Final Jeopardy: Capital Cities (1-23-26)

The Final Jeopardy question (1/23/2026) in the category “Capital Cities” was:

One of the 2 Canadian provincial capitals that share their names with a nation’s capital city

Quarterfinal 5 of the 2026 Tournament of Champions features: 4x champ, Steven Olson, a band director from Princeton, IL; 6x champ, Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, PA; and 3x champ, Matt Massie, an attorney orig. from South Charleston, WV.

Round 1 Categories: A Random 5-Course Meal – Tree-pourri – Asian Geography – Numeric Words & Phrases – I Can Adapt – 21st Century Game Shows

Josh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Tree-Pourri” under the $1,000 clue on the 12th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,200 now, $600 less than Matt’s lead. Josh bet $2,000 and gave it a shot with lotus. That was WRONG.

Its name meaning “enlightenment”, this type of fig tree is sacred to both Hindus & Buddhists show
WHAT IS THE BODHI TREE?

Steven finished in the lead with $3,800. Josh was second with $3,600 and Matt was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Military History – A Basic Category – Colorful Lit – Debut Albums – Going “Pro” – National Anthem Lore

Steven found the first Daily Double in “Colorful Lit” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick. He was in the lead with $7,000 now, $3,400 more than Josh in second place. Steven bet all his beans and he was RIGHT.

“The wide corridor up the center of E block was floored with linoleum the color of tired old limes” in this 1996 bestseller show
WHAT IS “THE GREEN MILE”?

Three clues later, Steven landed on the last Daily Double in “Military History” under the $1,600 clue. In the lead with $16,000 now, he had $10,800 more than Josh in second place. Steven bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

The largest of the Ryukyu Islands, it was the site of a grueling 1945 battle with 12,000 American & 100,000 Japanese troops killed show
WHAT IS OKINAWA?

Steven finished in the lead with a runaway $25,800. Matt was in second place with $5,800 and Josh was last with $5,600. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS ST. JOHN’S -or- VICTORIA?

St. John’s, located on the island of Newfoundland, is the largest city and the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is also the name of the largest city and capital of Antigua & Barbuda and is located on the island of Antigua.

Victoria is the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and is located at the tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria is the largest city of Vancouver Island, but Vancouver is the largest city of British Columbia. Victoria is also the name of the capital of Seychelles. It is located on the island of Mahé and it is the country’s largest city.

Josh wrote out a long thank you message. He stood pat on his $5,600.

Matt got it right with Victoria. He bet it all and doubled his score to $11,600.

Steven also had Victoria. He added $7.117 and won the game with $32,917. So Steven Olson will join Tom Devlin, Cameron Berry, Allegra Kuney and Ashley Chan in the semifinals. There’s one more quarterfinal coming up on Monday before they begin.