Final Jeopardy: Scientists’ Names (8-6-25)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: Semifinal #2 of the 2025 Tournament of Champions that originally aired on 2/5/2025

The Final Jeopardy question in the category “Scientists’ Names” was:

The first man to observe bacteria & protozoa had a name containing the Dutch word for this much bigger creature

The players in the second semifinal match of the 2025 Tournament of Champions are: 9x champ Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, CA; 5x champ Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, CT; and 4x champ Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, WI.

Round 1 Categories: Italian Words & Phrases – Have I Got News for You – Elemental Names – Occupational Hazards – A Half Hour of Television – English Class

Isaac found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Elemental Names” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,200, $1,200 more than Amy in second place. Isaac made it a true Daily Double and struggled with it. He finally came up with iron cobra but that was WRONG.

According to a study published in 2016, this venomous pit viper was responsible for 39% of snake bites on U.S. kids show

WHAT IS A COPPERHEAD?

Isaac finished in the lead with $5,000. Amy was second with $4,000 and Mark was last with $1,200. All clues were shown.

Continue to the original recap with the rest of the game and more information about Final Jeopardy!

There were only 4 stumpers in the whole game!

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS ($600) Sylvia Mackey is the mother of The 88 Plan, which provides aid to retirees who had this job & suffer from dementia

LIT-POURRI ($1600) A crime fiction magazine published continuously since 1941 bears the name of this fictional author/detective

ELEMENTAL NAMES ($400) In a 1900 story a motley crew stumbles upon this character, frozen in position for more than a year

($000) This gym was founded in Venice Beach by a bodybuilder & Navy veteran; I saw it in “Pumping Iron”