Final Jeopardy: Famous Names (8-29-25)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: The 9th quarterfinal in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament that originally aired on 2/28/2025.

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

As a young reporter in Appleton, Wisconsin, Edna Ferber interviewed this hometown celebrity originally from Hungary

In the first semifinal match of the 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, the contestants are: Roger Craig, an applied scientist from Arlington, VA; Jaskaran Singh, a consultant from Plano, TX; and Shane Whitlock, a radiologist orig. from Benton, AR.

Round 1 Categories: Eyewitness U.S. History – Books & Authors – Billboard Bills, Billys & a Billie – Social Types – Use Your Word Words – Not Today, Satin!

Jaskaran found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Social Types” under the $600 clue just after the break. He was in last place with $1,800, $2,200 less than Shane’s lead. Jaskaran made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Random house says this 2-word term for one who travels a lot for business was suggested by a Mad Max film title show

WHAT IS ROAD WARRIOR?

Jaskaran and Shane finished in a tie for the lead with $5,000. Roger was second with $4,400. All clues were shown.

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Here are the triple stumpers:

BOOKS & AUTHORS ($400) This author of “The Name of the Rose” was a semiotician, a scholar in the field of signs & symbols

SOCIAL TYPES ($200) It’s the NYSE symbol for insurance brokerage Brown & Brown, or a young hedge fund manager who might invest in it

($800) 3-word self-description by Taylor Swift as she endorsed Kamala Harris

NOT TODAY, SATIN!: ($800) Minawear, founded in Venice Beach in 1998, makes clothing from this smokin’ fiber with anti-microbial benefits

($1000) Any goat besides an angora can provide this material made from the soft, downy undercoat, shed in early spring

THE COUNTY LINE ($800) In the 1940s the New Mexico legislature established this county quite a bit smaller than its neighbors

METEOROLOGY ($400) A “line” of these wind-speed disturbances can be miles long; the word also means a squabble

CREATORS & CREATIONS ($800) David Baszucki & Erik Cassel navigated Obbys & became tycoons as creators of this platform for creating 3D worlds

($1200) This filling & rhyming signature dish of Hawaii was created by restaurant owners Richard & Nancy Inouye

PERIOD ENTERTAINMENT ($800) Set in the early 20th century, “Downton Abbey” had Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Earl of this