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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category British Royalty) for Thursday, March 6, 2025 (Season 41, Game 129):
In the 12th c. after walking barefoot, this man stripped down & allowed himself to be flogged by dozens of monks
(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 (1 win)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After a very dominant performance on the buzzer yesterday from Matt Amodio—there was a stretch in Double Jeopardy where he responded to ten consecutive clues—he is a win away from a return to Jeopardy! Masters, while both Roger Craig and Juveria Zaheer may need to make some adjustments in order to get a victory in against Matt. The Unified Prediction Model thinks that there’s a 36% chance of today being the last tournament game this season, which would then give us—with the exception of the yearly six-week break in August and early September for reruns—uninterrupted regular play until about the end of the calendar year.
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Correct response: Who is Henry II?
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Three years after the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, Henry II was facing difficult times in England; he had been betrayed by many of his barons as well as his two sons and his wife (Eleanor of Aquitaine) as Scotland was invading from the north. It was at this time that he believed that England had been “haunted” by the ghost of Thomas—murdered by Henry’s knights who believed it to be at the behest of Henry—and that Henry must do penance to right the wrong. Thus, after arriving in Canterbury, he walked barefoot from outside the city to the cathedral, bloodying his feet, and permitted himself to be flogged by dozens of monks as penance, receiving nearly 300 lashings. Having sought and received the forgiveness of God, things turned back England and Henry’s way, as the invasion was put down and he regained control of his barons.
Much like many of the Final Jeopardy clues this tournament, I think this is a clue of reasonable difficulty for this level of play; I could see this clue playing 3-for-3 in-studio, but that’s only because we have three incredibly bright players.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, March 6, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Speech!; 2024 Wordles, Defined; Canadiana; Also A Boat; Women In Sports; What’s For Lunch?)
While Juveria did well on the CanCon early, Roger found the Daily Double and Matt led after 15 clues. At the interviews, the scores were Matt $4,200 Juveria $3,200 Roger $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Matt 5 correct 0 incorrect
Juveria 5 correct 1 incorrect
Roger 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Juveria would like to thank her husband.
Roger would like to thank his wife Julia.
Matt would like to thank his parents and his family.
All three players finished the round with 9 correct responses, with the scores separated only by what row of the board the correct responses happened on. Matt led Juveria by $600 after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Matt 9 correct 1 incorrect
Juveria 9 correct 1 incorrect
Roger 9 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $5,200
Juveria $4,600
Roger $3,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Name Of The Play; College Seals; The Magma Movement; Hip-Hop & Religion; 5-Letter Geography; Adverbs)
Juveria had the big move in Double Jeopardy, doubling up through DD2 and holding that lead through the rest of the round going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Juveria 15 correct 2 incorrect
Matt 19 correct 3 incorrect
Roger 18 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Juveria $16,000
Matt $13,600
Roger $9,400
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. With a game in hand, Matt went conservative on the wager and is your JIT winner, getting a guaranteed spot in the next Masters. Juveria and Roger pick up $50,000 apiece.
Tonight’s results:
Roger $9,400 – $4,201 = $5,199 (Who Edward Richard I Henry)
Matt $13,600 – $2,401 = $11,199 (Who Richard I) (2 wins)
Juveria $16,000 – $11,201 = $4,799 (Who is Richard the Lionheart)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) 2024 WORDLES, DEFINED $1000 (clue #7)
Roger 600 +1000 (Matt 800 Juveria 2400)
2) 5-LETTER GEOGRAPHY $1600 (clue #7)
Juveria 7800 +7800 (Matt 10800 Roger 3400)
3) COLLEGE SEALS $1600 (clue #12, $18400 left on board)
Roger 1000 +2000 (Matt 9200 Juveria 14000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Matt 5 3
Roger 4 5*
Juveria 4 5 3
DJ! Round:
Matt 3 5 2 3
Roger 5 5† 4*
Juveria 4 4* 3 4 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Matt 3.50
Roger 4.60
Juveria 3.63
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 $13,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Roger $9,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,400
Lach Trash: $10,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1711 correct, 203 incorrect
71/86 on rebound attempts (on 197 rebound opportunities)
46.24% in first on buzzer (1652/3573)
98/113 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $388,800)
43/62 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,679
Roger Craig, career statistics:
517 correct, 93 incorrect
25/30 on rebound attempts (on 69 rebound opportunities)
43.87% in first on buzzer (526/1199)
31/34 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $151,600)
11/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,252
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
296 correct, 52 incorrect
16/19 on rebound attempts (on 48 rebound opportunities)
40.08% in first on buzzer (297/741)
14/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $87,200)
7/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,385
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Why do second and third get the same amount? The Pop Culture Jeopardy final that aired yesterday gives us a very compelling reason as to why.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Juveria $16,000 Matt $13,600 Roger $9,400)
Matt: Cover bet over Roger is $5,201. However, if you do want to play games with Roger here—and you do have a game in hand to try this—if you cover, the most he can bet is $1,000. Thus, you could try betting between $2 and $3,198 to defend against that. (Actual bet: $2,401)
Roger: I would hope for cover bets from Matt and Juveria here, along with a Triple Stumper, and bet $1,000 or less. (Actual bet: $4,201)
Juveria: Cover bet over Matt is $11,201. (Actual bet: $11,201)
Current Jeopardy Masters odds:
Victoria Groce +340
James Holzhauer +360
Yogesh Raut +400
Matt Amodio +490
Neilesh Vinjamuri +690
Producer’s Pick +740
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Based solely on the name, “Edward the Confessor” was my guess (only about a century off).
From the FJ responses, it looks like Roger went on the same mind-journey I did, before finally settling on Richard I. I started off with Edward I, but realized he was too late for the 12th century. Then I went to the early Norman kings and picked Henry I (so close!), but then remembered Richard I and that he came along at the tail end of the century, so changed to him.
Congratulations go to Matt in winning the JIT. Now it’s back to seeing Laura Faddah and her continued winning.
I was at the tapings of the next 3 shows and the secrets are safe with me. 🙂
Even if they did not remember this famous episode in English history , they at least should have remembered Richard Burton’s movie
It must be tough to pull the correct association in thirty seconds under that kind of pressure. Thinking that it was a Crusade-related ritual seems perfectly understandable.
Figuring there’s been a lot of King Edwards (11) and Henrys (8), it had to be one of them. I finally decided on one of the Henrys but never got around to figuring out whether it was 1, 2 or 3 within the allotted 30 seconds. Close but no cigar.
All I could think of was the song by Herman’s Hermits and it kept running through my mind.
“I’m Henry the eighth, I am
Henry the eighth, I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She’s been married seven times before…”
“And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn’t have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I’m her eighth old man, I’m Henry
Henry the eighth, I am.”
Robert!
You just cracked me up.
Thanks.
🙂
Second verse, same as the first 🙂
Robert, Thanks for the ear worm! It’s making me smile
Mary!
Now I am laughing even more.
Thanks!
When will the Masters producer pick be announced?
And has a date been announced for the Masters Tournament?
Hi Rick,
The first 2 iterations have been played in Primetime on ABC and have been in May.
Jeff!
Thanks. I kinda sorta remember a Mon Wed Fri format…
Yes, that’s what I remember as well! 🙂
For FJ, I went with Henry VIII. At least I got the Henry part right, LOL
Retro congrats to Matt on the great wager and winning of the JIT! On to the Masters!
That was a great game tonight. 🙂
I saw that Rowan Ward was in the crowd of Team Juveria. The JIT was taped a week after the 3 regular season episodes I saw taped on January 27th. The JIT was delayed due to the wildfires out here. When I was at the taping on the 27th, I saw Rowan then. It was my 2nd time meeting Rowan and they are always fun to talk to about Jeopardy and Horse Racing. 🙂 Great human being!
Well, I was doubly surprised by this FJ result… 1) that they ALL THREE guessed the SAME (wrong) king that I did [which for me, practically “a hick from the sticks”, was a TOTAL GUESS] and 2) after reading Andy’s explanation, I would have thought that as much as high level players seem to study British history that AT LEAST ONE of them would have gotten it right (because it is such a memorable story).
Wonder if Masters will have the runner-up payouts be equal like the ToC and JIT did this year.
Seems like from Andy said, it would be a good idea.
Found this tougher than any of the J.I.T. FJs.