Jeopardy! discussion thread for Tue., Mar. 4

Here are today's Invitational Tournament contestants:

  • Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario;
  • Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario; and
  • Raymond Goslow, a library technology consultant from Marietta, Georgia.

Jeopardy!

WORLD HISTORY // OLD MAN (OR WOMAN) RIVER // SIZING UP SIZES// APPS & WEBSITES // THE HERO'S JOURNEY // STARTS WITH A BODY PART

DD1 - 800 - OLD MAN (OR WOMAN) RIVER - Quinobequin to the natives, it was called the Massachusetts by explorers, then renamed in 1614 for a then-prince (Raymond lost 3,200 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Raymond 2,000, Juveria 3,600, Ray 600.

Scores entering DJ: Raymond 5,200, Juveria 5,200, Ray 1,400.

Double Jeopardy!

POETICA BOTANICA // IN THE PINK // SCULPTURE // ON TOUR // 5-LETTER ANTONYMS // DOOM SCROLLIN'

DD2 - 1,200 - ON TOUR - This 16-year-old's diary entry for Oct.18, 2006: "Oh my god I am on the Rascal Flatts tour... I'm opening up for the last nine dates" (Raymond added 5,000 to his score of 12,800 vs. 12,400 for Juveria.)

DD3 - 2,000 - 5-LETTER ANTONYMS - Harmless: Relating to a trio of destiny-based goddesses? (Juveria lost 4,000 from her total of 16,800 vs. 19,800 for Raymond.)

In a close contest between Raymond and Juveria, he was correct on DD2 while she missed DD3, and Juveria wound up 14,400 going into FJ, just over two-thirds of Raymond's score of 21,000, with Ray in third at 4,200.

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC SCIENTISTS - A pair of discoveries by him in 1787 are named for stage characters, a new practice in his field

Juveria and Ray were correct on FJ. Juveria bet 0, while Raymond went for the cover bet and dropped to second, so Juveria advanced with 14,400.

Final scores: Raymond 13,199, Juveria 14,400, Ray 8,400.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the five-letter word describing Travis Kelce that's an antonym for secondary is chief.

Wagering strategy: As it played out, Juveria chose the perfect amount to wager on DD3. It would have given her the lead if correct, and kept her close enough with a miss to get within two-thirds of Raymond's score into FJ. As a result with her 0 FJ wager, Juveria would have won even if she missed.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is the Charles River? DD2 - Who is Taylor Swift? DD3 - What is fatal? FJ - Who was William Herschel?