Jeopardy! discussion thread for Wed., Jan. 29

Here are today's Tournament of Champions contestants:

  • Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania;
  • Weckiai Rannila, an engineer from Albuquerque, New Mexico; and
  • Greg Jolin, a system specialist & accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire.

Jeopardy!

PARTS OF SPEECH // AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK // 3 OF A KIND // ERNEST HEMINGWAY // MOVIES WITH SUBTITLES // THE REST IS HISTORY

DD1 - 1,000 - ERNEST HEMINGWAY - Ernest was an ambulance driver in World War I, just like his hero Frederic Henry in this novel (Neilesh added 1,000 to his leading score of 4,400).

Scores at first break: Greg 600, Weckiai 2,800, Neilesh 6,200.

Scores entering DJ: Greg 1,400, Weckiai 3,000, Neilesh 10,600.

Double Jeopardy!

BODIES OF WATER // HOW FAR IS IT? // RELIGIOUS WORDS & PHRASES // BROADWAY DEBUTS // CHEMISTRY // PIANO LESSON

DD2 - 2,000 - HOW FAR IS IT? - From L.A. to this atoll, about 3,500 miles; from there to Shanghai, about 3,500 more (Greg lost 3,800 on a true DD.)

DD3 - 800 - PIANO LESSON - Of the 4 main instrument families in an orchestra, the piano actually belongs to both of these (Very late in the game, Greg lost 2,000 on another true DD.)

Neilesh already had a big lead when he ran the opening category of DJ, and when Greg dropped to 0 on DD2 it was all over. Neilesh entered FJ at 28,200 vs. 4,600 for Weckiai and 800 for Greg.

Final Jeopardy!

ENGLISH LITERATURE - Part II of this 17th century work says, "I see myself now at the end of my journey; my toilsome days are ended"

Everyone was correct on FJ. Neilesh wagered 0 to advance with 28,200.

Final scores: Greg 1,031, Weckiai 7,599, Neilesh 28,200.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the Broadway star of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Biloxi Blues", Matthew Broderick.

Judging the writers: That had to be the most laborious way possible to answer the question "Who is Felix the Cat?"

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "A Farewell to Arms"? DD2 - What is Midway Island? DD3 - What are strings and percussion? FJ - What is "The Pilgrim's Progress"?