Final Jeopardy Clues: 3-16-26 to 3-20-26

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of March 16, 2026 through March 20, 2026.

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

Mon, Mar 16 – Correct answers: 0 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
20th CENTURY NOVELS: One of its epigraphs is from Genesis 30, about Leah, Rachel & Rachel’s servant Bilhah show

Tue, Mar 17 – Correct answers: 1
HISTORIC NAMES: This name of a grand duchess of the 20th century comes from a word meaning “resurrection” in Greek show

Wed, Mar 18 – Correct answers: 1
BODIES OF WATER: Bordered by 3 nations, it’s the world’s largest tropical lake & the world’s second-largest freshwater lake show

Thu, Mar 19 – Correct answers: 1
COMPOSERS: In the 1860s he composed one of his most famous pieces to celebrate the birth of longtime friend Bertha Faber’s second son show

Fri, Mar 20 – Correct answers: 2
JARGON: Former NFL QB Joe Theismann once joked that he had shouted this word over 10,000 times, but had no idea what it meant show

It was really looking like another week of none or one, when lo! and behold, 2 players got Friday’s clue right. I honestly think the last 3 clues of the week were on the easy side and they all should have gotten better results than one. That leaves the first two for hardest and I nominated the clue involving the Bible the hardest. The contestants don’t seem to know much about the KJV Bible lately. You may have noticed that, even if the clue writers haven’t.

This week’s winners:
Mon 3/16/26 $3,933 Jamie Ding
Tue 3/17/26 $51,234 Jamie Ding
Wed 3/18/26 $28,801 Jamie Ding
Thu 3/19/26 $25,201 Jamie Ding
Fri 3/20/26 $30,401 Jamie Ding

Jamie Ding came back on Monday with $22,633 under his belt. That low total of $3,933 at the end of Monday’s game came about from losing a huge FJ! bet, despite having a runaway game. Jamie made some of it back on Tuesday in another runaway. He ran into tougher competition the rest of the week but managed to sweep the week anyway. By Friday, Jamie had a ticket to the next Tournament of Champions and total winnings of $162,203, including last Friday’s winnings.

Jeopardy! paid out $139,570 to Jamie Ding this week, with an additional $25,000 in consolation prizes: $3,000 for second place and $2,000 for third place every day.

Here is the AGAINST THE ODDS category from Thursday’s game.

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