Jeopardy! discussion thread for Fri., Feb. 7

Here are today's Tournament of Champions contestants:

  • Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania;
  • Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California; and
  • Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana.

Jeopardy!

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE // FLIGHTS OF FANCY // 12-LETTER WORDS // LANDMARKS // POLE // POSITION

DD1 - 800 - LANDMARKS - Its name is Quechua for "old peak" (Adriana lost 1,800 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Adriana 1,600, Isaac 2,000, Neilesh 2,400.

Scores entering DJ: Adriana 3,400, Isaac 2,800, Neilesh 3,800.

Double Jeopardy!

HEART WORM-ING MOVIES // CEOs // POETRY-POURRI // ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER // INTO AFRICA // 10/10 WINDS

DD2 - 1,200 - INTO AFRICA - This capital on the Congo River shoreline was the site of Ali & Foreman's "Rumble in the Jungle" (Isaac took the lead by adding 3,000 to his score of 6,400 vs. 6,600 for Adriana.)

DD3 - 1,600 - ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER - A physical reaction to a substance & a place to hang art (Isaac improved by 2,000 to 11,400.)

Isaac scored on both DDs in DJ, and that made the difference in him having the lead going into FJ at 13,800 over Adriana and Neilesh, both with 11,400.

Final Jeopardy!

EUROPEAN HISTORY - At his trial, revolutionaries referred to deposed Louis XVI with this last name, one used previously for a dynasty

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Adriana made the smallest bet, and that play worked out to perfection, as Neilesh went all-in and Isaac made the expected 9,001 cover wager. Adriana dropped 6,000 to take game one with 5,400.

Final scores: Adriana 5,400, Isaac 4,799, Neilesh 0.

Triple Stumpers of the day: A reference to "O say can you see" in a clue about a health insurance provider didn't lead the players to Anthem, and they didn't know the brutal winds of Southern California, the Santa Ana winds.

One more thing: According to j-archive, the correct FJ response was used regularly on the show in the 1990s, but hasn't been mentioned at all in the last 10 years before today.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Machu Picchu? DD2 - What is Kinshasa? DD3 - What are allergy and gallery? FJ - What is Capet?