What are the odds that Final Jeopardy would ask a question about your own ancestor? That’s exactly what happened to a contestant named Emily this week. The clue? It was about Emily Folger, the wife of Henry Clay Folger, who helped create the Folger Shakespeare Library. And guess who she turned out to be? Emily’s great-great-great-aunt.
That’s right – the answer wasn’t just in her brain, it was in her family tree.
I mean… I struggle to remember the name of my neighbor’s dog. This girl remembered a 19th-century aunt with Shakespeare connections and nailed it for the win. Incredible.