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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Yvette Nicole Brown, an actor originally from East Cleveland, Ohio, playing for DonorsChoose
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Dave Friedberg, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur & co-host of the All-In podcast originally from Cape Town, South Africa, playing for The Humane Society
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Ana Navarro, a co-host of The View & CNN commentator from Chinandega, Nicaragua, playing for Maestro Cares Foundation
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Celebrity Jeopardy! returns after a week off this week with a matchup between Ana Navarro, Dave Friedberg, and Yvette Nicole Brown (Community). Of our three players, Ana has been on the show before, having appeared as part of Power Players Week in 2016 (when she lost to Al Franken). I would expect that this might give Ana a bit of an advantage, having played the game before, but I’m actually expecting an evenly matched game tonight.
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Final Jeopardy clue: The idea for this book, originally titled “A Week With Willi the Worm”, came to the author as he punched holes in a stack of paper
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Also A Card Game; Literary Love Triangles; ABBA; Eating On The Go; Spelling “B”s; At The End Of The Day)
Dave jumped out to an early lead by virtue of his not giving incorrect responses. After 15 clues, the scores were Dave $2,100 Ana $1,100 Yvette -$500.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Dave 7 correct 0 incorrect
Ana 5 correct 3 incorrect
Yvette 1 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Yvette is a longtime fan of the show; she would watch with her sorority sisters.
Dave has a podcast with some of his poker buddies.
Ana thought that the second time on the show would be easier.
Yvette got out of the hole with a correct Daily Double, while Ana took the lead over Dave.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ana 10 correct 3 incorrect
Dave 8 correct 1 incorrect
Yvette 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ana $2,300
Dave $1,800
Yvette $300
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: 3 + 3 = 6; African Geography; Sounds Delicious!; Climactic Moments In Sports Movies; Hey “Bra”; Ballet)
Dave found DD2 and doubled his score to jump into a big lead. At the midpoint, the scores were Dave $12,800 Ana $4,100 Yvette $1,500.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Dave 16 correct 1 incorrect
Ana 12 correct 3 incorrect
Yvette 8 correct 3 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Yvette had her phone blow up after she was in a clue last year.
Dave prepared by studying one of Ken’s trivia books and used a practice buzzer.
Ana used the Jeopardy app on her iPad to prepare.
Dave lost $4,000 on DD3 but still had a big lead after 60 clues.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Dave 23 correct 2 incorrect
Ana 14 correct 3 incorrect
Yvette 12 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Dave $12,200
Ana $5,100
Yvette $3,500
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Cheeky T-Shirts: Geography Edition; On-Screen Ass-Kickers; Chopped-Up Salad Ingredients; New York Times; Lions, Tigers Or Bears?; Oh “My”)
Yvette found DD4 and DD5 on back-to-back clues, but split them for a pair of $2000 wagers. Dave found DD6, but was incorrect—he still led going into Final, though.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Dave 31 correct 3 incorrect
Yvette 24 correct 5 incorrect
Ana 20 correct 4 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Dave $14,600
Yvette $12,800
Ana $8,400
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper that came down to the wagers—and once they all shook down, Dave ended up the winner and advances to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Ana $8,400 – $8,400 = $0 (What James + the Giant Peach???)
Yvette $12,800 – $10,882 = $1,918 (What is the Giant Peach? Hi Tony <3)
Dave $14,600 – $11,001 = $3,599 (What is the Hungry Caterpillar) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) LITERARY LOVE TRIANGLES $300 (clue #26)
Yvette -300 +500 (Ana 2200 Dave 1600)
2) AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY $600 (clue #12)
Dave 6400 +6400 (Ana 3100 Yvette 1100)
3) CLIMACTIC MOMENTS IN SPORTS MOVIES $400 (clue #29)
Dave 16000 -4000 (Ana 5100 Yvette 3500)
4) NEW YORK TIMES $1500 (clue #12)
Yvette 8900 -2000 (Ana 7500 Dave 14900)
5) ON-SCREEN ASS-KICKERS $1200 (clue #13)
Yvette 6900 +2000 (Ana 7500 Dave 14900)
6) CHEEKY T-SHIRTS: GEOGRAPHY EDITION $900 (clue #22, $5100 left on board)
Dave 15500 -3000 (Ana 9000 Yvette 12200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 162
Game Stats:
Dave $15,800 Coryat, 31 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer (30/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Yvette $13,800 Coryat, 24 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.76% in first on buzzer (25/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ana $8,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 4 incorrect, 23.81% in first on buzzer (20/84), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,000
Lach Trash: $8,300 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,700
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Ana Navarro, career statistics:
33 correct, 7 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.02% in first on buzzer (32/123)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,500
Dave Friedberg, career statistics:
31 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
35.71% in first on buzzer (30/84)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800
Yvette Nicole Brown, career statistics:
24 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
29.76% in first on buzzer (25/84)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Dave $14,600 Yvette $12,800 Ana $8,400)
Ana: I would bet at least $400, just in case Yvette makes a cover bet, but no more than $4,800, staying ahead of Dave in case he covers. (Actual bet: $8,400)
Dave: Standard cover bet is $11,001. (Actual bet: $11,001)
Yvette: Cover bet over Ana is $4,001. (Actual bet: $10,882)
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LOL, I was pretty sure that was the book being referenced by the clue (though I first considered Richard Scarry’s ‘The Adventures of Lowly Worm’) and I knew the title was longer than just ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ , but I said “What is The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar?”, clearly subconsciously conflating the book title with the “Hippos” game.
[If not for the actual holes punched in the “Caterpillar” book (which I still do not recall even though I read it to my two kids many times, but long ago), this clue could easily have been about ‘The Adventures of Lowly Worm’ because when you punch a hole in a stack of paper, the “plug” that comes out resembles a worm more than a caterpillar, especially after it bends, which can happen, especially the taller the stack of paper is. This is what made me think of “Lowly Worm” first, but I decided that for an FJ clue Jeopardy! would have been more likely to pick the caterpillar book than the lowly worm book as I believe the former is more well regarded and because Lowly Worm appeared in more than one book, of which the first did not have him in the title, so people would be FAR LESS likely to think of it (which would have to be the “inspired” one) than the later titles.]