Final Jeopardy Clues: 2-9-26 to 2-13-26

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of February 9, 2026 through February 13, 2026.

Click on the dates to see the recap for each game.

Mon, Feb 9 – Correct answers: 0
20th CENTURY LITERARY NAMES: In 1950 he won a Tony for Best Play & 18 years after his 1965 death, he would go on to win 2 Tonys for a musical show

Tue, Feb 10 – Correct answers: Correct answers: 3
THE CALENDAR: Black History Month was first celebrated around the birth dates of Abraham Lincoln & this contemporary who died in 1895 show

Wed, Feb 11 – Correct answers: 0
1960s NOVEL CHARACTERS: An article about autism in fictional characters included him, whose “‘reward’ is to have his brave act go unrecognized” show

Thu, Feb 12 – Correct answers: 2
THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE: A 1606 map of America shows this archipelago as part of a southern continent by a canoe with smoke billowing from its center show

Fri, Feb 13 – Correct answers: 2
SAINTS: Mentioned several times in a 1599 play, this patron saint of cobblers had a feast day that coincided with the Battle of Agincourt show

This week was a mixed bag with two FJ! clues no one got and one clue everyone got. That was just in the first 3 games. Tuesday’s clue was clearly the easiest. I think Wednesday’s clue was the hardest. Whatever the purpose of diagnosing literary characters from decades gone by is, I’d put that in the obscure knowledge category especially when they’re applying today’s standards.

This week’s winners:
Mon 2/09/26 $1,600 Drew Goins
Tue 2/10/26 $14,400 Andrew He
Wed 2/11/26 $2,786 Alison Betts
Thu 2/12/26 $18,400 Long Nguyen
Fri 2/13/26 $28,001 Roger Craig

The above figures are the scores at the end of each game. You can easily see which games were rough. The prize for the first 4 games was a spot in the semifinals of the 2026 Invitational Tournament. The first semifinal game came on Friday and Roger Craig became the first finalist. (He won his semifinal spot on the previous Friday.)

Liz Feltner, T.L. Cubbage, Mehal Shah, Jen Giles, Josh Hill, Isaac Hirsch, Will Yancey and Adriana Harmeyer got consolation prizes of $5,000 in the quarterfinals. Jen Giles and Drew Basile each got $10,000 in the semifinals.

Here is the I NEED SOME SPACE category from Wednesday’s game.