT WAGS THE DOG: What is Old Yeller?
RANKS & TITLES: What is sergeant?
RHYME TIME: What is a Powerball drawl?
OCCULT BANDS: What is Gnosticism?
LAWYERS: What is Making a Murderer?
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE: What are feelings?
ROLE-PLAYING ROLES: What is Community?
POP-UP-POURRI: What is ice cream?
BACK WORDS: What is aft?
August 10, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
LITERARY QUOTATIONS: The opening line of this 1859 classic continues, “It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”
ANIME: Luffy & his Straw Hat Pirates have adventures on this anime series that’s been going strong since 1999
IT’S HYPHENATED: Though it sounds like a descriptor for a person with a big bicep, it means to intimidate
IOWA HISTORY: As the 1880s became the 1890s, Iowa’s biggest cash crop switched from wheat to this
LET’S TOOL AROUND: Ripping & coping are types of this tool
SWITCH THE FIRST LETTER: A slang term for a dog & a slang term for illegal alcohol
Double Jeopardy! Round:
THE ERA OF GOOD CEILINGS: It was the 1960s when Melborne, Australia’s National Gallery of this state commissioned a massive stained-glass ceiling
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: I’m playing Flo Rida’s most-streamed song on Spotify: this one that features T-Pain
IT’S ALL FROM GREEK TO ME: In chemistry, this word for the smallest unit of an element comes from the Greek for “indivisible”?
MOUNTAINS: This peak rises more than 12,000 feet in the Yamanashi & Shizuoka prefectures
20th CENTURY WOMEN OF THE WORLD: When this Romanian got the Olympics’ first perfect 10 in gymnastics, tech limitations meant it was displayed as 1.00
HOW TARIFF-IC: In 1833 this “Palmetto State” went toe-to-toe with D.C. when it declared 2 federal tarriffs null & void there
Correct Responses for August 10, 2026:
LITERARY QUOTATIONS: What is A Tale of Two Cities?
ANIME: What is One Piece?
IT’S HYPHENATED: What is strong-arm?
IOWA HISTORY: What is corn?
LET’S TOOL AROUND: What is saw?
SWITCH THE FIRST LETTER: What are pooch & hooch?
THE ERA OF GOOD CEILINGS: What is Victoria?
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: What is “Low”?
IT’S ALL FROM GREEK TO ME: What is atom?
MOUNTAINS: What is Mount Fuji?
20th CENTURY WOMEN OF THE WORLD: Who is Nadia Comaneci?
HOW TARIFF-IC: What is South Carolina?
August 7, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
ADULTS IN CHILDREN’S LIT: This stern but loving woman & her brother Matthew adopt Anne, a redheaded orphan inheriting the Green Gables farm
MIDNIGHTS: He won the Booker Prize for “Midnight’s Children”, a magical realism novel about kids born as India gained independence
I’M IN SEPHORA WITHOUT MY GLASSES: This product applied after cleansing that shares its name with a copier supply may have witch hazel to tighten pores, but I can’t see the bottle
A “MINOR” DISTRACTION: In the NHL tripping or slashing will typically earn you this infraction resulting in 2 minutes in the box
ROCK, RAP & REMEMBER: After the tragic death of Chester Bennington, this “Numb” nu-metal band went on a years-long hiatus
USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE: This British monarch overcame a severe stammer to deliver a crucial radio address upon the outbreak of World War II
Double Jeopardy! Round:
IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY: On January 15, 2009 Captain Chesley Sullenberger expertly ditched U.S. Airways Flight 1549 into this frigid river
WORLD CAPITALS: In 1923 this city situated in the Anatolian region replaced Istanbul as the capital of the newly founded Turkish republic
MAKING CONSERVATION: This Scottish-born naturalist, known as “The Father of the National Park”, co-founded the Sierra Club in 1892
IMPRACTICAL FINERY OF YORE: This stiffened hoop skirt popular in the mid-19th century was so wide it often caught fire or trapped women in doorways
WE LOVE A LOVE TRIANGLE: In “The Hunger Games”, Katniss must choose between her childhood friend Gale & this fellow tribute
JUST ADD “S”: The sound of amusement or mirth & the brutal ending of a large number of people
Correct Responses for August 7, 2026:
ADULTS IN CHILDREN’S LIT: Who is Marilla Cuthbert?
MIDNIGHTS: Who is Salman Rushdie?
I’M IN SEPHORA WITHOUT MY GLASSES: What is toner?
A “MINOR” DISTRACTION: What is a minor penalty?
ROCK, RAP & REMEMBER: Who are Linkin Park?
USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE: Who is George VI?
IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY: What is the Hudson?
WORLD CAPITALS: What is Ankara?
MAKING CONSERVATION: Who is John Muir?
IMPRACTICAL FINERY OF YORE: What is a crinoline?
WE LOVE A LOVE TRIANGLE: Who is Peeta?
JUST ADD “S”: What are laughter & slaughter?
August 6, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
AMERICAN HISTORY: In December 1773 these “sons” dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation
KEEPING A GOOD LATITUDE: This country gets its name from the Spanish word for its spot on the map, as a line of 0 degrees latitude runs through it
CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES: This 3D puzzle that was on the cover of Scientific American in 1981 has about 43 quintillion possible combinations
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER: This word for a blank page at the front or back of a book sounds like a piece of a tree floating in the breeze
SUBWAY TAKES: In this 1999 sci-fi classic, Keanu Reeves brawls with Agent Smith in a subway station before realizing his true power
WHAT IS THAT TEAM NAME CREATURE?: The University of Maryland’s athletic teams are named for terrapins, an aquatic kind of this reptile
Double Jeopardy! Round:
WEIGHTY WORKS: This Cervantes masterpiece that follows a delusional Knight & his squire is over 1,000 pages & spans 2 volumes
CELEB HYPHENATES: After earning a Golden Globe nom for “(500) Days of Summer”, he wrote, directed & starred in “Mr. Corman” on Apple TV
WORLD ARTS & CULTURE: Originating in Andalusia, this art form named for a group of people combines singing, guitar, dance & rhythmic handclaps
MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL: For a dozen & a half seasons, fashion photographer Nigel Barker served as a notoriously harsh judge on this reality show
CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME: Some versions of the Bible tell that Mary & Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to be registered in a census decreed by this Roman Emperor
THE ECSTASY OF “X-T-C”: As a verb, it means to pull out a tooth; as a noun, it’s a concentrated vanilla liquid used in baking
Correct Responses for August 6, 2026:
AMERICAN HISTORY: Who are the Sons of Liberty?
KEEPING A GOOD LATITUDE: What is Ecuador?
CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES: What is Rubik’s Cube?
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER: What is flyleaf?
SUBWAY TAKES: What is The Matrix?
WHAT IS THAT TEAM NAME CREATURE?: What is a turtle?
WEIGHTY WORKS: What is Don Quixote?
CELEB HYPHENATES: Who is Joseph Gordon-Levitt?
WORLD ARTS & CULTURE: What is flamenco?
MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL: What is America’s Next Top Model?
CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME: Who is Caesar Augustus?
THE ECSTASY OF “X-T-C”: What is extract?
August 5, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
WILD, CARDS!: Jokers & 2s are always wild in this meld-making game whose name means “basket” in Spanish
CLASSICAL MUSIC: This Italian composer’s best-known work is “The Four Seasons”, a set of violin concertos
WE’RE BEEFING: This thinly sliced appetizer of raw beef was named for a Venetian painter known for his use of striking red colors
IN THE MOVIE’S TITLE: The title of this 2022 horror hit about a killer A.I. doll replaces the letter “E” with a 3
IT’S GOOD TO “B” IN THE CITY: Divided for decades, this present-day European capital was officially reunited in 1990
WORD ORIGIN LANGUAGES: From the Hindi meaning “to massage”, it’s the bubbly stuff people lather into their hair
Double Jeopardy! Round:
2020s VISION: In 2023 Elon Musk rebranded this social media platform with a single letter, retiring its famous logo
SOME SCIENCE: This “powerhouse of the cell” generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions
FAMILY TV: This HBO hit centered on the ruthless Roy family as they battled for control of Waystar Royco
BILLS OF RIGHTS: Funding college for millions of veterans the 1944 Servicemen’s Readjustment Act is better known as this “Bill” of rights
3-NAMED AUTHORS: Her 1852 novel subtitled “Life Among the lowly” helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War
I’M “CC”ING YOU: This Italian treat is named for its likeness to the color of the habits of a certain group of friars
Correct Responses for August 5, 2026:
WILD, CARDS!: What is canasta?
CLASSICAL MUSIC: Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
WE’RE BEEFING: What is carpaccio?
IN THE MOVIE’S TITLE: What is M3gan?
IT’S GOOD TO “B” IN THE CITY: What is Berlin?
WORD ORIGIN LANGUAGES: What is shampoo?
2020s VISION: What is Twitter?
SOME SCIENCE: What is the mitochondrion?
FAMILY TV: What is Succession?
BILLS OF RIGHTS: What is the G.I. Bill?
3-NAMED AUTHORS: Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
I’M “CC”ING YOU: What is cappuccino?
August 4, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
INCISOR TRADING: Because they drink blood instead of chewing food, these bats have 20 teeth; their blade-like incisors lack enamel to keep them sharp
GLOBAL SPORTS: The Ashes is a prize given to the winner of a series between England & Australia in this bat-&-ball game, England’s summer sport
ON THE CALENDAR: August 4 is National this cookie day, celebrating Ruth Wakefield’s creation at the Toll House Inn
OUR LOVE’S IN JEOPARDY: Things don’t work out between Jay Gatsby & this married woman, who lets him take the blame after she runs over Myrtle Wilson
BABY: From the French for “little fountain”, it’s the name for the soft spot on a newborn’s head where the cranial bones haven’t yet fused
“OO”, OO OO OO: In 1891 Samuel O’Reilly patented the first electric rotary machine for making these body modifications
Double Jeopardy! Round:
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?: Toussaint Louverture led this Caribbean revolution from 1791 to 1804, the first successful uprising of enslaved people
FERRY THEE WELL: The largest ferry system in the U.S. is operated by this state, transporting millions of passengers across Puget Sound
NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN: This physicist & Stanford grad made history on June 18, 1983, when she successfully flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
A VERY CULTURED “T”: This Russian composer’s cultured masterpieces include the ballets “Swan Lake” & “The Sleeping Beauty”
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: This word for the enjoyment of another’s misfortune combines German words meaning “damage” & “joy”
WILD AT THE OSCARS: John Travolta mangled this “Let It Go” singer’s name, introducing her as “the wickedly talented, one and only Adele Dazeem”
Correct Responses:
INCISOR TRADING: What is a vampire bat?
GLOBAL SPORTS: What is cricket?
ON THE CALENDAR: What is chocolate chip?
OUR LOVE’S IN JEOPARDY: Who is Daisy Buchanan?
BABY: What is a fontanelle?
“OO”, OO OO OO: What are tattoos?
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?: What is the Haitian Revolution?
FERRY THEE WELL: What is Washington?
NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN: Who is Sally Ride?
A VERY CULTURED “T”: Who is Pyotr Tchaikovsky?
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: What is schadenfreude?
WILD AT THE OSCARS: Who is Idina Menzel?
August 3, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
Double Jeopardy! Round:
FRENCH HISTORY: After leading French troops to break the British siege there in 1429, Joan of Arc became known as “The Maid of” this city
I WILL SURVIVE! (OPERA EDITION): Princess Amneris survives while the title Ethiopian princess is entombed alive in this Verdi opera set in Egypt
20th CENTURY LIT: This title Mrs., the mom of the sickly Timothy, needs to move immediately or face certain peril; she enlists the Rats of NIMH to help
LIKE A ROCKET: Focusing on preteen extreme sports enthusiasts, the turn-of-the-century Toon “Rocket Power” debuted on this channel
MOVIE LIFE HACKS: Paulie’s prison cooking hack in this Scorsese film is using a razor blade to slice garlic so thin it liquefies in the pan
CROSSWORD CLUES “K”: Parliament of Israel (7 letters)
Correct Responses for August 3, 2026:
AROUND THE WORLD: What is Victoria?
SPYCRAFT: What is cloak-and-dagger?
LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT: What is bar trivia?
BOSS LEVEL: What is Starbucks?
TIME FOR TV: Who is Mel Brooks?
SOUNDS LIKE HOCKEY?: What is save?
FRENCH HISTORY: What is Orleans?
I WILL SURVIVE! (OPERA EDITION): What is Aida?
20th CENTURY LIT: Who is Mrs. Frisby?
LIKE A ROCKET: What is Nickelodeon?
MOVIE LIFE HACKS: What is Goodfellas?
CROSSWORD CLUES “K”: What is Knesset?
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