Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Scientists’ Names) for Wednesday, February 5, 2025 (Season 41, Game 108):

The first man to observe bacteria & protozoa had a name containing the Dutch word for this much bigger creature

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, Connecticut

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Moving on to Semifinal #2, we have seeded Isaac Hirsch taking on Mark Fitzpatrick and Amy Hummel. Amy seemed surprised to win her quarterfinal, while Mark had a comfortable win in his. Anything can happen on the Alex Trebek Stage, though!

Also, remember that Corbin Bleu, Natalie Morales, and Chris Distefano are playing on Celebrity Jeopardy! tonight at 9:00 on ABC and CTV.

Correct response: What is a lion?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2025 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, famed Dutch microbiologist, used his own microscope designs to observe microbes. The second step to this is knowing that the Dutch word for “lion” is “Leeuw”. It’s a difficult step, but it’s fair for the Tournament of Champions in my opinion.

I don’t see why Reddit is already complaining about this clue. Once again: it is the Tournament of Champions. The clues in the Tournament of Champions are supposed to be harder and are going to be harder. I have to say: it was much better to be a fan of this show when you didn’t have a bunch of persnickety little bullies hanging out on a subreddit trying to find every single last reason to hate on the show, and it has empowered them to know that the tabloids are sitting there waiting to amplify every single last thought that they have.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Italian Words & Phrases; Have I Got News For You; Elemental Names; Occupational Hazards; A Half Hour Of Television; English Class)

Isaac missed a True Daily Double, but—proving why it’s always a good idea to do it early in a game—regained the lead within four clues. At a 16th-clue break, the scores were Isaac $2,800 Amy $2,600 Mark -$200.

Statistics at the first break (16 clues):

Isaac 7 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 4 correct 1 incorrect
Mark 1 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Amy fears Daily Doubles. (Judging by her stats, this does not surprise me.)
Mark had a watch party in Mexico City.
Isaac has been recognized a couple of times.

Isaac picked up another 7 correct to continue to lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Isaac 14 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 7 correct 1 incorrect
Mark 4 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Isaac $5,000
Amy $4,000
Mark $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: U.N. Secretaries-General; Movies After You Press Play; Lit-Pourri; Around The World; Where The Buffalo Roam; Let’S Get Qui”Zz”Ical)

The two Daily Doubles proved crucial in this round. Mark doubled up on DD2 in the midst of a run of five consecutive correct. Isaac found DD3 shortly after retaking the lead, but losing $5,000 put him in trouble. He recovered to be within two-thirds going into Final, but Mark led.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Mark 16 correct 2 incorrect
Isaac 28 correct 3 incorrect
Amy 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Mark $18,400
Isaac $13,600
Amy $5,600

Isaac was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy, and that makes him a finalist after Mark went for the cover bet.

Tonight’s results:

Amy $5,600 – $5,599 = $1 (What is a goose?)
Isaac $13,600 + $4,000 = $17,600 (What is a lion?) (Finalist)
Mark $18,400 – $8,801 = $9,599 (What is leviathan?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) ELEMENTAL NAMES $800 (clue #11)
Isaac 3200 -3200 (Mark 0 Amy 2000)
2) AROUND THE WORLD $1600 (clue #5)
Mark 4400 +4400 (Isaac 8600 Amy 4000)
3) MOVIES AFTER YOU PRESS PLAY $1200 (clue #17, $10000 left on board)
Isaac 15000 -5000 (Mark 14400 Amy 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -33

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 5 3 4*
Mark
Amy 3 4 3 4 5

DJ! Round:
Isaac 4 3 2 4 3 4 3*
Mark 5 5 4* 3† 5 4 3 3 5
Amy 5

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Isaac 3.62
Mark 4.11
Amy 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.24 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Isaac $21,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mark $15,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Amy $5,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,000
Lach Trash: $4,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

328 correct, 54 incorrect
19/24 on rebound attempts (on 49 rebound opportunities)
47.44% in first on buzzer (324/683)
14/22 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
9/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,067

Mark Fitzpatrick, career statistics:

167 correct, 34 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 30 rebound opportunities)
37.14% in first on buzzer (169/455)
14/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $39,000)
2/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,275

Amy Hummel, career statistics:

143 correct, 30 incorrect
9/12 on rebound attempts (on 44 rebound opportunities)
32.15% in first on buzzer (145/451)
3/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$11,700)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,675

Andy’s Thoughts:

• This game was taped before the allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez were made public.
• To get ahead of the inevitable comments: The informal way to address a male judge or mayor is spelled “hizzoner”. It appears as though the lower-quality closed captioning attached to the show these days did not pick up on this.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Mark $18,400 Isaac $13,600 Amy $5,600)

Isaac: Bet between $0 and $2,399 to keep Amy locked out. (Actual bet: $4,000)

Mark: Cover bet here is $8,801. If you think Isaac is going to play to win a Triple Stumper, though, you might want to consider a bet of between $2 and $799. ($2 because it defends against a bet of $4,801, and $799 because it defends against a bet of $4,000, with $4,801 and $4,000 being the two most likely suboptimal wagers from Isaac at this point.) (Actual bet: $8,801)

Amy: Bet at least $4,000, but you can go all in, as you pretty much have to be correct to win. (Actual bet: $5,599)

Updated ToC odds:

Adriana +220
Isaac +190
Drew Basile +850
Neilesh +510
Drew Goins +660

Finals length odds:

3 games: +710
4 games: +310
5 games: +220
6 games: +290
7 games: +700

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