Pop Culture Jeopardy Recap – Wednesday, January 15, 2025 (Episode 19)

Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Are you looking for today’s syndicated Jeopardy recap? Find that here! You can also find the recaps here for Episode 20 (Trivia Tuesdays, The Challengers, The Quiztina Aguileras) and Episode 21 (Buggsy Mogues, The Adley Clutchmans, Dyon Boys). Finally, you can find the recap for today’s episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! here.

Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Long-Running Series) for Wednesday, January 15, 2025 (Season 1, Game 19):

This weekly series began in Chicago & ran from 1970 to 2006; an awards show that uses its name has been ongoing since 1987

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:

The Three Seasons, Heather, NV, and Will

A Tribe Called Quiz, Isaiah, Dula, and Robert

Ladies of the 80s, Mary, Patricia, and Tobi

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Week 7 of Pop Culture Jeopardy! begins with a match between “Ladies of the 80s”, “A Tribe Called Quiz”, and “The Three Seasons”. I don’t recognize any of the nine players, though I have noted an inability to recognize faces well on this site in the past.

Correct response: What is Soul Train?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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After spending its first year airing locally in Chicago, Soul Train entered syndication in 1971, airing until 2006. Don Cornelius hosted the show until 1993; the show also gave its name to the Soul Train Music Awards, awarded for outstanding achievement in soul music, contemporary R&B, gospel, jazz, reggae, and hip hop.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 19:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Dating, But On TV; Send Dudes; Here’s The Drill; Diy Cosplay; Tag Team; Back Again)

“It’s better you got it out of the way now”. The Ladies of the 80s found the Daily Double immediately, but a teamwork issue, where Patricia knew it but Mary couldn’t get her head around the fact that “Weird Barbie” could actually be a response, put them behind the 8-ball early on in this one. However, they rebounded very well from a moment that couuld have been a harbinger of things to come—they picked up 7 correct responses in the opening segment to lead after 15 clues. The scores were Ladies of the 80s 2,800 A Tribe Called Quiz 1,400 The Three Seasons 1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ladies of the 80s 8 correct 2 incorrect
A Tribe Called Quiz 3 correct 0 incorrect
The Three Seasons 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

The Three Seasons are from Chicago; Heather and NV used to date.
A Tribe Called Quiz are all from Morehouse College.
Ladies of the 80s are “sisters who are pretty close” and are huge theme park enthusiasts.

Everyone played well in the second half of the round; the Ladies of the 80s still led.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ladies of the 80s 13 correct 2 incorrect
A Tribe Called Quiz 9 correct 0 incorrect
The Three Seasons 4 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ladies of the 80s 5,600
A Tribe Called Quiz 4,800
The Three Seasons 2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Acceptance Speech Speakers; The Baby Of The Family; A-Ravin’ In The Sun; Concert Films; From Screen To Stage; Movie Quotes Done Low-Key)

The Three Seasons found the first Daily Double immediately, using it to double up. Picking up 9 correct in the round, they led going into Final Jeopardy after the Ladies of the 80s got DD3 barely incorrect.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

The Three Seasons 13 correct 1 incorrect
Ladies of the 80s 22 correct 4 incorrect
A Tribe Called Quiz 17 correct 5 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

The Three Seasons 16,000
Ladies of the 80s 10,200
A Tribe Called Quiz 8,000

A Tribe Called Quiz was the only team correct in Final Jeopardy, and that makes them quarterfinalists!

Tonight’s results:

A Tribe Called Quiz 8,000 + 8,000 = 16,000 (What is Soul Train?) (Quarter-Finalist)
Ladies of the 80s 10,200 – 10,200 = 0 (What 60 minute)
The Three Seasons 16,000 – 4,500 = 11,500 (What)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) DIY COSPLAY 600 (clue #1)
Ladies of the 80s 0 -1000 (A Tribe Called Quiz 0 The Three Seasons 0)
2) FROM SCREEN TO STAGE 800 (clue #1)
The Three Seasons 2200 +2200 (Ladies of the 80s 5600 A Tribe Called Quiz 4800)
3) THE BABY OF THE FAMILY 2000 (clue #18, 13200 left on board)
Ladies of the 80s 10000 -3000 (A Tribe Called Quiz 7200 The Three Seasons 12400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -30

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ladies of the 80s 3*
A Tribe Called Quiz
The Three Seasons

DJ! Round:
Ladies of the 80s 4 4† 5† 1† 3 4 5*
A Tribe Called Quiz 3 1 5
The Three Seasons 2* 3† 2 4 5 3 1 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

A Tribe Called Quiz 3.00
The Three Seasons 2.75
Ladies of the 80s 3.63

Game Stats:

A Tribe Called Quiz 8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
The Three Seasons 14,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ladies of the 80s 14,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 36,800
Lach Trash: 9,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 3

Player Statistics:

Ladies of the 80s, career statistics:

22 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 14,200

A Tribe Called Quiz, career statistics:

18 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 8,000

The Three Seasons, career statistics:

13 correct, 2 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 14,600

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Kudos to Ladies of the 80s for rebounding well after the first Daily Double; that could have been the undoing of a large number of players or teams, but they didn’t seem to let it affect them.
• I wish the writers had added “but not seiso” to the Doja Cat clue where she was referred to as a “‘Say So’ rapper”.
• Double Jeopardy needed a category titled “Here’s The Dril” where it was nothing but Dril tweets.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: The Three Seasons 16,000 Ladies of the 80s 10,200 A Tribe Called Quiz 8,000)

Ladies of the 80s: Bet at least 5,801 to cover A Tribe Called Quiz—but being that you have to be right to win, and there’s no bonus for coming second, you might as well go all in.(Actual bet: 10,200)

A Tribe Called Quiz: You have to bet at least 3,600 to have any shot of victory—however, because you have to be correct in Final to win, you might as well go all in. (Actual bet: 8,000)

The Three Seasons: Standard cover bet here is 4,401. (Actual bet: 4,500)

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