Final Jeopardy: Geographic Missing Links (4-6-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/6/2026) in the category “Geographic Missing Links” was:
At least since 1890 plans have existed to link these 2 islands across the North Channel; a 2021 estimate ranged around $450 billion
16x champ Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, NJ, has now won $462,401. In Game 17, he is up against: Mikey Hlebasko, a sales operations director from Marietta, GA; and Maggie Faucher, a research assistant from Pittsburgh, PA.
Round 1 Categories: Authors’ Lesser-Known Works – New to the OED – “B”aseball – You Can Sail – The 7 Seas – In the Navy
Maggie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The 7 Seas” under the $600 clue just before the break. She was in last place with $600 now, $3,400 less than Jamie’s lead. Maggie bet $1,000 and said the Bengal Sea. That was WRONG.
Somalia, Pakistan & India all surround this sea, the northwest part of the Indian Ocean show
Jamie finished in the lead with $10,400. Mikey was in second place with $2,200. Maggie was last with $600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Historical Hodgepodge – 4-Letter Words – Organizations – Mythical Menagerie – Astronomy & Space Science – Disneyland 70th Celebration
Jamie found the first Daily Double in “Astronomy & Space Science” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $11,200 now, $9,000 more than Mikey in second place. Jamie bet $4,800 and he was RIGHT.
Scientists once thought the Milky Way was the whole universe– then Edwin Hubble proved this nearby galaxy was far beyond ours show
Jamie got the last Daily Double in “Historical Hodgepodge” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. In the lead with $18,000, he had $15,800 more than Mikey in second place. Jamie bet $9,000 and he was RIGHT.
The Peace of Utrecht marked the end of this 18th century war fought after Charles II died without a direct heir show
Jamie finished in the lead with a runaway $44,200. Maggie was in second place with $7,400. Mikey was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND?
The North Channel is a strait that lies between the northeastern part of Northern Ireland and the southwestern part of Scotland. It connects the Irish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. Names have been given to the various proposals to build a bridge or tunnel between the 2 islands over the years, such as the Irish Sea Bridge, referring to the 21 miles between Portpatrick in Scotland and Larne in Northern Ireland. Geography 360’s video “Real Reason There Is No Bridge Between Great Britain and Ireland” looks at all the pros and cons of the project and, aside from the eye-popping cost, concludes that environmental experts will continue to oppose the project: “It’s not just about the dangers we can see. It’s about the long-term damage we might cause without even realizing it.”
Did you know? There’s another geographic area called the North Channel right here in North America. It’s part of Lake Huron.
Mikey went with Iceland & Greenland. He lost $2,316 and finished with $684.
Maggie thought it was Australia & Tasmania. She lost $1,400 and finished with $6,000.
Jamie came up with Big & Little Diomede in the Bering Strait. He lost $12,589 but won the game with $31,611. That gives Jamie a 17-day total of $494,012.
One triple stumper in the whole game:
IN THE NAVY ($800) Before his fittingly titled “Blue Train” album, this jazz legend played alto sax in the Melody Masters, a swing band in the Navy
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “MYTHOLOGY”
A peasant who became the king of Phrygia created this intricate problem that was solved in 333 B.C. show
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