Jeopardy! discussion thread for Fri., Jan. 24

Here are today's Champions Wildcard contestants:

  • Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington;
  • Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and
  • Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, Texas.

Carryover scores from game one: Will 5,600, Drew 17,600, Mehal 27,200.

Jeopardy!

PLACES TO VISIT // IN THE EARTH // THINK PINK // THERE WILL BE MOVIE VENGEANCE // TIME FOR A MEAL BREAK // EDUCATIONAL ANAGRAMS

DD1 - 800 - PLACES TO VISIT - This river has been called the "Lifeline of the Southwest"; you can see where it meets the Green River in Canyonlands National Park (Mehal added 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Will -1,000, Drew 5,800, Mehal 3,600.

Scores entering DJ: Will 1,200, Drew 9,200, Mehal 5,400.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORIC STATES & TERRITORIES // '90s NO. 1 HITS // CHANGE THE MIDDLE LETTER // FAMOUS NAMES // RUNNING // LIKE THE DICKENS

DD2 - 1,600 - HISTORIC STATES & TERRITORIES - Until 1949 islands including Sumatra & Java made up a territory known by this 3-word name (Drew lost 3,400.)

DD3 - 1,200 - CHANGE THE MIDDLE LETTER (two-word response) - Heroic bravery in battle becomes a visible exhalation of steam (Mehal added 4,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Will 3,600, Drew 10,200, Mehal 19,000.

Final Jeopardy!

COMPOSERS - “Troll Hill” is the name of his country home, the grounds of which include a concert hall & a lakeside cabin where he worked

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Mehal had it locked up so he wagered 0, winning $100,000 in real money and a spot in the ToC.

Final scores: FJ: Will 0, Drew 0, Mehal 19,000.

Two-game combined scores: Will 5,600, Drew 17,600, Mehal 46,200.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the song title shared by hits of Céline Dion and Huey Lewis is "The Power of Love".

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is the Colorado? DD2 - What is Dutch East Indies? DD3 - What are valor & vapor? FJ - Who was Grieg?