Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 22

 Here are today's Tournament of Champions contestants:

- Alex DeFrank, an analyst from Brooklyn, New York;

- W. Kamau Bell, a comedian and author from Oakland, California; and

- Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas.

Jeopardy!

LOVE ISLAND: ANCIENT GREEK MYTH // DOUBLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS // ONLY BRANDS // AROUND THE AMERICAS // DAYS I WON'T BE AT WORK // BROADWAY MUSICALS BY OPENING NUMBER

DD1 - 1,000 - AROUND THE AMERICAS - This Ontario city with a stormy name uses the slogan "superior by nature" (Alex lost 4,600 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Ashley 1,200, Kamau 0, Alex 0.

Scores entering DJ: Ashley -200, Kamau -200, Alex 5,000.

Double Jeopardy!

FOREIGN LEADER FIRSTS // CLASSIC TV // CHEMISTRY // NONFICTION TO FILM // 5-SYLLABLE WORDS // A SILVER JUBILEE

DD2 - 1,600 - 5-SYLLABLE WORDS - This adjective describes something worldwide in extent, or means representing every church (Alex dropped 3,000 from his leading score of 11,800.)

DD3 - 1,200 - CHEMISTRY - S, P, D & F are used to designate the shapes of these, the regions around an atom's nucleus where its electrons tend to be found (On the next clue after DD2, Alex lost 2,000 but still held the lead.)

Another uninspiring contest this week in which Alex missed all three DDs but still held the lead into FJ at 6,400 vs. 5,400 for Ashley and 2,600 for Kamau.

Final Jeopardy!

18TH CENTURY ARTS - A "word book" for the London premiere of this work began with the quote Majora Canamus, "Let us sing of greater things"

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Alex went for the cover wager and Ashley went small, dropping 1,002 to advance with 4,398.

Final scores: Ashley 4,398, Kamau 2,600, Alex 1,999.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Thunder Bay? DD2 - What is ecumenical? DD3 - What are orbitals? FJ - What is Messiah?