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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Real Housewives Geography) for Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (Season 1, Game 38):
Trading Holmby Hills for Dana Point, Taylor Armstrong became the first housewife to star in different show locations, these 2
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:
Game Night Rules, Mike, Alessandra, and Carlos
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Buggsy Mogues, Ryan, Lauren, and Eric
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O’Trivia Rodrigo, Jon, Erica, and Maxwell
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
This week’s second semifinal is being contested by O’Trivia Rodrigo, Buggsy Mogues, and Game Night Rules. As a fan, I’ve honestly enjoyed watching all three of these teams thus far in the event—my misgivings with the “did you just Google trivia team names?” vibes that I’ve had from O’Trivia Rodrigo since the start of the event aside—and I am looking forward to a well-played semifinal between three very strong teams. I’m also curious to see if Game Night Rules can come from behind in Final Jeopardy a third time; they have yet to lead going into Final Jeopardy.
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Correct response: What are Beverly Hills and Orange County?
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An original cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in 2022 Taylor Armstrong switched franchises, moving over to The Real Housewives of Orange County. Taylor is also Internet-famous for being the screen-capped “woman yelling at a cat” from the famous meme.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 38:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Red Carpet Regulars; Venues; Pop Music Spelling Bee; Team Up!; “N”Tertainment; Will Ferrell Said It In…)
A True Daily Double and a swept Triple Play meant that Buggsy Mogues held a lead after 15 clues. At the break, the scores were Buggsy Mogues 6,800 O’Trivia Rodrigo 3,600 Game Night Rules 1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Buggsy Mogues 9 correct 1 incorrect
O’Trivia Rodrigo 5 correct 1 incorrect
Game Night Rules 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Game Night Rules is reminded that anything is possible because of their come-from-behind wins.
Buggsy Mogues are 3-time regional champions in the Columbus area at Sporcle Live.
O’Trivia Rodrigo would like to apologize on behalf of Jon’s fiancée and have officially invited Colin to their wedding.
Buggsy Mogues picked up another 8 correct to bring their score close to 10,000 after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Buggsy Mogues 17 correct 1 incorrect
O’Trivia Rodrigo 8 correct 1 incorrect
Game Night Rules 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Buggsy Mogues 9,600
O’Trivia Rodrigo 5,400
Game Night Rules 1,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: High School Shows With Super-Super Seniors; Australiana; Sworded Characters; On Cameo; Women In Westerns; Quote The Millennial Anthem)
O’Trivia Rodrigo bet for the tie for the lead on DD2, while Buggsy Mogues bet just 6,000 on DD3; by the time things shook down, Buggsy Mogues was just 401 short of the runaway going into Final, despite 37 correct responses and a Coryat score north of 32,000.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Buggsy Mogues 37 correct 1 incorrect
O’Trivia Rodrigo 16 correct 2 incorrect
Game Night Rules 8 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Buggsy Mogues 39,600
O’Trivia Rodrigo 20,000
Game Night Rules 3,400
Never have I appreciated the hosting of Colin Jost more than I have in this moment. O’Trivia Rodrigo probably would have been better off Googling Jeopardy! wagering strategy instead of trivia team names. They were the only team correct, but in a move that even dumbfounded Colin—and you could hear it loud and clear in his voice—they bet just 2 points, meaning that Buggsy Mogues advances to the finals of Pop Culture Jeopardy.
Tonight’s results:
Game Night Rules 3,400 – 3,400 = 0 (What is Beverly)
O’Trivia Rodrigo 20,000 + 2 = 20,002 (What is the OC + Beverly Hills?)
Buggsy Mogues 39,600 – 401 = 39,199 (What are Beverly Holls and Salt Lake City?) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) “N”TERTAINMENT 800 (clue #9)
Buggsy Mogues 2800 +2800 (O’Trivia Rodrigo 200 Game Night Rules 2600)
2) WOMEN IN WESTERNS 1600 (clue #9)
O’Trivia Rodrigo 11000 +7000 (Buggsy Mogues 18000 Game Night Rules 1400)
3) HIGH SCHOOL SHOWS WITH SUPER-SUPER SENIORS 800 (clue #23, 3600 left on board)
Buggsy Mogues 32000 +6000 (O’Trivia Rodrigo 18400 Game Night Rules 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 182
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
O’Trivia Rodrigo 4 5
Buggsy Mogues 4 5 5 4*
Game Night Rules 3 3 2
DJ! Round:
O’Trivia Rodrigo 3 4 4* 5 4 4 3
Buggsy Mogues 4 5 4 5 5 5 2 3 3 3 2 2 2*
Game Night Rules 5 3 1
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Buggsy Mogues 3.71
O’Trivia Rodrigo 4.00
Game Night Rules 2.83
Game Stats:
Buggsy Mogues 32,400 Coryat, 37 correct, 1 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
O’Trivia Rodrigo 14,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Game Night Rules 3,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 50,400
Lach Trash: 3,000 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
O’Trivia Rodrigo, career statistics:
58 correct, 6 incorrect
8/8 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (45/171)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 12,200)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 15,867
Buggsy Mogues, career statistics:
79 correct, 2 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (66/171)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 22,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 23,933
Game Night Rules, career statistics:
39 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
21.64% in first on buzzer (37/171)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 4,700)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 7,133
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Being that the category said “quote”, the quotes in “Quote The Millennial Anthem” needed to be exact—and “buster” and “busta” are not exactly the same. I think the show was correct in its ruling. (Also note the controversy surrounding Gangsta’s Paradise in 2016.)
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Buggsy Mogues 39,600 O’Trivia Rodrigo 20,000 Game Night Rules 3,400)
O’Trivia Rodrigo: To have any chance of victory, you need to bet at least 19,200. (Actual bet: 2)
Buggsy Mogues: Standard cover bet over O’Trivia Rodrigo is 401. (Actual bet: 401)
Game Night Rules: Unless Buggsy Mogues overbets significantly, you have no chance of winning. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: 3,400)
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I got a kick out of Andy’s “Googling” comment!
I would never watch ‘Real Housewives’ but over the years one cannot help seeing promos for them. I guessed Beverly Hills and Atlanta. The only other ones I knew of were New York, Dallas and Salt Lake City. I just thought maybe a “real housewife” would be more apt to move to a place that was the least different [which turned out to be the case with OC and BH], making me pair up Hollywood and Atlanta (of the ones I was aware of). Salt Lake City would have been my last choice.