Pop Culture Jeopardy Recap – Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (Episode 38)

Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Are you looking for today’s syndicated Jeopardy recap? Find that here! You can also find the recaps here for Episode 37 (Personality Hires, Mission Impopsicle, South Shore Squad) and Episode 39 (Equizabeth Moss, Three Almost Dads, Queerly Benevolent). Finally, you can find the recap for today’s episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! here.

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

Buggsy Mogues, Ryan, Lauren, and Eric

O’Trivia Rodrigo, Jon, Erica, and Maxwell

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.

Correct response: What are Beverly Hills and Orange County?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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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

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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