The Final Jeopardy clue for Tuesday, February 24, 2026, came from the category Short Stories and challenged contestants with a literary moment of recognition and heartbreak. The clue read: “Encountering one that snarls at...
The Final Jeopardy clue for Monday, February 23, 2026, came from the category “18th Century America.” Contestants were asked to identify a major South Carolina cash crop based on a historical and geographic hint:...
The Final Jeopardy clue for Friday, February 20, 2026 came from the category “Europe” and linked literature with modern economic history. Contestants were asked to identify the town where Thomas Mann set The Magic...
Thursday’s Final Jeopardy clue in the category “World of First Names” challenged contestants with a layered linguistic and historical reference. The clue read: “Like an English-language one, this German first name of a physicist...
On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the Final Jeopardy round featured the category “Writers.” The clue read: “The winner of 3 Pulitzer Prizes in 2 different categories, he called his home in Conn. ‘the house...
The Final Jeopardy clue for Monday, February 16, 2026 fell under the category “Men of Religion” and drew on a striking quotation from early modern British history. The clue read: “A 1660 book quoted...
