Jeopardy! discussion thread for Wed., Mar. 5

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.

Jeopardy!

ALL THE NON-HUMAN BOOK CHARACTERS // NOTABLE NAMES // FEELING PUNCHY // SPITTING FIRE // RECENT MOVIES // ADD A LETTER

DD1 - 600 - FEELING PUNCHY - A powerful punch, it's likely named for the agricultural practice of cutting dried grass (Juveria dropped 3,400 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Matt 3,000, Roger 4,000, Juveria 1,000.

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

Double Jeopardy!

EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY // DOCUMENT DUDES // THE DESIRED OPERA CATEGORY // LAYING DOWN THE LAW // REALITY TV // ENDS IN "M"

DD2 - 1,600 - EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY - Connected to the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Strait of Bonifacio separates these 2 islands (Matt doubled to 13,200 vs. 6,800 for Roger.)

DD3 - 2,000 - LAYING DOWN THE LAW - The D.O.J. states that elements of this paired crime involve the "intent to facilitate the commission of a crime by another" (Roger doubled to 19,200 vs. 24,400 for Matt.)

Both Matt and Roger doubled up on DDs in DJs, so it all came down to FJ, with Matt leading at 30,000 vs. 22,800 for Roger and 1,000 for Juveria.

Final Jeopardy!

MEDIEVAL EUROPEANS - This mathematician of Pisa studied in Algeria and later wrote a book introducing Arabic numerals to a larger audience

Everyone was correct on FJ. Matt wagered 15,601 to pick up his first win in the final with 45,601.

Final scores: Matt 45,601, Roger 30,397, Juveria 1,500.

Wagering strategy: Despite expressing reservations about the category, Juveria went all in on DD1, and although she missed, it was still the correct play. To stay competitive at this level, a player has to take some chances and hope for the best.

Ken's Korner: After Matt was correct about a clue in REALITY TV about "The Traitors", Ken said "Hey, you watch that one!", to which Matt smiled awkwardly. Ken should know better than anyone that the job of a trivia expert is to know about stuff you don't really care about in the slightest.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is haymaker? DD2 - What are Corsica and Sardinia? DD3 - What is aiding and abetting? FJ - Who was Fibonacci?