Final Jeopardy: U.S. Demography (6-4-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/4/2026) in the category “U.S. Demography” was:
The United States’ 3 most densely populated municipalities lie along a 3.5-mile stretch of Palisade Ave. in this state
3x champ Peter McFerrin, an energy industry professional from Corona, CA, has won $74,197 so far. Today, he tries for a 4th win against: Webster Guan, a biotech data scientist from Cambridge, MA; and Susan Moskop, a retired arts administrator & actress from Memphis, TN.
Round 1 Categories: Over Your Head – Science – That Name is a Word – Geography “R” Us – An Alphanumeric Response – The Tony Awards
Webster found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Science” under the $800 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was the only one on the board with $600. He bet the $1,000 allowance but couldn’t come up with a response so he was WRONG.
On the periodic table, these are the only 2 elements ending in “D”– in 2025, the LHC was able to briefly turn one into the other show
Peter finished in the lead with $4,600. Webster was second with $1,200 and Susan was last with zero. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: I’m A Little Bit Verklimt – Quick Lit – Affirmations – The Customer is Never Right – The Civil War – X Gon’ Give It to Ya
Peter found the first Daily Double in “The Civil War” under the $1,200 clue on the 7th pick. In the lead with $6,600, he had $3,800 more than Webster in second place. Peter bet $3,600 and said Norfolk. That was WRONG.
The site of a key siege during the Revolutionary War, this Virginia port was taken by the Union after another siege in 1862 show
Webster got the last Daily Double in “X Gon’ Give It to Ya” under the $1,600 clue on the 11th pick. He was in second place with $4,800 now, $200 less than Peter’s lead. Webster made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
To wound badly gets jabbed with an X to get this word for a general truth show
Webster finished in the lead with $13,600. Peter was next with $11,400 and Susan was in third place with $7,200. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS NEW JERSEY?
Palisade Avenue in North Jersey starts off in Jersey City and passes through a number of towns before ending up in Fort Lee. Practically, all of the towns it passes through show up on Wikipedia’s list of U.S. cities by population density. The top 3, however, are the town of Guttenberg, Union City and the town of West New York, all in Hudson County. Bergen County towns and cities it passes through include Cliffside Park, Palisades Park and Fort Lee.
“Palisades Park” was one of the correct responses to this old clue in GOLDEN OLDIES: 1 of 3 Freddy Cannon top 10 hits that have geographic settings in their titles. The other 2 were “Tallahassee Lassie” & “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”. It was a triple stumper with Asbury Park as the only attempt.
Susan thought it was New York. She lost $6,401 and finished with $799.
Peter got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $22,800.
Webster came up with Florida. He lost $4,400 and finished with $9,200. That made Peter a 4-day champ with $96,997.
2 triple stumpers from the first round:
OVER YOUR HEAD ($600) Stop horsing around & name this constellation that has 3 of the bright stars that make up the asterism of the Great Square
($1000) The demoiselle, the smallest type of this bird, has a brutal migration that takes it 25,000 feet up over the Himalayas
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “U.S. HISTORY”
Challenged in a courtroom that same year, 1925’s Butler Act in Tennessee outlawed this activity & wasn’t repealed until 1967 show
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