Final Jeopardy: Ranks & Titles (6-23-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/23/2026) in the category “Ranks & Titles” was:
One of the titles the U.S. President has includes nicknames for 2 NFL teams that represent these cities
7x champ Adam Remsen, an attorney & theater producer from Memphis, TN, has now won $149,303. In Game 8, his challengers are: Sarah Michel, a substitute teacher orig. from Buffalo, NY; and Joey Tebben, a motorsports production assistant from Stamford, CT.
Round 1 Categories: Notable Geography – A Cheeky Category – No. 1 on the Charts When… – Ends in “O” – Standard – Poors
Adam found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Poors” under the $1,000 clue right after he told us about his French poodle named Lassie. He was in the lead with 3,200 now, $600 less than Joey in second place. Adam made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
In an 1862 novel, he wrote the line “Jean had no work, the family had no bread… seven children show
Adam finished in the lead with $7,000. Joey was second with $3,800 and Sarah was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: History in Art – Sci. Abbrev. – One Letter Different – The Long & Short of It – We’re Going to Interrogate You – Their Last Bow
Sarah found the first Daily Double in “One Letter Different” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick. Sarah’s 22-year wait to say “true Daily Double” ended when she bet her whole $3,000. Unfortunately, her score fell back to zero when she drew a blank and was WRONG.
Minuteman or tomahawk, for example & official written message show
Sarah got the last Daily Double in “Their Last Bow” under the $1,600 clue on the 11th pick. She was in last place with $1,200 now, $11,000 less than Adam’s lead. Sarah bet the $2,000 allowance and she was RIGHT, giving thanks to her Dad.
This American bandleader played a last U.K. “Hangar concert” Oct. 3, 1944; his band played on Christmas without him
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Adam finished in the lead with a runaway $18,200. Joey was next with $8,200 and Sarah was in third place with $4,000. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE WASHINGTON (D.C.) & KANSAS CITY?
The title “Commander in Chief” as applied to the U.S. President comes from Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States….”
The Washington Commanders adopted their current nickname in February of 2022. It was chosen by the team’s president and head coach to reflect the city’s ties to the military and as a nod to the nation’s Commander in Chief.
The Kansas City Chiefs adopted the nickname Chiefs in honor of Kansas City mayor Harold Roe Bartle who helped the team relocated to Kansas City. I’m not sure if the nickname itself has caused more controversy than the Native American imagery used by the team; however, they have scaled back on the latter.
Sarah bet $3,284 and finished with $7,284.
Joey bet $199 and finished with $8,399.
Adam bet $901 and won the game with $19,101 for an 8-day total of $168,404.
A triple stumper from each round:
STANDARD ($1000) C’mon, who decides which songs are standards? (image) Oh, him, former assistant to Ira Gershwin & founder of the Great American Songbook Foundation
THE LONG & SHORT OF IT ($1600) At 33 days, he had the shortest papal reign since the 1600s
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “NATIONAL MONUMENTS”
From its ramparts, you can see the mouth of the Patapsco River as it flows into Chesapeake Bay show
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I saw Yul Brynner live in “The King and I” at the Uris theater in 1977, with Constance Towers as Anna. It was the tour before the final one in the 80s. We had good seats, too, courtesy of my MIL. I could see Yul’s eyeliner!!