Final Jeopardy: Greek Myth (2-13-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/13/2025) in the category “Greek Myth” was:
Panoptes, meaning all-seeing, was the byname of this legendary figure, slain by Hermes while standing guard over Io.
Today is the 5th final match in the 2025 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. The finalists are: Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana; 9x champ Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, CA; and Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, PA.
SCORES SO FAR: Adriana 1 Isaac 1 Neilesh 2
Round 1 Categories: That Happened in 2024 – 2-Word Cities – Your Stock is Climbing – 20th Century Bookshelf – Recent Horror Movies – Mathematical Overlaps
Neilesh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Mathematical Overlaps” under the $800 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in second place with $1,200, $1,600 less than Isaac’s lead. Neilesh bet it all and he was RIGHT.
Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington & all the rest of the state cover a total of 2,489 square miles show
Neilesh finished in the lead with $6,600. Isaac was second with $3,400 and Adriana was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Civil War Places – Art for Art’s Sake – Addresses – Furnishing Some Furniture – Pop Culture Jeopardy! – Words With Interest
Adriana found the first Daily Double in “Furnishing Some Furniture” under the $2,000 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. She was in second place with $4,000, $2,600 less than Neilesh’s lead. Adriana made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
In the 1860s the New Lebanon community in New York became a hub for ladder-back chairs named for this religious group show
Neilesh found the last Daily Double in “Addresses” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,200, $200 more than Adriana in second place. Neilesh bet $5,000 and said the Oregon Trail. That was WRONG.
The New Mexico state capitol is at 490 Old this route blazed in 1821 show
Neilesh finished in the lead with $13,600. Adriana was second with $10,400 and Isaac was last with $7,800. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS ARGUS? (alt. sp. ARGOS)
The Theoi Project’s page on Argus has a comprehensive collection of classical literature quotes on Argus. The transliteration of the Greek name Αργος Πανοπτης, it explains, is Argos Panoptês. The Latin spelling is Argus Panoptes and the translation is Argive All-Eyes.
The basic story about the all-seeing giant with 100 eyes involves Zeus and his love affair with the Argive nymph Io. To save her from Hera’s jealousy, Zeus turned Io into a white heifer. Hera made Zeus give her the cow and gave Argus Panoptes the job of guarding it. Zeus recruited Hermes to free his lover. Hermes either lulled Argus to sleep and cut off his head or stoned him to death. As a reward for his role in this sordid drama, Hera put Argus’ 100 eyes on the tail of the peacock, her favorite bird.
Isaac bet $7,700 and finished with $15,500.
Adriana bet $6,000 and finished with $16,400.
Neilesh bet $$7,201 and won this game with $20,801. It was his third win so Neilesh Vinjamuri is the 2025 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner. It’s $250K and a ticket to the Masters for Neilesh. Adriana and Isaac each won $75K.
FINISH LINE: Adriana 1 Isaac 1 Neilesh 3
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Reversal: POP CULTURE JEOPARDY! ($1600) SHE was the mother on “How I Met Your Mother” and the daughter of Carmine Falcone on HBO show “The Penguin” – Adriana had to give back $3400 because she left the second ‘i’ out of Cristin Milioti
2 triple stumpers from CIVIL WAR PLACES:
($800) A Union victory in the 1864 Battle of this city on the Cumberland River ended southern resistance in Tennessee
($2000) The promontory known as this “Ridge” at the Battle of Gettysburg was the objective of Pickett’s Charge
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “SPORTS”
In 2010 they introduced the 4-point shot, 35 feet from the basket show
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I would’ve pronounced the last name wrong too. I always thought it was Miloti
Congratulations for Neilesh for winning the 2025 Tournament of Champions. This was a great finals and that means that Neilesh’s victory in the TOC is that he’ll be invited to compete in the Jeopardy Masters in primetime this spring on ABC. What’s airing tomorrow? The exhibition game of the TOC between Adriana, Isaac, and Drew Basile. The Jeopardy Invitational Tournament begins on Monday.