Last week Jeopardy! returned with Season 42, and took me by surprise by immediately dropping a Hammett clew into the mix.
S42E4 9.11.2025 — the Double Jeopardy round.
Category: Writers at Rest.
The $1200 clew:
Lillian Hellman spoke of his wartime service during a eulogy in 1961 before he was laid to rest at Arlington.
First to buzz in guessed “Who is Hemingway?”
Nope.
The current champ hit the buzzer with “Who is Hammett?”
Indeed. Like I’ve said before, Hammett’s life and career can be mined by the game show forever.
