Final Jeopardy: Northern Europe (7-2-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/2/2026) in the category “Northern Europe” was:
This country is said to have more islands than any other in the world; there are 30,000 just in the archipelago named for its capital
2x champ Richard Nguyen, a research attorney from Placentia, CA, has now won $36,801. In Game 3, he takes on: Caleb Groen, a law & policy student orig. from Thousand Oaks, CA; and Andy Briseño, a novelist & assoc. professor from Natchitoches, LA.
Round 1 Categories: The Blues – Hobbies & Pastimes – U.S. Bodies of Water – Around the Hospital – Frills & Flowers & Buttons & Bows – Also A Bad Way to Describe RMS Titanic
Caleb found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “U.S. Bodies of Water” under the $1,000 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. With $1,600, he was the only one on the board. Caleb made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT
This estuary stretches for about 110 miles between New York & Connecticut show
Caleb finished in the lead with $7,600. Andy was second with $5,000 and Richard was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The Blues – Front & Senator – Give Me Some “Skin” – Tech Grab Bag – Literary Biography – Movie Characters by Iconic Outfit
Caleb found the first Daily Double in “Literary Biography” under the $1,200 clue on the 7th pick. In the lead with $12,000, he had $3,400 more than Andy in second place. Caleb bet $7,000 and he was RIGHT.
In the first bio of John Keats, the poets says “We will go at once” to this city; “I know my end approaches” show
Richard got the last Daily Double in “Give Me Some “Skin”” under the $2,000 clue on the 10th pick. He was in last place with $5,000 now, $14,000 less than Caleb’s lead. Richard bet it all and he was RIGHT.
This title of a Pulitzer Prize play about a family evading disasters ends the dentally wrong cliche “We escaped by…” show
Caleb finished in the lead with $23,800. Richard was next with $17,200 and Caleb was in third place with $12,200. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS SWEDEN?
Sweden’s capital city, Stockholm, spreads across 14 islands itself, and is one of many cities nicknamed Venice of the North. The Stockholm Archipelago, consisting of some 30,000 islands, lies off the east coast of the city, stretching almost 50 miles in the Baltic Sea.
Apparently, the Stockholm Archipelago is not the only archipelago associated with a capital city. Helsinki, Finland, also in northern Europe, has around 330 islands off its coast. Azerbaijan straddles the border of Europe and Asia. Its capital city, Baku, is located on the Asian side. The Baku Archipelago has 40+ islands in the Caspian Sea.
Andy went with Copenhagen. He lost $5,001 and finished with $7,199.
Caleb thought it was Denmark. That cost him $10,601 and left him with $13,199.
Richard went with Norway. He lost $7,201 and finished with $9,999. That made Caleb Groen the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from FRONT & SENATOR:
($800) On May 15, 1967 Governor Ronald Reagan had a debate about Vietnam with this first-term senator from New York
($2000) Truly a man who didn’t know how to quit, he resigned twice as a senator from Maine in the 1800s; his third stint lasted 12 years
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “TECH TALK”
In 1992 Jean Polly told new web users to do this & later explained they “need some skill… never know if there are going to be sharks” show
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I said last week that there had to be a high-caliber player in the contestant pool to take down Adam. That turned out to be Richard. But tonight we had twice as many superb challengers. They shot out of the blocks and left Richard silent through the early part of the game, till he made a heroic comeback. I knew the first and third DDs and for a moment feared Richard would miss the last one.
For Final I said Sweden but changed to Norway at the end, figuring it had more islands. Knew the first-term NY Senator. The finish was somewhat anti-climactic, but what a game though.
They were at funny scores for Rich to cover everything. He bet enough to cover the all in from third place but it meant Caleb was safe on the triple stumped. Also Andy had to wager something from 3rd place