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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Medieval Europeans) for Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Season 41, Game 128):
This mathematician of Pisa studied in Algeria & later wrote a book introducing Arabic numerals to a larger audience
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada (0 wins)
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Roger Craig, an applied scientist from Arlington, Virginia (0 wins)
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Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, New York (0 wins)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today is Game 1 of the finals between Matt Amodio, Roger Craig, and Juveria Zaheer. I don’t really have a great deal to say at this point; I think that all three of these players are some of the best Jeopardy! players ever with an excellent grasp of both the knowledge and strategy required to excel at this level. I am coming into this series of games expecting to see some of the best gameplay ever, and whoever wins will be a worthy champion.
Also, I do think I need to point out—because I don’t think it’s received nearly as much ink as it should on a provincial level—despite Juveria currently living in Whitby and going to high school in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, she was actually born in St. John’s, Newfoundland!
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Correct response: Who is Fibonacci (Leonardo of Pisa)?
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Fibonacci, the mathematician best known for his “sequence” beginning 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…, spent his early life with his father Guglielmo, a trading-post director in modern-day Algeria, learned of Arabic numerals while there. In his 1202 work Liber Abaci, Fibonacci introduced Arabic numerals to a Western audience, showing the practical use of the number system in speeding up business calculations, leading to its widespread adoption throughout the Western world. (Because, of course, nothing ever really gets done unless it makes capitalism easier.)
It should be noted that during his lifetime, he was known as Leonardo of Pisa, and was generally only known as Fibonacci posthumously. I am writing this assuming that both “Fibonacci” and “Leonardo” would be accepted—if I am wrong, considering what has happened in the past, I am reasonably certain that I will be informed otherwise very shortly after publication.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: All The Non-Human Book Characters; Notable Names; Feeling Punchy; Spitting Fire; Recent Movies; Add A Letter)
Roger held the early lead by virtue of not being incorrect at all; at the interviews, the scores were Roger $4,000 Matt $3,000 Juveria $1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Roger 5 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 5 correct 2 incorrect
Juveria 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Juveria gets asked if Ken Jennings likes her.
Roger beat one of Ken Jennings’s records.
Matt is being told he’s not selling the “villian” role well.
“I don’t know anything about boxing. $3,400.” Unfortunately, Juveria’s score fell from $3,400 to $0 shortly thereafter. A couple of further incorrect response meant Juveria was in the red through 30 as Roger continued to lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Roger 9 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 10 correct 3 incorrect
Juveria 8 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Roger $5,200
Matt $4,600
Juveria -$600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: European Geography; Document Dudes; The Desired Opera Category; Laying Down The Law; Reality TV; Ends In “M”)
Matt found DD2 and doubled up through it near the beginning of a run where he answered 10 consecutive clues correctly—an incredible run for this level. However, Roger was not completely quiet—he found DD3 and doubled his score to make sure Matt didn’t have a runaway going into Final Jeopardy. Juveria did get out of the hole—mostly thanks to a clue about Survivor, a show that her brother was on.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Matt 27 correct 3 incorrect
Roger 17 correct 2 incorrect
Juveria 12 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Matt $30,000
Roger $22,800
Juveria $1,000
Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; Matt made the cover bet and has win #1.
Tonight’s results:
Juveria $1,000 + $500 = $1,500 (Who is Fibonacci?)
Roger $22,800 + $7,597 = $30,397 (Who is Fibonacci?)
Matt $30,000 + $15,601 = $45,601 (Who Fibonacci) (1 win)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) FEELING PUNCHY $600 (clue #20)
Juveria 3400 -3400 (Matt 3400 Roger 4000)
2) EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY $1600 (clue #3)
Matt 6600 +6600 (Roger 6800 Juveria -600)
3) LAYING DOWN THE LAW $2000 (clue #15, $13600 left on board)
Roger 9600 +9600 (Matt 24400 Juveria -1400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Matt 5 4 3 2 2 5 4
Roger 4 5 3 3 5
Juveria 2 4 4 5 4 5 3 3*
DJ! Round:
Matt 4* 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3
Roger 5 4 5*
Juveria 4 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Matt 3.53
Roger 4.25
Juveria 3.70
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.20 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Matt $25,000 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Roger $15,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $4,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 6 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,600
Lach Trash: $1,400 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,000
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1692 correct, 199 incorrect
70/85 on rebound attempts (on 191 rebound opportunities)
46.39% in first on buzzer (1631/3516)
98/113 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $388,800)
43/61 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,810
Roger Craig, career statistics:
499 correct, 87 incorrect
24/29 on rebound attempts (on 65 rebound opportunities)
44.31% in first on buzzer (506/1142)
29/32 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $148,600)
11/19 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,627
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
281 correct, 49 incorrect
15/17 on rebound attempts (on 40 rebound opportunities)
41.37% in first on buzzer (283/684)
13/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $79,400)
7/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,933
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It’s not often that I laugh out loud multiple times during an episode; this was one of those episodes.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Matt $30,000 Roger $22,800 Juveria $1,000)
Matt: Standard cover bet is $15,601. (Actual bet: $15,601)
Roger: For the best chance of winning today, bet between $7,201 and $8,399. (Actual bet: $7,597)
Juveria: You’re going to need two big overbets to have any chance here. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $500)
Updated JIT odds:
Matt -240
Roger +390
Juveria +590
Finals length odds:
2 games: +150
3 games: +120
4 games: +380
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I missed seeing it, what is the format of this? Best of 3, first to 3, total winnings? Thanks!
First to two.
Fibonacci was the only Italian mathematician who was coming to mind, so I threw my lot in with him, and managed to luck my way into a correct response.
That was the second clue in so many days that I responded correctly because I knew the underlying fact. I am officially a two tricks pony now.
“Of Pisa” was right there in the clue, so Leonardo of Pisa aka Fibonacci was an easy triple get. Congrats to Matt on being halfway there.
Yet another fantastic game in a fantastic tournament.
As for FJ, I guessed Copernicus. Thankfully I did name a mathematician. Just happened to be a wrong one. I have never heard of Fibonacci until watching this game.
This was quite the game. Matt really turned it on in Double Jeopardy. Most impressive! And, of course, Roger found DD3 and doubled up to avoid the runaway. He made the very smart FJ bet that gave him the best chance to win.
Will Roger or Juveria win tomorrow night and move this to a Friday game?
Can’t wait to see!
I’m always surprised when somebody hasn’t even heard of Fibonacci due to the popularity of The Da Vinci Code movie (2006) or the original novel: The Fibonacci sequence is used to unlock a safe and to create an anagram. [And it’s such a cool name 😉.]
It’s definitely a cool name. To be honest with you, I have never seen the movie or read the book The Da Vinci Code.
Why am I not surprised? TODAY [right now, Thursday May 6th] on our local PBS station I am watching a show about the mathematician Julia Robinson and part of it references Fibonacci as “Leonardo of Pisa” and explains the Fibonacci Sequence. And I was surprised to be told that Leonardo’s explanation referenced [was originally inspired by?] the fecundity of rabbits!
OOPS, typo, MARCH 6th (the very next day after the “Fibonacci” FJ!)
It’s always cool when things happen like that Lisa!