Final Jeopardy: Exercise (5-29-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/29/2026) in the category “EXERCISE” was:
A WWI internee created this form of exercise, adapting hospital beds as makeshift equipment to rehab injured soldiers
7x champ Chris D’Angelo, a content manager from Washington, D.C., won $174,201. In Game 8, he’s up against: Lili Driggs, a banker from New York, NY; and Matt Patrick, a nonprofit program manager from Bloomfield, NJ.
Round 1 Categories: 1-Syllable Science – Crossword Clues “B” – American History – Chicks in Movies & TV – All About Eves – In the Glove Compartment
Chris found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “1-Syllable Science” under the $1,000 on the 20th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,600, $6,200 more than Lili in second place. Chris bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
You might say we have this chemical element to thank for the Bronze Age, since the Bronze Agers couldn’t make bronze without it show
Chris finished in the lead with $11,000. Lili was in second place with $400. Matt was last with negative $600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: “EL” on Earth – Lines in Books – Underground – I’m Ambivalent About This Category – All That Rasp – In the Glove Department
Chris got the first Daily Double in “Underground” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $14,600 now, $13,000 more than Lili in second place. Chris bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
Troglofauna, a word new to “Jeopardy!”, include a species discovered in 2020 of this arthropod, with one specimen having 1,306 legs show
Chris got the last Daily Double in “EL on Earth” under the $800 with 4 clues left after it. Before the wager, there was reversal (see below). That put Matt in second place with $5,800 but Chris still held the lead with $20,200. Chris bet $4,800 and drew a blank so he was WRONG.
A name associated with a place of great wealth, this county includes South Lake Tahoe & Grizzly Flats show
Chris finished in the lead with a runaway $16,200. Matt was in second place with $5,800. Lili was last with $4,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS PILATES?
Not just another exercise fad, the origins of Pilates goes back to World War I when Joseph Pilates was living in England. As a German national, he was interned in a POW camp on the Isle of Man. Always pro-active about physical and mental improvement, Pilates began developing a method of exercising which would eventually bear his name.
An old clue: WHAT WOMEN WANT ($1000) Time to exercise; perhaps a class in this discipline named for founder Joseph, who initially called it Contrology
Lili got it right after crossing out calisthenics. She bet $2,000 and finished with $6,400.
Matt went with isometrics. That cost him $3,005 and left him with $2,795.
Chris got it right, too. He bet $3,800 and won the game with $20,000. Chris D’Angelo finishes the week with an 8-day total of $194,201. Wunderbar!
REVERSAL Matt ($2000) When I struggle to make up my mind, I’m doing this “over” a decision; as an adjective, it can also describe the painful struggle – Matt was dinged for saying wrestling. Ken was looking for agonizing. The judges decided Matt’s response was good so he got his $2K back plus another $2K for being right.
A triple stumper from each round:
ALL ABOUT EVES ($1000) John Keats’ poem “The Eve of this woman refers to a patron saint who was martyred in Ancient Rome
“EL” ON EARTH ($2000) This complex & burial place, designed for Spain’s Philip II, is called the largest Renaissance building in the world
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “HISTORIC PEOPLE”
An island near Cebu City has a statue of Lapulapu & a monument to this man that Lapulapu is said to have killed in 1521 show
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Ho-hum, another boring runaway marked by numerous stumpers and errors. Even Chris had a few slipups. “Skip” led them astray, but if you’ve watched the Winter Olympics much, you’d know what sport a skip participates in. First and 3rd DDs were quite easy, and I was surprised Chris missed that third one. Unfortunately I used the wrong prefix for the middle one. And when Matt gave the wrong founding father of Texas, I figured Chris or Lili would swoop right in and name him.
Final was a toughie that I knew only from taking an AARP quiz. Didn’t think 2 would know it. Guessed right on Francie’s tree book.
It was another fabulous game (although not particularly challenging) as Chris lead the game with a whopping runaway. Well, I performed above average in the game, but had absolutely no idea at all regarding the FJ.