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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Games) for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (Season 41, Game 134):
This game inaugurated a craze that “scandalized the puritanical and drove chiropractors wild with delight”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Liz Engelhardt, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire
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Jack Goldfisher, a screenwriter & director from Los Angeles, California
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James Corson, a nuclear engineer from Frederick, Maryland (2-day total: $70,800)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After a pair of very impressive victories, James Corson goes for victory #3 today against Jack Goldfisher and Liz Engelhardt. James’s performance so far, picking up over $70,000 in two wins, should be enough to at least see him into Champions Wildcard at this point. However, he will likely need another victory, if not two, in order to get him into the Tournament of Champions.
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Correct response: What is Twister?
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In 1966, the recently-released game Twister was in trouble: Sears was about to pull the game off the shelves out of fears that it was too risqué. Then, Milton Bradley publicists managed to get a copy of the game in the hands of Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show, and on May 3, 1966, Carson and Eva Gabor played the game on late-night television. Audiences went wild for the scenes of the two stars climbing over each other while playing the game, and the game started flying off the shelves, selling more than three million copies over the next year.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, March 13, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Feetnotes In History; Us & Stem; Musical Chairs; America Parks; Yes, We Halve That; Beastly Verbs)
While James got $1,000 from the Daily Double, he sat third early as a result of a pair of incorrect responses. After 15 clues, the scores were Jack $3,800 Liz $2,200 James $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jack 6 correct 1 incorrect
Liz 3 correct 0 incorrect
James 5 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Liz trained by answering questions while having a toddler crawl all over her.
Jack had to turn down The Call because of a thumb injury.
James is spending his winnings on a trip to Australia, the “vacation roulette” winning location.
Jack picked up another 8 correct responses after the break to extend his lead over Liz after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jack 14 correct 1 incorrect
Liz 7 correct 0 incorrect
James 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jack $7,600
Liz $4,400
James $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: That’S Quite A ‘Stache!; A Bit Of Lit; Hand Me A Mallet; Scientifically Titled Movies; National Anthems; Begins & Ends With “A”)
Liz picked up $5,000 on DD2 and Jack picked up $5,200 on DD3. The crucial clue came when Liz came up a syllable short on composer Leoncavallo as Jack was up by $3,800 going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jack 23 correct 2 incorrect
Liz 16 correct 1 incorrect
James 16 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jack $20,400
Liz $16,200
James $13,200
Jack was the only player correct is Final (though James punted with a $0 wager). That makes Jack your new champion, and he’ll be back tomorrow to defend!
Tonight’s results:
James $13,200 – $0 = $13,200 (What is she sells seashells by the seashore?)
Liz $16,200 – $10,400 = $5,800 (What is hula hoop?)
Jack $20,400 + $12,001 = $32,401 (What is Twister <3 Hi Capone<3 is & mom) (1-day total: $32,401)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AMERICA PARKS $600 (clue #9)
James 800 +1000 (Jack 2000 Liz 1200)
2) A BIT OF LIT $1200 (clue #5)
Liz 7600 +5000 (James 2000 Jack 9600)
3) NATIONAL ANTHEMS $1200 (clue #16, $13600 left on board)
Jack 13200 +5200 (James 8400 Liz 15400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 205
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
James 3 3 3 3*
Jack 5 4 1
Liz 4 4
DJ! Round:
James 3 3 3 3 4
Jack 1 4 5† 2 3*
Liz 4 5 3* 4† 5 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jack 3.13
James 3.11
Liz 4.13
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.22 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jack $16,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
James $12,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Liz $12,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,600
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
James Corson, career statistics:
61 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (57/171)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,733
Jack Goldfisher, career statistics:
24 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,400
Liz Engelhardt, career statistics:
16 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,400
Jack Goldfisher, to win:
2 games: 63.864%
3: 40.786%
4: 26.048%
5: 16.635%
6: 10.624%
Avg. streak: 2.767 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Despite the words I put below, I do want to state that all three of our players made strategic and generally defensible wagers here, and my words below are meant to be incredibly minor quibbles with the strategic choices, for the benefit of future contestants when analyzing this situation. It was not an easy wagering situation today and I thought our players did okay with it.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jack $20,400 Liz $16,200 James $13,200)
James: A bet of no more than $4,800 wins on a Triple Stumper where Liz bets big. However, you can force Liz into being correct herself and making a bet by betting at least $3,001 here. (Actual bet: $0)
Jack: Standard cover bet today is $12,001. (Actual bet: $12,001)
Liz: You can’t both cover James and win a Triple Stumper. If you think James is going to go big, bet at least $10,201—but you might as well go all in to force a cover bet from Jack. If you want to go small, a bet between $1,801 and $2,999 forces James to be correct to pass you, while also defending against his entire small range. (Actual bet: $10,400)
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‘puritanical’ was not a give away, but ‘chiropractors’ was. at least for me.
“Puritanical” only made sense to me after “chiropractors” pointed to the name of the game.
Precisely. That was a fun clue. I’m somewhat surprised that it was not a triple get.
Ditto.
If I were going for a laugh I would write down “What is Gloomhaven?” It would scandalize the puritanical and carrying that box around might send you to a chiropractor!
When the game first came out in 1966, my parents would not allow any of us kids to play it for the same reasons given in the clue!
Our parents didn’t have any problem with it because we kids were all pre-teens or lower and could do quite a bit of twisting at that age without fear of muscle strain, etc. and this was before normal people had any idea there were other people who might consider kids in such positions to be provocative. And they considered the idea of adults playing it to just be ridiculous.
I used to watch “The Tonight Show” every weekday night when Johnny Carson was the host. I was able to get this one from the clue without thinking about that particular episode but I really appreciated the reminder from Andy. As Bob Hope would say, “Thanks for the memories.” I kind of thought this would be a Triple Get but, perhaps, it helped to be from an older generation.
The great Smokey mountains are not in the southeast! They are located more mid east! That’s why James answered Everglades
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
“The Southeast Region carries out this mission within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our regional office is located in Atlanta, Georgia.”
If the U.S. government calls Tennessee southeast, then it’s southeast.
What if the U.S. government calls it the Gulf of America?
Also, Knoxville, Tennessee is situated in the foothills of the Great Smoky [actual correct spelling] Mountains and Knoxville’s University of Tennessee’ football program is in the top-tier of the SEC (Southeastern Conference).
Just wanted to say I really enjoyed today’s game. Very well-played by three likable contestants. I was able to come up with Twister as it was very popular at co-ed parties in my teens in the 1970s.
It took me about 15 seconds of Think to get the answer to FJ. 🙂
Great game amongst 3 great contestants. Wish I had watch the final 2 taped games on January 27th, as they were 2 great games.
We’ve definitely had some great games and great players coming back from the tournament schedule. The one thing to remember is that the past 5 games and the next 5 games were actually all taped before the JIT was taped. Some great Jeopardy to say the least!
Will my local boy (Los Angeles) Jack make it 2 wins tomorrow? Can’t wait to see!
Have a great Friday everyone! 🙂
Glad to hear I was not the only person who initially thought of the hula hoop. But after about 10 seconds or so, the Puritanical part led me to Twister (Also, hula hoop is not really a “game”.)
“she sells seashells by the seashore” is a tongue TWISTER – seems no one is giving James credit for his brilliant answer!