Final Jeopardy: European Artwork (8-13-25)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: Final #4 of the 2025 Tournament of Champions that originally aired on 2/12/2025

The Final Jeopardy question in the category “European Artwork” was:

A rope around their leader’s neck, the men depicted in this late 19th century piece seem resigned to death, but in the end they survived

Today is the 4th 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 0 Neilesh 2

Round 1 Categories: 17th Century Facts – Differs by a Letter – Monogram Madness – Lounge Wear – Bangers – The New Yorker at 100

Neilesh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “17th Century Facts” under the $1,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. He was in last place with $600, $1,000 less than Adriana’s lead. Neilesh bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

In 1626 this Dutch Colonial governor got big into the Manhattan real estate market, paying 60 guilders for, well, Manhattan show

WHO IS MINUIT?

Isaac finished in the lead with $7,000. Neilesh was second with $4,200 and Adriana was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.

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Here are most of the triple stumpers. See the Sneak Peek answers if you didn’t get 2 stumpers in the “Differs by a Letter” category.

LOUNGE WEAR ($200) You can find this material, perfect for lounging, in the piped pajamas from Derek Rose of London for $880

THE NEW YORKER AT 100 ($1000) David Remnick: “Sports writing has always had a place in the magazine; one classic is the 1960 piece about Ted Williams’s last game by this literary giant whose sole ambition in small town Pennsylvania was to make “The New Yorker”

NONFICTION ($2000) Chapters in this pre-“Silent Spring” book by Rachel Carson include “The Moving Tides” & “Wind & Water”

HILLS I DON’T WANT TO DIE ON ($800) I found my thrill on Strawberry Hill, and island in Stow Lake in this large San Francisco park

4, 4 ($1600) Tofu sounds less appealing when you call it by this alternate name

($2000) A union suit may have this feature on the rear end, a flap on the back, so to speak