Final Jeopardy: Scientific Books (5-27-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/27/2026) in the category “Scientific Books” was:
Published in 1868, “Études sur le vinaigre” was one of this man’s groundbreaking works
5x champ Chris D’Angelo, a content manager from Washington, D.C., has now won $97,000 Chris is the latest addition to this season’s ToC list. In Game 6, he takes on: Rachel Hoke, an instructional technologist from Wilmington, DE; and J.R. Scott, an economist from Dana Point, CA
Round 1 Categories: A Big Country – TV Shows by Characters – Canadian Terminology – The Planet with… – Brands by Letter – Roommates
J.R. found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Canadian Terminology” under the $1,000 on the 15th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,000, $2,400 less than Chris’ lead. J.R. bet $1,000 and guessed Alberta. That was WRONG.
When the Globe & Mail uses “GTA”, it likely doesn’t mean Grand Theft Auto but this region, home to 7 million Canadians show
Chris finished in the lead with $5,800. J.R. was in second place with $2,400. Rachel was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Heated Rivalries – Adventurous Reading – Where We Live – World Religions – National Spelling Bee Winning Words – Thank You, Rob Reiner…
J.R. got the first Daily Double in “Heated Rivalries” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,800 now, $3,000 less than Chris’ lead. J.R. made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
During a March 4, 1861 inaugural speech, this wily debater held his onetime rival’s hat show
J.R. got the last Daily Double in “National Spelling Bee Winning Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 9th pick of the round. In the lead with $11,600, he had $2,200 more than Chris in second place. J.R. bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
From Greek for “word” & “flow”, this noun meaning pathologically excessive speech was the winning word in 1999 show
Chris finished in the lead with $19,900. J.R. was in second place with $13,600. Rachel was last with $4,200. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS LOUIS PASTEUR?
In 1863, At the behest of France’s Emperor Napoleon III, Louis Pasteur commenced research on wine to determine what was converting it into vinegar. Pasteur, then in his early 40s, was already a respected chemist. Through his research, he proved that a fungus was causing the problem. In 1866, he published his findings on fermentation in “Etudes sur le vin” (Studies on Wine), and 2 years later published “Etudes sur le vinaigre” (Studies on Vinegar).
Did you notice the similarity between “vin” and “vinaigre”? Vinaigre means “sour wine” in French. That’s how vinegar got its name.
Rachel didn’t have a response. She lost $2,200 and finished with $2,000.
J.R. crossed out Richter and was got as far as “Aud” for whoever he was thinking of. He bet and lost $13,599 and was left with a buck.
Chris got it right. He bet $7,801 and won the game with $27,201. Chris has a 6-day total is $124,201 now. Go, Chris!
A triple stumper from each round:
THE PLANET WITH… ($1000) but one visit from a spacecraft— Voyager 2, in 1986, which pinned down a 17.24-hour rotation time for its interior
HEATED RIVALRIES ($2000) The Sieur de Crébillon used his job as censor to harass this fellow author, who wrote a nasty eulogy on the Sieur in 1762
2 years ago: BOTH players left in Final Jeopardy! got this one in “HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY”
This city attracted thousands of visitors even before a new shrine to a murder victim was dedicated there on July 7, 1220 show
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All the actors who played the characters named in the $400 TV Shows stumper are still alive. “Uncle Junior” (Dominic Chianese) just turned 95 this past Feb. 24th. He was also in “Boardwalk Empire” & “Godfather II”