Show #9510 2026-02-27 (taped 2026-02-02) Regular

Contestants

Tim Leung — a technical trainer from Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Diana Miller — an attorney from Richmond, Virginia

James Hirsh — a lawyer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 3-day cash winnings total $67,418)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
James	$4,200	$6,200	$16,400	$9,582 3rd place: $2,000	$15,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Diana	$5,000	$6,200	$11,600	$16,399 New champion: $16,399	$13,000 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Tim	$1,800	$3,000	$9,800	$9,800 2nd place: $3,000	$9,800 14 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?	LET'S "P"LAY	THE LAW OF THE LAND	NUMERICAL TERMS	IN THE STATE CAPITAL	TV OFFSPRING
$200 [29] Aquarians are eccentric & march to the beat of their own... harpsichord? like this musical genius, born Jan. 27, 1756 in Austria Mozart James Tim	$200 [20] 10-ball, bank & one-pocket are all forms of this game pool James	$200 [28] The 1516 German Reinheitsgebot, or purity law, limited the ingredients in this to barley, hops & water beer Tim	$200 [26] Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas holds the women's world record in this athletic event with a distance of 51.64 feet in 2022 the triple jump James	$200 [23] Coors Fieldin the Lo Do, lower downtown Denver James Tim	$200 [22] Back in the day, "Full House" was occupied by these twins who shared the role of Michelle Tanner Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Tim
$400 [30] This Russian empress was pure Taurus, whether you call her 1729 birthday April 21 or May 2 (new style) Catherine the Great Diana	$400 [21] Now an essential playtime moldable for kids, its original purpose was to remove soot from wallpaper Play-Doh James	$400 [25] In August 2025 a man was arrested in Paris after he lit a cigarette from the eternal flame at this memorial to France's war dead the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tim	$400 [27] Designed to help ease people back into society, it's a temporary residence for ex-prisoners or rehab patrons a halfway house Diana	$400 [24] David Winton Bell Art Gallery at Brown University Providence Diana	$400 [13] The Pearson triplets were integral to this weepy series that ended in 2022 This Is Us Diana
$600 [9] Aries are innovators, like this woman who got her start studying chimps in the field from Louis Leakey (Jane) Goodall Diana	$600 [6] In 2022 MMA fighter Hauley Tillman won a PFC title, short for Championship in this slumber party activity Pillow Fight Tim	$600 [15] Barbados bans the wearing of this, so leave the hunting apparel & MLB Armed Forces Day cap at home camouflage James	$600 [18] This style of bed has tall columns at each corner to support curtains or a canopy four-poster James Tim	$600 [12] St. John's Churchwhere Patrick Henry gave his liberty or death speech Richmond, Virginia Diana Tim	$600 [1] The post-ellipses part of this sitcom title referred to Kelly & Bud Bundy Married... with Children Diana
$800 [17] Passion rules Scorpio, as with this Spanish painter who had 2 wives & many mistresses, like Dora Maar & Marie-Thérèse Walter Picasso James	$800 [7] In Super Mario video games, mushrooms & fire flowers are types of these hyphenated items that give Mario special abilities power-ups Tim	$800 [3] In Denmark, you can only name a baby from a preapproved list; Harfurmaandeep is OK, as is this name of Messrs. Ulrich & von Trier Lars Diana	$800 [10] Combat stress is said to lead to this distracted gaze equaling about 914 meters thousand yard (stare) James	$1,000 [19] The Alfred E. Smith state office building, the second-tallest in the city Albany Tim	$800 [2] On "Gilmore Girls", Rory's first name is actually this, just like her mom's & great grandmother's Lorelai James
$1,000 [16] Libras seek justice, like this South African cleric who won a Nobel Prize for fighting apartheid Desmond Tutu James	$1,000 [8] In this game originally hailing from ancient India, players move 4 pieces around a track & to the center of the board Parcheesi Tim	$1,000 [5] In 2007 China began requiring Tibetan monks to get permission to recognize those who have undergone this process after death reincarnation	$1,000 [11] It's an insult contest in which 2 participants try to one-up each other with ever-increasing funny putdowns the Dozens James	DD $2,000 [14] Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis Diana	$1,000 [4] Oh, Heck, Patricia Heaton played Frankie, mom to Brick, Sue & Axl Heck on this sitcom set in Orson, Indiana The Middle James

Double Jeopardy! Round

PSYCH 101	QUICK HITS	HOOKED ON MNEMONICS	AMERICAN ART & ARTISTS	HISTORIC TRIALS	DIRTY WORDS
$400 [30] Fear, dread, a pounding heart & sweating are symptoms of this type of disorder; types of it include social & separation anxiety Tim	$400 [28] It took less than two minutes for "Fell In Love With A Girl" to bring this colorful duo to alt-rock stardom The White Stripes James	$400 [21] This fictitious name, middle initial included, is used to remember the sequence of colors in the visible light spectrum Roy G. Biv James	$400 [22] In 2022 his "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold for $195 million, the most expensive American artwork to sell at auction Warhol Diana	$400 [26] This writer began his testimony in his 1895 case against the Marquess of Queensberry by lying about his age; bad start Wilde James	$400 [25] Drop the "H" from a word for a small boat to get this adjective meaning dull or gloomy looking on account of grime dingy Diana
$800 [29] Obsessive-compulsive related disorders include trichotillomania, which means pulling this hair Diana	$800 [27] "All The Small Things" include the 167 seconds of their 1999 hit Blink-182 Diana	$800 [14] To remember which of these 2 types of formations is which, spelunkers need only recall that "C" is for "ceiling" & "G" is for "ground" stalactites & stalagmites James	$800 [20] Busts of Hiawatha & Minnehaha by African American & Native American sculptor Edmonia Lewis were inspired by a poem by him Longfellow Tim	$800 [24] Chief Justice John Marshall issued asubpoenato President Jefferson during the 1807 trial of this man (Aaron) Burr Tim	$800 [23] This past tense word contains a synonym for dirt or earth; a foe of Churchill once said he'd be thrown away like this type of "glove" soiled
$1,200 [9] Conveying anger or annoyance indirectly rather than directly is what's going on with this type of behavior with a contradictory name passive-aggression James	$1,200 [3] "I stay modest 'bout it", rapped Kendrick Lamar in this chart-topping 2017 hit that clocked in at an unassuming 2:57 "HUMBLE." Diana	$1,200 [1] For treating sprains & other soft tissue injuries, Dr. Mom prescribes the mnemonic "RICE", short for rest, ice, compression & this elevation Diana	$1,200 [16] Best known for his painting of a dour farm duo, he also did "Daughters of Revolution" seen here (Grant) Wood Tim	$1,200 [7] In 1927 the Supreme Court of this state reversed a famous verdict from 2 years earlier, ruling that the $100 fine was unlawful Tennessee	$1,600 [12] When you consider that this word can literally mean "maggot infested", the fact that it can also mean "dirty" isn't quite so bad grubby
$1,600 [17] This Swiss man brought the terms introvert & extrovert into psychology (Carl) Jung James	$1,600 [4] His No. 1 song "Hit The Road Jack" does just that after 2 minutes even Ray Charles Diana	$1,600 [11] In music notation, "good boys deserve fudge always" can help musicians remember the notes on the lines of this clef the bass clef Tim	$1,600 [15] Archibald Willard's humorous sketch of two drummers & a fifer evolved into this patriotic painting The Spirit of '76 James	$1,600 [6] Massachusetts Gov. Alvan Fuller declined to halt the 1927 execution of this pair despite widespread doubts about their trial Sacco & Vanzetti Diana	$2,000 [13] From the Latin for "dirty", this adjective denotes an extreme state of filth, with undertones of poverty &/or neglect squalid Diana
$2,000 [18] To heal the trauma experienced as a youngster, some suggest reparenting this, a phrase popularized by John Bradshaw in the '90s an inner child James	$2,000 [5] Aretha Franklin's "Respect" ran just under 2:30; the original hit by this soul legend was even shorter, barely over two minutes Otis Redding James	$2,000 [10] The word "FANBOYS" can help us remember the 7 most common coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but & these 3 others or, yet & so Tim	DD $3,000 [19] This Brooklyn-born artist with an all-too-short career first attracted attention for his graffiti, done under the name SAMO© Basquiat James	$2,000 [8] In 2018, the Supreme Court said its 1944 decision against this interned Japanese-American was gravely wrong Korematsu Diana	DD $2,600 [2] This word once meant a filthy hotel, but can also refer to a person or, more recently, to an Emmy-winning series fleabag Diana

Final Jeopardy!

COMPANIES

Historian Louis Hyman wrote this company's sales method undid the power of the "consumerism of Jim Crow"

Sears (& Roebuck)

Tim "What is ??? Thank you everyone! ♡ K.M. J.B." — wagered $0

Diana "Sears + Roebuck?" — wagered $4,799

James "What is Coca Cola" — wagered $6,818

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