Final Jeopardy Clues: 7-13-26 to 7-17-26

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of July 13, 2026 through July 17, 2026.

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

Mon, July 13 – Correct answers: 3
BESTSELLERS: 2 of the bestselling books ever based on true crime are 1974’s “Helter Skelter” & this one from about 10 years before show

Tue, July 14 – Correct answers: 1
HISTORIC BOOKS: Ann Eliza Webb, an ex-spouse of this man, penned an exposé about the experience titled “Wife No. 19” show

Wed, July 15 – Correct answers: 2
20th CENTURY HISTORY: The U.N. Conference of April 25, 1945 opened with a speech that said this man “gave his life while trying to perpetuate these high ideals” show

Thu, July 16 – Correct answers: 2
COUNTRY DISTINCTIONS: At 38%, this nation is ranked by the World Atlas as having the highest percentage of vegetarians in the world show

Fri, July 17 – Correct answers: 3
MOVIE MUSIC: The main theme heard in this movie uses a motif that’s an alternating pattern of an E & an F, gradually becoming insistent show

There were two clues that everyone got right this week, and no triple stumpers. Some people felt that this was because the final clues were a lot easier than they have been and I have to agree. I’m not complaining though. I’d rather see a week like this than a bunch of triple stumpers! Ordinarily, going by the numbers, we’d call the Wife No. 19 book the hardest, but it seemed to be a choice between 2 men. Oddly enough, one player got the right guy but no one picked his predecessor.

This week’s winners:
Mon 7/13/26 Caleb Groen $19,500
Tue 7/14/26 Caleb Groen $20,000
Wed 7/15/26 Caleb Groen $60,067
Thu 7/16/26 Caleb Groen $21,600
Fri 7/17/26 Caleb Groen $24,801

Caleb Groen ran away with the first 4 games this week. He didn’t have a runaway on Friday due to getting 2 Daily Doubles wrong, but he won anyway. Starting out with a 7-day total of $201,000, Caleb finished the week with a 12-day total of $346,968. As we had suggested might happen, he also beat his own $60,000 record for highest 1-day winnings in Season 42 by $67 on Wednesday. Caleb’s a beast!

Jeopardy! paid out $145,968 to Caleb Groen this week, bringing his winnings up to $346,968 for 12 days. That is now the highest 12-day score of the season. As usual, $25K in consolation prizes was paid out.

Here is THE ODYSSEY category from Thursday’s game.