Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Names (5-19-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/19/2026) in the category “20th Century Names” was:
Shunned by his religion when he went to study law in England, he met Christians who helped him awaken a “religious quest”
9x champ Tristan Williams, a data scientist orig. from Lincoln, NE, has won $188,501. If he wins Game 10, he’ll be a superchamp. Today’s challengers are: Rose Sloan, a computer science professor from Boston, MA; and Sunil Hebbar, a physician from Redondo Beach, CA.
Round 1 Categories: What’s Your Angle? – TV Shows by Couple – It’s a “Boy” – Catch You Later, Homes – A Game of Numbers – Kevin & Karen Patra of Ancient Egypt
Rose found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “What’s Your Angle” under the $1,000 just before the break. She was tied for the lead with Tristan at $4,800 after a scoring adjustment awarded her $1,200 (see below). Sunil was last with $0. Rose bet $3,500 and she was RIGHT.
The first word in the name of this simple machine implies an angle; the steeper the slope, the more force required show
Rose finished in the lead with $9,900. Tristan was in second place with $6,400. Sunil was last with negative $1,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: American Literature – On Your Merry Way – Science – There’s a Word for That – Country Facts – 1 Historical Figure, 2 Plays
Sunil got the first Daily Double in “Country Facts” under the $1,600 clue on the 9th pick. He was in last place with negative $200 now. Rose was in the lead with $13,900. Sunil bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
The Mau Escarpment is a rampart along the western rim of the Great Rift Valley in this country show
Sunil got the last Daily Double in “On Your Merry Way’” under the $1,200 clue on the 15th pick of the round. In last place with $2,600, he had $12,500 less than Rose’s lead. Sunil bet it all but had no response so he was WRONG.
There’s lively debate over whether the title of this 18th century Christmas carol takes a comma & where show
Tristan finished in the lead with $21,200. Rose was in second place with $16,700. Sunil was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS GANDHI?
While growing up in India, Mohandas Gandhi took a dim view of Christian missionaries. He didn’t believe they practiced what they preached. At age 18, Gandhi traveled to England to study law, causing him to be shunned and excommunicated from his Hindu caste. In England, he read the Bible and found that Christ’s message in the Sermon on the Mount resonated with his own beliefs.
Gandhi sought to reconcile the teachings of Christ with the teachings of his own religion, while choosing at the same time to remain a devout Hindu. Gandhi supposedly said, “If it weren’t for Christians, I’d be a Christian,” after he was denied entry to a Christian church in Calcutta. Ironically, he was still being shunned by some members of his own caste.
Sunil came up with Lewis. That cost him $799 and left him with $1.00.
Rose tried Hubbard. She lost $4,501 and finished with $12,199.
Tristan got it right. He bet $12,201 and won the game with $33,401. Tristan is now a superchamp with a 10-day total of $221,902.
Reversal: A GAME OF NUMBERS ($600) I’m understandably fond of this game that adds number “cages” & math operations to Sudoku – Ken nixed Rose’s response of Killer Sudoku. Tristan got it with KenKen. The judges gave Rose $1,200 on reversal right before she played the Daily Double.
2 triple stumpers from ON YOUR MERRY WAY:
($1600) Hanna Glawari, the title character of this operetta, does a spirited Kolo dance in the second act
($2000) The admonition to eat, drink & be merry appears in chapter 8 of this O.T. book that also warns of uncertainty & death
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “THE MOVIES”
Louise & Lisa Burns, twins featured in this 1980 film, told a magazine, “We’re naturally spooky!” show
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Tristan becomes the third player this season to become a suoerchampion. The last time we had three superchampions in one season is Season 38. Rose played really well and I think that we’ll see Rose again in Second Chance next winter.