Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Mar. 6

Here are today's Invitational Tournament contestants:

  • Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario;
  • Roger Craig, an applied scientist from Arlington, Virginia; and
  • Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York City.

Matt won the first game of the final yesterday, and needs one more victory to take the title.

Jeopardy!

SPEECH! // 2024 WORDLES, DEFINED // CANADIANA // ALSO A BOAT // WOMEN IN SPORTS // WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?

DD1 - 1,000 - 2024 WORDLES, DEFINED - Part of the NATO phonetic alphabet: _ _ _ V _ (Roger added 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Matt 4,200, Roger 1,600, Juveria 3,200.

Scores entering DJ: Matt 5,200, Roger 3,400, Juveria 4,600.

Double Jeopardy!

THE NAME OF THE PLAY // COLLEGE SEALS // THE MAGMA MOVEMENT // HIP-HOP & RELIGION // 5-LETTER GEOGRAPHY // ADVERBS

DD2 - 1,600 - 5-LETTER GEOGRAPHY - Site of an art show with outposts in Hong Kong & Miami Beach, this city sits near where France, Germany & Switzerland meet (Juveria doubled to 15,600 vs. 10,800 for Matt.)

DD3 - 1,200 - COLLEGE SEALS - From 1783 to 1929 this university in Virginia used what's called the Jeffersonian Seal, which depicts Greek revival architecture (Roger moved to a closer third, improving by 2,000 to 3,000.)

Juveria was the only player to find a DD with significant points to wager, and her double-up on DD2 made the difference in Juveria leading into FJ at 16,000 vs. 13,600 for Matt and 9,400 for Roger.

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH ROYALTY - In the 12th century, after walking barefoot, this man stripped down and allowed himself to be flogged by dozens of monks

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Matt bet the least, coming away with the victory and the title at 11,199. Matt earned $150,000 in real money, while Juveria and Roger both won $50,000.

Final scores: Matt 11,199, Roger 5,199, Juveria 4,799.

Wagering strategy: Interesting betting on FJ, as Matt declined to make a cover bet of Roger, instead wagering to finish one point ahead of Juveria if he was correct and she bet 0. Meanwhile, Roger made the correct assumption that Matt would not bet enough to allow Roger to win on a Triple Stumper, and that he would have to earn some points on FJ to have a chance.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the adverb that's the name of Rob Lowe's podcast and sitcom catch phrase, "Literally!" Also, note that they had another clue about "Parks and Recreation" just two days ago. Literally.

One more thing: Tomorrow, for the first time in 2025, the show will feature a regular, non-tournament game.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is bravo? DD2 - What is Basel? DD3 - What is William and Mary? FJ - Who was Henry II?