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Today’s contestants:
Shanine Salmon, a development manager from Croydon
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Jim Eccleson, a retired insurance broker from Birkenhead
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Abby Hallett, an alumni relations officer from Berkshire (3-day total: £8,150)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Today on UK Jeopardy!, we have 3-day champion Abby Hallett taking on Birkenhead’s Jim Eccleson and Croydon’s Shanine Salmon. Shanine has become well-known to American quizzers over the past few years, having participated in Online Quiz League competitions in both England and North America. One thing that Abby will have an advantage on, though: the signaling device—and that has been a strength for Abby thus far. She’s gotten in first on over 40% of all buzzer clues asked throughout her run. That being said, the fact that there are 44 more buzzer clues in a Series 2 UK match compared to a standard American one means that challengers do have more of an opportunity to get the buzzer timing down, and I do think that will make it more difficult for challengers to get an extended run together. We’ll see what happens today, though!
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Final Jeopardy category: Chemical Elements
Final Jeopardy clue: This well-known poisonous substance is a metalloid element with the atomic number 33
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Celeb Pets; Bodily Functions; Who Wrote It?; Sporty Colours; “Grand” Things; Two-Letter Words; Music Videos)
This one started as a battle between Abby and Shanine; Abby found the Daily Double 13 clues in; her correct response extended her lead. By the end of the round, Abby had her usual good-sized lead.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Abby 19 correct 0 incorrect
Shanine 10 correct 2 incorrect
Jim 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Abby £1,650
Shanine £550
Jim £400
Today’s interviews:
Shanine met her partner on a forum dedicated to Chris Morris.
Jim has a record/vinyl collection of 2,000.
Abby has been to 28 different countries.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Nineties Cinema; Apres “Ski”; “M”usicals; Circles; Squares; Picasso; Soup)
Shanine found the Daily Double midway through the round, but went very cautious for the situation, only picking up £175. Abby had another strong round, holding a big lead, but a lot can still happen in Double Jeopardy.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Abby 36 correct 1 incorrect
Shanine 17 correct 3 incorrect
Jim 12 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Abby £2,775
Shanine £1,000
Jim £625
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: They Used To Be In Charge; In The Physics Lab; Name The Year: 80s Firsts; Dialects & Languages; In”tel”; Epic TV Dramas)
Abby went for a conservative £400 when she found DD3; Jim found DD4 and bet just £500, but lost that money on an incorrect response. With 16 clues and £2,000 left on the board, Abby led with £3,825 to Shanine’s £1,600 and Jim’s £1,375. Coming out of the break, Shanine did well in the TV drama category, which meant Abby didn’t have a runaway going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Abby 47 correct 1 incorrect
Shanine 26 correct 5 incorrect
Jim 22 correct 6 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Abby £4,375
Shanine £2,400
Jim £1,425
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is arsenic?
Jim and Shanine were correct in Final. However, in spite of Stephen outlining the betting situation for Shanine, she didn’t bet enough—which makes Abby a 4-day champion! She’ll go for #5 tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Jim £1,425 + £1,425 = £2,850 (What is arsenic)
Shanine £2,400 + £400 = £2,800 (What is arsenic)
Abby £4,375 – £450 = £3,925 (What is lead?) (4-day total: £12,075)
Daily Double locations:
1) WHO WROTE IT? £125 (clue #13)
Abby 650 +250 (Jim 0 Shanine 250)
2) NINETIES CINEMA £125 (clue #17)
Shanine 775 +175 (Abby 2225 Jim 525)
3) IN THE PHYSICS LAB £200 (clue #10)
Abby 3125 +400 (Jim 1075 Shanine 1600)
4) THEY USED TO BE IN CHARGE £250 (clue #15, £2700 left on board)
Jim 1475 -500 (Abby 3525 Shanine 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 40
Game Stats:
Abby £4,050 Coryat, 47 correct, 1 incorrect, 43.56% in first on buzzer (44/101), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Jim £1,925 Coryat, 22 correct, 6 incorrect, 24.75% in first on buzzer (25/101), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Shanine £2,350 Coryat, 26 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.71% in first on buzzer (29/101), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £8,325
Lach Trash: £1,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,175
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Abby Hallett, career statistics:
173 correct, 19 incorrect
9/12 on rebound attempts (on 26 rebound opportunities)
41.58% in first on buzzer (168/404)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £900)
0/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,650
Jim Eccleson, career statistics:
23 correct, 6 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.75% in first on buzzer (25/101)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,925
Shanine Salmon, career statistics:
27 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.71% in first on buzzer (29/101)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £175)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,350
Andy’s Thoughts:
- One thing I’ve noticed is that the British judges have made calls that wouldn’t be made the same way in America, likely through not realizing some of the minor-but-important rules nuances of the American version.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Abby £4,375 Shanine £2,400 Jim £1,425)
Abby: Standard cover bet is £426. (Actual bet: £450)
Jim: You need an overbet from Abby to have any chance. Bet whatever you’d like. (Actual bet: £1,425)
Shanine: If Abby bets to cover and is incorrect, she falls to £3,949. You have to bet at least £1,550 to have any chance of victory. (Actual bet: £400)
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I can’t recall the last time I saw a US J! 4-time champ who was 0-4 in Final. Abby has made the most of her gameplay before Final and, at least in this case, was certainly helped by a less than optimal wager from the second place player.
The only one I can recall was Meredith Robbins (4x champion in Season 25).
Ironically, her loss was the only game where she actually got Final correct (her fifth game)… and coincidentally, her loss was because she didn’t bet enough!
That’s interesting, I hadn’t noticed that statistic. It feels like a random anomaly given how good Abby is.
For what it’s worth, I guessed successfully. Based on ‘metalloid’ and the relatively low atomic number I narrowed it down to one section of the periodic table and then tried to guess a well known poison that fit those restrictions, which took about half of the time to do.
I feel a bit embarrassed admitting I got Final right, as it means I’m 3/4 on the last four Finals, and yet all three were guesses. I didn’t actually know any of them. It’s been clear from watching the last eight episodes that my overall trivia knowledge is well short of all the contestants we’ve seen on the series.
Maybe the slightly different structure of the clues in Final is a factor. Subjectively, it feels as though some of the clues in Final have been a bit more like the American ones in the last few days. Up until then they could often be ‘you either know it or you don’t’ (for example last Monday’s one asking for a specific historical date).
It’s been a real joy to see how good the contestants have been on the show, I think they’ve all been great. Today all three of them seemed really strong. There were 34 correct responses out of 35 in the first round, which I think is the highest number since they changed to 35 clue rounds over here. Jim made the pertinent point early on about how strong the other two were on the buzzer, and I’m glad that just as Andy said above, the format of the game gave him enough time to demonstrate his quiz prowess once he got the hang of the timing.
And it was great to see a fellow resident of Croydon on the show in Shanine.
I didn’t try to narrow it down like David did. I don’t think I ever had parts of the periodic table memorized but I would have thought that lead is too heavy to be that low down on the table. But I didn’t have to think about it because arsenic came to me immediately as a well-known (even famous) poisonous substance and I thought that probably most people do not think of it as a metalloid element (though I was sure it was), so I guessed [yes, guessed] “What is arsenic?”