Final Jeopardy: Play Characters (5-15-26)

Here are some more clues from the 5/15/2026 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.

THE OLD WEST ($400) The stuff sold to Indians as this type of liquor was made of watered grain alcohol, tobacco juice, molasses & red pepper

($1000) Trying to rob this RR, the U.P., George Parrott was hanged & his skin made into shoes worn by Wyoming’s governor at his inaugural

EXPRESSIONS FROM THE SPORTING WORLD ($1000) Salvage a tough situation, & you may hear the Marv Albert catchphrase this “& a beauty

CIVIL WAR-ERA NUMBERS ($1200) With a population of about 170,000, [ this city on the Mississippi was the most populous Southern city at the start of the war

WINGS ($2000) It’s Henry James’ novel about sweet, wealthy, dying American girl Milly Theale

TV TITLE TOWNS ($1200) In 2021 “CSI” went back to its roots, adding this abbreviated city name as the subtitle of a new series

($2000) The 2019 reboot of this sci-fi series added “New Mexico” to the title

PEOPLES ($1600) Color, shape & design all carry meaning in the intricate beadwork of this people

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: SONG SUNG “BLUE”
($200) Whether they’re worn by Carl Perkins or Elvis, don’t you even think about stepping on these title items
($400) Zac Bryan’s song about a goodbye has this apparel-related title, also the first 3 words of “Tiny Dancer”
($600) In this song New Order asked the question “How does it feel to treat me like you do?”
($800) Lana Del Rey’s cover of this fabric- focused classic was used in a promotional video by H&M
($1000) Bono said Ronald Regan was the red-faced man “peelin’ off those dollar bills” & “slappin’ em down” in this U2 song

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