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J!6 Clue Archive – September 2026 

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September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

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September 16, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

A TRIP BACK TO 1986: In October, over the subject of welfare funding, the seventh one of these during Reagan's presidency occurred

MUSICAL IDIOMS: One who's tired of "playing second" this wants to step out in front of someone they think is a superior

HAPPY 60th, STAR TREK!: After he noticed Spock ears were worn in "Tropic Thunder", this "Star Trek" actor sent an original set of ears to Ben Stiller

THAT'S A BIT MESSY: Michelob Ultra boxes littered Route 44 in summer 2026 when a semi truck filled with this kind of product crashed in Connecticut

DO ME A FLAVOR: You can now buy non-dairy pints of Ben & Jerry's jam-band-inspired flavor "Phish" this

I NEED A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT: I'd like to lay eyes on Jamaica Bay while I sit in the terminal, so take me to this New York City airport

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ATOMIC PHYSICS GLOSSARY: Atomic nuclei combine by fusion; this term for the splitting of nuclei came from a paper by Lise Meitner & her nephew

FROM EAR TO ERE: It's synonymous with both "nickname" & "insult"

UNFINISHED LIT: Excerpts from his unfinished novel "Answered Prayers" all but finished his social life & later inspired a season of the FX show "Feud"

LANGUAGES: If you know about the surrounding geography of Brunei, it shouldn't surprise you that this is Brunei's official language

THAT'S A LONG TIME: Designed by Antoni Gaudi, this basilica began construction in 1882 & work inside the structure still continues today

CLOSING CREDIT SONGS: After screening the movie himself, Jeff Lynne okayed ELO's "Livin' Thing" to close out this 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson film

Correct Responses for September 16, 2026:

A TRIP BACK TO 1986: What is a government shutdown?

MUSICAL IDIOMS: What is fiddle?

HAPPY 60th, STAR TREK!: Who is Leonard Nimoy?

THAT'S A BIT MESSY: What is beer?

DO ME A FLAVOR: What is Food?

I NEED A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT: What is JFK?

ATOMIC PHYSICS GLOSSARY: What is fission?

FROM EAR TO ERE: What is epithet?

UNFINISHED LIT: Who is Truman Capote?

LANGUAGES: What is Malay?

THAT'S A LONG TIME: What is Sagrada Familia?

CLOSING CREDIT SONGS: What is Boogie Nights?

September 15, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

HARVARD: Valued at more than $55 billion, Harvard's is the largest one of these "E" funds in the academic world

WHAT, LIKE IT'S HARD?: The movie "Walk Hard", with John C. Reilly as a troubled musician, is widely considered a parody of this genre

CITIES ON THE RIVER: Cairo & Khartoum are on this river

BEGINS WITH "P": It's the very steep face of a very steep cliff

WE'LL TAKE (OR GIVE) 1 FOR THE TEAM: Born with the first name Anfernee, he arrived in the NBA wearing the No. 1 for the Orlando Magic

THE PEASANTS' REVOLT: The revolters had ire for the statute of laborers, which attempted to fix wages, despite low worker counts after this 1300s pandemic

Double Jeopardy! Round:

MYTHOLOGY: This Roman god of love was sometimes depicted wearing armor, which could have had good or bad connotations

FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: "Cafe au lait" is French for "coffee with" this

2026 CELEBRITY NEWS: While debunking A.I.-generated wedding photos, Tom Holland quietly confirmed he was married to this actress

EARTH SCIENCE: On this scale, an increase of 1.0 represents an earthquake that has 31 times more energy than that of the lesser number

SHORT STORIES: This John who wrote "The Swimmer" also penned "Brimmer", a tale of an ocean liner passenger whose trip becomes a carnal cruise

6, 7: Collins English Dictionary lists a company car as one of these extra things an employee can get beyond their salary

Correct Responses for September 15, 2026:

HARVARD: What is an endowment?

WHAT, LIKE IT'S HARD?: What is biopic?

CITIES ON THE RIVER: What is the Nile?

BEGINS WITH "P": What is precipice?

WE'LL TAKE (OR GIVE) 1 FOR THE TEAM: Who is Penny Hardaway?

THE PEASANTS' REVOLT: What is the Black Death?

MYTHOLOGY: Who is Cupid?

FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: What is milk?

2026 CELEBRITY NEWS: Who is Zendaya?

EARTH SCIENCE: What is the Richter scale?

SHORT STORIES: Who is John Cheever?

6, 7: What is a fringe benefit?

September 14, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

OPERA CHARACTERS: In a Mozart opera, the 3 ladies who serve the "Queen of" this are the ones who turn over the Magic Flute

I SAW IT ON A T-SHIRT: A wildly popular T-shirt for St. Patrick's Day reads "Kiss Me, I'm" this

BUSINESS ABBREV.: Over in the C-suite, you'll find the CFO, the Chief Financial Officer, & the CMO, short for this

DUNGEONS & DRAG QUEENS: There are drag queens in the movie, yes, but the title name in "The Adventures of" her, "Queen of the Desert" is a bus

ALLITERATIVE AMERICA: In 1837 the University of Michigan moved from Detroit to this city

CURT OR BURN-Y: This 5-letter term for a glowing remnant of a dying fire has roots in the Old Norse language

Double Jeopardy! Round:

HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK: One of the first Super Tuesdays recognized on a national level was in 1976, when this Democrat won 3 primaries

THAT SONG'S A CRIME: When it comes to this heavy metal band's songs, "Living After Midnight" isn't a crime, but "Breaking The Law" sure is

LITERATURE: Of the three Musketeers d'Artagnan duels with in a Dumas novel, this one has the longest name

COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895: This university in D.C. is the oldest Catholic & Jesuit institution in the U.S.

PEOPLE & PLACES: The Ta Oi people are concentrated in Vietnam & this landlocked nation on Vietnam's western border

BLANK "UM": It's the female reproductive egg cell

Correct Responses for September 14, 2026:

OPERA CHARACTERS: What is the Night?

I SAW IT ON A T-SHIRT: What is Irish?

BUSINESS ABBREV.: What is Chief Marketing Officer?

DUNGEONS & DRAG QUEENS: What is Priscilla?

ALLITERATIVE AMERICA: What is Ann Arbor?

CURT OR BURN-Y: What is ember?

HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK: Who is Jimmy Carter?

THAT SONG'S A CRIME: Who are Judas Priest?

LITERATURE: Who is Porthos?

COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895: What is Georgetown?

PEOPLE & PLACES: What is Laos?

BLANK "UM": What is ovum?

September 11, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

SHE'S KIND OF A LOT POLISH AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Anna looks out the window as her lot flight departs Warsaw, crossing over this longest Polish river, which flows to the Baltic

ON THE ROCKS: This maximum security prison in San Francisco Bay known as "The Rock" housed inmates like Al Capone & "Machine Gun" Kelly

AFRICAN CAPITALS: At over 7,700 feet above sea level, this capital of Ethiopia has a name that translates from Amharic as "new flower"

CONDUCTORS: Before passing the baton to Keith Lockhart in 1995, this film composer was conductor of the Boston Pops for 14 years

TV PETS: On "Frasier", Kelsey Grammer's title psychiatrist was often annoyed by this Jack Russell Terrier owned by his father Martin

LOANWORDS: It may take some liquid courage to get up at the bar for this activity whose name is from Japanese for "empty orchestra"

Double Jeopardy! Round:

BOOKS & AUTHORS: The title of his dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451" refers to the temperature at which book paper catches fire & burns

OH, YOU FANCY: Protected by French law, this 2-word term refers to exclusive custom fitted high fashion garments crafted by expert artisans

VITAMINS & MINERALS: A deficiency in this essential mineral reduces red blood cell production & can lead to anemia

A FANTASTICAL SETTING: Divided into 12 districts outside the Capitol, this is the primary setting of "The Hunger Games"

WORLD HISTORY: On July 14, 1789 an angry Parisian mob stormed this medieval fortress & prison, sparking the start of a revolution

LOAN WORDS: To secure financing, lenders often need this, a valuable asset pledged by a borrower which can be seized if they fail to pay

Correct Responses for September 11, 2026:

SHE'S KIND OF A LOT POLISH AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT: What is the Vistula?

ON THE ROCKS: What is Alcatraz?

AFRICAN CAPITALS: What is Addis Ababa?

CONDUCTORS: Who is John Williams?

TV PETS: Who is Eddie?

LOANWORDS: What is karaoke?

BOOKS & AUTHORS: Who is Ray Bradbury?

OH, YOU FANCY: What is haute couture?

VITAMINS & MINERALS: What is iron?

A FANTASTICAL SETTING: What is Panem?

WORLD HISTORY: What is the Bastille?

LOAN WORDS: What is collateral?

September 10, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

WAY BACK WHEN: In 218 B.C., during the Second Punic War, this Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with 37 elephants

ACROSS THE LIBERAL ARTS: Economics: This 18th century Scottish philosopher argued that free markets are guided by an "invisible hand"

WAIT! MEASURES!: This nautical unit commonly used to measure the depth of water is equal to 6 feet

THISTLE DO NICELY: The edible portion of this green vegetable is actually the unopened flower bud of a large thistle plant

ROCK SONGS: Released in 1977 by Queen, this stomp & clap anthem was written by guitarist Brian May & is the first track on "News of the World"

SINGULAR & PLURAL ARE THE SAME: It can mean a set of books published in succession, or one television show

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY: Alexandria is in its North; Aswan is in its south

MAIL NOVELS: In this Alice Walker novel, 14-year-old Celie begins writing letters addressed directly to God

PERUSING SOME ARTICLES: This document ratified in 1781 established a weak central government before being replaced by the U.S. Constitution

NAMES IN FASHION: Before opening her first bridal shop on Madison Avenue, she was a senior fashion editor at Vogue & a design director for Ralph Lauren

SHOWS ABOUT MURDER: "Only Murders in the Building" sees Charles, Oliver & Mabel launch one of these to investigate the death of their neighbor Tim Kono

PUTTING THE "DOUBLE" IN DOUBLE JEOPARDY!: In baseball, a 6-4-3 maneuver from the shortstop to the second baseman to the first baseman is a common example of this

Correct Responses for September 10, 2026:

WAY BACK WHEN: Who is Hannibal?

ACROSS THE LIBERAL ARTS: Who is Adam Smith?

WAIT! MEASURES!: What is a fathom?

THISTLE DO NICELY: What is an artichoke?

ROCK SONGS: What is "We Will Rock You"?

SINGULAR & PLURAL ARE THE SAME: What is series?

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY: What is Egypt?

MAIL NOVELS: What is The Color Purple?

PERUSING SOME ARTICLES: What are the Articles of Confederation?

NAMES IN FASHION: Who is Vera Wang?

SHOWS ABOUT MURDER: What is a podcast?

PUTTING THE "DOUBLE" IN DOUBLE JEOPARDY!: What is a double play?

September 9, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

NAMES IN SPORTS: With 62, this New York Yankee has the American League record for most home runs in a season

QUOTABLE NOTABLES: This female sprinter who set records in 1988 said, "when anyone tells me I can't do anything… I'm just not listening anymore"

WELL, THAT'S PATHETIC: This adjective meaning "low in quantity" comes from a Middle English word for "emaciated"

A GOOD OLD JOB: Well before the age of Polaroid, a faker was a job in which somebody added color to black-&-white these by hand

HOW'D THEY COME UP WITH IT?: The awkwardness of putting his ear up to women's chests inspired French doctor Rene Laennec to invent this instrument

FORESTRY FICTION: In this novel, the first in a series by Stephenie Meyer, Edward & Bella have their first kiss after a trip through the forest

Double Jeopardy! Round:

PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: Known for their traditional tattoos called Moko, these indigenous Polynesian people settled New Zealand over 700 years ago

IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS: This phrase meaning to take credit for another's idea originated when rival producers copied John Dennis' play sound effect

THAT DRINK IS NAMED FOR ME!: Though she later claimed to dislike it, this child star has a nonalcoholic drink of ginger ale & grenadine named for her

A MUSICAL LANGUAGE LESSON: In 1987 Los Lobos hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 with their rock cover of this Mexican folk song

GOING DOWN IN HISTORY: Known as "Galloping Gertie" for its swaying, version 1 of this bridge went down into Puget Sound during a 1940 windstorm

BEAUTIFUL THINGS: Katharine Lee Bates penned "America the Beautiful" after admiring the "spacious skies" & views from here, "America's mountain"

Correct Responses for September 9, 2026:

NAMES IN SPORTS: Who is Aaron Judge?

QUOTABLE NOTABLES: Who is Florence Griffith Joyner?

WELL, THAT'S PATHETIC: What is meager?

A GOOD OLD JOB: What are photographs?

HOW'D THEY COME UP WITH IT?: What is the stethoscope?

FORESTRY FICTION: What is Twilight?

PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: Who are the Maori?

IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS: What is steal someone's thunder?

THAT DRINK IS NAMED FOR ME!: Who is Shirley Temple?

A MUSICAL LANGUAGE LESSON: What is "La Bamba"?

GOING DOWN IN HISTORY: What is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge?

BEAUTIFUL THINGS: What is Pikes Peak?

September 8, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

LANDLOCKED IN: This landlocked country shares a border to the north with Slovakia

WORDS WITH A SILENT LETTER: It means perfectly vertical & it comes before "bob" in the name of a weight you hang from a line

I'M CLEANING OUT THE GARAGE: I found some old headphones & followed the cord to Dad's Hi-Fi; dad had to tell me Hi-Fi was short for this

GREEN STUFF: This liquor with high alcohol content is known as "The Green Fairy"

ALL SORTS OF ENTERTAINMENT: Though it gave us a funny meme template, this 2019 Adam Driver/ Scarlett Johansson film made lots of moviegoers cry

POEM ADD A LETTER: A Rudyard Kipling poem that's motivated many athletes adds a letter & becomes an ode to a peanut butter brand

Double Jeopardy! Round:

THE COMEBACK: From 1956 to 1962, this company closed 9 of its 14 plants; Warren Buffett then bought up its stock & grew it into a conglomerate

MAPS & GLOBES: This term for the part of a map that explains all the symbols is synonymous with "myth"

OPERA: This composer's "Il Trovatore" is based on the Spanish play "El Trovador" ("The Troubadour")

BRITSPEAK: Depending on the weather, you may need a brolly, one of these

CELEBRITY COLLECTIVES: Carson Kressley says the original "Fab Five" from this TV show have had a group chat "since texts were invented"

ARE YOU KNOT ENTERTAINED?: A knot called a "clove" this is used to secure something to a post

Correct Responses for September 8, 2026:

LANDLOCKED IN: What is Hungary?

WORDS WITH A SILENT LETTER: What is plumb?

I'M CLEANING OUT THE GARAGE: What is high fidelity?

GREEN STUFF: What is absinthe?

ALL SORTS OF ENTERTAINMENT: What is Marriage Story?

POEM ADD A LETTER: What is "Jif"?

THE COMEBACK: What is Berkshire Hathaway?

MAPS & GLOBES: What is legend?

OPERA: Who is Giuseppe Verdi?

BRITSPEAK: What is an umbrella?

CELEBRITY COLLECTIVES: What is Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?

ARE YOU KNOT ENTERTAINED?: What is hitch?

September 7, 2026: Clues Not Published

September 4, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

WOMEN: In 1933 she was appointed Secretary of Labor, becoming the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential Cabinet

STOCK IT TO ME: Named for high-value casino counters, these stocks represent large, stable & financially sound nationally recognized companies

COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Dating to 1634, this 50-acre space in Massachusetts is America's oldest public park

SONG & BOOK: SAME TITLE: Kate Bush topped the U.K. charts in 1978 with this debut single titled for an 1847 Emily Brontë novel

REVERSIBLE WORDS: A prize given in return for good behavior & a sliding receptacle in a piece of furniture

DOWN IN THE DUMP: Beginning with "L", this toxic liquid that drains from a landfill is formed when rainwater filters through accumulated waste

Double Jeopardy! Round:

THE OCCIDENTAL TOURIST: I'm admiring Neuschwanstein Castle, commissioned by Bavaria's King Ludwig II in part as an homage to this "Lohengrin" composer

WRITERS: Her chilling 1948 New Yorker short story "The Lottery" led to angry letters & hundreds of canceled subscriptions

A SCIENCE BRIEF: Dry ice undergoes this phase transition when it turns directly from solid carbon dioxide into a gas

LOCKUPS: French army captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully imprisoned on this notorious penal colony off French Guiana

MOVIE MAGIC: In "The Lord of the Rings", Peter Jackson used this optical camera technique to make hobbits appear much smaller than Gandalf

FIRST NAME WORDS: It can mean candid & blunt, or to mark an envelope for free postage courtesy of a congressional privilege

Correct Responses for September 4, 2026:

WOMEN: Who is Frances Perkins?

STOCK IT TO ME: What are blue chip stocks?

COMMON KNOWLEDGE: What is Boston Common?

SONG & BOOK: SAME TITLE: What is "Wuthering Heights"?

REVERSIBLE WORDS: What are reward & drawer?

DOWN IN THE DUMP: What is leachate?

THE OCCIDENTAL TOURIST: Who is Richard Wagner?

WRITERS: Who is Shirley Jackson?

A SCIENCE BRIEF: What is sublimation?

LOCKUPS: What is Devil's Island?

MOVIE MAGIC: What is forced perspective?

FIRST NAME WORDS: What is frank?

September 3, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS: In 2020 Adam Sandler took home the Best Male Lead trophy for his stress-inducing turn as Howard Ratner in this Safdie Brothers film

BODIES OF WATER: Bordered by Egypt & Saudi Arabia, among others, this highly saline inlet of the Indian Ocean lies between Africa & Asia

IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY: "A writ or order directed to a person…requiring his attendance at a particular time and place to testify as a witness"

ANTONYMS: This antonym of "cowardly" can also be an Atlanta baseball player

"E.E.": This slithery South American predator uses special organ cells called electrocytes to shock its prey with up to 860 volts

COMINGS: True to his promise "I shall return", this U.S. general waded ashore at Leyte Island in October 1944

Double Jeopardy! Round:

GETTING THE LITERARY JITTERS: This British-American won a 1948 Pulitzer for his poem "The Age of Anxiety", which gave a moniker to the postwar era

WOMEN IN MUSIC: In 2020 she became the first woman to sweep the Big 4 Grammy categories in a single night, after the release of her debut album

INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES: Celebrated globally on March 8, this observance began in 1911 to advance the push for universal suffrage & gender equality

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS: Found in Australia, the males of this semiaquatic egg-laying mammal have spurs on their hind legs that deliver a venomous sting

MANY-LETTERED WORDS: 14 letters: A wealthy person who makes generous donations to charitable causes to promote the welfare of others

REMAINS TO BE SEEN: In 2012 archaeologists found the battle-scarred skeleton of this Plantagenet king beneath a Leicester parking lot

Correct Responses for September 3, 2026:

THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS: What is Uncut Gems?

BODIES OF WATER: What is the Red Sea?

IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY: What is subpoena?

ANTONYMS: What is brave?

"E.E.": What is an electric eel?

COMINGS: Who is Douglas MacArthur?

GETTING THE LITERARY JITTERS: Who is W.H. Auden?

WOMEN IN MUSIC: Who is Billie Eilish?

INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES: What is International Women's Day?

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS: What is the platypus?

MANY-LETTERED WORDS: What is philanthropist?

REMAINS TO BE SEEN: Who is Richard III?

September 2, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

HISTORIC ORATORS: In 1896 this "Great Commoner" secured the Democratic presidential nomination after giving his "Cross of Gold" speech

BOOK SMART: Roald Dahl wrote that by the time this title character was 4, she was reading Charles Dickens & "her mind was so nimble"

USA: At 6,684 feet, Mount Mitchell, in the Black Mountains of this state, is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River

PROTECTION PROJECTION: This elite military corps has been tasked with the personal protection of the pope since 1506

YOU'RE ON A ROLE: He took home a Best Actor Oscar for his starring role as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody"

DROP A LETTER...: Drop a letter from an expression of happiness to get this unit of linear measure

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ASIA: BACK ON TOUR!: Towering over Kuala Lumpur, these twin skyscrapers are connected by a double-decker skybridge on the 41st & 42nd floors

ART OF THE RENAISSANCE: This Florentine master depicted the Roman goddess of love emerging from the sea on a clamshell in "The Birth of Venus"

I NEED SOME SPACE: At roughly 3 times the height of Everest, this enormous Martian volcano is the highest mountain in the solar system

TELEVISION: Before he got his own acclaimed AMC prequel series, this criminal lawyer was a scene-stealing fixer on "Breaking Bad"

SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH: As a noun, it's a burrowing mammal with a striped face; as a verb, it means to pester or harass someone relentlessly

YOU'VE GOT A POINT: Magic Johnson & Steph Curry both mastered this basketball position that usually directs the team's offense on the court

Correct Responses for September 2, 2026:

HISTORIC ORATORS: Who is William Jennings Bryan?

BOOK SMART: Who is Matilda?

USA: What is North Carolina?

PROTECTION PROJECTION: What is the Swiss Guard?

YOU'RE ON A ROLE: Who is Rami Malek?

DROP A LETTER...: What is mile?

ASIA: BACK ON TOUR!: What are the Petronas Towers?

ART OF THE RENAISSANCE: Who is Sandro Botticelli?

I NEED SOME SPACE: What is Olympus Mons?

TELEVISION: Who is Saul Goodman?

SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH: What is badger?

YOU'VE GOT A POINT: What is point guard?

September 1, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

PICK YOUR BATTLES: Fought in 31 B.C., this naval battle saw Octavian decisively defeat the combined forces of Mark Antony & Cleopatra

POP CULTURE MISSING LINKS: Court TV shows: Judge ____ Justice

WHAT SHOULD WE CALL THE DOG?: This Italian word for "beautiful" surged to the top spot for female dogs, thanks in part to the "Twilight" saga

KING JAMES BIBLE STUDY: In Genesis 4:9, after the Lord asks where Abel is, this fratricidal figure replies, "I know not: am I my brother's keeper?"

AT FERNICLIFF CEMETERY: Born in Harlem, this civil rights activist & author of "Go Tell It on the Mountain" was laid to rest at Ferncliff in 1987

RHYME TIME: An indolent or sluggish white flower with a yellow center

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ISLANDS: This Indonesian island, the world's sixth largest by area, shares its name with a world-famous coffee bean

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS: Author Arundhati Roy writes about her mom's life & death in "Mother Mary comes to Me", a name borrowed from this Beatles tune

1960s NASA: On Christmas Eve 1968, the crew of this Apollo mission became the first humans to orbit the moon & photograph an "Earthrise"

AWARDS & HONORS: Called "the Nobel Prize of computing", this annual award is named for the mathematician who cracked the Enigma code

COUNTRY SONGS: A 1990 Garth Brooks smash hit celebrates drinking at a dive bar with "friends in" these kinds of locations

RUSSIAN CROSSWORD CLUES: Traditional Russian pancakes often served with caviar or sour cream (5 letters)

Correct Responses for September 1, 2026:

PICK YOUR BATTLES: What is the Battle of Actium?

POP CULTURE MISSING LINKS: What is Judy?

WHAT SHOULD WE CALL THE DOG?: What is Bella?

KING JAMES BIBLE STUDY: Who is Cain?

AT FERNICLIFF CEMETERY: Who is James Baldwin?

RHYME TIME: What is a lazy daisy?

ISLANDS: What is Sumatra?

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS: What is "Let It Be"?

1960s NASA: What is Apollo 8?

AWARDS & HONORS: What is the Turing Award?

COUNTRY SONGS: What are low places?

RUSSIAN CROSSWORD CLUES: What are blini?


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