Show #9522 2026-03-17 (taped 2026-02-11) Regular

Jamie Ding game 3.Jamie Ding sets a new record high Coryat score of $42,400 and ties Ken Jennings's record for the most correct responses in a game (counting Final Jeopardy!), at 45.

Contestants

Aidan O'Connell — a wastewater treatment operator from Henderson, Nevada

Carman Nareau — a founder from Oakland, California

Jamie Ding — a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $26,566)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jamie	$7,800	$14,000	$48,800	$51,234 3-day champion: $77,800	$42,400 44 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Carman	$-600	$-600	$600	$1 3rd place: $2,000	$600 3 R, 2 W
Aidan	$2,200	$2,600	$4,300	$4,300 2nd place: $3,000	$3,400 9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GENIUS IN A BATTLE	IT'S THE LAW	YOU CAN'T PINCH THEM!	"X"	LOS ANGELES	I LOVE THAT ALBUM!
$200 [27] In 218 B.C. this general gassed up 37 elephants for a road trip & drove over the Alps with 30,000 buddies into Italy Hannibal Jamie	$200 [20] This type of legislation obligates an automaker to offer relief to buyers for defects to a vehicle over a specific time a lemon law Carman Aidan	$200 [29] That's Sam Hartmanat QB for this school whose green uniform tradition fits the team name & goes back a century plus Notre Dame Jamie	$200 [30] In olde England it took 40 of these coins to equal 1 pound sterling a sixpence Aidan	$200 [22] This L.A. beach neighborhood along the Pacific Ocean bears the name of an Italian city with which it shares a prominent aspect Venice Beach Jamie	$200 [24] I could drink this 2016 Beyoncé surprise release album in a gulp, though sometimes I just sip the hits like "Freedom" Lemonade Carman
$400 [26] The plan of this Army lt. gen. in 1943: surprise; rock the enemy back on his heels; relentless pursuit; "mop him up" Patton Aidan	$600 [14] In effect since 1951 & abbreviated UCMJ, it's the set of criminal laws governing all U.S. armed forces branches the Uniform Code of Military Justice Jamie	$400 [21] Here's this green-clad outlaw on his deathbed asking to be buried where his arrow falls Robin Hood Jamie	$400 [19] The quality on display here, it's a word that demonstrates Latin's handedness bias dexterity Jamie	$400 [28] Joan Didion wrote of the '60s ending with the 1969 murders in L.A. by followers of this man Manson Jamie	$400 [25] The title of this 2022 album refers to some times when Taylor Swift couldn't sleep & was ruminating on her life Midnights Jamie
$600 [17] By faking retreats, William the Conqueror drew out the English on the way to finally taking out Harold II at this battle Hastings Jamie	$800 [1] In Pakistan this Muslim code of religious law was long applied through its own appellate court sharia Jamie	$600 [10] The green dress worn by this actress in "Atonement" won raves for costume designer Jacqueline Durran Keira Knightley Jamie	$600 [7] Maimonides set down his philosophy in a "Guide for" them, aka the confused, the baffled, the hopelessly at sea the Perplexed Jamie	$600 [3] Royce Hall & the Ronald Reagan Medical Center are iconic parts of this school with about 46,000 students UCLA Carman Aidan	$600 [12] X's 1980 debut album "Los Angeles" was produced by Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for this other classic L.A. band The Doors Jamie
$800 [5] The 1918 surprise attack led by this general nicknamed "Black Jack" led to the Argonne Forest being cleared of German troops (Black Jack) Pershing Jamie	$1,000 [9] Issued during the reign of Clovis, Salic law was the legal code of these people who conquered Gaul in the 5th century A.D. the Franks Jamie	$800 [4] Those who favor this iconic brand's green cap include blues musician Seasick Steve John Deere Aidan	$800 [15] Also starting with "E-X", it means "still existing"; the linen Book of Zagrebis oldest this type of Etruscan book extant Jamie	$800 [11] In 2025 the stage at this summer venue was named for John Williams, who has conducted his own music & others' there since 1978 the Hollywood Bowl Aidan	$800 [8] This one goes out to an album I love, their 1987 "Document", which features the song "The One I Love" R.E.M.
$1,000 [13] This barbarian king ruled an empire that took on the Eastern Roman one in 443; success led to annual payments of 2,100 pounds of gold Attila the Hun	DD $2,400 [23] From a Rudyard Kipling work, it's the idea that the strongest or most merciless in a society or group will survive the law of the jungle Jamie	$1,000 [6] Thisguy from the Philly suburbs tells TV viewers where to put their money; our money says his is on the Eagles (Jim) Cramer Jamie	$1,000 [2] Trade name Narcan, it's available over the counter & carrying a little of it as a nasal spray can save the life of someone overdosing naloxone Jamie	$1,000 [18] Much of the area was destroyed in 1965 riots, butthisL.A. historic cultural monument that includes three tall spires survived the Watts Towers	$1,000 [16] A highlight of OutKast's 2000 album "Stankonia" is "B.O.B", subtitled this; it became reality a few years later "Bombs Over Baghdad" Jamie

Double Jeopardy! Round

EVERYBODY LOVES DINOSAURS	SWORD PLAY	A CINEMATIC SUM-UP THROUGH THE DECADES	OTHER KENS	5-LETTER VERBS	PERSONIFYING THE NATION
$400 [30] Research at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on thefossilcalled "Dueling Dinosaurs" says this horned beast fought a Nanotyrannus, not a young T. rex Triceratops Jamie	$400 [22] In this musical, Arthur defeats the Black Knight after cutting off some extremities--just flesh wounds, really... Spamalot Jamie	$400 [26] 1940s:Ilsa gets on the plane, but will always have Paris Casablanca Aidan	$400 [25] In 1985 Ken Lay founded this energy company that later became known for things unrelated to energy Enron Jamie	$400 [24] Derived from Dutch, it's to drink liquid with a loud sucking noise & it's not very polite slurp Carman	$400 [20] In an 1899painting, a maiden symbolizing Finland is under attack by an eagle representing this big, aggressive neighbor Russia Jamie
$800 [29] When dinosaurs emerged during this geologic period, they had to compete with other big reptiles like the Phytosaurs the Triassic Jamie	$800 [28] In 2023 the game Touken Ranbu was adapted for the stage in this type of Japanese drama & featured swords aplenty kabuki Jamie	$800 [11] 2010s:Daniel Kaluuya meets Allison Williams' parents, but not in a ha ha, "Meet the Parents" kind of way Get Out Jamie	$800 [27] It's the last word in a No. 1 hit by Kenny Loggins, after much repeating of the phrase "everybody cut" footloose Aidan	$800 [1] With or without the word, it's what the traffic signherewants you to do yield Jamie	$800 [19] Argentina is often depicted as one of these cowboys of the Pampas gaucho Carman
$1,200 [21] Corythosauruswas one of the dinos known as this for their snouts resembling that of a familiar animal duck-billed Jamie	$1,200 [18] In this Gilbert & Sullivan musical, the police are overcome by the title sword-wielding vagabonds as Mabel looks on The Pirates of Penzance Jamie	$1,200 [2] 1990s:The Vincent Price is right--Johnny Depp is a shear delight Edward Scissorhands Jamie	$1,200 [23] This Ken co-founded Florentine Films, which produces his documentaries (Ken) Burns Jamie	$1,200 [10] Cut ties with or cut off a finger accidentally sever Jamie	$1,200 [5] Before Uncle Sam, the U.S. was depicted as this woman who shares her name with a river Columbia Jamie
$1,600 [8] This name that has been used for fossils formerly classified as Brontosaurus means "deceptive lizard" Apatosaurus Jamie Aidan	$1,600 [12] In "Athena", two young fencers brandish this type of sword, also a word for an antagonist in a play foil Jamie	$1,600 [7] 1960s:2 bikers hit the road to Cannes & win Best Film by a New Director... oh wait, man, I mean, the movie's about the bikers, man Easy Rider Jamie	$2,000 [16] Ken Thompson shared a Turing Award for his work during the '60s & '70s on this influential computer operating system Unix Jamie Aidan	$1,600 [14] To earnestly yearn for or desire, but hopefully, not thy neighbor's wife covet Aidan	$2,000 [9] Acartoonfrom the War of 1812 shows James Madison duking it out with George III as this personification of England John Bull Jamie
$2,000 [13] Tyrannosaurusruled the Cretaceous; this meat-eater was boss in the Jurassic Allosaurus Jamie	$2,000 [3] Spoiler alert! This swashbuckling title hero from an Edmond Rostand play dies waving his sword about with Roxane as witness Cyrano de Bergerac Jamie	$2,000 [17] 1950s:Ed Wood. Aliens. Bela Lugosi, placed in the film after his real-life death. In other words, perfection Plan 9 from Outer Space Jamie	DD $6,000 [4] In 1998, sales of Tom Clancy's new novel "Rainbow Six" were outpaced by sales of a near 450-page report written by this Ken Starr Jamie	$2,000 [6] It's a synonym for braid & it shares the same 2 vowels plait Jamie	DD $2,500 [15] Clad in a salakot hat & a shirt called a barong tagalog, Juan dela Cruz personifies this country's everyman the Philippines Aidan

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

This name of a grand duchess of the 20th century comes from a word meaning "resurrection" in Greek

Anastasia

Carman "Who is... Rosario" — wagered $599

Aidan "Who indeed. ♡ K + G + C" — wagered $0

Jamie "Who was Anastasia?" — wagered $2,434

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