Final Jeopardy: U.S. Place Names (8-1-25)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: Quarterfinal #5 of the 2025 Tournament of Champions that originally aired on 1/31/2025

The Final Jeopardy question (8/1/2025) in the category “U.S. Place Names” was:

Before 1867, this city that lends its name to a type of tree was known as Novo Arkhangelsk

In QF #5 of the 2025 Tournament of Champions, the players are: 5x champ Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, CT; 3x champ Allison Gross, a data scientist from Cleveland, OH; and 3x champ Kevin Laskowski, an Episcopal priest from Falls Church, VA.

Round 1 Categories: World Facts – “H.R.” – Lucky 13 – The Theater – Of Equal Measure – Playing Sportsball

Mark found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “World Facts” under the $1,000 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was the only one on the board with $1,800. Mark bet it all and he was RIGHT.

Central Asia is made up of 5 countries, all former Soviet republics, including these 2 “T” ones show

WHAT ARE TAJIKISTAN AND TURKMENISTAN?

Mark finished in the lead with $7,000. Allison was second with $2,600 and Kevin was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.

Continue to the original recap with the rest of the game, more information about Final Jeopardy! and 2 additional triple stumpers.

These are the stumpers that are on page 2 of the original recap:

“H.R.” ($600) Gamblers who wager lots of money at a casino or, before Jeopardy!, a game show, hosted by Alex Trebek featuring Ruta Lee and some dice

LUCKY 13 ($1000) This Japanese musical instrument has 13 strings made of silk & is plucked with an ivory plectrum called a tsume

PLAYING SPORTSBALL ($600) For women, the playing area of this sport is roughly 27 yards x 22 yards x 6 feet deep

ETYMOLOGY ($400) Business stays all in the family with this word derived from Latin for nephew

ON THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK ($1200) Animated in 2009: “Down in New Orleans”, “When We’re Human”

NATURE ($800) Used in herbal medicine, there’s a fungus among us, named for its resemblance to this fowl’s tail

($2000) Agate, carnelian & even onyx are all varieties of this 10-letter quartz mineral

PLAYING NON-SPORTS”BALL” ($2000) Belly up to the bar & get this drink of strong + fizzy, such as whiskey & soda or gin & tonic