Final Jeopardy: Historic Declarations (4-29-26)

The Final Jeopardy question (4/29/2026) in the category “Historic Declarations” was:

The 1848 Seneca Falls Declaration added these 2 words to the Declaration of Independence line beginning, “We hold these truths…”

2x champ Greg Shahade, a chess player from Philadelphia, PA, has won $54,601. In Game 3, he takes on these 2 players: Ian Samson, a firefighter from Matthews, NC; and Beth Orlansky, a retired public interest attorney from Jackson, MS.

Round 1 Categories: History’s Mysteries – Talking About Flight Club – The Elements – Give Yourselves a “Hand”! – Playing Some Recent Hits – It’s Not Emily Dickinson!

Greg found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Talking About Flight Club” under the $800 clue on the 6th pick. He was the only one on the board with $4,400. Greg bet $4,400 and he was RIGHT.

Until 2005 this airline had a customer loyalty program called the Flying Dutchman show

WHAT IS KLM?

Greg finished in the lead with $11,800. Ian was in second place with $2,400. Beth was last with $1,000. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: On the “M”ap – The English Romantic Poets – Speeches – World of Food – A Night at the Space Opera – Before & After

Greg got the first Daily Double in “Poets” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. In the lead with $11,400, he had $9,000 more than Ian in second place. Greg bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.

Keats tells this subject of an ode, “Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird!” show

WHAT IS A NIGHTINGALE?

On the very next pick, Greg got the last Daily Double in “On the ‘M’ap” under the $1,600 clue. He was in the lead with $16,400 now, $14,000 more than Ian in second place. Greg bet $6,000 and said Moose Jaw. That was WRONG.

The name of this Alberta city refers to an actual accessory called a saamis show

WHAT IS MEDICINE HAT?

Greg finished in the lead with $16,000. Ian was in second place with $10,000 and Beth was last with $4,200. All clues were shown.

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TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “AND WOMEN”?

In July of 1848, Seneca Falls, NY was the site of the USA’s first women’s rights convention, primarily organized by prominent social activists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. A Declaration of Sentiments was drawn up, patterned in part after the Declaration of Independence with one specific change that was of paramount importance to their cause: “all men are created equal…” was amended to state: “all men and women are created equal…” The document demanded reform, granting women all the rights they were being deprived of, including the right to vote.

Cady Stanton later addressed the backlash convention attendees had to deal with, noting that most of the ladies who signed the declaration later withdrew their names and support. American women finally gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920. By that time, Cady Stanton and Mott were deceased, as was Susan B. Anthony whom they first met in Seneca Falls in 1851.

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Beth got it right. She bet $33 and finished with $4,233.

Ian thought it was “self-evident”. He bet and lost his whole $10,000.

Greg got it right, too. He bet $4,001 and won the game with $20,001. Greg’s 3-day total is $74,602.

A triple stumper from each round:

IT’S NOT EMILY DICKINSON! ($600) “Lead with Kindness” & “Spend Time in Nature” are truths from the 2024 last of these advice columns by Ms. Dickinson

A NIGHT AT THE SPACE OPERA ($1600) “Firefly” was canceled after just 11 episodes, but fans received a consolation prize in the form of this 2005 film sequel

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “EXECUTIVE ORDERS”

On Nov. 15, 1961 JFK suspended the 8-hour workday at this agency, saying its work needed to proceed “with all possible speed” show

WHAT IS NASA?

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