Final Jeopardy: Men at War (8-11-25)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: Final #2 of the 2025 Tournament of Champions that originally aired on 2/10/2025

The Final Jeopardy question in the category “Men of War” was:

Robert E. Lee’s victory at Chancellorsville has been likened to this Greek’s victory at Asculum in 279 BC

Today is the 2nd 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 0

Round 1 Categories: Clinky Drinks – Literary Quotations – From “C” to “Y” – Colonial America – Internationally Schooling You – TV Show Change a Letter

Neilesh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Colonial America” under the $800 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,400, $200 less than Isaac’s lead. Neilesh bet it all and he was RIGHT.

The Jamestown colony was on land in the territory of this leader whose empire spanned more than a dozen tribes show

WHO IS POWHATAN?

Neilesh finished in the lead with $7,000. Isaac was second with $4,800 and Adriana was last with $4,400. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Before, During & After – Life Science – Bach to the Future – South America – The Andys – The Not-a-Comma Desert

Adriana found the first Daily Double in “Before, During & After” under the $1,200 clue on the 4th pick of the round. She was in second place with $6,000, $4,200 less than Neilesh’s lead. Adriana bet $3,000 and led off with the play title so she was WRONG.

Timeless Tevye tune that mentions Superman’s nickname & his favorite type of abrasive scouring pad show

WHAT IS “IF I WERE A RICH MAN OF STEEL WOOL”?
Adriana: “Fiddler on the Roof Man of Steel Wool”

Neilesh found the last Daily Double in “South America” under the $1,200 clue on the 16th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $14,600, $3,400 more than Isaac in second place. Neilesh boldly bet all of it and he was RIGHT.

Located on the lower slopes of the volcano Pinchincha, this city is the South American capital closest to the equator show

WHAT IS QUITO?

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

There were only 4 triple stumpers in the whole game. Here are 3 of them:

CLINKY DRINKS ($400) Add a shot of Grand Marnier to a margarita & you’re having it this high-end style & hopefully not driving one

($800) In 1883 a bartender told the Chicago Tribune that his patrons preferred this American whiskey to bourbon in their old-fashioned

COLONIAL AMERICA ($600) The growth of colonial governments was aided by the British policy of lax oversight called “salutary” this

The 4th one was in the BEFORE, DURING & AFTER category:
($400) Book about Bligh & Fletcher Christian & job pursuing criminals for reward as a gonzo journalist of note
($800) Nation’s top lawyer & a poultry dish named for a mighty Chinese military man combine for some truly illegible handwriting
($1200) Daily Double
($1600) “Madama Butterfly” heroine crooning in Costa Rica’s capital with a glass of gold tequila from a well-known brand
($2000) Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concert series is both a feat of skill & a French term in a contract for an act of God

B,D & A ANSWERS: show