Fans of the TV quiz show “Jeopardy!” were treated to some Derby City trivia this week.
Spoiler alert: Louisville was featured as the correct response in Final Jeopardy! on Tuesday night.
Cue the theme music.
Under the category “Sports & The City,” the clue was: “At 800 West Main & 700 Central in this city are a company & a venue both involved in Triple Crowns.”
Of the three contestants, only one was correct — way to go, Chris. The other two, defending champ Paul + the show’s eventual winner Mikey, guessed St. Louis and Lexington, respectively.
The clue references the Louisville Slugger Factory + Churchill Downs and their ties to the Triple Crowns of baseball and horse racing.
That got us thinking: How many times has Derby City been featured on the famous quiz show? Thanks to the fan site J! Archive, we’re ready to buzz in with the correct response.
Here’s a look at Louisville being featured on “Jeopardy!” by the numbers:
- 146 | The number of times that Louisville was part of a clue in the Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy!, or Tiebreaker Rounds.
- 70 | The number of Louisvillians who have been on “Jeopardy!” — 16 of them champions.
- 2 | The number of Final Jeopardy! clues that were Louisville-related, including Tuesday’s. The previous instance aired on Oct. 24, 2007.
- 19 | The first time a Louisville-related clue appeared on the show was in the 19th episode, which aired in Oct. 1984.
- 11 | The number of times a Louisville-related clue was featured as a “Daily Double.”
- 3 | There has been at least one LOU-related clue each year of the show’s modern history except three — 1985, 1987, and 1998.
