Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Novels (6-2-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/2/2026) in the category “20th Century Novels” was:
An introductory note to this novel offered gratitude to “the great profession of architecture and its heroes”
New champ Peter McFerrin, an energy industry professional from Corona, CA, won $18,999 yesterday, defeating an 8x champ in a game where FJ! stumped everyone! In Game 2, his challengers are: Savannah Madeira, an arts administrator from Kempton, PA; and Alex Reyes, an authorization tech from Panorama City, CA
Round 1 Categories: Chapter 1 – Great Road Trip Conversation Starters – Hold Everything! – Movie Rules – European History – From Hand Grenades to Horseshoes
Peter found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Hold Everything!” under the $600 with 4 clues left after it. He was in second place with $4,600, $200 less than Alex’s lead. Feeling conservative, Peter bet $1,000 and he got the clue RIGHT, but wished he’d bet more.
Through a lease, Great Britain held on to this special administrative region east of the Pearl River Estuary from 1898 to 1997 show
Peter finished in the lead with $6,200. Alex was in second place with $4,200 and Savannah was last with $3,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: We’re Giving You Fitz – Shakespeare Goes Pop! – All Science – Geographic Before & After – French Phrases – Let’s Talk Business
Peter got the first Daily Double in “All Science” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He held the lead with $9,000 now, $4,000 more than Savannah in second place. Peter bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
Ekman spirals form in the ocean because of the deflection of currents due to this effect named for a Frenchman show
Peter got the last Daily Double in “Geographic Before & After” under the $800 on the 15th pick of the round. In the lead with $17,600, he had $11,800 more than Alex in second place. Peter bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
Span that links Marin County to San Francisco while also leading to the Doge’s palace show
Peter finished in the lead with a runaway $32,400. Savannah was in second place with $7,800 and Alex was last with $5,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “THE FOUNTAINHEAD”?
Ayn Rand’s 1943 classic “The Fountainhead” tells the story of Howard Roark, a brilliant architect who refuses to compromise his ideals or “sell out”, as it were, for money, to fit in or for any other reason. To do so would be tantamount to giving away parts of his soul. Learn more.
Rand wrote a long introduction to the novel, followed by the table of contents and this dedication: “I offer my profound gratitude to the great profession of architecture and its heroes who have given us some of the highest expressions of man’s genius, yet have remained unknown, undiscovered by the majority of men. And to the architects who gave me their generous assistance in the technical matters of this book.”
Alex got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $10,800.
Savannah thought it was “The Brutalist”. She lost $3,001 and finished with $4,799.
Peter got it right, too. He bet a big $16,799 and won the game with $49,199 for a 2-day total of $68,198. Way to go, Peter!
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
WE’RE GIVING YOU FITZ ($1600) Ordinary seaman Joseph Fitz received the Medal of Honor for “extraordinary heroism” during the 1906 “Insurrection” in these islands
LET’S TALK BUSINESS ($800) This word for a type of unsecured debt isn’t actually a portmanteau of “debt” & “adventure”, but it could be
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “FICTIONAL CHARACTERS”
This character in a series of popular books begun in 1934 promises, “I’ll stay till the wind changes” show
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I have no idea how I knew that Fitz stumper about the insurrection, but it just popped right out as opposed to thinking a few seconds, then guessing. Weird!!