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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category The Tonys) for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Season 1, Game 32):
A 2-time Grammy winner, in 2013 this pop star won a Tony for Best Original Score, the first solo woman to win that award
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:
Buggsy Mogues, Ryan, Lauren, and Eric
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The Bay Hive, Christine, Matt, and Gabriella
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For Queso The Cat, Alix, Josh, and Anna Marie
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Our second game of the day features For Queso The Cat, The Bay Hive, and Buggsy Mogues. If my predictions here at The Jeopardy! Fan are correct, then I believe the winner of this game will face off against Game Night Rules! from last week and the winner of Episode 31 in the semifinal. (I’d name them, but I do want to be cognizant of the fact that people might watch these episodes slightly out of order.) All three of these teams are coming into this match with more than 20 correct responses from the knockout stage.
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Correct response: Who is Cyndi Lauper?
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In the early 2010s, ’80s pop star Cyndi Lauper (who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 1985) wrote the music and lyrics to the 2012 musical version of the 2005 British film Kinky Boots, becoming the first solo woman to win the Tony for Best Original Score in the process. The musical’s soundtrack album also won a Grammy in 2014.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 32:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Movies, Back In Meme Form; We Come To This Place For Magic; Reality Fights; Period Pieces; We Hail From Yale; Name That Hit)
The Bay Hive picked up 10 correct, including the Daily Double and a swept Triple Play, to lead after 15 clues. At the break, the scores were The Bay Hive 5,200 For Queso The Cat 1,800 Buggsy Mogues 0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
The Bay Hive 10 correct 1 incorrect
For Queso The Cat 4 correct 2 incorrect
Buggsy Mogues 0 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Buggsy Mogues have a pair of J! alums; Ryan proposed to Lauren the night before Lauren filmed her appearance.
The Bay Hive have Matt and Gabriela, who are dating and who met at the 2007 Pac-10 basketball tournament.
For Queso The Cat have Alix and Josh who are dating; Josh got allergy shots so he could be around Alix’s cat Joey.
Despite getting in 0 times before the break, Buggsy Mogues found their buzzer timing, picking up 9 correct after to claw back most of The Bay Hive’s lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
The Bay Hive 12 correct 1 incorrect
Buggsy Mogues 9 correct 0 incorrect
For Queso The Cat 8 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
The Bay Hive 6,000
Buggsy Mogues 4,800
For Queso The Cat 3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Send The TV Addy; Manic Pixel Dream Girls; Catchy Phrases; On The Streets; Rhymes With A Hit Song Title; The Dreaded Opera Category)
For Queso The Cat got to DD2 and swept the Triple Play in this round. However, Buggsy Mogues got DD3 in a good category for them, and doubled up to take a lead that they held going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Buggsy Mogues 18 correct 0 incorrect
For Queso The Cat 19 correct 4 incorrect
The Bay Hive 19 correct 1 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Buggsy Mogues 23,600
For Queso The Cat 17,200
The Bay Hive 12,400
Coming back from a shutout in the opening segment, Buggsy Mogues were the only team correct in Final, putting an exclamation point on their victory and earning a spot in the semifinals.
Tonight’s results:
The Bay Hive 12,400 – 11,201 = 1,199 (Who is Ronstadt?)
For Queso The Cat 17,200 – 17,200 = 0 (Who is Sara Bareillis)
Buggsy Mogues 23,600 + 10,801 = 34,401 (Who is Cyndi Lauper?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) MOVIES, BACK IN MEME FORM 800 (clue #2)
The Bay Hive 600 +1000 (For Queso The Cat 0 Buggsy Mogues 0)
2) SEND THE TV ADDY 1600 (clue #3)
For Queso The Cat 4600 +3000 (The Bay Hive 7200 Buggsy Mogues 4800)
3) RHYMES WITH A HIT SONG TITLE 1600 (clue #12, 17600 left on board)
Buggsy Mogues 8000 +8000 (For Queso The Cat 15200 The Bay Hive 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 265
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
For Queso The Cat 3
The Bay Hive 4*
Buggsy Mogues
DJ! Round:
For Queso The Cat 3 4* 5† 2† 3
The Bay Hive 4 3 4 5 5
Buggsy Mogues 4 4*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Buggsy Mogues 4.00
The Bay Hive 4.17
For Queso The Cat 3.33
Game Stats:
Buggsy Mogues 17,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 0 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
The Bay Hive 12,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
For Queso The Cat 15,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: 45,200
Lach Trash: 9,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
For Queso The Cat, career statistics:
44 correct, 8 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 8,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 16,900
The Bay Hive, career statistics:
45 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (38/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 8,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 15,300
Buggsy Mogues, career statistics:
42 correct, 0 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 13,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 19,700
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Buggsy Mogues 23,600 For Queso The Cat 17,200 The Bay Hive 12,400)
For Queso The Cat: You can’t both cover Bay Hive and win a Triple Stumper. If you think a Triple Stumper is most likely, bet 0. Otherwise, you might as well go all in here to force Buggsy Mogues to do the math right. (Actual bet: 17,200)
The Bay Hive: If Buggsy Mogues makes the cover bet, you have to be correct to win. Thus, you should probably go all in to force a cover bet out of Queso. (Actual bet: 11,201)
Buggsy Mogues: Cover bet over Queso is 10,801. (Actual bet: 10,801)
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I wasn’t certain that it was as far back as 2013 (but “time flies”) and I wasn’t absolutely certain that she was 100% the score-writer (but I was sure it was at least 85%, so thought maybe it was 100%), so I guessed Cindi Lauper (for ‘Kinky Boots’) — yay!