Here are today’s contestants: – Taotao Zhang, a statistician from South River, New Jersey; – Tini Howard, a comic book writer from Van Nuys, California; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 25-day champ with winnings of $702,000. Jeopardy! FELLAS FROM HISTORY // FINANCIAL ANAGRAMS // OLD WIVES’ TALES // WHO DISS TRACK // RETRONYMS // SIBLING REVELRY DD1 – $800 – SIBLING REVELRY – In mythology this sister of Castor & Pollux was first carried off by Theseus; the brothers rescued her (Taotao doubled to $6,400 vs. $6,000 for Jamie.) … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 17

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 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 16

Here are today’s contestants: – Bill Page, a volunteer docent from Morton Grove, Illinois; – Kim Elliott, a writer from Sunnyvale, California; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 23-day champ with winnings of $644,000. Jeopardy! U.S.A. // THE SAME WORD TWICE // CLASSICAL MUSIC GLOSSARY // THE LONG MOVIE SHORT LIST // A FINE ROMANCE // LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF DD1 – $1,000 – A FINE ROMANCE – On April 5, 1953 the Atlanta Daily World announced the engagement of this pair who met in Boston (Jamie lost … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 15

Here are today’s contestants: – Stephanie Rice-Hoffner, a former car wash tech manager originally from New York City; – Iain Carpenter, a healthcare IT specialist originally from Mahomet, Illinois; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 22-day champ with winnings of $627,600. Jeopardy! START ME “UP” // LITERARY DREAMS // FOOD COLORING // QUOTABLE NOTABLES // DIGGING THROUGH MY BACKPACK // BANGERS & CASH DD1 – $600 – FOOD COLORING – The Swiss creator of these crackers came up with them as a birthday present for his wife, a Pisces (Jamie … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 14

Here are today’s contestants: – Catherine Hoffman, a children’s librarian from Clarkston, Michigan; – Erik Bubolz, an attorney originally from Okemos, Michigan; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 21-day champ with winnings of $609,000. Jeopardy! STATE GOVERNMENT // “BON” VOYAGE // EVERYDAY ARROWS // 11-LETTER WORDS // TRASH TALK HALL OF FAME // THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT DD1 – $800 – STATE GOVERNMENT – Washington & Maine each have a state one of these officials to examine accounting records (On the first clue, Jamie added $1,000.) Scores at first … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 13

Here are today’s contestants: – Xaque Williams, a writer from Knoxville, Tennessee; – Kathi Fitzgerald, an English teacher from Williamsburg, Virginia; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 20-day champ with winnings of $572,600. Jeopardy! PEOPLE FROM PLACES // BLUE-PER REEL // CASE IN POINT // IN THEIR LIVE AID SET // ONE PIECE // ORONYMS DD1 – $800 – ONE PIECE – On ’60s TV Diana Rigg & Eartha Kitt helped popularize this oft-leather onesie (Jamie doubled to $3,600.) Scores at first break: Jamie $10,200, Kathi $0, Xaque $1,000. Scores … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 10

Here are today’s contestants: – Prithish David, a financial advisory consultant from Washington, D.C.; – Alexandra Leith, a national account manager originally from Dedham, Massachusetts; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 19-day champ with winnings of $539,573. Jeopardy! ALSO FOUND IN A THEATER // LEO-POURRI-O // ALLOW ME TO INTERJECT // SONG LYRICS // YOUNG ADULT FICTION // 5 BLUNDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD DD1 – $800 – ALLOW ME TO INTERJECT – A 2009 article in the NYT Magazine explored how this word denoting lack of success “went from … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 9

Here are today’s contestants: – Dominex Kovacs, a software engineer from Sacramento, California; – Erica Wagner, a high school English teacher from St. Louis, Missouri; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 18-day champ with winnings of $530,372. Jeopardy! A HISTORIC SETTLEMENT // VIDEO GAME ON! // TEXAS PLACES // THE MIDDLE AGES // FEDS // JUST BEFORE SUNRISE DD1 – $800 – THE MIDDLE AGES – France’s confiscation of the English-held duchy of Guyenne kicked off this conflict that went into O.T. after O.T. (On the first clue, Jamie added … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 8

Here are today’s contestants: – Kevin Iannone, a trivia host from Flagstaff, Arizona; – Divya Srijay, a student originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 17-day champ with winnings of $494,012. Jeopardy! ANDREW JACKSON, THIS IS YOUR LIFE // NAME THE THEME PARK // NONFICTION // GOOD SCENTS // ONE LETTER DIFFERENT // GO AHEAD…MAKE MY DAY DD1 – $800 – GOOD SCENTS – When launched in the ’70s, this spicy fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent was controversial because of its name (Jamie lost $1,600.) Scores … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 7

Here are today’s contestants: – Maggie Faucher, a research assistant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; – Mikey Hlebasko, a sales operations director from Marietta, Georgia; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 16-day champ with winnings of $462,401. Jeopardy! AUTHORS’ LESSER-KNOWN WORKS // NEW TO THE OED // “B”ASEBALL // YOU CAN SAIL // THE 7 SEAS // IN THE NAVY DD1 – $600 – THE 7 SEAS – Somalia, Pakistan & India all surround this sea, the northwest part of the Indian Ocean (Maggie lost $1,000.) Scores at first break: Jamie $4,000, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 6

Here are today’s contestants: – Brian Chu, a professor from Cary, North Carolina; – Nikki Svetov, an entertainment strategist originally from Long Island, New York; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 14-day champ with winnings of $371,600. Jeopardy! U.S. HISTORY // TV TITLE PAIRS // WEAPON OF CHOICE // THAT WAS QUITE A SEDER // HOMES // AUTHORITY FIGURES DD1 – $600 – AUTHORITY FIGURES – The name of this tequila brand, one of the top 5 sellers worldwide, is Spanish for “boss” (Jamie added $5,000 up to $13,000.) Scores … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 2

Here are today’s contestants: – George Thomas, a former engineer from Mount Prospect, Illinois; – Jessica Frankenfield, an event planner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 13-day champ with winnings of $360,000. Jeopardy! WORLD FLAGS // AROUND THE U.S. CAPITOL // MUST BE HUMP DAY // 4 E’s: A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW // TERMS FROM OLYMPIC SPORTS // LAST YEAR’S NEWS DD1 – $800 – AROUND THE U.S. CAPITOL – This central interior space has a volume of approximately 1.3 million cubic feet (On the first clue, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 1

Here are today’s contestants: – Kimberly Ayers, a college professor from San Marcos, California; – Seth Politano, a physician and medical school professor from Los Angeles, California; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 12-day champ with winnings of $314,440. Jeopardy! HISTORIC NAMES // THE HARD STUFF // WE MAKE THAT // CROSSWORD CLUES “M” // TV GUIDANCE // THE BIBLE OF… DD1 – $800 – THE BIBLE OF… – The bubishi, an ancient self-defense text used by Okinawan masters, has been published as “the Bible of” this (Kimberly improved by … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 31

Here are today’s contestants: – Barbara McIntyre, a writer from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; – Fr. Paul Baker, a Catholic priest from St. Paul, Minnesota; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is an 11-day champ with winnings of $291,820. Jeopardy! CHECK MY FLOW // LITERARY GENRES // ARTISTS BY SUPER BOWL SETLIST // CHEW MUST REMEMBER THIS // PO-PO-PRI // ONE THROUGH TEN DD1 – $1,000 – LITERARY GENRES – This portmanteau word is used of the genre that blends passion with dragon riders & such, as in “Fourth Wing” (Fr. Paul lost … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 30

Here are today’s contestants: – Tanya Iyer, a student originally from Lisle, Illinois; – Brent Wilson, a manager research analyst from Toronto, Ontario; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 10-day champ with winnings of $272,810. Jeopardy! MOVIE OPENING SCENES // A TUNNEL OF FUN // LET’S CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY // BIG DOG // AH, “SPRING” TIME // THAT’S A PRICEY CAR WASH DD1 – $800 – LET’S CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY – In 1550 Marcello Cervini became Bibliothecarius I, or first librarian of this; Giovanni Pagazzi is now Bibliothecarius … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 27

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 … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 26

Here are today’s contestants: – Tallulah Pollard, a recent engineering graduate from Mount Airy, Maryland; – Thayer Warne, an editorial director from Denver, Colorado; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is an eight-day champ with winnings of $222,203. Jeopardy! U.S. GEOGRAPHY // VIRAL FOOD // 2 “B” // DEAR MR. SCI FI OR FANTASY // PLAY US A TUNE // SOMETHING TO MAKE US ALL HAPPY DD1 – $1,000 – 2 “B” – The first issue of this magazine in 1894 was focused on advertising; music came later (Jamie lost $1,000.) Scores … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 25

Here are today’s contestants: – Pranit Nanda, a commodity trader from Houston, Texas; – Abigail Marcolini, a book store clerk originally from Scottsdale, Arizona; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a seven-day champ with winnings of $195,203. Jeopardy! ENDANGERED SPECIES // PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES // THE SOUNDS OF NON-SILENCE // THEY PLAY ONE ON TV // IT’S A PLANE // PHRASE IT IN THE FORM OF SOME LATIN DD1 – $800 – IT’S A PLANE – Despite this rhyming nickname, the Hughes aircraft H-4 Hercules flying boat was built almost entirely of … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 24

Here are today’s contestants: – Erin Howard, a community membership facilitator from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; – Max Genecov, a clinical psychology Ph.D. student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a six-day champ with winnings of $162,203. Jeopardy! A PLACE IN HISTORY // NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET SUGGESTIONS // SUPER BOWL ADS // ANIMAL IDIOMS // SCIENCE AKAs // FITTING SPORTS NAMES DD1 – $800 – ANIMAL IDIOMS – I love it when I get this largest portion of something, as would befit a savanna predator (Jamie improved by $4,200 to … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 23

Here are today’s contestants: – David Ley, an immersive theater director originally from Ithica, New York; – Sinecio Morales, a student originally from Rockford, Illinois; and – Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a five-day champ with winnings of $131,802. Jeopardy! WIN SOME, LOSE SOME // GETTING DRESSED WITH EMILY POST // UP TO SNUFF // 2020s TV // ROMAN LETTERS // GREEK NUMBERS DD1 – $400 – ROMAN LETTERS – Dearest Bo, We saw a statue of Oceanus atop a chariot pulled by sea horses while tossing a few coins at this … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 20