Final Jeopardy: Historic Names (3-17-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/17/2026) in the category “Historic Names” was:
This name of a grand duchess of the 20th century comes from a word meaning “resurrection” in Greek
2x champ Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, NJ, has now won $26,566. In Game 3, his challengers are: Carman Nareau, a founder from Oakland, CA; and Aidan O’Connell, a wastewater treatment operator from Henderson, NV.
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Round 1 Categories: Genius in a Battle – It’s the Law – You Can’t Pinch Them! – “X” – Los Angeles – I Love That Album!
Jamie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “It’s the Law” under the $400 clue with 7 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $10,400, $8,000 more than Aidan in second place. Jamie bet $2,400 and he was RIGHT.
From a Rudyard Kipling work, it’s the idea that the strongest or most merciless in a society or group will survive show
Jamie finished in the lead with $14,000. Aidan was in second place with $2,600. Carman was last with negative $600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Everybody Loves Dinosaurs – Sword Play – A Cinematic Sum-up Through the Decades – Other Kens – 5-Letter Verbs – Personifying the Nation
Jamie found the first Daily Double in “Other Kens” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $18,000 now, $15,400 more than Aidan in second place. Jamie bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
In 1998, sales of Tom Clancy’s new novel “Rainbow Six” were outpaced by sales of a near 450-page report written by this Ken show
Aidan got the last Daily Double in “Personifying the Nation” under the $1,600 clue on the 15th pick of the round. In second place with $2,600, he had $35,400 less than Jamie’s lead. Aidan bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.
Clad in a salakot hat & a shirt called a barong tagalog, Juan Dela Cruz personifies this country’s everyman show
Jamie finished in the lead with a runaway $48,800. Aidan was in second place with $4,300. Carman was last with $600. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS ANASTASIA?
Anastasia is the feminine form of the Greek name Anastasios, meaning “resurrection”, (ana = “up” and stasis = “standing”). It was the name of the youngest daughter of Nicholas II, last Tsar of Russia. The Bolsheviks executed the Tsar, his wife, their 5 children and 4 servants in mid-July 18, 1901. A rumor sprang up that the youngest girl, Grand Duchess Anastasia survived the Romanov massacre. Imposters sprang up, the most famous being Anna Anderson whose claim was disproved in 1990; however, It was not until 2007 that it was conclusively proven that Anastasia Romanov did not survive.
The Anastasia rumor inspired countless articles, books, films, and TV shows. Perhaps the most famous (at one time, anyway) was the 1956 film “Anastasia” starring Ingrid Bergman in the title role. She won her second Best Actress Oscar for that performance. (Her first was for the 1944 psychological thriller “Gaslight”.) At the same time, Yul Brynner, her co-star in “Anastasia”, won Best Actor for “The King and I” (1956).
Carman tried Rosario. She lost $599 and finished with $1.00.
Aidan wrote down “who indeed” but bet nothing so his score remained $4,300.
Jamie got it right. He bet $2,434 and won the game with $51,234, making up for some of that money that went down the drain yesterday. Jamie’s 3-day total is $77,800.
2 triple stumpers from the first round:
LOS ANGELES ($000) Much of the area was destroyed in 1965 riots, but this L.A. historic cultural monument that includes 3 tall spires survived
I LOVE THAT ALBUM! ($800) This one goes out to an album I love, their 1987 “Document”, which features the song “The One I Love”
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “THE HUMAN BODY”
This glandular organ that starts to shrink at puberty is known for being where the cells key to adaptive immunity develop show
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Jamie’s 44 correct responses is the record this season and is the second most correct responses in the history of Jeopardy! Ken himself holds the record with 45 correct responses in one game. Jamie’s score of 48,800 is the highest score going into Final was the record this season and set the highest one-game winning score in regular-season play this season with 51,234. Jamie also set a new Coryat score of 42,400 shattering Ken Jenning’s 39,200 on June 10, 2004.