Final Jeopardy Clues: 2-23-26 to 2-27-26

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of February 23, 2026 through February 27, 2026.

Click on the dates to see the recap for each game.

Mon, Feb 23 – Correct answers: 0
18th CENTURY AMERICA: South Carolina’s second-biggest cash crop in the mid-to-late 1700s was this inedible one named for a land far to the east show

Tue, Feb 24 – Correct answers: 3
SHORT STORIES: Encountering one that snarls at him in an 1819 work, this title character exclaims, “My very dog… has forgotten me!” show

Wed, Feb 25 – Correct answers: 0
WORLD LANDMARKS: Henry James said its “immemorial gray pillars may serve to remind you of the enormous background of time” show

Thu, Feb 26 – Correct answers: 1
LITERARY ORIGINS: As a child, Christopher Robin Milne loved feeding a London Zoo animal whose former owner hailed from this city show

Fri, Feb 27 – Correct answers: 1
COMPANIES: Historian Louis Hyman wrote this company’s sales method undid the power of the “consumerism of Jim Crow” show

There were 2 triple stumpers this week and 1 correct response for 2 of the clues. The Henry James clue was the toughest out of the 2 stumpers. Apparently, they expected the players to connect Henry James to England but, well, that was an unreasonable assumption. At least the other clue gave a location. Friday’s “sales method” clue was harder than the Christopher Robin clue.

Everyone got Tuesday’s about a well-known sleepyhead so, obviously, that was the easiest.

This week’s winners:
Mon 2/23/26 $10,200 Trey Hart
Tue 2/24/26 $32,418 James Hirsch
Wed 2/25/26 $15,000 James Hirsch
Thu 2/26/26 $20,000 James Hirsch
Fri 2/27/26 $16,399 Diana Miller

We returned to regular games on Monday with Trey Hart, who already had one win under his belt. Trey won his second game bringing his total winnings up to $34,300. James Hirsch won the next 3 games for a total of $67,418. Diana Miller sent him home on Friday and she will be back on Monday to kick off the month of March 2026.

Jeopardy! paid out $94,017 to the champs this week, with an additional $25,000 in the consolation prizes: $3,000 for second place and $2,000 for third place every day.

Here is the FAKE DOCTORS, REAL ACTORS category from Tuesday’s game.