Final Jeopardy: U.S. History (3-31-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/31/2026) in the category “U.S. History” was:
Amelia Earhart was among the guests at a 25th anniversary ceremony held December 17, 1928 in this state
12x champ Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, NJ, has now won $314,440. In Game 13, his challengers are: Seth Politano, a physician & med school professor from Los Angeles, CA; and Kimberly Ayers, a college professor from San Marcos, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Historic Names – The Hard Stuff – We Make That – Crossword Clues “M” – TV Guidance – The Bible of…
Kimberly found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Bible of…” under the $800 clue with 3 clues left after it. She was in second place with $3,600, $5,000 less than Jamie’s lead. Kimberly bet $1,600 and she was RIGHT.
The Bubishi, an ancient self-defense text used by Okinawan Masters, has been published as “The Bible of” this show
Jamie finished in the lead with $8,800. Kimberly was in second place with $5,000. Seth was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Africa – “Book” Titles – Contenders – I Think I’m Pregnant – 5 for Fighting – Mime Enough at Last
Seth found the first Daily Double in “I Think I’m Pregnant” under the $1,200 clue on the 1st pick of the round. He was in last place with $2,000 now, $6,800 less than Jamie’s lead. Seth bet $1,200 and he was RIGHT.
In 2008 Jenna Karvunidis had a cake filled with pink icing when she popularized this; she later said the concept is limiting show
Jamie got the last Daily Double in “Africa” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick of the round. In the lead with $15,600, he had $10,600 more than Kimberly in second place. Jamie bet $5,400 and he was RIGHT.
This African capital city of about 2.5 million lies on sites that were once part of the ancient empire of Carthageshow
Jamie finished in the lead with a runaway $29,400. Kimberly was in second place with $6,600. Seth was last with $4,000. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS NORTH CAROLINA?
December 17, 1928 was the first public anniversary to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on the same date in 1903. The event was held to lay a corner stone atop Kill Devil Hill, where the brothers first made aviation history. Sadly, Wilbur Wright passed away in 1912 from typhoid fever, so only Orville Wright was on hand to witness the honors. The event was front page news in many newspapers, with Amelia Earhart named first among the famous guests.
December 17 is actually a day of national observation in the United States known as Wright Brothers Day and has been so since 9/21/1959, when President Eisenhower declared it to be Wright Brothers Day. Even before that, in 1939, FDR made Orville’s August 19th birthday National Aviation Day.
Seth got it right. He bet $2,601 and finished with $6,601.
Kimberly got it right after crossing out Missouri. She bet $1,401 and finished with $8,001.
Jamie got it right and had time to draw an NC map under his response. He bet $16,160 and won the game with $45,560. His 13-day total is $360,000.
A triple stumper from each round:
HISTORIC NAMES ($1000) Ras Makonnen of Harar led troops during the Battle of Adwa in an 1895 to 1896 war named for these 2 countries
CONTENDERS ($2000) In 2025 Greg Abel, who oversaw Fruit of the Loom & See’s Candies, was made this co.’s successor CEO over insurance boss Ajit Jain
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “HISTORIC GROUPS”
The Kipchak Khanate is another name for this group that was eventually defeated by Tamerlane in 1395 show
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Jamie is now one win away from tying Harrison’s 14 game streak from earlier this season and Jamie is now #15 in the all-time winnings.
I think Jamie will top Harrison’s record. There were a lot of stumpers in the last round of this game, but it seems if it’s too hard for Jamie, nobody knows it. It’s gotten to the point where I feel bad for the challengers.