Final Jeopardy: 7-Letter Words (6-29-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/29/2026) in the category “7-Letter Words” was:
This word for a specific type of knight is derived from the site upon which Rome was said to have been founded
11x champ Adam Remsen, an attorney & theater producer from Memphis, TN, is up to $278,806. In Game 12, he’s up against: Jeff Price, a math teacher from Barrington, IL; and Sarah Streicher, a writer from Altadena, CA.
Round 1 Categories: You Have A Heckuva Altitude – TV – The Author’s Characters – Expansion Pack – Dis” Information – Happy 85th Anniversary to the USO
Sarah found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Author’s Characters” under the $400 on the 4th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $1,600 now, $800 more than Adam in second place. Sarah bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.
We pay tribute to Effie Trinket & Foxface show
Adam finished in the lead with $5,200. Sarah was in second place with $4,600. Jeff was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The Windsor of Our Discontent – Compound Words – Body Basics – College Towns – A Thing of Beauty – A Joy Forever
Adam got the first Daily Double in “A Thing of Beauty” under the $2,000 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,400 now, $6,600 more than Sarah in second place. Adam bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Katharine Lee Bates’ line about “Purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain” was inspired by a trip to the top of this mountain show
Adam got the last Daily Double in “The Windsor of Our Discontent” under the $1,200 clue with 8 clues left after it. In the lead with $26,600, he had $18,800 more than Sarah in second place. Adam bet a “true” $5 and came up with Pregxit. That was WRONG.
This portmanteau word is used to describe the departure of Prince Harry & his wife from affairs British show
Adam finished in the lead with a runaway $27,395. Sarah was in second place with $8,600. Jeff was last with $3,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS A PALADIN?
In legend, paladin was the name given by medieval writers to 12 knights, guards and warriors of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. The top two were Charlemagne’s nephew, Roland, and Roland’s comrade-in-arms, Olivier, who lost their lives in the chanson de geste, “Song of Roland.” Historically, an official in Charlemagne’s court was known as a count palatine (Latin: comes palatinus).
Paladin’s roots also go back to the Latin palatinus. It is associated with The Palatine Hill, the largest of Rome’s 7 hills and legendary birthplace of the Italian capital. Palatine Hill was the site of many Roman palaces, which might make you wonder which came first, the hill or the palaces. According to Wikipedia, Palatine Hill got its name first.
Jeff got it right. He bet $1,600 and finished with $5,000.
Sarah went with templar. She lost $1,000 finished with $7,600.
Adam got it right, too. He bet $214 and won the game with $27,609 for a 12-day total of $306,415. And the beat goes on…
A triple stumper from each round:
TV ($800) “Frolic”, a circusy sounding march by Italian film composer Luciano Michelini, was used as the theme to this HBO series
BODY BASICS ($2000) In 1861this French physician concluded that a part of the brain now named for him plays a vital role in the ability to speak
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “GERMAN BOOKS”
First published in 1812, this anthology included “The Water Nymph” & “The Booted Tom Cat” show
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Sarah looked like a contender in the first round, then stood silently until late in the game. Adam left them in his wake with an impressive array in round 2. He surprised me when he bet small on the last DD and FJ, both with big leads. He could have won an additional $10K in Final. I got Final right away because of familiarity with Palatine Hill. Also totally guessed right on the purple mountain DD. Knew all the college towns including Dartmouth’s, and dis- words. Blanked completely on the author’s characters.
Adam likes to bet low when he doesn’t like the category.
Ken likes to say that looked like a guess but it’s right, and not a bad guess when it’s wrong.
Did you or anyone else notice that graphic at the end of the show Thursday or Friday? It was a photo of a young woman with the annotation “Kyra Samson 1998=2026.” No explanation, so I looked it up. She was a production assistant, formerly worked for Bravo/Watch What Happens Live. Last September the show was taping in Chicago (I don’t recall why) and she was acting out of sorts. Michael Davies called her father and she was taken to a hospital. She had a large brain tumor: glioblastoma. Went through all sorts of treatments but to no avail. There’s a fundraiser for research trying to raise $400K and it’s almost all there already.
I don’t watch the end credits, Howard, but I saw it on YouTube. Didn’t know about the fundraiser. Thanks for posting it.
Well, it was obviously another clear runaway for Adam, and which had occurred fairly quickly in the game. I got into the game late, and flubbed the FJ. As for Paladin, that word was also used for the name of the gunslinger (starring Richard Boone) in the western TV series ‘Have Gun Will Travel’. Wire Paladin!