Here are today’s contestants:

– Jeff Bienstock, a musical theater writer from Brooklyn, New York (Jeff’s personal account of his appearance on the episode can be found here: https://the-avocado.org/2026/03/26/impromptujs-jeopardy-thread/);
– Donna Vaughan Singer, a radio news anchor from Long Island, New York; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a nine-day champ with winnings of $245,802.

Jeopardy!

IT’S OPENING DAY! // THIS SIDE OF PARADISE, NEVADA // PLOT HOLES // UNIQUE SCHOOLS // SCRUM ONE, SCRUM ALL // WHAT IS THAT THING?!

DD1 – $800 – UNIQUE SCHOOLS – Tucked away off the Appian Way is a school.dedicated to this ancient combat profession (Jamie added $4,400.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $8,800, Donna $600, Jeff $1,600.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $14,400, Donna $1,400, Jeff $3,400.

Double Jeopardy!

GLOBAL FOOD // HISTORY // WRITING TEAMS // LET’S SCIENCE THIS // I PLAY BASSOON // IN TAME IMPALA

DD2 – $2,000 – I PLAY BASSOON – A landmark in 20th c. music, it opens with an unusually high bassoon solo, adding to audience confusion at the wild 1st performance (Jeff added $1,200.)

DD3 – $1,200 – LET’S SCIENCE THIS – 1 shift, 2 shift, these 2 terms for increase & decrease in light wavelengths from an object moving toward & away from you (Jeff lost $3,400.)

Scores entering FJ: Jamie $26,000, Donna $3,800, Jeff $4,400.

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. BUSINESS – When it was founded in northern Minnesota in 1902, this company had one goal — to mine for corundum; it has since expanded

Jamie and Donna were correct on FJ. Jamie added $1,008 to win with $27,008 for a ten-day total of $272,810.

Final scores: Jamie $27,008, Donna $7,598, Jeff $5.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is gladiator? DD2 – What is “The Rite of Spring”? DD3 – What is red shift, blue shift? FJ – What is 3M?