Final Jeopardy: Typography (7-28-26)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: Quarterfinal #2 of the 2026 Champions Wild Card match that originally aired on 1/6/2026

The Final Jeopardy question (1/6/2026) in the category “Typography” was:

Inspired by Port Authority Bus Terminal signage, it was adopted as a font by NYU & the Tribeca Film Festival

Today we’ll be watching Quarterfinal #2 of the 2026 Champions Wildcard tournament featuring these 3 champs: Michelle Tsai, a tutor orig. from Honolulu, HI; Dave Bond, an art student from Rochester, New York; and Geoff Barnes, an analyst from Washington, D.C.

Round 1 Categories: Words That Should Rhyme – Shakespeare Gets Wild – The Country That Borders… – At the Airport – That’s Key – Comedy Gets Personal

Michelle found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Shakespeare” under the $800 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $2,000 now, $200 more than Dave in second place. Michelle bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

This king’s horse “turned wild in nature, broke their stalls… ‘tis said they eat each other” after his murder by Macbeth show

WHO IS DUNCAN?

Michelle finished in the lead with $7,200. Dave was second with $6,200 and Geoff was last with $1,600. All clues were shown.

Continue to the original recap with the rest of the game, more information about Final Jeopardy! and 2 additional triple stumpers.

These are the stumpers and the Sneak Peek clues that are on page 2 of the original recap:

SHAKESPEARE GETS WILD ($1000) In a poem, he is “hot, faint, and weary with” Venus’ “hard embracing like a wild bird being tamed with too much handling”

THAT’S KEY ($200) This type of 3-letter key uses radio frequency identification technology to unlock a room or a car

SECOND LETTER “Q” ($1600) Altair is the brightest star in this constellation that flies like an eagle in the summer sky

LINGUISTICS ($400) From Greek for “relating to speech”, it’s the branch of linguistics dealing with vocal sounds & their production

SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME
($200) A flower of romance & to fail to achieve victory
($400) The business end of a firearm & an angry disagreement between 2 parties
($600) The prevailing weather in a region & a lemur, for example
($800) A sudden torrent & a group of birds hatched around the same time
($1000) A room such as milady’s & to heave oneself up awkwardly

ANSWERS: show