Final Jeopardy: Literary Terminology (5-22-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/22/2026) in the category “Literary Terminology” was:
17th-century critic Thomas Rymer coined this 2-word term, instructing that a work should uphold moral principles & see vice punished
2x champ Chris D’Angelo, a content manager from Washington, D.C. has won $28,600 so far. In Game 3, he’s up against: Mary Morris, a law school administrator from Indianapolis, IN; and Jeff Weyhmiller, a nuclear power instructor from Holland, MI.
Round 1 Categories: Some Advice – School Books – Coffee or Tea? – Beyond Redemption – Boxers – Briefs
Jeff found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Boxers” under the $800 just before the commercial break. He was in the lead with $3,800, $600 more than Chris in second place. Jeff made it a true Daily Double and said belts as time ran out. That was WRONG.
The name of these amateur tourneys, host to many future world champs, is a nod to the metal charms awarded to some winners show
Chris finished in the lead with $7,200. Mary was in second place with $2,200. Jeff was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Science Vocabulary – Yoink! – Cabinet Members – Accented Words – Record Labels – Geography “B”
Jeff got the first Daily Double in “Cabinet Members” under the $1,200 clue on the 6th pick. He was in second place with $5,000 now, $7,400 less than Chris’ lead. Jeff took the Daily Double leap once again and said Housing and Urban Development. That was WRONG.
Just like Kiefer Sutherland on the TV show, the 2010 choice as this was the HUD secretary, Shaun Donovan show
Jeff got the last Daily Double in “Science Vocabulary” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in last place with negative $400 now. Chris had the lead with $15,200. Jeff bet the $2,000 allowance and, this time, he was RIGHT.
This adjective describes bacteria & protozoa able to live in the absence of oxygen show
Chris finished in the lead with a runaway $20,400. Jeff was in second place with $3,200. Mary was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS POETIC JUSTICE?
According to the Phrasefinder, Thomas Rymer in his 1678 essay “The Tragedies of the Last Age Consider’d” was first to come up with the phrase “poetical justice”, which has come down as “poetic justice.” Rymer insisted that evil had to be punished and goodness rewarded in dramatic works.
For some examples of poetic justice in literature and film, see Andrea Feccomandi’s article “What Is Poetic Justice Narrative Technique?” explores how
Mary wrote down virtuous text. She lost $1,399 and finished with $401.
Jeff tried morality play. He lost $500 and finished with $2,700.
Chris got it right. He bet $4,600 and won today’s game with $25,000 for a 3-day total of $53,600.
A triple stumper from each round:
SCHOOL BOOKS ($200) Published in 1861, the sequel to the genre-starting “Tom Brown’s School Days” was titled “Tom Brown at” this British university
GEOGRAPHY “B” ($2000) Beginning in the Himalayas, this big river flows some 1,800 miles before joining the Ganges and emptying into the Bay of Bengal
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “LITERATURE”
Preserved in a single manuscript called Cotton MS Vitellius A XV, this epic begins with the word “Hwaet”, often translated as listen show
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Not much of a game. The law school administrator botched one of the legal clues. Unlike Jeff, I knew all 3 DDs but not Final. Chris wrote it down right away. I got Tom Brown’s college and the OP tea. I’ve been to the college but have never tasted tea. I thought I’d nail the record labels but knew only the Dylan one.
Are you sure the $400 “redemption” answer is regroupment? I thought it was redeployment. I could be wrong. (And I saw your reply to Jason right after posting mine.)
You’re right, Howard, it’s redeployment. I must have thought Ken was talking to me when he said the answer was right 🤣
I fixed it.
I just showed up (hope I don’t say anything dumb) to say Chris named my alma mater – the Virginia Military Institute (VMI)! The case was decided 4 years after I was graduated. A few things: this was the case that was the rock of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s career. Also, Clarence Thomas had to recuse himself, because his son Jamal was a cadet there at that time!
I was 3/3 on DD. but had NO clue on FJ. Ken doesn’t speak French, I notice, because it’s not pronounced “accent grave”, like a place you bury someone, but “gräv”, or “grahve”. The one with which you are likely more familiar is the “accent aigu” (like é).
Hi, Jason! Thanks for the info on that VMI case. Very interesting.
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Idk if Ken speaks French for real but he certainly does a good job with foreign pronunciations. Saying “grave” instead of “grahve” was intentional because the clue was about a word associated with funerals
No, he purposely pronounced it that way because it was relating to a funeral. The hosts go over every single clue for every game taped later that day with the writers/producers. Which is why they virtually always properly pronounce even the most unique foreign words, and correct the contestants when they say them incorrectly. There were 2-3 tonight but he didn’t correct all of them.
It would have been so much better if the clue read “grave, not grahve” — less confusion.
And even though the category was a generic Accented Words, you really had to know francais to get through it. The last class I took was in 1969 but I still retain a pretty good working knowledge.
Well, Ken does what Alex did with Latin, namely, the Descartes quote: “cogito, ergo sum”. They both pronounce the G as soft, but C’s and G’s are all hard. So, it’s not “KAHJ-ee-toe”, but “Koh-GEE-toe” with that “gee” not being the English “gee”, but more like “ghee”.
Chris became the sixth giant killer to win his third game after defeating a superchampion.
I’ve been wondering lately if there’s a curse on the Daily Doubles. Bet big and you lose. Jeff was its latest victim.