Final Jeopardy: U.S. Landmarks (6-26-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/26/2026) in the category “U.S. Landmarks” was:
Norwegian Arne Peterssen was the last to pass through this location, which was then officially closed in 1954
10x superchamp Adam Remsen, an attorney & theater producer from Memphis, TN, has now won $228,806. In Game 11, his challengers are: Kristin Warner, an attorney from Fairport, NY; and Clay Stallworth, a pediatrician from Augusta, GA.
Round 1 Categories: Come Blow Your… – Tennis – What’s on the Menu? – 11-Letter Words – Bridge-“R”-Town – I Burn for You
Adam found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “11-Letter Words” under the $600 clue on the 1st pick of the round. No one was on the board. Adam bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
Hotel concierge & cruise ship entertainment director are 2 jobs in this industry show
Adam finished in the lead with $8,000. Kristin was second with $3,400 and Clay was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Laws & Edicts – Blank Verse – Verb-al TV – Playing the Dozens – Scientific North American – “BB” Boom
Adam found the first Daily Double in “Playing the Dozens” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick. In the lead with $12,000, he had $8,600 more than Kristin in second place. Adam bet $4,000 and, to his surprise, he was RIGHT.
Hercules labor-ed at 12 tasks to atone for killing his family, an atrocity committed after this stepmother drove him insane show
Adam got the last Daily Double in “Blank Verse” under the $1,600 clue on the 9th pick. He was in the lead with $18,000 now, $14,000 more than Clay in second place. Adam bet $8,000 and he was RIGHT.
From “Invictus”: “I am the master of my fate, I am the ___ ___ ___ ___” show
Adam finished in the lead with $38,000. Clay was next with $9,200 and Kristin was in third place with $8,200. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS ELLIS ISLAND?
Ellis Island is a 27.5 acre island in Upper New York Harbor, less than half a mile from the Statue of Liberty. Per its timeline, 1892 thru 1914 was its peak period for processing migrants. Ellis Island was used mainly to detain and deport migrants after the Immigration Act of 1924 was passed. Genealogist Megan Smolenyak tracked down the details surrounding Arne Pettersen (two Ts, one S per her documentation), the last person to leave Ellis Island in 1954. She also wrote a book about the real Annie Moore, the first person to be processed at Ellis Island.
From “The Godfather Part II” (1974): Young Vito Andolini (Oreste Baldini) arrives at Ellis island in 1901 and gets renamed Vito Corleone.
Kristin bet $6,200 and finished with $14,400.
Clay bet $7,201 and finished with $16,401.
Adam bet $12,000 and won the game with $50,000. That’s 11 wins for Adam and a big leap in winnings to $278,806.
A triple stumper from each round:
WHAT’S ON THE MENU? ($800) The 1921 Slider & the Chicken Ring Slider
“BB” BOOM ($2000) A popular Yiddish play is about this creature of folklore, the soul of a dead person entering a living one
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN”
In her autobiography she tells of a rather “singular coincidence”, that one of her Swiss ancestors was a teacher of the deaf show
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