Final Jeopardy: Coins of the World (2-5-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/5/2026) in the category “Coins of the World” was:
Coins issued by this territory have depicted Old World monkeys, Neanderthal skulls & Europa Point Lighthouse
After a very short ToC, the JIT (Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament) begins today. Up first: Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, NY; Drew Basile, a writer from Birmingham, Michigan; and Karen Farrell, a professional lecturer of intl. affairs from Chesapeake, VA.
The links in their names go to the last game they played.
Round 1 Categories: American Geographic – I Would Prefer Not to – 3-Letter Responses – Super Bowl Memories – One of These Days – Starts With a Roman Numeral
Karen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “One of These Days” under the $800 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was in second place with $1,000 now, $600 less than Matt’s lead. Karen bet $1,000, and drew a blank so she was WRONG.
This Caribbean island nation gained its name from Columbus, who sighted it on Sunday, November 3, 1493 show
Matt finished in the lead with $5,400. Drew was second with $2,800, and Karen was last with negative $200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: World History – I Like Big Books & I Cannot Lie – Warning: May Cause Weeping – Cousins – Little-heard Words – The Emergency Room With Noah Wyle
Matt found the first Daily Double in “World History” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $7,000 now, $4,200 more than Drew in second place. Matt bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
Meaning “The Way of the Warrior”, it was the code of conduct for Japan’s samurai akin to European chivalry show
Matt got the last Daily Double in “Cousins” under the $2,000 clue on the 10th pick of the round. Still in the lead with $14,800, he had $12,200 more than Karen in second place. Matt bet $2,000 and guessed Copeland, with little confidence. That was WRONG.
The American composer of the Opera “Satyagraha” is second cousins to this radio personality show
Matt finished in the lead with a runaway $18,800. Karen was in second place with $8,200. Drew was last with $3,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS GIBRALTAR?
The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is famous for the Europa Point Lighthouse built in 1838, as well as the first adult Neanderthal skull discovered in Forbes’ Quarry in 1848. Perhaps even more famous are the Barbary macaques that reside on the Rock and are known as “Gibraltar monkeys.”
All of the above have been featured on Gibraltar’s coins. The territory has been minting its own coins since 1988. Besides monkeys, skulls and the lighthouse, there are coins featuring Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II and, most recently, King Charles III.
Drew got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $7,200.
Karen got it, too. She bet it all and doubled her score to $16,400.
Matt came up with Kenya. He didn’t bet anything though, having already won the match with $18,800. Matt Amodio is the first JIT semifinalist.
A triple stumper from each round:
ONE OF THESE DAYS ($600) In a nursery rhyme, this day of the week’s child “works hard for a living”
WORLD HISTORY ($800) Prior to gaining independence, Suriname was known by this 2-word name
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “COUNTRY MUSIC” (for lack of a pronoun!)
“It was kind of a prodding to myself to play it straight”, said Johnny Cash of this 1956 hit show
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3,600 is what Drew had at the end of Double Jeopardy! Drew and Karen doubled up. At the end of the show, we saw that Drew and Karen will each go home with 5,000.