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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Singers) for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Season 1, Game 31):
She began her career singing Christian music & in 2011 she became the first woman to have 5 No. 1 pop hits from a single album
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:
Running Up That Chili, Derek, Joseph, and Michael
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O’Trivia Rodrigo, Jon, Erica, and Maxwell
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Only Winners In The Building, Elise, MacKenzie, and Jessica
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
It’s time for another week of three Pop Culture Jeopardy episodes; this week starts off with Running Up That Chili, O’Trivia Rodrigo, and Only Winners In The Building. All three of these teams put up very similar statistics in the quarterfinal—and I had better not see the preceding clause on Sportskeeda later today. So-called “journalists” like Sneha Haldar at Sportskeeda stealing my content wholesale to repost in their own stories is one major reason why my enjoyment of content creation is much lower than it used to be—and when I choose to stop, you will specifically be cited in my reasons why.
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Correct response: Who is Katy Perry?
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Having started as a gospel singer named Katy Hudson in the early 2000s, by the end of the decade she turned pop as Katy Perry. Her album Teenage Dream spawned 5 #1 singles—”California Gurls”, “Teenage Dream”, “Firework”, “E.T.”, and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 31:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Unnecessary. Musical, Punctuation!; Sports-Pourri; Down With The ‘Ship; Toys & Games Of The ’90s & 2000s; Aging Like Fine Vine; Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows)
All three teams got off to a good start in this one, though the Daily Double couldn’t get O’Trivia Rodrigo out of third place. After 15 clues, the scores were Running Up That Chili 5,400 Only Winners In The Building 3,400 O’Trivia Rodrigo 2,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Running Up That Chili 6 correct 0 incorrect
Only Winners In The Building 5 correct 1 incorrect
O’Trivia Rodrigo 4 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Running Up That Chili has one member who could name all 79 episodes of the original Star Trek in chronological order the fastest.
O’Trivia Rodrigo are all involved in an upcoming wedding; Erica is officiating Jon’s wedding.
Only Winners In The Building enjoys discussing fashion and celebrity gossip.
Only Winners clawed back most of the deficit, but Running Up That Chili still led after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Running Up That Chili 10 correct 0 incorrect
Only Winners In The Building 13 correct 1 incorrect
O’Trivia Rodrigo 6 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Running Up That Chili 7,000
Only Winners In The Building 6,400
O’Trivia Rodrigo 3,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Mer-Mazing!; 2-Word Movie Titles; Run The Jewels; Dishy Memoirs; Show Creators; If You Don’t Know, You Don’t Know)
Things got interesting immediately when O’Trivia Rodrigo doubled up on the first clue of the round. They also found DD3 in amongst 11 correct in the round, picking up a crucial rebound on an Anchorman clue as well, as O’Trivia Rodrigo led going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
O’Trivia Rodrigo 17 correct 0 incorrect
Only Winners In The Building 24 correct 2 incorrect
Running Up That Chili 20 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
O’Trivia Rodrigo 20,800
Only Winners In The Building 18,400
Running Up That Chili 13,400
All three teams got this Final Jeopardy correct; O’Trivia Rodrigo is now a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Running Up That Chili 13,400 + 9,599 = 22,999 (Who is Katy Perry?)
Only Winners In The Building 18,400 + 18,400 = 36,800 (Who is Katy Perry?)
O’Trivia Rodrigo 20,800 + 16,001 = 36,801 (Who is Katy Perry?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) UNNECESSARY. MUSICAL, PUNCTUATION! 600 (clue #6)
O’Trivia Rodrigo 600 +1000 (Only Winners In The Building 1600 Running Up That Chili 600)
2) 2-WORD MOVIE TITLES 1200 (clue #1)
O’Trivia Rodrigo 3200 +3200 (Only Winners In The Building 6400 Running Up That Chili 7000)
3) RUN THE JEWELS 1200 (clue #12, 18000 left on board)
O’Trivia Rodrigo 13600 +2000 (Only Winners In The Building 10400 Running Up That Chili 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 215
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Only Winners In The Building 3 3 4 3
O’Trivia Rodrigo 3*
Running Up That Chili 5
DJ! Round:
Only Winners In The Building 4 4 3
O’Trivia Rodrigo 3* 4† 5† 3 3 5 3*
Running Up That Chili 4 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
O’Trivia Rodrigo 3.63
Only Winners In The Building 3.43
Running Up That Chili 4.33
Game Stats:
O’Trivia Rodrigo 17,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Only Winners In The Building 18,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Running Up That Chili 13,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: 49,400
Lach Trash: 1,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Only Winners In The Building, career statistics:
49 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 7,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 17,300
O’Trivia Rodrigo, career statistics:
41 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 5,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 16,500
Running Up That Chili, career statistics:
45 correct, 10 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (44/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 7,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 14,400
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Not only did Running Up That Chili only take O’Trivia Rodrigo’s potential cover bet into account (instead of both opponents), their bet also appeared to be a math error, betting 1,000 points too much for their intended strategy.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: O’Trivia Rodrigo 20,800 Only Winners In The Building 18,400 Running Up That Chili 13,400)
Only Winners In The Building: Cover bet over Chili is 8,401. (Actual bet: 18,400)
O’Trivia Rodrigo: Standard cover bet is 16,001. (Actual bet: 16,001)
Running Up That Chili: Bet no more than 3,400 and play for the Triple Stumper. (Actual bet: 9,599)
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Darn my stiffening mind, I was certain who the FJ clue was about and I knew that she had a very “common” name, but I just couldn’t think of it.