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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Mythology) for Friday, February 14, 2025 (Season 41, Game 115):
On an early book of Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator’s maps, an image of this Titan holding the world was used
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan
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Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California
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Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After yesterday saw the conclusion of the tournament proper, the show saw fit to air the Tournament of Champions exhibition game. Yes, this game did air on TuneIn Radio on January 24. However, in order for the show to better promote the 2nd Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, which now starts on Monday, the show is presenting the exhibition game for all fans on television. While I saw some grousing in some spaces where the more diehard fans hang out–because they already would have listened to the game—I would expect that the listenership of that game probably was somewhere in the neighborhood of about 1-2% of the show’s overall viewership. So, for the vast majority of the show’s fans, this is going to be a new experience.
This game featured the three seeded quarterfinalists in the tournament—Adriana Harmeyer, Isaac Hirsch, and Drew Basile—who got seeded into the semifinals thanks to their regular play win streaks. This game allowed all three players to get some “reps” in alongside the other quarterfinalists—and I’d say it certainly makes Drew’s complaints in Entertainment Weekly about having had a bye a bit weird, if you ask me.
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Correct response: Who is Atlas?
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In Greek mythology, Atlas was the Titan condemned to hold up the sky for eternity. Due to Mercator publishing his book of maps in honor of Atlas in the 16th century, the term “atlas” has been used since in referring to books of maps.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, February 14, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Sounds Like An Actor’s Name; They Drive On The Left Side Of The Road; Newspaper Terms; “Ime” On It; The Vice Presidency: America Decides; Give Me Some Backup)
After Adriana missed the Daily Double, Isaac picked up 8 correct to lead after 15 clues. After 15 clues, the scores were Isaac $3,600 Adriana $2,400 Drew $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Isaac 8 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 4 correct 1 incorrect
Drew 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Drew got a lot of heat in his first appearance for thinking Michigan State was the Trojans.
Isaac regrets losing on a wagering error and had to relearn subtraction on paper.
Adriana bought a new pair of more comfortable shoes before returning.
Isaac picked up another 8 correct to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Isaac 16 correct 2 incorrect
Adriana 7 correct 1 incorrect
Drew 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Isaac $8,200
Adriana $3,200
Drew $3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Conversational Esperanto; Bird “E”s; Authors & Their Characters; Sports Movies; Anagrammed Bible People; Let’s Talk About 6)
Drew successfully converted a pair of True Daily Doubles to hop from third to first going into Final. Isaac sat second and Adriana third.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Drew 13 correct 1 incorrect
Isaac 26 correct 4 incorrect
Adriana 15 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Drew $19,200
Isaac $15,000
Adriana $10,800
All three players got this Final correct; Drew went all in in Final and took victory.
Tonight’s results:
Adriana $10,800 + $10,000 = $20,800 (Who is Atlas?)
Isaac $15,000 + $6,600 = $21,600 (Who is Atlas?)
Drew $19,200 + $19,200 = $38,400 (Who is Atlas?) (Winner)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SOUNDS LIKE AN ACTOR’S NAME $600 (clue #2)
Adriana 400 -1000 (Isaac 0 Drew 0)
2) AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS $1600 (clue #1)
Drew 3000 +3000 (Adriana 3200 Isaac 8200)
3) BIRD “E”s $1200 (clue #13, $16000 left on board)
Drew 8400 +8400 (Adriana 7600 Isaac 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adriana 2 3*
Isaac
Drew
DJ! Round:
Adriana 3 4 5 3 4 4 5
Isaac 3 4
Drew 4* 3 5† 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Drew 3.75
Isaac 3.50
Adriana 3.67
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.23 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Drew $10,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $15,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Adriana $11,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,400
Lach Trash: $7,400 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
376 correct, 43 incorrect
21/24 on rebound attempts (on 63 rebound opportunities)
37.23% in first on buzzer (360/967)
12/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,000)
14/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,094
Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:
299 correct, 51 incorrect
16/21 on rebound attempts (on 45 rebound opportunities)
47.60% in first on buzzer (298/626)
14/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,800)
8/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,909
Drew Basile, career statistics:
198 correct, 41 incorrect
10/15 on rebound attempts (on 45 rebound opportunities)
38.72% in first on buzzer (199/514)
11/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $37,400)
4/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,111
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Due to the fact that this game aired out of taping order—and aired on TuneIn Radio back in late January–the cumulative statistics above are reflective of players’ stats as of “Jeopardy! Production Time”.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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Wow – I actually knew this one – meaning, I’m guessing they all will. Triple Get.
This “exhibition” was obviously meant to be sort of a warm up, to let the players remind themselves of the feel of the signaling devices, and, the flow of the game, which had some hard categories (Espeeranto) and, some “easy” ones (Mythology.) Final Jeopardy was a tripple get, becuase, if you knew even just a little bit more than something about Grrek Mythology (lkie myself) you had the correct response without much thought.
Was this filmed before or after the Tournament of Champions?
During.
Knowing in hindsight that the tournament ended on a Thursday, and they’d want to pad out the schedule to start the Invitational Tournament on Monday. And knowing that the precedent had been set in 2022 to air the exhibition during the run of the tournament, I’m a little surprised they didn’t air this between the Quarterfinals and the Semifinals like they did in 2022.
A lot of fans believed the ToC was going to be more than 5 games; this allowed the show to obfuscate the length of the final.
Exactly! I think that we wouldn’t have seen this game on TV had the TOC Finals go 6 or 7 games.
That was not hard. It may be worth noting that the Titan’s name is also used in its inflected form (Atlantis, Atlantic ocean).
I find it ironic that Isaac in his interview comments on messing up in wagering – and then in his FJ wager, only goes for the tie and not the win.
I do not think this is a particularly fair assessment.
Notice how Adriana, Isaac, and Drew were all separated by $4,200 – and with the tiebreaker system in place, “evenly spaced scores” is as close to Stratton’s Dilemma as you can get without actually being Stratton’s Dilemma. Isaac could’ve done what he did here, and bet $6,600 to stay ahead of Drew making the cover bet and missing, but that only brings him up to $21,600 – exactly enough to tie Adriana if she goes all-in and both are right. Likewise, Isaac could’ve bet $6,601 to cover Adriana, but that would take him down to $8,399 – exactly enough to tie Drew if he makes the cover bet and both miss. (I am aware that Drew going all-in and being right makes every single point I just talked about moot, but I am bringing it up regardless.)
Isaac had two optimal wagers here – and both of them risk tying with one of Adriana or Drew. Anything else would either be too little to cover Adriana or too much to stay ahead of Drew on a Triple Stumper. It might have been an unconventional decision, but it’s not a wagering error by any means.
Pretty baffled at how easy this was. Thought Atlas was so obvious that it had to be a trick question!!
FJ was too, too easy.
Strangely easy Final, but I suppose they didn’t want to waste a good FJ on an exhibition?
I think you are right, especially since the final results weren’t going to effect anything as there were no monetary winnings nor tournament placements to be gained. [Someone please correct me if I was wrong about no “rewards”, but I think Andy would have mentioned any in the “Tonight’s results:” list.]
The players indirectly received extra money by virtue of the fact they were all seeded into the semifinals. Semifinalists get $10,000 while quarterfinalists get $5,000.
Thanks for that information which I hadn’t even thought to wonder about, but I was really referring to there being no difference in how much each of the three could or would get based on their final results after the FJ! [easy or not] of this exhibition game.
Interesting that Drew won the exhibition game but was the only of the 3 contestants with a bye not to make the Final of the ToC.
Unfortunately missed tonight but I appreciate the commentary
Was there any prize money paid
Technically, each of these players received at least an extra $5,000 due to their bye—so, yes, prize money was given.
I couldn’t think of this FJ when it aired on Tune In, but I remembered it on Friday! I remembered quite a few clues due to listening to the Tune In broadcast.
Very much looking forward to the JIT and Andy’s preview! A good number of the 27 players I’ve never seen play. The 9 quarterfinal matchups are intriguing.