Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 11

 Here are today's Invitational Tournament contestants:

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

- Alison Betts, a creative executive originally from San Jose, California; and

- Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Jeopardy!

HISTORIC ORATORS // BOOK SMART // USA // PROTECTION PROJECTION // YOU'RE ON A ROLE // DROP A LETTER...

DD1 - 800 - USA - While his library is in Ann Arbor, his museum is in Grand Rapids, where he grew up (Alison doubled to 2,000.)

Scores at first break: Josh 2,800, Alison 4,200, Isaac 1,800.

Scores entering DJ: Josh 3,400, Alison 5,400, Isaac 3,200.

Double Jeopardy!

ASIA: BACK ON TOUR! // ART OF THE RENAISSANCE // I NEED SOME SPACE // TELEVISION // SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH // YOU'VE GOT A POINT

DD2 - 1,600 - SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH - This adjective is used more & more as a noun meaning anyone who generates content, from poems to advertising (Alison lost 5,000 from her leading score of 6,600.)

DD3 - 1,200 - ASIA: BACK ON TOUR! - Of the 7 "-stan" countries, we're headed for this one, the southernmost (Josh doubled to 6,800.)

Yet another low-scoring contest that saw Josh and Isaac tied for the lead into FJ at 7,600, with Alison trailing at 3,200.

Final Jeopardy!

1960s NOVEL CHARACTERS - An article about autism in fictional characters included him, whose "‘reward’ is to have his brave act go unrecognized"

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Alison made a small wager hoping both opponents would bet it all and miss, which is exactly what happened, so Alison advances with 2,786.

Triple Stumper of the day: A bummer for Paramount+ that no one could name their highly-promoted new "Star Trek" series, "Starfleet Academy".

Judging the writers: Please never use the word "Bravolebrities" again, I feel dumber just for having seen it. Thank you.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Ford? (They accepted just the last name, even though there's more than one famous Ford associated with Michigan.) DD2 - What is creative? DD3 - What is Pakistan? FJ - Who is Boo Radley?