Final Jeopardy: Mountains (4-20-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/20/2026) in the category “Mountains” was:
“Heidi” was set in Maienfeld, which is northeast from this 13,642-foot peak with a name that describes what Heidi is
26x champ Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, NJ, has now won $732,000. In Game 27, he’s up against: Caleb Phillips, an account manager from Austin, TX; and Caroline Coughlin, an economic researcher from Somerville, MA.
Is Jamie on his way to beating Cris Pannullo’s $748,286 winnings today, or is he on his way home?
Round 1 Categories: A Word From the Founding Fathers – Australian Geography – Et “Tu”? – Hearing Voices – Home Ownership Is Stressful – In Roget’s Thesaurus
Jamie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “In Roget’s Thesaurus” under the $1,000 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,600, $3,200 more than Caleb in second place. Jamie bet $2,400 and he was RIGHT.
“Monology, self-address”: This onstage act of speaking to oneself show
Jamie finished in the lead with $14,000. Caleb was in second place with $3,200. Caroline was last with negative $1,600. All clues were shown. Before the next round began, a reversal (see below) changed everyone’s score: Jamie had $14,200, Caleb $3,600 and Caroline negative $1,400.
Round 2 Categories: Back in the New York Groove – Old Names for Things – The Family in the Plot – From the French – Hope – The Thing with Feathers
Jamie found the first Daily Double in “Old Names for Things” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $15,800 now, $12,200 more than Caleb in second place. Jamie bet $5,200 and he was RIGHT.
This NFL team first took to the field in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys show
Jamie got the last Daily Double in “The Family in the Plot” under the $2,000 clue with 5 clues left after it. In the lead with $35,000, he had $26,600 more than Caleb in second place. Jamie bet $13,000 and said Shake Well. That was WRONG.
The title of this Anne Tyler novel about Maggie & the Morans she marries into refers to instruction during pregnancy show
Jamie finished in the lead with a runaway $24,000. Caleb was in second place with $10,000. Caroline was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS JUNGFRAU?
Mount Jungfrau is a Swiss mountain peak in the Bernese Alps. At 13,642 feet, it is the third highest mountain in the Alps, after Mont Blanc (15,771+ feet) and Monte Rosa (15,203 feet). There are actually 9 main peaks in the Bernese Alps but “The Big Three” are Eiger, Mönch and Mount Jungfrau. The legends surrounding their names were attributed to ogres, monks and nuns. Apparently, this was so because of the convents in the area.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a bunch of “unfair clue” articles on this Final Jeopardy! “Frau” means woman in German. When it’s prefaced by “Jung”, it means young woman or maiden, and is meant to imply virginity. However, when Johanna Spyri published “Heidi” in 1881, “Frau” referred to married women, whether young or old. In the novel, Heidi grows up from age 5 to 12. She is referred to as a child (kind, in the original German) and “little miss” (Mamsellchen). 12-year-old Klara is sometimes called Fraulein; her grandmother is Frau Sesemann; and the rotten governess is Fraulein Rottenmeier. The closest term to “Jungfrau” in the novel is “Jungfer” (Miss), used when referring to Heidi’s Aunt Dete and a maidservant, Tinette.
Caroline wrote down “Swiss”. She bet and lost her whole $1,800.
Caleb went with Mont Blanc. He stood pat on his $10,000.
Jamie was in the right area but he thought it was the Eiger. He lost $3,000 but won the game with the remaining $21,000. Jamie’s 27-day total is $753,000. That’s $4,714 more than Cris Pannullo won so Jamie is now No. 5 in highest winnings in regular play.
Reversal: IN ROGET’S THESAURUS ($200) “Covetousness”: this deadly sin – Caleb rang in with “greed,” Caroline said “jealousy” and Jamie tried “avarice.” Ken nixed them all. The judges accepted Caleb’s answer so he got $400. Caroline & Jamie got back $200 each because their responses no longer counted.
A triple stumper from each round:
A WORD FROM THE FOUNDING FATHERS ($1000) This man for whom a Fairfax, Virginia university is named said the slave trade was “disgraceful to mankind”
THE FAMILY IN THE PLOT ($1600) The Clarkes’ marriage is breaking up in this, Roddy Doyle’s Booker Prize-winning novel about their 10-year-old son
2 years ago: NEITHER player left in FJ! got this one in “20th CENTURY AUTHORS”
Best known for a novel, she wrote at least 6 full-length plays & collaborated with Moms Mabley on a 1931 Broadway revue show
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