Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 11

 Here are today's Tournament of Champions contestants:

- Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania;

- Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California; and

- Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana.

Adriana and Neilesh each have one victory after two games of the first-to-three final.

Jeopardy! 

20th CENTURY NOTABLES // LET ME TELL YOU A STORY // UTENSILS // HODGEPODGE // COMPETITION SHOWS // FILL OUT THE "NDA"

DD1 - 600 - 20th CENTURY NOTABLES - Gloria Steinem said this 1972 Democratic candidate for pres. "first took the 'white-male-only' sign off the White House" (On the first clue of the game, Adriana added 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Adriana 5,400, Isaac -400, Neilesh 2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Adriana 7,200, Isaac 2,800, Neilesh 4,800.

Double Jeopardy! 

BRIDGES // ACTORS & ACTRESSES // UNDER THE MICROSCOPE // AMERICAN GOVERNMENT // THEM'S FIGHTING WORDS // MEYER SCHUSSER, IRASCIBLE REFUGEE COMPOSER OF GOLDEN AGE HOLLYWOOD

DD2 - 1,600 - UNDER THE MICROSCOPE - Some mini cnidarians that can regenerate parts of their bodies have this mythic name, like a creature fought by Hercules (Neilesh doubled to 29,200.)

DD3 - 800 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT - The oldest committee in the House, it's been charting revenue policy since 1789 (Isaac lost 6,400 on a true DD.)

Neilesh doubled up on DD2 to open a big lead, and this time his two opponents were unable to close the gap and keep the game alive. Neilesh entered FJ at 30,000 vs. 14,000 for Adriana and 1,600 for Isaac.

Final Jeopardy!

CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS - Asked by a student about the Loch Ness monster she said a time portal below could allow a prehistoric creature to pass through

Only Adriana was correct on FJ, so the huge bet by Neilesh on DD2 was the difference in him winning his second game in the final with 30,000.

Final scores: Adriana 14,000, Isaac 1.300, Neilesh 30,000.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one could identify the South African woman who was president of the African National Congress Women's League, Winnie Mandela.

Judging the writers: It's baffling why anyone would think that last category in DJ was a good idea. Please stop with the over-the-top attempted comedy.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Shirley Chisholm? DD2 - What is hydra? DD3 - What is Ways and Means? FJ - Who is Diana Gabaldon?