Pop Culture Jeopardy Recap – Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (Episode 34)

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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Billboard No. 1 Hits) for Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (Season 1, Game 34):

This artist was inspired by a picture of George Brett; the resulting song was No. 1 for 9 weeks

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:

Those Darn Etruscans, Jack, Clint, and Kevin

Orange Juice No Pulp, Whitney, Ryan, and Joslyn

Queerly Benevolent, Anya, Dana, and Scott

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Our first quarterfinal of the week features Those Darn Etruscans, Orange Juice No Pulp, and Queerly Benevolent. As Colin Jost has said before, one of these teams will go to 2-0, while two of them will go to 1-1.

I did mention this a couple of weeks ago, but it should be noted that there’s no guarantee that quarterfinalists would have seen their opponents’ knockout games taped. However, in the semifinals, they would have seen their opponents’ quarterfinals taped. So, Orange Juice and Etruscans may not know Queerly Benevolent’s betting tendencies from the knockout round.

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Correct response: Who is Lorde?

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Lorde was inspired by a photograph of George Brett—of the Kansas City Royals—to write what would become her breakout hit single.

Would it ever have been nice to see The Bullpen play this clue, as this would have been their quarterfinal. I say it would have been nice, because The Bullpen pretty much played this exact clue ten years ago in one of my pub quizzes when the Lorde song came out.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 34:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Roles Of A Lifetime; He’s With The (Boy) Band; Actors Who Direct; Good Ol’ Rivalries; Figures In Sports; Fierce Competition)

Orange Juice No Pulp had the best start, picking up 7 correct before the break to take an early lead. After 15 clues, the scores were Orange Juice 5,400 Benevolent 2,800 Etruscans 600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Orange Juice No Pulp 7 correct 0 incorrect
Queerly Benevolent 4 correct 0 incorrect
Those Darn Etruscans 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Those Darn Etruscans thinks it’s a big thrill to participate.
Orange Juice No Pulp has Joslyn, who is still “mad” at Whitney over a cancelled fitness class membership.
Queerly Benevolent started dating seven years after they met.

The second half of the round saw a stand-and-stare on the Triple Play and Queerly Benevolent lose 1,000 on the Daily Double. Orange Juice No Pulp still led after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Orange Juice No Pulp 10 correct 1 incorrect
Queerly Benevolent 9 correct 1 incorrect
Those Darn Etruscans 6 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Orange Juice No Pulp 6,200
Queerly Benevolent 4,000
Those Darn Etruscans 2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Drumming To A Theatre Near You; Wild Talk Show Guests; Eau D’Who?; The Kid’s “American”; Team Pet; Staten Island)

The conservatism continued in Double Jeopardy; Queerly Benevolent took the lead on DD2, while Those Darn Etruscans, with an opportunity to get back into the game on DD3, bet just 1,800 in spite of Colin’s very wise betting suggestion. Though an incorrect response still meant they had some money, they were still in a distant third as Queerly Benevolent led going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Queerly Benevolent 20 correct 4 incorrect
Orange Juice No Pulp 16 correct 2 incorrect
Those Darn Etruscans 9 correct 1 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Queerly Benevolent 12,700
Orange Juice No Pulp 11,800
Those Darn Etruscans 4,000

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; after the wagering shook down—Orange Juice No Pulp bet too much here—our winners were Queerly Benevolent, who are now semifinalists!

Tonight’s results:

Those Darn Etruscans 4,000 – 4,000 = 0 (Who is Fogerty?)
Orange Juice No Pulp 11,800 – 7,000 = 4,800 (Who is Old Town Road?)
Queerly Benevolent 12,700 – 7,000 = 5,700 (Who is Garth Brook) (Semi-Finalist)

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Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) GOOD OL’ RIVALRIES 600 (clue #25)
Queerly Benevolent 4800 -1000 (Orange Juice No Pulp 5000 Those Darn Etruscans 1400)
2) DRUMMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU 1600 (clue #19)
Queerly Benevolent 10400 +1500 (Orange Juice No Pulp 11800 Those Darn Etruscans 3000)
3) EAU D’WHO? 1200 (clue #24, 8000 left on board)
Those Darn Etruscans 5800 -1800 (Queerly Benevolent 13100 Orange Juice No Pulp 11800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -37

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Queerly Benevolent 4 5 3 4 3 5 2 2 1 2 3*
Orange Juice No Pulp 1 5 2 2 3 4 5 1 2
Those Darn Etruscans 4 4 4 3 3

DJ! Round:
Queerly Benevolent 3 4 5 2 2 3 4 5 2 4* 5†
Orange Juice No Pulp 4 2 1 5 1 1 1
Those Darn Etruscans 3 3 3 2 2 3*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Queerly Benevolent 3.32
Orange Juice No Pulp 2.50
Those Darn Etruscans 3.09

Game Stats:

Queerly Benevolent 13,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Orange Juice No Pulp 11,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Those Darn Etruscans 5,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 31,400
Lach Trash: 17,800 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Queerly Benevolent, career statistics:

43 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
34.21% in first on buzzer (39/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 14,100

Orange Juice No Pulp, career statistics:

42 correct, 7 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (38/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 1,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 16,200

Those Darn Etruscans, career statistics:

31 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
23.68% in first on buzzer (27/114)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 10,600

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Queerly Benevolent 12,700 Orange Juice No Pulp 11,800 Those Darn Etruscans 4,000)

Queerly Benevolent: Standard cover bet in this one is 10,901. However, because I know your team doesn’t make the cover bet, allow me to make the following suggestion, as this is a game that follows the Strong Form of Shore’s Conjecture: A bet of 2,901 covers all of Orange Juice’s low range while still positions your team well in case of a Triple Stumper. (Actual bet: 7,000)

Orange Juice No Pulp: In this one, I would bet between 1,801 and 3,799 to keep Those Darn Etruscans locked out.(Actual bet: 7,000)

Those Darn Etruscans: Bet no more than 1,799 to stay in front of Queerly Benevolent if they make the cover bet. (Actual bet: 4,000)

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