Warning: This page may contain spoilers for the February 5, 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:
Corbin Bleu, an actor & singer from Brooklyn, New York, playing for the Entertainment Community Fund – The Looking Ahead Program
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Natalie Morales, an actor, writer & director originally from Miami, Florida, playing for Happy Trails for Kids
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Chris Distefano, a comedian from Queens, New York, playing for the 34.3 Foundation
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
This week’s Celebrity Jeopardy! matchup is between Corbin Bleu (Chad in High School Musical), Natalie Morales (Monica Beltran on Gray’s Anatomy and the upcoming film My Dead Friend Zoe) and stand-up comedian Chris Distefano. In case viewers need reminding, High School Musical and Gray’s Anatomy are two of the most iconic series of the 21st century—saying you have not heard of these celebrities is not the flex you think it is.
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Final Jeopardy category: Million-Dollar Ideas
Final Jeopardy clue: Art Fry co-invented this product as a bookmark for his choir hymnal; only later did he realize it was “a whole new way to communicate”
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Thanksgiving; “General” Knowledge; Podcasts About TV Shows; Like Hot Cakes; The State Where It Happened; Seat Change)
All three players played well to open the game. After 15 clues, the scores were Chris $2,100 Corbin $1,300 Natalie $1,000. The Daily Double came out quite late, but Chris doubled up through it to take a big lead after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Chris 6 correct 0 incorrect
Corbin 5 correct 0 incorrect
Natalie 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Corbin loves board games, video games, and game shows.
Natalie practiced her handwriting for the show.
Chris has parents who are very excited for him to be on the show.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Chris 10 correct 0 incorrect
Natalie 8 correct 1 incorrect
Corbin 8 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Chris $5,600
Natalie $2,600
Corbin $1,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Let’s Keep This Short; Cryptozoology; Death Looks Good On You; Life’s A Beach; The Bathroom; Who Posted It?)
Both Daily Doubles were found early, with Corbin getting DD2 incorrect and Natalie going all in on DD3. Unfortunately, she could not come up with the correct response and fell back to $0. After 45 clues, the scores were Chris $6,600 Corbin $2,000 Natalie $1,200. After the break, Natalie recovered well but Chris still led.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Chris 12 correct 0 incorrect
Corbin 11 correct 2 incorrect
Natalie 15 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Corbin prepared by playing the video game on the Switch and by shoring up on some weak categories.
Natalie watched a few game shows with her aunt.
Chris would watch the show at his father’s place on Staten Island.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Chris 17 correct 1 incorrect
Natalie 20 correct 3 incorrect
Corbin 12 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Chris $8,200
Natalie $3,600
Corbin $3,000
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Global Markers; Finish The Jingle; The Cow Goes Mu; Fashionable Logos; Bond Villains; Life Of “E”s)
DD4 went Chris’s way, while Natalie pulled closer by doubling up through DD5. Corbin found DD6 late, but bet just $2,000. Chris led going into Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Chris 23 correct 3 incorrect
Natalie 27 correct 4 incorrect
Corbin 24 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Chris $14,100
Natalie $12,000
Corbin $11,600
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is a Post-It Note?
Natalie Morales was the only player correct in Final, that makes her a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Corbin $11,600 – $11,599 = $1 (What is This was)
Natalie $12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000 (What is a Post It) (Semi-Finalist)
Chris $14,100 – $5,190 = $8,910 (What is Bluetooth?)
Daily Double locations:
1) THANKSGIVING $300 (clue #27)
Chris 2700 +2700 (Natalie 2400 Corbin 1200)
2) DEATH LOOKS GOOD ON YOU $800 (clue #5)
Corbin 2200 -1000 (Chris 5600 Natalie 3400)
3) THE BATHROOM $400 (clue #11)
Natalie 4600 -4600 (Chris 6000 Corbin 2000)
4) GLOBAL MARKERS $1200 (clue #14)
Chris 11800 +2000 (Natalie 3900 Corbin 5400)
5) FASHIONABLE LOGOS $1500 (clue #17)
Natalie 4500 +4500 (Chris 13800 Corbin 5400)
6) BOND VILLAINS $1200 (clue #25, $5400 left on board)
Corbin 9300 +2000 (Chris 13800 Natalie 11100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 93
Game Stats:
Natalie $13,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (28/84), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Chris $10,900 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 27.38% in first on buzzer (23/84), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Corbin $11,800 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,300
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,300
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0
Chris Distefano, career statistics:
23 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
27.38% in first on buzzer (23/84)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,700)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,900
Natalie Morales, career statistics:
28 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (28/84)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$100)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600
Corbin Bleu, career statistics:
24 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Chris $14,100 Natalie $12,000 Corbin $11,600)
Chris: Cover bet over Natalie is $9,901. (Actual bet: $5,190)
Natalie: You have two choices here: either really big (at least $11,201 to cover Corbin) or really small (no more than $399, forcing Corbin to be correct to pass you.) (Actual bet: $12,000)
Corbin: Bet no more than $7,399. (Actual bet: $11,599)
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Natalie seemed to get mental blocks on things she actually knew (such as bidet) so I wish her better luck on her next game (even though some might see it as just luck that she won this one).
BTW, right off I was pretty sure that the FJ clue probably referenced Post It notes (even though I had no memory of the guy’s name and did not recall the hymnal story).
When the Final Jeopardy answer clue wasshown (read) from where I don’t know, I thought PostIt notes, and, rejected it, because I didn’t how it fit theanswer clue. When Lisa’s response of “What is Post It?” was revealed to be the correct response, I was flabbergasted.
Andy, you don’t SEEM to have “hard and fast” rule about providing “more info” about correct responses to Final Jeopardy, this is onecasewhere I wish you had posted more info.”
I had heard that they produced that semi-sticky glue accidentally (though they WERE working on new glues, not on lollipops or something) and it only gradually dawned on them that it could actually be very useful. [Nowadays I pay extra for “super sticky” Post-Its, which still peel off easily without leaving a residue, because the originals don’t stick well enough on wood, glass, etc.]
In case anyone wanted to know more about the story behind Post-It notes, I did a little Googling and found 3M’s official history of Post-It notes at the Post-It web site. It tells of the developments of the Post-It adhesive to Fry’s “Million Dollar Idea ” and beyond.