Final Jeopardy: 21st Century TV (6-8-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/8/2026) in the category “21st Century TV” was:
The title of this series that premiered in 2012 goes back to a colloquial word coined by Alben Barkley’s grandson
5x champ Peter McFerrin, an energy industry professional from Corona, CA, won $116,198 by winning all 5 games last week! In Game 6, he’s up against: Alejandro Sobalvarro, a grad student from Austin, TX; and Kaylea Bowers, a technology product manager from Orlando, FL.
Round 1 Categories: 2016: 10 Years Ago – Children’s Verse – 3 “G” Capability – Gaming the System – A Category of Categories – We Need A Tender Moment
Peter found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Children’s Verse” under the $400 with 8 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $7,600, $3,600 more than Alejandro in second place. Peter bet $2,400 and he was RIGHT.
A Robert Browning poem about this legendary figure begins, “Hamelin Town’s in Brunswick / By famous Hanover City” show
Peter finished in the lead with $11,200. Alejandro was in second place with $4,600. Kaylea was last with $1,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Unlikely Meetings – That Word Is A Mouthful! – People From U.S. Places – The Irish in Entertainment – “A.P.” – Biology
Alejandro got the first Daily Double in “People from U.S. Places” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in second place with $8,600 now, $5,400 less than Peter’s lead. Alejandro bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.
An eremite is a hermit; an Oremite lives in this state show
On the very next pick, Alejandro got the last Daily Double in “Unlikely Meetings” under the $1,200 clue. In second place with $12,600, he had $1,400 less than Peter’s lead. Alejandro bet $2,600 and he was RIGHT.
John Sayles’ novel “Crucible” depicts an actual meeting between Henry Ford & this muralist, doing a commission in Detroit show
Peter finished in the lead with $24,800. Alejandro was in second place with $15,600. Kaylea was last with $4,000. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “VEEP”?
“Veep” was the title of HBO’s award-winning political satire that ran for 7 seasons (2012-2019). Julia Louis-Dreyfus starred as Vice-President of the USA and later President. The term “Veep” as it refers to the nation’s Vice-President first referred to Harry S. Truman’s V.P., Alben Barkley. Via a 1949 State Dept. wireless bulletin, Barkley said “Veep” was just a nickname his grandchildren came up with, adding that he had no copyright on the word. He said any vice president could use it, but hoped not many would. After that, newspapers proceeded to use “Veep” to refer to the vice president of any entity they were reporting on.
In the earlier 1940s, “veep” was WW2 slang for a jeep carrying full Signal Corps radio equipment. Veep can also refer to the village and parish of St Veep in Cornwall, England, or the 6th century Cornish saint.
Kaylea had no response. She lost $3,999 and finished with $1.00.
Alejandro thought it was “Ballers”. He lost $15,599 and he also finished with $1.00.
Peter got it right. He bet $6,401 and won the game with $31,201 for a 6-day total of $147,399.
A triple stumper from each round:
GAMING THE SYSTEM ($1000) The pegs say you’ve scored 121 points in this game; guess winning wasn’t in the cards for me or Auntie
THAT WORD IS A MOUTHFUL! ($2000) It’s the word for a 250th, half of 500th, birthday & for the special coins the U.S. Mint is issuing for our country’s
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWS”
In 1958 a review of this book now considered a classic called it repulsive, disgusting & “highbrow pornography” show
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I just noticed that Ken said Peter’s winnings were [X] dollars US. That seemed kinda strange, considering he’s American.
I missed FJ with no answer.