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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Robin Thede, a comedian & writer originally from Davenport, Iowa, playing for Women in Film
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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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Kamau Bell, a comedian, author & filmmaker originally from Chicago, Illinois, playing for DonorsChoose
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
W. Kamau Bell, Dave Friedberg, and Robin Thede are this season’s three finalists for Celebrity Jeopardy. $1,000,000 will be going to the winner’s charity at the end of tonight’s game. Here are everyone’s statistics coming in:
Kamau:
71 correct, 11 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
42.86% in first on buzzer (72/168)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,705)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,750
Dave:
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
Robin:
70 correct, 8 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
39.29% in first on buzzer (66/168)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,950
The stats say that tonight is probably going to be a battle between Kamau and Robin, but absolutely anything can happen!
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Final Jeopardy clue: This comedy legend always credited his wife Ginnie for the idea behind what is still called one of the greatest finales in TV history
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Thine Book Shalt Have A Biblical Title; Scientific Suffixes; Cult Films; Ciao, Toscana; 3×5; Yoda On Yoga)
Dave found the Daily Double just before the commercial; he doubled up to sit second. At the interviews, the scores were Robin $1,100 Dave $1,000 Kamau $800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Robin 4 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 4 correct 1 incorrect
Kamau 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Robin was blown away by the stat that she gave 0 incorrect responses in her quarterfinal.
Dave hopes he’ll get as lucky as he did in the semis.
Kamau is putting his wins on his resume.
Dave had a good run just after the interviews, while Robin ended the round well. Dave led after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Dave 9 correct 1 incorrect
Robin 9 correct 0 incorrect
Kamau 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dave $2,600
Robin $2,200
Kamau $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Batman & Robin Thede; Non-Kamau Bells; Just The Tips Of The Friedberg; It Happened On The Ides Of March; PG Versions Of R-Rated Movie Scenes; Hitmakers Of The 2020s)
All three players played well in the opening half of this round; at the game’s midway point, the scores were Dave $4,600 Robin $4,400 Kamau $3,000.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Dave 13 correct 1 incorrect
Robin 13 correct 0 incorrect
Kamau 9 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Robin got some advice from her history teacher sister.
Dave got a new buzzer for preparation before the final.
Kamau finds his own Wikipedia page fascinating.
Robin and Kamau found the Daily Doubles; Kamau went all in on Clue #30 and doubled up.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Kamau 14 correct 2 incorrect
Robin 16 correct 1 incorrect
Dave 16 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Kamau $11,200
Robin $8,000
Dave $6,200
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Very Distant Relatives; High Culture Hot Takes; Inspired By A True Story; Fun Phrases Said In Unfun Ways; Single-Digit Numbers; In The Lyrics Of Bohemian Rhapsody)
Robin found DD4 and used it to take the lead. Dave found DD5 but dropped $4,000 with an incorrect response. Unfortunately, he did the same on DD6. Robin led going into Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Robin 21 correct 3 incorrect
Kamau 18 correct 2 incorrect
Dave 26 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Robin $15,500
Kamau $13,600
Dave $5,100
Final Jeopardy correct response: Who is Bob Newhart?
Kamau was the only player correct in Final, and that makes his charity $1,000,000 richer. Dave and Robin both got $175,000 each for theirs.
Tonight’s results:
Dave $5,100 – $3,701 = $1,399 (Who is ? Hi M, Z, L!)
Kamau $13,600 + $13,599 = $27,199 (Who is Bob Newhart?) ($1,000,000)
Robin $15,500 – $11,701 = $3,799 (Who is Norman Lear?)
Daily Double locations:
1) THINE BOOK SHALT HAVE A BIBLICAL TITLE $400 (clue #15)
Dave 500 +500 (Kamau 800 Robin 1100)
2) PG VERSIONS OF R-RATED MOVIE SCENES $800 (clue #21)
Robin 4800 +3000 (Kamau 5000 Dave 5800)
3) HITMAKERS OF THE 2020s $400 (clue #30)
Kamau 5600 +5600 (Dave 6200 Robin 8000)
4) IN THE LYRICS OF BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY $1200 (clue #6)
Robin 9500 +4500 (Kamau 12100 Dave 7700)
5) VERY DISTANT RELATIVES $1500 (clue #12)
Dave 8600 -4000 (Kamau 12100 Robin 14000)
6) INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY $900 (clue #21, $4200 left on board)
Dave 7300 -4000 (Kamau 12700 Robin 15800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 209
Game Stats:
Kamau $8,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (18/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Robin $10,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 23.81% in first on buzzer (20/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Dave $13,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (28/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,400
Lach Trash: $16,000 (on 23 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,600
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 5
Kamau Bell, career statistics:
90 correct, 13 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
35.71% in first on buzzer (90/252)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,305)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300
Dave Friedberg, career statistics:
75 correct, 14 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
30.95% in first on buzzer (78/252)
2/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$9,100)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,833
Robin Thede, career statistics:
91 correct, 12 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
34.13% in first on buzzer (86/252)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300
Andy’s Thoughts:
- For those who aren’t watching all of the spinoffs: second and third are generally going to be paying out the same amount going forward in tournament finals, likely as a direct result of a team not playing to win in the Pop Culture Jeopardy final.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Robin $15,500 Kamau $13,600 Dave $5,100)
Kamau: Betting no more than $3,399 keeps Dave locked out. (Actual bet: $13,599)
Dave: Bet no more than $1,300 to stay ahead of Robin. (Actual bet: $3,701)
Robin: Standard cover bet is $11,701. (Actual bet: $11,701)
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I’m so excited Kamau won. I’ve been a fan of his for a long time, and I had the pleasure (and privilege!) of talking with him after his semifinal game aired. You can catch the conversation here: https://bit.ly/Kamau_Robin_Jeopardy
That definitely one of the greatest finales. I never watched it again after that first time – maybe I’m afraid it wouldn’t hold up to how good I remembered it.
I’ve seen the end (though not the full last episode) at least a couple of times within retrospective-type TV specials and, for me, it only gets better with age. [I think partially from nostalgia and partly just because of not watching the reruns (as there is SO MUCH else available to see) so it’s fun to see them again at their best.]
For the “Lord of the Dance Dance Revolution” clue on the Before and After category, would you expect them to have accepted “Riverdance Dance Revolution”? Both of them end with “Dance”, and both at one time started Michael Flatley. Riverdance was the first one to come to my kind, although I did think of Lord of the Dance pretty quickly, too.
LOL, I so closely associate them that already I cannot remember which I said!
Technically Norman Lear IS “a comedy legend”, but that term is typically applied to stand-up comedians or comedic actors [especially to those who are both like Jerry Seinfeld], not to writers no matter how great they are. Also, Lear had a lot of great shows, but I don’t think any were known for a particularly great finale. Hopefully Robin was just trying to come up with ANY possibility because she didn’t know (rather than actually thinking Lear was correct). Anyone can just not put two and two together in the moment, but if she has not actually seen the two Bob Newhart series, she is really missing something if she doesn’t binge them soon (or at least all the episodes which are rated in IMDb above the average rating for the whole series).
I didn’t remember that the comedy legend with “The Buttoned Down Mind” departed this life last year, but from somewhere I remembered that Mrs. Newhart was named Ginny. With that I remembered the “dream” scene from Newhart, which of course lead me to Bob Newhart.