Warning: This page may contain spoilers for the January 22, 2025 game of Celebrity Jeopardy!—especially if you live west of the Eastern or Central time zones. This page will be updated as the show airs in the Eastern time zone.
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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Margaret Cho, a comedian & actor originally from San Francisco, California, playing for Friendly House
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Seth Green, an actor originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, playing for the LA Food Bank
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Rachel Brosnahan, a television & film actor originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, playing for Covenant House NY
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
The final game of our Five-Game Wednesday this week is a Celebrity Jeopardy matchup between Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, House of Cards), Seth Green (a multitude of roles over the past 40 years), and stand-up comedian and actress Margaret Cho. Seth Green does have past Jeopardy! experience, appearing as a Celebrity contestant back in 2001—he lost to Brandi Chastain in a Final Jeopardy where Chastain finished the game with just $1. The past show experience should be helpful for Green, but this feels like a game where absolutely anything can happen.
As always, the game airs on ABC and CTV at 9:00 PM Eastern (8:00 PM Central).
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Final Jeopardy category: Coming Attractions
Final Jeopardy clue: Dubbed “The Voice of God”, Don LaFontaine was best known for this 3-word phrase that set the stage for many a movie trailer
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: I Have A Meme; An App For Every Org; Wanna Bet?; This Little Piggy; You’ve Got It All Backwards; Vowel-Less U.S. States)
Margaret had the best time early, leading after 15, but Seth pulled back closer by getting the Daily Double just before the break. Coming out of the break, Margaret went on a bit of a roll and had a big lead after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Margaret 5 correct 1 incorrect
Rachel 4 correct 0 incorrect
Seth 5 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Margaret has been a clue before, which is “incredible”.
Seth is still disappointed at his past loss in 2001.
Rachel thinks Michael Zegen is the #1 fan of the show. I disagree.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Margaret 12 correct 2 incorrect
Rachel 7 correct 0 incorrect
Seth 9 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Margaret $3,500
Rachel $1,700
Seth $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Art Class; Global Pride; Science, Tech & TV; During His Presidency; Save The Drama For Yo’ Momma; “To” “Be” Continued)
Ken cajoled Seth into betting everything on DD2, which didn’t work out very well for him. Margaret led after 45 clues with $5,300 to Rachel’s $3,700 and Seth’s $1,000. Rachel got DD3 incorrect as Margaret had a big lead after 60 clues.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Margaret 17 correct 4 incorrect
Rachel 11 correct 0 incorrect
Seth 13 correct 4 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Margaret prepared by watching 50 hours’ worth of episodes.
Seth was roasted by Alex Trebek in 2001 for his choice of footwear.
Rachel got called out by Ken for talking up Brad Rutter.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Margaret 23 correct 5 incorrect
Rachel 16 correct 2 incorrect
Seth 15 correct 6 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Margaret $8,100
Rachel $4,000
Seth $400
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: “Q” The Music; Let’s Get Saucy; Hey, Dinosaurs, Where You At?; Character, Actor; What’s The Deal With The Periodic Table?; Buggin’ Out)
Margaret shocked everyone by going for a pair of True Daily Doubles on DD4 and DD5. She got them both correct, and thankfully bet just $300 on DD6. She had a commanding lead going into Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Margaret 41 correct 6 incorrect
Rachel 21 correct 2 incorrect
Seth 18 correct 8 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Margaret $47,100
Rachel $7,000
Seth $2,800
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is “In a world”?
Seth and Margaret got Final Jeopardy correct as Margaret advances to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Seth $2,800 + $2,750 = $5,550 (What is ‘In A World’)
Rachel $7,000 – $6,999 = $1 (What is Coming to you (Congrats Margaret!))
Margaret $47,100 + $7,000 = $54,100 (What is “In A World”) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) WANNA BET? $400 (clue #15)
Seth 500 +500 (Rachel 1100 Margaret 1400)
2) ART CLASS $800 (clue #3)
Seth 2600 -2600 (Rachel 1700 Margaret 2900)
3) SCIENCE, TECH & TV $800 (clue #28)
Rachel 4700 -2500 (Seth 1200 Margaret 9100)
4) LET’S GET SAUCY $1200 (clue #8)
Margaret 9600 +9600 (Rachel 5500 Seth -500)
5) CHARACTER, ACTOR $900 (clue #14)
Margaret 18600 +18600 (Rachel 5500 Seth -800)
6) WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE? $1200 (clue #29, $1500 left on board)
Margaret 45300 +300 (Rachel 7000 Seth 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 147
Game Stats:
Margaret $21,900 Coryat, 41 correct, 6 incorrect, 48.81% in first on buzzer (41/84), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Seth $5,300 Coryat, 18 correct, 8 incorrect, 26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $9,500 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.62% in first on buzzer (19/84), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,700
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,100
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Rachel Brosnahan, career statistics:
21 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
22.62% in first on buzzer (19/84)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,500
Seth Green, career statistics:
40 correct, 14 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
32.06% in first on buzzer (42/131)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,900)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,650*
* Seth’s previous appearance was during the pre-doubled dollar era; his Coryat from that game has been doubled for proper averaging.
Margaret Cho, career statistics:
42 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
48.81% in first on buzzer (41/84)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,900
Andy’s Thoughts:
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Ken pointed out after Triple Jeopardy was over that Margaret’s $18,600 True Daily Double was the highest amount ever wagered on the Celebrity iteration of the show, which is true.
What he did not mention is that, not adjusted for doubled dollar values, $18,600 is also the 12th-highest Daily Double wager that’s ever been made. (Fredrik Gildea’s pre-doubled $19,000 and Bob Beers’ pre-doubled $20,000 are the only ones from the pre-doubled era that match or surpass that, so adjusting for those, $18.6K would be at #14.)
What more can I say… well done to Margaret on one of the most unbelievably dominant performances the show has ever seen!
Thank you, MasterDoge, for the info (and as always, thank you to Andy!). Margaret clearly came to Play for Real… ’twas a pleasure to watch. Looking forward to next week!
If I had been in Margaret’s shoes, with so much of a lead to play with at the end, my FJ wager would have been either $8,455 (so she could have ended with $55,555) or $27,900 (so she could have ended with $75,000), but that’s just “me” [someone who likes to watch car odometers roll over to even thousands, consecutive numbers, or repeating numbers].
I am not even thinking that I COULD HAVE been in her shoes (celebrity or not), just about her last wager. However, I did get about 80% of these boards’ clues correct (which is way above my usual average) and knew FJ. [I’ve even seen Lake Bell’s movie ‘In a world…’ and knew that basically it was based on Don LaFontaine and his famous 3-word movie trailer phrase. Well, admittedly I did not remember his name, but I knew it was some guy and I don’t think the writers expected the name to help that much other than making it clear the response should be the exact phrase rather than his name.]