Final Jeopardy: Tributes (6-12-26)
Here are some more clues from the 6/12/2026 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 PICTURE OF HEALTH ($600) A shiny coat (image) is a sign of health in dogs like the bird-hunting breed called this
HAIRY STYLES ($1000) A hairstyle of sectioned & spiraled knots bears the name of this Niger-Congo language group that includes Zulu
OTHER “D.J.”s ($2000) Lyndon Johnson was sworn in by Sarah T. Hughes who had this title
1926 BOOKSHELF ($400) In D.H. Lawrence’s “The Plumed Serpent”, a woman enters a world of pre-Columbian rituals in this New World nation
($2000) His masterpiece “Red Cavalry” is about his experiences embedded with some tough Cossacks in a Polish-Soviet war
BODIES OF WATER WITH FEMALE NAMES ($400) Rising in County Cavan, this river is named for a goddess who opened a well to the Celtic underworld
($2000) This river in Australia’s Northern Territory was named for a dowager queen of Britain
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: THE ANIMAL “IN THE” METAPHOR
($200) To be frozen in fear is to be “caught like” this unfortunate creature, glare or no glare
($400) There’s a small wild canine in this term for a treacherous infiltrator
($600) This 11-word phrase means its better to have a sure thing than to risk it for double
($800) The Latin phrase latet anguis in herba is the source of this phrase for a pretended friend or lurking danger
($1000) A person who has no use for something but selfishly prevents others from enjoying it is one of these
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What began as a rousing battle with two strong challengers evolved into a rout. Matt was barely heard from in the 2nd round, and his FJ answer of two royals who died hundreds of years apart was pathetic. The Churchill part was easy but I blanked on the Iron Lady. Knew the first DD and guessed right on the last.
The stumpers were really tough, although the Irish river probably was gettable, and one of them should have come up with the 11-word “in the” phrase.
Erin was half correct on this triple stumper. It’s been a rough week for FJ! Only 2 out of 15 correct responses in Final this week. Hopefully next week’s Finals will be easier.
I hope so. This is the 200th episode of the season. I wanted something, anything, to celebrate the occasion, and this is what we get.
I didn’t think FJ was too hard. The man seemed like the obvious choice, and I thought the woman was a good match in occupation and popularity. I would have picked those 2 on stage w/o bothering to second guess myself.
I also got all the animal metaphors. Adam exclaimed OH! outloud when he realized how he blew it (11-words).
The selfish person $1000 clue I know from Wuthering Heights. It’s in the book & the 2026 movie. Isabella calls Cathy that because she thinks Cathy doesn’t love Heathcliff but Cathy doesn’t want Isabella to have him either.
I was 2/3 on DD (my spouse got the 3rd one about Roger Ackroyd). As to FJ, I only got the male one.
Finally, looks like we’re back to stronger contestants.
I agree. Adam’s looking good!
P.S. I was thinking what in the world are the talking about on those last 2 DDs.