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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Acting Families) for Monday, March 24, 2025 (Season 41, Game 141):
After leaving a religious group, John & Arlyn Bottom changed their family’s last name to this, to signify a rebirth
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Geraldine Rodriguez, an interlibrary loan assistant coordinator from Boca Raton, Florida
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Mustafa Hameed, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
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Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania (1-day total: $23,601)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Pennsylvania’s Josh Weikert comes into this week’s set of games as your returning champion; today’s challengers include L.A.’s Mustafa Hameed and Florida’s Geraldine Rodriguez. Assuming the postseason format doesn’t change for next year, Josh—currently sitting 10th in the postseason standings with still 155 regular-play games to go—will need a good-sized victory today to have a chance at returning for Champions Wildcard.
The airing schedule is back to normal today through Wednesday; more March Madness coverage in prime time later this week will lead to some schedule changes Thursday and Friday (but fewer than this past week).
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Correct response: What is Phoenix?
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What is now the Phoenix family, led by John & Arlyn, were members of the religious group The Children of God from 1972 and 1977. Disillusioned with many of the rules of the group, they returned to Florida and renamed the family Phoenix. The family’s five children are River, Rain, Joaquin, Liberty, and Summer, all famous in Hollywood.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, March 24, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: TV Sleuthing; The Late 1940s; A Site For More Eyes; 10-Letter Words; Cybersecurity; Also A Musical Instrument)
Despite four stand-and-stare Triple Stumpers, Josh had a good start to the game, jumping out to an early lead. After 15 clues, the scores were Josh $5,800 Geraldine $1,000 Mustafa $800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Josh 8 correct 0 incorrect
Geraldine 2 correct 0 incorrect
Mustafa 1 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Geraldine has been aboard the Goodyear Blimp.
Mustafa is a huge cricket fan.
Josh is a beer judge.
Mustafa ran the CYBERSECURITY category to pull close, but Josh still led after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Josh 11 correct 2 incorrect
Mustafa 11 correct 0 incorrect
Geraldine 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Josh $6,800
Mustafa $5,200
Geraldine $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Abbrev.; Bills Of Mortality For 17th C. London; Twin “C”s; American Poetry; The Arctic; Johnny On The Axe)
Geraldine went for the lead early, but fell back to $0 after a Daily Double miss. Mustafa briefly took the lead shortly thereafter, but Josh found DD3 shortly after retaking it. His correct response ensured he led going into Final; it was looking like a potential runaway, but a score reversal in Mustafa’s favor meant that things were much closer going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Josh 23 correct 2 incorrect
Mustafa 22 correct 0 incorrect
Geraldine 7 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Josh $21,800
Mustafa $17,200
Geraldine $3,200
Geraldine was the only player correct in Final, which should have been advantage Mustafa. But he went for the nice round number of $10,000 instead of opting for something strategic—which makes Josh a 2-day champion! He’ll be back for win #3 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Geraldine $3,200 + $3,200 = $6,400 (What is Phoenix?)
Mustafa $17,200 – $10,000 = $7,200 (What is Barrymore?)
Josh $21,800 – $12,601 = $9,199 (What is Newman?) (2-day total: $32,800)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE LATE 1940s $600 (clue #3)
Josh 0 +1000 (Mustafa 0 Geraldine 0)
2) BILLS OF MORTALITY FOR 17th C. LONDON $1200 (clue #4)
Geraldine 4200 -4200 (Josh 6800 Mustafa 6800)
3) TWIN “C”s $1600 (clue #11, $18400 left on board)
Josh 13600 +3000 (Mustafa 9600 Geraldine 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 22
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Josh 4 5 3*
Mustafa
Geraldine
DJ! Round:
Josh 5 3 2 4*
Mustafa 5 5 5
Geraldine 4 4 3* 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Josh 3.71
Mustafa 5.00
Geraldine 3.75
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.21 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Josh $20,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Mustafa $17,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 0 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Geraldine $7,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,600
Lach Trash: $6,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,600
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 6
Player Statistics:
Josh Weikert, career statistics:
44 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (42/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
Mustafa Hameed, career statistics:
22 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,200
Geraldine Rodriguez, career statistics:
8 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400
Josh Weikert, to win:
3 games: 60.659%
4: 36.795%
5: 22.320%
6: 13.539%
7: 8.213%
Avg. streak: 3.542 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- A reminder that to go from an incorrect response (originally a minus) to a correct one (now a plus), a contestant needs to be credited twice the value of the clue.
- To the viewers mad about the overturning: the standards that the show uses to overturn an incorrect response such as this are that reputable sources need to have used the term; and, in this case, that exists—because a successful protest that returns contestants to the show could be launched based on those sources.
- To the people who want me to just cover the US version and are mad that I have the gall to cover the UK version as well: Respectfully, go pound sand.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Josh $21,800 Mustafa $17,200 Geraldine $3,200)
Josh: Standard cover bet is $12,601. (Actual bet: $12,601)
Mustafa: If Josh bets to cover and is incorrect, he falls to $9,199. Bet no more than $8,000. (Actual bet: $10,000)
Geraldine: You need a pair of big overbets to have a chance. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $3,200)
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Guessed correctly. Did not know anything about their [famous] children.
I knew of two of the children and the significance of the phoenix, so this was easy for me – even not knowing any of the religious background information.
Kind of a half-guess because I remembered hearing that the Phoenix family had once been involved in a religious group but I had forgotten about the name change part.
I was sidetracked by thinking that the parents themselves were actors. John Barrymore perhaps? Glad that River Phoenix didn’t have to go through life as River Bottom.
I went with Barrymore, too, thinking of a family huge in acting.
But what would that have to do with rebirth?
I guessed Barrymore, but figured maybe Barry had something to do with birth. I guessed I was wrong.
To Andy…
What restraint you exhibited [“Respectfully, go pound sand”] about which ‘Jeopardy! versions you should cover in this site.
This is your site. You do what you want to do and by extension don’t do what you don’t want to do.
Please up the remarkable work. This site adds a lot of enjoyment to my watching.
To all…
I started watching seriously when I started caregiving to my now late Beloved mother. We watched it together every night until she entered pallitive then hospice care.
I’m glad that you were able to watch Jeopardy every night with your beloved mother Rick. I’m sure that every night was a treasure.
Jeff!
Thanks for the kind,sweet, and compassionate words.
I was searching for names of religious figures associated with rebirth, which might be known as last names, and only came with Lazarus.
Andy you cover (have covered) many different editions of Jeopardy that are broadcast (have been broadcast) in the US (and, Canada.) If you have the ability to view the current UK version, and, the time to analize those games, more power to you.
And, now about today’s Final Jeopardy. I overlooked an ovious part of the answer clue, the part about “rebirth.” The Phoenix was said to have arise from the ashes. A rebirth. If only…
On the other hand, I totally blanked on the category being Acting Families, so not recognizing “John & Arlyn” could only think of ‘Spring’ as a possible choice as a new last name indicating ‘rebirth’. [And sticking with it since FJ!s sometimes seem to be “timed” and it is currently Spring.]
It is hard to say for sure once you have been told the correct response, but I THINK if I had remembered the category, I could have come up with Phoenix as I am very familiar with those acting children AND the symbol[/emblem/crest/?] for one of the colleges I attended was the Phoenix.
BTW, “my” college attendance (and graduation) was BEFORE the University of Phoenix was even founded!
🙂
Upon reading the clue, my first thought was the First Family of Theater, the Barrymore Family. Then, I thought, that name has nothing to do with rebirth. What actors have a name associated with rebirth? Why, of course, the Phoenix rising from the ashes. That led directly to the correct response.
Re: Andy’s comment. If people don’t want to read about the UK Version, no one is forcing them to read it or even care about it. They can simply ignore that part and let others enjoy what Andy has to say about the UK version and anything else he cares to cover. Live and let live.
The judges got it wrong wrong wrong in granting Mustafa’s answer of automatic electronic defibrillator correct. It has never ever anywhere anytime been called that. I should know having done R&D on them for years. They have only ever been called automatic EXTERNAL defibrillators.
“never ever anywhere anytime”
It took me less than 5 minutes to find this: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2149020/
Looks like you’re wrong, Paul.
I was clueless on FJ until I saw a correct response and thought, yeah that makes sense!
Retro congrats to Josh on win #2 and tomorrow we’ll see if he can make it a turkey. Sorry, that’s the former bowler in my talking 3 in a row in bowling speak. 😉
*Bowler in me” not my
Former bowler here, too, though I was never any good, just bowled with the company league. [Did you know how 3 strikes in a row came to be called a turkey?]
I just don’t get the $10k wager. Why one would work so hard to get on the show, a super-impressive feat, and not learn or apply basic wagering strategy is beyond me.
I know the uncertainty adds to the drama of the show, but I continue to be surprised by some of the wagering. In no way am I disparaging Mustafa, a solid contestant, but with a proper wager, he is a Jeopardy champion.