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Video: Shakespeare Featured as Final JEOPARDY! Category

The category was featured on last night's episode.

By: May. 24, 2023
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Shakespeare was featured in the final categories on a recent episode Jeopardy!

First up was "Real People in Shakespeare" on last night's episode. The first clue read: "In Shakespeare, this man is a rival of Prince Hal; In real life he was older than Hal's father."

Watch the clip below to see if you answered correctly here:

The second category was "Shakespeare's Characters." The clue read: Both of the names of these two lovers in a Shakespeare play come from Latin words for "Blessed."

See if you guessed correctly here:

Recently, Jeopardy has featured an Idina Menzel category, a Tony-Winning Musicals category, a "Broadway is Back" category, a Broadway Musicals category, a Shakespeare's Women category, and a Stephen Sondheim category.

JEOPARDY!, America's Favorite Quiz Show™, is in its 38th season in syndication. With a weekly audience of 23 million viewers, JEOPARDY! is the top-rated quiz show on television, and has received numerous awards and honors, including the 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host.

The show holds the Guinness World Records® title for the most Emmy® Awards won by a TV game show (35 Emmys); it is also the recipient of a 2011 Peabody Award. JEOPARDY! is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company; it is distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by CBS Television International, both units of CBS Corp.

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