Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, January 24, 2025

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Warning: This page contains spoilers for the January 24, 2025, game of Jeopardy! — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please note that the game airs as early as 9:30 AM Eastern today in some U.S. television markets.

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Composers) for Friday, January 24, 2025 (Season 41, Game 100):

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

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington (Yesterday’s total: $27,200)

Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (Yesterday’s total: $17,600)

Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, Texas (Yesterday’s total: $5,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Good morning! I definitely have a few things to say on this Friday. Firstly, today sees the final game of Champions Wildcard, with Mehal Shah holding a good-sized lead over both Drew Goins and Will Yancey. However, it’s not insurmountable; due to the fact that anything earned in the main game can be doubled in Final Jeopardy, Mehal’s “effective lead” is just $4,800 over Drew and $10,800 over Will. Will is definitely going to need a very strong performance today, though, to get out of third place.

Secondly, Apparently Jeopardy! came up on Abby Phillip’s CNN show last night, with her commenting on the fact that Drew wasn’t given credit for adding an S on to her last name, saying it was “close enough”. To this, I say something similar to the quote I gave to the New York Times in 2016 regarding Coolio after the “Gangsta’s Paradise” ruling: Respectfully, I don’t think Abby Phillip is familiar with the intricacies of the rules of Jeopardy!.

Thirdly, the NFL strikes again! if you normally watch Jeopardy! on CBS, you’re dealing with the fallout today of the PGA Tour not wanting to go up against the NFL playoff games on Sunday. Because the Farmers Insurance Open from Torrey Pines in San Diego is being held Wednesday through Saturday instead of Thursday through Sunday, and CBS holds rights to broadcasting Rounds 3 & 4 of many PGA Tour events, there will be golf coverage on CBS between 5:00 and 8:00 PM Eastern this evening. (Moreover, the five Montana stations that air the show at 6:00 PM Mountain are choosing to air their local newscast after the golf.) If you’re affected, you can check your local listings, or you can check Matt Carberry’s Google sheet here. A couple of important notes: KLST San Angelo goes back into the “bad” pile, pre-empting the show entirely today after actually showing it on Monday, while WTSP Tampa Bay appears to be showing the show at 9:30 AM Eastern—which means today’s results will be going up two and a half hours earlier than they normally do.

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Correct response: Who is Edvard Grieg?

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Troll Hill, known as Troldhaugen in Norway, was the former home of famous Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. Grieg’s most famous works are probably contained within the incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, which includes “In The Hall of the Mountain King” and “Morning Mood”. Troldhaugen is located in Bergen, Norway; the site is now the home of the Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen, which was dedicated to the composer’s memory; the permanent exhibition of Grieg’s life and music was opened in 1995.

One potential incorrect response that I came up with, considering how this composer often liked to troll the classical music world: John Cage. (And, yes, I realize that he wouldn’t be a Final Jeopardy today after coming up during the Double Jeopardy round of yesterday’s game.)

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, January 24, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Places To Visit; In The Earth; Think Pink; There Will Be Movie Vengeance; Time For A Meal Break; Educational Anagrams)

The opening segment saw Mehal find the Daily Double early—good for his chances—as Drew picked up 8 correct responses to lead at the interviews. After 15 clues, the scores were Drew $5,800 Mehal $3,800 Will -$1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Drew 8 correct 0 incorrect
Mehal 5 correct 0 incorrect
Will 2 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Mehal wants to thank his parents, his wife, and his trivia team, and his sixth grade social studies teacher.
Drew would like to thank more of his fellow competitors, and Celine Dion.
Will would like to thank his sister, his extended family, and Jesus.

Drew picked up another 6 correct after the break to continue to lead after 30.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Drew 14 correct 0 incorrect
Mehal 9 correct 0 incorrect
Will 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Drew $9,200
Mehal $5,400
Will $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic States & Territories; ’90s No. 1 Hits; Change The Middle Letter; Famous Names; Running; Like The Dickens)

Drew got DD2 incorrect, while Mehal put the tournament away with a correct response on DD3. From there, Mehal cruised to a runaway, while Drew was superlocked into second place.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Mehal 19 correct 0 incorrect
Drew 19 correct 2 incorrect
Will 14 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Mehal $19,000
Drew $10,200
Will $3,600

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Mehal Shah is headed to the Tournament of Champions. Will and Drew picked up $40,000 apiece.

Tonight’s results:

Will $3,600 – $3,600 = $0 + $5,600 = $5,600 (Who is Wagner?)
Drew $10,200 – $10,200 = $0 + $17,600 = $17,600 (Who is Humperdinck?)
Mehal $19,000 – $0 = $19,000 + $27,200 = $46,200 (Who is Sibelius? Thanks for)

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Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) PLACES TO VISIT $800 (clue #2)
Mehal 600 +1000 (Will 0 Drew 0)
2) HISTORIC STATES & TERRITORIES $1600 (clue #2)
Drew 10400 -3400 (Will 1200 Mehal 5400)
3) CHANGE THE MIDDLE LETTER $1200 (clue #11, $20000 left on board)
Mehal 11800 +4000 (Will 4000 Drew 6600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 101

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Will 3
Drew
Mehal 4*

DJ! Round:
Will 3 3 4 3
Drew 4* 5† 4
Mehal 3 4 4 3*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Mehal 3.60
Drew 4.33
Will 3.20

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.26 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Mehal $16,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 0 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Drew $13,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Will $3,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,200
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Will Yancey, career statistics:

156 correct, 37 incorrect
10/13 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
34.43% in first on buzzer (157/456)
10/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,600)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,850

Drew Goins, career statistics:

178 correct, 22 incorrect
8/10 on rebound attempts (on 31 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (172/456)
8/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $22,000)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,350

Mehal Shah, career statistics:

154 correct, 18 incorrect
13/13 on rebound attempts (on 31 rebound opportunities)
35.77% in first on buzzer (142/397)
8/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $36,200)
1/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,057

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Thanks to WTSP Tampa for airing today’s episode at 9:30 AM Eastern.
• Normally I’d avoid giving wagering advice in a double-runaway situation such as this, but because the math is harder on Day 2 of a final, I will today.
• Although he did not know this as the time, as the alternate, Drew is also headed to the Tournament of Champions as Lisa Ann Walter’s replacement.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Will $3,600 ($5,600) Drew $10,200 ($17,600) Mehal $19,000 ($27,200))
Will’s current score: $9,200
Will’s maximum possible score: $12,800
Drew’s current score: $27,800
Drew’s maximum possible score: $38,000
Mehal’s current score: $46,200
Mehal’s maximum possible score: $65,200

Will: You can’t improve your standing no matter what you do. (Actual bet: $3,600)

Drew: Mehal has the tournament locked and you can’t lose second. However, if you bet $599 or less, you can win if Mehal inexplicably goes all in here and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $10,200)

Mehal: Bet between $0 and $8,199 and enjoy your win. (Actual bet: $0)

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