Final Jeopardy: U.S. Geography (8-6-26)

The Final Jeopardy question (8/6/2026) in the category “U.S. Geography” was:

The 2 states that border the most others, they border each other along a roughly 60-mile stretch between Kentucky & Arkansas

The first match of the 2-part Champions Wildcard final features the 3 players who won their semifinals, namely: Cameron Berry, a data analyst & college administrator from Brighton, MA; Jonathan Hugendubler, an adjunct professor & trivia host from Baltimore, MD; and Stella Trout, a software engineer orig. from Houston, TX.

Round 1 Categories: American History – Keeping a Good Latitude – Classic Toys & Games – Same First & Last Letter – Subway Takes – What is That Team Name Creature?

Cameron found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “American History” under the $400 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,400. Nobody else was on the board. Cameron bet it all and guessed the 23rd amendment. That was WRONG.

This latest (1992) Constitutional Amendment is partly due to a college sophomore who noticed it had sat unratified for 2 centuries show

WHAT IS THE 27TH AMENDMENT?

Cameron finished in the lead with $5,600. Stella was second with $2,400 and Jonathan was last with $600. All clues were shown.

Continue to the original recap with the rest of the game, more information about Final Jeopardy! and 2 additional triple stumpers.

These are the stumpers and the Sneak Peek clues that are on page 2 of the original recap:

KEEPING A GOOD LATITUDE ($1000) It may be the opposite of hell temp-wise, but this line of demarcation is found at 66.6 degrees south latitude

WHAT IS THAT TEAM NAME CREATURE? ($200) The University of Oregon has the Ducks; to the north, Evergreen State College has the Geoducks, a type of this animal this

($1000) Southern Illinois teams are named for these elegant dogs whose lineage traces back to ancient Egypt this

CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME ($1600) The Census Bureau was part of the Interior Department until 1903, when it moved to this other cabinet department

THE ECSTASY OF “X-T-C” ($800) self-evident or unquestionable, like a universally regarded truth

($2000) The area of southern Mexico seen here is the home of this indigenous people, also the name of their language

SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES
($200) Released in the U.K. in 1966, Action Man was a British version of this toy figure
($400) These large plastic rings from Wham-O were banned for a time in Japan for promoting indecent behavior
($600) The original version of this board game was called Murder, had 10 suspects & poison was one of the weapons
($800) When Monopoly was introduced in the 1930s, the original 6 tokens included a boot, a thimble & this other item you can wear
($1000) From Bandai, these gadgets allow you to take care of a digital pet; hope you don’t forget to feed it & play with it

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