Final Jeopardy: The Literary Year (4-24-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/24/2026) in the category “The Literary Year” was:
In 1954, on the 50th anniversary of this day, a group went to a Martello tower before going on a bender
30x champ Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, NJ, is up to $849,603 after yesterday’s big game. In Game 31, he’s up against: Zach Pollock, a retired logistics executive from Media, PA; and Nicco Martinez, an accountant orig. from Columbus, OH.
Round 1 Categories: World Capitals – My First Name’s a Verb – Sci-Fi TV – I Wasn’t Familiar with Your Game – Double Talk – Mark Twain Tracks
Jamie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “My First Name’s a Verb” under the $600 clue on the 5th pick. He was in the lead with $1,800, $1,200 more than Zach in second place. Jamie bet $1,800 and he was RIGHT.
To stab: A 007 actor show
Jamie finished in the lead with $9,000. Zach was in second place with $2,600 and Nicco was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: They Come to America – “Small” Talk – An Invitation to Science – French Movies – Classical Music – 5-Letter History
Jamie found the first Daily Double in “An Invitation to Science” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $10,600 now, $7,000 more than Nicco in second place. Jamie bet $3,400 and he was RIGHT.
Thanks to his 1729 book full of sexy pictures of spores, lichens & fungi, Pier Antonio Micheli has been called the Father of this show
Nicco got the last Daily Double in “They Come to America” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick of the round. In second place with $3,200, he had $17,200 less than Jamie’s lead. Nicco made it a true Daily Double and guessed Mexico. That was WRONG.
In October 2025 the U.S. slashed refugee admissions by over 90% to 7,500 allowed in, most from this country show
Jamie finished in the lead with a runaway $33,200. Zach was in second place with $6,600. Nicco was last with $400. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS BLOOMSDAY (BLOOM’S DAY or June 16th)?
Every year since 1924, fans of James Joyce (aka Joyceans) get together on June 16th to celebrate Bloomsday. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of “Ulysses”, Joyce’s 1922 modernist novel. The novel begins at the Sandy Cove Martell Tower that is now the James Joyce Tower and Museum.
Why June 16th? “Ulysses” takes place over the course of one day: June 16th, 1904. Joyce chose that date to commemorate his first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle. Learn more
Nicco had no response. He also had no bet, standing pat on his $400.
Zach got it right with Bloom’s Day. He bet $1,000 and finished with $7,600.
James came up with “the day of the locust”, just like that in lower case. He lost $198, but won the game with the remaining $33,002. Jamie’s 31-day total is $882,605.
2 triple stumpers from SCI-FI TV:
($800) Perhaps Sydney Chandler can teach her dad, Kyle, how to get fluence in xenomorph after starring in this 2025 series
($1000) The crew on the Rocinante covered some ground, flying from Syfy to Prime Video when this show got saved from cancellation in 2018
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “U.S. GEOGRAPHY”
At 14,410′, it’s one of North America’s highest volcanoes; a Puyallup name for it can be translated to “bring the water” show
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Jamie has swept the week for the 6th week in a row. He is now 1 win away from tying James’s 32 game win streak back in 2019.