Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 16

Here are today’s contestants:

– Erin Adams, a community college professor from Orlando, Florida;
– Andrew Younger, a nonprofit director from San Diego, California; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 24-day champ with winnings of $667,000.

Jeopardy!

THE 4 CORNERS STATES // FELINE FINE // RHYMES WITH A VOWEL // WOOLLY FOR YOU // AUSTEN // POWERS

DD1 – $1,000 – WOOLLY FOR YOU – In mythology this group sought the Golden Fleece in an effort to remove the usurping king of Thessaly (Jamie doubled to $7,600.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $8,000, Andrew $2,800, Erin $1,400.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $10,800, Andrew $4,200, Erin $2,600.

Double Jeopardy!

BRIDE OF THE YANKEES // CLASSICAL MUSIC // CELEB SURNAME THE SAME // BUILDING // 5-LETTER MEDICAL ISSUES // STARTS WITH “PLU”

DD2 – $1,600 – CLASSICAL MUSIC – Nominated for a 2026 Grammy, the guitar duo album “Slavic Sessions” includes 2 of this Czech composer’s “Slavonic Dances” (With a large lead, Jamie added $7,200 up to $28,000.)

DD3 – $2,000 – BRIDE OF THE YANKEES – It seems Ellen Marcy loved future Confederate general A.P. Hill more than this man whom she married, getting a name that rhymed (Jamie dropped $7,600 down to $24,800.)

Jamie missed DD3 late in the round but the outcome had already been decided, as he entered FJ at $27,600 vs. $6,200 for Andrew and $3,800 for Erin.

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LANDMARKS – In 2025 a church begun in 1882 became the tallest building in this city

Everyone was correct on FJ. Jamie added $7,400 to win with $35,000 for a 25-day total of $702,000.

Final scores: Jamie $35,000, Andrew $7,601, Erin $7,599.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one could identify a photo of LAX.

One more thing: In 5-LETTER MEDICAL ISSUES, Jamie’s opponents helped him out by both giving responses with extra letters.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who were Argonauts? DD2 – Who was Dvořák? DD3 – Who was McClellan? FJ – What is Barcelona?