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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Classic TV Shows) for Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (Season 41, Game 137):
Posted over the door of this show’s setting was a notice reading, “Maximum room capacity 75 persons”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Lily St. Laurent, a student assistant from Bakersfield, California
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David DeBacker, an architectural designer orignally from Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Alex DeFrank, an inventory specialist from Brooklyn, New York (2-day total: $56,401)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Alex DeFrank was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy yesterday, and that was enough to make him a 2-game champion. Today, he battles against Lily St. Laurent and David DeBacker. A win for Alex would virtually guarantee him a spot in at least Champions Wildcard at this point (instead of him likely spending the rest of 2025 on the bubble) and into the conversation for the Tournament of Champions. (Of course, this assumes that the postseason format for 2026 will be identical to that of 2025).
One interesting thing to note, for those who track such things: Drew Goins has been announced as the special guest for Inside Jeopardy: Live on Tour at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C.; tickets go on sale today at noon Eastern/9:00 AM Pacific. I’m not sure if that tips the scales in his favor for being announced as the Producer’s Pick for Jeopardy! Masters or not; we shall see!
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Correct response: What is Cheers?
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Above the entrance door of the title location of the classic TV sitcom Cheers was a sign that read “Maximum room capacity 75 persons”—it’s one of those important little things that gives a setting realism that isn’t really noticed unless you’re paying attention to the minutia. I do expect that this will play relatively well amongst viewers at home, many of whom would likely remember that series quite fondly.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Road Taken; Organizations; Now That’s Italian; Plants & Trees; The Disney Villain Who Said…; After Dark)
David picked up seven correct to take a good-sized lead into the break. After 15 clues, the scores were David $5,000 Alex $2,000 Lily -$1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
David 7 correct 0 incorrect
Alex 5 correct 2 incorrect
Lily 0 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Lily had a very short spelling bee career.
David has a grandmother “who can die happy now”.
Alex was on the second episode of Sports Jeopardy.
Lily used the Daily Double to get herself out of the hole; David still led after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
David 13 correct 1 incorrect
Alex 10 correct 3 incorrect
Lily 3 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
David $6,200
Alex $4,000
Lily $600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The 18th Century; “A”uthors; 7 Letters, 1 Syllable; A Chorus Line; At The Ballet; I Hope I Get It)
Fireworks came early in the round—David picked up $5,000 on DD2; Alex picked up $6,000 on DD3 in response. Alex had 14 correct in the round to have a big, but not insurmountable, lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Alex 24 correct 3 incorrect
David 20 correct 2 incorrect
Lily 7 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Alex $25,200
David $15,600
Lily $2,200
In what will certainly enrage most of the regulars here and many of the show’s audience watching at home, this Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. Alex wins based on his lead going into Final Jeopardy. At least everyone bet really well?
Tonight’s results:
Lily $2,200 – $2,198 = $2 (What is a TV show I don’t k)
David $15,600 – $11,111 = $4,489 (What is MASH MASH?)
Alex $25,200 – $6,001 = $19,199 (What is MAS*H) (3-day total: $75,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE DISNEY VILLAIN WHO SAID… $600 (clue #17)
Lily -400 +1000 (Alex 2000 David 5000)
2) “A”UTHORS $1600 (clue #7)
David 8600 +5000 (Alex 7200 Lily 1800)
3) 7 LETTERS, 1 SYLLABLE $1600 (clue #12, $18400 left on board)
Alex 10400 +6000 (David 12000 Lily 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 216
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Alex 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 1
David 4 4 4 4 3 2 3
Lily 3*
DJ! Round:
Alex 5 3 2 4 2 4*
David 5 4* 3†
Lily 3 4 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Alex 3.93
David 3.60
Lily 3.75
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:
Alex $20,800 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
David $12,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Lily $1,800 Coryat, 7 correct, 5 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,800
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Alex DeFrank, career statistics:
76 correct, 13 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
45.03% in first on buzzer (77/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,267
David DeBacker, career statistics:
20 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Lily St. Laurent, career statistics:
7 correct, 6 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,800
Alex DeFrank, to win:
4 games: 58.304%
5: 33.994%
6: 19.820%
7: 11.556%
8: 6.737%
Avg. streak: 4.398 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- In case you’re wondering how Jeopardy! fans react to such things: there have been significantly fewer comments from viewers regarding Alex’s phrasing (again, it’s there, it’s just quiet/swallowed a bit) compared to when players Colby Burnett would do exactly the same thing. Just saying…
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Alex $25,200 David $15,600 Lily $2,200)
Alex: Standard cover bet today is $6,001. (Actual bet: $6,001)
David: Bet no more than $11,199 to keep Lily locked out. (Actual bet: $11,111)
Lily: You need a miracle. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $2,198)
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Got this one quickly. Cheers.
One of my best memories, watching a live taping of Cheers in early 1980s. It was at the height of its popularity. Coach was still the bartender, before Woody Harrelson.
I also got this one quickly…so obvious. I hope it is obvious to today’s players so that we have a triple get.
Apparently not a triple get today; I guess these players just did not know about Cheers and the bar.
On another note, upon watching yesterday’s game, Alex is phrasing properly, but he is speaking before Ken calls out Alex’s name. But I do hear his phrasing.
In Alex’s first game, his first seven clue selections included all six top-row clues in a row.
Today, his first six clue selections were all six bottom-row clues in a row.
What’s… “dichotomy of man”?
What’s… “I believe your correct?”
I got the last 2 finals correct. I thought they were both easy….I guess not. The more I watch Jeopardy the more amazed I am that Ken Jennings was able to win 70+ games. I don’t think anyone will ever even get close.
I guessed The Price is Right, (cf. “without going over”). What’s that with Cheers and maximum room capacity? Never having seen a single episode of Cheers, the phrase it’s one of those important little things that gives a setting realism that isn’t really noticed unless you’re paying attention to the minutia is quite cryptic.
Every restaurant and bar has a similar sign. So I just thought “what famous tv show was set in a restaurant or bar?” And got it right without ever having watched a single episode.
Every restaurant and bar has a similar sign.
That I know; I don’t remember seeing a sign with the word “room”. And I had no idea what the setting of Cheers was; the only thing I know about the show is that it existed. 🙂
I’d love to see a version of Jeopardy! without pop culture questions.
Au contraire lol 😆 I tend to know the pop culture stuff but not enough for the actual Pop Culture Jeopardy series..don’t watch all those streaming shows!
I thought it was a funny coincidence that with the answer being “Cheers,” and the one contestant response being “What is a show I don’t kn(ow) … I think Cliff Clavin would think her answer was correct, and should be credited (“Who are 3 people who’ve never been in my kitchen”).
You still hear references to “Unless x contestant pulled a Cliff Clavin…” when someone has a runaway game. I got today’s answer. Was a huge fan of the show. Had lunch at the Bull & Finch Pub in Boston which served as the outside scenes of the Cheers Bar. Recall there being a sign with “Cheers” on it hanging in the B&F Pub which they presumably used to film the outside scenes for the show.
Utterly disappointed that FJ was a triple stumper. Then again, it’s easy to feel knowledgable on the rare occasion when I know the answer to a FJ clue and the contestants do not.
MAS*H, btw, is a good guess for this clue in that it had bar scenes occasionally and aired in the same era as Cheers.
Also, ‘MAS*H’ had a lot of other signs in it, which I would think had more to do with that response than airing in the same era.
I haven’t seen an episode of Cheers in a long time, so it didn’t occur to me, but my first thought was audience sizes, thus shows built around shows like Dabney Coleman’s ‘Buffalo Bill’ or ‘The Larry Sanders Show’and maybe ‘Mr. Show’, but I had not seen the last two of those (and none others that may perhaps have existed), so I was not even able to think of the actual name of the three I just named until after time was up.
Ken missed an opportunity there to make a Clavin reference after reading Lily’s response.
Oh my, I watched every first run episode of Cheers and then the reruns for years and I didn’t know the answer! I’m not surprised these young contestants didn’t know it either.
Same .I have see almost every episode multiple times and still didn’t know the answer. I am definitely not enraged 😂
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I never watched an episode, but being that scenes were shown on commercials and people spoke at work about the show, the correct response was obvious. Every bar, even restaurants, have a “maximum capacity” sign on the wall.
Yeah, you and me both Diane….my brain went to Friends, being that they were in Central Perk quite often. What’s weird is that I have seen a ton of Cheers and very little Friends.
I am thinking that I should have known it was Cheers though.
Though a capacity of 75 seems small for a bar ( I know that “Cheers” was suppsedly in the lower level of a resturant, maybe that’s why the capacity limit was small,) it makes sense. Too bad it didn’t make sense when the Final Jeopardy answer clue was revealed.
What didn’t make sense was MAS*H, I don’t see how a capacity of 75 people fits that show.
I agree with your comment about M✳A✳S✳H, but I thought maybe it was because they had a lot of signs.
Having watched the entire “Cheers” series in it’s original run and having seen each episode a few times in re-runs, count me among those Andy said would remember it fondly. I wouldn’t say that I was “enraged” that none of the contestants got it but I was quite surprised, shocked even. The correct response came to me so quickly, I thought it would be a Triple Get instead of a Triple Stumper. I’m thinking this may be one of those generational things where younger folks will have a harder time with this one than an older cohort.
Have to agree with Phillip that it was quite ironic that one of the contestants even gave a Cliff Clavin type response while not gettng the final correct. That really gave me a chuckle. 🙂
The answer by Alex as Nightshade should be counted as correct. Deadly is an adjective. And thus why was the answer Hazel correct when it should have been witch hazel
Sherry:
In both cases, you missed crucial words in these respective clues.
In the case of “deadly nightshade” vs “nightshade”, the clue said, “Highly poisonous belladonna is also known by this fatal 2-word name“. “fatal” and “two words” required a contestant to say “deadly nightshade”.
In the case of the hazel clue, the clue said, “There are winter & witch species of the shrubs & small trees with this once again popular female name”. Thus, because multiple varieties were named, only hazel was needed here.
Sherry:
Alex may have noted the 2-word part of that clue but thought it was ‘Night Shade’.
I did not intend for my response (above) to be a Reply to Brian M’s comment.