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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Robin Thede, a comedian & writer originally from Davenport, Iowa, playing for Women in Film
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Blake Anderson, an actor originally from Concord, California, playing for Turtle Conservancy
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Susie Essman, an actor & comedian from New York, New York, playing for City Harvest
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Our three celebrities tonight are Susie Essman (Susie on Curb Your Enthusiasm), Blake Anderson (co-creator of Workaholics), and Robin Thede (A Black Lady Sketch Show). The festivities start at 9:00 (8:00 Central) on ABC and CTV.
A very important point here: There will be a 2-week break before the next Celebrity Jeopardy episode, with the next show airing February 26—this break was pre-scheduled before the season even started, so any narratives that you might read in other venues regarding this break are very likely false narratives attempting to show that Jeopardy is doing worse than it actually is. These narratives are being perpetuated by a group who want the show to return to a decades-ago time—an era that was punctuated by Maya Angelou giving interviews criticising the show’s lack of diversity.
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Final Jeopardy category: 1980s Movie Themes
Final Jeopardy clue: This song was inspired by an ad in the film itself, which sounded like TV commercials for pest control services
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: We Can Work It Out; Punny Business; Sci-“Fi”; What’s In The Board Game Box?; The Song Title Completes The Lyric (Billy Joel Edition); Animal Idiom Brainteasers: The Sequel)
Susie found the Daily Double early and jumped into the lead with a correct response. Robin led after 15 clues on the strength on 7 correct. After 15 clues, the scores were Robin $1,800 Susie $400 Blake $200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Robin 7 correct 0 incorrect
Susie 3 correct 1 incorrect
Blake 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Robin has prepared by watching J! since she was a child.
Blake is doing this to prove to people that he isn’t as “dumb” as the characters he plays.
Susie remembers the Art Fleming days.
Robin picked up another 4 correct to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Robin 11 correct 0 incorrect
Blake 7 correct 1 incorrect
Susie 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Robin $3,100
Blake $1,100
Susie $900
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Respond Like A Local; Playing The Politician; 2-Part Responses; Mmm, Chocolate; Tell Us How You Really Feel; Nothin’ But “Net”)
Robin picked up $1,500 on DD2 as she extended her lead. At the game’s midpoint, Robin had $8,000 to Susie’s $2,900 and Blake’s $2,100.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Robin 17 correct 0 incorrect
Susie 10 correct 2 incorrect
Blake 9 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Robin was the first Black woman to be a writer for the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Blake is a big fan of the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy sketches.
Susie is friends with an unnamed civilian contestant.
Blake found DD3 late in the round, but bet just $1,000 on it. Robin had a big lead after 60 clues.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Robin 23 correct 0 incorrect
Blake 15 correct 1 incorrect
Susie 13 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Robin $11,800
Blake $6,100
Susie $3,700
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Suckers; Vanity Plates; Make It Happen, Captain; “F” Is For Fashion; What The $%*@#&?!; Go Tell It On The Fountain)
Robin and Blake got to DD4 and DD5, respectively; Blake doubted himself again and bet conservatively. He did bet $12,000 on DD6—and got it incorrect. This gave Robin a runaway going into Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Robin 35 correct 0 incorrect
Susie 19 correct 6 incorrect
Blake 23 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Robin $25,800
Susie $4,900
Blake (-$1,100) given $500
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is “Ghostbusters”?
Nobody got this Final correct, but Robin advances to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Blake $500 – $2 = $498 (What can I do get out of debt K)
Susie $4,900 – $900 = $4,000 (What absolutely no idea!!!)
Robin $25,800 – $200 = $25,600 (What is bug in a rug? (Hi Mom!)) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) PUNNY BUSINESS $500 (clue #7)
Susie 300 +500 (Blake 300 Robin 700)
2) RESPOND LIKE A LOCAL $400 (clue #9)
Robin 5500 +1500 (Susie 1500 Blake 2100)
3) 2-PART RESPONSES $800 (clue #27)
Blake 4900 +1000 (Susie 4300 Robin 10800)
4) “F” IS FOR FASHION $1200 (clue #12)
Robin 16900 +2900 (Susie 6400 Blake 7600)
5) VANITY PLATES $1200 (clue #15)
Blake 8200 +3000 (Susie 6400 Robin 21300)
6) MAKE IT HAPPEN, CAPTAIN $1500 (clue #23, $6000 left on board)
Blake 12100 -12000 (Susie 5800 Robin 23700)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 102
Game Stats:
Robin $23,000 Coryat, 35 correct, 0 incorrect, 36.90% in first on buzzer (31/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Susie $4,900 Coryat, 19 correct, 6 incorrect, 27.38% in first on buzzer (23/84), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Blake $8,900 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $8,100 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,100
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0
Susie Essman, career statistics:
19 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
27.38% in first on buzzer (23/84)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,900
Blake Anderson, career statistics:
23 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$8,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,900
Robin Thede, career statistics:
35 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
36.90% in first on buzzer (31/84)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
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Just kind of luckily stumbled into this one. The only part of the clue that helped was an ad and the only famous ad song that I could think of from a movie was Ghostbusters
I almost immediately thought of “Who ya gonna call?” sounding like a pest control company ad (and I could tell the clue was asking for song name, not movie name), but I did not realize that the name of the song was not “Who ya gonna call?”.