Final Jeopardy Clues: 5-4-26 to 5-8-26

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of May 4, 2026 through May 8, 2026.

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

Mon, May 4 – Correct answers: 2
FAMOUS LISTS: A famous list of this many items is found on the 1972 comedy album “Class Clown” show

Tue, May 5 – Correct answers: 2
THE CANADIAN ALBUM CHARTS: In 2025 Taylor Swift tied Drake & this singer for the most No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Canadian Albums chart, with 15 show

Wed, May 6 – Correct answers: 1 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY: About 10,000 sq. miles, this region was the subject of a 19th c. war, declared independence in 1917, reorganized in 1921 & is under dispute to this day show

Thu, May 7 – Correct answers: 2
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS: The first version of a 1960s play by this man had a slightly different title, ending with “Meet King Lear” show

Fri, May 8 – Correct answers: 1
ENERGY: The first power plant using this type of energy was built in Italy, at a site thought to have inspired Dante show

This was a week with no triple solves and no triple stumpers. All the clues had 1 or 2 correct responses. Of the 3 that had 2 correct responses, I’d say the Famous List clue was the easiest. Of the 2 that only had 1 correct response, I nominated the Energy clue for the toughest. There might have been 2 correct responses for the Geographic History clue if 3 players had a shot at it. We’ll never know!

This week’s winners:
Mon 5/4/26 $31,700 Madeline Kaplan
Tue 4/5/26 $38,400 Shannon Crisenbery
Wed 4/6/26 $20,000 Tristan Williams
Thu 4/7/26 $18,400 Tristan Williams
Fri 5/8/26 $22,799 Tristan Williams

Returning champ Stephanie Perkins lost to Madeline Kaplan on Monday. Shannon Crisenbery was Tuesday’s champ. Tristan Williams took over on Wednesday with a runaway, followed by a close call, followed by another runaway. Thus, Tristan will return a 3x champ next Monday.

Tristan won $61,199 of the $131,299 paid to this week’s Jeopardy! champs. An additional $25,000 was paid out in consolation prizes: $3,000 for second place and $2,000 for third place each day.

Watch Tristan’s voice impressions on YouTube

Here is the TRIPLE MEANINGS category from Tuesday’s game.