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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Dave Friedberg, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur & co-host of the All-In podcast originally from Cape Town, South Africa, playing for The Humane Society
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Sean Gunn, an actor originally from Manchester, Missouri, playing for Women for Women International
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Mina Kimes, an NFL analyst on ESPN originally from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, playing for SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Our third and last semifinal in the 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy tournament is between Mina Kimes, Sean Gunn, and Dave Friedberg. All three of our players had more than 30 correct responses in their respective quarterfinals—I am expecting to see a strongly-contested semifinal in this one. The winner goes in to face off against W. Kamau Bell and Robin Thede in the final next Wednesday evening.
As a reminder, tonight’s game airs at 9:00 (8:00 Central) on ABC in the United States and CTV2 in Canada.
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Final Jeopardy category: Film Festivals
Final Jeopardy clue: Called the premier movie industry event for the Balkans, this festival began 30 years ago when the city was under siege
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Run It Up The State Flagpole; Revisionist History; Musicals By The Numbers; Mixed-Up Shakespeare Characters; Science Magazines; You’re Giving Me The “Ick”)
Mina took a few clues to get in, but when she did, she got in a bunch. She also found the Daily Double. At the first break, the scores were Mina $2,400 Sean $1,300 Dave -$500.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Mina 6 correct 0 incorrect
Sean 4 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Dave was in a very tense quarterfinal game.
Sean focused his studying on the last 2000-3000 years.
Mina was looking for the Daily Doubles in her quarterfinal.
Despite her namecheck of Reddit in the interview, Mina picked up another six correct responses to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Mina 12 correct 0 incorrect
Sean 9 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 7 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mina $3,700
Sean $2,800
Dave $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Patents; Add “It” In; Tweets & Geeks; Thinking About The Roman Empire; It’s On The Tip Of My Tongue!; Farthest Away From Where I’m Standing)
Dave found DD2 immediately, but lost $1,000 from it. Dave and Mina picked up most of the correct responses as Mina continued to lead; at the midpoint, the scores were Mina $8,700 Sean $3,600 Dave $2,400.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Mina 20 correct 1 incorrect
Sean 10 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 10 correct 4 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Dave thinks the signalling device is the worst invention ever made.
Sean watched the Season 1 final in preparation.
Mina is a big crossword person.
Mina found DD3, got it right, but bet just $700. She still led after 60 clues, though.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Mina 27 correct 2 incorrect
Sean 15 correct 1 incorrect
Dave 10 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Mina $11,400
Sean $4,800
Dave $2,400
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: My Annoying Body; Female CEOs; Celluloid Antagonists; Texts From Literary Characters; Rhyme Time; Advanced Animalia)
It took seven clues for Mina’s lead to be overhauled; it was Sean who did it. Sean also found DD5 midway through the round to extend his lead. Mina found DD6 though, and took the lead by $400 with it. Sean played very well after that to lead going into Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Sean 30 correct 1 incorrect
Mina 33 correct 3 incorrect
Dave 17 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Sean $22,000
Mina $17,000
Dave $8,700
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is the Sarajevo Film Festival?
Dave Friedberg was the only player correct in Final, and don’t worry, Mina didn’t do her math wrong; Dave would have passed her anyway. He’s a finalist!
Tonight’s results:
Dave $8,700 + $8,697 = $17,397 (What is the Kosovo Sarajevo Film Festival) (Finalist)
Mina $17,000 – $1,000 = $16,000 (What is Cannes)
Sean $22,000 – $12,001 = $9,999 (What is Bosnia FF)
Daily Double locations:
1) YOU’RE GIVING ME THE “ICK” $300 (clue #10)
Mina 500 +500 (Sean 1300 Dave -700)
2) PATENTS $1000 (clue #1)
Dave 800 -1000 (Mina 3700 Sean 2800)
3) THINKING ABOUT THE ROMAN EMPIRE $600 (clue #21)
Mina 9700 +700 (Sean 4200 Dave 2400)
4) TEXTS FROM LITERARY CHARACTERS $1500 (clue #7)
Sean 6600 +5000 (Mina 11400 Dave 7500)
5) CELLULOID ANTAGONISTS $900 (clue #16)
Sean 13700 +2000 (Mina 12900 Dave 7800)
6) ADVANCED ANIMALIA $1200 (clue #18, $8100 left on board)
Mina 14100 +2000 (Sean 15700 Dave 7800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 112
Game Stats:
Dave $9,700 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 23.81% in first on buzzer (20/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mina $15,900 Coryat, 33 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.90% in first on buzzer (31/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Sean $17,400 Coryat, 30 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (28/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,000
Lach Trash: $6,100 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,900
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 0
Mina Kimes, career statistics:
69 correct, 9 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
39.29% in first on buzzer (66/168)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,100
Sean Gunn, career statistics:
69 correct, 9 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
38.69% in first on buzzer (65/168)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,900)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,750
Dave Friedberg, career statistics:
49 correct, 8 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
29.76% in first on buzzer (50/168)
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,750
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Honestly, I thought this was one of the best Celeb episodes of all time.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Sean $22,000 Mina $17,000 Dave $8,700)
Mina: Standard cover bet over Dave is $401. (Actual bet: $1,000)
Sean: Standard cover bet over Mina is $12,001. (Actual bet: $12,001)
Dave: You have to be correct to win. Bet at least $7,900 as well, just in case Mina just makes a small cover bet. (Actual bet: $8,697)
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Sarajevo came to mind pretty quickly even though I had no idea it ever had a film festival, I was only thinking of war-torn Balkans [and I am never really confident about where I think the Balkans are and, like Sean, I’m not always certain which is a city, a region, or a country in that area]. I assumed that there were at least a few other cities it could be but I didn’t know any, so luckily I stuck with Sarajevo because I knew it had hosted a Winter Olympics.